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January 19, 2017

Working with Silicon Valley on New Approaches to Tackling Weapons of Mass Destruction Challenges

This past April, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken and then Under Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller convened technologists, entrepreneurs,… more

January 19, 2017

A Conversation on International Labor Rights

From her upbringing in a family of trade unionists to her current work as Executive Director of the Solidarity Center,… more

January 18, 2017

Lifting the Roof: How a New Effort Could Change Everything for Girls in Malawi

The man who raped Maureen was a friend of her father’s. At the age of 11, she had left her… more

January 18, 2017

Consular Affairs - Serving Citizens Around the World

The Bureau of Consular Affairs is often the public face of the U.S. Department of State. We assist the millions… more

January 18, 2017

In Nepal, Science and Technology Are Protecting Wildlife and Preventing Disease

In 2015, 15 tiger skins were seized by international wildlife crime officers. They assumed that the tigers were poached from… more

January 17, 2017

Five Ways to Make the United Nations Even More Effective

Accomplishing even just some of these five things would go a long way in making the United Nations system more… more

January 16, 2017

Diversity and Service in Diplomacy – A Distinctly American Story

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day we are reminded of the valuable work done over the last few… more

January 16, 2017

International Religious Freedom – Why Does It Matter, Why Care?

Since 1993, successive U.S. Presidents have proclaimed January 16 as National Religious Freedom Day. Religious freedom involves the right of… more

January 13, 2017

Renewable Energy’s Low Costs and High Returns

As 2017 begins, there’s never been a stronger economic case for renewable energy than there is today. The conventional wisdom… more

January 13, 2017

Dispatches from the Field: Exploring Aid Transparency in Malawi

In recent years, the international community has made tremendous progress in sharing foreign assistance data with the public through the… more

January 12, 2017

Countering Terrorists’ Use of The Internet

Over the last several months, I traveled to Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Silicon Valley to discuss our efforts… more

January 12, 2017

Thousands Have Stepped Up to Help 98 Million Girls Learn

Billboard. Marie Claire. Proctor & Gamble. JetBlue. And a group of kids putting on a bake sale. What do they… more

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