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IAEA Gives Iran One Last Chance to Disclose Nukes
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:26 pm | US State Department
The United States has agreed with other governments to give Iran "one last chance" to cooperate fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concerning the nature and extent of its nuclear program, according to U.S. Ambassador Kenneth ... More >>
Powell Says Geneva Meeting Narrowed Differences
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:25 pm | US State Department
Geneva -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says the five permanent members (P5) of the United Nations Security Council share the common goal of "the transfer of authority back to the Iraqi people as quickly as possible," although some differences ... More >>
WTO Collapse: Trade Deal by 2005 Seen as Unlikely
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:24 pm | US State Department
Cancun, Mexico -- World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations have collapsed in Cancun, leaving unresolved major issues of opening markets in agriculture, industrial goods and services. More >>
WTO: Today we stalled because of Singapore issues
Monday, 15 September 2003, 10:12 am | US State Department
"Whether developed or developing, there were 'can do' and 'won't do' countries here. The rhetoric of the 'won't do' overwhelmed the concerted efforts of the 'can do'. 'Won't do' led to impasse. More >>
Powell: U.N. Has "Vital Role" To Play in Iraq
Sunday, 14 September 2003, 9:24 pm | US State Department
Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United Nations "has a vital role to play" in Iraq, and he noted that he will be meeting with counterparts from the U.N. Security Council in Geneva September 13 to discuss how authority in Iraq should ... More >>
U.S. Takes Market Openings to Cancun Ministerial
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 10:00 pm | US State Department
A senior U.S. trade official says the stakes are high at the Cancun ministerial for the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the global economy. More >>
State Department Noon Briefing
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 9:58 pm | US State Department
Israel/Palestinian, Iraq, Egypt, Powell's trip to Geneva, Powell's calls with Foreign Minister Straw and de Villepin, Powell/closed door meeting with the Senate, United Nations/Iraq, United Nations, France/UN/Libya sanction resolution, Liberia, Iran, ... More >>
U.S. Urges IAEA resolution on Iran's nuke program
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 9:56 pm | US State Department
Reports issued in June and August by the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) clearly show that Iran "has failed in a number of important regards to meet its obligations" under its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ... More >>
Powell to Attend September 13 Geneva Meet On Iraq
Wednesday, 10 September 2003, 9:37 pm | US State Department
Washington -- Secretary of State Colin Powell will attend a September 13 meeting on Iraq in Geneva, Switzerland, with representatives of France, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher announced September ... More >>
7-Step Process of Political Evolution in Iraq
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:41 pm | US State Department
(This column by L. Paul Bremer, administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, was published in the Washington Post September 8 and is in the public domain. No republication restrictions.) More >>
DEA Breaks Up Key Colombian Drug Syndicate
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:40 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced it has broken up a key Colombian drug and money-laundering organization through large-scale arrests, the capture of significant amounts of illegal drugs, and the seizure of ... More >>
FAct Sheet: Budget Request For War Funding
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:38 pm | US State Department
The White House issued a fact sheet September 8 on President Bush's request to Congress for $87 billion to help pay for military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and elsewhere in the war on terror, and for the reconstruction of both ... More >>
Annan Planning Ministers Iraq Meeting in Geneva
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:36 pm | US State Department
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told reporters September 8 that he would meet that day in his conference room with members of the U.N. Security Council in search of a solution to the issues of Iraq, and that he hoped to meet on the same ... More >>
Powell, Palacio Discuss Middle East, Iraq, UN
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:34 pm | US State Department
Secretary of State Colin Powell said he has been in touch with his counterparts "all weekend long" concerning the resignation of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and everyone is waiting "to see what political authority and what ... More >>
U.S. Will Do What Is Necessary to Win Iraq Victory
Tuesday, 9 September 2003, 9:32 pm | US State Department
President Bush, in a televised speech to the nation September 7 from the White House, said "Iraq is now the central front" in the war on terrorism, and the United States "will do what is necessary, we will spend what is necessary," to ... More >>
Objectives of U.S. Draft Resolution on Iraq Detail
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:46 pm | US State Department
Washington -- The objectives of the new U.S.-sponsored draft resolution on Iraq circulating at the United Nations Security Council were spelled out in press briefings September 3 at the White House, the State Department and the United Nations. More >>
Nonproliferation Initiative Talks Held in Paris
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:45 pm | US State Department
An 11-nation coalition has begun a two-day meeting in Paris to continue the development of a U.S.-sponsored nonproliferation interdiction initiative -- via air, land and sea lanes -- to prevent the flow of weapons of mass destruction, missiles and related ... More >>
U.S. Committed to Growing China Trade Relationship
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:42 pm | US State Department
The United States "is committed to a growing, healthy and mutually beneficial trade relationship with China," says U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow. More >>
Bush Signs Trade Agreements with Chile & Singapore
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:40 pm | US State Department
U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile and Singapore will benefit all three countries and are steps toward greater prosperity, democracy and security globally, says President Bush. More >>
U.S. Seeks U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Iraq
Thursday, 4 September 2003, 9:39 pm | US State Department
The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council for a two-part resolution creating a multinational peacekeeping force for Iraq, under a unified U.S. command, and inviting the Iraqi Governing Council to submit "a plan, a program and a timetable" ... More >>
