Dec. 31: Violence against women affects all of society, and only by working together can we ever hope to put an end to this scourge. Blog»
Spokesperson Nuland (Dec. 31): "The U.S. remains concerned about stability of the region and encourages all parties in the CAR to participate in the dialogue convoked by the Economic Community of Central African States." Full Text»
Acting Deputy Spokesperson Ventrell (Dec. 28): "We deeply regret Russia's passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners." Full Text»
Under Secretary Sonenshine and Acting Under Secretary Gottemoeller (Dec. 27): "If we can get more women and girls - maybe half the world's population - studying science, technology, engineering, and math, we have more chances to solve major global crises." Blog»
Jan. 2: 2012 was a challenging year for humanitarians trying to help displaced people around the world. Read some of the challenges addressed by the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) last year. Blog»
Acting Deputy Spokesperson Ventrell (Dec. 27): "This decision is solely due to concerns about the security of our personnel and has no relation to our continuing and long-standing diplomatic relations with the CAR." Full Text»
Dec. 27: Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Barbara Lamb tour China, Malaysia, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea Dec. 30 - Jan. 27 as part of the State Department's American Music Abroad program. Full Text»
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