Syrian Humanitarian Effort Strives to Meet Need
Through every channel and over every barrier, the U.S. and the international community are striving to deliver aid to more than 3 million people who face hardship in Syria and in neighboring countries.
Biden at Munich Security Conference
Vice President Joe Biden told conference delegates that neither the U.S. nor any other country can address the security and economic challenges that the world faces alone. “We need to work together, we need to stick together.”
Partners Essential in Strategic Transition
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Deputy Defense Sec. Ashton Carter said: The U.S. is embarked on a strategic transition fueled by the end of a decade of war and by new fiscal and security challenges, but it won’t have to make the journey alone.
Biden to Meet Syrian Opposition in Germany
The highest-level meetings to date between U.S. officials and the Syrian opposition will take place in Germany, U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford told Al-Hurra TV. The meetings, Ford said, are a sign of the growing relationship between the U.S. and the Syrian opposition.
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Humanitarian Response to Crisis in Syria
State Depart. Anne Richard and USAID Nancy Lindborg, briefing on the U.S. Humanitarian Response to the Crisis in Syria, Via Teleconference.
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Biden's Meeting with Syria Representatives
V.P. Biden met with U.N. and Arab League Joint Special Representative Lakhdar Brahimi in Munich on the margins of the Munich Security Conference.
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VP Biden at Munich Security Conference
Vice President Biden discusses current security challenges in a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.
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Richard at International Pledging Conference for Syria
“The International community must be united in addressing the enormity of humanitarian needs” in Syria, says Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Effective February 6, 2012, the U.S. Embassy has suspended operations and is not open for normal consular services. Neither U.S. passports nor visas to the United States will be issued in Damascus. For emergency assistance, U.S. citizens should contact the U.S. Interests Section via telephone at +962-6-5906500 or e-mail USIS_damascus@embassy.mzv.cz.
More information here.
Emergency Student Fund
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In February, the Institute of International Education (IIE) created an Emergency Student Fund and later awarded a total of $92,000 to Syrian students studying in the United States. Thanks to these grants, 46 Syrian students were able to continue their studies, and several were able to graduate in May, as planned.
For more information, please check: http://www.iie.org/What-We-Do/Emergency-Assistance/Syria-ESF
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