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Flood Relief Assistance in Pakistan ..Additional information on this subject.
Ambassador Patterson (July 31): "The United States supports Pakistan's emergency relief efforts on behalf of people affected by recent monsoon floods." Full Text» Read more about this news.
U.S. Policy Towards Central Asia ..Click here to read more of this article.
Assistant Secretary Blake (July 30): "Recognizing the uniqueness of each of the five Central Asian nations... U.S. policy supports the development of fully sovereign, stable democratic nations, integrated into the world economy..." Full Text» Use the link in the article title to view the entire news article.
July 30th Closure of U.S. Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez ..View complete feature using this link.
Assistant Secretary Crowley (July 30): "We are reviewing our security posture at the consulate. It has been closed today as part of that review." Full Text» Warden Message» If you find this of interest, please read the full feature.
Global Navigation Satellite Systems ..Read full article by clicking here.
July 30: The U.S. and EU released a joint statement on cooperation between the U.S. Global Positioning System and Europe's planned Galileo space-based navigation system. Statement» If you find this of interest, please read the full feature.
One Year of Detention for American Hikers ..View complete feature using this link.
Secretary Clinton (July 30): "Tomorrow marks the year-long detention of three U.S. citizens, Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Joshua Fattal... Their release by Iran is long overdue and their continued detention is unjustifiable." Full Text» Read more on this by following the linked text in the title above.
President's Forum With Young African Leaders ..Click here to read more of this article.
July 30: President Obama will host a forum in Washington, DC, August 3-5 with approximately 120 young leaders from civil society and the private sector representing more than 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. More» Media Note» For additional details, please follow the link contained in the title.
Tech@State: Mobile Money ..View complete feature using this link.
July 30: The State Department will host Tech@State: Mobile Money on Monday, August 2. Areas of discussion include increasing the scale of mobile money initiatives and the application of mobile money in foreign policy initiatives. More» Read the whole article for full details
Arab League Initiative Committee ..Additional information on this subject.
Assistant Secretary Crowley (July 29): "We are encouraged by reports that Arab states meeting in Cairo agree on the need to resume direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians to reach a final status agreement." Full Text» If you find this of interest, please read the full feature.
New START Treaty ..Read full article by clicking here.
As a part of the Conversations With America series, Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher discussed the New START Treaty with Steven Pifer, Director of the Brookings Institution’s Arms Control Initiative. View Video» More on New START» Read more about this news.
Crash of Airblue Flight ED-202 ..Learn more about this news item.
Assistant Secretary Crowley (July 28): "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims and all the people of Pakistan at this difficult time." Full Text» Get more information on this topic by clicking on the link.