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Powell Press Briefing En Route To Puerto Rico
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 11:07 am | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: I want to thank you for joining the party on a Sunday afternoon, and on our way to Santiago, Chile for the annual General Assembly of the Organization of American States. More >>
Powell Intervention At OAS General Assembly
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 10:16 am | US State Department
Twelve years ago, at the last general assembly in Santiago, our heads of delegation approved the Santiago Commitment to Democracy and the Renewal of the Inter-American System. The meeting set an ambitious agenda to promote and defend representative ... More >>
Bush Optimistic About Middle East "March to Peace"
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 10:00 am | US State Department
President Bush said he is optimistic about "the march to peace" in the Middle East. Bush spoke at the White House June 9, following a cabinet meeting. More >>
U.S Welcomes NZ's Assistance for Iraq, Afghanistan
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 9:58 am | US State Department
The State Department issued a press release June 9 expressing appreciation for New Zealand's decision to "expand its contribution to reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, and to make a meaningful contribution to stabilization and reconstruction ... More >>
U.S. Chile Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 9:47 am | US State Department
On June 6, the United States and Chile signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) "that when fully implemented eliminates bilateral tariffs, lowers trade barriers, promotes economic integration and expands opportunities for the peoples of both countries," ... More >>
Powell:Stopping Terrorism Key to Middle East Peace
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 9:45 am | US State Department
Interviewed hours after new terrorist attacks June 8 killed Israeli soldiers in Gaza and the West Bank, Secretary of State Colin Powell said stopping terrorism is essential to resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. More >>
U.S.Terrorist Attacks Must Not Stop Peace Process
Tuesday, 10 June 2003, 9:43 am | US State Department
Washington -- Bush administration officials deplored a June 8 terrorist attack that killed four Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip, but said the attack should not be allowed to stop the Middle East peace process. More >>
Future of Iraq - State Dept. Testimony To Senate
Monday, 9 June 2003, 11:10 am | US State Department
Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Washington, DC June 4, 2003 More >>
U.S. Outreach to Muslims on Women's Issues
Monday, 9 June 2003, 10:59 am | US State Department
Lorne Cramer, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Remarks to the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy Washington, DC June 6, 2003 More >>
Powell Interview on Fox News Sunday with Tony Snow
Monday, 9 June 2003, 10:46 am | US State Department
MR. SNOW: Secretary Powell, let's begin with developments today in the Middle East. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas and the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades are assuming responsibility for shooting four Israeli soldiers today. Do you expect the Palestinian ... More >>
Powell Remarks at Stakeout Following Fox News IV
Monday, 9 June 2003, 10:45 am | US State Department
QUESTION: Secretary Powell, this morning on Fox News, you've defended the intelligence and the presentation you made before the United Nations. More >>
Powell IV on CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer
Monday, 9 June 2003, 10:44 am | US State Department
MR. BLITZER: Mr. Secretary, welcome back from this historic trip to Europe and the Middle East. The roadmap towards peace in the Middle East -- has it come to a dead end, given what's happened only today with the killing of these four Israeli soldiers? More >>
U.S. Reviews Palestinian Leadership Aid Ban
Friday, 6 June 2003, 11:55 am | US State Department
The Bush administration plans to examine the prohibition against sending direct financial support to the leaders of the Palestinian Authority (PA), and could soon approach the U.S. Congress to seek changes, according to a senior administration official. More >>
U.S. Sternly Rebukes Zimbabwe's Brutality
Friday, 6 June 2003, 11:52 am | US State Department
"The Government of Zimbabwe has responded to peaceful attempts at public protest this week with an ongoing wave of intolerance and brutality," Deputy Spokesman Philip Reeker said in a statement issued by the State Department June 5. More >>
Int. Inspection of Iraqi Nuclear Facility to Begin
Friday, 6 June 2003, 11:51 am | US State Department
Washington -- A senior U.S. defense official says that the core of the Iraqi nuclear facility at Tuwaitha has been secure since April 7, and U.S. military forces will now support an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team that will begin inspections ... More >>
Bush Will "Reveal the Truth" about WMD in Iraq
Friday, 6 June 2003, 11:50 am | US State Department
President Bush said June 5 that the United States and its coalition partners have "made sure that Iraq is not going to serve as an arsenal" of weapons of mass destruction for terrorist groups. More >>
NATO Voices "Openness to Doing More" in Iraq
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:46 am | US State Department
A senior U.S. official says that as NATO foreign ministers meeting in Madrid June 3-4 discussed the situation in Iraq, he was "struck by the number of ministers who talked about the need to be open to doing more" in that country. More >>
Powell, Rice Say Arab Support for Roadmap Grows
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:44 am | US State Department
Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said President Bush received a "new commitment to end terror and violence" from Arab leaders at a meeting at the Egyptian seaport of Sharm El-Sheikh June 3, indicating ... More >>
Bush Vows to Support Israeli, Palestinian Peace
Thursday, 5 June 2003, 10:42 am | US State Department
President Bush says the United States will strive to support the Israeli government, the Palestinian Authority and neighboring Arab states in the fulfillment of their commitments to end conflict and establish a Palestinian state. More >>
G8 Support for WMD Nonproliferation Regime
Wednesday, 4 June 2003, 9:40 am | US State Department
The Group of Eight industrialized nations (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States plus Russia) recognizes the "growing danger" from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), according to a statement ... More >>
