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HighlightsFriday, April 4, 2003 

Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq
USAID Administrator Natsios (Apr. 2): "In terms of the overall situation we're seeing, there are pockets of humanitarian need in Iraq, but we are not facing a massive humanitarian crisis." [audio; dial-up; DSL/cable; full text]  

Secretary in Europe
Secretary Powell is traveling to Ankara, Turkey; Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro; and Brussels, Belgium, April 1-3. [more]

Human Rights Reports
Secretary Powell (Mar. 31): "As we lead an international campaign against terrorism, we are also working to extend the blessings of freedom at home and abroad.  People of every race, religion and region, people of every color, creed and continent, want to live in freedom, in safety, and to create a better future for their children." [clip: audio; video--dsl/cable or dial-up; full text; 2002 Reports]

Iraqi children watch passing coalition forces, Umm Qasr, Iraq. (March 30, 2003; photo by LCPL MR Jones)Operation Iraqi Freedom
In Umm Qasr, Iraq, these Iraqi children watch the passing coalition forces of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is prepared to provide humanitarian and reconstruction assistance to the people of Iraq.
In Other News
The use of ecstasy among youth has increased dramatically. The United States is working with the international community to deny traffickers access to the chemicals necessary for producing this drug.

Assistant Secretary Rocca testified about how U.S. foreign assistance programs for South Asia support our policy priorities and efforts in the region.

U.S. interests and policy priorities in Southeast Asia are covered in recent testimony before the House International Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.


UnitedStatesVisas.gov is a website managed by the State Department, providing official information on visa policy and procedures.

The Embassy Science Fellows Program places U.S. Government scientists from other agencies at posts to provide expertise, advice and assistance with science and technology-related issues and their keen observations enable science-based approaches to be applied to US foreign policy objectives.


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