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    Conflict Diamonds

    The Department of State, through the Office of Threat Finance Countermeasures, helps to coordinate the U.S. commitments to the Kimberley Process. Through its commitment to upholding the…

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    Fishing Rights

    The Office of Marine Conservation is a part of the Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. To support the U.S. fishing…

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    HIV/ AIDS Relief

    The U. S. Global AIDS Coordinator at the Department of State leads the implementation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR is the…

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    Human Trafficking

    “Trafficking in persons” or “human trafficking” are terms many international groups use to describe a range of activities from abducting laborers to forced prostitution. Human…

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    Intellectual Property Protection

    The Office of International Intellectual Property Enforcement promotes American and global innovation by advocating for the effective protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR)…

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    Internet Freedom

    The Department of State is committed to free expression and the free flow of information as fundamental human rights. Repressive regimes are censoring search results, jailing journalists…

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    Jailed Abroad

    Did you know that in the 1970s over 400 Americans were jailed abroad? U.S. Ambassadors in regions such as Morocco and Lebanon at that time…

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    Maritime Pirates

    Fighting piracy is a vital element of the United States’ strategic objectives in Somalia. The Departments of State and Defense are co-chairs of the U.S.…

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    Science & Technology Promotion

    The Department of State relies upon the skills of America’s scientists and technologists to help develop and fulfill its scientific mission. At the Department, the Office of the Science…

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    Securing the Skies

    The Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs’ Transportation Affairs division at the Department of State is the unit primarily responsible for negotiating Open Skies…