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Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal: 2011 Hours Against Hate
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal
2011-02-14
Secretary Clinton’s Interview With Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011-02-14
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, first of all, thank you for talking to Al Jazeera at the State Department. As you know, the Egyptian army, the supreme council of the armed forces... Read More
Interview With Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011-02-14
QUESTION: Okay. Madam Secretary, I really appreciate this opportunity. SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. QUESTION: We have very little time. Let me start. There was conflicting messages coming from the White... Read More
Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley on Protests in Algeria
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley
2011-02-13
We note the ongoing protests in Algeria, and call for restraint on the part of the security services. In addition, we reaffirm our support for the universal rights of the... Read More
Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley: Call for Release of Tal Al-Mallouhi
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley
2011-02-12
The United States strongly condemns Syria’s secret trial of blogger Tal Al-Mallouhi, calls for her immediate release, and rejects as baseless allegations of American connections that have resulted in a... Read More
President Obama on a Historic Day in Egypt
President Barack Obama
2011-02-11
Remarks by the President on Egypt Grand Foyer 3:06 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to... Read More
Senator John Kerry On The Resignation Of President Mubarak
Senator John Kerry
2011-02-11
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued a statement today following the announcement that President Hosni Mubarak resigned: “This is an extraordinary moment for Egypt.... Read More
U.S. Contributes $125 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Office of the Spokesman
2011-02-11
The United States is pleased to announce an initial contribution of $125 million toward the 2011 operations of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The contribution, funded through... Read More
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
2011-02-09
MR. GIBBS: Mr. Feller. Q Thank you, Robert. I wanted to ask about the meeting with the Republican leadership and something on Egypt, too, please. So Speaker Boehner and Majority... Read More
Conference Call To Discuss Egypt with Jake Sullivan and Ben Rhodes
Deputy Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Clinton and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes
2011-02-09
OPERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the White House-State Department conference call. At this time, all participants are on a listen-only mode. Later, we will... Read More
Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley on Religious Violence in Indonesia
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley
2011-02-09
The United States is deeply concerned about the mob violence in Indonesia directed at members of the Ahmadiyah community that resulted in the deaths of three people and the wounding... Read More
Jake Sullivan: Conference Call To Discuss Egypt
2011-02-09
Special Briefing Jake Sullivan Deputy Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Clinton Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes Via Teleconference OPERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you... Read More
Readout of the Vice President Joe Biden’s Call with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman
Vice President Joe Biden
2011-02-08
Vice President Biden spoke today to Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman to reiterate the United States’ support for an orderly transition in Egypt that is prompt, meaningful, peaceful, and legitimate. ... Read More
Secretary Clinton on The Fight Against Child Marriage
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011-02-08
At a recent town hall meeting in Yemen, I reconnected with two of my heroes. Nujood Ali was just nine years old when she was forced by her own family... Read More
Conversations with America: U.S. Efforts To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
2011-02-08
Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, held a conversation with Wade Henderson, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, on U.S.... Read More
Press Secretary Gibbs: Press Briefing
2011-02-07
The White House Office of the Press Secretary James S. Brady Press Briefing Room See below for an answer to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing... Read More
Secretary Clinton’s Interview With Greta van Susteren of FOX News
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011-02-06
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Great to see you, Greta. QUESTION: All right. Now, we expected that this conference would be about the START Treaty, and... Read More
Secretary Clinton: Media Note with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik.
2011-02-06
Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC Secretary Clinton spoke last night with Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik. The Secretary emphasized the need to ensure that the legitimate aspirations of the... Read More
Secretary Clinton: Interview With Michele Kelemen of NPR
2011-02-06
QUESTION: So, thanks for taking the time to talk to us. SECRETARY CLINTON: Absolutely. QUESTION: Do you think the Egyptian people can trust a transition process that is essentially in... Read More
Secretary Clinton: Interview With Greta van Susteren of FOX News
2011-02-06
QUESTION: Madam Secretary, nice to see you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Great to see you, Greta. QUESTION: All right. Now, we expected that this conference would be about the START Treaty, and... Read More


