美國環保署國際事務部亞太地區資深顧問麥可卡斯曼，台灣與美國環境保護合作20週年回顧展開幕致詞講稿。
Remarks by Senior Advisor Mark Kasman, Office of International Affairs Asia-Pacific, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the Opening Ceremony of Historical Exhibit Commemorating 20 Years of U.S.-Taiwan Environmental Cooperation.
OT-1307C, June 21, 2013, 9 pages.
"We hope that strengthening our partnership even further will open even more doors, drive best practices globally, and lay the groundwork for healthy and sustainable communities for our children and generations to come." (From AIT)

美國在台協會處長馬啟思，台灣與美國環境保護合作20週年回顧展開幕致詞 。
Remarks by AIT Director Christopher Marut at the Opening of Historical Exhibit Celebrating 20 Years of U.S.-Taiwan Environmental Cooperation.
OT-1308, June 21, 2013, 5 pages.
"The relationship formalized by our environmental cooperation agreement 20 years ago has become one of the centerpieces of the close relationship between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan." (From AIT)

美國在台協會處長馬啟思 美國獨立紀念日慶祝酒會演講詞。
Remarks by AIT Director Christopher J. Marut, AIT Independence Day Reception.
OT-1309, July 3, 2013, 4 pages.
"Thanks for joining us to celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States of America.  On the Fourth of July, we celebrate the founding of our nation, and reflect on the values upon which it was founded - values such as freedom and democracy." (From AIT)

Bernanke, Ben S.
A Century of U.S. Central Banking: Goals, Frameworks, Accountability.
Federal Reserve System, July 10, 2013, 10 pages.
"Today, I'll discuss the evolution over the past 100 years of three key aspects of Federal Reserve policymaking: the goals of policy, the policy framework, and accountability and communication. The changes over time in these three areas provide a useful perspective, I believe, on how the role and functioning of the Federal Reserve have changed since its founding in 1913, as well as some lessons for the present and for the future." (From the Federal Reserve System)

Subramanian, Arvind.
Preserving the Open Global Economic System: A Strategic Blueprint for China and the United States.
Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, June 2013, 17 pages.
"The two nations must overcome their mutual wariness and strike a Power-for-Purpose Bargain: The United States would give up power in existing multilateral institutions in return for China taking on greater global leadership to preserve the system’s real purpose." (From the IIE)

Morrison, Wayne M.
China-U.S. Trade Issues.
(CRS Report for Congress)
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, July 17, 2013, 50 pages.
"This report provides an overview of U.S.-China trade ties and major
issues." (From CRS Report)

Fletcher, Michael A.
"A Change Is Gonna Come."
Smithsonian, July-August 2013, pp. 38-49.
"Americans who marched on Washington 50 years ago under a blazing sun recall the day they were part of a turning point in history." (From Smithsonian)

Freedman, David H.
"How Junk Food Can End Obesity."
The Atlantic, July/August 2013, pp. 68-89.
"Local, unprocessed, farm fresh -- these terms have become synonymous with healthy eating in America, thanks to a cadre of influential food writers, celebrity chefs, and entrepreneurs.  Yet much of the wholesome-foodie canon is fantasy, and as a solution to the national obesity epidemic, it is a dead end.  Here's how the evolving science of processed food can save us -- if the foodies will get out of the way."  (From the Atlantic)

Zickuhr, Kathryn.
Summary from Younger Americans' Library Habits and Expectations.
Pew Internet & American Life Project, June 25, 2013, 6 pages.
"Americans under age 30 are online, and they are more likely than older patrons to use libraries’ computer and internet connections; however, they are also still closely bound to print, as three-quarters (75%) of younger Americans say they have read at least one book in print in the past year." (From the Pew Research Center)  

CdeBaca, Luis.
The State Department 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report.
U.S. Department of State, July 11, 2013, 4 pages.
"It's a partnership that secured the renewal of our anti-trafficking law earlier this year. It’s a partnership rooted in the idea that we as a nation need to stand up for universal values—freedom, justice, the dignity of all people—here at home and around the world. Those are the values that drive our work to fight modern slavery." (From U.S. Department of State)

Kenny, Charles and Justin Sandefur.
"Can Silicon Valley Save the Word?"
Foreign Policy, July/August 2013, pp. 72-77.
"Defeating global poverty is the latest start-up trend.  But is there really an app for that?"  (From Foreign Policy)

Morin, Rich.
The Most (and Least) Culturally Diverse Countries in the World.
Pew Research Center, July 18, 2013, 3 pages.
"A comparison of the Harvard and Goren maps show that the most diverse countries in the world are found in Africa. Both maps also suggest that the United States falls near the middle, while Canada and Mexico are more diverse than the US." (From the Pew Research Center)

Trafficking in Persons Report 2013: Taiwan. 
U.S. Department of State, July 11, 2013, 5 pages.
"Taiwan authorities fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. During the reporting period, Taiwan authorities continued robust and transparent prosecution of trafficking offenses, including both forced labor and forced prostitution." (From U.S. Department of State)