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La Secrétaire d'Etat américaine Hillary Rodham Clinton et le président afghan
Hamid Karzai discutent des relations américano-afghanes au palais présidentiel à
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Clinton félicite la population belge à l'occasion de la Fête
nationale de la Belgique (21 juillet 2010). Au nom du
Président Obama et du peuple des États-Unis, je tiens à féliciter le
peuple belge à l'occasion du 180ème anniversaire de sa Fête
nationale ce 21 juillet. La riche histoire qui lie les États-Unis et
la Belgique remonte à avant la création de nos nations. Nous sommes
trouvés côte à côte pendant des siècles, nous aidant dans
l'adversité, nous réjouissant de nos succès, et bâtissant de solides
organisations internationales pour faire face aux défis mondiaux. En
plus d'accueillir l'OTAN et les institutions de l'Union Européenne,
la présidence actuelle de la Belgique de l'Union Européenne met une
fois de plus en valeur le rôle fondamental que vous avez joué dans
l'édification et le renforcement du leadership européen, dans la
région et dans le monde entier. Aujourd'hui, notre partenariat est
plus vivant que jamais.
Le Forum du président avec les jeunes leaders africains se tiendra
du 3 au 5 août (21 juillet 2010). En 2010, dix-sept
pays d’Afrique subsaharienne célèbrent le cinquantième anniversaire
de leur indépendance. En l’honneur de cette étape historique
importante ; en considération du caractère démographique
extraordinairement jeune de la région ; et dans le cadre des
initiatives visant à forger pour les années futures des partenariats
solides tournés vers l’avenir, le président Obama accueillera
environ 120 jeunes leaders de la société civile et du secteur privé
de plus de quarante pays subsahariens à un forum qui se tiendra à
Washington du 3 au 5 août sous ses auspices.
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La 18e conférence sur le sida met l'accent sur le droit à la santé
(20 juillet 2010).
Tandis que la pandémie du VIH/sida continue de faire des ravages et
que la crise économique mondiale menace de réduire le financement
qui est désespérément nécessaire à la lutte contre ce fléau, quelque
20.000 personnes venues de 185 pays participent à la 18e conférence
internationale sur le sida (Sida 2010) qui se tient du 18 au 23
juillet à Vienne.
Promulgation prochaine aux États-Unis d'une importante loi de
réforme financière (20 juillet 2010). Le Sénat
des États-Unis a adopté, le 15 juillet, un projet de loi visant à
réformer radicalement le système financier américain, pour la
première fois depuis l'époque qui a suivi la dépression économique
des années 1930.
Ce projet de loi a bénéficié surtout de l'appui des démocrates qui
forment la majorité au Sénat, mais aussi de trois républicains qui
se sont dissociés de leur parti pour l'approuver. Comme la Chambre
des représentants l'a déjà adopté en juin, il sera directement
déposé sur le bureau du président Obama qui devrait le promulguer
d'ici une huitaine de jours, selon la Maison-Blanche.
La réduction des menaces sécuritaires améliore les perspectives de
paix au Moyen-Orient (19 juillet 2010). Un État iranien
doté de l'arme nucléaire poserait la menace la plus grave à la
sécurité régionale au Moyen-Orient, affirme le secrétaire d'État
adjoint aux affaires politico-militaires Andrew Shapiro.
« Tout en étant, certes, la plus grave, le programme nucléaire
iranien est l'une des nombreuses menaces sérieuses à la sécurité
dans cette région », du fait que les armes conventionnelles peuvent
être aussi dangereuses et menaçantes que les armes atomiques, et le
sont dans de nombreux cas, a ajouté M. Shapiro lors d'une allocution
faite le 16 juillet à l'Institut Brookings, centre d'études de
politique étrangère ayant son siège à Washington.
Nouveaux textes en anglais
Clinton Praises “Comprehensive” Afghan Plan to Fight
Corruption (2010-07-22).
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised the Afghan
government’s proposals to the 40 international delegations at a
conference in Kabul on how it will improve governance and reduce
corruption, and said the plan has the support of the United States.
Speaking to reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul July 20, Clinton
said the conference, the largest international gathering ever held
in Kabul, had been “a real milestone” and “a turning point” for the
country, with a show of support for Afghanistan from a broad
coalition of nations and “very well thought-out plans” that were
presented by President Hamid Karzai.
The Karzai government pledged to improve governance in Afghanistan
by implementing legislation to define a major crimes task force and
an anti-corruption tribunal, combating cash smuggling, and improving
financial audits of government ministries and lower-level government
offices. The plan follows President Karzai’s decree prohibiting
nepotism in the Afghan government.
U.S. Relieves 100 Percent of Afghanistan’s $108 Million Debt
(2010-07-22) |
U.S. to continue economic development assistance, training
security forces in Afghanistan (2010-07-21) |Obama,
Cameron Reaffirm Commitment to Afghanistan (2010-07-20)
U.S. Welcomes International Court Ruling on Kosovo’s
Independence (2010-07-22). The U.S. government
has welcomed a ruling by the International Court of Justice that
upholds the legality of Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence.
“The International Court of Justice today issued its advisory
opinion and decisively agreed with the longstanding view of the
United States that Kosovo’s declaration of independence is in
accordance with international law,” Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton said in a statement. “We call on all states to move beyond
the issue of Kosovo’s status and engage constructively in support of
peace and stability in the Balkans, and we call on those states that
have not yet done so to recognize Kosovo.”
Secretary Clinton on Court’s Opinion on Kosovo Independence
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Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Prime
Minister Hashim Thaci of Kosovo (2010-07-21)
Clinton Announces New Sanctions Against North Korea (2010-07-21).
The United States will strengthen existing economic sanctions and
impose new restrictions against North Korea over its nuclear weapons
program and its recent unnecessarily provocative actions, Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says.
Clinton said a shift in North Korea’s behavior could improve its
security and the international respect it seeks. The North could
have a peace treaty, normal relations with the United States and an
end to sanctions — if it would cease “its provocative behavior, halt
its threat and belligerence toward its neighbors, take irreversible
steps to fulfill its denuclearization commitments and comply with
international law,” Clinton told reporters.
“If North Korea chooses that path, sanctions will be lifted, energy
and other economic assistance will be provided, its relations with
the United States will be normalized and the current armistice on
the peninsula will be replaced by a permanent peace agreement,”
Clinton said at a July 21 press conference in Seoul.
Clinton Says Pakistan Showing Greater Commitment Against Terror
(2010-07-21). The Pakistani government has become “very
serious” about fighting the violent extremist organizations within
its borders, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says, and
while there is more work to be done she envisions greater
cooperation between the United States and Pakistan against terrorist
groups as more trust is built between the two governments.
Clinton spoke with several reporters who traveled with her July 18
to Islamabad, where she led a U.S. delegation for a meeting with
Pakistani officials as part of the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue.
She told CBS’s Maria Usman that Pakistani officials have reached
their own conclusion that terror organizations, which have targeted
innocent Pakistani civilians, are seeking to undermine the Pakistani
state, and over the past 18 months they have made “the extraordinary
commitment of military assets against different terrorist groups
that we now see.”
Clinton Announces Massive Aid for Pakistan’s People
(2010-07-19) |
Secretary Clinton and Minister Qureshi Following Strategic
Talks (2010-07-20) |
U.S. Announces Humanitarian, Post-Conflict Assistance to
Pakistan (2010-07-19)
Belgium's National Day (2010-07-21). On behalf
of President Obama and the people of the United States, I
congratulate the people of Belgium on the 180th anniversary of your
National Day this July 21.
The rich history between the United States and Belgium dates back to
before our nations were founded. We have stood together for
centuries, aiding each other in adversity, cheering one another’s
successes, and building strong international organizations to
address global challenges.
Historic Finance Reform Becomes Law (2010-07-21).
President Obama signed into law a bill that will radically reshape
the U.S. financial system for the first time since the aftermath of
the Great Depression, providing more safeguards against excesses on
Wall Street and more protection to consumers of its products. At a
July 21 ceremony at the White House, Obama said the law will benefit
investors, consumers and the financial industry itself.
“Our financial system only works — our markets are only free — when
there are clear rules and basic safeguards that prevent abuse, that
check excess, that ensure that it is more profitable to play by the
rules than to game the system. And that is what these reforms are
designed to achieve: no more, no less,” the president said.
The Senate passed the final bill July 15 after the House of
Representatives had approved it in June. The explicit objective of
the measure is to reduce the risk of a major financial crisis in the
future. The measure tries to address what its writers perceive as
the root causes of the recent financial problems.
Obama at Signing Ceremony for Financial Reform Bill
(2010-07-21) |
Treasury Dept. on U.S. International Financial Reform Agenda
(2010-07-20) |
Remarks by President Obama on the Passage of Financial Regulatory
Reform (2010-07-16)
U.S. Relief Efforts in Haiti Six Months After Earthquake
(2010-07-20). The disaster
in Haiti’s of a magnitude that we haven’t seen in terms of
destruction of a capital city since World War II, frankly, with the
large numbers of deaths, over 230,000 people dead; two million
displaced; 28 or 29 government ministries destroyed; and figures for
civil service deaths, which vary a lot. The papers tend to report
around 17 percent. The closest we could figure out is it’s between
10 and 20 percent, but even at the low end to lose 10 percent of the
civil service work force is just kind of a devastating impact on any
kind of government. And Haiti was a country that, as we all know,
was the poorest country in the hemisphere before this, which dealt
with weaknesses in the capacity of the government to deliver
services to people around the country. So that kind of devastation
in a country that was that poor, that is an overwhelming and
daunting challenge.
U.S.-Israel Security Ties Advance Prospects for Regional
Peace (2010-07-16). Under the Obama
Administration, the United States has significantly expanded its
longstanding commitment to Israel’s security, ensuring that Israel
has the means not only to defend itself against the full spectrum of
complex security challenges it faces, but to ensure that Israel’s
legitimate security needs are met in ways that enable it to take the
historic steps necessary to achieve a comprehensive regional peace.
Reducing Security Threats Enhances Middle East Peace
Prospects (2010-07-16)
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