Here are a few things to look forward to in the week ahead.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at CARE's 2010 National Conference May 11
Washington, DC
May 7, 2010Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks at CARE’s 2010 National Conference on May 11 at 11:25 a.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. Secretary Clinton will join Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), Representative Lois Capps (D-CA), Representative Kay Granger (R-TX), Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), First Lady of Sierra Leone Sia Koroma, Humanitarian and Author Malaak Compton-Rock and CARE Advocate for Maternal Health Christy Turlington Burns at the conference.
Founded in 1945, CARE is one of the world’s largest humanitarian aid agencies. Working side by side with poor people in 72 countries, CARE helps empower communities to address the greatest threats to their survival. Women are at the heart of CARE’s efforts to improve health, education, and economic development because experience shows that a woman’s achievements yield dramatic benefits for her entire family. CARE is also committed to providing lifesaving assistance during times of crisis and helping rebuild safer, stronger communities.
Secretary Clinton and Afghan President Karzai to Participate in a Moderated Discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace on May 13
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 7, 2010Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will participate in a moderated discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Thursday, May 13 at 2:30 p.m.
The discussion will be webcast live at http://www.usip.org/webcast.html.
There is one more thing tomorrow. Hillary is not directly involved, but it addresses a project I have had in mind, and that is virtual classrooms for Haiti. Distance education is on the agenda.
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs to Host Haiti Tech Meet-Up
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 7, 2010The U.S. Department of State will host a conference to explore how technology efforts are helping to rebuild Haiti better on May 10, 2010, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in the East Auditorium of the George C. Marshall Conference Center. Members of the private sector, non-governmental organization (NGO) community, academia, Haitian Diaspora and media will be briefed on efforts to incorporate text capability into the emergency system, mobile-granting/banking, resource allocation, distance education, building community watch groups and other critical areas where technology can provide opportunities for Haitian citizens.
We will be posting information related to the event to: www.state.gov/haitiquake. Twitter hashtag for this event will be #HaitiTech.
