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In response to participant feedback from our November 17 webchat, Thomas Susman, the director of the American Bar Association’s Governmental Affairs Office, will again discuss transparency and the...


Michelle Rago, the technical project director of the World Digital Library at the Library of Congress, answered questions in a November 19 CO.NX webchat about the World Digital Library and how int...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 20, 2009

STATEMENT BY ROBERT WOOD, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN

U.N. Calls on Iran to Address Serious Human Rights Violations


U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Thursday, November 19, 2009
1:36 p.m. EST

Briefer: Ian Kelly, Spokesman

AFGHANISTAN
-- Secretary Clinton’s Schedul...


By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — Renowned Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez had seven questions for President Obama related to the U.S.-Cuba relationship, the Cuban exile communit...


U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Friday, November 20, 2009
1:10 p.m. EST

Briefer: Robert Wood, Deputy Spokesman

IRAN
-- P-5+1 Political Director’s ...


By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer

Washington — The state visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seen by the Obama administration as a new beginning for U.S.-India rel...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 19, 2009

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON

Naming of New President of the European Council and EU High Representative


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 19, 2009

NATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK, 2009
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

<...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 19, 2009

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON

Republic of Suriname’s Independence Day

On behalf of President Obama ...


Join the CO.NX community on Monday, November 23, when our guest will be Ambassador David M. Satterfield. Ambassador Satterfield previously served as the State Department’s senior adviser and coord...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 20, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT LEE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING

Blue Ho...


By Margaret Besheer
VOA News

The U.N. General Assembly has expressed its grave concern about ongoing human rights violations in Burma and North Korea. In a vote the evening of November ...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — Senator Richard G. Lugar, the ranking Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his strong support for a “robust...


By Sean Maroney
VOA News

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Afghanistan to join foreign dignitaries and Afghan leaders November 19 for President Hamid Karzai’s inaugur...


Whitney, an undergraduate student at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, answered questions in a November 18 CO.NX webchat on campus life in America.

Following is the transcript...


By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — The door is open to peacefully resolve the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and allow it to become more integrated with the in...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 19, 2009

INTERVIEW OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
BY XIANG XI, SOUTHERN WEEKLY

St. Regis Hotel
Beijing, China

Q: You...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — The issue of food security can now be found at the center of the global community’s development agenda in the wake of recent food and fuel ...


By Howard Cincotta
Staff Writer

Washington — Edgar Castillo is one of an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 American Muslims participating in this year’s Hajj.

The number of Americans m...


FOREIGN PRESS CENTER BRIEFING WITH ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIAN AFFAIRS ROBERT BLAKE
THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
TOPIC: INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 19, 2009

INTERVIEW
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With Mujahid Jawad of Radio Azadi
November 19, 200...


By Jim Fisher-Thompson
Staff Writer

Washington — A U.S. program that supports millions of HIV/AIDS sufferers in Africa through critical drug therapy has “impacted more people and taken ...


By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer

Washington — The U.S. Congress is looking at removing a decades-old policy that restricts travel by Americans to Cuba.

“U.S. law lets A...


U.S. Department of state
Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation
October 1, 2009

Fact Sheet

(As of July 1, 2009, as compiled from individual data submis...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 19, 2009

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With Kim Ghattas of BBC

November 19, 2009


By Al Pessin
VOA News

The United States on November 18 welcomed the repulsion of a band of pirates by gunfire from a private security team on a ship off the northeastern coast of Somali...


United States Mission to the OSCE
Statement on Verdict in the Court Case of Imprisoned Youth Activists in Azerbaijan
As delivered by Deputy Political Counselor Andrew Hyde
to the Perma...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 19, 2009

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Address to U.S. and International Troops in Afghanist...


By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer

Washington — To establish a global foundation for growth and avert future economic crises, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says, the major...


Washington — The North Africa–based terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) continues to be a menace to parts of the Maghreb and the Sahel, but the Muslim populations there generall...


By Jeffrey Thomas
Staff Writer

Washington — For the second year in a row, record numbers of men and women from outside the United States chose to study in U.S. institutions of higher ed...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 18, 2009

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Visit to China

President Obama’s visit to China has demons...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 18, 2009

REMARKS
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Meet and Greet at Embassy Kabul with Employees and Their...


By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — The United States continues to believe that the restoration of President Manuel Zelaya to power in Honduras should occur to promote politica...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — There are new opportunities ahead in U.S.-Angolan relations. A spirit of partnership exists that is focused on the future rather than the p...


U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
1:37 p.m. EST

Briefer: Ian Kelly, Spokesman

SECRETARY
-- Secretary Clinton Arrival in...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 18, 2009

MEDIA NOTE

Brazilian Black Consciousness Day

The United States Government and the American people co...


By Kathryn McConnell
Staff Writer

Washington — The United States will invest $3.5 billion over three years to spur agricultural growth in a sustainable, environmentally friendly way.


U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer responds to questions about violence against women and girls submitted by America.gov’s Facebook fans.

...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 18, 2009

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT IN A BILATERAL MEETING
WITH PREMIER WEN JIABAO OF CHINA

Diaoyutai State Guesthous...


Venkatraman Ramakrishnan is the Indian-American co-winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. On November 24, at 6:30 a.m. EST (11:30 GMT), he will discuss his experiences as a naturalized U.S....


By Jane Morse
Staff Writer

Washington — Corruption continues to hobble social and economic progress in most countries, according to the latest report by Transparency International, a no...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 17, 2009

Fact Sheet

The United States Responds to Natural Disaster in El Salvador

On November 7-8, heavy rain...


President Obama, in a speech November 14 at Suntory Hall in Tokyo, laid out the U.S. vision for renewed engagement in the East Asia-Pacific region. (See “


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET

U.S.-China Renewable Energy Partnership

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jinta...


By Douglas Schuette
VOA News

Strategic partnerships involving both governments and the private sector are the key to prosperity in today’s “more globalized, more dangerous” world, says ...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 17, 2009

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON

Statement on 20th Anniversary of the Velvet Revolution

Twenty years a...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

U.S.-China Joint Statement

November 17, 2009
Beijing, China

At the invitation of President Hu Jinta...


U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
1:22 p.m. EST

Briefer: Ian Kelly, Spokesman

SECRETARY
–- The Secretary is with the Pres...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 16, 2009

STATEMENT BY IAN C. KELLY, SPOKESMAN

Kosovo’s First Elections Since Independence

The United States c...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao announced a far-re...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET

U.S.-China Cooperation on 21st Century Coal

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu J...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT HU OF CHINA

Great Hall
Beijing, China
12:37...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET

U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center

President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao today...


THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Shale Gas Resource Initiative

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jint...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET

U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jinta...


By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran’s nuclear activities underscores the country’s continued refusal to comply fully...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT HU OF CHINA
BEFORE MEETING

Great Hall
Beijing, China
...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT HU OF CHINA
BEFORE EXPANDED BILAT MEETING

Great Hall of People


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

FACT SHEET: U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan

Today, President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao ann...


By Daniel Gorelick
Special Correspondent

Washington — Most power plants are elaborate water-boiling factories; generating electricity often relies on boiling water and using the steam t...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 16, 2009

MEDIA NOTE

Numbers of Americans Studying Abroad Up 8.5%,
China, India, Japan, South Africa, and Argenti...


By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — The United States and China say they will work toward a successful outcome to the December 7–18 climate change summit in Copenhagen and in s...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

PRESS BRIEFING BY
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS;
AND AMBASSADOR TO CHINA JON HUNTSMAN;
SENIOR ...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — Both the United States and Angola are demonstrating a “renewed commitment to expand and strengthen” their bilateral relationship, a trend t...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 17, 2009

Statement by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Approval of Settlement Expansion in Jerusalem

We ...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 12, 2009

MEDIA NOTE

The United States Welcomes the United Nations’ Creation of Mandela Day

The United States ...


By Peter Heinlein
VOA News

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved grants worth $2.4 billion to fight the diseases during the next two years. The amount rep...


By Daniel Gorelick
Staff Writer

Washington — Pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and commercial fishing are changing oceans — bodies of water so vast that they were once thought to be i...


By Yvette Ridenour
Special Correspondent

Washington — When Americans travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg, they are introduced to a nation whose artistic traditions have produced many of...


By Louise Fenner
Staff Writer

Washington — In the summer of 2009, an organization of medical students in Egypt wanted to find an oncology expert to provide training in breast and testic...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — Food security is one of the top issues worldwide and a “very top priority” for the Obama administration, says longtime food security advoca...


Following is a list of statements, transcripts, fact sheets and other documents related to visits to East Asian nations by President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during Nove...


By VOA News

...

FOREIGN PRESS CENTER BRIEFING WITH PHILIP J. CROWLEY,
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
TOPIC: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN...


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U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
November 15, 2009

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With David Gregory of NBC’s Meet the Press

N...


1st ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ Meeting
Singapore
15 November 2009

JOINT STATEMENT
Enhanced Partnership for Enduring Peace and Prosperity

We, the Heads of State/Government of Bru...


U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Monday, November 16, 2009
1:43 p.m. EST

Briefer: Ian Kelly, Spokesman

SECRETARY
-- Secretary in Shanghai and met w...


By Lauren Monsen
Staff Writer

Washington — The American West, often seen as a symbol of U.S. national identity, has attained near-mythic status on account of its rugged beauty and the m...


 

GEDUNG PUTIH
Kantor Sekretaris Pers
Untuk Segera Dirilis
14 November 2009-11-13

PIDATO PRESIDEN BARACK OBAMA
Suntory Hall
Tokyo, Jepan...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 16, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
AT TOWN HALL MEETING WITH FUTURE CHINESE LEADERS

Museum of Science and T...


By Charles W. Corey
Staff Writer

Washington — The November 16–18 World Summit on Food Security offers a chance to broaden the international coalition working to promote greater food sec...


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By Stephen Kaufman
Staff Writer

Washington — The free flow of information on the Internet builds a stronger society, encourages creativity and helps people around the world participate ...


U.S. Department of State
Office of the Spokesman
November 15, 2009

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton
With George Stephanopoulos of ABC’s This Week

...

Narrator:

This is an America.gov podcast.

For print versions of articles,...


The World Digital Library, proposed in 2005 by U.S. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, will make available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary m...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2009

FACT SHEET

APEC Leaders Meeting – Key Accomplishments

On November 15, President Obama participated in t...


By Sharon Carper
Staff Writer

Washington — How does education outside their communities help indigenous youth to lead their people, preserve their cultural heritage or assimilate back i...


By Howard Cincotta
Special Correspondent

Washington — To overcome a legacy of suspicion and mistrust, the United States should inaugurate a process of long-term, patient engagement with...


U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
November 16, 2009

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Remarks at USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo

Novem...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2009

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRIME MINISTER VEJJAJIVA OF THAILAND
AFTER ASEAN-10 MEETING

Shangri-La ...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2009

Remarks of President Barack Obama—As Prepared for Delivery
AELM Retreat Session
Sunday, November 15, 2009

...

By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer

Washington — President Obama says quick, coordinated, unprecedented actions by many of the leaders in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (A...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2009

PRESS BRIEFING BY
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS,
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 15, 2009

STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
AND PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV OF RUSSIA
AFTER BILATERAL MEETING

Shangri-La Hot...


THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
November 14, 2009

PRESS BRIEFING BY
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS,
DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR
INTERNAT...


By Merle David Kellerhals Jr.
Staff Writer

Washington — President Obama held consultations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the 17th annual Asia-Pacific Econom...


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