On
October 12, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will
deliver remarks on American global leadership at the “American Idea: A
More Perfect Union” Conference hosted by the Center for American
Progress, at the Decatur House in Washington, DC.
Secretary Clinton’s remarks at approximately 12:00 p.m. will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
The Center for American Progress is holding a two-day conference
“American Idea: A More Perfect Union” to examine the core American ideas
and values that have catalyzed progress and innovation in our country
on October 11-12 in Washington, DC. A full agenda is
here.
Also participating in the conference will be Gov. Martin O’Malley
(D-MD), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), Former Sen. Tom
Daschle (D-SD), Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Bishop Gene Robinson,
Carol Browner, Angela Glover Blackwell, Manuel Pastor, Andy Stern, and
Jose Antonio Vargas.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks to the 2011 U.S.-India Higher Education Summit on October 13 at Georgetown University
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
October 6, 2011
The
Department of State is pleased to announce the U.S.-India Higher
Education Summit will be held at Georgetown University on Thursday,
October 13, 2011. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Indian
Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal will deliver remarks
at the opening of the Summit. Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao
and former U.S. Ambassador to India and President Emeritus of Colorado
College Richard Celeste will deliver luncheon remarks. Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan and Minister Sibal will deliver closing remarks.
On October 12, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Minister
Sibal will deliver remarks at an reception in honor of the Summit hosted
by the U.S.-India Business Council.
The October 13
opening remarks by Secretary Clinton and Minister Kapil Sibal will be
streamed live here at approximately 8:00 a.m. The opening session will take place in Georgetown University’s Gaston Hall on the third floor of Healy Hall.
The
United States envisions a robust role for the U.S. and Indian
governments in promoting and encouraging the vibrancy and depth of the
cooperation between our education sectors. The U.S.-India Higher
Education Summit will provide a platform for government and education
leaders from both countries to outline their vision for 21st century
education engagement to a broad cross-section of academics, university
presidents and administrators, non-governmental organizations and
foundation executives, and association and private-sector leaders. The
Summit will also highlight and emphasize the avenues through which the
higher education communities in the United States and India have engaged
and can further engage in expanded cooperation.
Virtual participants can participate in the live interactive webcast at https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/us-india and follow the hashtag #USIndiaEd on Twitter.
The full Summit agenda and other supporting materials can be found at
http://www.state.gov/p/sca/ci/in/education/index.htm.
