Excellencies, Distinguished Heads of State and Government, Honorable Ministers, Leaders of the African Union, Leaders of the African Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am honored to be with you all. I am grateful for this opportunity to salute, and to help strengthen, the critical work of the African Union. And I am proud to bring greetings from President Barack Obama and the American people. Full Text
The Obama Administration's Approach to U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation: Preserving Israel's Qualitative Military Edge
Assistant Secretary Shapiro (July 16): "Our security relationship with Israel is broader, deeper, and more intense than ever before.” Full Text»Video»Fact Sheet»
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew J. Shapiro will discuss the state of the U.S.-Israeli security relationship, and the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to further strengthen that relationship on July 16, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. More
Through cooperation with the Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Hill Harper, a star of "CSI: New York" and a social activist, spoke to film students, actors, and professional filmmakers throughout Israel. In Tel Aviv, Hill Harper visited the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, and spoke at the Tel Aviv-Los Angeles Partnership Film and TV Master Class, the Stage Center, the Minshar for Art school, and the Tel Aviv Cinematheque. In Jerusalem, he visited the Nissan Netiv Acting School, Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television, the Hullegeb Israel-Ethiopian Theater at Confederation House, the Animation Lab, Beit Avichai and the Hebrew University. Harper's message was "FEAR stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. We don't need someone to give us permission to dream big."
The Department of State has announced an increase in consular services fees, which includes passport and notarial fees, effective Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The new fees will be: More
President Obama's Meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu: Gaza, Iran, Nuclear Weapons & Peace
The President welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu today for some intensive work – a one-on-one meeting and a working lunch. Between the two, both men addressed the press briefly from the Oval Office. Both exchanged kind words for each other, and pledged unequivocally to “work together in the coming months and years to protect our common interests, our countries, our peoples, against new threats,” as the Prime Minister put it. He added that "the President said it best in his speech in Cairo. He said in front of the entire Islamic world, he said, the bond between Israel and the United States is unbreakable. And I can affirm that to you today." More
Admiral Mike G. Mullen meets with MOD Ehud Barak, Tel Aviv June 27, 2010
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike G. Mullen, visited Israel June 27, 2010. During his visit Admiral Mullen met with Israel’s Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Gabi Ashkenazi and leading Israeli military officers. He also met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
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Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy during a briefing to the Israeli media, Tel Aviv, June 23, 2010 Photo Credit: David Azagury/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv
The Defense Policy Advisory Group was held in Tel Aviv on June 24, 2010. The annual U.S.-Israel bilateral defense meeting was co-chaired by the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy and the Israeli Director General of the Ministry of Defense Udi Shani. More
Trafficking in Persons Report 2010
June 14: Secretary Clinton announced the release of the 10th annual Trafficking in Persons Report today. The transcript of this event will be posted soon. Report |Hebrew-PDF
Press Section American Embassy Tel Aviv U.S. Embassy Announces Increases in Visa Application Fees הודעת שגרירות ארצות הברית בגין שינויים במחירי האגרות לאשרות консульский сбор за неиммиграционную визу увеличивается MORE
