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U.S., NATO Committed to Afghanistan Security in Afghanistan, Kosovo’s future and European missile defense figured prominently in discussions between President Bush and NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during a two-day meeting at the president’s ranch in Crawford, Texas. “The secretary-general of NATO has been a strong advocate of fighting terror, spreading freedom, helping the oppressed and modernizing this important alliance,” Bush told reporters at a joint press appearance May 21. President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer, May 21, 2007, Bush Ranch, Crawford, Texas TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS Bush, Britain’s Blair Say U.S.-U.K. Ties Remain Strong President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair praised the strength of the U.S.-U.K. relationship and recapped shared national goals at a joint appearance during what likely is Blair’s last official visit to Washington. more John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, Remarks to the French-American Foundation Paris, France, May 16, 2007. Europe's Role in the World. Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Remarks at the Europa Forum Program, Berlin, Germany. May 9, 2007. |
US-RUSSIA U.S. Secretary of State Concludes Intensive Diplomacy in Russia Policy differences over European-based missile defense and the future of Kosovo should not overshadow the strength of the common interests underlying U.S.-Russian relations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says after a two-day visit to Moscow. “We have a lot that is going right in the relationship,” Rice said at a May 15 press roundtable, but “overheated rhetoric” obscures the fact that the United States and Russia are cooperating closely on nonproliferation and counterterrorism efforts -- including sharing of information and intelligence -- as well as engaging in multilateral diplomacy on Iran, North Korea and the Middle East peace process. more Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Moscow, Russia, May 15, 2007
Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Press Roundtable with Brussels-based Journalists on U.S.-Russia Relationship, Kosovo, and Missile Defense. Brussels, Belgium. May 16, 2007 KOSOVO STATUS U.N. Security Council Begins Debate on Kosovo Resolution The United States and Europe have submitted a preliminary draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would set the groundwork for internationally supervised independence for Kosovo, a move that senior U.S. diplomat R. Nicholas Burns says is “inevitable.” more R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs Opening Statement at Press Roundtable American Embassy Berlin, Germany. May 9, 2007 |
IRAQ Bush Names Army General as Senior Advisor for Iraq, Afghanistan Today, President Bush Named Lt. General Douglas Lute As Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan. In that position, Lt. General Lute is charged with coordinating the efforts of the Executive Branch to support our commanders and senior diplomats on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. more
Cheney Finds Iraqis in Agreement on Reconciliation Agenda Vice President Dick Cheney wrapped up a weeklong trip to the Middle East May 14 with a cautiously optimistic assessment of the Iraqi government’s broad consensus on the challenges that it must overcome. more MIDDLE EAST Rice Discusses Gaza Violence with Palestinian, Israeli Leaders Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert May 17 to express U.S. concern over factional violence in the Gaza Strip that has left scores of people dead in less than a week. more United States Calls for an End to Gaza Violence The United States is calling on rival Palestinian factions to end the violence plaguing the Gaza Strip. “We're concerned about the violence in Gaza,” State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey said at a May 16 briefing. “We want to see that stop.” The eruption in violence comes two months after the parties entered into a Saudi-brokered national unity government. more |
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