Searching US Policy

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 4, 2010

PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

12:47 P.M. EST

...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 5, 2010

BACKGROUND BRIEFING

Senior Administration Official on Northern Ireland

February 5, 2010
Via Telec...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
For Immediate Release
February 5, 2010
2010/153

ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING

Remarks to the Press
By Assistant Secretar...

ENGLISH

Articles

Former President Clinton to Lead International ...

Washington -- The agreement by Northern Ireland’s two biggest political parties to have the Northern Ireland Assembly assume control over policing and ju...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 5, 2010

STATEMENT BY SECRETARY CLINTON

Attacks on Iraqi Shi’a Pilgrims

The United States condemns the series ...

FOREIGN PRESS CENTER BRIEFING WITH MS. KATHLEEN HICKS, DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR STRATEGY, PLANS, AND FORCES, DR. PEPPINO DEBIASO, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY,...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 5, 2010

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
On the Situation in Northern Ireland

February 5...

U.S. Department of State
Ellen Tauscher
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security
Paris, France
February 3, 2010

As prepared

Global Zero Summit

Washington — At 10 years old, Robin Hessman begged her parents for a subscription to Soviet Life magazine. Fascinated by the publ...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 4, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

World Cancer Day

World Cancer Day has been commemorated globally on February 4 since the 2...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 3, 2010

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
And Bahraini Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed ...

Washington — The Romanian Supreme Defense Council’s agreement February 4 to host a Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) interceptor marks a “first step” in implemen...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 4, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

United States Contributes $40 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine...

Washington — Kais Menoufy is a busy man. One of the most valuable players on Egypt’s national basketball team in the late 1960s, the California resident ...

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Washington, DC
Thursday, February 4, 2010

JOINT STATEMENT
VIKTOR IVANOV, CHAIRMAN, STATE ANT...

Washington ? The United States is boosting the contribution of biofuels and clean coal to its strategy for increasing American energy independence and ...

Washington — A comprehensive regulatory overhaul designed to make the U.S. financial system less prone to crisis faces uncertainty as interested partie...

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Thursday, February 4, 2010
1:21 p.m. EST

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DEP...

FOREIGN PRESS CENTER
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Topic: Readout on the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan

Feb...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 4, 2010

STATEMENT BY PHILIP J. CROWLEY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Introduction of the Internat...

United States Mission to the OSCE
Statement on the State of Media
Freedom in the OSCE area
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Carol Fuller
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
Febru...

Washington — When American dramatist Tennessee Williams was asked to name his three favorite authors he responded: “Chekhov! Chekhov! Chekhov!”

United States Mission to the OSCE
Statement on the Geneva Discussions
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Carol Fuller
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
February 4, 2010

United States Mission to the OSCE
Response to Head of OSCE Mission in Kosovo, Ambassador Almhofer
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires Carol Fuller
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
Fe...

Washington — After the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, millions of Americans grabbed their mobiles, but instead of calling friends...

Washington — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed former U.S. President Bill Clinton to lead the international coordination for Hai...

Washington — Iran needs to inform the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on whether it has changed its position toward a proposed agreement that w...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 3, 2010

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
On President Obama’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor...

Washington — Doctors and health care workers battling infection and disease in Haiti since the January 12 earthquake are being aided by an innovative...

U.S. Department of State
Kurt M. Campbell
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Embassy
Tokyo, Japan
February 2, 2010

Press Availability on ...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 1, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

Observance of National Freedom Day

This day marks the 145th anniversary of President Linco...

ENGLISH

Articles

U.S. Medical Library Offers Free Information fo...

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
2:17 p.m. EST

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DEPA...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 2, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

Deputy Secretary Steinberg’s Travel to the Caucasus and Munich

Deputy Secretary of State J...

Washington – The United States has donated 40 more ambulances to health departments in Pakistan as part of an ongoing six-year project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAI...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 3, 2010

ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING

Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard C. Holbrooke and U.S. Dep...

Washington — The United States on February 2 congratulated Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, president of Malawi, on his election by the African Union General Assembly to serve as chairperson of the African...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 2, 2010

Statement by Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary of State
For Public Affairs

Election of Dr. Bingu Wa...

Narrator:

This is an America.gov podcast.

For print versions of articles, multimedia, and ...

Many of America.gov’s  podcasts in Arabic are found at http://www.america.gov/ar/multimedia/podcast.html.  The following list...

Washington — Obama administration officials describe efforts to revitalize Afghanistan’s agricultural sector as the “Number 1 nonsecurity priority” in th...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 3, 2010

PRESS BRIEFING BY DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY BILL BURTON

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

1:23 P.M. EST

Washington — Businka, a 3-year-old Muppet on Ulitsa Sezam, the Russian production of the U.S. children’s show Sesame Street

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
1:07 p.m. EST

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DE...

ENGLISH

Articles

Haitian Relief Shifting to Longer-Term Sustaina...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2010

Readout of the President’s call with Chilean President-elect Sebastian Piñera

Earlier this afternoon, President...

United States Government
Haiti Joint Information Center
Port-au-Prince, Haiti

February 1, 2010
USG Haiti JIC NR-007
Email: HaitiJIC@USAID...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2010

Readout of the President’s call with King Abdullah of Jordan

The President and King Abdullah spoke this morning...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 2, 2010

2010/131

ON-THE-RECORD BRIEFING

USAID Administrator Raj Shah and State Department Counselor...

Washington — While engaged in what President Obama called “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history” in Haiti, the United States is suppo...

Washington — Nearly three weeks after the January 12 earthquake hit Haiti, U.S. officials say the relief effort is shifting from search and rescue toward...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 1, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

Citizens Worldwide Catch the “Democracy is…” Twitter Wave <...

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Monday, February 1, 2010
3:08 p.m. EST

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DEPAR...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Vice President
February 1, 2010

Readout of Vice President Biden’s Meeting with Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi

Today, Vice President Biden...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2010

NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH, 2010

- - - - - - -

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AME...

U.S. Department of Energy
National Nuclear Security Administration
February 1, 2010

FY2011 Budget Request a Critical Step toward Implementing President Obama’s Nuclear Security Visi...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2010

INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT BY YOUTUBE
WITH STATE OF THE UNION Q&A

Library

1:45 P.M. EST

M...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
February 1, 2010

STATEMENT BY GORDON K. DUGUID, ACTING DEPUTY SPOKESMAN

Russia:  Detentions of Protesters in Russia

Th...

Washington — While President Obama was delivering his first State of the Union address January 27, thousands of Americans went online and submitted their ...

Washington — Empowering women is critical to improving life in Afghanistan, and the Obama administration has unveiled a plan to do just that.

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 2, 2010

PRESS GAGGLE
BY DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY BILL BURTON

Aboard Air Force One
En Route Manchester, New Hampsh...

Washington — Can you define democracy in just 140 characters?

More than 1,400 people worldwide took up that challenge in a unique contest sponsored by ...

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
February 1, 2010

PRESS BRIEFING BY
PRESS SECRETARY ROBERT GIBBS

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room

1:03 P.M. EST

Washington — When President Obama foreshadowed his budget priorities for the 2011 fiscal year, which begins in October, he stressed the importance of U.S...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With David Gollust of VOA
January 29, 2010

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

MEDIA NOTE

Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan

Women’s e...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

BACKGROUND BRIEFING

Senior Administration Officials
On Asian Security
January 29, 2010

Via Te...

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Friday, January 29, 2010
1:03 p.m. EST

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DEPAR...

Teleconference Briefing on Relief Efforts in Haiti

Colonel Charles Heatherly
JTF-Haiti, Civil Affairs

Tim Callaghan
USAID DART Team Leader

Press Conference
Haiti

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With Renee Montagne of NPR

*As Aire...

FOREIGN PRESS CENTER BRIEFING WITH DR. PHILIP H. GORDON, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUREAU OF EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN AFFAIRS
THE WASHINGTON FOREIGN PRESS CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
TOPIC: “SECRETAR...

Washington — The opera Porgy and Bess is now recognized as an American masterpiece, but when it was first performed in Boston and New York in 1935, ...

Washington — American author J.D. Salinger died January 27 at the age of 91. Much of his work resonated with Americans who came of age during the 1960s and questioned the cultura...

By Lee D. Baker

Lee D. Baker is the dean of academic affairs of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University. A graduate of Portland State University and Temple University, ...

Washington — The chief executive officer of the U.S. government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) travels to MCC beneficiary countries Ghana and Cape Verde January 29–February 5 to evaluate...

Washington — The Obama administration says Iran’s execution of two Iranians who were accused of being involved in protests following the country’s June 1...

Washington — The Obama administration has notified the U.S. Congress that it intends to sell $6.4 billion worth of arms and military technology to Taiwan...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
And French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner

Ja...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 28, 2010

STATEMENT BY PHILIP J. CROWLEY, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Anti-Trafficking Efforts in ...

U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC
January 29, 2010

Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coa...

Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s call for “equal access to knowledge and ideas” online increases attention to a debate already stirrin...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

FACT SHEET

The Secretary of State’s Speech on European Security

In a speech today at L’Ecole Militair...

Washington — In 1790, 17 U.S. marshals, along with some 200 assistants, rode on horseback throughout America to count the country’s citizens. That was th...

Washington — On February 1, President Obama plans to release his blueprint for how the federal government should spend its money in fiscal year 2011, whic...

U.S. Department of State
Daily Press Briefing Index
Thursday, January 28, 2010
1:44 p.m. EDT

Briefer: Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs

DEP...

The following commentary by Vice President Biden, headlined “The President’s Nuclear Vision,” appeared in the Wall Street Journal January 29 and is in the public domain.  There are no repub...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 29, 2010

REMARKS

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
on the Future of European Security

January 29, ...

Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a set of principles that guide U.S. foreign and security policies with Europe,...

Washington — The State Department announced it is stepping up its efforts to prevent human trafficking — particularly of children — in post-earthquake Haiti.<...

Washington — Seeing how more than 30 countries and 100 nonprofit groups are working together on the emergency humanitarian relief effort in Haiti is ama...

ENGLISH

Articles

U.S. Intensifies Efforts to Prevent Human Traf...

Washington — In his first State of the Union address to Congress on January 27, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to American leadership on climat...

Washington — Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of American citizens over the most devastating obstacles — sl...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
January 28, 2010

INTERVIEW

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
With Jill Dougherty of CNN
January 28, 2010