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U.S. Partnerships in the Middle East: New Beginning, Next Step

Secretary Clinton, in a speech November 3, outlined three areas the United States will focus on in its engagement with Muslim communities around the world, expanding upon President Obama’s June 4 speech in Cairo. The first is partnering with Muslim communities to advance entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development. The second is partnering with Muslim communities to lay the foundation for knowledge-based economies that will spur innovation through science and technology. The third area highlighted for engagement is education. Join the White House's Pradeep Ramamurthy for a follow-up discussion on these initiatives as well as a conversation answering the question “What next?”

Pradeep Ramamurthy is the White House’s National Security Council senior director for global engagement.

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Democracy Video Challenge Winners Discuss Their Films

Filmmakers from around the world were asked to create a three-minute video completeing the phrase, "Democracy is …" More than 900 entries from 95 countries were received. The winners will discuss their work and answer your questions about film and democracy.

These winning filmmakers, representing every region of the world, were selected by popular vote on YouTube. In September, they will visit Washington, New York and Los Angeles to meet with leaders in government and the entertainment industry. From July 24 to August 28, they will discuss their films in CO.NX webchats:

  • Aissa Penafiel of the Philippines chatted on July 24. Transcript here.
  • Anna Israel of Brazil chatted on July 31. Transcript here.
  • Tsering Choden of Nepal chatted August 7. Transcript here.
  • Lukasz Szozda of Poland chatted August 14. Transcript here.
  • Chansa Tembo of Zambia will chat August 21 at 8 a.m. EDT (12:00 GMT).
  • Rodin Hamidi of the United Arab Emirates will chat August 28 at 8 a.m. EDT (12:00 GMT).

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