Topic: P.J. Crowley

State Department names new spokesperson after Wiki-flap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department on Thursday named career diplomat Victoria Nuland as its new spokesperson, filling a vacancy left when the former incumbent resigned in a flap over the soldier accused of leaking secret WikiLeaks documents.Nuland was a national security ...

Obama echoes Richard Nixon on WikiLeaks prisoner

0 View Larger Image . The first time President Obama was publicly asked about Bradley Manning, the soldier accused of disclosing government secrets...
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State Department spokesman steps down amid flap

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley is resigning his post, the department said Sunday, after reports that Crowley had called "stupid" the Pentagon's treatment of a soldier accused of leaking secret documents that appeared on the WikiLeaks website."It ...

U.S. concerned about Zimbabwe political arrests

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday warned Zimbabwe it was monitoring a string of recent politically motivated arrests in the country and demanded Harare hold accountable anyone found to have tortured detainees."The United States is concerned about recent arrests in ...

U.S. looking at sanctions, other tools on Libya

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering a range of responses to Libya's violent political crisis, including possible sanctions, and is consulting with the international community on future steps, the State Department said on Wednesday."We're looking at a full ...

Clinton calls Suleiman, urges probe of violence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Egypt's newly named vice president to hold accountable those responsible for violence in Cairo on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said.Clinton spoke by telephone with Omar Suleiman, Egypt's intelligence chief ...

Hillary Clinton amends forms' gender-neutral swap

0 . In a bid to forestall a backlash from congressional conservatives, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has ordered the State Department...

U.S. aid to rebuild Haiti finally on the way

0 . The first portion of U.S. reconstruction money for Haiti is on its way more than seven months after it was promised to help the country rebuild...
First Lady Michelle Obama arrived on vacation in Spain on Wednesday just as the State Department ditched a travel advisory warning...