Speaking to reporters at a separate event, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was asked about possible military action against Syria.
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Video messages were presented at the event by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton.
On Friday, when the Pentagon held its first Gay Pride event, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta highlighted the administration's biggest accomplishment in the gay rights cause: repealing "don't ask, don't tell, " the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian members serving in the forces.
In the event, the foreign secretary raised his game, lowered his profile and kept his job.
In the event, information that Secretary Kloske should have ensured was rigorously factored into the Commerce Department decision was suppressed or ignored.
Reno and Labor Secretary Alexis Herman presided at the event.
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"We are seeing an unwelcome trend in today's marketplace to use standard- essential patents to block markets, " said the ITU secretary general Hamadoun Toure when the event was announced.
He's now -- you've added an event with the President and Secretary Bryson.
Opening the event, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his concern over the growing attacks on schools and hospitals.
This event will be hosted by Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher.
Later, in the car on the way to the Golden Globes, she asked Mr. Nielson: Would Mr. Powell, the former secretary of state, be at the event and if so, could she get some time to speak with him privately?
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The US Secretary of State met with Naomi Long during the event and offered her support.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened the event with a powerful statement about education as a transformative force.
Following the event at 3:30 PM EDT, Secretary Sebelius will discuss the announcement on a conference call with members of the media, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh and the Director of the HHS Office of Health Reform, Jeanne Lambrew.
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Officially launched by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and Michel Jarraud, Chair to UN-Water and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, the event brought together government representatives, local communities, NGOs, UN organizations and eminent specialists in water security to discuss how to harness cooperation at all levels, from the local to the national and international levels, and across all socioeconomic sectors.
Wendy Watson-Wright, Assistant Director-General and Executive Secretary of UNESCO-IOC, will co-chair the event with Deputy Minister Mrs.
Bush was accompanied at the event by Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the U.S. civil administrator for Iraq, L. Paul Bremer.
The group was founded by former Education Secretary William Bennett, who took part in Wednesday's event along with Paul Bremer, a U.S. ambassador during the Reagan administration and the former chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism.
The event was attended by David Cameron and the new Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
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The defense secretary may be able to restart dialogue and in any event he will portray his visit as a great success regardless what happens but he is encouraging the very behavior he seeks to prevent.
India's oil secretary, Vivek Rae, told reporters on the sidelines of an event here that the proposal is "under consideration" and national insurance and oil companies would have to contribute to such a fund.
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Middle East peace prospects are expected to be a key theme with U.S. Secretary of State and top negotiator Condoleezza Rice set to open the event on January 23 -- but financial fears are certain to dominate.
The event was hosted by the Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The total has been falling in recent months, however the Welsh secretary says youth unemployment is still too high and hopes Monday's event, hosted by the UK government, will help to deal with the problem.
Among those speaking at the event are international celebrities, such as Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the UN, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, and lesser-known entrepreneurs with a great idea to change the world.
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"We are reassured that, as a result of the experience we have got, not just through the marathon but also through the Olympics, that we have the right people in place to make sure this event is the great success that it is, " Culture Secretary Maria Miller told the House of Commons.
The event was opened by Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, Joseph Deiss, President of the General Assembly, and a youth speaker.
Mr. Nordstrom has also informed investigators that the strategy as to how to those inside the Benghazi compound should proceed in the event of an attack a strategy expressed by Deputy Assistant Secretary for international programs, Charlene Lamb was deeply flawed.
Second, in the event the Soviet Union does not reorder its traditional priorities, as Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney has predicted, and the West is obliged to contend once more with the full panoply of expansionist Soviet ambitions, the United States and its allies will be far better able to do so if they have kept their guard up in the meantime.
There were guests who came to this event who say that at previous dinners there was somebody from the Social Secretary's office there who was checking names.
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