After the end of the Bank of the United States, there was little control of any kind over the state banks.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

And it should end all state laws that interfered with the return of escaped slaves to their owners.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

Tilden had led the fight to end dishonesty in government in New York state.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

Secretary of State Clinton, in Seoul earlier this week at the end of a trip to Asia, said the world has a duty to act over the sinking.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday at the United Nations that Washington would end its policy of limited engagement with Burma.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Standing alongside Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in Tbilisi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated a call for Russia to end its military presence in two breakaway Georgian regions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.05

She also said Arab moderates should reopen trade offices and make other confidence-building gestures toward Israel to show Israelis that peace would actually end the Jewish state's regional isolation.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

Assistant Secretary Posner said the State Department expects to issue,by year's end, a new list of countries of particular concern on religious freedom, which would be subject to possible U.S.sanctions.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

On the second day of her Moscow visit, at the end of a European tour, U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced concern at recent attacks on activists and reporters willing to challenge the Kremlin.

VOA: standard.2009.10.14

In remarks at the end of the Beijing talks, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said ensuring peace and security on the Korean peninsula is "critical" and urged the parties to "calmly and properly handle the issue and avoid escalation of tension."

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

But amid all the congratulations, diplomats and observers noted with concern that in the end, only five heads of state were on hand for the summit, and only 17 of the 53 AU member states were prepared to sign the final document.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23