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U.S. Department of State Hosts First Press Briefing in Spanish

Summary: 
On Thursday, March 8th, 2012, the U.S. Department of State hosted the first-ever Spanish-language press briefing on current U.S. foreign policy issues.

On Thursday, March 8th, 2012, the U.S. Department of State hostedthe first-ever Spanish-language press briefing on current U.S. foreign policy issues.  Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer took questions in Spanish from the podium in the Department’s press briefing room.

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer

You can watch the briefing by clicking HERE. To read the transcript, CLICK HERE.

Luis Miranda is Director of Hispanic Media for the White House