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<p class="MsoNormal">It’s a busy time in the State Department’s Office of International Communications and Information Policy (CIP) as the countdown to Busan continues. We’d like to share with you two recent DipNote blog articles as well as a CSPAN video:
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<li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blogs.state.gov/stories/2014/09/25/supporting-inclusive-and-open-internet" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Supporting an Inclusive and Open Internet</span></a>, by Ambassador Daniel Sepulveda, Coordinator
Christopher Painter, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby, highlights the U.S. government’s commitment to preserving an Open Internet, and to continuing to evolve its governance towards an increasingly inclusive system that enables and empowers individuals
and innovation worldwide. <u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://blogs.state.gov/stories/2014/09/17/preparing-busan-regional-unity-inter-american-proposals-2014-international" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Preparing for Busan</span></a>, by Ambassador Sepulveda,
discusses U.S. engagement with regional partners at the recent International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Regional Preparatory Meeting in Buenos Aires.
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<li class="MsoNormal">Ambassador Sepulveda also spoke yesterday at a Brookings panel event on the topic, “Is the Internet Starting to Fracture?” Watch the
<a href="http://www.c-span.org/video/?321710-1/discussion-international-internet-policy" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">CSPAN video</span></a>. <u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As always, we<span style="color:black"> encourage you to follow CIP on EB’s Facebook and Twitter accounts available
</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.state.gov/e/eb/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a>.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for reading. Please respond to this email directly (<a href="mailto:SteffensenJE@state.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">SteffensenJE@state.gov</span></a>) if you wish to be removed from this mailing list.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best Regards,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jen<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Steffensen<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Foreign Affairs Officer <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of International Communications and Information Policy<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="tel:202-647-0965" value="+12026470965" target="_blank">202-647-0965</a> <u></u><u></u></p>
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