An announcement, and more awards for our HRC! Time to build that
Museum/Library in Seneca Falls! Women's History Month rolls on and, as usual, she is making it!
Secretary Clinton to Announce Water Partnership on World Water Day
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
March 21, 2012
Secretary
of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will announce a new U.S. Water
Partnership (USWP) in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 22 at 10:30
a.m. The USWP is a public-private partnership formed to share
U.S. knowledge, leverage and mobilize resources, and facilitate
cross-sector partnerships to find solutions to global water
accessibility challenges, especially in the developing world. The USWP
will answer some of the challenges outlined in the Global Water Security
Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), which will be released on the
same day with an announcement by the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence.
Secretary Clinton will be joined by Representative
Earl Blumenauer; Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security,
Democracy, and Human Rights Maria Otero; International Boundary and
Water Commission U.S Commissioner Edward Drusina; National Aeronautics
and Space Administration Deputy Administrator Lori Garver; U.S. Agency
for International Development Global Water Coordinator Christian Holmes;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy; U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant
Secretary for Water and Science Anne Castle. They will be joined by
additional representatives of USWP members, including Africare, the
Coca-Cola Company, Procter & Gamble, the Nature Conservancy,
Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Skoll Global Threats Fund,
the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, World Resources
Institute, Global Environment & Technology Foundation, Global Water
Challenge, and Clean Water America Alliance.
Following Secretary
Clinton’s remarks and the introduction of the USWP members, USAID will
conduct a panel discussion, including Q&A from the audience, titled
“Maximizing Impact by Integrating Water into Development Assistance.”
This panel will be chaired by Christian Holmes, and will include members
of the USAID team with expertise in the role of water in agriculture,
health, climate change, and conflict
Tomorrow Evening.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Receive Transparency International-USA's Integrity Award
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
March 21, 2012
On
March 22, Secretary Clinton will receive Transparency
International-USA’s Integrity Award. Transparency International-USA
(TI-USA) is an international leader in anti-corruption advocacy in
government, business, and development assistance. TI-USA’s
Integrity Award recognizes Secretary Clinton’s efforts to promote
transparency and integrity around the world. The event will begin at
approximately 7:30 p.m.
Secretary Clinton will be honored
for her leadership in drawing action and attention to the damaging
effects of corruption in developed and developing countries. During her
tenure, Secretary Clinton has elevated corruption as a major focus of
U.S. foreign policy. She also has promoted the importance of
international anti-corruption agreements, including the OECD
Anti-Bribery Convention and the U.N. Convention against Corruption, and
has worked with the OECD, G8, G20 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
to combat corruption and promote transparency and accountability.
Thank you to Amy Dugan for bringing this historic distinction to our attention!
March 20, 2012, 5:17 p.m. EDT
WASHINGTON,
March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton will be the first woman to receive the Sons of
Italy Foundation's (SIF) Lifetime Achievement Award for Public Service,
to be presented at the SIF's 24th annual National Education &
Leadership Awards (NELA) Gala on May 23, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
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