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Secretary's Radio Interview
Secretary Powell discussed current issues during interview on the Michael Reagan Show. [full text]
Creation of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization
Spokesman Boucher (Sept. 28): "Experience over the past decade has demonstrated that ad hoc responses to complex emergencies are not enough. The United States must be prepared to rapidly identify and marshal its civilian resources for stabilization and reconstruction." [full text; more]
Democratization Training for Iraqi Women
Secretary Powell (Sept. 27): "I am pleased to announce that, as part of the Department of State's Iraqi Women's Democracy Initiative, we are awarding $10 million in grants to several U.S.-based non-governmental organizations to train Iraqi women in the skills and practices of democratic public life." [full text]
Sunday News Shows
Secretary Powell appeared on Fox News Sunday, ABC's This Week, and CNN's Late Edition.
 Hurricane Relief
The U.S. Government is providing emergency relief to those in need across the Caribbean region in the aftermath of this season's catastrophic hurricanes. [more from USAID; statement on Haiti]
| | |  | |  Assistant Secretary Bloomfield spotlights work that saves lives in a Letter to the Editor of the Washington Post. Read more about State's mine action efforts.
The Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy has released its 2004 annual report assessing public diplomacy policies and programs of the U.S. Government.
Secretary Powell traveled to New York City to attend the United Nations 59th General Assembly. While there, he conducted a number of bilateral and multilateral meetings with his counterparts.
| | Assistant Secretary Charles testified before the House International Relations Committee on counternarcotics and rule of law programs in Afghanistan.
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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