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Libya: Termination of National Emergency
Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli (Sept. 20): "...this step is taken in response to actions that Libya has taken over the past nine months to address concerns by the international community about its weapons of mass destruction programs."
Response to Violence in Iraq
Secretary Powell (Sept. 17): "[W]hat you are seeing in response are Iraqi leaders who are courageous, who are stepping forward, putting themselves at risk, young men who are stepping forward to being police officers and members of the army, and you're seeing coalition troops now starting to respond much more aggressively than they might have in recent weeks." [full text]
 Afghan School Opened
U.S. and Afghan officials formally opened the Dahnow Dahbori School in West Kabul. The school is a primary learning institution, complete with a technology center, that will serve over 900 Afghan girls and boys. It is one of 246 primary and middle schools currently being built or refurbished by the U.S. Agency for International Development, with 8 new schools scheduled for completion by the end of September 2004.
| | |  | |  President Bush sent to Congress the annual report listing major illicit drug-producing and drug-transit countries, known as the "Majors List."
Is your destination the U.S.? This brief video explains new visa policies and procedures for visitors to the United States--a nation with secure borders and open doors. [DSL/Cable; dial-up; audio; transcript]
Secretary Powell held a briefing on the release of the annual International Religious Freedom report. Secretary Powell: "The release of this report underlines our nation's commitment to the protection of religious liberty. This solemn duty has always defined the American character and will forever shape our purpose in the world." [full text; report]
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The Bureau of Public Affairs released a new Spanish-language website, spanish.state.gov. This site features a selection of information from state.gov, including About the State Department, Secretary of State, Background Notes, and International Business Support. [more]
Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. See the whole collection.
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