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  • Continuing Promise 2010 in Costa Rica. Continuing Promise 2010

    The USS Iwo Jima, with a crew of 1,600 Sailors and Marines, is bringing health care and other relief services to eight nations in Latin America and the Caribbean during a four-month humanitarian & civic assistance deployment. The mission aims to foster good will and demonstrate U.S. commitment to the Americas.

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  • Ambassador Carmen Lomellin addresses the special session of the Permanent Council. (July 22, 2010) Colombia Charges FARC Presence in Venezuela

    A Special Meeting of the Permanent Council convened on July 22nd, at the request of the Permanent Mission of Colombia “to consider the issue of the presence of narco-terrorists in Venezuelan territory, a situation that affects the national security of Colombia.”

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  • Secretary Clinton takes a group photo with fellow ministers at the OAS General Assembly. Secretary Clinton Attends the OAS General Assembly

    The Fortieth General Assembly of the Organization of American States took place in Lima, Peru, June 6 – 8, 2010 under the theme “Peace, Security, and Cooperation in the Americas.” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton headed the U.S. delegation and gave remarks during the first plenary session.

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News & Events: Highlights from the U.S. Mission

Country Reports on Terrorism 2009
The report, released at an August 5th State Department press briefing, underscores that transnational terrorism remains the foremost security threat the United States faces, and that the Obama administration has been working to strengthen the nation's counterterrorism strategy.

Secretary of State Clinton alongside Argentian Foreign Minister Timerman

Remarks With Argentine Foreign Minister Timerman
Secretary of State Clinton (August 11, 2010): “Our two nations have a close history of cooperation and I was delighted in March to meet with President Fernandez de Kirchner and discuss a broad range of issues. And today, we built on that discussion in a very productive and constructive meeting.”

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Amb. Lomellin Addresses ECLAC Conference on Women
Ambassador Carmen Lomellin headed the U.S. delegation to the XI Session of the Regional Conference on Women in Brasilia, Brazil. In her remarks on July 13th, she underscored U.S. commitment to “put women front and center in our development work” and to “ensure that every woman in our hemisphere has every opportunity for success."

Ambassador Lomellin greets guests at the OAS Hall of the Americas. (July 2, 2010)

U.S. Mission Hosts July 4th Celebration at OAS
On Friday July 2nd, 2010 the U.S. Mission to the OAS hosted a July Fourth Celebration. The event was held at the OAS Main Building in the Hall of the Americas and the Hall of Heroes. Remarks were given by Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the gathering at the State Department's Loy Henderson Auditorium.

Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Month
In remarks at a June 22nd State Department event marking LGBT Month, Secretary Clinton stated: “Just as I was very proud to say the obvious more than 15 years ago in Beijing that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights, well, let me say today that human rights are gay rights and gay rights are human rights ..."

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VOA-TV Interviews Amb. Lomellin (Jan. 8, 2010)

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Fifth Summit



The Fifth Summit of the Americas took place on April 17-19, 2009 in Trinidad & Tobago and was attended by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton.