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Protecting the Nation Against Extremists

President Obama (Jan. 2): "We will do whatever it takes to defeat them and defend our country, even as we uphold the values that have always distinguished America among nations." Full Text»
Date: 01/02/2010 Description: President Obama delivers weekly address. © White House Image

Smart Power Meets Smart Design

A new look and improved functionality for the Department’s official website employs the best practices of 21st century statecraft: to educate, listen, learn, and engage. Watch»

Climate Change Conference

President Obama (Dec. 18): "We come here in Copenhagen because climate change poses a grave and growing danger to our people." Full Text» Secretary Clinton's Remarks»
Date: 12/18/2009 Description: President Obama delivers remarks at the morning Plenary Session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. © AP Image

In Other News

Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
Secretary Clinton (Jan. 1): "The United States will continue to stand with the people of Pakistan in their efforts to chart their own future free from fear and intimidation, and will support their efforts to combat violent extremism and bolster democracy." -Full Text
January State Alumni Member of the Month
Media Note (Dec. 31): The State Department has named Fulbright alumnus Nestor Tedesco for his work in expanding musical education in Argentina. -Full Text
U.S. Welcomes Chad-Sudan Engagement
Spokesman Kelly (Dec. 29): "The United States is fully committed to peace in Darfur and supports continued improvements in bilateral Chad-Sudan relations as an important step in that process." -Full Text
Recent Violence in Iran
President Obama (Dec. 28): "The United States joins with the international community in strongly condemning the violent and unjust suppression of innocent Iranian citizens." -Full Text
Upcoming Public Meetings on FASTC Project
Jan. 5 and Jan. 7 meetings will be held on site acquisition and development of the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center. -Full Text
Michelle Kwan To Visit South Korea
Media Note (Dec. 31): The Jan. 3-9 visit will be the figure skating champion's fifth tour in her role as a public diplomacy envoy under the auspices of the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. -Full Text
Interagency Effort To Protect Borders, Citizens
Spokesman Kelly (Dec. 28): "The State Department role in this ... the most prominent part of it is the visa issuance." -Full Text
Forced Return of Lao Hmong Asylum Seekers
Spokesman Kelly (Dec. 27): "We understand that the Royal Thai Government is now in the midst of an operation to forcibly return Lao Hmong asylum-seekers to Laos. ... The United States strongly urges Thai authorities to suspend this operation." -Full Text

Features

Date: 11/09/2009 Description: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on Nov. 9, 2009, during celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. © AP Image
Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall
To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall, the U.S. Diplomacy Center launched the Web exhibition Voices of U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall.
Date: 12/17/2009 Description: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a press briefing at the climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. © AP Image
Secretary Clinton Travels
Secretary Clinton traveled to Copenhagen to attend the COP15 on December 17-18.
Date: 11/25/2009 Description: H1N1 flu information logo. ©
Flu Updates
Updates about H1N1 are available at http://www.flu.gov/.

Date: 11/25/2009 Description: studentsabroad.state.gov home page photo shows a student on foreign travel. © State Dept Image
Students Abroad
When traveling abroad, you need more than just your backpack and flip flops. That’s where we come in. 
Date: 11/25/2009 Description: NSLI For Youth logo. © State Dept Image
NSLI for Youth
The State Department provides merit-based scholarships for eligible American high school students to learn less commonly taught languages.
Date: 05/12/2009 Description: Virtual Student Foreign Service State Dept Photo
Student Foreign Service
These internships will harness technology and a commitment to global service to facilitate new forms of diplomatic engagement. More>>

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