Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.   During Women’s History Month, we reflect on the extraordinary accomplishments of women and honor their role in shaping the course of our Nation’s history.  Today, women have reached heights their mothers and grandmothers might only have imagined.  Women now comprise nearly half of our workforce[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.   In 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an Executive Order establishing the Peace Corps, forever changing the way America sees the world and the world sees us.  Today, one of President Kennedy’s most enduring legacies can be found in the over 200,000 current and returned[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 February 2011 – Faced with an exodus of refugees from Libya amid reported violence by President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s loyalists, potential food and medical shortages and growing insecurity, the United Nations is ramping up aid efforts within the country, along the borders and inside its neighbours. The Under-Secretary-General for[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011 – 3:33 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. As I mentioned this morning, we have with us today the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice. She was just in a meeting with the President and the U.N. Secretary General, and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011. Today, President Obama issued a memorandum to Executive Departments and Agencies to work with State, Tribal, and local governments to reduce unnecessary regulatory and administrative burdens in order to focus resources on achieving better outcomes at lower cost. Over the last two years, the Administration has[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.   For over a century, the American Red Cross has harnessed the generosity of the American people, mobilizing us to offer assistance in the wake of disaster.  Whether aiding towns fighting rising floodwaters or nations struggling with starvation and disease, the American Red Cross and its[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 28, 2011.   INDEX: DEPARTMENT Welcome to Briefing Room Guests Scripps Howard Foundation Semester Secretary’s Trip to Geneva / Bilateral Meetings / Human Rights Council Remarks Secretary Clinton’s Testimony before the House and Senate Committees Ambassador Marc Grossman’s Travel to London, Jeddah, Kabul, Islamabad and Brussels / International[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 February 2011 – The United Nations stands ready to support Egypt’s political transition, the United Nation’s top political official has said, noting the world body understands that the process must be led by Egyptians. “The UN fully respects and understands that Egypt’s transition must be done by and[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 February 2011 – While underlining the importance of the United Nations sanctions regime against individuals and entities linked to the Taliban or Al-Qaida as an essential tool in fighting terrorism, the Security Council today also stressed the need for fair and due process for those implicated. In a[Read More…]

Northwood, Middlesex–(ENEWSPF)–28 February 2011.  At approximately 0600Z on 28 February, the Bulk Cargo Carrier MV DOVER was pirated approximately 260 nautical miles North East of Salalah in the North Arabian Sea. The Panamanian flagged, Greek owned vessel was on its way to Saleef (Yemen) from Port Quasim (Pakistan) when it was[Read More…]