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![Secretary Powell's press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room. [State Department photo by Michael Gross]](/all/20040110050047im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/powell_conf.jpg) Press Conference
Secretary Powell (Jan. 8): "In the year 2004 you will see us moving even more aggressively to do everything we can to expand peace throughout the world, to expand economic opportunity to all nations in the world, for the purpose of generating wealth and opportunity for prosperity for the peoples of the world, and pressing for freedom and openness in systems and societies around the world..." [full text]
 U.S. Commitment to Women of Afghanistan
Since overthrowing the Taliban in 2001, the United States has implemented more than 175 projects for Afghan women to increase women’s political participation, build civil society, create economic opportunities, support the education of girls and women, and increase access to health care.
 Reducing Illegal Conventional Weapons
The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs helps promote a stable and secure international environment by curbing illegal proliferation of conventional weapons and removing and destroying others that pose a threat to civilians after armed conflict has ceased. Here Assistant Secretary Bloomfield observes the destruction of man-portable air defense missiles in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [more]
| | |  | |  New Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba has been established by President Bush and is chaired by Secretary Powell.
Guatemala and the United Nations agree to establish a commission on the investigation of illegal bodies and clandestine security.
"The United States, the Middle East, and the Arab-Israeli War of 1967" is the topic of an upcoming conference hosted by the Office of the Historian, Jan. 12-13, 2004. Also see the conference agenda.
A new fact sheet describes U.S. engagement in the Western Hemisphere.
| | U.S. encourages Georgia's President-elect Saakashvili to support democratic and market-economic reforms, fight corruption, and intensify relations with the U.S., Europe, and all of Georgia's neighbors.
Updated country background notes for Georgia and Romania are now available.
The Department is a sponsor of the 2004 Doors to Diplomacy student contest. This educational award will recognize the student-created Global SchoolNet Web project that best teaches others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Check it out!
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