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Sec. Rice Remarks At Nancy Brinker's Swearing-In
Friday, 12 October 2007, 6:57 am | US State Department
I'm often asked when I'm doing swearing-ins: Well, how do you put a job together with a person? And that's really the critical issue. So before I talk about the person, let me talk a little bit about how I see the job as chief of protocol. More >>
US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: 10 Oct 2007
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 10:50 am | US State Department
Israel/Palestinians: Reports on Land Seizures / Attempt To Push Peace Process Forward / Scowcroft Letter / Possibility of Settlement Freeze is Part of Roadmap / Do Not Expect Secretary Rice to Issue Invitations During Upcoming Trip. More >>
R. Nicholas Burns On The Charlie Rose Show
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 9:01 am | US State Department
Nicholas Burns is here. He is undersecretary for political affairs at the State Department. He`s also the top U.S. negotiator on Iran. Since December 2006, the Security Council has adopted two U.N. resolutions imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program. More >>
Daniel Fried Interview On The Armenian Resolution
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 8:58 am | US State Department
I understand there are people on the other side of this question and it is also true that there were terrible things that happened in 1915 and after. Those are historical facts. And the United States government doesn't deny them and I don't believe Turkey ... More >>
Death Of Burmese Dissident In Custody
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 8:55 am | US State Department
The United States is deeply troubled by reports of the death of Burmese dissident Win Shwe during interrogation by Burmese authorities. Burmese authorities reportedly cremated his body at the detention center where he was interrogated. More >>
Sec. Rice At Father Ted Hesburgh 90th Birthday
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 8:16 am | US State Department
I've known Father Hesburgh as public servant as he served in civil rights, as diplomat and concerned international citizen. I've known him as a student at Notre Dame, which is perhaps the best experience you can have with him. More >>
Christina Rocca Statement At UN First Committee
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 8:10 am | US State Department
U.S. nuclear forces are planned and postured to provide the President with maximum decision time and flexibility. Multiple, rigorous procedural and technical safeguards exist to guard against accidental or unauthorized launch. More >>
Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks At The OAS
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 9:29 pm | US State Department
Democracies from left to right are now giving their free market reforms of the last decade a new focus on social justice, a focus that frankly that once lacked. More >>
Secretary Rice With Trade & Economic Journalists
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 9:25 pm | US State Department
It's about America's economic interest. And I don't consider that antithetical to what I do as the Secretary of State. I consider it my job also to defend American economic interests. More >>
Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking, & Bo Derek
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 9:19 pm | US State Department
Bo Derek will conduct a series of outreach events to raise public awareness about the illegal global trade in wildlife during a two day visit to Miami and southern Florida, October 10-11, 2007. More >>
US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: 09 Oct 2007
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 10:25 am | US State Department
Sudan: Reports of Attacks in Darfur by Government / Need for End to all Violence / Need for Heavy Support Package for AU/UN Force / Need for a Political Solution / Libya Conference. Israel/Palestinians: Reports about Israeli Land Seizures. More >>
Felice Gaer Elected To Committee Against Torture
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 9:19 am | US State Department
The ten-member Committee is a body of experts charged with advising countries that are parties to the UN Convention Against Torture on the Convention's implementation. More >>
Chris Hill Interview On The Charlie Rose Show
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 7:44 am | US State Department
Pyongyang has agreed to disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of this year. Negotiators from the United States, China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and Russia drafted the agreement after four days of talks in Beijing. More >>
U.S. Condemns Terrorist Violence in Turkey
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:48 pm | US State Department
The United States condemns the attacks of October 7 and September 29, apparently conducted by PKK terrorists, in Sirnak province near the Iraqi border, which together resulted in the deaths of 13 Turkish soldiers and 12 civilians. More >>
Reuben Jeffery III & Sean McCormack On FTAs
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 2:47 pm | US State Department
"Trade and investment, energy security, and economic development... we organize ourselves around those three broad functional areas... depending upon the needs and our own governmental strategic priorities" -- Reuben Jeffery III More >>
Women Leaders' Working Group Has New Initiatives
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:51 am | US State Department
Condoleezza Rice and Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik co-hosted the 3rd meeting of the Women Leaders' Working Group with women Ministers, Heads of State, Ambassadors, and CEOs to address political, economic, legal, educational empowerment ... More >>
US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: 05 Oct 2007
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:50 am | US State Department
Iraq: Initial Findings By Ambassador Pat Kennedy / New Directives by Secretary Rice / DS Agents Will Now Ride with Convoys / Query on Department’s View of Blackwater / Diplomatic Security Able to Fulfill Mission / Embassy Timeline. More >>
Christopher Hill Interview on PBS NewsHour
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:50 am | US State Department
"But as I told the North Koreans, if they've been doing things like this in other countries, we want to hear it directly from them -- because sooner or later we will find out, because we check this stuff very carefully," --Chris Hill. More >>
The US Humanitarian Aid for Displaced Iraqis
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:49 am | US State Department
By the end of 2007, the USG will have provided almost $1 billion in humanitarian assistance since 2003 for Iraqis in Iraq and neighboring states. More >>
Dan Fried & Tom Casey On Upcoming 2+2 Meeting
Monday, 8 October 2007, 10:48 am | US State Department
Experts have met on missile defense, twice on CFE, two times for a full session, one time for a shorter session. In addition and somewhat parallel tracks, experts have been meeting on post-START regime, and those issues plus others will be on the ... More >>
