May 24: Secretary Clinton and Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner will release the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 10:30 a.m. More»

Spokesperson Nuland (May 23): "Today does mark the start of a first round of Egypt’s historic presidential elections. It’s a very important milestone for Egypt’s transition. Egyptians are voting and we look forward to the outcome." Full Text»
May 23: The State Department, through its office of the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), is pleased to announce $1.5 million in funding to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to support open governance and political participation in the Middle East and North Africa. Fact Sheet»
On May 24, Secretary Clinton and Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner will release the 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices at 10:30 a.m. More»
May 23: Today, Russia was invited to join the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) at a ceremony hosted by its parent body, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. More»
May 22: The two winning websites for the 2012 Doors to Diplomacy competition are: Water, the New Petrol and The Haiti Ocean Project. The awards recognize the web projects that best teach young people about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. More»
May 21: The United States cares deeply about the success of the democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa, and we are actively engaged in supporting them...through the programs, events, and initiatives launched under the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition. More»


Jason Chue speaks Spanish, Turkish, Portuguese, French, German, and the Shanghainese dialect of Chinese. More»

The two winning websites for the 2012 Doors to Diplomacy competition are: Water, the New Petrol and The Haiti Ocean Project. More»

The visit was designed to highlight U.S. science and technology and promote study in those areas by young people. More»