Secretary Clinton: With Meredith Vieira of NBC’s Today Show

2011-01-18

QUESTION: Secretary Clinton, good morning to you. SECRETARY CLINTON: Oh, good morning, Meredith. It’s great to talk to you again. QUESTION: Great to talk to you as well. You have... Read More

Secretary Clinton: With Erica Hill of CBS’s The Early Show

2011-01-18

QUESTION: And joining us now is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Madam Secretary, good morning. SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, Erica. QUESTION: The state visit, as we know, gives China the... Read More

Statement by President Obama on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Announcement

President Barack Obama

2011-01-17

I welcome the announcement by the Office of the Prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon today that he has filed an indictment relating to the assassination of former Prime... Read More

Secretary Clinton on the Successful Completion of Polling in the Southern Sudan Referendum

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-17

The completion of a peaceful, orderly Southern Sudan referendum marks a significant achievement for the Sudanese people and a historic step toward full implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace... Read More

Statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Prosecutor for Special Tribunal for Lebanon Files Indictment for Confirmation by Pre-Trial Judge

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-17

Today’s action by the Prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon is an important step toward justice and ending impunity for murder. Those who oppose the Tribunal seek to create... Read More

Secretary Clinton on the Successful Completion of Polling in the Southern Sudan Referendum

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-17

  The completion of a peaceful, orderly Southern Sudan referendum marks a significant achievement for the Sudanese people and a historic step toward full implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace... Read More

Statement by the President on Sudan

President Barack Obama

2011-01-16

The United States congratulates the Sudanese people, the government of Sudan, and the government of Southern Sudan on the end of their historic, week-long referendum on the future of southern... Read More

Inaugural Richard C. Holbrooke Lecture on a Broad Vision of U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-14

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. Well, this is a bittersweet moment for me personally to deliver this first inaugural lecture. I want to thank Kurt for that introduction and for reminding... Read More

Presidential Proclamation–Religious Freedom Day

President Barack Obama

2011-01-14

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2011 ------- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values of justice, freedom,... Read More

Recent Events in Tunisia

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-14

The United States continues to closely monitor the rapidly evolving events in Tunisia, where earlier today President Ben Ali left his country following several weeks of demonstrations and popular unrest.... Read More

President Obama: Religious Freedom Day, 2011

2011-01-14

The White House Office of the Press Secretary BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Our Nation was founded on a shared commitment to the values... Read More

Philip Gordon: Remarks at Working Lunch with Hungarian NGO, Media and Civil Society Representatives

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Philip H. Gordon

2011-01-13

I’m really delighted to be here to have an opportunity to hear from you. There are two main reasons I wanted to meet with this group. The first is to... Read More

Secretary Clinton's Remarks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (excerpt)

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-12

PRIME MINISTER AL THANI: (In progress, via interpreter) – discuss the bilateral relations and issues of interest between the United States (inaudible). Once again I want to welcome her and... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Remarks at Town Hall with Omani Civil Society

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-12

  MODERATOR: (In Arabic.) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m honored to be given the opportunity to welcome Secretary of State Madam Hillary Clinton this morning. Welcome to Oman, Your... Read More

Passing of Former Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier

Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-11

  On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I offer my deepest condolences to the people of the Czech Republic as you mourn the death... Read More

P.J. Crowley: Remarks to the Washington Center's "Politics and the Media" Seminar Students

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley

2011-01-11

As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. I am delighted to be here to speak with you and through C-SPAN to the viewing audience around the United States. The daily briefings... Read More

Conviction of Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh

Assistant Secretary Phillip J. Crowley

2011-01-10

The United States strongly condemns the unjust and harsh verdict against human rights activist and respected lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in Iran, and calls for her immediate release. Ms. Sotoudeh is... Read More

Secretary Clinton: Remarks at Taping of MBC's Kalam Nawaem

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

2011-01-10

Remarks by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State Zayed University Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates This event took place on January 10, 2011. It aired on January 16, 2011. ... Read More

Statement by the President on Sudan

President Barack Obama

2011-01-09

I am extremely pleased that polling has started for the Southern Sudan Referendum, and congratulate the people of Southern Sudan who are determining their own destiny. This is an historic... Read More

Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the start of voting in Southern Sudan

Ambassador Susan E. Rice

2011-01-09

Today begins the hard-earned, historic opportunity for the people of Southern Sudan to decide their future.  For generations, Southern Sudanese have endured chaos, oppression, conflict, and extreme poverty.  The decades-long... Read More