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Remarks to the Press in the Kyrgyz Republic
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:42 pm | US State Department
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER: Good afternoon, everybody. I'm glad to be here, I'm glad to be back in Kyrgyzstan. I'm here at this moment to follow up on a conversation Secretary Rice had with President Bakiyev. She wanted me to come out and talk with ... More >>
Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the A
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:41 pm | US State Department
The October 2008 Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas (MISPA) in Mexico City, Mexico gathered together those responsible for public security in the Western Hemisphere for the first time. During 2 days of meetings, Ministers ... More >>
Helsinki to Helsinki: The Future of the OSCE
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:40 pm | US State Department
I am grateful to the Embassy of Finland and the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations for this opportunity to share my thoughts about the future of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. For more than three decades, ... More >>
Worldwide Refugee Programs
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:39 pm | US State Department
I’m very pleased to have come here to Geneva to attend the Executive Committee of UNHCR. We’ve had a very very productive set of meetings throughout the week. In addition to the general sessions, we’ve had the opportunity to meet somewhat ... More >>
U.S. Remarks with Kazakhstan Foreign Minister
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:38 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: I think it’s a very positive step, the resolution on Iran. We had only sought a resolution that would affirm the unity of the six, and to let the Iranians know that that unity is very strong and that we’ll be moving forward, and now, ... More >>
Interview With Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:37 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Madame Secretary, let’s take a panoramic look at the region, the Middle East. The Bush Administration came with some high wishes, hopes: preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power; spreading democracy in the Middle East; a peaceful ... More >>
Iraq Cultural Heritage Project (ICHP)
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:37 pm | US State Department
The Department of State, through the American Embassy in Baghdad, has awarded a $13 million grant to International Relief and Development (IRD) a charitable, non-profit, non-governmental organization that directs assistance “in regions of the world ... More >>
Near East Daily Press Briefing
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:33 pm | US State Department
At the invitation of Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 22nd and 23rd. While in Mexico, the Secretary will discuss a broad range of bilateral and international issues of ... More >>
Merida Initiative: Update on Spending Plan
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:32 pm | US State Department
Answer: The Department of State is currently negotiating a Letter of Agreement with the Government of Mexico. Once we have signed that agreement, we will move forward with the Initiative’s programs. We want to move as expeditiously as possible. More >>
Mauritania: Travel Restrictions
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:32 pm | US State Department
The Secretary of State on October 16, 2008 imposed travel restrictions to the United States on certain members of the military junta and the government, as well as other individuals who support policies or actions that undermine Mauritania’s return ... More >>
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Fifty-Fourth Sessi
Saturday, 18 October 2008, 5:31 pm | US State Department
Madame Chairperson, Mr. Director-General, distinguished delegates: It is always a pleasure to see so many friends and colleagues coming together again here in the Ieper room. I want to extend a warm welcome to the new delegates, especially newly ... More >>
Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service
Friday, 17 October 2008, 8:55 pm | US State Department
The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs(PM/WRA)recently awarded a $200,200 grant tothe Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service (SIMAS) for humanitarian mine action and explosive ... More >>
U.S. Daily Press Briefing
Friday, 17 October 2008, 8:54 pm | US State Department
MR. MCCORMACK: – this morning. Three-day weekend, I guess. Well, for some of us. I just – I have one media note to start off with, and we’ll put this out in paper form after the briefing. More >>
Palestinian Business and Investment Forum
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:57 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. I’d like to thank Walter for that very kind introduction. I also really want to pay tribute to Jim Jones and the hard work that he has done as Special Envoy for Middle East Peace and Security. In fact, Jim has ... More >>
U.S. Remarks With Armenian Prime Minister
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:56 am | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: The President and Secretary Paulson are obviously leading this very important effort, but there’s an international aspect, and I am doing what I can to help out. More >>
Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:55 am | US State Department
The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) recently awarded a $200,200 grant tothe Sudanese Integrated Mine Action Service (SIMAS) for humanitarian mine action and explosive ... More >>
Africa U.S. Daily Press Briefing
Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 12:53 am | US State Department
MR. MCCORMACK: Well, what we hope is that you get back to implementation of the agreement that was struck between the MDC and President Mugabe in terms of power-sharing. President Mugabe apparently overstepped the bounds of that agreement in claiming several ministries ... More >>
Interview With Greta Van Susteren of Fox News
Monday, 13 October 2008, 11:37 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: All right. Now, I’m going to ask you a couple of questions about North Korea because we were there. If I step over the line, of course, you go right ahead and tell me, you know, that that’s over the line and a question I shouldn’t ask. More >>
U.S. Remarks With Latvian Foreign Affairs Minister
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2:54 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Well, let’s just wait and see over the next several days. We’re reviewing the situation and I’m talking to my colleagues. And when we have an announcement, we’ll have an announcement. More >>
On-The-Record Briefing: On U.S.-Libya Relations
Sunday, 12 October 2008, 2:53 pm | US State Department
OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. All participants are in a listen-only mode until the question and answer session. If you’d like to ask a question, please press *1. I would now like to turn the call over to Mr. Robert Wood. Sir, you may ... More >>
