http://www.america.gov/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:19:21 -0500 http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/September/20090901113442dmslahrellek7.157534e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/September/20090901113442dmslahrellek7.157534e-02.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:12:45 -0500 Israeli and Palestinian leaders need to resume “meaningful” negotiations to revive the stalled peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Special Envoy George Mitchell indicate after a lengthy meeting in London.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/September/20090901151618maduobbA0.2678644.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/September/20090901151618maduobbA0.2678644.html?CP.rss=true Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:16:22 -0500 Sixteen individuals, defined by President Obama as “agents of change,” received Presidential Medals of Freedom in an East Room White House ceremony August 12.  The medalists are from diverse backgrounds and are passionate and persistent in professional pursuits ranging from politics to the arts.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090831141044xjsnommis0.5973932.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090831141044xjsnommis0.5973932.html?CP.rss=true Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:10:48 -0500 State Department Assistant Secretary Philip Crowley briefs reporters August 27.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090828170310esnamfuak0.1632654.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090828170310esnamfuak0.1632654.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:03:14 -0500 The United States is deeply disappointed by the decision to release convicted Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi. The 1988 bombing of the plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, killed 270 individuals, and U.S. officials had been urging the Scottish Executive against the release.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090828164845eaifas0.5998499.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090828164845eaifas0.5998499.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:48:50 -0500 In an exclusive commentary published by People magazine, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shares what she learned on her seven-nation trip to Africa.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827181118dmslahrellek1.653689e-02.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827181118dmslahrellek1.653689e-02.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:11:26 -0500 Afghanistan is still vulnerable to the threat of insurgents regaining control of the country, and the threat is not going to go away, says Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff. A major new strategy for Afghanistan is due in about two weeks.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827171542eaifas0.8432428.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827171542eaifas0.8432428.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:15:55 -0500 The State Department releases a statement by the press secretary on the death of His Eminence Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, who has played an important role in Iraq’s history.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827151906xjsnommis0.3718836.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827151906xjsnommis0.3718836.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:19:17 -0500 State Department spokesman Ian Kelly briefs reporters August 26.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827122621xjsnommis0.208172.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090827122621xjsnommis0.208172.html?CP.rss=true Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:26:30 -0500 State Department spokesman Ian Kelly briefs reporters August 25.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826171134eaifas0.4364435.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826171134eaifas0.4364435.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:11:39 -0500 Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, makes remarks August 5 during an open Security Council debate on U.N. peacekeeping operations.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826155739esnamfuak0.8728754.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826155739esnamfuak0.8728754.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:57:43 -0500 President Obama says Afghanistan’s August 20 presidential and provincial council elections were historic as the first democratic, Afghan-led vote in more than three decades. He praises Afghan voters who braved intimidation and violence to control their future through the democratic process.

]]> http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826142940xjsnommis0.3693811.html?CP.rss=true http://www.america.gov/st/peacesec-persian/2009/August/20090826142940xjsnommis0.3693811.html?CP.rss=true Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:29:44 -0500 The State Department releases a joint statement by U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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