Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 20, 2009 - 06:40 PM
From November 16 to 18, more than 150 nations came together in Rome, where delegations endorsed a declaration that serves as a dramatic shift in the way in which we, as a global community, address the challenge of ensuring food security. The nations that signed the declaration pledged to put developing countries in the lead in terms of planning and implementing…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Nov 20, 2009 - 04:17 PM
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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 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 Michael Coady on Nov 11, 2009 - 12:41 AM
![Sun rises behind silhoutted Iow Jima Memorial, Arlington, VA, Jan. 19, 2006. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_1110_iwo_jima_m.jpg)
This Veterans Day, as the nation honors the men and women who have served so selflessly in our armed forces, I urge my Department of State colleagues to pay special tribute to the members — past and present — of the Marine Corps Embassy Security Group.
Referred to informally as Marine Security Guards (MSGs), today more than 1,300 of these dedicated, specially trained Marines are deployed worldwide to help protect U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe.
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