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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
Secretary Clinton: Briefing for the Traveling Press
2011-02-06
Special Briefing Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Flight from Munich to D.C. SECRETARY CLINTON: Did you get the read-out from my interview -- QUESTION: (Inaudible.) SECRETARY CLINTON: Okay. ... Read More
REMARKS BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN AT THE MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE
Senator John McCain
2011-02-05
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) delivered the following remarks today, Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany: “It is always a profound... Read More
Readout of President Barack Obama’s calls to discuss Egypt, February 5
President Barack Obama
2011-02-05
The President made a number of calls to foreign leaders today to discuss the ongoing situation in Egypt. He spoke to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab... Read More
Readout of the Vice President Joe Biden’s Call with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman
Vice President Joe Biden
2011-02-05
The Vice President spoke by phone today with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman. Vice President Biden asked about progress in beginning credible, inclusive negotiations for Egypt’s transition to a democratic... Read More
Question and Answer Session with Secretary Clinton at the Munich Security Conference
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
2011-02-05
AMBASSADOR WOLFGANG ISCHINGER: I have to apologize to many who wanted to be on the speaker's list. I have to close the list, because we are really running out of... Read More
Secretary Clinton: Munich Question and Answer Session at the Munich Security Conference
2011-02-05
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council Munich, Germany AMBASSADOR WOLFGANG ISCHINGER: I have to apologize to many who wanted to be on... Read More
Remarks by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in Joint Press Availability
President Barack Obama
2011-02-04
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. Please be seated. I am very pleased to be welcoming my great friend and partner, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, back to the White House to... Read More
Assistant Secretary P.J. Crowley on the Charging of Alan Gross
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley
2011-02-04
As Secretary Clinton has said, Alan Gross has been harshly and unfairly jailed for too long. We deplore the Cuban government’s announcement that Cuban prosecutors intend to seek a 20... Read More
Phillip Carter: Special Briefing on the Current Situation in Cote d'Ivoire
2011-02-04
Phillip Carter III, U.S. Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire Washington, DC MR. TONER: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the State Department. It’s our great, good fortune to take advantage of the... Read More
Middle East Parntership Initiative (MEPI) Fact Sheet on Egypt
MEPI
2011-02-03
OVERVIEW MEPI’s efforts in Egypt focus on supporting the efforts of Egyptians to achieve political and economic reform, expanding civic awareness and participation, and promoting government transparency, opportunity, and fundamental... Read More
Kerry, McCain Resolution Urges Democratic Reform In Egypt
Senators John Kerry and John McCain
2011-02-03
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Responding to the rising violence in Egypt, Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More
Senators John Kerry and John McCain: Resolution Urges Democratic Reform In Egypt
Senators John Kerry and John McCain
2011-02-03
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Responding to the rising violence in Egypt, Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member of the Senate... Read More
Readout of the Vice President Joe Biden’s Call with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman
Vice President Joe Biden
2011-02-03
The Vice President today spoke by phone with Egyptian Vice President Omar Soliman, reiterating President Obama’s condemnation of the recent violence in Egypt and calling for restraint by all sides.... Read More
Remarks by President Barack Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast
President Barack Obama
2011-02-03
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. To the co-chairs, Jeff and Ann; to all the members of Congress who are here, the distinguished guests who’ve traveled so far to be... Read More


