INDONESIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2011. Today, I’m speaking to you from Indonesia as I finish up my trip to the Asia Pacific – the region where we do most of our trade and sell most of our exports. And over the past week, the progress we’ve made in opening markets and boosting[Read More…]
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Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Today’s UN Resolution Condemning the Assassination Plot against the Saudi Ambassador
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The United States welcomes today’s strong vote by the United Nations General Assembly on a resolution deploring the assassination plot against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States. The widespread support for this resolution, which was co-sponsored by UN members from all regions[Read More…]
Joint Statement by President SusiloI Bambang Yudhoyono of The Republic of Indonesia and President Barack Obama of The United States of America
Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. 1. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Barack Obama met in Bali on November 18, 2011. The two presidents reaffirmed the deepening engagement between the two countries on regional and global issues since establishing the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership in November 2010. 2. President Obama expressed the United States’[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Clinton at ASEAN Business and Investment Summit
Bali, Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. Thank you so much, and I am so excited about being back here today, and I want to recognize all of the distinguished guests. I know Minister Gita Wirjawan was here, and I know he had to go to a meeting at the – has already[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, November 18, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Welcome to Ambassador Cavanaugh, Director of Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky, and Students BURMA More Secretary Trip Details in Coming Days / Flickers of Progress / U.S. Expects to See More /Aung San Suu Kyi U.S.[Read More…]
Member States Vote to Reinstate Libya as Member of UN Human Rights Council
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 November 2011. United Nations Member States voted overwhelmingly today to readmit Libya as a member of the UN Human Rights Council, eight months after the North African country was suspended for its then government’s violent repression of a popular protest movement. In a ballot in the General Assembly[Read More…]
USW Works with Others from American Labor to Change Alabama’s Immigration Law
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. Fred Redmond, International Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW) and Vice President of the national AFL-CIO, joined others from the American labor movement to gather information for a report on Alabama’s draconian immigration law. The objective is to advise the labor movement and other organizations[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama after Bilateral Meeting with President Yudhoyono of Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011 – 6:53 P.M. WITA PRESIDENT OBAMA: Selamat malam. Terima kasih, President Yudhoyono. Thank you so much for welcoming us here today. Thank you for your tremendous leadership, and that of Indonesia, as you host both ASEAN and the East Asia Summit. And this speaks to your[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on Burma
Bali, Indonesia–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011 – 12:42 P.M. WITI PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Throughout my administration — and throughout this trip — I’ve underscored America’s commitment to the Asia Pacific region, but also I’ve underscored America’s commitment to the future of human rights in the region. Today I’m announcing an important[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Today’s Resolution by the IAEA Board of Governors on Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2011. The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency spoke with a unified voice today in its passage of a resolution that holds Iran accountable for its continued failure to live up to its international obligations. Last week, IAEA Director General Amano issued a stark[Read More…]
