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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:32:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Moving Beyond History: The Fall of the Berlin Wall</title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov. 9): "I spend my time going around the world talking with people who are very much at loggerheads over conflicts that happened 100 or 200 or 500 or 1,000 years before. And then you come here, and you think about how horrific the conflicts of the 20th century were, right here in Europe.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Relationship With Germany </title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov. 9): "We had constructive and productive discussions starting in Washington last week, continuing here in Berlin. The United States is eager to work with the new German Government on a full range of shared challenges. We face complex threats that cannot be stopped by borders or oceans.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting the Challenges of Freedom</title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov. 8): "ur history did not end the night the Wall came down. It began anew. And this matters not only to tens of millions of Europeans, and to the United States, but to people everywhere. How do we take this gift of freedom, this alliance of values, this commitment for a better future, and put it to work to meet the challenges of freedom today?</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Voices of U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall</title>
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<description>(Nov. 8): To mark the 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the U.S. Diplomacy Center, Bureau of Public Affairs, has launched the Web exhibition Voices of U.S. Diplomacy and the Berlin Wall. Through this interactive exhibit you can explore the dynamic work of diplomats who labored in Germany from the end of World War II through German unification in 1990.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Dinner Honoring the Visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew</title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov 5): "I particularly appreciate what he did in the aftermath of 9/11, when he united leaders from across the religious spectrum to condemn the terrorist attacks and call for harmony among the world’s faithful. His campaign on behalf of religious freedom and peaceful coexistence has helped to bridge divides among believers.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Travel to Burma</title>
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<description>Assistant Secretary Campbell (Nov. 5): "I did, I had the chance to not only meet with the senior players inside the government I had the opportunity also to meet with various ethnic groups, opposition parties and also had a two hour meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Challenge of Clean Energy and Energy Security</title>
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<description>Deputy Secretary Steinberg (Nov. 4): "There are few more important challenges that we all face than these related problems of clean energy and energy security. And one of the things I think we've come to understand is the two are related and that there's an opportunity to achieve a win-win set of solutions on both by working together effectively.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Position on Israeli Settlements</title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov. 4): "Our policy on settlements has not changed. And I want to say it again: our policy on settlement activity has not changed. We do not accept the legitimacy of settlement activity. And we have a very firm belief that ending all settlement activity, current and future, would be preferable, and that is what we have put forth, and that is what we have continued to support.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Meeting With Moroccan Foreign Minister</title>
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<description>Secretary Clinton (Nov. 2): "This morning, the foreign minister and I had a very productive conversation about a range of issues, including our shared goal of strengthening stability and prosperity throughout North Africa and the Middle East. I’m looking forward to participating tomorrow in the Forum for the Future.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Sudan: U.S. Strategy and Priorities </title>
<link>http://www.state.gov/video/?videoid=47604106001 </link>
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<description>Special Envoy Gration (Nov. 2): "Our strategy includes elements of bringing an end to the conflict in Darfur and resolving that situation, fully implementing the comprehensive peace agreement between the North and the South...and the referendum, the census and the associated elections, and then of course the component on security and counter-terrorism.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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