Plane Crash Islamabad
Secretary Clinton (July 28): "I send my deepest condolences to all those who lost loved ones in today’s crash in Islamabad of Air Blue flight ED 202." Full Text»
Instability in Kyrgyzstan: The International Response
Assistant Secretary Blake delivered a statement before the Helsinki Commission, July 27. Full Text» Fact Sheet: U.S. Announces $48.6 million Pledge at Donors' Conference»
Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act of 2009
Assistant Secretary Crowley (July 22): "These reports assess the effectiveness and progress of U.S. Government counterterrorism and security assistance to Pakistan. Three of these reports have already been provided to Congress and a fourth and final one is in the final stages of completion." Daily Press Briefing»
Pakistan
Secretary Clinton (July 21): "The first is to create a mechanism for a broader commitment to the partnership that the Obama Administration seeks with Pakistan.... we would go deeper and ... set up a Strategic Dialogue, which now has 13 working task forces." Full Text»
Sri Lanka
Assistant Secretary Blake (July 21): "A last pillar of reconciliation will be to advance democracy and human rights. Minister Peiris affirmed during his visit to Washington that Sri Lanka wants to revive and to strengthen its institutions of democracy." Full Text»
Afghanistan
Assistant Secretary Crowley (June 20): "The conference is a follow-up to the January 28 London Conference and it’s a significant moment in the development of Afghanistan, the largest gathering of leaders in Afghanistan since the 1970s." Full Text»
Secretary Clinton Travels to Pakistan (July 19) More»
Secretary Clinton and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Following the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue (July 19) Full Text»
Secretary Clinton Briefs the Traveling Press (July 19) Full Text»
Secretary Clinton gives remarks at Town Hall at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) (July 19) Full Text»
Fact Sheets:
- The United States and Denmark Launch a Joint Initiative Supporting Women’s Access to Justice in Helmand
- The United States Announces Humanitarian and Post-Conflict Assistance
- The United States Announces New Communications, Historic Preservation Partnerships with Pakistan
- The United States Announces New Support for Pakistan's Agriculture
- The United States Announces New Support for Pakistan's Private Sector
- The United States Announces Phase II of the Signature Energy Program for Pakistan
- The United States Announces Signature Health Program
- The United States Announces the Signature Water Program for Pakistan
- The United States Announces the U.S.-Pakistan Gender Equity Program
Assistant Secretary Blake Travels to Sri Lanka and the Maldives (July 19) Full Text»
Meetings Between Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi and Indian Foreign Minister Krishna
Assistant Secretary Crowley (July 15): "We certainly welcome this high-level meeting between the foreign secretaries Qureshi and Krishna." Daily Press Briefing»
Special Representative Holbrooke Travels to Germany, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and the United Kingdom July 15-July 22 Media Note»
Under Secretary Judith McHale Welcomes South Asian Participants at Seeds of Peace (July 15) Full Text»
Special Representative Holbrooke on Upcoming Kabul Conference (July 13) Full Text»
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| Welcome for South Asian Seeds of Peace Participants Under Secretary McHale (July 14): "Governments do important work, but tolerance and understanding can't come from government bureaucracies. John Wallach understood this fact when he founded Seeds of Peace in 1993. Since then, the Seeds of Peace program has changed lives and created new realities." Full Text» | |||||
American-Uzbek Business Forum |  | ||||
U.S. Assistance in Response to the Current Humanitarian Crisis in the Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan Fact Sheets: June 23» | June 16» Krgyz-Uzbek Border Situation: (June 21) DPB» | |||||
| Attack on USAID Office in Kunduz City Spokesman Toner (July 2): "Our deepest sympathies and condolences are with the families of the victims of the attack on the residence and office of a USAID implementing partner in Kunduz City." Daily Press Briefing» |  | ||||
| Remarks on Afghanistan (June 30): Ambassador Susan Rice delivers remarks on Afghanistan and Resolution 1267 in New York at the United Nations. | |||||
| Press Conference in Marjah (June 21): Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks about his visit to the Afghan province. View Video» | |||||
| U.S. Support of Pakistan (June 21): Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks about Pakistan after his meeting with the Foreign Minister Qureshi. View Video» | |||||
Remarks on Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan | |||||
| Conversations with America (June 8): A discussion with Assistant Secretary Blake and Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, Director of South Asia Programs, CSIS, on U.S.-India relations following the Strategic Dialogue between the United States and India. Full Text» DipNote Blog Session» | |||||
