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The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) seeks to ensure that women’s issues are fully integrated in the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy. The Office of Global Women’s Issues works to promote stability, peace, and development by empowering women politically, socially, and economically around the world.”


Date: 02/06/2013 Description: Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Burmese women leaders at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., February 6, 2013.  - State Dept ImageFeb.6:  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Burmese women leaders at the U.S. Department of State. Fickr»

 

 

 

 

 


Presidential Memorandum
Coordination of Policies and Programs to Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls Globally

(Jan. 30): Promoting gender equality and advancing the status of all women and girls around the world remains one of the greatest unmet challenges of our time, and one that is vital to achieving our overall foreign policy objectives. Ensuring that women and girls, including those most marginalized, are able to participate fully in public life, are free from violence, and have equal access to education, economic opportunity, and health care increases broader economic prosperity, as well as political stability and security. Full Text»


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