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Secretary Clinton travels to Pakistan to continue efforts to create a comprehensive relationship with Pakistan that covers a whole range of issues that are important to the people of Pakistan, important to the people of the United States, and to the greater region.
Remarks
11/1/2009 Secretary Clinton's Statement on Afghanistan Elections
10/31/2009 Secretary Clinton's Remarks With Israeli Primie Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
10/30/2009 Secretary Clinton's Interview With Jim Sciutto of ABC
10/30/2009 Secretary Clinton's Meeting With Pashtun Leaders
10/30/2009 Secretary Clinton's "Townterview" With Prominent Women Journalists
10/30/2009 Secretary Clinton's Interview With Margaret Warner of PBS
10/30/2009 Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC
10/30/2009 Interview With Kim Ghattas of BBC
10/30/2009 Roundtable with Senior Pakistani Editors
10/29/2009 Roundtable with Business Leaders Opening and Closing Remarks;
10/29/2009 Town Hall at Government College University
10/28/2009 Secretary Clinton's Remarks With Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi
10/27/2009 Secretary Clinton's Plane Briefing En Route Islamabad, Pakistan
10/26/2009 Secretary Clinton's Interview With Anwar Iqbal of Pakistan's Dawn TV
10/26/2009 Secretary Clinton's Interview With Sami Abraham of Geo TV
Press Releases
10/29/2009 U.S. Secretary of State Encourages Use of New Media Communications in Pakistan: 'Our Voice' Cell Phone Social Networking on #7111
10/28/2009 The U.S. Provides $103.5 Million in New Law Enforcement and Border Security Assistance
10/28/2009 The United States Announces the Pakistan Signature Energy Program
10/28/2009 The United States Pledges $56 Million for Humanitarian Assistance to Displaced Pakistanis
10/28/2009 The United States Provides $45 Million for Higher Education Commission
10/28/2009 United States Pledges $85 Million for the Benazir Bhutto Income Support Program
10/28/2009 Attack on a Guest House in Kabul
10/28/2009 The United States Announces the Pakistan Signature Energy Program
S.M. Fahad bin Kamal Honored as State Alumni Member of the Month
Kamal is a Bangladeshi alumnus of the Department’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. Throughout November, his leadership and contributions as a community organizer will be recognized on the State Alumni website (https://alumni.state.gov), the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ official website for the more than one million Department-sponsored exchange alumni worldwide. (Nov. 3) -Full Text
Afghanistan Elections
Spokesman Kelly (Nov. 4): "There was an election that was carried out according to Afghan law. We recognize Hamid Karzai as the legitimately elected president of Afghanistan. We respect Dr. Abdullah very much. We hope that he stays engaged in the political process and plays a part in the dialogue and the political life of his country. But our position is is that Hamid Karzai is the legitimately elected president of Afghanistan." -Daily Press Briefing
Spokesman Kelly (Nov. 2): "The Independent Electoral Commission announced a formal end to Afghanistan’s presidential elections process in accordance with the Afghan constitution and electoral laws. Following Dr. Abdullah’s announcement to withdraw, the IEC decided that a second round is no longer required and has announced that Hamid Karzai will be the next president." -Daily Press Briefing
Secretary Clinton (Nov. 1): "I recognize the decision by Dr. Abdullah Abdullah not to participate in the second round of balloting in the Afghan presidential elections. He ran a dignified and constructive campaign that drew the support of Afghan people across the nation. We hope that he will continue to stay engaged in the national dialogue, and work on behalf of the security and prosperity of the people of Afghanistan." -Full Text
Horrific Bombing in Peshawar
Secretary Clinton (Oct. 30): "So out of this tragedy, even though security and terrorism are obviously a high priority because of the reality of what the people of Pakistan face every day and what we are fighting against, we don’t want that to define our whole relationship, because we actually believe that there’s so much more we can do to really bolster the economy, to give hope to people, to support this democratic government. And so we don’t want to lose the full dialogue and the comprehensive agenda that goes along with the emphasis we place on terrorism." -Full Text
$45 Million for Higher Education Commission
At a meeting with students at the Government College in Lahore today, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a $45 million American contribution to the Government of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission (HEC). (Oct. 29) -Full Text
'Our Voice' Cell Phone Social Networking on #7111
At a town hall today with students at Government College in Lahore, Pakistan, Secretary Clinton announced support from the United States for the first Pakistani mobile phone-based social network, Humari Awaz (“Our Voice”), which will be available using the free SMS shortcode 7111. -Full Text (Oct. 28)
Secretary Clinton (Oct. 28): "I’m also pleased to be here in Pakistan for my fifth trip. I well remember my first trip, nearly 15 years ago, when I was traveling with my daughter Chelsea. And together, we experienced the warmth and hospitality of the people of Pakistan. It was an extraordinary visit for both of us. And I remember the young people I met, the civil society leaders, the visit to the Faisal Mosque, my daughter discussing with the guides there the course in Islamic history she was taking in high school. I remember so well the faces of the people, the conversations that we had." -Remarks
Attack on a Guest House in Kabul
Secretary Clinton (Oct. 28): "I strongly condemn the cowardly attack today in Afghanistan. My thoughts and prayers are with all those who were injured and the families who lost loved ones. One American citizen working for the United Nations was among those who lost their lives, along with other UN international employees and members of the Afghan National Security Forces who bravely fought to protect them." -Remarks
Kamal is a Bangladeshi alumnus of the Department’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. Throughout November, his leadership and contributions as a community organizer will be recognized on the State Alumni website (https://alumni.state.gov), the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ official website for the more than one million Department-sponsored exchange alumni worldwide.
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