Embassy of the United States Tokyo, Japan

June 2010

• Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention (6/4/10)
• Fifth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (6/3/10)

May 2010

• National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (5/26/10)
• Presidential Memorandum Regarding Fuel Efficiency Standards (5/25/10)
• National Drug Control Strategy (5/12/10)
• Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (5/12/10)
• Hearings on International Whaling (5/7/10)
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (5/6/10)

April 2010

• Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (4/23/10)
• Measuring the Green Economy (4/23/10)
• America's Great Outdoors (4/20/10)
• 2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (4/16/10)
• Space Exploration in the 21st Century (4/16/10)
• Community Ideas for Improving the Response to the Domestic HIV Epidemic (4/13/10)
• Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Security (4/2/10)

March 2010

• New START Treaty (3/29/10)
• eJournal "21st-Century Agriculture" (3/23/10)
• Remarks at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (3/17/10)
• 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (3/12/10)
• Hearing on The Google Predicament (3/11/10)
• Earthquake in Chile (3/4/10)
• Smart Power in Action (3/2/10)
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (3/2/10)

February 2010

• GreenGov Challenge Final Report (2/19/10)
• Investing in Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy (2/17/10)
• Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal (2/4/10)
• Press Availability on International Parental Child Abduction (2/3/10)

January 2010

• The 2010 State of the Union Address (1/28/10)
• Remarks on Internet Freedom by Secretary Clinton (1/22/10)
• Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Pacific, January 11-19, 2010 (1/13/10)
• New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs (1/11/10)
• Development in the 21st Century (1/11/08)
  
  

Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention (6/4/10)

Hague Abduction Convention Compliance Report Sent to Congress
Department of State
June 1, 2010
[View Website]

Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention
on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Department of State
April 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 4.3MB)

Reports on Compliance with the Hague Abduction Convention
Department of State
[View Website]

Fifth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (6/3/10)

Fifth U.S. Climate Action Report Released
Department of State
June 1, 2010
[View Website]

Fifth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Department of State
June 2010
[View Website]

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling (5/26/10)

Executive Order-- National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
The White House
May 22, 2010
[View Website]

Weekly Address: President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
The White House
May 22, 2010
[View Website]

Weekly Address: BP Spill Independent Commission
The White House
May 22, 2010
[View Website]

Presidential Memorandum Regarding Fuel Efficiency Standards (5/25/10)

Presidential Memorandum Regarding Fuel Efficiency Standards
The White House, May 21, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks by the President at Signing of Presidential Memorandum on Fuel Efficiency Standards
The White House, May 21, 2010
[View Website]

President Obama Directs Administration to Create First-Ever National Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks
The White House, May 21, 2010
[View Website]

Regulations and Standards
Transportation and Climate
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[View Website]

EPA and NHTSA Finalize Historic National Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Improve Fuel Economy for Cars and Trucks
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[View Website]

Cars, Trucks, and Climate: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Source
CRS Report for Congress. May 4, 2010. R40506. 17 p.

National Drug Control Strategy (5/12/10)

National Drug Control Strategy
The President's National Drug Control Strategy
The White House, 2010
[View Website]

President Obama Releases National Strategy to Reduce Drug Use and Its Consequences
The White House
May 11, 2010
[View Website]

2010 National Strategy
Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House
[View Website]

Annual Energy Outlook 2010 (5/12/10)

Annual Energy Outlook 2010
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
April 2010
[View Website]

EIA Assesses Impact of Economic Growth, Oil Prices, and Future Policies on Projected Energy Trends
Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy
May 11, 2010
[View Website]

Hearings on International Whaling (5/7/10)

U.S. Leadership in the International Whaling Commission and H.R. 2455, International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
May　6, 2010
[View Website]

Testimony of Ambassador David A. Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
[View Document] (PDF - 76kb)

Testimony of Monica Medina, U.S. Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission and Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[View Document] (PDF - 23kb)

Testimony of Patrick Ramage, Global Whale Program Director, the International Fund for Animal Welfare
[View Document] (PDF - 95kb)

Testimony of Earl Comstock, Counsel for the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission
[View Document] (PDF - 53kb)

Testimony of Justin Cooke, Ph.D., Scientific Consultant, Representative of International Union for the Conservation of Nature to the IWC Scientific Committee [View Document] (PDF - 78kb)

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (5/6/10)

Remarks by the President on Oil Spill
The White House
May 2, 2010
[View Website]

A Massive and Potentially Unprecedented Environmental Disaster
The White House
May 2, 2010
[View Website]

The Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill
The White House
May 5, 2010
[View Website]

Unified Command "Deepwater Horizon Response"
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Response
Deepwater Horizon Response
[View Website]

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (4/23/10)

United States, Gates Foundation, Partner Nations Announce Proposed Contributions to Global Food Security Trust Fund
U.S. Department of Treasury
April 22, 2010
[View Website]

Treasury Secretary Geithner Remarks at the Announcement on International Commitment to Fight Global Hunger and Poverty
U.S. Department of Treasury
April 22, 2010
[View Website]

Foundation Joins Global Trust Fund to Support Small Farmers
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
April 22, 2010
[View Website]

Measuring the Green Economy (4/23/10)

New Commerce Department Reports Lay Foundation for Measuring Green Economy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
April 21, 2010
[View Website]

America's Great Outdoors (4/20/10)

Presidential Memorandum -- America's Great Outdoors
The White House
April 16, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks by the President at America's Great Outdoors Conference
The White House
April 16, 2010
[View Website]

Creating a 21st Century Strategy for America's Outdoors
The White House
April 16, 2010
[View Website]

Presidential Proclamation--National Park Week
The White House
April 16, 2010
[View Website]

2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report (4/16/10)

2010 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2008
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April 15, 2010
[View Website]

[View Website] (PDF 15.9 MB, 463 p.)

Executive Summary
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
[View Website] (PDF 317K, 26 p.)

EPA Finalizes the 2008 National U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
April 15, 2010
[View Website]

Space Exploration in the 21st Century (4/16/10)

Remarks by the President on Space Exploration in the 21st Century
John F. Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida
The White House
April 15, 2010
[View Website]

21st Century Space Exploration: "The Next Chapter That We Can Write Together Here at NASA"
The White House
April 15, 2010
[View Website]

NASA Space Conference
President Obama Visits Kennedy Space Center
[View Website]

Community Ideas for Improving the Response to the Domestic HIV Epidemic (4/13/10)

ONAP Releases Report of Community Recommendations for the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House
April 9, 2010
[View Website]

Community Ideas for Improving the Response to the Domestic HIV Epidemic: A Report on a National Dialogue on HIV/AIDS
Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House
April 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 14.7MB)

National HIV/AIDS Strategy
Office of National AIDS Policy, The White House
[View Website]

Beating AIDS
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Security (4/2/10)

Remarks by The President on Energy Security at Andrews Air Force Base
The White House
March 31, 2010
[View Website]

Obama Administration Announces Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Security
The White House
March 31, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks of the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on the Announcement of Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
March 31, 2010
[View Website]

Press Release
Secretary Salazar Announces Comprehensive Strategy for Offshore Oil and Gas Development and Exploration
New Development in Gulf of Mexico; Exploration in Arctic and Atlantic; Protection for Alaska's Bristol Bay
U.S. Department of the Interior
March 31, 2010
[View Website]

Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
[View Website]

New START Treaty (3/29/10)

Remarks by the President on the Announcement of New START Treaty
The White House
March 26, 2010
[View Website]

Announcement of the New START Treaty
U.S. Department of State
March 26, 2010
[View Website]

Key Facts about the New START Treaty
The White House
March 26, 2010
[View Website]

eJournal "21st-Century Agriculture"(3/23/10)

21st-Century Agriculture
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
eJournal USA, Volume 15, Number 3, March 2010
[View Website]
[View Document] (PDF - 6.4 MB)

Contents:

• About This Issue
• Every Link in the Food Chain
• Food for the World
• Bring Fish From the Waters
• Fresh From Farm to Plate
• U.S. Food Policy Aims for "Transformational Change"
• Life on the Land
• The Borlaug Legacy: A New Paradigm for Agricultural Research
• Feeding the "Hidden Hunger"
• Crops Will Provide 21st-Century Energy
• Bioenergy: Available, Renewable, Sustainable
• International Agricultural Trade: Illustrated
• Agriculture in the Global Marketplace
• Nature + Science = New Crops
• Water Sustains All
• The Legacy of Plant Life
• By the Numbers
• Additional Resources

Remarks at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (3/17/10)

Remarks at the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State, March 12, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State, March 10, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks at the Ninth Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
March 10, 2010
[View Website]

Vital Voices Global Partnership
[View Website]

2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (3/12/10)

2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
U.S. Department of State
March 11, 2010
[View Website]

2009 Human Rights Report: Japan
U.S. Department of State
March 11, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks to the Press on the Release of the 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practice
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
March 11, 2010
[View Website]

Democracy and Human Rights – America.gov
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Hearing on The Google Predicament (3/11/10)

The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security and Trade
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
March 10, 2010
[View Website]

Chairman Berman’s Opening Remarks Hearing, “The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security and Trade”
[View Website]

Testimony of Nicole Wong, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Google Inc.
[View Document] (PDF - 74kb)

Testimony of Rebecca MacKinnon, Visiting Fellow, Center for Information Technology Policy, Princeton University
[View Document] (PDF - 185kb)

Testimony of Robert Holleyman, President and CEO, Business Software Alliance
[View Document] (PDF - 144kb)

Testimony of Larry M. Wortzel, Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
[View Document] (PDF - 140kb)

Earthquake in Chile (3/4/10)

Remarks With Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
March 2, 2010
[View Website]

USAID Responds to Chile Earthquake
U.S. Agency for International Development
[View Website]

Earthquake in Chile
Resources in English and Spanish
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Secretary Clinton: Travel to Latin America, February 28 - March 5, 2010
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Smart Power in Action (3/2/10)

2009 Year In Review: Smart Power in Action
Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
[View Website]

Ambassador John Herbst, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization on S/CRS 2009 Year in Review
U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
[View Website]

Smart Power in Action
Dipnote
U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
[View Website]

Publications
Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

　

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (3/2/10)

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
[View Website]

Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control
Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Briefing on Release of the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR)
David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
[View Website]

GreenGov Challenge Final Report (2/19/10)

GreenGov Challenge Final Report: A Bottom-Up Approach to Greening Government
The White House
February 2010
[View Website] (PDF 1.74 MB, 14p.)

The GreenGov Challenge: Turning Ideas into Action
The White House
February 18, 2010
[View Website]

President Obama Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target for Federal Operations
The White House
January 29, 2010
[View Website]

Investing in Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy (2/17/10)

Remarks by the President on Energy in Lanham, Maryland
The White House
February 16, 2010
[View Website]

Investing in Clean, Safe Nuclear Energy
The White House
February 16, 2010
[View Website]

Loan Guarantee Program
U.S. Department of Energy
[View Website]

Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal (2/4/10)

Remarks by The President and The Vice President at Meeting with Governors on Energy Policy
The White House
February 3, 2010
[View Website]

Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal
The White House
February 3, 2010
[View Website]

Presidential Memorandum -- A Comprehensive Federal Strategy on Carbon Capture and Storage
The White House
February 3, 2010
[View Website]

Press Availability on International Parental Child Abduction (2/3/10)

Press Availability on International Parental Child Abduction
Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
February 2, 2010
[View Website]

Joint Press Statement (International Child Abduction - Eight Nations)
By the Ambassadors of Australia, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States
U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
January 30, 2010
[View Website]

The 2010 State of the Union Address (1/28/10)

Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address
The White House
January 27, 2010
[View Website]

The 2010 State of the Union Address - Video
[View Website]

Putting Washington at the Service of the Middle Class
The White House
January 27, 2010
[View Website]

America Must Lead Through Engagement, Obama Says
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
January 27, 2010
[View Website]

State of the Union
U.S. Government Printing Office
[View Website]

State of the Union Messages
The American Presidency Project
University of California, Santa Barbara
[View Website]

Remarks on Internet Freedom by Secretary Clinton (1/22/10)

Remarks on Internet Freedom
Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
January 21, 2010
[View Website]

Internet Freedom – Free Expression in the Digital Age
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Pacific, January 11-19, 2010 (1/13/10)

Remarks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada After Their Meeting
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
[View Website]

Remarks on Regional Architecture in Asia: Principles and Priorities
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
[View Website]

Secretary Clinton's Address Caps Year of U.S. Engagement and Leadership in Asia-Pacific
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
[View Website]

Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Pacific, January 11-19, 2010
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
[View Website]

New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs (1/11/10)

Remarks by the President on Jobs and Clean Energy Investments
The White House
January　8, 2010
[View Website]

Fact Sheet: $2.3 Billion in New Clean Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits
The White House
January　8, 2010
[View Website]

183 projects, 43 states, Tens of Thousands of High Quality Clean Energy Jobs
The White House
January　8, 2010
[View Website]

President Obama Awards $2.3 Billion for New Clean-Tech Manufacturing Jobs
The White House
January　8, 2010
[View Website]

Development in the 21st Century (1/11/08)

Remarks on Development in the 21st Century
U.S. Department of State, January 6, 2010
[View Website]

Background Briefing on Plans to Elevate and Strengthen Development as One of the Three Pillars of the Nation's Foreign Policy
U.S. Department of State
January 6, 2010
[View Website]

Development: Strengthening Communities through Partnership
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Shah Sworn In As USAID Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development
January 7, 2010
[View Website]