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Secretary Clinton is a forceful and effective champion for women's rights. In the case of Afghanistan, the Secretary is dedicated to ensuring that women's rights will not be negotiated away in the name of peace. As she said in Kabul in July, “If women are silenced or marginalized, prospects for peace and justice will be subverted.”
Working with Afghans in the halls of government and in towns and villages, the Obama Administration is committed to safeguarding women's rights and to… more »
It's August 27, and we are en route from the USDA Agricultural Research Service Sugarcane Field Station in Canal Point, Florida, to the Florida Crystals Cogeneration Facility in Okeelanta, along with officials from Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and El Salvador. This visit is part of a Renewable Energy Meeting in South Florida, hosted by the Department of State and the Organization of American States, and part of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels. The arrangement makes possible the exchange of experiences between the U.S. and Brazil… more »
August 31 marks a critical milestone in Iraq, as the U.S. combat mission comes to an end. The end of combat operations in Iraq and the transition to civilian-led efforts fulfills President Obama's commitment to responsibly end the war.
Earlier this week, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Chris Hill said, "I think the U.S. relationship with Iraq is in a position...to grow and to be self-sustaining and to be long-term."
How best can the U.S. support democracy in Iraq during this time of transition?more »
After meeting with Nepal's Home Minister, the Chief Secretary, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and speaking about Nepal's refugees from a higher level, I wanted to get a firsthand view of the situation and speak with the refugees themselves. So this morning I visited the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Transit Center.
The Transit Center was built just three years ago and has already helped prepare 35,000 Bhutanese refugees for their new lives in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and a handful of European countries. The United States is willing to consider more, as need dictates.… more »
About the Author: Charlotte Hu is the Public Affairs Officer at U.S. Embassy Georgetown, Guyana.
In Georgetown, Guyana, the U.S. Embassy's Military Liaison Office brought together the U.S. Navy Seabees, a millitary construction unit, with Guyana's Ministry of Amerindian Affairs. The Seabees arrived in Guyana on August 23, and have been repairing and updating the plumbing and electrical systems for the Amerindian Hostel in Georgetown, as well as providing general maintenance services. They will continue their work until their departure on September 10.
“This construction is purely functional,” explained Navy Lt. j.g. David Cazares, who is from El Paso, Texas. “We want to make the showers, toilets, plumbing and electrical system fully functional… more »
As summer winds down in Washington D.C., half the globe enjoys the last days of winter. This last week of August, our photo comes to us from the U.S. Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, where the photographer captured a group of U.S. Youth Ambassadors enjoying a moment's break from their official duties.
Summer -- at least in the northern hemisphere -- is the high season for youth exchanges of every variety, with all regions of the world. Whether it's a leadership program for… more »
Today, following a Security Council meeting, Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations commented on the mass rapes and attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ambassador Rice said:
"I just want to take this opportunity to reiterate from the U.S. point of view our strongest possible condemnation of the rapes and attacks that occurred against scores of innocent civilians. We are horrified, and we are outraged, and that led us, in conjunction with the French, to request this detailed briefing this morning.
"It was a disturbing briefing, both for what we learned and what we don't know still. We are pleased that the Council swiftly and without any difficulty issued the statement that you've heard Ambassador Churkin deliver.
"But the fact is that many questions were posed, some very poignant questions,… more »
About the Author: Kathryn Speckart serves as Collections Manager for the U.S. Diplomacy Center.
What did the U.S. Secretary of State have to do with U.S. women winning the right to vote in 1920?
The Secretary of State is concerned with foreign affairs, not U.S. domestic duties, right? Actually, the Department of State, and therefore the Secretary of State, used to handle many domestic duties, including the ratification of Constitutional amendments. Back in 1920, U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby presided over the ratification… more »
During an interview on Pakistan Radio on August 25, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah invited people to share the latest information and updates on Pakistan flood recovery efforts by SMS texting the word "FLOODS" to 7111.
“We are pleased that Pakistan has a forum for information sharing that people everywhere can use to engage each other in the flood relief effort,” said Dr. Shah. “Information sharing can help connect people to resources to aid in disaster recovery and to engage one another in problem-solving.”
People in Pakistan are using the country's active Humari Awaz ("Our Voice") cell phone network to update each other about the latest… more »
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Palgye, One thing Americans are good at is innovation. Maybe we could grow food vertically and that would leave enough horizontal land space for…
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Well TJ, I guess we are known as a compassionate nation for a reason, and maybe things would have been differentr had the shoe actually struck the intended…
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Aug. 26: The State Department is providing $1 million to support Peace Corps efforts that increase rural access to energy and support renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in Central and South America. Full Text» more »
Assistant Secretary Crowley (Aug. 26): "We welcome the release of Aijalon Mahli Gomes and are relieved that he will soon be safely reunited with his family. We appreciate former President Carterâs humanitarian effort and welcome North Koreaâs decision to grant Mr. Gomes special amnesty and allow him to return to the United States. more »
![A rainbow appears over central Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2006. [AP File Photo]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0820_iraq_m.jpg)
![Atul Keshap visits IOM Transit Center, Nepal, Aug. 19, 2010. [State Dept. Photo]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0827_sca_bhutan_refugees_m.jpg)
![Woman and daughter wait to receive relief goods, Punjab Province, Pakistan, Aug. 27, 2010. [AP]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0827_pakistan_eca_m.jpg)
![U.S. Youth Ambassadors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in Aug, 2010. [State Dept /Public Domain]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0827_youth_exchange_m.jpg)
![Women march in a rally supporting the right for women to vote in elections, 1912. [AP File Photo]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0826_women_vote_m.jpg)
![Pakistani families cross a flooded highway in Shah Jamal, in central Pakistan on Aug. 25, 2010. [AP]](https://web.archive.org/web/20100830111718im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0826_pakistan_flooding_m.jpg)
