Inequality and the Lost Generation
Posted by Barbara Shailor / February 09, 2012
![A young boy on a garbage heap in Mumbai, India, Oct. 3, 2011. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0209_inequality_generation_m.jpg)
About the Author: Barbara Shailor serves as Special Representative for International Labor Affairs.
Recent events at the start of 2012 offer a glimpse of the struggles that lay ahead, both in the United States and abroad. From the Occupy Wall Street movement, to young people airing their grievances throughout the Middle East and beyond, all these events are indicative of a larger and more fundamental issue. The issue is one that President Obama framed for Americans clearly in his State of the Union Address:
"The basic American promise that if you worked hard, you could do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement...[is] the defining issue of our time...how to keep the promise alive... No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important...we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair… more »
Game-Changing Innovations Through New Relationships With Universities
Posted by Maura O'Neill and Alex Dehgan / February 09, 2012
![University of Wisconsin Superior students practice counting rotifer cysts, eggs of an invasive freshwater zooplankton on June 9, 2009, in the wet lab of UWS' Lake Superior Research Institute. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0209_usaid_universities_m.jpg)
About the Authors: Maura O'Neill serves as Chief Innovation Officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Dr. Alex Dehgan serves as the Science and Technology Adviser to the USAID Administrator.
We are proud to announce the Higher Education Solutions Network Request for Applications (RFA), which invites higher education institutions to compete to join USAID as new strategic, long-term partners to have a greater impact on development through creative partnerships. From USAID's start 50 years ago, partnering with universities and research organizations has been part of the Agency's vision. Over the years we have worked with partners on sector-specific projects, but today we are pursuing an unprecedented relationship with… more »
Harnessing Science, Technology, and Innovation To Promote Global Development
Posted by Gayle Smith and Tom Kalil / February 08, 2012
About the Authors: Gayle Smith is Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Development and Democracy at the National Security Council. Tom Kalil is Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Senior Advisor for Science, Technology, and Innovation, National Economic Council.
Today at the White House, senior Administration officials announced a series of new initiatives to promote game-changing innovations to solve long-standing development challenges. Answering President Obama's call to harness science technology, and innovation to spark global development, the Administration… more »
Op-Ed: ‘Delivering Jobs With International Tourism’
Posted by DipNote Bloggers / February 07, 2012
![People look out the window at airplanes at Santos Dummont airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 25, 2012. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0207_nides_travel_m.jpg)
Deputy Secretary of State Thomas R. Nides authored an opinion piece that appears today on CNN's Global Public Square Blog. The text of his piece also follows below:
"Here's a simple equation that will help the economy: Bringing more international visitors to America equals new jobs here at home. The United States is the world's top tourist destination, but our share of that market has dropped since September 11, 2001.
"International travelers added $134 billion in exports to our economy in 2010, and we know there is appetite for much more. The Department of Commerce estimates that every 65 additional international visitors to the… more »
The Decade of Roma Inclusion and U.S. Engagement on the Human Rights of Roma
Posted by Albana Karakushi / February 07, 2012
![Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton poses with Roma professionals and NGO leaders at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, February 5, 2012. [AP Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2012_0207_clinton_roma_bulgaria_m.jpg)
About the Author: Albana Karakushi works in the Office of European Affairs in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
On February 5, Secretary Clinton met with a young group of Roma civil society activists and professionals in Sofia, Bulgaria. The Roma participants each spoke briefly about their work and their ideas on how to help move the Roma community forward. Many of the Roma youth activists were alumni of the Intern Program for Young Roma, an Open Society Institute initiative held under the auspices of the National Assembly of Bulgaria that announced its fifth intern program on February 6.
In her opening remarks, the Secretary told the activists that "helping to promote and protect the inalienable human rights of Roma everywhere is a long-standing personal commitment of mine, and it is a stated foreign policy priority of this Administration." As part of that commitment, the Secretary announced that… more »
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