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A panel of experts who had advised presidents, secretaries of state, and secretaries of defense on issues ranging from climate change to humanitarian intervention to national security considered what is or should be the role…

Wendy Sherman, undersecretary of State for political affairs, talked about about the status of nuclear negotiations with Iran. She stressed that the *P5+1 negotiations were strictly over…

Participants talked about U.S. foreign policy in the Obama administration and how foreign policy issues could effect the 2012 presidential election campaign. Among the topics they addressed…

Former National Security Advisers Henry Kissinger and Stephen Hadley and former Deputy National Security Adviser James Steinberg discussed the issues that arose during their tenures. They…

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg briefed reporters on Iran. He said that the United States was imposing sanctions on seven foreign companies believed to have been supporting Iran’s…

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg testified on the situation in Libya. Topics included sanctions placed on the Qadhafi regime, proposed measures to provide access to frozen Libyan…

Balkan leaders participated in a discussion about progress made in the region since the signing of the Dayton Accords in December 1995. They examined how economic development and further integration with…

James Steinberg testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee about U.S. security interests in Libya.

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg testified about anti-government protests and unrest in Egypt and Lebanon, and the implications for U.S. policy in the region.

James Steinberg spoke about the future of the U.S-China relationship. He focused on U.S. economic and national security ties with China, as well as the role China plays in the Korean…

Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg opened a day-long conference on the future of U.S. foreign policy with a speech about U.S. foreign policy priorities. Following his remarks…

James Steinberg talked about U.S. policy toward Asia. In his remarks he addressed a number of topics including North Korean nuclear talks, China currency, trade with Asia, and previewed President…

James Steinberg announced efforts to get foreign oil companies to cut off business with Iran to curb further development of Iran’s nuclear program. He also responded to questions from…

James Steinberg and Jacob Lew talked about the U.S.-Iraq relationship as the U.S. military transfers leadership to a partnership between the State Department and Iraq civilian government.…

James Sternberg gave the keynote address at a Brookings Institution forum on cooperation between the U.S. and China on global issues. He outlined the Obama administration’s priorities in the…

Deputy Secretary Steinberg talked about the historic and current role of stakeholder nations in influencing North Korean policy, limits to China’s influence, and patterns in U.S. policy…

Senators and Obama administration officials testified about calls for increased sanctions on Iran and Iran’s admission to having a secret uranium enrichment facility and announced it had…

Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Justice Department officials testified about the U.S. response to increased violence along the U.S.-Mexico border in response to…

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Deputy Secretary of State Jim Steinberg and Deputy Attorney General David Ogden held a news conference to announce the U.S.-Mexico Border Security…

Kurt Campbell and James Steinberg talked about their book Difficult Transitions: Foreign Policy Troubles at the Outset of Presidential Power (Brookings Institution Press; November 1, 2008). In…