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Secretary Clinton Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day with Events the Week of March 7-11
February 25, 2011
U.S Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release
2011/280
Notice To The Press
The Department of State and
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are celebrating the 100th
Anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8 with a series of
events that week.
On Monday, March 7, Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks at the launch of the 100 Women Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls through International Exchanges,
spearheaded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, at the
Department of State. This event will be open to credentialed members of
the media. Contact sergentrt@state.gov for more information on this event.
On
Tuesday, March 8, Secretary Clinton will host the 2011 International
Women of Courage Awards Ceremony with special guest First Lady Michelle
Obama, at the Department of State. Ambassador-at-Large for Global
Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and other U.S. and foreign dignitaries
will also participate. This event will be open to credentialed members
of the media. Contact connnr@state.gov for more information on this event.
On
Wednesday, March 9, Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks at the
launch of a new maternal and child health initiative between USAID, the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Governments of Norway, Grand
Challenges Canada and the World Bank at the Ronald Reagan Building.
USAID Administrator Raj Shah, Melinda Gates, and other representatives
from the partner organizations will also participate. This event will
be open to credentialed members of the media. Contact rcherlin@usaid.gov for more information on this event.
On
Friday, March 11, Secretary Clinton will deliver remarks to the 2011
Women of the World Summit, at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. This
event will be open to credentialed members of the media. Contact andrew.kirk@thedailybeast.com for more information on this event.
Further details about how to cover these events will be forthcoming in the Department of State’s public schedule.