Ambassador Garvelink on Food Security, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS
Food security is about a mother being able to provide nutritious food to her child, especially during the first thousand days – from conception to two years. It is about a farmer who has access to improved seeds, better agricultural practices, and to stronger markets.
Read moreThe Biological Weapons Convention Annual Meeting of States Parties
The Annual Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention began Monday in Geneva and is scheduled to conclude on Friday, December 10, 2010. Ambassador Laura Kennedy, the United States Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, leads the U.S. delegation as the U.S. Special Representative for Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Issues.
Read moreU.S. Statement at the UNHCR Pledging Conference
I am pleased to be here today to express my government’s strong support for the 2011 Global Appeal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. On behalf of the United States Government, I am honored to pledge an initial $125 million towards this Appeal. This matches our initial pledge for 2010. Additional contributions will follow.
Read more27th UNAIDS Program Coordinating Board Meeting
The global HIV/AIDS response is a responsibility we all share, and speaking on behalf our constituency partner Spain, we believe it is only through collective efforts at the global, regional, national, and local levels that we will realize this vision.
Read moreU.S. Statement at the Annual Meeting of States Parties of the Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention
Parties to the BWC have committed to assist one another in the event of a biological weapons attack. This commitment is complemented by the commitments under the World Health Organization’s International Health Regulations to collaborate in the detection, assessment of, and response to public health emergencies of international concern, because a biological weapons attack may not always be immediately recognized as a deliberate event.
Read moreAmbassador Laura Kennedy Named U.S. Special Representative for Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Issues
Laura Kennedy, the United States Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, has been named as the U.S. Special Representative for Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC) Issues. Amb. Kennedy will serve in these two capacities concurrently, and as BWC Special Representative will report to the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN), the Department of State’s lead bureau on BWC issues.
Read moreWTO Trade Policy Review of Hong Kong, China
We appreciate the efforts of both the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Secretariat in producing the reports circulated prior to this meeting. These reports provided comprehensive details on the developments in Hong Kong’s economic and trade policy since its previous review in 2006.
Read moreStatements of Support for the U.S-Korea Trade Agreement
Statements of support for the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement from various elected officials, the business community, and advocacy groups.
Read moreLaura E. Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to the Conference on Disarmament, Official Biography
Ambassador Kennedy, a Minister Counselor in the Foreign Service, presented her credentials to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on March 22, 2010. She most recently served as International Affairs Advisor and Deputy Commandant of the National War College.
Read morePresident Obama's Announcement Regarding the U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement
I am very pleased that the United States and South Korea have reached agreement on a landmark trade deal that is expected to increase annual exports of American goods by up to $11 billion and support at least 70,000 American jobs.
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