Here are a few of the events on Mme. Secretary's calendar for the upcoming week.
Secretary Clinton To Deliver Remarks at the Opening of the Inaugural Women in Public Service Institute
- WASHINGTON,
DC - DECEMBER 15: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses the
Women In Public Service Project at the Department of State December 15,
2011 in Washington, DC. According to the State Department, the project
will work with the Seven Sisters Colleges of Barnard College, Bryn Mawr
College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and Wellesley College "to
identify and educate a new generation of women committed to public
service, create an infrastructure of support and mentoring, and help
enable more women to enter public service and political leadership."
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
June 8, 2012
On June 11th,
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver remarks at the
opening day of the Inaugural Women in Public Service Institute at
Wellesley College. The institute is hosted by Wellesley College, in
partnership with the U.S. Department of State and the nation’s leading
women’s colleges. The Institute is a first-of-its-kind, two-week program
that will train the next generation of women leaders, and part of a
global project to get world leadership from 17.5% female to “50% by
2050.”
The delegates attending the Institute were selected from 21
nations in the process of political and social transformation,
including countries that are drafting new Constitutions and undergoing
major reform. Many of the women are from the Middle East North Africa
(MENA) region and were involved in the Arab Spring.
The women will
gather at Wellesley for training and networking sessions with their
peers and with established leaders, including Madeleine Albright, former
U.S. Secretary of State; Jane Harman, former Congresswoman and
President of the Woodrow Wilson Center; Mu Sochua, Minister for Women’s
Affairs and leader of the Opposition in Cambodia; Honorable Judge Nancy
Gertner, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, and many more.
Secretary Clinton’s remarks will be streamed live at www.state.gov.
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U.S.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli President Shimon Peres
to Participate in a Discussion Hosted by the Saban Center for Middle
East Policy at Brookings on June 12
- JERUSALEM,
ISRAEL - MARCH 3: In this handout from the Israeli U.S. Embassy Tel
Aviv, U.S Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets with Israeli
President Shimon Peres on March 3, 2009 in Jeruslaem, Israel. Hillary
Clinton is at the start of a two day visit to the region where she will
also be holding talks with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and
Prime Minister Designate Binyamin Netanyahu before meeting with
Palestinian Authority President Mahmood Abbas. (Photo by Matty
Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv via Getty Images)
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
June 8, 2012
On
June 12, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings will host
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Israeli President
Shimon Peres for a discussion as part of a celebration marking the 10th
anniversary of the center. The discussion will be moderated by Martin
Indyk, Brookings Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy.
The Peres-Clinton discussion will take place on June 12 at
approximately 12:00 p.m. at the Hay Adams Hotel (800 16th Street, NW),
in the Top of the Hay venue.
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State Department Hosts Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership With Young African Leaders
- August 3, 2010 Secretary Clinton addressing Young African Leaders Forum.
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
June 5, 2012
On June 13, Secretary Hillary Clinton will welcome more than 60 young African leaders to the Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership with Young African Leaders,
a three-week professional development program sponsored by the U.S.
government in collaboration with implementing partner, Meridian
International Center. On June 14, Under Secretary of Political Affairs
Wendy Sherman opens the program at the Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. This program is part of the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative,
the Obama Administration’s long-term program to engage Africa’s young
leaders who are actively promoting positive change in their communities.
The President’s Initiative, which began with President Obama’s
Forum with Young African Leaders in 2010, has included more than 2,000
U.S government-sponsored programs for young leaders across Sub-Saharan
Africa in addition to the First Lady’s Young African Women Leaders
Forum, held in South Africa in June 2011.
The Innovation Summit
will serve as the opening event, bringing together high-profile
business leaders, inspirational speakers, and international and local
civil society activists. After the two-day event, participants will
travel to business internships in Seattle, Charlotte, Philadelphia,
Pittsburg, Miami, Huntsville, Denver, Chicago or Cincinnati for the Mentoring Partnership with
U.S. companies and non-profit organizations. The two weeks in U.S.
cities will provide a hands-on experience in the American workplace and
exposure to cultural aspects of American life. Closing ceremonies will
take place in Chicago on June 29 and 30. The Innovation Summit and Mentoring Partnership
will stress social and business entrepreneurship as a tool for
harnessing Africa’s intellectual capital to create jobs and sustainable,
equitable opportunities. Looking to the future, these programs aim to
enhance a U.S.-Africa collaboration to promote business innovation,
investment, and social responsibility activities in Africa.
