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U.S. Daily Press Briefing on DRC
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:18 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Sure. Let me tell you a couple of things about what the Secretary’s been doing on the diplomatic front here. She had calls yesterday with President Kagame of Rwanda and the Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht. More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 10:18 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. I don’t have anything for you, so why don’t we go right to your questions. More >>
U.S-Libya Claims Settlement Agreement
Monday, 3 November 2008, 9:45 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for coming on such short notice. We have Assistant Secretary David Welch from the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau. He’s going to talk to you about implementation of the Libya Claims Settlement Agreement. So ... More >>
Climate Change, Energy Security, Clean Technology
Monday, 3 November 2008, 9:42 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Jaime, for that kind introduction. It is an honor to speak at this important conference. I want to thank the American Chamber of Commerce for organizing this timely gathering, and I hope all of you have found today’s sessions as valuable ... More >>
Condoleezza Rice to Travel to Israel
Saturday, 1 November 2008, 2:31 pm | US State Department
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Travel to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and Egypt More >>
Remarks with Mexican Foreign
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:55 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) This is (inaudible) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Her Excellency Secretary of State of the United States of America, Dr. Condoleezza Rice. We will now proceed to the signing of the agreement between the Government ... More >>
Nicaragua’s Electoral Climate
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:54 pm | US State Department
We have noted recent developments in Nicaragua that call into question the credibility of the municipal elections, scheduled for November 9, as an expression of the will of the Nicaraguan people. These developments include the decertification of two opposition ... More >>
Interview With Leonardo Kourchenko of Televisa
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:53 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: I am doing very well, thank you. Even more so to be here in Puerto Vallarta, which is a place I’ve always wanted to see. It’s a beautiful place, a beautiful city. More >>
Agenda for U.S.-Japan Cooperation
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:52 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good afternoon. We have here today Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman. He’s going to talk to you about U.S. efforts – public diplomacy efforts in the war of ideas. So without further ado, ... More >>
U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:51 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good afternoon. We have here today Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James Glassman. He’s going to talk to you about U.S. efforts – public diplomacy efforts in the war of ideas. So without further ado, ... More >>
U.S. Remarks at the Baltimore Council
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:50 pm | US State Department
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Thank you, Dr. Burd, for the very kind introduction. It’s a pleasure to be with all of you tonight, and I also want to thank Lockheed Martin and your chairman, Mr. Robbie Harris for having sponsored this event, and ... More >>
Flow of Foreign Fighters Into Iraq
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:49 pm | US State Department
Question: During Secretary Rice’s and A/S Welch’s last meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minster did the subject of foreign fighters, coming through Syria to Iraq, come up? If so, what was the nature of the discussion More >>
There Is Hope
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:48 pm | US State Department
SIR - You correctly note the important role that the internet and the mobile-phone industries are playing in Africa. Recognising that there are still immense problems and challenges facing that continent, the changes helped by technology have already ... More >>
Global Alliance: An Agenda for U.S.and Japan
Thursday, 30 October 2008, 6:47 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Mike, for organizing this conference on the fundamental and broad underpinnings of U.S.-Japanese collaboration. I have had the pleasure of working with Mike both in government and academia, and have great respect for his deep knowledge of Japan ... More >>
Nonproliferation Act Sanctions (Taken Question)
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:56 pm | US State Department
Questions: Please identify the U.S. companies that allegedly provided weapons and sensitive technology to the specific countries sanctioned by the U.S. and published in the October 22, 2008 Federal Register? What is the U.S. response to companies ... More >>
Women Leaders from the Middle East
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:56 pm | US State Department
Nearly fifty women political leaders from the Middle East and North Africa met with President George W. Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week as part of the Election Exchange Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Middle ... More >>
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:55 pm | US State Department
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) This is (inaudible) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Her Excellency Secretary of State of the United States of America, Dr. Condoleezza Rice. We will now proceed to the signing of the agreement between the Government ... More >>
Interview With Leonardo Kourchenko of Televisa
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:54 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Well, it allows us to cooperate for the unfortunate fact that we share the same space here and that these disasters often have a cross-border aspect. And it also allows us to mobilize and to help internally, if necessary. It’s an ... More >>
United Nation Security Council Resolution 1540
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:48 pm | US State Department
The United States helped initiate what became United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (UNSCR 1540) in September 2003 when President Bush stated: "Today, I ask the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new antiproliferation resolution "(the) ... More >>
Member States on GPS and Galileo Cooperation
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:46 pm | US State Department
The following is a statement issued jointly by representatives of the United States of America, the European Community and its Member States on Global Positioning System GPS and Galileo Cooperation on October 23, 2008, at the United States Naval Observatory ... More >>
