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 Assistance for Iran
USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Iran to help with recovery efforts after the earthquake in Kerman Province in the southeastern region of the country.
Recent Interviews
Secretary Powell recently discussed several current issues during an interview on the Michael Reagan Radio Show. The issues discussed included Iraq, the capture of Saddam Hussein, weapons of mass destruction, and the Secretary's health. Secretary Powell also was interviewed by Lou Dobbs of CNN.
 Human Rights in Cuba
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, with the Bureau of Public Affairs, released The Dream Deferred: Fear and Freedom in Fidel's Cuba, addressing the four freedoms that the Cuban people still dream of.
 Service to America Winner
Alyson McFarland, a program development officer with the State Department, received a Service to America award for her work in handling a crisis in Shenyang, China, when three North Korean refugees sought political asylum at the U.S. Consulate.
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