Global Issues

Presidential Transition (11/10/08)

Change.gov: Office of the President-Elect
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Executive Order: Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
The White House, October 9, 2008
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Work Begins Immediately for Next U.S. President and His Team: Major Economic, Foreign Policy Challenges Await the Obama Administration
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, November 5, 2008
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2009 Congressional and Presidential Transition: Serving the Congress and the Nation
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Presidential Power in National Security: A Guide to the President-Elect
White House Transition Project, Law Library of the Library of Congress, Web posted November 3, 2008
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2008-2009 Presidential Transition Resources
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Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
CRS Report for Congress, October 23, 2008 RL34722
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2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
CRS Report for Congress, April 21, 2008 RL34456
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Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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President Bush Discusses Presidential Election
The White House. November 5, 2008
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CNN Election Center 2008 - Results
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Barack Obama Elected 44th President of United States (11/6/08)

Barack Obama’s Victory Speech
Chicago, Illinois. November 4, 2008
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Barack Obama, 44th President of United States
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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President Bush Discusses Presidential Election
The White House. November 5, 2008
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CNN Election Center 2008 - Results
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CRS Reports on Food Safety (10/22/08)

Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
CRS Report for Congress. October 7, 2008. RS22955. 6 p.

Food and Agricultural Imports from China
CRS Report for Congress. September 26, 2008. RL34080. 21 p
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Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview
CRS Report for Congress. September 22, 2008. RS22713. 6 p.
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White House Summit on International Development (10/22/08)

President Bush Attends White House Summit on International Development
The White House
October 21, 2008
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Remarks From White House Summit on International Development: Sustaining the New Era
Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
October 21, 2008
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Conference Program
Sustaining the New Era: White House Summit on International Development
The White House
October 21, 2008
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White House Summit on International Development
The White House
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Preview of the White House Summit on International Development on October 21
Henrietta Fore, USAID Administrator and Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance; Mark Dybul, Coordinator of PEPFAR; Robert Mosbacher
Jr., President and CEO, OPIC; and Rodney Brent, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, MCC
Foreign Press Center Briefing
October 20, 2008
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"American View" Fall 2008 (10/16/08)

American View. Fall 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
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Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
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English
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Children's Environmental Health: 2008 Highlights (10/16/08)

Children's Environmental Health: 2008 Highlights
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
October 2008
Paper Number: EPA 100-K-08-004
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Fast Facts on Children's Environmental Health
Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Highlights: Report on the Environment 2008 (9/25/08)

Report on the Environment (ROE) 2008
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA's Report on the Environment 2008: Highlights of National Trends
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2008
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New Report Describes State of U.S. Environment, Human Health: Environmental agency evaluates national trends in air, water, ecosystems
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, May, 23, 2008
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2008 Report on International Religious Freedom (9/22/08)

2008 Report on International Religious Freedom
U.S. Department of State
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Remarks on Release of the Department's Annual Report on International Religous Freedom
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Department of State. September 19, 2008
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Remarks on Release of 2008 International Religious Freedom Report
John V. Hanford III, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom
U.S. Department of State. September 19, 2008
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2008 World Water Week (9/5/08)

2008 World Water Week
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2008 World Water Week Highlights Water-Related Challenges
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. September 4, 2008
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Agreement Signed with WaterLinks to Accelerate the Delivery of Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation to the People of Asia
August 19, 2008
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Investments in Drinking Water Supply Projects and Related Water Resources Activities Report to Congress. Fiscal Year 2007
U.S. Agency for International Development. May 2008
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Next Generation Nuclear Plant Licensing Strategy (8/21/08)

Next Generation Nuclear Plant Licensing Strategy
U.S. Dept. of Energy and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
August 2008
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Press Release
DOE, NRC Issue Licensing Roadmap for Next-Generation Nuclear Plant
U.S. Department of Energy
August 15, 2008
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U.S. Law Extends Global Assistance for HIV/AIDS (8/6/08)

President Bush Signs H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
The White House. July 30, 2008
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U.S. Law Extends Global Assistance for HIV/AIDS by Five Years: Legislation Authorizes $48 Billion to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State, July 31, 2008
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Related CRS Report
International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Key Changes to U.S. Programs and Funding
CRS Report for Congress. July 14, 2008. RL34569. 23 p.
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EPA Report on Climate Change and Health (7/18/08)

Press Release
EPA Releases Report on Climate Change and Health
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 17, 2008
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Report Assesses Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Settlements: Findings of the U.S. Climate Change Science Programs Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6
Science in Action, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 2008
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Analyses and Effects of Global Change on Human Health and Welfare and Human Systems: Final Report, Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.6
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 2008
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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Industrial Biotechnology Report / Implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard (7/18/08)

Press Release
Industrial Biotechnology Activity on the Rise in U.S. Chemical and Biofuel Industries, Says ITC
U.S. International Trade Commission, July 15, 2008
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Industrial Biotechnology: Development and Adoption by the U.S. Chemical and Biofuel Industries
U.S. International Trade Commission, July 2008
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Environmental Protection Agency Oversight: Implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, July 10, 2008
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"American View" Summer 2008 (7/18/08)

American View. Summer 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
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Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
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English
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Food Security Assessment, 2007 (7/7/08)

ERS Report Summary
Food Security Assessment, 2007
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 2008
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Food Security Assessment, 2007
Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 2008
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International Energy Outlook 2008 - Highlights (6/26/08)

Press Release
World Energy Use Projected to Grow 50 Percent Between 2005 and 2030
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
June 25, 2008
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International Energy Outlook 2008 - Highlights
Energy Information Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
June 2008
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A Business Guide to U.S. EPA Climate Partnership Programs (6/20/08)

A Business Guide to U.S. EPA Climate Partnership Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 2008
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Press Release
New EPA Guide to Help Businesses Confront Climate Challenge
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 17, 2008
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 (6/5/08)

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report 2008
U.S. Department of State
June 4, 2008
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Release of the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Department of State
June 4, 2008
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Briefing on the Release of the Eighth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons
Department of State
June 4, 2008
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program Report (6/4/08)

The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3)
U.S. Climate Change Science Program, May 27, 2008
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Individual Sections
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program Releases Report on the Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land and Water Resources and Biodiversity
U.S. Department of Agriculture, May 27, 2008
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"Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3"
U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment (5/23/08)

EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment (PDF 32 MB, 366p.)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Press Release
EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment
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President Bush Discusses Climate Change (4/17/08)

President Bush Discusses Climate Change
The White House. April 16, 2008
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Taking Additional Action to Confront Climate Change
The White House. April 16, 2008
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Site with related links: In Focus: Environment
The White House
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E-Journal "The Greening of U.S. Corporations" (3/18/08)

The Greening of U.S. Corporations
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, March 2008
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Table of Contents:
-About This Issue
-U.S. Companies Embrace Green Technology
-Corporate Executives on Going Green
-The Rise of Corporate Stakeholders
-NGOs and Business - Shared Goals, Mutual Trust
-Consumers Demand Green
-Photo Gallery: Green Buildings
-Business, Investors, and the Environment
-Sustainability Within the Supply Chain
-Point/Counterpoint: The Role of the Government
-Bibliography
-Internet Resources

Remarks on the Post-2012 Climate Regime (3/17/08)

Remarks on the Post-2012 Climate Regime
Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development
Chiba, Japan
March 16, 2008
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2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practice (3/12/08)

2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Department of State, March 11, 2008
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Japan - 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Department of State, March 11, 2008
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Remarks on the State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
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Remarks on the State Department's 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Jonathan Farrar, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Washington, DC, March 11, 2008
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America.gov
Human Rights - Defending Human Dignity
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
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Committee Statement "Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies" (3/6/08)

Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies: A Post-Bali Overview
Harlan L. Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative
Written Statement Submitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
United States House of Representatives, Washington, D.c. February 27, 2008
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
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U.S. Submission to the UNFCCC on Bali Action Plan
Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
February 22, 2008, Released on March 4, 2008
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International Renewable Energy Conference 2008 (3/6/08)

President Bush Attends Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. March 5, 2008
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Remarks at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
Deputy Secretary John Negroponte
Washington, D.C. March 4, 2008
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Fact Sheet: Increasing Our Energy Security and Confronting Climate Change Through Investment in Renewable Technologies
The United States Is Reducing Dependence On Oil By Diversifying Energy Supply, Increasing Energy Efficiency
White House, March 5, 2008
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Fact Sheet: Advancing the Use of Renewable Energy Worldwide
The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
Department of State, March 3, 2008
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WIREC 2008
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2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (3/3/08)

2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
U.S. Department of State, March 2008

Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control [View Website]
Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes [View Website]

Release of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Washington, DC, February 29, 2008
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E-Journal "Immigrants Joining the Mainstream" (2/19/08)

Immigrants Joining the Mainstream
An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, February 2008
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Contents
- Immigration and U.S. History
- Irish Immigrants in the United States
- New Ways of Seeing and Thinking
- General Naturalization Requirements for U.S. Citizenship
- Revised Naturalization Test
- American Identity: Ideas, Not Ethnicity
- A Market for Diversity - Photo Gallery
- The Good Immigrant Student
- A Diverse Fighting Force
- Immigrants Who Made Real Good - Photo Gallery
- Cultural Competence Required in Today’s Economy

List of Past E-Journals
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Dept. of Energy: "Climate VISION Progress Report" (2/13/08)

DOE Releases Climate VISION Progress Report 2007
Department of Energy, February 11, 2008
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Climate Vision 2007 Progress Report
Department of Energy, February 2008 (PDF, 78 p, 1.71 MB)
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"Climate VISION" website
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Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change (2/4/08)

Final Chairman's Summary: Second Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Honolulu, Hawaii, January 31, 2008
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Press Briefing by Council on Environmental Quality Chairman Jim Connaughton and Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky on the Second Major Economies Meeting
The White House, January 25, 2008
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Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
Department of State
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America.gov
Environment - Energy & Climate
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
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