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 Elections in Iraq
Spokesman Richard Boucher (Jan. 25): "There are 14.27 million Iraqis registered for the election. There are approximately 6,000 polling places throughout Iraq and, as you know, some overseas. There is something like 18,000 candidates, more than 18,000 candidates that are arranged in 256 party lists..." [full text]
Also see Ambassador Negroponte's January 23 interviews on ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox, and NBC.
 The January 30 Iraqi Elections
Building a democracy in Iraq is a long-term effort; there is no quick or easy way forward. Iraq’s January 30 elections are the next step on the road to a secure, prosperous, and democratic Iraq. On that day, the Iraqi people will elect a 275-member Transitional National Assembly. These elections will give the Iraqi people their first democratically elected government in more than three decades. By the end of 2005, the Iraqi people are expected to elect a new national government under a new, permanent constitution. Read more in these Jan. 18 and Jan. 25 fact sheets.
![Secretary Powell delivers his farewell address to staff at the U.S. Department of State [State Department photo]](/all/20050126025050im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/farewell_01_140b.jpg) Secretary Powell's Farewell Address
Secretary Powell (Jan. 19): "You are wonderful individuals. You are wonderful families. You are wonderful patriots who serve your nation as its troops in the far-flung outposts of American diplomacy. You are in the first line of offense of America's foreign policy." [DSL/Cable] [dial-up] [audio] [photos] [full text]
 Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of State-Designate Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Dr. Rice (Jan. 18): "We must use American diplomacy to help create a balance of power in the world that favors freedom. And the time for diplomacy is now ." [ full text]
![Airport staff load a water purifying kit onto a helicopter at Colombo airport, Sri Lanka, Monday, Jan. 17, 2005. Two water purifiers are part of USAIDs cargo. [AP Photo]](/all/20050126025050im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/tsunami_usaid_140.jpg) Tsunami Relief and Rebuilding Efforts
The U.S. Government is committed to relief and rebuilding efforts in South Asia. The most effective way people can assist efforts is by continuing to make cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. [more]
| | |  | |  Secretary Powell and his wife Alma received the John Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award from Georgetown University during the University's 'Let Freedom Ring' celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, [Remarks by President Bush]
Secretary Powell sums up the President's foreign-policy record of the last four years.
| | The FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report provides performance results and audited financial statements. A Highlights version of the Report is also available.
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