Secretary of State John Kerry and three of his predecessors gathered to mark the completion of the State Department’s new museum on U.S. diplomacy in Washington, DC. Joining him were former …
509 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on the State Department’s response to Freedom of Information requests dealing with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinto…
6,152 viewsPatrick Kennedy testified on State Department internal actions to address its responsibility for the terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The Accountability Review Boar…
751 viewsOfficials from the Defense and State Departments and U.S.A.I.D. testified on wartime contracting reforms they put into place under the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Richard Ginman…
288 viewsSecurity officials testified on their efforts to improve diplomatic safety in Libya before four people were killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
14,901 viewsWitnesses testified on the progress of the transition in Iraq. The first panel focused on civilian workers in Iraq, and the breakdown of the 14,000 contractors in the region and details on w…
298 viewsWitnesses testified about proposed legislation to overhaul the federal government’s planning, management, and oversight of wartime-support contracting. A recent report found as much as $60 b…
634 viewsA panel discussion was held on President Kennedy’s relationship with the press. The event was held in the State Department auditorium where President Kennedy held the first regularly schedul…
946 viewsUndersecretary of State Patrick Kennedy on the department’s contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among the topics he addressed were the transition of authority to civilian control for Iraq ope…
2,777 viewsIntelligence officials testified about information sharing since the WikiLeaks release of thousands of classified documents. Among the issues they addressed were federal efforts to share mor…
3,935 viewsPatrick Kennedy and Bureau of Consular Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Overseas Citizens Service James Pettit updated reporters on the evacuation of American citizens in response to …
340 viewsWitnesses testified about transitioning responsibility for U.S. operations in Iraq from the Defense Department to the State Department as part of the final withdrawal of U.S. troops. Witness…
352 viewsState Department representatives briefed reporters and answered questions on the department’s announcement that it had suspended operations in and withdrawn employees from the U.S. Embassy i…
479 viewsSecretary of State Hillary Clinton held a town hall meeting to discuss the release of the first Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. The review is an analysis of U.S. diplomatic eff…
279 viewsWitnesses testified on inter-agency communication, and effective use of anti-terrorism tools. Among the topics addressed were measures taken following the attempted bombing of Northwest Flig…
429 viewsSecretary Hillary Clinton held a town hall meeting for employees of the State Department. In her remarks she said development in the 21st century will be guided by partnership rather than pa…
240 viewsTop State Department officials and embassy contractors involved in alleged misconduct in Kabul, Afghanistan, testified at an an oversight hearing on U.S. State Department contractors in Afgh…
379 viewsUnder Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy opened the day’s press briefing with a discussion of State Department funding levels. Mr. McCormack then continued the briefing and an…
100 viewsA ceremony was held to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The ceremony included music and an honor guard …
489 viewsThe House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on construction delays and problems plaguing the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad, focusing on the performance,…
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