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Iraqi Fulbright Program
Assistant Secretary Pat Harrison (Jan. 23): "The scholarships are really tangibles that underscore we're committed to Iraq for the long-term in a sustainable way, helping Iraqis renew their proud heritage in terms of education and culture." [full text]
Democracy in the Middle East
Deputy Secretary Armitage with Egyptian TV (Jan. 22): "[T]he President said in November that Egypt led the region in the search for peace and expressed the hope that Egypt would lead the region in the search for democracy." [full text]
 Iraq's Transition to Democracy
Secretary Powell (Jan. 20): "We all remain committed [to] the 15 November agreement with the desire and the goal and the deadline we put before ourselves of having an interim government in place by the 30th of June, but recognizing that that is not the end of the process; it is really just sort of halfway into the process of full elections for the democratically elected assembly and a government that comes from that assembly, and a constitution that will be ratified by the Iraqi people. And that will take us all the way into 2005." [full text]
 Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On January 22, Secretary Powell joined the Department in commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Eugene Burroughs Middle School chorus, from Accokeek, Maryland, performed as part of the commemoration. (State Dept. photo)
| | |  | |  Secretary Powell on "We Have a Dream" television special: The most important thing to teach children is "To be responsible for their actions, to believe in themselves, to believe in the importance of family . . . and to believe in this country that they are citizens of."
The U.S. Department of State will honor the Marshall Legacy for its help in raising money for the donation of six landmine-detecting dogs for Sri Lanka.
New Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba has been established by President Bush and is chaired by Secretary Powell.
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