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Colin Powell IV by The Associated Press June 12th
Monday, 16 June 2003, 11:23 am | US State Department
QUESTION: The trip to Jordan, the stop in Jordan, any chance you’ll go on to Israel and talk to the Palestinians? More >>
It's Time to Turn the Tables On Burma's Thugs
Monday, 16 June 2003, 11:21 am | US State Department
United Nations Special Envoy Razali Ismail has just visited Burma and was able to bring us news that Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the leader of a peaceful democratic party known as the National League for Democracy, is well and ... More >>
Russia Issues Critical Supplies to Space Station
Friday, 13 June 2003, 11:58 am | US State Department
A U.S. official says the Russian space agency has taken responsibility for ensuring that the International Space Station has crew members and critical provisions following the Columbia accident last February, which grounded the U.S. space shuttle fleet. More >>
Terrorists Trying to Destroy Mideast Peace Process
Friday, 13 June 2003, 11:56 am | US State Department
Washington -- The White House and State Department said June 12 that the Islamic militant group Hamas and other like-minded groups opposed to an Israeli state are trying to stop the U.S.-led Middle East peace process. More >>
Security Council Renews U.N. Peacekeeker Immunity
Friday, 13 June 2003, 11:52 am | US State Department
United Nations -- The Security Council June 12 renewed a year-old resolution exempting peacekeepers from nations who do not accept the jurisdiction of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) from prosecution by the court. More >>
U.S. Determined to Help Move Toward Mideast Peace
Friday, 13 June 2003, 12:04 am | US State Department
Secretary of State Colin Powell, in remarks June 12 at the State Department to the annual meeting of the Bretton Woods Committee, said "The Middle East is much on my mind this morning, and I'm sure in your mind. I have been on the phone most ... More >>
Country-List Who Signed ICC Exemption Agreements
Friday, 13 June 2003, 12:02 am | US State Department
Is there a secret list of countries who have signed Article 98 agreements with the United States and what countries have signed the agreement? Answer: A total of 38 countries have publicly announced that they have concluded Article 98 or Non-Surrender ... More >>
Approval of Chile, Singapore Trade Pacts Nears
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 9:56 am | US State Department
Washington -- A key Republican lawmaker says he believes Congress will act quickly to pass legislation implementing U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile and Singapore. More >>
State Department Reeker: ICC Article 98 Agreements
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 9:54 am | US State Department
The United States is trying to work with its friends "to find practical solutions" to the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue "and preserve everyone's interests," State Department Deputy Spokesman Philip T. Reeker said during the daily briefing ... More >>
Discover of Earliest Homo Sapiens in Ethiopia
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 9:51 am | US State Department
Scientists from the United States, Ethiopia and several other countries have uncovered fossils of the earliest modern human, Homo sapiens -- filling a major gap in the human fossil record. More >>
100 Nations Act To Combat Human Trafficking
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 9:48 am | US State Department
The U.S. Department of State released the annual Trafficking in Persons report June 11, concluding that more than 100 nations surveyed are taking significant actions to combat human trafficking. The report also finds that 13 nations are not responding ... More >>
Bush Strongly Condemns Jerusalem Suicide Bombing
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 9:46 am | US State Department
President Bush condemned the June 11 suicide bus bombing in Jerusalem that reports say killed 16 and injured many others. More >>
Powell Press Briefing Santiago, Chile
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:54 am | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to be back in Santiago, Chile. It is my first visit in almost twelve years. Last time here I was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and I am privileged to be back ... More >>
Powell at the Summit Implementation Review Group
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:51 am | US State Department
Mr. Chairman, let me congratulate on you assuming the chairmanship of our summit process and join with other in expressing my thanks to Bill Graham and the Government of Canada for the fine job they have done over the last several years. Distinguished ... More >>
State Dept. Daily Press Briefing for June 10
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:50 am | US State Department
ANNOUNCEMENTS 1 Welcome to Students from Miami University of Ohio 1 Secretary Powell to Announce Release of the Department s Trafficking in Person s Report 1 Secretary Powell to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual Dinner of the Global Business Coalition ... More >>
Armitage IV with CNN with Tokyo Bureau Chief
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:49 am | US State Department
Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Tokyo Tokyo, Japan June 10, 2003 More >>
Armitage after Meeting with Japan's Cabinet Sec.
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:48 am | US State Department
DEPUTY SECRETARY ARMITAGE: Good morning. I've just come from a very interesting discussion with Chief Cabinet Secretary Fukuda. We discussed a full range of issues, starting with the Crawford summit. I expressed the great satisfaction, indeed pleasure, ... More >>
Colin L. Powell Op-Ed - Aid for the Enterprising
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:47 am | US State Department
Half the human race -- 3 billion people -- still lives on less than $2 a day. More than 1 billion do not have safe water to drink. Two billion lack adequate sanitation. Another 2 billion have no electricity. More >>
Powell And UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:46 am | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: Well, good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. It's always a great pleasure to have the Secretary General Kofi Annan in the building and we had a good conversation over lunch talking about a range of issues. The issue, of course, this ... More >>
Powell Interview with CNN en Español
Thursday, 12 June 2003, 12:45 am | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: I think Latin America has an important role to play. Terrorism is a worldwide threat that affects every country. No country is free of terrorism, and there are many countries in Latin America that have been seriously affected by ... More >>
