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US Nosts Bird Flu Meeting for 65 Nations
Friday, 7 October 2005, 9:00 pm | US State Department
Washington – In response to a growing number of human deaths from bird flu and the fear of a pandemic, the U.S. State Department is hosting a two-day meeting of officials from more than 65 nations and international organizations concerned about preventing ... More >>
US WTO Case Against EU Subsidies to Airbus
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:58 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The United States rejects as inadequate the offer by the European companies that produce Airbus airplanes to accept no launch aid from governments through 2006, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) says. More >>
US Considering Changes to Preferential Tariff Prog
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:57 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a program of preferential tariffs for imports from select developing countries, is undergoing review in part to distribute benefits more equally, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ... More >>
Envoy to Afghanistan on Bonn Agreement Success
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:47 pm | US State Department
Washington –- The former U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan, James Dobbins, says the implementation of an international plan to put in place a moderate, reform-minded Afghan government during the past four years has been “remarkably successful.” More >>
Winning War on Terror Requires Strong Partners
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:44 pm | US State Department
The White House issued a fact sheet October 6 that says winning the War of Terror requires “patience, constant pressure and strong partners.” More >>
U.S. Aid to El Salvador Flood/Volcano Victims
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:41 pm | US State Department
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $50,000 in emergency aid to help the victims of recent flooding and landslides in El Salvador, where the two disasters resulted from a tropical storm and a volcanic eruption, respectively. More >>
Mexican Cocaine-Trafficking Org. Leader Arrested
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:38 pm | US State Department
Washington -- U.S. and Mexican authorities have worked together to arrest the leader of a Mexican cocaine-smuggling organization who was considered one of world's top cocaine drug traffickers. More >>
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Defense Reform Legislation
Friday, 7 October 2005, 8:35 pm | US State Department
The United States welcomes the October 5 passage of a defense reform law by the parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the “most significant step towards Euro-Atlantic integration taken by Bosnia and Herzegovina since the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords” in ... More >>
The 6-Party Talks & North Korean Nuclear Issue
Friday, 7 October 2005, 4:10 pm | US State Department
Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Statement Before the House International Relations Committee Washington, DC October 6, 2005 More >>
Karen Hughes Presser En Route to Ireland
Friday, 7 October 2005, 4:09 pm | US State Department
I want to thank all of you for coming along. I hope you enjoyed the trip as much as I did. At every stop people told me how important they thought this was, that America reach out and extend a hand and strengthen -- work to strengthen our dialogue. ... More >>
State Dept. Daily Press Briefing October 6, 2005
Friday, 7 October 2005, 2:59 pm | US State Department
IRAN / IRAQ Press Reports that Iran, Hezbollah Supplying IEDs in Iraq Role of Iraq's Neighbors in Security / Transparent Relations Between Governments Needed Concerns about Iran's Influence in Iraq More >>
State Dept. Daily Press Briefing October 5, 2005
Friday, 7 October 2005, 12:44 am | US State Department
CENTRAL ASIA Secretary Rice's Visit to Region / Addressing Issues of Economic and Political Reforms and Expansion of Freedoms and Democracy in Region More >>
State Dept. Daily Press Briefing October 4, 2005
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 11:12 am | US State Department
SUDAN U.S. Condemns Violence in Darfur Responsibility of Sudanese Government to Protects Its People More >>
Statement To 42nd Executive Council of the OPCW
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 11:00 am | US State Department
Statement to the Forty-Second Session of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) More >>
Robert B. Zoellick With Guatemalan President
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 10:47 am | US State Department
Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State Presidential Palace Guatemala City, Guatemala October 3, 2005 More >>
Fifteenth Anniverary of German Unity Day
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 10:47 am | US State Department
R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Remarks as Prepared Washington, DC October 3, 2005 More >>
U.S., Oman Complete Talks on Bilateral Free-Trade
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:29 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The United States and Oman have successfully completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement (FTA) designed to eliminate tariffs and other trade barriers and to expand trade between the two countries. More >>
Bush Nominates Harriet Miers to U.S. Supreme Court
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:25 pm | US State Department
Washington -- President Bush on October 3 named Harriet E. Miers, a White House lawyer, to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. More >>
Cheney Praises U.S. Marines in Fighting Terrorism
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:23 pm | US State Department
Vice President Dick Cheney has praised the efforts of the U.S. Marine Corps in the many fronts in the war against terror – particularly in Iraq, where he said terrorists are trying to shake the U.S. commitment to democracy in that country. More >>
US Designates 7 Egyptians as Terrorist Supporters
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 9:21 pm | US State Department
The U.S. government has designated seven Egyptian nationals as members of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that has merged with al-Qaida, and has issued orders freezing their financial assets within U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting financial ... More >>
