March 6, 1967: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States

Today is the 45th anniversary of the defection to the U.S. of Svetlana Alliluyeva, the daughter of Joseph Stalin. For more information about Svetlana and this historical account, check out these resources...

Telegram From Secretary of State Rusk to the Ambassador to the Soviet Union (Foreign Relations of the U.S., 1964–1968: Volume XIV, Soviet Union, Document 205), Office of the Historian, U.S. Dept of State

Meeting Svetlana, 200th Anniversary of U.S.-Russian Diplomatic Relations, Embassy of the U.S. in Russia

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Face the Nation with Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sec. Robert Gates (12/6/2009)

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Sec. Hillary Clinton on This Week with George Stephanopoulos (11/15/2009)

Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on This Week

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Meet the Press with Sec. Hillary Clinton and Sec. Arne Duncan (11/15/2009)

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Face the Nation with Sec. Hillary Clinton (9/27/2009)

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World Tuberculosis Day, March 24th

Today marks World Tuberculosis Day. For more information, visit the Stop TB Partnership or Dipnote, the U.S. Department of State Blog.





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2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

The U.S. Department of State has posted reports on human rights in different countries on its web site. The countries are divided into 6 regions: Africa; East Asia and the Pacific; Europe and Eurasia; Near East and North Africa; South and Central Asia; and Western Hemisphere. The web site also includes a preface, an overview, an introduction, as well as appendices and "related material."


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