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William Brisben: Statement at the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting, June 2, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council in Explanation of Vote on Iraq, May 22, 2003

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in Iraq, May 22, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 22, 2003

U.S. Contributes Additional $85 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, May 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 20, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press by Ambassador Negroponte following circulation of a draft resolution on Iraq, May 19, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 19, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 14, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 9, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, May 8, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on Post-Conflict Situations, April 30, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, April 24, 2003

U.S. Contributes $36.93 Million to International Committee of the Red Cross, April 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, April 3, 2003

U.S. Contributes Additional $21 Million for Humanitarian Relief Operations Related to Iraq Crisis, March 29, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Resumption of the Iraq Oil-For-Food Program, March 28, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Iraq, March 27, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, March 27, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on the Iraq Oil-For-Food Program, March 26, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press on Iraq, March 21, 2003

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on Iraq, March 19, 2003

U.S. Contributes $9.27 Million to International Committee of the Red Cross, March 14, 2003

U.S. Provides an Additional $10 Million to Feed Refugees in Africa, March 13, 2003

Melanie Attwooll: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the OIOS Investigation into Sexual Exploitation of Refugees by Aid Workers in West Africa, March 3, 2003

U.S. Contributes an Additional $50 Million to the UNHCR, February 28, 2003

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the "Stockholm Process" on Targeted Sanctions, February 25, 2003

U.S. Contributes An Additional $15 Million To Assist Afghan Conflict Victims, February 5, 2003

U.S. Contributes an Additional $8.4 Million for Urgent Refugee Needs in West Africa and Angola, January 24, 2003

U.S. Contributes Initial $69 Million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, December 31, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, December 10, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the General Assembly on the Situation in Afghanistan, December 6, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press Following Extension of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, December 4, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on Africa's Food Crisis, December 3, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks to the Press following Extension of the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program, November 25, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Strengthening the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, November 25, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the General Assembly on Assistance in Mine Action, November 15, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, November 11, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, November 11, 2002

Thomas A. Repasch: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on the Annual Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, November 8, 2002

Arthur E. Dewey: Statement on the Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, November 7, 2002

Cindy Costa: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, November 5, 2002

Sudan Donor Statement issued on behalf of the United States, the European Union, Norway, Canada, Japan and Switzerland, October 31, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Central Africa, October 22, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on UN Peacekeeping Operations, October 21, 2002

Ambassador Plaisted: Statement in the General Assembly on Follow-up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit and on the Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, October 7, 2002

U.S. Contributes $119.25 Million to the UNRWA, September 25, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the World Summit on Sustainable Development on Bio-engineered Crops, Johannesburg, South Africa, August 27, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks as Security Council President and as U.S. Representative on the situation in the Middle East and on the 1267 Sanctions Committee, August 22, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks as Security Council President and as U.S. Representative on Iraq, Burundi and Cambodia, August 21, 2002

U.S. Contributes $16.9 million to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, August 12, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on the Situation in the Middle East, August 5, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, July 24, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Afghanistan, July 19, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Launch of the Consolidated National Appeals for the Humanitarian Crisis in Southern Africa, July 18, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council in the Workshop on West Africa, July 18, 2002

William J. Garvelink: Statement in the Economic and Social Council, on Strengthening Coordination of UN Emergency Humanitarian Assistance, July 15, 2002

U.S. Contributes An Additional $12.4 Million to Feed Refugees, July 9, 2002

U.S. Contributes $18.7 Million for Afghanistan Recovery, July 1, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement to the UNFPA/UNDP Executive Board on Parts I, III and IV of the Report of the Executive Director for 2001, June 18, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at UN Headquarters following Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1409 on the Oil-for-Food Humanitarian Program for Iraq, May 14, 2002

Fact Sheet: Goods Review List for Iraq, May 14, 2002

Assistant Secretary of State Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.: Remarks Honoring Public-Private Partnerships in Mine Action and the UN Global Compact Initiative, May 7, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, May 3, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at UN Headquarters following Adoption of Security Council Resolution 1405 on the Situation in the Middle East, April 19, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security on the Situation in the Middle East, April 19, 2002

U.S. Contributes $22.5 Million to International Organizations to Assist with the Recovery of Afghanistan, April 3, 2002

USAID Administrator Natsios: Briefing on Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq, April 2, 2003

US Contributes $125 Million to the UNHCR, February 20, 2002

Ambassador Williamson: Statement in the Security Council on the Briefing by Catherine Bertini, Executive Director of the World Food Program, April 4, 2002

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Civilians in Armed Conflict, March 15, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement for the Record before the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, March 14, 2002

Ellen Sauerbrey: Statement to the 46th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, March 5, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Lecture delivered at Georgetown University on the UN Agenda in the Wake of September 11, February 27, 2002

Ambassador Negroponte: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Middle East, February 26, 2002

Statement by Ambassador Francisco Seixas da Costa,  Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, on behalf of the Troika of Observer States to the Lusaka Protocol (Portugal, Russian Federation and the United States of America), on the Situation in Angola, in the Security Council,  February 13, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Security Council in Response to a Briefing by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, February 7, 2002

Ambassador Siv: Statement at the Executive Board of the United Nations Development Program and of the United Nations Population Fund, January 28, 2002


Ambassador Siv: Statement at the UNICEF Executive Board Meeting on the Report of the Executive Director, January 21, 2002

Nancy Cain Marcus: Statement in the General Assembly on Emergency International Assistance for Peace, Normalcy and Reconstruction of War-Stricken Afghanistan and on the Situation in Afghanistan and its Implications for International Peace and Security, December 20, 2001


William J. Hybl: Statement in the General Assembly on Building a Peaceful and Better World Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal, December 11, 2001

Ambassador Pope: Statement in the Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly on Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, December 7, 2001

Lloyd Pierson: Statement in the General Assembly Marking the Close of the International Year of Volunteers, December 5, 2001

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the General Assembly on Strengthening of the Coordination of Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance of the United Nations, including Special Economic Assistance, November 26, 2001

Ambassador Siv: Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, November 19, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in Liberia, November 5, 2001

Ernest L. Johnson: Statement in the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, November 1, 2001

M. Deborah Wynes: Statement in the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly on Financial Reports and Reports of the Board of Auditors, October 22, 2001

Ambassador Negroponte and Ambassador Haass: Remarks at UN Headquarters on Afghanistan, October 18, 2001

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at the Vespers Service and Reception for UN Personnel Sponsored by  The Joint Commission of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas and The Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches, October 9, 2001

Ambassador Negroponte: Remarks at UN Headquarters concerning U.S. Military Action Against Terrorism, October 8, 2001


U.S. Provides Over $1 Billion to the World Food Program, October 3, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council in Explanation of Vote on Sudan, September 28, 2001

Ambassador Hume: Statement in the Security Council on the Central African Republic, September 21, 2001

Ambassador Hume: Statement in the Security Council on the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, August 30, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Iraq Humanitarian Program,
July 3, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on Iraq, June 29, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on Iraq, June 28, 2001

Ambasssador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Iraq, June 26, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on Iraq, June 26, 2001

Ambassador King: Statement on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Situation in Iraq, June 7, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Situation in Iraq, June 1, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks on the Iraq Oil-for-Food Program,
May 22, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement to the Press as Security Council President, May 4, 2001


Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, April 23, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Statement in the Security Council on the Humanitarian Situation in West Africa, March 8, 2001

Ambassador Cunningham: Remarks at UN Headquarters on the Oil-for-Food Program, March 8, 2001


Ambassador Soderberg: Remarks at UN Headquarters on the Situation in Afghanistan, February 12, 2001

Minister-Counselor Cameron Hume:
Statement in the General Assembly on Special Economic Assistance to El Salvador, January 26, 2001

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