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Interview With Raghida Dergham of Al Hayat
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:42 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Lavrov yesterday at the Council of Foreign Relations said that – basically implied that you agreed that there will be no action and sanctions against Iran. More >>
Health Needs of Human Trafficking Victims
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:41 pm | US State Department
Tina Frundt, thank you so much for your introduction. Tina is one of the extraordinary people who have worked on the front lines of the anti-slavery movement, forging the best ways to do street outreach, for example, in downtown DC. I am so happy to know ... More >>
Enhancing U.S. Trade and Export Opportunities
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:39 pm | US State Department
Thank you. It is great to be back at the NAM, one of the premier organizations in Washington. I am delighted to be with you again to discuss our efforts to expand free and fair trade during this Administration and to look to the future as we continue ... More >>
U.S. Meeting On the Situation in the Middle East
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:34 pm | US State Department
I come to this Council at a time when I think it will be very well understood that the United States of America, President Bush, myself personally, have been very committed to the Annapolis process and to finding a lasting and permanent peace between Israelis ... More >>
Remarks after Friends of Pakistan Meeting
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:33 pm | US State Department
PRESIDENT ZARDARI: Good morning. I – we’ve had a very constructive meeting with the EU, the Abu Dhabians, Excellency Condoleezza Rice, His Excellency the Foreign Minister – Secretary of Britain, and all our friends in the EU. We’ve had a very ... More >>
Interview With Talal Al-Haj of Al Arabiya
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:32 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Do you have fresh ideas? I mean, we seem to have reached – President Peres spoke that the Annapolis process would not reap its full rewards by the end of this year. So what do you expect from this meeting? More >>
Quartet Press Availability
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:31 pm | US State Department
We have with us the members of the Quartet. On the far right, the Quartet Representative Mr. Tony Blair; Mr. Javier Solana, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union; Ms. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State of ... More >>
Interview With Reuters
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:30 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Thank you very much for meeting with us. I realize that your day was very compressed today. I want to start off with some questions on the financial crisis. There has been some criticism about blame on the United States, in particular, Germany’s ... More >>
Remarks at the Middle East Policy Forum
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:28 pm | US State Department
DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE: Thank you very much, Skip. I appreciate that kind introduction and thank you also, Michael, for hosting this event here this evening. I’m delighted to be here and I do indeed remember, Skip, that last night that I spent at your residence ... More >>
U.S. Remarks With OIC Secretary General
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:27 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: Can you tell us anything about your meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minister yesterday? And your reaction to the bombing also in Syria? SECRETARY RICE: Yes. I have – I just learned this morning of the bombing in Syria and I don’t think ... More >>
U.S. Remarks With Iraqi Foreign Minister
Sunday, 28 September 2008, 8:26 pm | US State Department
FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI: Well, we are very close. I’ve said many times, really, that I think it is in the final stages. And this will need the support of all the political leaders to have this agreement. So soon I hope we will hear some good news ... More >>
U.S. On-The-Record Briefing
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:57 pm | US State Department
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED: The Secretary met with the EU foreign ministers, then – late this morning, then back here had the Transatlantic Lunch, which is an – I should explain, an informal lunch to which all – almost all of European foreign ... More >>
U.S. Remarks at the Women Leaders Working Group
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:55 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Good morning. Good morning. First of all, I would like to thank you all for coming and I know that a number of people had to brave the New York traffic this morning, and so you have really made an effort and I want to thank you for coming. ... More >>
U.S. Remarks with Greek Foreign Minister
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:53 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: We would like to see it resolved as quickly as possible, and I’m sure we will have some discussions. But the most important thing is that it get resolved, and we’re trying to help and to find a solution that both parties can live with. More >>
Interview With Michel Ghandour of Al-Hurra
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:52 pm | US State Department
QUESTION: You have always been focused on women’s empowerment. And what have you achieved during your mandate in that regard, and what is your plan to resume your women’s empowerment activities when you leave your position? More >>
Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:51 pm | US State Department
Secretary Rice meets with Gulf Cooperation Council + 3 at the Waldorf Astoria. State Dept. photo/Michael Gross.The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States met today in New York to consult on issues ... More >>
Remarks With Afghanistan Foreign Minister
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:49 pm | US State Department
MR. WOOD: Okay.Welcome, everyone, to a press conference in connection with the third meeting of the U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership. I’m first going to introduce the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. And the Deputy Secretary will ... More >>
Member States of the Adriatic Charter
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:48 pm | US State Department
At a ministerial meeting on September 25 in New York, under the chairmanship of Macedonia, the Member States of the Adriatic Charter -- Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, and the United States -- decided to extend an invitation to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro ... More >>
Security Cooperation with Caribbean Leaders
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:45 pm | US State Department
In a September 25 meeting with leaders of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic, I announced the United States’ support for and commitment to begin immediately a wide-ranging U.S.-Caribbean security cooperation dialogue. More >>
U.S Meeting With British Foreign Secretary
Friday, 26 September 2008, 9:44 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY RICE: Well, I had a very strong sense that President Zardari is committed to the fight against the militants. He, of course, lost his wife and Pakistan lost a great leader in Benazir Bhutto. We talked about how we might assist Pakistan in ... More >>
