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Remarks On Piracy At United Nations
Thursday, 18 December 2008, 1:48 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Mr. Secretary General. And thank you very much to all my colleagues for participating in this very important Security Council session on piracy. More >>
Bilateral Strategic Security Dialogue Talks
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 11:20 am | US State Department
Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood will brief the press on the Bilateral Strategic Security Dialogue Talks on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. This on-the-record, off-camera briefing will begin at 12:30 p.m. ... More >>
Remarks at the United Nations Security Council
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:56 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, Mr. President, and thank you, Secretary General. Colleagues, the situation today in the Middle East is very different than when President Bush came to office in 2001. At that time, the Camp David effort had collapsed; Israelis ... More >>
Roundtable With Associated Press
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:55 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Well, I thought that we’d spend a few moments discussing the work that we’re going to do in New York. I’ll leave in a few minutes to go to New York. Today, we will have a meeting that the British are sponsoring on Zimbabwe. ... More >>
Marriott Bombing Memorial Plaque Ceremony
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:46 am | US State Department
Good afternoon. It means a great deal to me to be with you on this solemn occasion to honor the service and sacrifice of our colleagues lost in the Marriott bombing on the 20th of September. More >>
Sixth Round of the U.S.-China Senior Dialogue
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:42 am | US State Department
The sixth round of the U.S.-China Senior Dialogue took place in Washington D.C. on December 15. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte and State Councilor Dai Bingguo co-chaired a full day of consultations on a range of bilateral and international ... More >>
Remarks After Her Meeting with the P5+1 and GCC+3
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:34 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: (In progress) with representatives of the P5+1. Those representatives included David Miliband, the British Foreign Secretary, and Javier Solana, the P5+1 negotiator. We met -- there were also representatives there from France, Germany, ... More >>
Remarks at the United Nations Security Council
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:32 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, Mr. President, and thank you, Secretary General. Colleagues, the situation today in the Middle East is very different than when President Bush came to office in 2001. At that time, the Camp David effort had collapsed; Israelis ... More >>
Near East Daily Press Briefing
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:31 am | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Well, we’ll try and do it as quickly as we can. You know, we just need all of the different pieces in place, and once they are, then we can do it. But I just can’t give you -- More >>
Remarks With Quartet Members
Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 10:29 am | US State Department
Quartet Members: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Special Representative for the French Foreign Ministry Gerard Araud, High Representative for European Common ... More >>
Gas Flaring: Nigerian Govt Under Pressure
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:59 am | US State Department
THE Government of Nigeria is currently under intense pressure to ban gas flaring in the Niger Delta. More >>
Quartet Press Statement
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:56 am | US State Department
The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, European Union, Russian Federation, and the United States): More >>
Yemen: Parliamentary Elections
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:14 am | US State Department
We welcome the upcoming Parliamentary elections in Yemen as an opportunity for the Yemeni people to renew their democratic institutions and processes. It is important for the integrity of the election process that preparations proceed in a fair and ... More >>
Background Note: Seychelles
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:13 am | US State Department
Geography Area: 444 sq. km; about 2.5 times the size of Washington DC. Major islands: Mahe and Praslin. Cities: Capital --Victoria. Terrain: About half of the islands are granitic in origin, with narrow coastal strips and central ranges of hills rising ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:12 am | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the briefing. I don’t have anything, so we can go right to your questions. More >>
Daily Press Briefing
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:11 am | US State Department
UGANDA/DRC/SOUTH SUDAN Offensive Against Lord Resistance Army US Has Long Standing Relationship with Uganda / DRC / South Sudan / Direct Role More >>
Daily Press Briefing
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:10 am | US State Department
QUESTION: What’s the – what’s your attitude toward this offensive in – by the governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and I think South Sudan, against the Lord’s Resistance Army? More >>
Background Note: Madagascar
Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:08 am | US State Department
Geography Area: 592,800 sq. km. (228,880 sq. mi.). Cities: Capital --Antananarivo (pop. about 1,300,000). Other cities --Antsirabe (about 500,000), Mahajanga (about 400,000), Toamasina (about 450,000). Terrain: Mountainous central plateau, coastal ... More >>
Daily Press Briefing - December 12
Monday, 15 December 2008, 11:48 am | US State Department
Secretary Rice Travel to the UN December 15-16 / Expected Topics of Discussion – The Middle East / Zimbabwe / Somali Piracy More >>
Interview With Maria Bartiromo of CNBC
Monday, 15 December 2008, 11:16 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Thank you so much for joining us. So final days in office here and you have been busier than ever. More >>
