Oh, Mme. Secretary! We are going to miss you so much when you retire
from the State Department. You have done so much. Thank you for
everything you do.
Second Meeting of Secretary Clinton's International Council on Women's Business Leadership
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
November 23, 2012
On Tuesday, November 27th,
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will host the second meeting
of the International Council on Women’s Business Leadership at the State
Department in Washington, D.C. The meeting can be viewed via live
webcast on the Internet by clicking here.
The
Council serves the United States government in an advisory capacity on
major issues in international business and economic policy, including
the effective integration of business interests and women’s economic
empowerment into overall foreign policy; the role and limits of
international economic institutions from a gender-specific perspective;
and the Department of State’s role in advancing and promoting the role
of women in a competitive global economy. Cherie Blair, Founder, Cherie
Blair Foundation for Women (United Kingdom) and Indra Nooyi, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, Inc. (USA) are Council Vice
Chairs.
The meeting will be held in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the U.S. Department of State from 2:00-3:00 p.m.
The
Inaugural International Council on Women’s Business Leadership was held on January 24, 2012.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Present the 2012 Awards for Corporate Excellence
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
November 23, 2012
On Wednesday, November 28th, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will present the 14th
annual Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The
ceremony will start at 10:30 a.m. in the Ben Franklin Room at the
Department of State and will be followed by a reception in the Thomas
Jefferson Room.
The prestigious ACE recognizes the important role
of U.S. businesses in advancing good corporate governance and democratic
principles worldwide. The award honors exemplary business practices,
corporate social responsibility, and innovation in a company’s overseas
operations.
This year 82 nominations were received for American
companies operating in 54 countries. The winners were chosen by the
Principals’ Award Selection Committee. The Committee, chaired by the
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment,
includes a representative from the offices of the Secretary, the Under
Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, the Under
Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, the Under Secretary
for Management, and the special representative for Global Partnerships.
It also includes senior officials from the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of Commerce.
The
2012 ACE winners were selected from the following 11 finalists: Chevron
in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; Esso Angola in Luanda, Angola; General
Motors in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Intel Corporation in Vietnam; Intel
Corporation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Microsoft in Bangkok, Thailand;
Microsoft in Cairo, Egypt; Microsoft in New Delhi, India; Rosalie Bay in
Dominica, Sorwathé in Kigali, Rwanda; and Sustainable Mahogany
Industries Ltd. in Suva, Fiji. The winners will be publicly and
officially announced at the ACE ceremony.
After the Secretary
announces the 2012 ACE winners in Washington, D.C., Under Secretary of
State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Robert D. Hormats
will lead the interactive portion of the ceremony. U.S. Ambassadors and
in-country company executives will participate from the U.S. Embassies
that submitted the winning nominations, where simultaneous events are
expected to take place.
The ceremony will be streamed live on www.state.gov.
The last
ACE Awards were presented on January 18, 2012.
Update: One additional event on Friday.
Secretary Clinton to Deliver Remarks at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy's Saban Forum
Notice to the Press
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
November 26, 2012
On Friday, November 30th
at the Willard Hotel, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will
deliver keynote remarks at the opening Gala Dinner of the 2012 Saban
Forum, hosted by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the
Brookings Institution.
