2012 Press Releases Pertaining to Western Hemisphere Affairs


-05/24/12  Special Representative Reta Jo Lewis Witnesses Signing of U.S.-Brazil Local Agreement; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/24/12  U.S. Department of State Announces Basketball Envoy Program in Venezuela; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/21/12  U.S. Department of State Launches Center Stage(SM) Bringing Cultural Diplomacy to Main Street America; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/18/12  U.S. and the Central American Integration System Sign Memorandum of Understanding on U.S. Observer Status; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/17/12  Bureau of International Information Programs Coordinator Dawn L. McCall Travels to Mexico City; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/17/12  Final Shortlist Announced for New Embassy Project in Mexico City; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/16/12  Colombia: U.S. Reaction to Bombing in Bogota (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/15/12  Cuba: Mariela Castro Espin's Visa Application (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/14/12  Paraguay Independence Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-05/14/12  Travel of Deputy Secretary Nides to Mexico; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/14/12  U.S. Department of State Announces International Exchange to Connect Women Entrepreneurs in the Americas; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/10/12  International Boundary and Water Commission Exhibit at Organization of American States; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/10/12  National Travel and Tourism Strategy; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/09/12  U.S. Department of State Hosts TechCamp Lima To Build Digital Literacy of Civil Society; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/08/12  Deputy Secretary Burns' Meeting with Honduran President Lobo; Deputy Spokesperson Mark C. Toner, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/08/12  The Bahamas Election; Deputy Spokesperson Mark C. Toner, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/07/12  Assistant Secretary Jacobson to Address Seventh Annual Latin America Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/07/12  Contract Awarded for the Recife, Brazil Consular Expansion Project; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/07/12  Contract Awarded for the Sao Paulo, Brazil Consular Expansion Project; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/04/12  New Pipeline Application Received from TransCanada; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/03/12  Deputy Secretary Burns to Deliver Remarks at the 42nd Conference on the Americas; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-05/02/12  Signing of the U.S.-Panama Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/20/12  Canada: Transfer of Guantanamo Bay Detainee Omar Khadr (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/20/12  Year of Fulbright NEXUS Program Research Culminates in Seminar in Washington, DC; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/19/12  Intellectual Property Training Programs Funded; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/18/12  Brazil-U.S. Global Partnership Dialogue (Brasilia, April 16th 2012) Joint Communiqué; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/18/12  State Department Processing Visas at Record Pace: More Visitors from China and Brazil Mean More American Jobs; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/16/12  Argentina: Proposal to Nationalize Controlling Interest in Repsol-YPF (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/16/12  State Department Funds Exchange Program for Central American Law Enforcement Officials; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/15/12  Announcement of Ten-Year Visa Validity for Colombians Visiting the United States; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/15/12  Joint Press Release on the United States - Colombia Action Plan on Regional Security Cooperation; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/12/12  Sixth Meeting of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United Free Trade Agreement Environmental Affairs Council; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/09/12  Secretary Clinton's Participation in "Brazil-U.S.: Partnership for the 21st Century" Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/06/12  Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks at the "Brazil-U.S.: Partnership for the 21st Century" Conference; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/05/12  Roberta S. Jacobson Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-04/02/12  U.S. Department of State Honors Christine Campbell of The Bahamas as State Alumni Member of the Month; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/29/12  Deputy Secretary Bill Burns and Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Harold Forsyth Sign Political-Military Memorandum of Understanding; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/27/12  In Olympic Year, U.S. Department of State, National Basketball Association Partner to Engage Underserved Youth Worldwide; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/26/12  Assistant Secretary Fernandez to Speak on Partnership for Growth at the Center for Global Development; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/26/12  Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports; U.S. Department of State Announces Final Four-Focused Youth Basketball Exchange; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/26/12  Trans-Regional Crack Cocaine Symposium; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/22/12  Apply Now for Caribbean Idea Marketplace Matching Grants; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/21/12  Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program Participants Complete Six Weeks of Study in the United States; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/20/12  Summit of the Americas: Connecting the Americas, Partners for Prosperity; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/12/12  U.S.-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/09/12  Making Latin America and the Caribbean a More Equitable Society: Economic Growth, Education, and Corporate Social Responsibility; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/07/12  The 12th Annual Meeting of the Organization of American States Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism: Cybersecurity and Terrorism; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/05/12  Special Advisor for International Children's Issues Travels to Brazil and Argentina; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/02/12  Initial Design Team Shortlist Announced for New Embassy Project in Mexico City; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-03/01/12  Acting Under Secretary of State Rose E. Gottemoeller and Assistant Secretary Thomas M. Countryman Travel to Brazil; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/28/12  Deputy Secretary Burns' Travel to Brazil March 1 - 2, 2012; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/28/12  U.S. Department of State To Host Its First Twitter Briefing in Spanish; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/27/12  Assistant Secretary Andrew Shapiro Hosts the 2012 U.S.-Brazil Political Military Dialogue; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/27/12  Visa Interview Wait Times Drop Dramatically in Brazil; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/24/12  U.S. Supports Launch of Caribbean Small Business Development Centers Project; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/23/12  Dominican Republic Independence Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-02/22/12  Guyana's Republic Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-02/22/12  Special Advisor for International Children's Issues Travels to Colombia; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/21/12  Peruvian Minister of Development and Social Inclusion Carolina Trivelli to Visit Washington, D.C.; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/15/12  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Visit Mexico; Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland, Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/15/12  U.S Department of State Announces 2012 Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame Inductee Barry Larkin to Engage Youth in Ecuador; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/14/12  St. Lucia's Independence Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-02/10/12  Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez Traveling to Colombia and Peru; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/03/12  Acting Assistant Secretary Roberta S. Jacobson To Travel to Peru and Argentina; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-02/01/12  U.S. Preparatory Conference for Rio+20: Rio+2.0 - Bridging Connection Technologies and Sustainable Development; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/31/12  Grenada Independence Day;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/27/12  Secretary Clinton Meets with Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/27/12  Under Secretary's Travel to Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil January 29 - February 4, 2012; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/25/12  Democratic Conditions in Nicaragua;  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Washington, DC
-01/25/12  U.S. Congratulates Mexico on Accession to Wassenaar Arrangement; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/25/12  U.S. Department of State Marks the 10th Anniversary of the Youth Ambassadors Program; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/24/12  Secretary Clinton to Greet Youth Ambassadors from Brazil; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/24/12  Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs Reta Jo Lewis Travel to Brazil; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/19/12  Visa Pilot Program; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/18/12  Denial of the Keystone XL Pipeline Application; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/18/12  Meeting with Honduran President Lobo; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/18/12  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Presents Awards for Corporate Excellence; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/18/12  Taken Question: Appointment of Venezuela's Defense Minister; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/12/12  Year-on-Year Visa Demand Up in China and Brazil: State Department Continues To Reduce Visa Interview Wait Times; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/09/12  Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer (Taken Question); Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC
-01/05/12  Welcome to Brazil's Science Without Borders Scholarship Recipients; Office of the Spokesperson; Washington, DC

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