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May 27, 2010
Isabel Diaz of Fresno, California, cleans the headstone of her husband Phillip Diaz, a World War II Navy veteran, in preparation for Memorial Day.
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POLICY RELATED MATERIALS
Iran
25 May 2010 Clinton Says Iran Nuclear Swap Plan a Ploy Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in China for strategic and economic negotiations, says a plan offered by Iran to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel is a “transparent ploy” to avoid U.N. Security Council sanctions.
China
25 May 2010 Clinton Says Iran Nuclear Swap Plan a Ploy Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in China for strategic and economic negotiations, says a plan offered by Iran to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel is a “transparent ploy” to avoid U.N. Security Council sanctions.
25 May 2010 Chinese, U.S. Economies Complementary, Treasury’s
Geithner Says At the close of the two-day Strategic and Economic
Dialogue in Beijing, U.S. officials welcomed Chinese commitments to
continue increasing domestic demand and consumption, to place currency
exchange on their economic reform agenda and to move toward facilitating
foreign business competition in China. In a prepared statement,
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said May 25 that both countries are
acting on commitments they made in 2009 to broadly rebalance economic
growth in the wake of the global financial crisis. As a result,
“Americans are saving and investing more and borrowing less from the
rest of the world, and China is consuming and importing more.”
• Concluding Joint Statements at the U.S.-China Strategic
and Economic Dialogue
• Secretaries Clinton and Geithner Joint Press Availability
in Beijing
24 May 2010 China, U.S. Look for Cooperative Economic Approach At the opening of the second round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the two countries can find “win-win solutions rather than zero-sum rivalries” as they discuss ways to expand their trade, investment and security relationships.
Terrorism
26 May 2010 Securing the Homeland by Renewing American Strength, Resilience and Values Remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan.
21 May 2010 Confronting a Resilient al-Qa'ida: The United States Strategic Response Remarks by Daniel Benjamin, Coordinator, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Economy
21 May 2010 U.S. Treasury Secretary to Meet with European Finance Officials U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, after visiting Beijing for economic talks with the Chinese, will head to Europe to confer with finance and banking officials in Britain and Germany on efforts to restore confidence in the interconnected global financial system.
20 May 2010 Remarks by the President on Wall Street Reform
SPOTLIGHT
President Obama
22 May 2010 Remarks by the President at the United States Military Academy, West Point Class of 2010, today is your day -- a day to celebrate all that you’ve achieved, in the finest tradition of the soldier-scholar, and to look forward to the important service that lies ahead.
Korea
26 May 2010 Briefing by Clinton, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu in Seoul Secretary Clinton expresses U.S. solidarity with, and support for, the people of South Korea.
24 May 2010 White House Statement Endorses President Lee’s demand for North Korea’s Apology President Obama fully supports President Lee in his handling of the ROKS Cheonan incident and the objective investigation that followed. The measures that the government of the Republic of Korea announced today are called for and entirely appropriate. The Republic of Korea can continue to count on the full support of the United States, as President Obama has made clear.
24 May 2010 China, U.S. Look for Cooperative Economic Approach At the opening of the second round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the two countries can find “win-win solutions rather than zero-sum rivalries” as they discuss ways to expand their trade, investment and security relationships.
CONSULAR NEWS
21 May
2010 Implementation of new MRV Application Fees
On June 4 the Department of State is implementing new MRV
application fees for nonimmigrant visa applicants. The new fee schedule
is tiered to reflect the higher unit costs involved in the adjudication
of certain nonimmigrant visa categories which require a review of
extensive documentation and a more in-depth interview than other
categories, such as tourists (B-2) and business visitors (B-1).
OTHER UPDATES
The UK-U.S. Alliance: Still Special or Just Another Partnership? Remarks by Sandra Kaiser, Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs at the U.S. Embassy, London.
26 May 2010 New London Embassy Design Competition Exhibit Officially Opens The New London Embassy design competition exhibit has officially opened at the headquarters of the American Institute of Architects in Washington, D.C.