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State Dept. Daily Press Briefing October 3, 2005
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 10:33 am | US State Department
TURKEY EU Accession Talks / US Support / European Union Decision Positive Force for Advancing Peace, Prosperity & Democracy More >>
Bombings in Bali
Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 10:22 am | US State Department
The United States condemns the terrorist bombings today in Bali that claimed innocent lives and injured many more. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims, and we wish a speedy recovery to those injured. More >>
Involvement of Sunnis in political process key
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:07 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The involvement of Iraqi forces in stabilizing that nation continues to increase, the U.S. general with oversight responsibility for the Middle East says. More >>
Six-Party Talks Still Face "Perilous" Times
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:04 pm | US State Department
Washington -- Tough negotiations still are ahead for the Six-Party Talks, despite a successful end to the fourth round of negotiations aimed at removing the threat of nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula, says Christopher Hill, the top U.S. ... More >>
Iraqis Are Seeking To Govern Themselves Freely
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:01 pm | US State Department
U.S.-led coalition must not falter or fade in Iraq, secretary of state says. The Iraqi people, having known little but tyranny in their lifetimes, are trying to govern themselves through politics and compromise, while rejecting violence and conflict, ... More >>
Rice Condemns Bombings in Bali, Indonesia
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:58 pm | US State Department
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on October 1 condemned the terrorist bombings that day in Bali, Indonesia. More >>
Rice: Federalism Issue in Iraqi Will Evolve
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:55 pm | US State Department
“One of the smartest things” writers of the draft Iraqi Constitution did, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said September 30, was leave room for that nation’s next elected assembly to write rules that further will define the respective roles of ... More >>
US millionaire Russian Crew Heads to Space
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:52 pm | US State Department
Washington – The next U.S.-Russian crew of the International Space Station is on its way to the orbiting laboratory in a Soyuz spacecraft that launched late September 30 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. More >>
US, Russia: Point of Nuclear Fuel Agreement
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:46 pm | US State Department
The United States and Russia have reached the halfway mark in an agreement on the conversion of highly enriched uranium (HEU) extracted from dismantled Russian nuclear warheads into low-enriched uranium (LEU) for use in commercial power reactors in ... More >>
Karen Hughes with His Holiness Pope Shenou
Monday, 3 October 2005, 12:24 am | US State Department
UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: It's such an honor for me to meet with His Holiness the Pope the head of the Coptic Christian Church who is so beloved by millions of Copts here in Egypt and in America and across our world. His Holiness is a man who wants ... More >>
Karen Hughes after Meeting with PM Ahmed Nazif
Monday, 3 October 2005, 12:24 am | US State Department
UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: Thank you so much. Well thank you all very much. The prime minister and I had a very wide ranging and very productive meeting. We talked about the strong ties in the great friendship between America and Egypt. I praised the ... More >>
U.S. Says U.N. Has Taken First Step in Reform
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:53 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The recent 2005 U.N. World Summit agreement was an important first step in what will be a long process of reform of the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton says. More >>
Hope in Talks in Nigeria for Ending Darfur Crisis
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:51 pm | US State Department
Washington -- Ending violence in Sudan's Darfur region, where more than 150,000 people have died in the past three years, is in the hands of negotiators for rebel factions and the Sudanese government who are now meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Deputy Secretary ... More >>
Bush Praises Iraqi Forces Increasing Effectiveness
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:50 pm | US State Department
President Bush praised the growing number and "increasing effectiveness" of Iraqi forces, and said that together with coalition forces in the country, "we are on the offense" against insurgents and "have a plan to win." More >>
U.S. Support for Democracy in Latin America?
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:47 pm | US State Department
Latin America has made great progress toward democratic consolidation over the last 25 years, but corruption, weak public institutions and inequality and poverty undermine this progress, says Adolfo A. Franco, assistant administrator for Latin America and ... More >>
US Criticize Japan for Continued Beef Imports Ban
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:43 pm | US State Department
Washington – Removing Japan’s ban on U.S. beef imports remains a “top priority” of the Bush administration and officials are growing increasingly frustrated by the “glacial speed” with which Japan is moving to reopen its market, officials say. More >>
Afghan-Pakistan Coop. Needed for Border Security
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:41 pm | US State Department
President Bush’s national security advisor, Stephen Hadley, thanked the Pakistani government for its efforts to strengthen security along its border with Afghanistan, but said the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan should coordinate more closely ... More >>
US & Turkey Discusse Iraq, Middle East, US Image
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 9:37 pm | US State Department
Washington -- Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes continued her goodwill tour to key Muslim nations September 28, arriving in Ankara, Turkey, where she met with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and his ... More >>
U.S. Might Tap Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 7:18 pm | US State Department
President Bush said his administration is willing to tap more extensively into the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help meet any temporary shortfalls in crude oil supply due to recent hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast region of the United States. More >>
Defense Department Briefing, September 27
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 7:16 pm | US State Department
Iraq/freedom of the press, combatant commanders/Iraq, Myers/retiring, increased military role/natural disasters, military operations/changing nature of conflict, Iraq/Vietnam War comparisons, Abu Azzam/Al Qaida, Iranian intervention/Iraq, detainee abuse/new ... More >>
