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Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 3:32:19

Ronald in New York writes:

Dear Secretary Rice:

Please do not allow President Bush to bomb the nuclear sites in Iran; just prior to the November Presidential election.
From the entry 'Welcome to Dipnote'.

Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 2:40:24

Joe in Tennesse writes:

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@ Kirk and Joe, There's an interview w/ the Russian president on BBC, I think it was yesterday or the day before. He states very clearly…

From the entry 'What Role Should the International Community Play in the Russia-Georgia Conflict?'.

Posted on Fri, August 29, 2008 - 2:21:31

Eric in New Mexico writes:

Seems to me the power of the pen is fully dependant on the will to implement the words that flow from it.

It then becomes a historical…

From the entry 'The Peace Pact That Wasn't'.

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Blackwater Investigation Update
Posted by Sean McCormack on Sep 26, 2007 - 01:12 PM

I woke up this morning in New York to new headlines about the conduct of U.S. government security contractor Blackwater and the multiple investigations and reviews underway concerning their work in Iraq for the State Department. For those who have not followed the story closely, the recent round of stories dates to a September 16th incident in which a number of Iraqis, apparently including some innocent bystanders, died after a firefight involving Blackwater contractors in Baghdad while protecting U.S. employees working outside the international zone (the so-called "Green Zone"). There are conflicting accounts of how the firefight started, so we (the State Department) are now trying to piece together an account of what happened by interviewing as many witnesses as possible and collecting whatever other evidence may exist. Any next steps…

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Assistant Secretary Silverberg’s Dispatch #2 from the 62nd UNGA
Posted by Kristen Silverberg on Sep 25, 2007 - 05:14 PM

United Nations – Hello again from New York. I spent most of today following the President’s busy schedule, which required me to run quickly (and in heels!) to keep up.

In his speech to the 192 nations of the General Assembly, President Bush reminded his listeners of the promise the United Nations has made – through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – to defend people everywhere from tyranny, hunger, disease, illiteracy, and poverty. The President called on all Member States to take action to defend the peoples of the world…

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UNGA 101
Posted by Kristen Silverberg on Sep 25, 2007 - 02:32 PM

Kristen Silverberg, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs

Welcome to the State Department’s new blog, Dipnote. My name is Kristin Silverberg and I lead the Department’s Bureau of International Organization Affairs which is responsible for managing the U.S. relationship with the United Nations.

Each September, the President and the Secretary of State go to New York to join their counterparts from around the world to honor the opening of the General Assembly of the United Nations. This year more than fifty heads of state and government are expected to be in New York for the opening events.

The United States helped to found the United Nations in 1945 and we remain the UN’s largest and most active supporter. We work with the United Nations to combat disease,…

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Welcome to Dipnote
Posted by Sean McCormack on Sep 25, 2007 - 02:02 PM

Department Spokesman Sean McCormack answers questions by members of the press during the morning pre

Welcome to the State Department's first-ever blog, Dipnote. As a communicator for the Department, I have the opportunity to do my fair share of talking on a daily basis. With the launch of Dipnote, we are hoping to start a dialogue with the public. More than ever, world events affect our daily lives--what we see and hear, what we do, and how we work. I hope Dipnote will provide you with a window into the work of the people responsible for our foreign policy, and will give you a chance to be active participants in a community focused on some of the great issues of our world today.

With Dipnote we are going to take you behind the scenes at the State Department and bring you closer to the personalities of the Department. We are going to try and break through some of the jargon and talk about how we operate around the world.

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Protecting Diplomats at UNGA: The Inside Story #1
Posted by Heath Kern Gibson on Sep 25, 2007 - 11:58 AM

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