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 Ambassdor John Danforth (right) with Ambassador William Bellamy (center) at the reception they hosted in honor of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai (left) and the Permanent Representatives of the UN Security Council, who were in Nairobi< Kenya for the special UNSC session on Sudan that took place Nov. 18-19. Embassy Nairobi Photo.
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| | | Highlights | Conflict in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
The U.S. is profoundly concerned about the situation in eastern Congo, specifically the reports of Rwandan units operating there.
President and Nigerian President Discuss AIDS, African Union
President Bush (Dec 2): "I'm looking forward to working with you over the next years to strengthen our relationship, to work on a prosperous continent of Africa, to work with you on implementing our strategy to help defeat the pandemic of HIV/AIDS." [full text]
 Peace Efforts in Sudan
Led by Ambassador John Danforth, the UN Security Council convened in a highly symbolic step in neighbouring Kenya and receiving pledges from the parties.
Deputy Spokesman Ereli (Nov. 19): "The United States welcomes the signing of a declaration between the Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, and the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1574." [full text; DSL/Cable; dial-up; audio] [Read press statement]
Uganda: North Uganda and the LRA
The U.S. is greatly concerned by the on-going humanitarian crisis in northern Uganda which is resulting from the actions of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Africare Dinner
Secretary Powell (Nov.5): "We've undertaken critical efforts in Africa to do what we could about the regional conflicts that afflict that country, supporting peacekeeping efforts in the DRC and Cote D'Ivoire... getting a breakthrough in the discussions between the north and the south in the Sudan ...showing leadership with respect to the crisis in Darfur, mobilizing the international community to provide the assistance that the desperate people of Darfur require." [full text]
![Assistant Secretary Holmes at the Uruguayan riverine MONUC contingent in Kindu [State Department photo].](https://web.archive.org/all/20041207065351im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/holmes_riverine_1401.jpg) UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
Assistant Secretary of State Kim Holmes visited the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) October 24-28, 2004. The peacekeeping operation was established by the UN Security Council in late 1999 and currently has over 10,000 peacekeepers.
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