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HighlightsSunday, April 20, 2003 

Interview on the NewsHour With Jim Lehrer
Secretary Powell (Apr. 17): "We have been successful in Iraq. There is a new dynamic in that part of the world.  And we wanted to point out strongly to the Syrians that this is a time for you to take another look at your policies."   [full text]

Free Iraqi Television Interview
Under Secretary Grossman (Apr. 16): "One of the things that we have obviously been doing with our military forces and coalition military forces has been defeating the regime of Saddam Hussein in order to free the Iraqi people." [full text]

Personnel from a Civil Affairs Battalion give medical treatment to an Iraqi boy.  (April, 2003 photo by Chris Calkins, Department of Defense) Meeting the Needs of the Iraqi People
President Bush has requested about $2.4 billion for relief and reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The U.S. also is providing about 670,000 metric tons of food. Enough food already has been shipped from the United States to feed 4.5 million Iraqis for 1 month. 
At left, personnel from a Civil Affairs Battalion give medical treatment to an Iraqi boy.
In Other News
Acting Assistant Secretary Struble and USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Harbert testify on Cuba's crackdown against its citizens seeking a peaceful transition to democracy on the island.

Ambassador Noriega's remarks on Pan American Day celebrate the spirit that promotes and defends democracy in the Hemisphere.

The international aspects of U.S. energy security are covered in recent testimony by Under Secretary Larson.


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed responses to many of the most commonly asked questions about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). See travel.state.gov for the latest travel information related to SARS.

The "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" for 2002 offered a stern test for the advancement of human rights by the United States of America.


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