Secretary Clinton's Remarks at Forum for the Future 

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the Forum for the Future event in Marrakesh, Morocco November 3.  This event brought together government ministers and civil society leaders to discuss issues of common concern.  In her remarks, Secretary Clinton stated, “As President Obama and I believe, it is results, not rhetoric, that matter in the end. Economic empowerment, education, healthcare, access to energy and to credit, these are the basics that all communities need to thrive.”

• Read Secretary Clinton's Remarks at the Forum for the Future | In Bangla (PDF)
• Secretary Clinton Announces New Initiatives to Bolster Science and Technology Collaboration With Muslim Communities Around the World
• Secretary Clinton Announces Global Partnerships to Advance Cairo's "New Beginning"
• Secretary Clinton Announces Civil Society 2.0 Initiative to Build Capacity of Grassroots Organizations
  

S.M. Fahad Bin Kamal Honored State Alumni Member of the Month 

Washington, November 3 -- The U.S. Department of State has named Fahad bin Kamal as State Alumni Member of the Month. Kamal is a Bangladeshi alumnus of the Department’s Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. In an interview Kamal said, “I believe we all came in this world to fulfill a certain mission. The YES program taught us to take the lead. To make society a better place, it falls to young people to take up this responsibility and change their world.”

• Press Release: U.S. Department of State Honors S.M. Fahad Bin Kamal of Bangladesh as State Alumni Member of the Month (PDF)

2009 Report on International Religious Freedom Released 

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the publication of the State Department’s 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom on October 26. This year’s report examines how governments in 198 countries and territories are protecting or failing to protect religious freedom.

• Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael H. Posner 
• 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom | Bangladesh Section

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Michael J. Delaney Visits Bangladesh

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Michael J. Delaney arrived on a five-day visit to Bangladesh October 18. During his visit, he will hold discussions with government officials on trade issues between the U.S. and Bangladesh. He will also take a tour of Chittagong and talk to both government and private sector officials there. This will be his first visit in Bangladesh.

• Press Release: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Michael J. Delaney Visits Bangladesh | In Bangla (PDF)
• Remarks at the American Chamber Of Commerce Bangladesh (PDF)
• Remarks at the Policy Research Institute (PRI) (PDF)
• Biography of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Michael J. Delaney | In Bangla (PDF)

A New Approach to Global Food Security and Hunger by Secretary Hillary Clinton

Secretary Clinton writes, “Meeting the challenge of global hunger is at the heart of what we call “food security”—empowering the world’s farmers to sow and harvest plentiful crops, effectively care for livestock or catch fish—and then ensuring that the food they produce reaches people most in need.” She also notes that the Obama administration sees chronic hunger as a key priority of their foreign policy and  is committed to this effort pledging their full resources and energies.

• Read: A New Approach to Global Food Security and Hunger by Secretary Hillary Clinton | In Bangla (PDF)

U.S. President Barack Obama Wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9th for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. He became the third sitting U.S. president to win the prestigious prize. This year's peace prize nominees included 172 people and 33 organizations, the highest number of nominations ever.

• Remarks by the President on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Begins

The Department of State announces the opening of the registration period for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery. Entries for the DV-2011 Diversity Visa lottery must be submitted electronically between noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), Friday, October 2, 2009, and noon, Eastern Standard Time (EST) (GMT-5), Monday, November 30, 2009. Applicants may access the electronic Diversity Visa entry form (E-DV) at http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/ during the registration period.

• Press Release: 2011 Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration | In Bangla (PDF) 
• Read the Remarks on Diversity Lottery 2011 by Sandra Ingram, Consular Chief U.S. Embassy Dhaka | In Bangla (PDF)
• Instructions for the 2011 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (Dv-2011) | In Bangla (PDF)

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