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USAID Awards Five Iraq Com Development Contracts
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 9:04 am | US State Department
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded five contracts to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to promote citizen involvement in community development in Iraq. More >>
Bush Optimistic About Israeli-Palestinian Meeting
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 9:01 am | US State Department
After announcing that President Bush would travel to Aqaba, Jordan on June 4 for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, the White House called the prospect of the meetings "a positive ... More >>
Bush To Confront Russia On Aiding Iran
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 9:00 am | US State Department
When President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in St. Petersburg, Russia May 30 prior to the G-8 summit in France, the two leaders are expected to discuss Russia's alleged assistance to Iran's nuclear program. More >>
United States, Chile Reach Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 8:59 am | US State Department
The White House announced May 28 that the United States and Chile have reached a free trade agreement. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick and Maria Soledad Alvear Valenzuela, the Chilean Foreign Minister will sign the agreement in Miami, ... More >>
Bush to Visit Egypt, Jordan, Qatar June 2-5
Thursday, 29 May 2003, 8:57 am | US State Department
The White House announced May 28 that President Bush will visit Egypt, Jordan and Qatar June 2-5 following his participation in the G-8 Summit, which opens June 1 in Evian-les-Bains, France. More >>
Rumsfeld Column: Core Principles for a Free Iraq
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 10:42 am | US State Department
(This column by Donald H. Rumsfeld, who is the U.S. Secretary of Defense, was first published May 27 in The Wall Street Journal. The column is in the public domain. No republication restrictions.) More >>
U.S: Iran's Nuclear Program, Support for Terrorism
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 10:40 am | US State Department
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters on May 27 that U.S. "policies towards Iran have not changed." Boucher was speaking at the regular State Department noon briefing May 27. More >>
U.S: Iran's Anti-Terror Efforts "Insufficient"
Wednesday, 28 May 2003, 10:37 am | US State Department
White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said May 27 that the United States continues to have concerns about two issues inside Iran, a country President Bush identified as a member of the "axis of evil" in his January 2002 State of the Union ... More >>
Powell Remarks En Route Andrews Air Force Base
Tuesday, 27 May 2003, 2:17 pm | US State Department
SECRETARY POWELL: Since we left Paris, I think you ve seen the response I alluded to in the press conference earlier, from the Israeli Government, in light of the statement that we issued today that s taking the concerns that Israel has about the ... More >>
U.S. Not Planning on Making Changes to the Roadmap
Monday, 26 May 2003, 8:44 am | US State Department
Secretary of State Colin Powell took part in a press conference at the G-8 meetings in Paris May 23. Excerpts from that briefing follow: More >>
Congress Agrees Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons Study
Monday, 26 May 2003, 8:41 am | US State Department
Washington -- The U.S. Congress passed the $400.5 billion fiscal 2004 defense authorization bill that includes a provision authorizing research on two new types of nuclear weapons -- small, low-yield nuclear weapons of less than 5 kilotons, and earth-penetrating ... More >>
U.S. Expects Israeli Government to Accept Road Map
Monday, 26 May 2003, 8:38 am | US State Department
A senior U.S. official said the Bush administration expects the Israeli government to accept the road map leading to a Palestinian state and peace between Israelis and Palestinians. More >>
NATO Participation in Iraq Stabilization Force
Friday, 23 May 2003, 8:58 am | US State Department
Washington File: The North Atlantic Council agreed to start planning to help Poland lead a sector in a international stabilization force in Iraq, NATO announced May 21. More >>
Bush, Chirac Discuss Upcoming G-8 Summit
Friday, 23 May 2003, 8:53 am | US State Department
Washington File: President Bush spoke by phone aboard Air Force One with French President Jacques Chirac on May 22 to discuss the upcoming Group of Eight (G-8) major industrialized nations summit in France June 1-3. More >>
Iraq: UN Security Council Ends Economic Sanctions
Friday, 23 May 2003, 8:50 am | US State Department
The U.N. Security Council May 22 adopted resolution 1483 ending economic sanctions on Iraq, setting out the responsibilities of the United Nations in Iraq, and supporting the establishment of a transitional administration run by Iraqis. More >>
Bush: Threats Require Missile Defenses Deployment
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:51 am | US State Department
Washington File: President Bush believes the new strategic challenges of the 21st century require the United States to think differently about national security, and that deployment of effective missile defenses must be a major part of U.S. efforts ... More >>
No U.S. New Zealand Free Trade Agreement Looming
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:43 am | US State Department
Washington -- U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick has dismissed the idea of negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand any time soon. More >>
Bush to Travel to Poland, Russia and France G8
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:34 am | US State Department
Washinton File: President Bush is traveling to Poland, Russia and France beginning May 30, according to the following White House announcement... More >>
Bush U.S. Will Not Relent in War Against Terrorism
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:32 am | US State Department
Washington File: "We will hunt the terrorists in every dark corner of the Earth," Bush said during graduation exercises in New London, Connecticut. "We will deny the terrorists the sanctuary and bases they need to plan and strike, as we have done ... More >>
Bush Talks with Palestinian and Israeli PMs
Thursday, 22 May 2003, 10:29 am | US State Department
Washington File: President Bush began his day May 20 by placing a phone call to new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas -- the first time he has spoken to him, White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer told reporters. More >>
