| | What the Secretary Has Been SayingSecretary Powell very strongly believes that he has a responsibility "to talk to the American people about what we are doing in their name, what President Bush is doing with his foreign policy. And the way to do that is not just with us giving speeches, but to communicate through the media." Through this web page, the Bureau of Public Affairs will communicate with Americans and the media to release all speeches, testimony, briefings, statements, and other remarks from the Secretary of State as soon as they are available. (Also see daily press briefings by the Department Spokesman and other releases from the Press Relations Office.) | | | Highlights | Status of Tsunami Relief
(Jan. 3): "The President wanted both of us to come out here to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the nations of the region and to make an assessment, as well, of the situation and see what else we might need to do." [full text]
Tsunami Relief Effort
(Dec. 28): "This is a massive catastrophe. So many countries were struck by this tsunami. It's rather unprecedented and it will take us a while to make a careful assessment of what is needed, and then we will work with the international community to provide what is needed." [full ABC interview; see also interviews on CBS, CNN, FOX and NBC]
 Foreign Policy Achievements
(Dec. 21): "I'm proud to have been part of an Administration that did get rid of two very bad regimes and [pulled] the world together in the war on terror; proud of what we've done with development assistance, HIV/AIDS, denuclearizing Libya, expansion of NATO, expansion of the European Union; the trade agreements we've entered into; what we did to stop a war in India-Pakistan...." [full text]
Secretary Powell Resigns
(Nov. 15): "It has been my great honor and privilege to have been once again given the opportunity to serve my nation, and I will always treasure the four years that I have spent with President Bush and with the wonderful men and women of the Department of State." [full text] |
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