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U.S. Suspends Operations At Embassy In Central African Republic

Reuters | Posted 12.27.2012 | World
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WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it was suspending operations at its embassy in the Central African Republic as rebel...

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Freedom Remains Elusive For Millions

Posted 06.21.2012 | World
Read More: World Slavery, Emancipation, US Department of State, Emancipation Proclamation, Slavery, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Freedom, Abraham Lincoln, Hillary Clinton, World Slavery Human Trafficking Report, Human Trafficking, Video, World News

As many as 27 million people worldwide are victims of human trafficking, including sex trafficking, forced labor and the use of child soldiers, accord...

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Nigerian Collaboration Sparkles with the Bronx Museum's smARTpower Initiative

Atim Oton | Posted 06.26.2012 | Black Voices
Read More: Brett Cook, US Department of State, Holly Block, Bronx Museum of Art, Smartpower, Bv-Life, Black Voices News
Atim Oton

This is the first blog in my series, The Pulse of Africa talking with Global Africans working in Africa and across the Diaspora. It takes an inside v...

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Public Diplomacy That Lasts: The Value of International Visitor Exchanges

Stuart W. Holliday | Posted 04.28.2012 | World
Read More: International Visitors, Exchange Programs, Public Diplomacy, Meridian International Center, u.s. Department of State, World News
Stuart W. Holliday

While people are rightly pointing to the power of social media to bring people across societies together, exchanges still represent a key component of public diplomacy. Exchanges offer an in-depth experience with a foreign country, its culture, its systems, and most importantly, its people.

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12 Days Of Giving To Support Women And Girls Globally

Stephenie Foster | Posted 02.24.2012 | Impact
Read More: Vital Voices Global Partnership, Globalgiving, We Advance Maria Bello, Umoja Village, Heifer International, Pax World, Madeleine Albright, Usher, Girl Scouts, US Department of State, Secretary Clinton, Center for International Private Enterprise, Women & Girls, Condoleezza Rice, Women in Public Service, Women-Thrive-Worldwide, Rebecca Lolosoli, Usher's New Look, Sewall-Belmont House, Impact News
Stephenie Foster

As we begin the Twelve Days of Christmas, and mark the fifth night of Hanukah, here are some organizations I recommend that help create sustainable change for women and girls worldwide.

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The 2013 Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery, AKA The Green Card Lottery

Aggie R. Hoffman | Posted 12.04.2011 | Latino Voices
Read More: DV Lottery, Immigration, Green Card, Diversity Visa, u.s. Department of State, Immigration Reform, Latino Voices News
Aggie R. Hoffman

True to its name, the purpose of the DV Lottery is to diversify our immigrant population. Here's how it works.

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Commentary on Comments: Wolves, Pipelines, and Dams, Oh My

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.26.2011 | Green
Read More: u.s. Department of State, Nebraska, Transcanada, Air Quality, Texas, Keystone XL, U.S. Department of the Interior, South Dakota, Public Comment Period, Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Idaho, Air Toxics, Sheila Jackson Lee, Montana, Oklahoma, Wyoming, U.S. Congress, Federal Register, Keystone Species, Klamath River, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Endangered Species, Wyoming Wolf Recovery Program, Air Pollution, Greg Abbott, Environmental Protection Agency, Gray Wolf, Kansas, Green News
Bill Chameides

Everyone has something to say about something these days, on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. All fine and dandy. But there's another way to get heard: by putting your two cents on the record through what's known as the public comment period.

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The Keystone XL Pipeline: A Tar Sands Folly?

Bill Chameides | Posted 09.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Energy, Pipeline Leaks, Bp, u.s. Department of State, Oil Sands, Climate, Transcanada, Texas, Canada, Petroleum, Keystone XL, Pollution, Policy, Wall Street Journal, Pipeline, Yellowstone River Oil Spill, Enbridge Pipeline, Tar Sands, Politics, Kalamazoo River Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, U.S. Congress, Climate Change, Industry, Pipeline Spills, Marathon Pipeline, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ogallala Aquifer, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Bill Chameides

The U.S. State Department is in the rare position of having to decide on an environmental issue. Hillary Clinton is in the tar sands hot seat. Is she asking the right questions?

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A Decade of Anti-Trafficking Legislation: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism | Posted 08.26.2011 | World
Read More: u.s. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Modern Slavery, Sex Trafficking, Hillary Clinton, Modern Day Slavery, Forced Labor, Human Trafficking, World News
Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism

On Monday, government officials, law enforcement agents, advocates, and journalists head to the Department of State to discuss slavery. They will not receive a history lesson. They will discuss a problem that still affects at least 12.3 million people worldwide.

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Government Shutdown Could Affect Passport Applications, Travel Plans

Sue Frause | Posted 06.07.2011 | Travel
Read More: Passport, Singapore, US Department of State, Asia, Federal Government, US Government, Vietname, Travel News
Sue Frause

I'm somewhat nervous about the potential government shutdown this weekend. Not so much that the national parks and museums will be closed, but because I have international travel plans in early May.

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United States Acknowledges Relationship Between Homelessness and Human Rights. So What?

David Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, u.s. Department of State, UN Human Rights Working Group, United Nations, Impact News
David Henderson

Today, it is the rest of the world telling the United States to address its own domestic poverty and burgeoning homelessness.

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An Incredible Journey, Madam Secretary

David Helfenbein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: US-Department-of-State, State Department, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News
David Helfenbein

I have known and worked for the current Secretary of State for nearly half of my life. This wouldn't be unusual, except for one major fact: I am only twenty-three years old.

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Travel Warning Deters Some From Summer Study In Mexico

Stephen Montemayor | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Travel Warning, University of Kansas, u.s. Department of State, Butler University, College, Mexico Drug Wars, Institute for Study Abroad, Mexico, Mexico-Study-Abroad-Warning, Study Abroad, University of Texas, Mexico Drug Violence, College News
Stephen Montemayor

Careful review of the circumstances in specific regions of Mexico and the same precautions and common sense that is employed at home could mean the difference between gaining study and understanding and ignoring an opportunity.

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Agent Provocateur

Megan Shank | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: UK, U.S. Education, Australia, U.S. Economy, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, u.s. Department of State, Institute of International Education, American International Recruitment Council, China, American Association of Collegiate Registrars, American Association of Community Colleges, The Higher Education Act, College News
Megan Shank

Federal law prohibits compensation-based recruiting of students who qualify for financial aid, but it doesn't apply to the international students who contribute $18 billion annually to the U.S. economy.

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Shrimp Imports From Mexico Banned To Protect Endangered Turtles

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Shrimp Imports, Shrimp Turtles, u.s. Department of State, Mexico Shrimp Imports, Mexico Shrimp, Shrimp, Mexico, Endangered Species, Animals, u.s. Endangered Species Act, Endangered Sea Turtles, Green News

WASHINGTON — Mexico is losing its certification to export wild-harvest shrimp to the United States because its trawls lack required protections ...

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