Posted by Michele Peters on Nov 20, 2009 - 09:55 AM
![Secretary Clinton delivers remarks to Moscow State University students, Oct. 14, 2009. [AP Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1120_clinton_moscow_students_m.jpg)
As we celebrate International Education Week (IEW), I am reminded of Secretary Clinton's remarks during her recent trip to Russia about the U.S. government’s interest in forming more people-to-people partnerships to lay a strong foundation for future cooperation. Each year…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 19, 2009 - 03:56 PM
Today, Secretary Clinton spoke with U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan, where she said:
"I just want to make three quick points. First, we are here for a purpose, and this is a mission that is important to the United States and to those who have joined us in it. It’s a mission that partners with the people and Government of Afghanistan against a…
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Posted by Anna P. Mussman on Nov 19, 2009 - 11:17 AM
![Students in Jalalabad speak via Skype with peers in Boston, Nov. 12, 2009. [State Dept. Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1119_boston_jalalabad_m.jpg)
Jumpstarting International Education Week, high school students in Boston and Jalalabad used Skype technology to meet online and discuss teen life, culture and current events. At 8:00 a.m. EST on November 5 and again on November 12, staff and students at the Beaver County Day School, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, met via Skype a group of Jalalabad students…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 18, 2009 - 02:56 PM
Secretary Clinton met with U.S. Embassy employees and their families while in Kabul, Afghanistan today. During her visit, the Secretary said:
"When I became Secretary of State, I said that I wanted us to be using smart power. And that was a combination of what too often has been divided between our incredible military assets, so-called hard power, and our diplomacy…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 18, 2009 - 12:29 PM
![Secretary Clinton at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan November 18, 2009. [AP photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1118_hrc_afghan2_m.jpg)
Briefing En Route Kabul, Afghanistan
Secretary Clinton arrrived today in Afghanistan to attend President Karzai’s November 19 inauguration ceremony, meet with Afghanistan’s leadership, international partners and allies, U.S.…
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Posted by Nicholas Papp on Nov 18, 2009 - 09:54 AM
![Students smile during YES2009 Nov. 16, 2009 in Malaysia. [State Dept. photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/yes_2009_m.JPG)
As the sun tried to break through the early morning mist in Putrajaya, Malaysia’s fantastic federal administrative center south of Kuala Lumpur, 3,000 of Southeast Asia’s most talented youth leaders began arriving in droves at the Youth Engagement Summit YES2009. Inspired by President Obama’s vision for hope and change, these active young leaders represent a rising generation working to build movements, catalyze change and transform lives in their communities, the region and beyond. World change icons including Twitter founder Biz Stone, Live8’s Bob Geldorf, chess champion Gary Kasparaov and…
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Posted by Michele Peters on Nov 17, 2009 - 04:15 PM
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today launched the Department of State’s second annual ExchangesConnect Video Contest, “Change Your Climate, Change Our World,” with a video message on the ExchangesConnect social network.
The ExchangesConnect Video Contest is a call to action for global…
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Posted by Beatrice Camp on Nov 16, 2009 - 02:59 PM
About the Author: Beatrice Camp serves as U.S. Consul General at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai, China.
Even before I arrived in Shanghai as U.S. Consul General last September, I knew that the Shanghai 2010 Expo was going…
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Posted by Alina L. Romanowski on Nov 16, 2009 - 01:31 PM
![U.S. students train with members Mangueria samba school, Rio de Janeiro, May 28, 2008. [AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1116_us_brazil_music_class_m.jpg)
International Education Week (IEW) is a global celebration of international educational exchange and its positive impact on the world. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education allows us to showcase the benefits of studying abroad for Americans and to attract international students to study…
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Posted by Athena Kwey on Nov 16, 2009 - 11:13 AM
![Customers surf the Internet at an Internet cafe in Beijing, China, June 30, 2009. [AP Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1116_china_netizens_m.jpg)
On November 13, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing launched pages on KaixinWang and QQ, two leading social networking portals in China. Our collaboration with these sites uses local platforms in Chinese to communicate directly with the Chinese people. We hope that this outreach will facilitate our ability to share information and promote a dialogue at the grassroots level. The launch is part of our comprehensive new media effort to support President Obama’s first visit to the region.
Our blog page on QQ will provide…
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