Europe and Eurasia News and Features Archive

2010 |2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2010

• 04/27/2010—Secretary Sebelius Hosts European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, John Dalli
• 03/04/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with Spanish Minister of Health and Social Policy Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera
• 02/18/2010—Secretary Sebelius meets with German Federal Minister of Education and Research Annette Schavan
• 02/05/2010—Secretary Sebelius Meetings with Danish Health Minister

2009

• 10/20/2009—FDA's International Posts: Improving the Safety of Imported Food and Medical Products:

  http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm185769.htm

  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

2008

• 12/03/2008—HHS Deputy Secretary Opens European Office of the HHS Food and Drug Administration
• 11/06/2008—HHS Deputy Secretary Co-Chairs Sixth Meeting of the Steering Group for the United States – Ireland Research and Development Partnership
• 10/25/2008—HHS/FDA Acts to Avoid Shortage of Sucraid and Strengthen the Drug's Safety
• 10/16/2008—HHS Preparing to Open FDA Offices in China, India, Europe, and Latin America This Year:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/10/20081016a.html

• 09/08/2008—HHS Secretary Addresses European Health Ministers on Health Security
• 05/20/2008—HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Visits the European Commission, Germany, and France
• 05/19/2008—HHS Secretary Leads U.S. Delegation to the 61st World Health Assembly
• 05/12/2008—CDC Central Asia Office Hosts Workshop On Public Health Preparedness And Response To Radiation Incidents For Central Asia Countries In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, On May 12-14, 2008
• 05/07/2008—HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy Visits Northern Ireland
• 05/06/2008—HHS Deputy Secretary Tevi Troy Visits Ireland
• 04/12/2008—HHS/NIH Director Receives French National Order of the Legion of Honor
• 03/13/2008—International Women’s Day Honorees Visit HHS
• 02/19/2008—HHS Secretary Discusses Collaboration in Medicine and Public Health with the First Lady of Ukraine

2007

• 11/13/2007—Director of the HHS National Institutes of Health Director Brings Vision to France
• 09/10/2007—Clinicians and Hospital Administrators from the Commonwealth of Independent States Visit the United States
• 09/04/2007—Director of HHS National Institutes of Health Meets with Representatives of the European Medical Research Council
• 07/19/2007—HHS Senior Officials Discuss Health Research and Health Care Reforms with Delegation from the Lithuanian Ministry of Health
• 07/17/2007—HHS Assistant Secretary for Health ADM John Agwunobi Discusses Pandemic-Influenza Preparedness Activities with Officials of the United Kingdom
• 07/09/2007—HHS/AHRQ Director Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Participates in Panel Discussions at the Commonwealth Fund and Nuffield Trust 8th International Meeting to Improve Quality of Healthcare
• 07/02/2007—EFSA and FDA Strengthen Cooperation in Food Safety Science:

  http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2007/ucm108944.htm

  (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
• 05/22/2007—HHS/NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Opens Clinical Oncology Workshop in Croatia
• 05/14/2007—HHS/NIH Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., Speaks at Nobel Conference
• 05/04/2007—HHS/NIH/NIAID Partners with the Luso-American Development Foundation to Host a Research Meeting on Tuberculosis in Africa in October 2007
• 04/18/2007—HHS Convenes the Fourth Meeting of the Steering Group of the U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership
• 03/12/2007—HHS Secretary Meets with European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
• 02/07/2007—HHS Assistant Secretary for Health John Agwunobi Welcomes Belgian Health Minister Rudy Demotte
• 02/05/2007—HHS Secretary Meets with Delegation from the Republic of Georgia

2006

• 11/28/2006—Assistant Secretary of State Ellen R. Sauerbrey Launches U.S. Anti-Human Trafficking Training Modules at 92nd International Organization for Migration Council in Geneva
• 11/20/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Co-Chairs Steering Group of U.S.-Ireland Research and Development Partnership in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 10/27/2006—Director of the HHS National Institutes of Health Lectures on the Future of Biomedical Research in Paris, France
• 10/24/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary and the Chair of the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency Meet to Discuss Nutrition, Obesity and Food Safety
• 10/23/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark
• 09/22/2006—The European Commission Announces Updated Website on Health
• 09/21/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Attends Meetings on Innovation in Research and Health Care Services in Vienna, Austria
• 09/20/2006—The World Health Organization Welcomes Montenegro as a New Member
• 09/13/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary and Dr. Frieder Meyer-Krahmer of the Federal Republic of Germany Meet on Innovation
• 09/13/2006—HHS and Commerce Deputy Secretaries Meet with European Commission Delegation to Discuss Public Health, Innovation, Bioterrorism, and Crisis Management
• 06/02/2006—HHS Secretary and Russian Minister of Health and Social Development Meet to Strengthen Bilateral Public-Health and Research Activities
• 05/30/2006—HHS Secretary Meets with the First Lady and Minister of Health of Ukraine
• 05/24/2006—U.S. and French Surgeons General Discuss Preparations for Medical Emergencies
• 05/10/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets on Health Care Issues and Information Technology in Spain and Belgium
• 05/09/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with Irish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Children
• 05/05/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with the Minister of Health of the Republic of Bulgaria
• 05/04/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with Romanian Deputy Minister of Health
• 05/03/2006—Deputy Secretary Azar Delivers Remarks to the Conference on Health Care Modernization in Central and Eastern Europe:

  http://www.hhs.gov/agencies/speech/2006/060503.html

• 05/03/2006—U.S.-European Union High-Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum Meets in Washington
• 05/02/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Meets with Latvian Minister of Health
• 05/01/2006—HHS Secretary Leads Delegation to the G-8 Health Ministerial Meeting
• 05/01/2006—U.S. Health Officials Welcome Members of the Dutch Parliament
• 04/27/2006—HHS Secretary Addresses Meeting of European Union Health Ministers in Vienna, Austria
• 04/10/2006—HHS Deputy Secretary Alex M. Azar II Meets with Polish Minister of Education and Science
• 02/06/2006—HHS Joins with the Institut Pasteur to Strengthen Preparations for a Potential Influenza Pandemic
• 01/26/2006—HHS Officials Meet with German Minister of Health
• 01/05/2006—Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Human Cases of H5N1 in Europe:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2006pres/20060105a.html

2005

• 12/02/2005—Assistant Secretary Wade Horn Speaks to Bishops at the Vatican
• 06/29/2005—Secretary Leavitt Meets with Georgian Minister Vladimir Chipashvili
• 06/06/2005—Deputy Secretary Azar Meets with Senior Russian Delegation
• 04/04/2005—Secretary Leavitt Meets with Hungarian Minister of Health

2004

• 07/01/2004—Secretary Thompson Announces Global Fund Grant to Russia:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2004pres/20040701.html

2003

• 11/20/2003—President Bush, Prime Minister Blair Launch Joint Task Force on HIV/AIDS
• 04/17/2003—HHS Secretary Thompson Signs Agreement with Italian Minister of Health Sirchia:

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030417.html

2002

• 11/15/2002—Secretary Thompson's Speech at BioIreland Conference, "The International Promise of Biotechnology":

  http://www.hhs.gov/news/speech/2002/021115.html

• 09/16/2002—Secretary Thompson Travels to Iceland To Formalize Research Agreement
• 07/08/2002—Site Visit to Casa Ronald McDonald House of Barcelona, Spain

Last revised: June 10, 2010