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Economic, Energy, Agricultural and Trade Issues: United States-India Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation Conclusion of Reprocessing Arrangements and Procedures

 United States-India Agreement for Nuclear Cooperation Conclusion of Reprocessing Arrangements and Procedures Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 30, 2010Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and Indian Ambassador to the United States H.E. Meera Shankar today signed the Arrangements and Procedures Pursuant to Article 6(iii) of the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy regarding the reprocessing of U.S.-obligated nuclear material in India. Upon entry into force, the Arrangements and Procedures will enable reprocessing by India of United States-obligated nuclear material at a new national reprocessing facility to be established by India dedicated to the reprocessing of safeguarded nuclear material under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. These Arrangements and Procedures will facilitate participation by United States firms in India’s expanding civil nuclear energy sector.This arrangement, negotiated and concluded under President Obama, reflects the Administration’s strong commitment to building successfully on the landmark U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and is a prerequisite for U.S. nuclear fuel suppliers to conduct business with India. Previously, the United States had extended such reprocessing consent only to the European Union (EURATOM) and Japan. The Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative has facilitated significant new commercial opportunities across India’s multi-billion dollar nuclear energy market, including the designation of two nuclear reactor park sites for U.S. technology in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Increased civil nuclear trade with India will create thousands of new jobs for the U.S. economy while helping India to meet its rising energy needs in an environmentally responsible way by reducing the growth of carbon emissions.# # # PRN: 2010/1031 The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.

Economic, Energy, Agricultural and Trade Issues: State Hosts Tech@State: Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion

 State Hosts Tech@State: Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC July 30, 2010The State Department will host Tech@State: Mobile Money & Financial Inclusion on Monday, August 2, 2010 at the George Marshall Conference Center at the State Department from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero is leading the State Department’s global policy on mobile money and will open the event. Other U.S. Government speakers include representatives from the U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The half-day workshop will feature senior executives and experts from mobile money organizations around the globe, including ACCION International, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), Frog Design, Frontline SMS:Credit, mPay Connect, m-Via, Obopay, Banca de Oportunidades (Colombia), and Roshan (Afghanistan). Panelists will discuss increasing the scale of mobile money initiatives, select case studies, and the application of mobile money in foreign policy initiatives including food security, transparency and security, remittances, and more.Speaker Bios can be found at http://www.state.gov/statecraft/tech/money/144513.htmThis event is open to the press.Pre-set time for cameras is 7:15 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance.Final access times for writers and stills is 7:45 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance.Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) a U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport).PRESS CONTACTS: Katherine Townsend TownsendRK@State.govBackground on Tech@State: State hosted the first Tech@State event in May 2010 with a focus on technical solutions brought to bear following the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010 in Haiti. The State Department’s Tech@State program comes out of Secretary Clinton’s call during her January 2010 address on Internet Freedom to use 21st connection technologies to “put tools in the hands of people who will use them to advance democracy and human rights, to fight climate change and epidemics, to build global support for President Obama’s goal of a world without nuclear weapons, to encourage sustainable economic development that lifts the people at the bottom up."### PRN: 2010/1026Back to Top The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.

Economic, Energy, Agricultural and Trade Issues: Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo

 Conflict Minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo Hillary Rodham ClintonSecretary of State Washington, DC July 22, 2010Last year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I spoke out against the trade in "conflict minerals" that has funded a cycle of conflict there that has left more than 5 million people dead since 1998, displaced countless more, and spawned an epidemic of sexual and gender-based violence.President Obama has now signed into law a measure that will require corporations to publicly disclose what they are doing to ensure that their products don't contain these minerals. The DRC has formally expressed its support for this law and has thanked both the executive and legislative branches of our government. This is one of several steps we are taking to stop this illicit and deadly trade.After my visit to the Congo, I directed the State Department to develop a holistic strategy on this issue as part of our broader effort to engage effectively with the DRC. We continue to work with the government to crack down on corruption, both bilaterally and through the Great Lakes Contact Group. At the United Nations Security Council, we successfully pushed to expand the listing criteria in the DRC Sanctions Committee to include those supporting illegal armed groups through illicit trade of natural resources. We have provided support for initiatives on certification and due diligence that have been initiated by the Government of the DRC, local and foreign industry groups, and regional and international institutions. And we have met with a wide range of industry representatives and discussed the responsibility of end-users to ensure their supply chains are free of conflict minerals.All of these steps underscore the commitment of the United States to stand with the people of Congo and to work toward an end to this conflict.# # # PRN: 2010/994 The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.