Dudley grew up partly in the southern U.S.state of Mississippi, which has been heavily affected by the oil spill.

VOA: standard.2010.07.27

A U.S.State Department spokesman said Wednesday the U.S.embassy in Islamabad was seeking further information about those detained in Pakistan.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

"President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and the U.S.government remain deeply and firmly committed to achieving comprehensive peace in the region,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.08

In the south central state of Arkansas,two-term U.S.senator Blanche Lincoln faces a tough runoff against Bill Halter, the state's lieutenant governor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

Speaking to reporters at the U.S.State Department, spokesman Ian Kelly says the Obama administration is deeply disappointed by the Israeli decision.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

State Department Acting spokesman Robert Wood said the U.S.team, of "several" nuclear experts, was told to leave the site immediately.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

The U.S.State Department says attempts to silence President Abdallahi and plans to hold unconstitutional elections in June violate democratic norms.

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

The U.S.State Department's on Ethiopia says of the 3.6-million seats contested, the EPRDF and its allied parties won all but three.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

But in the soldier's hometown in the western U.S.state of Idaho, his family has known about his capture from the beginning.

VOA: standard.2009.07.20

The U.S.Assistant Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell,and his deputy, Scot Marciel,arrive in Burma Tuesday for two days of high-level meetings.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

Both the White House and the State Department say Webb is not carrying any specific message from U.S.President Barack Obama.

VOA: standard.2009.08.15

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said there will be consequences for Pakistan if Pakistani-based terrorists launch a successful attack on U.S.soil.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

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

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Amiri was scheduled to return to Iran on Monday, but was unable to make travel arrangements.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

On a sunny afternoon in the southern U.S.state of North Carolina, Gwen Pitt is supervising the cotton harvest.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

The first ever state by state analysis of U.S.bioscience education found a wide disparity among the nation's schools.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined U.S.help to Haiti from Hawaii where she is attending an Asia-Pacific conference.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

A recent U.S.State Department report cites Mexican President Felipe Calderon's crackdown on drug cartels, and several high-profile arrests.

VOA: standard.2010.03.11

But U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told delegates at the conference that this transition is not an ending, but rather,a new beginning.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

Last month, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Bisa Williams became the highest-ranking U.S.official to visit Cuba in several years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Former U.S.State Department official Robert Russell said he understands why Vilks' cartoon in 2007 offends some Muslims.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20

David Kramer was a former senior State Department official in the Bush administration He also sees the U.S.position moving towards the Russian one.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

U.S.State Department Spokesman P.J.Crowley says Amiri met with authorities while in this country, but wouldn't say if the Iranian gave up any secrets.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13