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![A Sudanese woman carries a plastic container of drinking water, drawn from pumps provided by international aid agencies, in north Darfur, Sudan. [AP / WorldWide Photo]](/all/20050410080503im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/darfur_aid_1402.jpg) Deputy Secretary Zoellick Travel to Oslo and Sudan
Spokesman Richard Boucher (Apr. 8): "...the Deputy Secretary will participate in the international donors conference for Sudan, where he will focus on the implementation of the North-South Comprehensive Peace Accord, on curbing the violence in Darfur and on the international assistance that's needed to support these efforts." [full text]
![Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, left, waves to newly elected President Jalal Talabani, right, as new Vice Presidents Ghazi al-Yawer, second from left, and Adel Abdul-Mahdi [AP WideWorld Photo]](/all/20050410080503im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/iraq_government_140.jpg) New Government in Iraq
Spokesman Richard Boucher (Apr. 7): "...we think that's a really important development, a historic development that the Iraqi people have taken on their road to democracy. We look forward to working ourselves with the new Iraqi Government and we certainly think that all the neighbors should respect and support this government." [full text]
 New Passport Initiative Announced To Better Secure America's Borders
The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will require all U.S. citizens, Canadians, citizens of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda, and citizens of Mexico to have a passport or other accepted secure document to enter or re-enter the U.S. by January 1, 2008. [more]
![Two Senegalese women examine the quality of a sack of grain. [Photo courtesy USAID]](/all/20050410080503im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/development_1404.jpg) Helping Developing Nations
Foreign aid policies include those related to good governance, investment in health and education, and an enabling climate for entrepreneurs. Learn more about how the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the U.S. Agency for International Development work to help developing nations. Also visit www.sdp.gov to learn how the U.S. Government joins with foreign governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and the private sector encourage economic growth, social development, and environmental stewardship.
| | |  | |  Ambassador Anne W. Patterson, Acting U.S. Representative to the United Nations, offered tribute to Pope John Paul II during remarks in the United Nations General Assembly.
Section 2207 Report on Iraq Relief and Reconstruction outlines the current conditions for programs and initiatives supported by the specific appropriation(s) dedicated to the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF).
Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, testified before a House Subcommittee on China's growing economic presence in the Western Hemisphere.
| | Chat online with experts from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor on April 11. To participate, visit www.chats.state.gov. Also, receive regular notices by signing up to the DOSCHATS listserv.
In his first foreign policy speech as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Nicholas Burns addressed the topic "A Trans Atlantic Agenda for the Year Ahead."
The U.S. Government is committed to relief and rebuilding efforts in tsunami-affected areas of South Asia. You can help by making cash contributions to humanitarian organizations conducting relief operations.
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