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Building Stronger Bridges Across the Atlantic
Secretary Powell and EU High Representative Javier Solana (Op-ed, June 25): "As we approach the end of this historic month in transatlantic affairs, we believe that the U.S. and Europe have turned the page on the divisions over Iraq and are poised to forge a new, stronger consensus on the future path of our partnership." [full text]
Secretary's Travel to Ireland, Turkey, Sudan, and Indonesia
Secretary Powell will accompany the President to the U.S.-EU Summit in Ireland at Dromoland Castle on June 26 and the NATO Summit in Istanbul, Turkey on June 28 and 29. Following the NATO Summit, the Secretary will be visiting Sudan to meet with government leaders and will go to Darfur to meet with the relief workers, members of the ceasefire commission, and with the many people and groups who have been displaced by the fighting. Following the two summits and Sudan visit, Secretary Powell will travel to Jakarta, Indonesia for the ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial and ASEAN Post-Ministerial meetings for discussions on regional and transnational issues of mutual concern.
 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Sworn In
Ambassador John D. Negroponte (June 23): "As I prepare to go to Iraq as United States Ambassador, I do so with a clear mission: to offer support and assistance to the Iraqi people and government as Iraq reasserts its full sovereignty. Three mutually reinforcing objectives underpin this goal: establishing security by helping the Iraqis defeat terrorists and criminal elements who oppose a free Iraq; promoting economic development; and supporting Iraq's democratization through elections, promotion of human rights, and the rule of law." [audio clip] [full text and audio of Secretary Powell's and Ambassador Negroponte's remarks]
Revisions to Patterns of Global Terrorism Released
A review of the 2003 edition of "Patterns of Global Terrorism" determined that the data in the report was incomplete and in some cases incorrect. The corrected Year in Review, Appendix A, and Appendix G are now available. Numbers in the text, specifically numbers of killed and wounded, will be revised to reflect the corrected Appendices. [Remarks by Secretary Powell: DSL/Cable, dial-up-modem, audio] [Remarks by Ambassador Black and Director Brennan]
| | |  | |  Report submitted to Congress shows U.S. programs help Afghan women secure a better future.
New Background Notes have been posted for Brazil, India, Mauritania, The Netherlands, and Sweden
| | Under Secretary John R. Bolton testifies about Iran's continuing pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and speaks at the American Enterprise Institute about the President's forward strategy for nonproliferation.
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