Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to Rwanda and Kenya
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Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield, USAID Administrator Gayle Smith, and U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth will be in Kigali, Rwanda, July 15-19, to meet with Intergovernmental Authority on Development member state officials on the recent crisis in South Sudan.
WiSci Girls STEAM Camp in Peru Begins July 23
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Washington, DC - Following the success of the first-ever WiSci (Women in Science) Girls STEAM Camp last year in Rwanda, this year’s WiSci Girls STEAM Camp will take place in Peru, July 23–August 7. The two-week program will help 100 girls—talented and driven high school students from Chile, Mexico, Peru, and the United States—learn science, technology, engineering, arts and design, and mathematics (STEAM) skills and encourage them to pursue careers in those fields.
CNO to Visit China
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Washington, DC - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson is scheduled to visit China, July 17 to 20, to meet with People's Liberation Army (Navy) (PLA(N)) commander Adm. Wu Shengli
Secretary of State John Kerry's Call with United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Johnson
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Washington, DC - Secretary Kerry spoke by telephone today with newly appointed U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to offer his congratulations.
Officials from U.S. and Japan Participate in 35th Bilateral Meeting in Washington to Discuss Antitrust Enforcement
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Washington, DC - The heads of the antitrust agencies of the United States and Japan met today in Washington for their 35th Bilateral Competition Consultation. Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division Renata Hesse participated in high-level meetings with Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) Chairman Kazuyuki Sugimoto and a delegation of officials from the JFTC.
Bastille Day in France
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the people of France in commemorating Bastille Day.
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