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Assistant Secretary Schwartz will address the issue of refugee protection: the meaning of protection, the impact of Refugee Act of 1980 on the treatment of refugees, and the United States' responsibility to protect refugees.

Thank you. Thank you so much, Tina, for having the inspiration to put together this remarkable program over this weekend and for introducing some of the inspiring women who have been part of Vital Voices.

Albarran, who joined the Army in June 2006, was a petroleum supply specialist in the battalion's E Company prior to volunteering to be a door gunner with B Company in October.

The Secretary will also meet with senior Russian officials to discuss progress on a successor agreement to START, cooperation on nonproliferation, counterterrorism, regional security issues, and the work of the Bilateral Presidential Commission.

The family members of a 31-year old Kashmiri youth Bashir Ahmad Baba, who was arrested by police of the Indian state of Gujarat yesterday, have said he is innocent and was implicated in a false case.

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The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area threatened by flooding beginning on the 26th of February, 2010, and continuing.

Today the men and women of the Department of State are mourning the murder of three people connected to the United States Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.