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Groser to attend Partnership Forum in Washington
Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:26 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Trade Minister Tim Groser will travel to Washington tomorrow for the fifth US-NZ Partnership Forum next week. More >>
Taiwan Announces Further Sanctions Against Philippines
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:09:44 +1200 | Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
Premier Jiang Yi-huah announced Wednesday the initiation of a second wave of sanctions against the Philippines in retaliation for the fatal May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman.More >>
Review: US State Dept 2012 Human Rights Report on West Papua
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:16 +1200 | West Papua Advocacy Team
Comments On the U.S. Department of State's Annual Country Report On Human Rights For 2012 Concerning Indonesia/west Papua More >>
SG Slade: 23rd Pacific Developing Countries Governors Mtng
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:33:53 +1200 | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
SG Slade's Remarks At the 23rd Pacific Developing Member Countries Governors Meeting with ADB Management More >>
Rewards Are High If Fisheries Issues Negotiated Well In EPA
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:30:41 +1200 | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
The Pacific region’s Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union could be an important vehicle for sustainable development of our region. This is the message that was conveyed to the Pacific ACP Trade Ministers at their Meeting ...More >>
New Pacific Plan Desk Officer appointed in FSM
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:47 +1200 | Secretariat of the Pacific Community
The new Pacific Plan Desk Officer has had a busy start in his post in the Federated States of Micronesia. More >>
Tongan PM, Lord Tu’ivakano Opens 76th USP Council Meeting
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:23:44 +1200 | Government of Tonga
The Vice Chancellor and President of USP, Professor Rajesh Chandra, Prime Minister of Tonga (centre), Lord Tu’ivakano, and Pro Chancellor and Chair of Council, Mr Ikbal Jannif with the USP Council members at the official opening of 76th Council ...More >>
Remarks At Lunch Honoring Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyi
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:17:04 +1200 | US State Department
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you very much. Welcome to the State Department. Burada dostlarınızın arasındasınız. Which, if I said that correctly, means you are here among friends. More >>
FY 2014 Budget Request For East Asian and Pacific Bureau
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:10:55 +1200 | US State Department
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Faleomavaega, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee , thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to testify on the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP) Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014. I would ...More >>
John Kerry: Remarks with Indonesian Foreign Minister
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:25 +1200 | US State Department
SECRETARY KERRY: Good afternoon, everybody. I am delighted to be here with Foreign Minister Natalegawa from Indonesia. And there are a number of reasons why my opportunity to meet with the Foreign Minister is important. More >>
US State Department : Daily Press Briefing - May 16, 2013
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:58 +1200 | US State Department
U.S. Continuing Multi Lateral Approach / Iran's Involvement / U.S. Working with UN Partners to Determine Attendees, Participation in Peace Conference More >>
Remarks At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:41:01 +1200 | US State Department
AMBASSADOR DAVIES: Well, thank you all very much for coming. I want to first of all apologize for being a little bit late. I’ve just come from a good meeting with Director General Sugiyama, where we talked about really every single facet of the ...More >>
‘My World’ Survey – First Results - Half a Million Citizens
Fri, 17 May 2013 10:29:16 +1200 | UNDP
‘My World’ Survey – First Results - Half a Million Citizens Tell the United Nations Their Priorities More >>
Rescuers Struggle to Reach Trapped Miners in Papua
Thu, 16 May 2013 13:49:58 +1200 | The Jakarta Globe
1) Rescuers Struggle to Reach Trapped Miners in Papua 2) Effects of the Oxford OPM office on Papua 3) May Action is a Call for Justice Regarding Human Rights in Papua ------------------------------------------------------------More >>
13 May Action Is a Call For Justice Regarding Human Rights
Thu, 16 May 2013 13:42:08 +1200 | West Papua Media
A human rights solidarity group in Papua, SPP-HAM declared that the action that took place on Monday, 13 May was clearly a call for justice with regard to human rights violations which occurred in West Papua . But even so, the action was banned by the ...More >>
Secretary Kerry Chairs Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:35:44 +1200 | US State Department
Secretary of State John Kerry will chair the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) at the White House on Friday, May 17, at 9:45 a.m. The annual cabinet-level meeting serves ...More >>
US State Department : Daily Press Briefing - May 15, 2013
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:30:06 +1200 | US State Department
MR. VENTRELL: Good afternoon. Welcome to the State Department. I don’t have anything at the top, so over to all of you. More >>
Conflict and Stabilization Operations: TechCamp
Thu, 16 May 2013 11:18:57 +1200 | US State Department
Last November the Assad regime blacked out almost all Internet and cell phone service in Syria. For a few long days Syrians were unable to obtain or share information in the usual ways. But thanks to equipment and training that CSO had provided over ...More >>
South Africa's Freedom Day
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:15 +1200 | US State Department
Ambassador Rasool and other distinguished guests. Thank you so much for inviting me to participate in this year’s Freedom Day celebration. On behalf of President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the American people, I congratulate all ...More >>
Global Trade Partners in the 21st Century
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:05:04 +1200 | US State Department
I am delighted to be in South Africa again. I visited last fall with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. More >>
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