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Chris Hill At Min. Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Lo

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:33 am | US State Department

We talked about the various activities underway and on the U.S-DPRK bilateral side, as we make progress on our relationship -- with the understanding that we look forward to normalization with the DPRK in the context of its full denuclearization. More >>

Christopher R. Hill Remarks Upon Arrival In S. Kor

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:33 am | US State Department

Essentially, we are looking to get through substantial disabling. We would then hope to begin some discussions on a format that we really need to put together along the lines of the four -- .the directly related parties. And it has to be determined precisely. More >>

Christopher R. Hill Remarks Upon Arrival In Tokyo

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:32 am | US State Department

We anticipate that other members of the Six Parties will participate in subsequent missions. And so this was something that the North Koreans assured us is quite okay. So we expect other teams to come in. More >>

Chris Hill Remarks At Departure From South Korea

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:31 am | US State Department

I think today some of them will go to Yongbyon. They have a lot of equipment they are bringing in; so they have to get their equipment assembled. So I think it will be in the next day or two, let me put it that way. So it's moving. It's moving. More >>

Sec. Rice To Present Corporate Excellence Awards

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:30 am | US State Department

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will announce and present the 2007 Awards for Corporate Excellence (ACE) on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room of the U.S. Department of State. More >>

The US & France: Renewal Of An Enduring Alliance

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:29 am | US State Department

Forty years ago, a group of American and French leaders built this institution on a vision that our two democracies must always stay tied to each other. Congratulations to AUP for having become one of the strongest bridges uniting our two countries. More >>

Under Sec. Of State Hughes Heads To UK, Austria

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:28 am | US State Department

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P. Hughes will travel to London, U.K., and Salzburg, Austria, November 6-8, to make a series of speeches on public diplomacy. More >>

Mark R. Dybul On HIV/AIDS Generic Antiretrovirals

Saturday, 3 November 2007, 9:27 am | US State Department

We've said from the beginning that we'll procure the lowest-cost drugs that are proven to be safe and effective regardless of where in the world they're produced. Part of our supply chain management system is to procure the lowest-cost medicines. More >>

US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: 01 Nov 2007

Friday, 2 November 2007, 2:50 pm | US State Department

Service in Iraq / 15 New Volunteers / Personnel System / Criteria for Prime Candidate Identification / Directed Assignments / Recruiting / Worldwide Availability Oath / E-mails from Foreign Service Officers in Baghdad / Town Hall Meeting / AFSA Poll. More >>

Trafficking In China: Sexual & Labor Exploitation

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:34 am | US State Department

Although Chinese law prohibits forced and compulsory labor, including by children, serious problems of forced labor exist. So the PRC, as a source, transit and destination country, has a Tier 2 Watch List ranking. More >>

On the Visit to N. Korea by Nuclear Experts Team

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:31 am | US State Department

Our experts believe that we have a set of very meaningful, substantial disablement steps, and that’s what we will pursue. And we have to accomplish those before the end of the year. More >>

Support For Congolese And Rwandan Initiatives

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:29 am | US State Department

United States, as a friend to both countries, stands ready to facilitate discussions and to help with implementation. We will stand with these two neighbors to support their efforts for the future of their region. More >>

What's The US Doing To Improve Its Image Abroad?

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:28 am | US State Department

The advantage of public diplomacy is that you are not reaching out to just one or another person at the end of a telephone line, but to potentially millions of people. More >>

Comments On Departure, Six-party Talks, 01 Nov 07

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:27 am | US State Department

I met with the Russian Ambassador. Are the Russians planning to send nuclear experts to Yongbyon? I informed him that our arrangement is that all countries can and should participate in the disablement phase. More >>

Morning Walk-Through, Six-party Talks, 01 Nov 07

Friday, 2 November 2007, 10:25 am | US State Department

This morning I'm just going to go to Beijing University. I have the opportunity to talk with students out there. I think I'll have lunch with some professors. Then I'll go to the Russian Embassy and brief on the talks in the last couple of days, ... More >>