[…] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wrapped up a three-day Gulf diplomatic mission after consultations with key Middle Eastern leaders in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference as well as with regional business leaders and college students. Clinton told Saudi college students February 16 that the long-term goal of the US is to see the entire Middle East.

[…] United States Contributes $40 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East The United States announced today that it is making an initial contribution of $40 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to support UNRWA’s regular budget and emergency programs in the West Bank and Gaza.

[…] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton calls for “good faith negotiations” to be relaunched between Israel and the Palestinians to end their decades-long conflict based on the 1967 borders and mutually agreed land swaps, and says 2010 will be a “year of renewed commitment and increased effort” to reach that goal. In remarks following a meeting with Jordan’s minister of foreign affairs, Nasser Judeh, Clinton said the Obama administration is “absolutely committed” to working with all partners for a two-state solution.

[…] From its early days in 1887 as a one-room, one-employee laboratory charged with caring for merchant seamen, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has protected the well-being of Americans. The country’s premiere medical research agency, the NIH has expanded from its meager beginnings to encompass 27 institutes and centers.

[…] Ambassador Satterfield: I am delighted to be able to join all of you in this virtual web question and answer session, and appreciate the efforts by the US Dept of State to make this possible.
I will try to answer as many of the questions that I have received as possible – but want to identify myself to you all first.