Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Mike Posner says the current election taking place in Egypt is only the first stepping stone to creating a sound democracy. ‘There’s a big agenda beyond the elections. As Secretary Clinton has said often, a sustainable democracy requires a vibrant civil society,…

Several senators took the opportunity to quiz Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the status of the U.S.’s efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

The 2013 State Department budget includes a new $770 million “Middle East and North Africa Incentive Fund,” to allow the U.S. “to quickly respond to dramatic changes in the region.”

Department of State spokesperson Victoria Nuland announced on Monday that the United States has suspended operations in the Embassy in Damascus, and that the U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford, along with all other American personnel, have left the country. According to CNN, 17 embassy officials, including Ambassador Ford, left the…

The First Family will host Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom on March 13-14, 2012.  Set to discuss the NATO and G-8 summits, the two will also unveil new strategies on global issues, ranging from the Middle East to global economic stability and growth. Cameron’s visit, which will…

U.S. State Department spokesman Victoria Nuland fielded questions Jan. 20, over the embattled nation of Syria. In recent weeks, at least 16 people were killed by security forces in Damascus. More than 5,400 people who have died since mid-March, when Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began the crackdown on anti-government protesters,…

Richard Miller reports.

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