Secretary Clinton Speech on Internet Freedom

SECRETARY CLINTON:  Thank you very much, Alberto, for not only that kind introduction but your and your colleagues’ leadership of this important institution.  It’s a pleasure to be here at the Newseum.  The Newseum is a monument to some of our most precious freedoms, and I’m grateful for this opportunity to discuss how those freedoms apply to the challenges of the 21st century.

Although I can’t see all of you because in settings like this, the lights are in my eyes and you are in the dark, I know that there are many friends and former colleagues.  I wish to acknowledge Charles Overby, the CEO of Freedom Forum here at the Newseum; Senator Richard Lugar/1 and Senator Joe Lieberman, my former colleagues in the Senate, both of whom worked for passage of the Voice Act, which speaks to Congress’s and the American people’s commitment to internet freedom, a commitment that crosses party lines and branches of government.

The whole speech can be found on http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2010/January/20100121142618eaifas0.6585352.html

For more related information, please click on the links as below:

• Statement on Google Operations in China
• U.S., World Community Focus on Strengthening Internet Freedom
• State Summary of Global Internet Freedom Task Force
• U.S. Intensifies Efforts for Worldwide Internet Freedom
• State Dept. Human Rights Report on China for 2008
• State Summary of Global Internet Freedom Task Force