Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

 

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The Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs is headed by Acting Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson, who is responsible for managing and promoting U.S. interests in the region by supporting democracy, trade, and sustainable economic development, and fostering cooperation on issues such as citizen safety, strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, economic and social inclusion, energy, and climate change. More about WHA»

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Citizen Safety
Date: 10/27/2010 Description: Policeman and policewoman in Mexico City. - State Dept Image		 Social Equity
Date: 10/27/2010 Description: Garifuna women holding award for entrepreneurship in Honduras - State Dept Image		 Economic Opportunity
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  Brazilian Youth Ambassadors
Secretary Clinton: "Because we so greatly value the relationship between the Brazilian people and the American people, we are counting on you to continue to reach out and develop your own skills and your own ambitions to make a contribution to Brazil and also to further relations between our two countries." Full Text» More»
Date: 10/05/2011 Description: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks shortly after her arrival for meetings in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011 © AP Image   Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas
Secretary Clinton: "We want to create more economic opportunity that is pervasive throughout every society, so that more people have a chance to start businesses, to enter the formal economy, to grow businesses, to have a chance to improve their incomes and their futures for themselves and their families." Full Text» Fact Sheet» Trip Page»

Date: 10/05/2011 Description: Secretary Clinton greets participants of the Women's Entrepreneurship Network during the Pathways to Prosperity Conference in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on October 5, 2011 - State Dept Image		   Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
The State Department has long supported women entrepreneurs. The Pathways to Prosperity Women Entrepreneurs Mentoring Network has become a signature initiative of that commitment. Fact Sheet» Secretary's Remarks» Photos»

  Improving Global Food Security
A film about empowering women to feed the future. Full Text»
Senior State Department officials' preview of the Haiti ministerial meeting and the panel discussion on "Women and Agriculture: Improving Global Food Security." Full Text»

  Opportunities & Challenges in the Western Hemisphere
This part of the Conversations With America video series features a discussion about the opportunites and challenges in the Western Hemisphere. Full Text» More»


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