Posted by Scott Gration on Nov 04, 2009 - 02:59 PM
![Special Envoy Gration speaks during an NGO event on Darfur, 2009. [State Department Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1104_gration_darfur_NGO_m.jpg)
On October 19, Secretary Clinton, accompanied by Ambassador Rice and myself, released the Obama Administration’s new comprehensive strategy to confront the serious and urgent situation in Sudan. As mentioned in my past blog post, the strategy focuses on three major areas: ending the conflict in Darfur, implementing the North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and ensuring that Sudan does not become a safe haven for terrorists.
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 03, 2009 - 10:46 AM
Today, Secretary Clinton delivered remarks at the Forum for the Future in Marrakech, Morocco. The Secretary said:
"Five months ago in Cairo, President Obama called…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 02, 2009 - 09:17 PM
Secretary Clinton is currently traveling in Morocco and will address the Forum for the Future. During remarks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri this morning, the Secretary said, "...The foreign minister and I had a very productive conversation about a range of issues, including our shared goal of strengthening stability and prosperity throughout North Africa and the Middle East. I’m…
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Posted by Scott Gration on Nov 02, 2009 - 07:39 PM
![Special Envoy Gration speaks at All Saints Cathedral in Rejaf, Sudan, Nov. 1, 2009. [Public Domain]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1101_gration_rejaf_m.jpg)
I am currently in Sudan, where I am visiting Juba and Khartoum to hold discussions with representatives from the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Together, we are working to move forward on the outstanding issues of Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) implementation. It’s a difficult and lengthy process, but failure is not an option – both the national elections and the referendum on self-determination in Southern Sudan are only months, not years, away.
Besides holding meetings…
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Posted by Ashley Bommer on Nov 02, 2009 - 03:02 PM
About the Author: Ashley Bommer is Special Advisor to Special Representative to Afghanistan & Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. She previously worked on the “Text SWAT” initiative whereby donations of $5 were made to UNHCR for refugees in the Swat Valley by sending…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Oct 31, 2009 - 07:32 PM
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Secretary Clinton recently visited Jerusalem to meet with senior officials. During a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, she stated:
"Thank you so much, Prime Minister. It is a great personal pleasure for me to be back in Jerusalem and a great honor to be here as Secretary of State once again. ... I appreciate the very positive words about the need to get back…
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Posted by Carolyn Vadino on Oct 30, 2009 - 04:18 PM
On October 18, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice traveled to Jerusalem on behalf of the Obama Administration to deliver a speech to the Israeli Presidential Conference, hosted by President Shimon Peres. She also spent time traveling in the region, meeting with key leaders and making important stops along the way.
In Israel, Ambassador Rice met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Foreign…
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Posted by Eric P. Schwartz on Oct 30, 2009 - 02:57 PM
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During our October 12-23 trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Kenya, I was reminded of both the challenges and opportunities we face in preventing and responding to humanitarian crises. In the DRC, I looked at protection efforts in the east, where an ongoing humanitarian crisis has had devastating effects on the civilian population, nearly two million of whom are displaced in the region. I visited camps in North and South Kivu as well as a village to which a number of people displaced by years of conflict have recently returned. Those returns, involving more than 60,000…
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Posted by Anne W. Patterson on Oct 30, 2009 - 09:24 AM
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About the Author: Anne W. Patterson serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
During her three day visit to Pakistan, Secretary Clinton’s vision of people to people diplomacy and her support for Pakistan’s democratic…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Oct 29, 2009 - 08:50 PM
Today Secretary Clinton visited Bari Imam, the shrine to Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, conducted a town hall meeting with university students and met…
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