Secretary Clinton is in Morocco for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Middle East,North Africa, and the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations to discuss human rights, democracy,and economic development in the region.

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Clinton says the State Department's science envoys program is sending some of America's brightest scientists to North Africa, the Middle East, South and South-East Asia to fulfill President Obama's mandate to foster scientific and technological cooperation.

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That is in addition to billions of dollars of aid to the Middle East and North Africa, including a $700-million Millennium Challenge Corporation grant to Morocco for fruit tree farming and small-scale fisheries as well as stronger financial services and enterprise support.

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