More information about the submission and selection process can be found on the State Department's Web site, www.state.gov on its Office of Global Women's Issues page.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28

The Palestinian divisions pose a major obstacle to the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza, which is the stated goal of the peace process sponsored by the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.10.24

Mr.Obama is said to have declared that the United States and Cuba are "on a path of change", while reminding his fellow heads of state that the democratic process that brought them into office does not exist in Cuba.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18