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Elections in Afghanistan Department Spokesman Boucher (Oct. 10): "Today history was made in Afghanistan. We congratulate the Afghan people on exercising their political right to choose their country's next leader. They have much to be proud of in bringing their country to this point, just three years after the end of a quarter century of war and repression." [full text]
U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad (Oct. 8): "More than 10 million Afghans will have the opportunity to cast ballots to choose their president on October 9 in the first direct election for head of state in the nation’s 5,000-year history." [full text] See the animated video on the Elections in Afghanistan. Available in Dari - [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] and Pashtu - [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] [transcript]
Iraq Secretary Powell (Oct. 7): "I also thanked the Minister for the presence of the Japanese Self-Defense Force units in Iraq, and they are off to a good start and they are now working alongside coalition partners to give the Iraqi people what they deserve -- freedom, peace and security -- so that they can have free elections at the end of January 2005 and select the leaders that they wish to take them into the future." [full text]
Relief and Reconstruction in Iraq The Section 2207 Report to Congress is a quarterly report on the use of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds.
Visiting the United States A 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]
The U. S. is committed to helping the people of the Caribbean recover and rebuild from the devastating series of hurricanes that have hit the region. To date we have identified $13.3 million dollars to support vital humanitarian and reconstruction needs. The President has requested additional money from Congress.
The U.S. is launching the second phase of a major initiative to protect U.S. intellectual property rights overseas. Each year, businesses in the United States lose billions of dollars to criminals engaging in intellectual property theft abroad.
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