About the Author: Jonathan Shrier serves as Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security.
Today, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton co-hosted an event with President Joyce Banda of Malawi, to highlight both the progress made in the last three years under Feed the Future and the contributions of civil society organizations to advance our food security goals.
The highlight of the event was an extraordinary commitment by civil society organizations.
As Secretary Clinton said, "Today, I am pleased to announce a new commitment by civil society groups...InterAction, an alliance of 198 U.S.-based organizations, is pledging more than one billion dollars of private, non-government funds over the next three years to… more »
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote an opinion piece that appeared today on Global, Health, and Diplomacy. The text of the article follows below.
America and our partners have more than doubled the number of people who get AIDS drugs. We'll soon cut maternal mortality by a quarter. How? The answer may surprise you.
When I became Secretary of State, I asked our diplomats and development experts: "How can we do better?" I could see our strengths, including tens of thousands of public servants who get up every day thinking about how to advance America's interests and promote our values around the world. At the same time,… more »
This week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and officials from the State Department and other U.S. government agencies are attending meetings at the 67th meeting of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
On Wednesday, September 26, Secretary Clinton and senior U.S. government officials participated in the UNAIDS Shared Responsibility event; the UN Secretary-General Meeting on the Sahel; and the UN Secretary-General Meeting on Somalia. Secretary Clinton represented the United States at the UN Security Council Session on Middle East Peace and Security and continued to hold bilateral meetings throughout the day. A list of Secretary Clinton's meetings can be found on the Department of State's public schedule.
Watch the above video to hear USAID Administrator… more »
About the Author: Ambassador Eric Goosby serves as U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.
Today at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, Secretary Clinton spoke of the shared responsibility of the world to defeat HIV/AIDS. At an event organized by African Union President Yayi of Benin, she highlighted growing African leadership against the disease -- an encouraging development as we pursue the goal of an AIDS-free generation.
Secretary Clinton saluted African countries that are leading the way in meeting this shared responsibility. Some examples:
· Namibia now funds 50 percent of its national AIDS response, and is paying and overseeing a growing number of health workers formerly supported by the United States through our PEPFAR program.
· Under the Partnership Framework Implementation Plan it recently signed with the United… more »
During the recent crisis in Libya and the events surrounding the online dissemination of a hateful video, many asked: what tools does the State Department have to respond to audiences and engage people around the world in real time?
The answer is many. A robust team at State is making use of every tool in the proverbial toolbox to communicate U.S. foreign policy and American values while identifying new and innovative ways to engage audiences. Good ideas have multiple authors, and multiple ways to circulate around the world. That is the essence of Secretary Clinton's 21st Century Statecraft. And you can see it in our public diplomacy.
A quick look demonstrates the breadth and depth of our capabilities to meet the complexity of the communications challenges we face in… more »
DipNote is the official blog of the U.S. Department of State —a place to share stories, discuss experiences, and inspire new ideas on the important foreign policy issues of the day. more »
In 2011, the eastern Horn of Africa was reeling from the region’s most severe drought in 60 years. Progress has been made over the last year, yet some 9 million people are still in need of assistance in the Horn of Africa. Learn more about the crisis, and how you can help.
Maria, thank you for sharing these insights from the UNGA and calling attention to issue of global water security. It’s great to see some of the world’s leaders…
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Secretary Clinton (Sept. 27): "Increased investments in agriculture and nutrition are paying off in rising prosperity, healthier children, better markets, and stronger communities." more »
Secretary Clinton (Sept. 27): "Where governments have struggled to meet these challenges on their own, we want to build the partnerships that will allow us to do this better together." more »
![Dairy farmer Margaret Chinkwende explains her work to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Martin Banda of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Lilongwe, Malawi, August 5, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20120928004327im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0810_clinton_malawi_m.jpg)
![U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with participants of the Lower Mekong Initiative Women's event in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 13, 2012. [State Department photo by Paul Watzlavick/ Public Domain]](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20120928004327im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0720_clinton_women_m.jpg)
![U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the UNAIDS Shared Responsibility Event at the United Nations in New York, New York on September 26, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20120928004327im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0926_clinton_unaids_m.jpg)
![Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook participates in a Facebook chat at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on August 7, 2012. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://cybercemetery.unt.edu/archive/oilspill/20120928004327im_/http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0926_pd_statecraft_m.jpg)
