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Defending America: State Department's Mission in an Age of Terrorism
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Swigert (Aug. 19): "[T]he wide-ranging actions U.S. Government agencies are taking to counter terrorism and terrorists are amplified by our coalition building within the UN, its specialized agencies and other international organizations." [full text]
Coordinator for Counterterrorism Black (Aug. 19): "We are facing a global threat, which calls for a comprehensive diplomatic strategy and a global response." [full text]
U.S. Commitment to Women in the Middle East
Women's issues are integral to reform in the region along with political, educational, and economic advancements. This fact sheet provides a list of the projects representative of programs for women under the Middle East Partnership Initiative.
Debt For Nature Agreement To Conserve Panama's Forests
(Aug. 19): The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, together with The Nature Conservancy, signed a second round of agreements, reducing Panama’s debt to the United States and generating nearly $11 million for tropical forest conservation over the next 12 years. [full text]
| | |  | |  Deadline for Biometric Passport Requirements extended by one year, when new passports issued must be biometrically enabled. [more]
The State Department issued a report to its employees on the major accomplishments in the management area over the past three and a half years. Every Cabinet department and major agency is releasing a similar report, and the Office of Management and Budget is publishing a Government-wide report.
| | New Background Notes have been posted for Argentina, Cameroon, Belize, Croatia, Gabon and Honduras.
U.S. State Department tour reservations are not being accepted at this time. If you have already reserved space on a tour, please note that tours may be canceled at any time. Please check with the tour office information line (202-647-3241) for the latest on the status of tours at the Department's building in Washington, DC.
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