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State Dept: Ongoing Demonstrations Across Burma
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:28 am | US State Department
Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks and ordinary citizens have taken to the streets in cities across Burma in peaceful demonstrations of the desire of the Burmese people for freedom, democracy, and respect for human rights. More >>
U.S. Funded Intellectual Property Training Program
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:23 am | US State Department
Training and technical assistance in the investigation and prosecution of intellectual property crime will be provided to foreign law enforcement partners in nations across the Pacific Rim, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa. More >>
Remarks at First Lady Laura Bush's Reception
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:20 am | US State Department
Illiteracy affects every single aspect of people's lives. It blocks their economic growth, it stymies their interaction with society, it limits access to good health. Literacy has a profound effect on the social and economic growth. More >>
Sec. Rice Interview With Mark Haines, Erin Burnett
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:16 am | US State Department
"There are always going to be different advantages for different countries in an open international economic system, but what you can't have is countries that join the world trading system and then don't play by the rules," -- Sec. Rice More >>
State Dept: Release of Foreign Relations Volume
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:13 am | US State Department
The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume E-5, Part 2, Documents on North Africa, 1969-1972. This electronic-only volume is available on the Department of State's website. Part of the ongoing official documentary ... More >>
Sec. Rice Remarks With Ban Ki-Moon And Europeans
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 11:11 am | US State Department
Ban Ki-Moon, Javier Solana, European Union Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado, Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov, and Quartet Representative Tony Blair More >>
Secretary Rice With Chinese FM Yang Jiechi
Monday, 24 September 2007, 12:38 am | US State Department
"The President has been very outspoken about what is happening in Burma. The Burmese people deserve better. They deserve a life to be able to live in freedom, just as everyone does. And the brutality of this regime is well known," - Secretary Rice. More >>
Special Iraq Briefing By Advisor David Satterfield
Monday, 24 September 2007, 12:36 am | US State Department
The focus of today’s meeting chaired by Secretary General Ban was to examine the expanded mandate for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq, UNAMI. More >>
Secretary Rice With Saudi FM Saud al-Faysal
Monday, 24 September 2007, 12:33 am | US State Department
"We have today a meeting in which the Arab Committee for the Arab Peace Plan and the Quartet with the Secretary of State are going to meet and this will be the main subject of that. And if there is anything, I’ll have something to say after we ... More >>
Sec. Rice Remarks After High-Level Iraq Meeting
Monday, 24 September 2007, 12:31 am | US State Department
"Excellent meeting. A real commitment from the international community, from Iraq's neighbors, I think an understanding that the Iraqi people have made a choice for a democratic life, they've made a choice against terrorism, and now it's the international ... More >>
US-Russia Agreement on Polar Bear Conservation
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 2:10 pm | US State Department
The agreement calls for the active involvement of native people in bmanaging the polar bear population. It will enhance long-term joint efforts in the conservation of the species and its habitats, and will also require biological data collection. More >>
2007 Report On The E-Government Act Of 2002
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:35 am | US State Department
The FY 2007 report on E-Government initiatives. The report outlines how State uses information technologies to improve services to constituents including U.S. and foreign citizens, businesses, other governments, NGOs, at a declining cost. More >>
US Assistance in E. Asia, Pacific: An Overview
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:31 am | US State Department
The East Asian and Pacific region presents enormous opportunity for the U.S. Government to advance and protect fundamental American interests, while providing targeted assistance to encourage development and to strengthen our relationships. More >>
ITC Report on US-Korea Free Trade Agreement
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:28 am | US State Department
The ITC released its report on Sep 20 on the economic impact of the US-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, confirming that this FTA with the US's 7th largest trading partner will provide critical benefits to the US economy. More >>
Sec. Rice's Schedule, US Priorities at UN Assembly
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:24 am | US State Department
Secretary Rice will attend a high-level meeting on Iraq, co-chaired by Prime Minister Maliki and the Secretary General. This meeting will discuss implementation of Resolution 1770, which you'll remember was adopted last month to call for more -- greater UN ... More >>
Remarks With French FM Kouchner After Meeting
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:22 am | US State Department
We talked about my most recent trip to the Middle East as well as Bernard's recent trip there, and I think we found the parties very actively engaged in trying to make progress toward a two-state solution. We talked about Lebanon. More >>
Lebanon: Joint Statement with France FM Kouchner
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:19 am | US State Department
The U.S. and France condemn in the strongest possible terms the brutal murder of Antoine Ghanem. The two countries reaffirm that it is crucial that the Presidential elections in Lebanon be held according to the Lebanese Constitution. More >>
Nicholas Burns Interview With Murat Akgun of NTV
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:16 am | US State Department
We are Turkey's greatest supporter on the PKK. We are against the PKK; we classify it as a terrorist organization; we do not give it any support; and we entirely sympathize with the Turkish people, the Turkish government. There was just an attack two days ... More >>
Sudan: US Urges Quick Action On Peace Agreement
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:12 am | US State Department
Two years after the September 20, 2005 formation of Sudan's Government of National Unity, the United States calls on all parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to implement as quickly as possible all elements of the accord that ended 21-years ... More >>
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Sworn In
Saturday, 22 September 2007, 11:07 am | US State Department
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr. was sworn in today as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources. He has been in the Foreign Service for twenty-three years. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross. More >>
