Posted by Lillian deValcourt-Ayala on Oct 26, 2009 - 01:11 PM
![4th annual Run for Food runners in Rome, Italy October 24, 2009. [State Dept.]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/rome_m.jpg)
We were not as fast as Carl Lewis in the Olympics nor did our team place first in 4th Run for Food this weekend, but runners from our three U.S. embassies in Rome got involved and showed our commitment. That’s the difference we all can make in the real life race against hunger.
The UN’s largest technical agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), commemorated
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Posted by Carlos Gallardo on Sep 11, 2009 - 08:33 PM
![Dzankovic shakes hands with Amb. Moore, Podgorica, Montenegro, Sept. 11, 2009. [State Dept. Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_0911_journey_montenegro_m.jpg)
Today, Mensur Dzankovic, a citizen of Pljevlja, rode his bike over 180 kilometers from his hometown to the U.S. Embassy in Montenegro’s capital of Podgorica to pay tribute to the victims of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States. Mr. Dzankovic placed flowers he brought from Pljevlja in front of the embassy flagpole. Ambassador Moore thanked Mr. Dzankovic for his tremendous kindness and compassion.
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Posted by John Whittlesey on Jul 27, 2009 - 09:54 AM
![Researcher stands near a wall of computer-generated images of climate change, Oak Ridge, Tenn. [AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/09_0727_globes_imaging_m.jpg)
Late last month I visited the University of Sheffield and York University, both in England, in order to learn more about their science-related programs and partnerships.
Multidisciplinary research is a major theme, as traditional academic specialties now have to work together laterally to make progress on the issues of the day such as pollution, climate change, and regenerative medicine. The classic lone scientist, even a brilliant one, working alone in his/her lab is seen as less valuable than an interactive team. They call it translational research, using academic tools to solve practical problems. High-resolution imaging and computer modeling are cross-cutting themes,…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Jul 07, 2009 - 01:35 PM
![President Obama greets students at New Economic School in Moscow, July 7, 2009. [AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_0707_obama_nes_moscow_m.jpg)
"[T]here is sometimes a sense that old assumptions must prevail, old ways of thinking; a conception of power that is rooted in the past rather than in the future. There is the 20th century view that the United States and Russia are destined to be antagonists, and that a strong Russia or a strong America can only assert themselves in opposition to one another. And there is a 19th century view that we are destined to vie for spheres of influence, and that great powers must forge competing blocs to balance one another.
These…
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Posted by DipNote Bloggers on Jul 06, 2009 - 03:17 PM
![Presidents Obama and Medvedev attend press conference at Kremlin Palace, Moscow, July 6, 2009. [AP]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2009_0706_russia_obama_m.jpg)
"I seek to reset relations with Russia because I believe that Americans and Russians have many common interests, interests that our governments recently have not pursued as actively as we could have. For instance, I believe that Americans and Russians both would benefit from fewer nuclear weapons in the world, greater control over nuclear materials around the world, a defeat of extremist elements in Afghanistan…
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