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US Burns Cautions Israel, Syria against Escalation
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 9:07 pm | US State Department
Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs William Burns has called on Syria and Israel to "avoid actions which escalate tensions." More >>
Syrian Resolution Security Council Takes No Action
Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 9:05 pm | US State Department
United Nations -- The Security Council did not act October 6 on a Syrian proposed resolution that would have condemned Israel for its attacks on alleged terrorist camps near Damascus. More >>
Remarks After Meeting with Colombian President
Friday, 3 October 2003, 3:47 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: It's been a great pleasure to welcome President Uribe back to the State Department. We just had a good discussion. I'm also pleased to have his Foreign Minister and his Minister of Defense with him, Foreign Minister Barco and [Defense] ... More >>
Colin Powell - U.S. Foreign Policy after the UNGA
Friday, 3 October 2003, 3:46 pm | US State Department
Secretary Colin L. Powell Washington Foreign Press Center Washington, DC October 2, 2003 2003/999 More >>
U.S. Russia Move Toward Closing Plutonium Reactors
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:45 pm | US State Department
The United States and Russia have taken a "major step" towards closing three Russian weapons-grade plutonium production reactors in Seversk and Zheleznogorsk with the signing of two contracts to build replacement fossil-fuel power plants in ... More >>
U.S. Sends $310 Million to U.N. Refugee Agency
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:42 pm | US State Department
The United States will contribute another $13 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), pushing its total donation for 2003 over $310 million. The State Department announced the latest donation September 30. More >>
Armitage to Visit South and Central Asia and U.K.
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:41 pm | US State Department
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage will visit Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom October 1-8 to discuss a range of regional security and bilateral issues, including the status of U.S. assistance programs and ... More >>
Powell Outlines Challenges to Middle East Progress
Wednesday, 1 October 2003, 9:39 pm | US State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed a broad range of political and economic challenges confronting the Middle East in his September 29 address to the first U.S.-Arab Economic Forum in Detroit. More >>
Powell: Power Transfer Depends on Iraq's Readiness
Monday, 29 September 2003, 11:01 pm | US State Department
The United States and the United Nations agree that there should be "a transfer of authority as quickly as possible to the Iraqis," but such a transfer cannot take place before the Iraqis are prepared to "discharge that authority in a ... More >>
Powell Urges All Nations Aid Iraq's Reconstruction
Monday, 29 September 2003, 10:59 pm | US State Department
In an interview on ABC's This Week September 28, Secretary of State Colin Powell called upon the nations of the world to "come together and help reconstruct Iraq and give the people of Iraq hope and a better future." More >>
Bush Putin urge North Korea Iran to end nuke plans
Monday, 29 September 2003, 12:13 am | US State Department
President Bush and President Vladimir Putin of Russia stressed the strong ties between the United States and Russia and declared themselves allies in the war against terror following two days of talks on bilateral and world issues at Camp David, the U.S. ... More >>
U.S. NZ Officials Discuss Afghanistan, Iraq, Trade
Friday, 26 September 2003, 11:38 pm | US State Department
The State Department issued a statement September 24 summarizing a meeting between U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage and New Zealand's Foreign Minister Philip Goff that day. More >>
Bush to Go to United Kingdom for State Visit Nov
Friday, 26 September 2003, 11:35 pm | US State Department
President Bush will travel to London November 18-21 for a state visit to the United Kingdom. More >>
Blocking Terrorist Funds Depends on World Action
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 10:47 pm | US State Department
Blocking the flow of money to terrorists may be one of the best ways to stop terror altogether, a Treasury department official says. More >>
U.S. Goal is International Consensus on Iraq
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 10:29 pm | US State Department
New York -- The overall aim of the U.S. effort to get a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iraq is to achieve an international consensus on the whole political process in Iraq, a senior U.S. official said September 24. Assistant Secretary of ... More >>
Bush, Schroeder Say Differences on Iraq Are Over
Thursday, 25 September 2003, 10:54 am | US State Department
President Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said after their meeting in New York September 24 that their differences on Iraq are over. More >>
U.S Russia Should Suspend Iran Nuclear Cooperation
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:41 pm | US State Department
U.S. Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow said September 19 that Iran is "a critical test case" for the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and hopes that Russia will suspend its cooperation with Tehran's nuclear ... More >>
Colombian Conflict Using 1000s of Child Soldiers
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:40 pm | US State Department
Washington -- More than 11,000 children are reported to be fighting for armed groups in Colombia that the U.S. State Department has designated as terrorist organizations. More >>
Terrorism Still Threat to Afghanistan & South Asia
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:36 pm | US State Department
United Nations -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned on September 23 that terrorism continues to threaten his country and can harm the region as a whole. In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Karzai said that "terrorists aim to harm the nation ... More >>
Bush, Chirac Pledge to Try to Work Together
Wednesday, 24 September 2003, 11:35 pm | US State Department
President Bush and President Jacques Chirac of France discussed "the differences they have" on Iraq in a meeting at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations September 23, a senior Bush administration official told reporters following the meeting. More >>
