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U.S. Daily Press Briefing
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 6:45 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good morning. Happy Friday to all. I’d like to especially welcome a group of German broadcasters who are here this morning. We look forward to talking with you all after the briefing. So with that, questions? More >>
Near East Daily Press Briefing
Monday, 27 October 2008, 12:15 am | US State Department
QUESTION: You’re announcing that it’s a good text, it’s a good text, it’s a good text, and that it’s a good text. Have you heard anything back from the Iraqis yet about what they would like changed to your good text? More >>
U.S. Proliferation Activities
Monday, 27 October 2008, 12:14 am | US State Department
Today, the Department of the Treasury designated under Executive Order 13382 (E.O. 13382) the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI) for providing financial services to Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and multiple ... More >>
Remarks En Route to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Saturday, 25 October 2008, 12:29 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Well, let me just start with why I’m going to Mexico. I really strongly believe that if you look at the last eight years, that President Bush, and first, President Fox and, now, President Calderon have built a fundamentally transformed ... More >>
European Union Rule of Law Mission
Saturday, 25 October 2008, 12:28 am | US State Department
It is a great pleasure to sign, and by signing, bringing into force what I understand is the first such document, the first time Americans have taken part in such an EU mission. It establishes a precedent for what I hope is a future cooperation between ... More >>
U.S. Remarks at The Women's Conference 2008
Saturday, 25 October 2008, 12:26 am | US State Department
MS. BROWN: I feel like I should say, “on a lighter note.” (Laughter.) I have to thank Maria for that because my makeup is shot; I’ve been crying for the last 20 minutes, as has everyone else in the back. I don’t know what it was like in ... More >>
U.S. Participation in the EULEX Mission in Kosovo
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 7:42 pm | US State Department
On 22 October 2008, "the Agreement on the Participation of the United States of America in the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo" entered into force. This is a distinctive case of the United States participating in a civilian European Security ... More >>
More on the U.S. Pledge to Georgia
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 7:41 pm | US State Department
We are here today to help Georgia recover from the August invasion by Russia. We share a commitment to Georgia’s territorial integrity, to its economic and democratic development, and to its integration with neighboring countries and international ... More >>
Nonproliferation, Arms Limitation and Disarmament
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 7:40 pm | US State Department
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation, I am pleased to have this opportunity to address this body on the issue of compliance with nonproliferation, arms limitation and disarmament ... More >>
U.S. Pledges $1 Billion for Georgia
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 7:39 pm | US State Department
Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Henrietta Fore led the U.S. delegation to the international donors’ conference for Georgia in Brussels on October 22. The conference was co-chaired ... More >>
Interview With Girl Scout Magazine
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 9:56 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: On behalf of Girl Scouts, we’re so thrilled to have you do this. It’s a wonderful honor, and we couldn’t be more excited. The girls would like to tell you a little about themselves, where they go to school, and what they want to be ... More >>
U.S. Sustaining The New Era
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 9:54 pm | US State Department
This is truly a special and unique occasion: An opportunity for us to gather together -- both representatives of government and representatives of NGOs and members of civil society -- to support people around the world who are striving to lift themselves ... More >>
Initiative to Promote U.S. Private Sector in Asia
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 9:53 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State's Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) has launched a new initiative to promote safety and security for U.S. private sector organizations in the Pan-Asia region. More >>
Abduction of Workers in Sudan
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 9:51 pm | US State Department
The United States expresses its deep concern for the well-being of nine Chinese and Sudanese workers reportedly kidnapped on October 18 in South Kordofan State. The parties responsible for the kidnapping must release the workers immediately and without ... More >>
White House Summit on International Development
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 12:36 am | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Good morning, everyone. Happy Monday. As promised, we have USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore here to talk to you about tomorrow’s White House Summit on International Development. So Administrator Fore will take – will make some opening remarks and ... More >>
U.S Daily Press Briefing
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 12:35 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Robert, is there any U.S. engagement vis-à-vis trying to assist the Zimbabwe power-sharing process? It seems to be sputtering along and Mugabe seems rather reluctant to, one would think, you know, fill his end of the deal and yield some serious portfolios ... More >>
Interview With Lukman Ahmed of BBC Arabic TV
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 12:34 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Secretary Rice, thank you so much for all the opportunities that you have been giving us. Really, we appreciate it. And we don’t know whether we are going to conclude all the series of interviews or not, but we are talking about a legacy. ... More >>
EU/UN/OSCE-Sponsored Talks on Georgia
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:45 pm | US State Department
Assistant Secretary Fried: Thank you all for coming this evening. I gather some or all of you may have listened to Ambassador Pierre Morel representing the EU who chaired the talks. You may have gone to the Russian Mission for Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin ... More >>
Secretary of State to Travel to Mexico
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:43 pm | US State Department
At the invitation of Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 22-23. While in Mexico, the Secretary will discuss a broad range of bilateral and international issues of mutual interest, ... More >>
Press Roundtable on Pakistan
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:43 pm | US State Department
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER: It’s good to talk to you guys. We thought it was maybe a good time to get together again because there’s so much happening with the U.S. and Pakistan. More >>
