Remarks Esther Brimmer Assistant Secretary , Bureau of International Organization Affairs Washington, DC January 12, 2012 (As prepared remarks) Hello, I’m Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs at the …
Report Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator January 12, 2012 Infrastructure and Energy Food and Economic Security Health and Other Basic Services Governance, Rule of Law and Security Conclusion Two years after a powerful earthquake …
Taken Question Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC Question Taken at the January 9, 2012 Daily Press Briefing January 9, 2012 QUESTION: Who was the last person transferred from Guantanamo? What is the status of our efforts to close Guantanamo …
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC January 1, 2012 On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to congratulate the people of Haiti as you celebrate the 208th anniversary of your …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge The U.N. and other aid agencies have characterized the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti as the largest urban disaster in modern history. The earthquake affected …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Even before the earthquake, Haiti faced significant challenges to economic security. The World Bank reported that the majority of businesses operate in the informal …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 Challenges The January 12, 2010, earthquake had an immediate impact on governance and rule of law, killing an estimated 18 percent of Haiti’s civil service and destroying key …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 Challenges and Accomplishments The January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti created an estimated 10 million cubic meters of rubble in 30 secondsâenough to fill dump trucks reaching …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Lack of access to education remains a key obstacle to social and economic development in Haiti, with less than half of Haitian school-aged children enrolled in primary …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge On October 21, 2010, the Haitian Ministry of Health and Population (MSPP) confirmed cases of cholera for the first time in at least a century. Accomplishments At …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Even before the January 2010 earthquake, 40 percent of the Haitian population had no access to basic health services; infant mortality in Haiti was the highest in the …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 Following the tragic January 12, 2010, earthquake, the U.S. government (USG) has committed over $3.1 billion toward relief, recovery and reconstruction, of which $2.2 billion has been …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Even before the January 12, 2010, earthquake, Haiti faced significant challenges to food security. Declining productivity and farm incomes led to malnourishment and …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Unemployment in Haiti is a big problem, with an estimated 40 percent of the population unemployed. From a peak employment of 100,000 in the early 1980s, employment in …
Fact Sheet Office of the Haiti Special Coordinator December 28, 2011 The Challenge Prior to the January 2010 earthquake, the power sector in Haiti was among the most problematic in the Western world. Only an estimated 25 percent of the population had …
Press Statement Mark C. Toner Acting Spokesperson , Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 24, 2011 We have seen reports that the Council of State of Cuba has announced the release of 2,900 prisoners and Alan Gross is not among them. If …
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 21, 2011 The U.S. Mission to Brazil processed a record number of visa applications – 820,000 – in fiscal year 2011, a 42 percent year-over-year increase. To meet the surging demand for U.S …
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 13, 2011 Today the United States and St. Christopher and Nevis signed the U.S.-St. Christopher and Nevis Open Skies air transport agreement, which will liberalize our bilateral aviation …
Taken Question Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 12, 2011 QUESTION: Do you have any comment on the proposed Congressional action requiring the State Department to make a determination on the Keystone pipeline within 60 days of …
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 12, 2011 With an exchange of diplomatic notes, the United States and the Plurinational State of Bolivia extended their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to protect Bolivia’s cultural …
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