US signs UN Disabilities Convention

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United Nations, New York, 30 July 2009 - H.E. Ms. Susan Rice, Permanent Representative of the United States, accompanied by Senior White House Advisor Valerie B. Jarrett, sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and deliver remarks. 

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/

Watch the entire special event (Real media, 9 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/specialevents/2009/se090730pm.rm

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