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HighlightsTuesday, August 10, 2004 

Right to left, Secretary Powell, Greenland Deputy Premier Josef Motzfeldt, and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller. 1951 Defense of Greenland Agreement
Secretary Powell (Aug. 6): "And so today, I am proud to help inaugurate a new era of broader cooperation between the United States and Greenland. The documents that we just signed here constitute the framework for this broader cooperation." [full text; travel page]

Iraq
Deputy Secretary Armitage's interview with Al-Hayat (Aug. 5): "[In my travels]...I was delighted to see the level of support in all the neighboring countries for the Allawi government." [full text]

Secretary Powell tours Abu Shouk Camp in DarfurUN Resolution and the Situation in Darfur
Secretary Powell (Aug. 5): "[T]he strong resolution we got from the UN last week seems to have made it clear to the Sudanese Government that they have to take action now, and they will be measured by the action they take when we reconvene in August to take a look at the 30-day point on the resolution." [full text] [Also: Wall Street Journal Op-Ed and photos of Secretary's Sudan visit]

Nairobi, Kenya - August 6, Ambassador William Bellamy lays wreath at new memorial to commemorate the 1998 bombing of American Embassy Nairobi. The new Chancery is in the background.Commemoration of Nairobi Embassy Bombing
Nairobi, Kenya - August 6: Ambassador William Bellamy lays wreath at new memorial to commemorate the 1998 bombing of American Embassy Nairobi. The new Chancery is in the background.  Remarks by Ambassador Bellamy and FSN Mary Ofisi.
In Other News
The State Department issued a report to its employees on the major accomplishments in the management area over the past three and a half years. Every Cabinet department and major agency is releasing a similar report, and the Office of Management and Budget is publishing a Government-wide report.

President Bush delivers remarks upon signing the legislation implementing the historic free trade agreement between Australia and the United States.

The U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty seeks to modernize and streamline the extradition relationship between the two States Parties.


New Background Notes have been posted for CameroonComorosEl Salvador, Estonia, Nicaragua, Portugal, Swaziland, and United Kingdom.

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