http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/site/index/ en U.S. Department of State 2010-03-16T16:12:38+00:00 DipNote Blogger David McKeeby writes:

@ John in Georgia -- Thank you for your comment. You'll be pleased to know that at the U.N. General Assembly last week, President Obama renewed U.S. commitment to supporting international peacekeeping. See our Dipnote post about it at as well as a briefing by White House Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs Samantha Power. ]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Mon Sep 28, 2009
Peacekeeping is one of the most noble pursuits of mankind. Would that we had these troops when the Hutus and Tutsis were squaring off; or in Bosnia in the early '90s; or in East Timor in the '80s. The USA should put the funding and support of this program as a priority.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Sat Sep 12, 2009 DipNote Blogger David McKeeby writes:

@ Suleman in South Africa -- Thank you for your comment. Like all recipients of U.S. security assistance, any foreign military personnel receiving training under the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) must first be carefully reviewed by U.S. authorities to ensure they have not been involved in any past human rights abuses. We call this process "Leahy Vetting," after U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, who led the effort to enact this important law in 2008.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Thu Aug 06, 2009
The U.S.A. ought to be careful not to repeat the mistakes committed over years when dealing with African countries, training of military personnel from a dictatorial regime does not help anybody other than legitimising the dictator and making him more autocratic.i.e President Museveni of Uganda, with all the Military training assistance received , he has now militalised the country and has transformed himself into a life President. He is now a burden to the country and all those who have nurtured him including the U.S.A. Training would be good but from democratic countries and with the consent of the Parliaments.
God Bless
Suleman]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Wed Aug 05, 2009
Looking forward to hearing more from this remarkable Secretary of State whom I met when she was First Lady..at Ngorongoro Crater]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Wed Aug 05, 2009
Shift that paradigm.....

GPOI.....should be conflict prevention and development
peace-making not post-conflict stabilization and peace-keeping. Use intelligence....not the military.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Wed Aug 05, 2009
this is great, but i wish that somehow we as humans could enter some sort of post-military era in which peacekeeping would not require the use of force.]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Tue Aug 04, 2009
it`s good..]]> http://blogs.state.gov/index.php/entires/travel_diary_partnership/ Tue Aug 04, 2009