U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton remarks at launch of the 100,000 Strong Foundation

Text of her remarks available on the State Department website.

will.i.am on Study Abroad and the 100K Strong Initiative

On July 29, 2011 the United States Department of State announced that will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas will direct a concert later this year in Beijing in support of the 100,000 Strong Initiative.  Below are two short videos of will.i.am talking about the importance of study abroad and international travel with a focus on inter-city youth experiencing these opportunities.








Now, I'm not a huge Black Eyed Peas fan (my wife and kids are fans so I know a bit about them and their music).  However, I am a big fan of their song Where is the Love? from 2003 and if you listen to the song and lyrics (which I believe were created by will.i.am) then you can see that he has always embraced the idea of international/intercultural understanding.  Anyways, enjoy the song...

Secretary Clinton's remarks at the Inaugural Meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 100,000 Strong Initiative

You can read a transcript of Secretary Clinton's remarks here and read a Fact Sheet about Advisory Committee on the 100,000 Strong Initiative here.

Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Zhang Yesui and Kurt Campbell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Discuss Importance of Educational Exchanges and Public Diplomacy

The following video from the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) is from a podcast conversation between Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Zhang Yesui and Kurt Campbell, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific.  The discussion focuses on the U.S.-China Relationship and the importance of educational exchange as a public diplomacy tool and specifically on the 100,000 Strong Initiative (beginning at the 5:15 mark).