Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the United States would join the European Union and other nations to develop the "International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" that would establish an international framework for the responsible use of space..."the United States was committed to reversing the troubling trends that are damaging our space environment."

As the date for the drawdown of NATO forces from Afghanistan approaches, an atmosphere of optimism is being created, mainly in the Western media, about the prospects of a reasonably successful transition to a stable and eventually prosperous Afghanistan.

Secretary Clinton has made 21st Century Statecraft a key part of the Department's foreign policy agenda, using technology, digital networks, and innovation to meet the diplomatic and development challenges of the 21st century. She wants us to take "smart risks," utilizing these new communications tools in innovative ways in pursuit of our policy objectives.

On June 12, 2012 recent International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) participants Chantel Kapp-Marais and Chiza (Charles) Chiumya visited the U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) to brief USAU Public Diplomacy Officer Jasmine White on their experiences during their visit to the United States.

The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will exempt China and Singapore from economic sanctions for the next 180 days because the two countries have significantly decreased their crude oil imports from Iran.

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Thursday underscored importance of projecting the country’s soft image through public diplomacy by encouraging people-to-people contacts, cultural exchanges and promotion of trade the world over.

She set a frequent-flier record for U.S. secretaries of state when she touched down in her 100th country and she commemorated the strong stand that one of her predecessors had taken against Soviet expansion.

As the President said, Caribbean-Americans have taken many different paths to our shores — some forced to come against their will, others pursuing greater educational and economic opportunities.