January 2013
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Advancing Community Cooperation on Environmental...
About the Author: Krystle Norman serves as Economic/ Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic.
On a blazing hot day, eager exhibitors hurried across the fairgrounds, where they were adding the final touches to the myriad of booths and displays. Flocks of anxious kids arrived proudly swinging their bag of recyclables in one hand and...
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Building on a Strong Foundation of Historic Ties...
About the Author: Kurt Campbell serves as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Economic issues were also at the forefront of our engagement with the Asia-Pacific region in 2012, particularly fostering economic integration and open markets. On March 15, the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement — the largest U.S. FTA in nearly two decades — entered into force....
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Multilateral Organizations Play Increasingly...
About the Author: Kurt Campbell serves as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Regional multilateral organizations play an increasingly important role in the Asia-Pacific and the United States further strengthened its engagement with these institutions. The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), East Asia Summit (EAS), and...
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Secretary Clinton Delivers Remarks With President...
Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC January 17, 2013
SECRETARY CLINTON: I am delighted to announce that for the first time since 1991, the United States is recognizing the Government of Somalia.
Now before I talk about what comes next for this partnership, it is worth taking a moment to remember how we got here and how far we have come together. When...
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Technology Advances U.S. Diplomacy Goals
About the Author: Tara Sonenshine serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
When we apply technology at its best to public service at its most critical, we can make powerful differences in the lives and well-being of people. Advances in communications and information technology are allowing us to do just that, whether we are using crowd-sourcing or Twitter, or...
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Nomination of Poverty Point State Historic Site to...
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 17, 2013
The United States is pleased to announce the nomination of Poverty Point State Historic Site and National Monument in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana for inclusion on the World Heritage List. This unique site features a vast, integrated complex of earthen monuments constructed more than 3,000 years ago by a vanished people...
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The Power of Partnerships
About the Author: Thomas Debass serves as Deputy Special Representative for Global Partnerships.
On our final day of this multi-blog series on partnerships, I’d like to highlight other ways in which the Global Partnership Initiative helped advance a number of other meaningful partnership activities. These partnership “wins” include: - Liberalizing Innovation Opportunity...
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Demonstrating U.S. Commitment to the Asia-Pacific...
About the Author: Kurt Campbell serves as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs.
This was an historic and consequential year for U.S. diplomatic relations with the Asia-Pacific region. Following Secretary Clinton’s announcement of a “pivot” to Asia in late 2011, the United States substantially increased efforts to refocus and strengthen its...
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Disappearance of Lao Civil Society Leader Sombath...
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 16, 2013
We are deeply concerned about the well-being of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, who disappeared one month ago. Reports indicate that Mr. Sombath went missing on December 15, 2012 after being stopped at a police checkpoint in the capital city of Vientiane. We call upon the Lao government to...
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The U.S.-Europe Relationship
About the Author: Philip H. Gordon serves as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
Looking back at the busy and productive year we’ve had, I would say that the United States and Europe have never been more closely aligned, both in overall goals as well as tactics to achieve those goals. From the beginning of the Obama Administration we’ve made a deliberate...
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Two Women, Two Countries, Two People: A Growing...
About the Author: Tara Sonenshine serves as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
There is no more effective form of engagement than face-to-face communication. That’s a fundamental principle of our public diplomacy. And thanks to a strong friendship and understanding between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf , we...
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Statement by President Obama on Enhanced State...
The White House Office of the Press Secretary January 15, 2013
Today I signed into law S. 2318, the Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012. This legislation will enhance the ability of the U.S. Government to offer monetary rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of foreign nationals accused by international criminal tribunals of...
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Global Partnerships Enhance Diplomacy and...
About the Author: Connie Tzioumis and Robert Haynie serve as Senior Advisors in the Office of the Secretary’s Global Partnerships Initiative.
Continuing our series on global partnerships, today’s entry highlights major achievements for diaspora engagement in 2012. We also spotlight a brand-new flagship — the culmination of three years of work — that is now being piloted...