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 Iftaar Dinner
Secretary Powell (Nov. 18): "In our diversity and our spirituality, our tolerance and our commitment to human dignity, lies our strength and lies our hope for a better future. Extremism and violence are our greatest enemies, our greatest foes.We must not listen to the siren song of the bigots and extremists who cloak themselves in false spirituality in an attempt to divide and to weaken us." [full text; clip]
NATO Summit, Prague
The Secretary is accompanying President Bush to the NATO Summit in Prague.
 It's Academic
The Department of State and the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC, sponsored a special, international affairs edition of It’s Academic, hosted by Mac McGarry. Banneker Academic High School in the District of Columbia, JEB Stuart High School in Virginia and Holton-Arms High School in Maryland squared off against one another in the contest, with Banneker ultimately emerging as the victor in a close match.
| | |  | |  The Secretary issued a statement regarding passage of the Homeland Security Act.
Deputy Secretary Armitage spoke at a reception honoring Congressman Benjamin Gilman.
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has made notable progress in meeting its goal to develop a competitive common market based on the free flow of persons, goods, services, and capital.
| | Under Secretary John R. Bolton remarks on the U.S. and the International Criminal Court.
We are making a new site for students and want your help! The current "Kids" and "Geographic Learning" sites will be combined into one site, and we need your suggestions. What do you think? Please visit the Geographic Learning site and if a random online survey appears, please fill it out. Thanks!
The November issue of State magazine focuses on "Recognizing Excellence."
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