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Government confirms funding for new-look Australia
Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr has confirmed an agreement has been reached for the ongoing funding of a new-look Australia Network Service, combining television, radio and digital media.
2012 Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing, from 3-6 September 2012 at the Parliament Palace, Hall CA Rosetti, and at the MFA Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy (RADR). According to the press release sent by MFA, at this year will be attended by three special guests: Lamberto Zannier, Secretary General of the OSCE, Grigol Vashadze, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and Oleg Efrim, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova.
In the Weeds: the Last Three Feet
Rendered razor sharp against a blurred background, the small flowers of late summer burst with reality. These are discrete examples of meadow flowers that our eyes usually gather in flattened focus massively and whole.
State Department: ‘Hold down the fort,’ other common phrases could be offensive Read more: http://w
Chief Diversity Officer John Robinson penned a column in the department's latest edition of "State Magazine" advising readers on some rather obscure Ps and Qs. Robinson ticked off several common phrases and went on to explain why their roots are racially or culturally insensitive.
Israeli Ministry of Finance Hosts Israel Investment, Innovation and Trade Forum in New York
What: Israel Investment, Innovation and Trade Forum: Invest. Innovate. Israel.The conference will bring together key officials from the Israeli Ministries of Finance, Public Diplomacy, Office of the Prime Minister, as well as leading Israeli and U.S. business executives.
Chinese diplomacy at a crossroads
When the activists from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China landed on the Diaoyu Islands recently, TV cameras shot bird's-eye views from helicopters. Two journalists from Phoenix TV were among those arrested and later released by Japanese police, all in front of the cameras.
Armenian Genocide “Widely Recognized” in Israel
The 1915 mass killings and deportations of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey are widely recognized as a genocide in Israel, an Israeli cabinet minister said after visiting the Armenian Genocide memorial here on Friday, August 24.
Merkel’s China trip is not just panda diplomacy
Germany and China have been cultivating a brisk exchange, and since last year, have held joint government consultations. The current meeting takes place in the midst of major personnel changes in Beijing.
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