Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 20, 2009 - 06:40 PM
From November 16 to 18, more than 150 nations came together in Rome, where delegations endorsed a declaration that serves as a dramatic shift in the way in which we, as a global community, address the challenge of ensuring food security. The nations that signed the declaration pledged to put developing countries in the lead in terms of planning and implementing…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 16, 2009 - 06:03 PM
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What is the most pressing issue the United States and Asia must face together?
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 20, 2009 - 03:22 PM
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Back home in the States, I might have been a casual Obama speech watcher, but when the President of the United States drops in on your study abroad locale, you take notice! Thus I found myself walking to campus, through the rain, to meet up with some friends to watch the President’s town hall held right here in Shanghai earlier this week. After managing to fall on my…
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Posted by Tina Huang on Nov 20, 2009 - 11:09 AM
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President Obama recently responded to award-winning, Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez´s written questions on the Generation Y blog. In his written response, he thanked Ms. Sanchez’s readers in Cuba and around the world for the opportunity to exchange views web 2.0-style. President Obama commended Ms. Sanchez for providing “the world a unique window into the realities of daily life in Cuba” and applauded the “collective efforts to empower fellow Cubans to express themselves through the use of technology.” He further expressed the importance of what Yoani Sanchez and…
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Posted by Michele Peters on Nov 20, 2009 - 09:55 AM
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As we celebrate International Education Week (IEW), I am reminded of Secretary Clinton's remarks during her recent trip to Russia about the U.S. government’s interest in forming more people-to-people partnerships to lay a strong foundation for future cooperation. Each year…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 19, 2009 - 03:56 PM
Today, Secretary Clinton spoke with U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan, where she said:
"I just want to make three quick points. First, we are here for a purpose, and this is a mission that is important to the United States and to those who have joined us in it. It’s a mission that partners with the people and Government of Afghanistan against a…
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Posted by Anna P. Mussman on Nov 19, 2009 - 11:17 AM
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Jumpstarting International Education Week, high school students in Boston and Jalalabad used Skype technology to meet online and discuss teen life, culture and current events. At 8:00 a.m. EST on November 5 and again on November 12, staff and students at the Beaver County Day School, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, met via Skype a group of Jalalabad students…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 18, 2009 - 02:56 PM
Secretary Clinton met with U.S. Embassy employees and their families while in Kabul, Afghanistan today. During her visit, the Secretary said:
"When I became Secretary of State, I said that I wanted us to be using smart power. And that was a combination of what too often has been divided between our incredible military assets, so-called hard power, and our diplomacy…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 18, 2009 - 12:29 PM
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Briefing En Route Kabul, Afghanistan
Secretary Clinton arrrived today in Afghanistan to attend President Karzai’s November 19 inauguration ceremony, meet with Afghanistan’s leadership, international partners and allies, U.S.…
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