Washington, DC, Dec. 11, 2009 -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered opening remarks at the State Department’s Diplomacy Briefing Series, the first in a series of public engagement conferences. The December 11 conference drew over 250 members of the Hispanic community and civil society and focused on U.S. relations with Latin America. Via digital video conference, Luperon High School (Manhattan, NY), Trinity University (San Antonio, TX) and the University of Central Florida listened to the Secretary of State’s remarks and joined the audience in engaging the Secretary of State in a conversation that touched on a broad range of issues including Honduras, China’s influence in Latin America, and the treatment of Afro-Hispanics in the Western Hemisphere.

 

Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela, and other senior State Department officials also participated in conference sessions focused on various U.S. foreign policy priorities.

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Suggested Reading

The Secretary's Remarks

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (12/2/09)
• Elimination of Violence Against Women Day (11/25/09)
• Trafficking in Persons Report 2009: Letter from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (May 2009)
• Remarks at Business Executives for National Security Gala (11/30/09)
• Message to People of Afghanistan (12/1/09)
• Address to U.S. and International Troops in Afghanistan (11/19/09)
• Foreign Policy Address at the Council on Foreign Relations (7/15/09)

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

• The United States and The Western Hemisphere: Partnership and Shared Responsibility –Fact Sheet (12/10/01)
• Remarks on Recent Developments Honduras – Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela (12/3/09)
• United States Humanitarian Mine Action Assistance to Columbia – Office of the Department Spokesman (12/1/09)
• Briefing on Honduran Elections – Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela (11/30/09)
• Remarks at Closed Meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization of the American States – Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela (11/23/09)
• United States-Brazil Commission Meeting – Special Advisor for Science and Technology Nina Fedoroff (11/20/09)
• The 2009-H1N1 Influenza Virus: A Global Challenge – Fact Sheet (10/26/09)
• The United States and Mexico: A Multifaceted Partnership – Fact Sheet (4/13/09)
• U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Promotes Racial and Ethnic Equality – Fact Sheet (3/18/09)

Human Rights

• Trafficking in Persons Report 2009: Letter from Ambassador Luis CdeBaca – Ambassador Luis CdeBaca (6/2009)

Trade

• Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas Women Entrepreneurs Conference – Fact Sheet (11/9/09)
• The State Department, Open Investment and American Jobs – Fact Sheet (10/6/09)

Advancing Freedom and Democracy Reports (June 2009)

• Bolivia
• Columbia
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Venezuela

Afghanistan and Pakistan

• The U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council – Office of Global Women’s Issues (12/7/09)
• Special Briefing on Secretary Clinton’s Recent Trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan – Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (11/23/09)

Bureau and Office Main-Page Links

• Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
• Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs (EB)
• Office of the Under Secretary of Democracy and Global Affairs (G)
• Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP)
• Office of the Science and Technology Advisor (G/STAS)
• Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA)
• Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA)