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![U.S. Staff Sgt Bridget Fitzsimmons, operating from Chaklala AB, Pakistan, assists local Army personnel in the offload of supplies from a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter in the village of Chilonari, Pakistan on 3 November 2005. [USAF Photo]](/all/20051109201443im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/earthquake_pakistan_140.jpg) U.S. Response to South Asia Earthquake
President Bush (Nov. 9): "The United States is playing a leading role in the relief and recovery efforts, in cooperation with the government of Pakistan. We've already made $156 million available for relief and reconstruction needs. We've provided food, water, blankets, tents and medical care. We have disaster response personnel on the ground to assess needs and offer assistance. " [full text; fact sheet; more]
![Deputy Secretary Zoellick answering questions during a press briefing in Nairobi, Kenya November 8, 2005. [State Department Photo]](/all/20051109201443im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/z_sudan.jpg) Sudan and Kenya: Deputy Secretary Zoellick's Travel
Deputy Secretary Zoellick (Nov. 9): "The fulfillment of The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) requires leaders from North and South to share responsibility for governance, to confront difficult decisions, and to keep forging compromises. The success or failure of the CPA still hangs in the balance, and with it the future of Sudan." [full text] [more on the trip]
2005 International Religious Freedom Report
Secretary Rice (Nov. 8): "Our goal is to promote the fundamental right of religious freedom as a part of what President Bush calls 'our agenda for a freer world, where people can live and worship and raise their children as they choose'.” [full text] [fact sheet] [report]
![U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walks off her plane upon arrival in Tel Avivs Ben Gurion airport, Thursday, July 21, 2005. She will return to the area Nov. 10-21, 2005. [State Department Photo]](/all/20051109201443im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/rice_israel_plane_1401.jpg) Secretary To Visit Middle East and Asia
Secretary Rice will travel to the Middle East and Asia from November 10-21, 2005. She will visit Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, and South Korea. Secretary Rice also will accompany President Bush on his visits to China and Mongolia. [full text]
While in Bahrain, Secretary Rice will attend the Forum for the Future along with foreign ministers from across the BMENA region, the G8 and other partner countries to further reform in the areas of democracy, civil society and education.
| | | | | I N O T H E R N E W S | | | | |  Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli: "[T]here were major irregularities and fraud that are of serious concern. We will urge the Government of Azerbaijan to take immediate investigations into these irregularities and fraud consistent with Azerbaijan's laws, institutions and election legislation." [full text] [more]
Secretary Rice accompanied President Bush to Latin America. After the conclusion of the Summit of the Americas, they visited Brazil at the invitation of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaa, and then Panama to meet with President Martin Torrijos Espino. [more from the trip]
| | Under Secretary Karen Hughes: "Public diplomacy is as much about listening as it is speaking, and before we seek to be understood, we must first work to understand." [full text]
A national strategy will safeguard against the danger of avian influenza by detecting outbreaks, expanding domestic vaccine production capacity, stockpiling treatments, preparing to respond to a pandemic, and ensuring the health and safety of all Americans. [more]
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