|  | |  | Thursday, February 3, 2005 |
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Democracy in the Middle East
Deputy Spokesman Ereli (Feb. 3): "...it's the belief of the United States...that freedom makes us all safer. Freedom brings peace, freedom brings opportunity, freedom brings prosperity, and that we all have a common interest...in taking actions and pursuing policies that promote freedom..." [full text]
Travel to Europe and the Middle East
Between February 3 and February 10th, Secretary Rice will visit eight European countries, as well as Israel and the West Bank.
 State of the Union Address
President Bush delivered his annual State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Wednesday, February 2, 2005. [more]
U.S.-European Relations
Secretary Rice (Feb. 2): "I would hope that we are going to begin to further unite around a common agenda for the next several years, one that is firmly rooted in our values, our shared values; one that is aware of the challenges that we face in nonproliferation and in proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, but that's also ready to take advantage fully of these historic opportunities before us to build a different kind of Middle East..." [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/20050204013308im_/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 help is by continuing to make cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. [more]
 Celebrating Black History Month
Alethea Gordon joined the Department in 1998 under the Presidential Management Fellowship Program, and in June 2002 was assigned to the Office of the Under Secretary for Political Affairs. She served as the Under Secretary’s advisor on foreign policy issues related to Africa, counterterrorism, economic affairs, democracy, human rights, and international health. Presently, Ms. Gordon is completing a Master’s Degree in International Affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. [more]
| | |  | |  A fact sheet was released by the Bureau of Public Affairs on the initial results of the Iraqi elections that details voting highlights, continued assistance, and what's next.
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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