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  • Ambassador Locke's Remarks at Memorial Day

    Good morning, everyone, and thank you for gathering to honor and remember the more than a million men and women who have died defending our country, our freedom and stopping tyranny around the world…  

  • Key Facts on State Dept.'s 2011 Human Rights Report

    On May 24, 2012, the Secretary submitted the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (Human Rights Reports) to the United States Congress. The Human Rights Reports provide the facts underlying U.S. efforts to promote respect for human rights worldwide. 

  • Clinton on Release of 2011 Human Rights Report

    Now, as you know, this has been an especially tumultuous and momentous year for everyone involved in the cause of human rights. Many of the events that have dominated recent headlines from the revolutions in the Middle East to reforms in Burma began with human rights, with the clear call of men and women demanding their universal rights. 

  • State’s Burns on Asian-American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    Thirty years ago, I entered a State Department far less diverse than it is today. Thirty years ago, there was no Asian-American heritage day. Today, there are over 1,000 Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders serving in the Department of State. Today, we devote a whole month to honoring the achievements of so many Americans of Asian and Pacific Heritage. 

  • Secretary Clinton at Civil Society 2012 Summit

    We turn to you to help us support civil society around the world. Now this initiative is a striking example of how government and civil society, often supported by the private sector, can work together. And under Tomicah’s leadership, we’ve spent the past year consulting with civil society groups through the Strategic Dialogue and our working groups, asking you for ideas about what we in government can do more effectively, looking for more opportunities to collaborate. 

  • Obama at Barnard College Commencement Ceremony

    After decades of slow, steady, extraordinary progress, you are now poised to make this the century where women shape not only their own destiny but the destiny of this nation and of this world.But how far your leadership takes this country, how far it takes this world -- well, that will be up to you. You’ve got to want it. It will not be handed to you. 

  • U.N. Envoy Rice on Foreign Policy and American Ideals

    Some argue that we can’t place our ideals over our interests. But let’s be clear: our national interests are advanced by our ideals. That is because free societies, democratic societies, are ultimately more prosperous, more peaceful, more just, and thus more stable. And that is because our ideals define who we are as a people, and the role that the United States plays as a leader in the world. 

  • Treasury’s Brainard on U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue

    The conclusion of the fourth Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) presents a good opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in our economic relationship with China and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.We are working to achieve an economic relationship with China that delivers greater benefits for American workers and businesses while contributing to stronger and more balanced global growth. 

  • Remarks by Ambassador Locke at the Opening Ceremony of U.S.-China Joint Training Program for Afghan Diplomats

    AMBASSADOR LOCKE:It is fitting that we come together this morning at the China Foreign Affairs University – China’s incubator of diplomatic talent. Thousands of CFAU graduates have gone on to work in China’s foreign affairs institutions, and over 200 have reached the rank of Ambassador. This university knows how to train talented diplomats. Trust me, I know from experience working with my Chinese counterparts every day.  

  • Chen Guangcheng Backgrounder with Senior State Department Officials

    SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: The Embassy had a lot of contact with Mr. Chen today. We’ve had numerous contact – telephone conversations with him, extensive meetings with his wife, who came out of the hospital to meet with us at the Embassy -- 

  • Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact Sheet Economic Track

    Through the Economic Track of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), we are expanding opportunities for Americans to export and sell to China by increasing market access and leveling the competitive playing field.  

  • Statement by State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Chen Guangcheng

    The Chinese Government stated today that Mr. Chen Guangcheng has the same right to travel abroad as any other citizen of China. Mr. Chen has been offered a fellowship from an American university, where he can be accompanied by his wife and two children.  

  • Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue Joint U.S.-China Economic Track Fact Sheet

    As special representatives of President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan concluded the meeting of the Economic Track of the Fourth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing today. They were joined by a high-level delegation of Cabinet members, agency heads, and senior officials from both countries.  

  • Ambassador Gary Locke Interview With Stan Grant of CNN on Chen Guangcheng

    QUESTION: Ambassador, thank you very much for giving us your time. When we spoke to Chen Guangcheng, he made it very clear he’s changed his mind. He wishes he’d never left the Embassy. Do you now wish that you never allowed him to leave? 

  • Secretary Clinton at EcoPartnerships Ceremony in Beijing

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says China has joined the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a public-private partnership that seeks to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions. 

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