Posted by Luke Forgerson on Sep 25, 2009 - 10:17 PM
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In the midst of the Pittsburgh Summit and the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, I almost forgot: DipNote turns two today. It seems appropriate that two days before DipNote’s second anniversary, we passed eight million page views. So, this occasion is as much about you, our readers, as it is about DipNote.
As I reflect on the last two years, one of the things that I am most pleased about is the dedicated community that is developing around the blog.…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Sep 25, 2009 - 06:07 PM
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Today, the G-20 leaders assessed the progress made addressing the global economic crisis and agreed to maintain steps to support economic activity until recovery is assured. They further committed to additional steps to ensure strong, sustainable, and balanced growth, to build a stronger international financial system, to reduce development imbalances, and to modernize our architecture for international economic cooperation.
They designated the G-20 as the premier forum for our international economic cooperation and agreed to have a G-20 Summit in Canada in June 2010, and in Korea in November 2010, with the expectation…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Sep 25, 2009 - 04:09 PM
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Sep 23, 2009 - 02:09 PM
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This week, leaders of the G-20 will gather in Pittsburgh to discuss key issues in the global economy. President Obama called the gathering an important opportunity to continue the work of confronting the global economic crisis.
Colleagues from the White House, U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of the Treasury have already been blogging about the Pittsburgh Summit.
Brad Setser tells us that the G-20 countries will take stock of their…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Sep 21, 2009 - 03:08 PM
The Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS), announced by Secretary Clinton at the 2009 New York University commencement speech, is part of a growing effort by the State Department to harness technology and a commitment to global service among young people to facilitate new forms of diplomatic engagement.
Over the summer, the U.S. Department of State partnered 37 U.S. diplomatic missions…
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