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Highlights

Hurricane Katrina
President Bush (Sept. 1): "I was so proud of the efforts that President Clinton and President Bush did to help the victims of the tsunami relief. ... And, once again, I've asked them to work to help the needs of those who hurt." [full text]

Secretary Rice (Sept. 2): "I want to express ... heartfelt thanks ... to the leaders and citizens of the many nations and international organizations that have already offered kind and generous support." [full text]

--Information on passport applications being processed by the New Orleans Passport Agency, which is closed until further notice.
--Advice for family members on contacting foreign nationals.
--For government-to-government inquiries only, call (202) 647-7640 or email SES-O_CMS@state.gov.
--How to help; more on the recovery.

UN Reform Priorities and Upcoming Agenda
Assistant Secretary Silverberg (Aug. 31): "[T]he 60th Session of the General Assembly convenes in September. This is a special year because in the run-up to the event, the UN is convening a high-level event attended at the head of state level .... We are very much looking forward to this high-level event as a good opportunity to show some concrete progress, to get agreement on each of these various issues." [full text]

Key Policy Fact Sheets
See one-page summaries of key foreign policy issues from the Bureau of Public Affairs.

  
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