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Address to UN Security Council
President Bush (Sept. 14): "Today we support a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom that condemns the incitement of terrorist acts, and calls on all states to take appropriate steps to end such incitement.... The United States of America strongly supports the implementation of this resolution." [full text; more on Secretary Rice's trip to UNGA]
Address to UN High-Level Plenary Meeting
President Bush (Sept. 14): "We meet at a time of great challenge for America and the world. At this moment, men and women along my country's Gulf Coast are recovering from one of the worst natural disasters in American history. . . . Your response, like the response to last year's tsunami, has shown once again that the world is more compassionate and hopeful when we act together. This truth was the inspiration for the United Nations." [full text; fact sheet]
Avian Influenza
The U.S. Government remains concerned that ongoing foreign outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza in infected poultry has the potential to turn into a human influenza pandemic that would have significant international political, economic, and social consequences. [more]
Hurricane Katrina
The latest on recovering from Hurricane Katrina, including contacting foreign nationals and passport information.
 Hispanic Heritage History Month: Heidi Gómez
Heidi Gómez currently serves as a staff assistant for the State Department's Hurricane Katrina task force. Prior to that, she served as Argentina desk officer and as staff assistant to Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs. [more]
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The compliance report, released August 2005, provides an assessment of obligations undertaken in arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament treaties, agreements, and commitments.
| | You can now check the status of your regular (tourist) U.S. passport application online, using your last name, date of birth, and the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number.
Country Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations.
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