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U.S. Statement on Media Freedom in OSCE Countries
Thank you, Mr. Chair. On numerous occasions, the United States has taken the floor to address serious and specific concerns regarding media freedom in various OSCE countries. In his speech in Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, President Obama said we need to build a world where peace rests on the inherent rights and dignities of ..

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Meets Kazakh State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev
SECRETARY CLINTON: I’m very pleased to welcome the foreign minister from Kazakhstan, a country of great strategic importance with whom the United States has developed a closer and closer relationship. Welcome, sir. FOREIGN MINISTER SAUDABAYEV: Thank you very much. (Via interpreter) I want to say that today is a special day in our relations ..

U.S. Embassy Hosts Joint Anti-Human Trafficking Press Conference
On February 3, 2010, Chargé d'Affaires a.i., Pamela Spratlen, along with the Vice Minister of Justice, Marat Bekatayev, the Chairman of the Criminal Police Committee, Sultan Kussetov, the Chief of the Organized Crime Division, Armanbek Baymurzin, and the President of Korgau-Astana NGO Anna Ryl, held a press conference to call attention ..

Remarks at the International Conference on Afghanistan
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good afternoon, everyone. I think we have just wrapped up a very productive conference and we have seen the results of cooperation in the international community on a number of very important issues. I want to thank Prime Minister Brown and Foreign Secretary Miliband, the Government of Afghanistan ..

Center for American Progress: 2010 Outlook for Eurasian Energy
Richard Morningstar: It is a great pleasure to be here today to talk about the Administration’s approach to Eurasian Energy issues and the outlook for 2010 and beyond. With the new year and my coming up to one year on the job, it seems like the right time to take stock of where we are and look ahead to where we want to be on energy security issues.

Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
THE PRESIDENT: Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For 220 years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They've done so during periods ..

U.S. Consulate General in Almaty Hosts Roundtable on Internet Freedom
On January 22, the Public Affairs Section in of the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty hosted 25 NGO and Internet media leaders for a roundtable discussion on Internet freedom. The event began with a video screening of an address on Internet freedom delivered by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on January 21 ..

Statement on Murder of Kyrgyz Journalist in Kazakhstan
The United States is deeply concerned by recent attacks on and beatings of journalists. Over the past six months, there has been a series of violent incidents against the journalists and political commentators of the Kyrgyz Republic. The murder of Gennadi Pavlyuk, a Kyrgyz citizen who was attacked on December 16 in Almaty, is ..

Secretary of State Clinton's Address on Internet Freedom
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very much, Alberto, for not only that kind introduction but your and your colleagues’ leadership of this important institution. It’s a pleasure to be here at the Newseum. The Newseum is a monument to some of our most precious freedoms, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to discuss how those freedoms ..

Assistant Secretary Blake: Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship
As Kazakhstan begins to serve as the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe this year, it is charting a course for a bright and promising future. It is a future in which the United States and Kazakhstan together seek peace, security, economic development and prosperity. We seek democratic values and ..

U.S. Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland: Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship
The United States is very pleased to welcome Kazakhstan as the OSCE’s 2010 Chairman-in-Office. Both President Nazarbayev and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Saudabayev have laid out a constructive and detailed plan of priorities. We firmly believe that Kazakhstan will provide strong and effective leadership for the OSCE ..

Obama's First Year In Pictures
Our sister site, America.gov has these picture highlights of President Obama's first year in office. (AP images)

U. S. Embassy Marine Security Guards Donate Toys to Needy Children
On January 15, 2010, the U.S. Embassy Marine Security Guard Detachment (MSG) delivered toys and gifts to the children of the Astana Boarding School for Children with Special Needs as a part of their Toys for Tots program. The Astana Boarding School for Children with Special Needs hosts 243 children aged between 7 and 18 ..

U.S. Response to Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Saudabayev
The United States is pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Permanent Council as the OSCE’s 2010 Chairman-in-Office. We are also pleased that President Nazarbayev took the opportunity to address us this morning. Both of these statements underscore Kazakhstan’s commitment to the OSCE and to a strong and successful Chairmanship.

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