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G8 SUMMIT G8 Countries Agree on Process To Address Global Warming Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) countries have agreed on an accelerated process that eventually can lead to “substantial” cuts in emissions that contribute to global warming. Calling climate change an “urgent challenge,” the leaders called on the countries that are heavy users of energy and emitters of greenhouse gases to establish by the end of 2008 a new global framework for dealing with emissions of these gases. more
Ideals of Democracy Universal, Bush Says The ideals of democracy are universal, and democracies have an obligation to promote them as a foundation for peace and prosperity, President Bush says. “We appreciate that free societies take shape at different speeds in different places,” Bush said at a democracy forum in Prague, the Czech Republic, June 5. However, fundamental freedoms of speech, religion, the press and assembly, as well as the rule of law, an independent judiciary, private property rights and political parties competing in free and fair elections are critical elements found in any democracy, he said. more | Bush at Conference on Democracy, Security in Prague, Czech Republic Fact Sheet: Advancing Freedom and Democracy Around the World
Bush Outlines U.S. Development Agenda Before G8 Summit President Bush has announced new initiatives to strengthen financial markets and boost educational opportunities in Africa. The president also advanced a framework for developing a new international agreement on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. more |
THE U.S. AND RUSSIA White House Welcomes Russian Missile Defense Offer President Bush welcomed an offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin that could transform a dispute over a proposed European missile defense system into a new partnership opportunity for Washington and Moscow. Meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Eight Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany, Putin proposed sharing data from a Soviet-era air-defense radar system operated by Russia in Azerbaijan. more Bush Stresses Need for Strong U.S.-Russian Relations Although the complexity of the U.S.-Russian relationship has at times led to disagreements, the two countries should maintain open relations and work together on a variety of issues including nonproliferation, energy and climate change, President Bush says. more David Kramer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Remarks to the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs Baltimore, MD May 31, 2007 The Marshall Plan's 60th Anniversary
Marshall Plan for Rebuilding Europe Still Echoes After 60 Years On June 5, 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall addressed the graduating class at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, delivering a 12-minute speech that changed the world. Within days, his remarks became known as the Marshall Plan. more
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Plan and Lessons for Today's Transatlantic Relations Marshall Plan Seen as Model for Well-Run, Short-lived Program Historians say the events of the late 1940s in Europe and the United States were so unique that it is unlikely the Marshall Plan ever could be repeated in another setting. However, they also say the plan -- considered one of the great foreign policy achievements of the past century -- is well worth studying as the definitive model of how to organize and run a successful international government program. more |
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY U.S. Security Initiative Draws More Participants More than 80 nations on six continents have committed to halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related parts under a program launched by President Bush four years ago in Poland. more Ukrainian ship joins NATO counter-terrorist operation in Mediterranean A Ukrainian frigate, the URS Ternopil, is now actively supporting Operation Active Endeavour, NATO’s maritime counter-terrorist operation in the Mediterranean, through till the end of June. more
Journeys in Afghanistan U.S. - SPAIN Democracies Must Speak Out for Democratic Practices, Rice Says Democratic countries have an obligation "to speak out for democratic practices," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says. In a press availability with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos June 1 in Madrid, Spain, Rice said democratic development in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in Venezuela and Cuba, was one focus of their discussions. more | Transcript of joint Press Availability
President Bush With The Foreign Press Roundtable Interview by Foreign Print Media The Roosevelt Room Washington, DC May 31, 2007 Interview of the President by Andi Bejtja, Vision Plus TV, Albania Interview of the President by Boyko Vassilev Petrov, BNT, Bulgaria upcoming
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