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Statement by Secretary Rice: Somalia Consultations
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:34 pm | US State Department
During today's meeting, I encouraged the TFG, following the appointment of Prime Minister Nur "Adde" Hassan Hussein, to renew and revitalize efforts towards a lasting political solution based on the Transitional Federal Charter. More >>
Sec. Rice: Progress Toward Great Lakes Stability
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:33 pm | US State Department
I am here to underscore the commitment of the United States to your success. Our shared goals are the promotion of dialogue among governments, the dissolution of negative forces, and the establishment of regional security mechanisms. More >>
Meeting With Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:32 pm | US State Department
Today, I met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and representatives of the Ethiopian government to discuss issues of bilateral importance to both of our nations, with a focus on Ethiopia's relations with Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea. More >>
Media Roundtable Discussion In Canberra, Australia
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:31 pm | US State Department
I'm here for a meeting of the Trilateral Security Dialogue. This is a group - Australia, the United States and Japan - have been meeting together for several years to talk about our alliance issues, number one. To talk about our work together in the Asia-Pacific ... More >>
Communique: Tripartite Plus Joint Commission Meet
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:30 pm | US State Department
State institutions must be strengthened in the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the security sector, as a prerequisite for long-term solutions to insecurity in Eastern Congo. Participants committed to support rapid strengthening of these institutions. More >>
Evening Walk-Through AT 6-party Talks - Chris Hill
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 5:29 pm | US State Department
I made a visit down to Yongbyon. And, indeed, there is a lot of disabling activity going on. We went through all three sections of the facility there. That is, the fuel fabrication facility, the reactor, and then finally the reprocessing center. More >>
US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: 04 Dec 2007
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 9:34 am | US State Department
Iran: Secretary Rice Reached Out to P5+1 Counterparts on National Intelligence Estimate / Public Statements Indicate P5+1 Consensus on Two-Track Policy, Including Resolution / NIE Does Not Change Basic U.S. Policy / Cooperation With Iran. More >>
Iraq: Security Surge Delivers Significant Results
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 3:05 pm | US State Department
It's one thing to have brought the violence under some semblance of control but it's another now to follow up with the necessary reconstruction and stabilization projects that will help guard these regions and protect them from a recurrence of this type ... More >>
Global Conference On Avian And Pandemic Influenza
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 3:01 pm | US State Department
The conference is being hosted by the Government of India in conjunction with the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, and aims to increase assistance to countries facing the social and economic consequences of widespread poultry losses ... More >>
Fact Sheet: CARICOM-U.S. Light Weapons Initiative
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 3:00 pm | US State Department
Today, the U.S. and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries pledged to enhance regional cooperation to prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the region. More >>
Combating Illicit Small Arms Trafficking
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:59 pm | US State Department
Illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons poses a serious threat to the security of the Western Hemisphere because this thriving black market provides weapons to terrorist groups, drug traffickers, gangs, and other criminal organizations. More >>
Assist. Sec. Ellen Sauerbrey To Visit Louisvillle
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:57 pm | US State Department
Ellen R. Sauerbrey will visit Louisville, Kentucky December 4-5 to participate in a series of public events organized by the World Affairs Council of Kentucky/Southern Indiana and Kentucky Refugee Ministries. More >>
R. Nicholas Burns, Media Roundtable In Singapore
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:55 pm | US State Department
My name is Nick Burns, I'm the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. I'm very pleased to be here in Singapore. I arrived last evening from Europe, where I was attending a series of meetings on Iran and Kosovo and the OSCE. I've been here ... More >>
Nicholas Burns Press Conference At OSCE Meeting
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:54 pm | US State Department
We need an organization that represents the values of Europe and North America, that stands up for democracy, for human rights, for free elections, for the monitoring of free elections on an objective, fair, and truthful basis, that would stand for ... More >>
Christopher Hill, Remarks Upon Arrival In Pyongyan
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:51 pm | US State Department
I'm going to be briefing with Mr. Kim Kye Gwan on what we're doing in Washington to fulfill our responsibilities and then I am going to be trying to get a briefing on how the D.P.R.K. is doing on its responsibilities. More >>
Rice At US-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:50 pm | US State Department
Last week in Annapolis, the parties, Israelis and Palestinians, agreed to launch negotiations to establish a Palestinian state and to achieve a peace treaty by the end of the year -- by the end of 2008. Now is that ambitious? Yes, of course, that ... More >>
Sec Rice Remarks At Kennedy Center Honors Dinner
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:50 pm | US State Department
For 30 years, we have gathered to recognize the extraordinary artists of our world. We gather again tonight to hail our nation's brightest creative minds and talents, artists who have left an unforgettable mark on the creative life of our nation and ... More >>
Sec. Rice Meets Belarus Human Rights Defenders
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:49 pm | US State Department
The delegation consisted of individuals who are leading the fight to overcome the Lukashenka regime's denial of basic rights and pervasive repression, including the arbitrary use of state power to suppress independent media and prevention of free ... More >>
Reminder: New Travel Document Requirements Soon
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:48 pm | US State Department
As of Jan. 31, 2008, all adult travelers will be required to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, and proof of identity, such as a driver's license, when entering the United States. More >>
Burns' Travel To Singapore & Australia Dec. 3-6
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 2:46 pm | US State Department
In Singapore, Under Secretary Burns will conduct bilateral meetings with Singapore officials on both bilateral relations and on regional developments, as Singapore is the current ASEAN chair and country coordinator for the U.S.-ASEAN dialogue More >>
