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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (6/3/10)

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Final Document
Department of State
May 28, 2010
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2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
United Nations
May 3-28, 2010
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Statement by the President on the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference
The White House
May 28, 2010
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2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference: Key Issues and Implications
CRS Report for Congress. May 3, 2010. R41216. 30 p.
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Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (5/28/10)

Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee
Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Defense Gates, Minister for Foreign Affairs Okada, Minister of Defense Kitazawa
Department of Defense
May 28, 2010
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National Security Strategy (5/28/10)

National Security Strategy
The White house
May 2010
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Advancing Our Interests: Actions in Support of the President's National Security Strategy
The White House
May 27, 2010
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A Blueprint for Pursuing the World that We Seek
The White House
May 27, 2010
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Remarks On the Obama Administration's National Security Strategy
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Department of State
May 27, 2010
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The President's 2010 National Security Strategy
General James L. Jones, National Security Advisor
Department of State
May 27, 2010
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Obama Seeks Security Through Peace, Cooperation
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
May 27, 2010
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Joint Statements at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (5/26/10)

Concluding Joint Statements at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Department of State
May 25, 2010
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U.S.-China Joint Statement on Energy Security Cooperation
Department of State
May 25, 2010
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Second Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
U.S. Fact Sheet - Economic Track
Department of the Treasury
May 25, 2010

U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue 2010 Outcomes of the Strategic Track
Department of State
May 25, 2010
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Statement of President Barack Obama to the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
The White House
May 24, 2010
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Secretary Clinton: Travel to Asia
Department of State
May 20, 2010 to May 26, 2010
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Speech: Central Bank Independence, Transparency, and Accountability by Chairman Bernanke (5/26/10)

Speech: Central Bank Independence, Transparency, and Accountability
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke
At the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies International Conference, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
May 25, 2010
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2010 International Conference: Future of Central Banking under Globalization
May 26 - 27, 2010
Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan
[View Website]


Hearing on the New START Treaty (5/20/10)

The New START Treaty
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
May 18, 2010

New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START)
Department of State

The History and Lessons of START
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
May 19, 2010


Joint Statement from the President and President Karzai of Afghanistan (5/13/10)

Joint Statement from the President and President Karzai of Afghanistan
The White House
May 12, 2010
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Remarks by President Obama and President Karzai of Afghanistan in Joint Press Availability
The White House
May 12, 2010
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Reaffirming Commitment to Partnership Between the U.S. and Afghanistan
The White House
May 12, 2010
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U.S. Declassifies Nuclear Stockpile Details to Promote Transparency (5/6/10)

Remarks at the Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Department of State
May 3, 2010
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Press Availability at the United Nations
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
Department of State
May 3, 2010
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U.S. Declassifies Nuclear Stockpile Details to Promote Transparency
Department of Defense
May 3, 2010
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DOD Background Briefing with Senior Defense Official from the Pentagon
Department of Defense
May 3, 2010
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Fact Sheet
Increasing Transparency in the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile
Department of Defense
May 3, 2010
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Understanding U.S. Nuclear Strategy
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations (4/19/10)

U.S.-Japan Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
April 15, 2010


The Washington Nuclear Security Summit (4/14/10)

Communiqué of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit
The White House
April 13, 2010
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Work Plan of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit
The White House
April 13, 2010
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Remarks by the President at the Opening Plenary Session of the Nuclear Security Summit
The White House
April 13, 2010
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Press Conference by the President at the Nuclear Security Summit
The White House
April 13, 2010
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"An Enormously Productive Day"
The White House
April 13, 2010
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Nuclear Security Summit | Countering New Global Threats
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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The New START Treaty and Protocol (4/9/10)

The New START Treaty and Protocol
The White House
April 8, 2010
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Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures to Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
U.S. Department of State
April 8, 2010
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Protocol to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures to Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms
U.S. Department of State
April 8, 2010
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Remarks by President Obama and President Medvedev of Russia at New START Treaty Signing Ceremony and Press Conference
The White House
April 8, 2010
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Secretary Clinton Outlines Nuclear Security Strategy in International Op-Ed
U.S. Department of State
April 8, 2010
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Nuclear Posture Review Report (4/7/10)

DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates, Navy Adm. Mullen, Secretary Clinton, and Secretary Chu from the Pentagon
U.S. Department of Defense
April 6, 2010
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Nuclear Posture Review Report
U.S. Department of Defense
April 2010
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2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Defense
April 6, 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 189kb)

Statement by President Barack Obama on the Release of Nuclear Posture Review
The White House
April 6, 2010
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Nuclear Posture Review
U.S. Department of Defense
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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
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Obama Administration Announces Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Security
The White House
March 31, 2010
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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
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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
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Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Strategy
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Hearing on PACOM and USFK (3/29/10)

U.S. Pacific Command, U.S. Strategic Command, and U.S. Forces Korea in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
March 26, 2010
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Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea
U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
March 25, 2010

Pacific Command
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
March 24, 2010

Statement of Admiral Robert F. Willard, U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command

Statement of General Walter “Skip” Sharp, Commander, Republic of Korea-United States Combined Forces Command, and Commander, United States Forces Korea

U.S. Military Overview of Asia-Pacific
Admiral Robert Willard, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Department of State
March 25, 2010
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New START Treaty (3/29/10)

Remarks by the President on the Announcement of New START Treaty
The White House
March 26, 2010
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Announcement of the New START Treaty
U.S. Department of State
March 26, 2010
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Key Facts about the New START Treaty
The White House
March 26, 2010
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Hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations (3/18/10)

U.S.-Japan Relations: Enduring Ties, Recent Developments
Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
March 17, 2010
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Testimony of Joseph Donovan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
[View Document] (PDF - 115kb)

Testimony of Michael Schiffer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia
[View Document] (PDF - 39kb)

Testimony of Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
[View Document] (PDF - 128kb)

Testimony of Michael R. Auslin, Director of Japan Studies, The American Enterprise Institute
[View Document] (PDF - 79kb)

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
CRS Report for Congress, February 24, 2010. RL33436. 22p.


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
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Remarks at the International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State, March 10, 2010
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Remarks at the Ninth Annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
March 10, 2010
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Vital Voices Global Partnership
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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
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2009 Human Rights Report: Japan
U.S. Department of State
March 11, 2010
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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
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Democracy and Human Rights – America.gov
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Hearing on the Future of Public Diplomacy (3/11/10)

The Future of Public Diplomacy
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
March 10, 2010


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
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Chairman Berman’s Opening Remarks Hearing, “The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security and Trade”
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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 - 140)


Hearing on Restoring America’s Reputation in the World (3/9/10)

Briefing: Restoring America’s Reputation in the World: Why it Matters
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
March 4, 2010
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Opening Statement of Chairman Russ Carnahan
[View Document] (PDF - 51kb)

Testimony of Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
[View Document] (PDF - 118kb)

Testimony of Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University
[View Document] (PDF - 72kb)

Testimony of J. Michael Waller, Ph.D., Vice President for Information Operations, Center for Security Policy
[View Document] (PDF - 45kb)


Earthquake in Chile (3/4/10)

Remarks With Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
March 2, 2010
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USAID Responds to Chile Earthquake
U.S. Agency for International Development
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Earthquake in Chile
Resources in English and Spanish
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Secretary Clinton: Travel to Latin America, February 28 - March 5, 2010
U.S. Department of State
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Hearing on Regional Overview of East Asia and the Pacific (3/4/10)

Regional Overview of East Asia and the Pacific
Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
March 3, 2010
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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
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Ambassador John Herbst, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization on S/CRS 2009 Year in Review
U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
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Smart Power in Action
Dipnote
U.S. Department of State
March 1, 2010
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Publications
Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
U.S. Department of State
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eJournal "A World Free of Nuclear Weapons" (2/25/10)

A World Free of Nuclear Weapons
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
eJournal USA, Volume 15, Number 2, February 2010
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Contents:
- About This Issue
- Obama’s Commitment
- The Transformation of U.S. Nuclear Policy
- Playing Percentages
- Nonproliferation’s Contribution
- Fission, Fusion
- Beyond Existing Treaties
- Successes and Failures
- Why the Stockpiles?
- U.S.-Russia Balancing Act
- Megatons to Megawatt


Ambassador Roos Speaks on "The Enduring Importance of our Security Alliance" (2/8/10)

The Enduring Importance of Our Security Alliance
Ambassador John V. Roos
U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
January 29, 2010
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Letter from the President Regarding North Korea (2/5/10)

Letter from the President Regarding North Korea
The White House
February 3, 2010
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North Korea: Terrorism List Removal
CRS Report for Congress January 6, 2010. RL30613. 29p.
[View Document] (PDF - 320kb)

North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
CRS Report for Congress, January 8, 2010. RL34256. (PDF 1MB; 24p.)
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
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QDR/Hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military Services (2/4/10)

2009 Quadrennial Defense Review
U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, February 4, 2010

Opening Statement of Chairman Ike Skelton
Hearing on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review
U.S. House Committee on Armed Services
February 4, 2010

Joint Statement to HASC on 2010 QDR

Michele A. Flournoy, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

Vice Admiral P. Stephen Stanley, USN, Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, J8, The Joint Staff

Christine Fox, Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, U.S. Department of Defense

Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of Defense

Statement of Chairwoman Susan Davis
Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services

U.S. House Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
February 3, 2010

Statement of Louis V. Iasiello, PhD. And Brigadier General Sharon K.G. Dunbar, USAF Co-Chair, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services
U.S. House Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel
February 3, 2010

Louis V. Iasiello, Ph.D., Co-Chair, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services

Brigadier General Sharon K.G. Dunbar, USAF, Member, Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Service


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
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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
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International Parental Child Abduction
Office of Children's Issues
U.S. Department of State
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"Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction"
American View, Winter 2010
U.S. Embassy Tokyo


Hearings on National Defense (2/3/10)

Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2011, the Future Years Defense Program, the 2011 Quadrennial Defense Review, and the 2011 Missile Defense Review
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
February 2, 2010

"Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
February 2, 2010
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"Don't Tell, Don't Ask": A Legal Analysis
CSR Report for Congress. September 2, 2009. R40795. 11p.
[View Document] (PDF - 190kb)

Annual Threat Assessment of the Intelligence Community for the Senate Armed Services Committee
Dennis C. Blair, Director of National Intelligence
February 2, 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 238kb)

Current and Projected Threats to the United States
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
February 2 2010
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Quadrennial Defense Review Report and Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report (2/2/10)

Quadrennial Defense Review Report
U.S. Department of Defense
February, 2010
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Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report
U.S. Department of Defense
February, 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 2.87MB)

Summary of the DOD Fiscal 2011 Budget Proposal
U.S. Department of Defense
February 1, 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 198kb)

DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon
U.S. Department of Defense
February 1, 2010
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DOD Releases Defense Reviews, 2011 Budget Proposal, and 2010 War Funding Supplemental Request - Update
U.S. Department of Defense
February 1, 2010
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Strategic Defense Reviews
U.S. Department of Defense
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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
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The 2010 State of the Union Address - Video
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Putting Washington at the Service of the Middle Class
The White House
January 27, 2010
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America Must Lead Through Engagement, Obama Says
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
January 27, 2010
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State of the Union
U.S. Government Printing Office
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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
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Internet Freedom – Free Expression in the Digital Age
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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American View. Winter 2010 (1/22/10)

American View. Winter 2010
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
[View Document] (PDF - 700kb)


Principles of U.S. Engagement in Asia (1/22/10)

Principles of U.S. Engagement in Asia
Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
January 21, 2010


Protecting the Force: Lessons From Fort Hood (1/21/10)

Protecting the Force: Lessons From Fort Hood
DoD Independent Review Related to Fort Hood
U.S. Department of Defense
January 2010
[View Document] (PDF - 12MB)

DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon
U.S. Department of Defense
January 15, 2010
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Report Finds Shortfalls in Countering Internal Threats
U.S. Department of Defense
January 15, 2010
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Special Report: Tragedy at Fort Hood
U.S. Department of Defense
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Briefing on the 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Japan Relations (1/21/10)

Briefing on the 50th Anniversary of U.S.-Japan Relations
Kurt M. Campbell
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. Department of State
January 19, 2010
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The 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty on Cooperation and Mutual Security (1/20/10)

Statement by the President on the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty on Cooperation and Mutual Security
The White House
January 19, 2010
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The U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of The U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
Secretary of State Clinton, Secretary of Defense Gates, Minister for Foreign Affairs Okada, Minister of Defense Kitazawa
U.S. Department of State
January 19, 2010
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50th Anniversary of Security Treaty: U.S.-Japan Alliance for the 21st Century
John V. Roos, U.S. Ambassador to Japan
U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan
January 19, 2010
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The U.S. and Japan Alliance: an Indestructible Partnership
[View Website]


The Future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by James B. Steinberg (1/19/10)

The Future of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
James B. Steinberg, Deputy Secretary of State
U.S. Department of Stat
January 15, 2010

Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg
[View Website]

16th Annual Japan-U.S. Security Seminar
Center for Strategic and International Studies
[View Website]


Executive Order and Letter Regarding Haiti (1/19/10)

Executive Order and Letter Regarding Haiti
The White House
January 17, 2010
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Remarks by President Obama, Former President Bill Clinton, and Former President George W. Bush on the Recovery and Rebuilding Effort in Haiti
The White House
January 16, 2010
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Joint Communique of the Governments of the United States and Haiti
U.S. Department of State
January 17, 2010
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2010 Earthquake in Haiti
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Haiti Earthquake Relief
U.S. Department of Defense
[View Website]

USAID Responds to Haiti Earthquake
U.S. Agency for International Development
[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
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Remarks on Regional Architecture in Asia: Principles and Priorities
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
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Secretary Clinton's Address Caps Year of U.S. Engagement and Leadership in Asia-Pacific
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
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Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Pacific, January 11-19, 2010
U.S. Department of State
January 12, 2010
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Development in the 21st Century (1/11/08)

Remarks on Development in the 21st Century
U.S. Department of State, January 6, 2010
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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
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Development: Strengthening Communities through Partnership
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
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Shah Sworn In As USAID Administrator
U.S. Agency for International Development
January 7, 2010
[View Website]

Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development(USAID)
The Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate
December 1, 2009


White House Review Summary Regarding 12/25/2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack (1/8/10)

White House Review Summary Regarding 12/25/2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack
The White House
January 7, 2010
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Summary of the White House Review of the December 25, 2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack
[View Document] (PDF - 405kb)

Presidential Memorandum Regarding 12/25/2009 Attempted Terrorist Attack
The White House
January 7, 2010
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Attempted Terrorist Attack on December 25, 2009: Intelligence, Screening, and Watchlisting System Corrective Actions
[View Document] (PDF - 153kb)

Remarks by the President on Strengthening Intelligence and Aviation Security
The White House
January 7, 2010
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Briefing by Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Brennan, and Press Secretary Gibbs
The White House
January 7, 2010
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