Tag: State Department
Bipartisan Support for Secretary Clinton’s Leadership on International LGBT Rights
June 28, 2011—Leaders of the LGBT Equality Caucus and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Clinton…
Read moreUSAID to designate coordinator for LGBT issues overseas
Repost from the Washington Blade A top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development announced on Monday a senior coordinator would soon be named to guide the…
Read moreWatch Secretary Clinton’s Remarks at Event Celebrating LGBT Pride Month
Read moreMarking Progress for LGBT Americans in Foreign Affairs
Repost from Dipnote (The State Department Blog) Curtis Ried is a Political Advisor at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. For more information on the work of…
Read moreJoin the Pride Month Celebration with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Monday, June 27, 2011 at approximately 10:25 a.m. and will be streamed live on http://www.state.gov. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks on “The Human Rights…
Read moreUS State Department Briefing on LGBT Resolution at UN Human Rights Council
The following post is the transcript of a phone briefing held by the US State Department after the historic vote by the UN Human Rights Council on LGBT…
Read moreSec. Hillary Clinton on UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 17, 2011 Today, the UN Human Rights Council adopted the first ever UN resolution on the human…
Read moreLGBTI “Pride” in Uganda Means Fighting for Basic Rights and Freedom
Repost from Council member Human Rights First. By Beth Tuckey Click below to listen to an audio podcast of Ugandan activist Julius Kaggwa on the state of LGBTI…
Read moreConcern about Freedom of Assembly in Russia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman For Immediate Release: May 29, 2011 2011/855 STATEMENT BY MARK TONER, DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON Concern about Freedom of Assembly in Russia…
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