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Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

outline map of europeThe Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, headed by Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, implements U.S. foreign policy in Europe and Eurasia. The Bureau promotes U.S. interests in the region on issues such as national security, NATO enlargement, coordination with the European Union and other regional organizations, support for democracy, human rights, civil society, economic prosperity, the war on terrorism, and nonproliferation.


Secretary Rice's Visit to Ukraine
A student dressed in traditional Ukrainian Cossack costume presents Secretary Rice with flowers following her town hall meeting with students at Shevchenko University in Kiev, Ukraine on Dec. 7. Secretary Rice's European trip, which included stops in Germany, Romania, and Belgium, highlighted the enduring importance of transatlantic relations and U.S. efforts to partner with Europe to address common challenges around the globe. In this photo, a student dressed in traditional Ukrainian Cossack costume presents Secretary Rice with flowers following her town hall meeting at Shevchenko University. Secretary Rice visited Ukraine from Dec. 6-7 to underscore U.S. support for continued political and economic reform one year after the "Orange Revolution."
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Tenth Anniversary of Dayton Peace Accords
Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, left, Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic, center, and Croatian President Franjo Tudjman, right, initial the peace agreement after 21 days of talks at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. AP/Wide World photoOn November 21, 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords ended a conflict that claimed over 200,000 lives and drove over two million people from their homes.  The Dayton Peace Accords made it possible for Bosnia and Herzegovina, with help and support from its international friends, to achieve important goals, setting the stage for the nation to assume its role in President Bush's vision of a Europe "whole, free and at peace." [more]

Preview of the Forum for the Future
Liz Cheney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives, and Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, give briefing at Foreign Press Center.Liz Cheney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives, and Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, give briefing at Washington Foreign Press Center on "Preview of the Forum for the Future, November 11-12, 2005, Manama, Bahrain," November 9, 2005. [fact sheet; more]


European Allies Aids U.S. in Hurricane Katrina Recovery
NATOs Boeing 707 cargo plane based in Geilenkirchen, Germany, arrived on Sept. 12 with international aid and personnel on board to help with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.Americans are grateful for the support provided by our European allies to help the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama recover and begin to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina. NATO was among a dozen international organizations that offered assistance to the United States. 





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Highlights

Kosovo
Frank G. Wisner, a seasoned diplomat with more than 30 years of international experience, was recently appointed as the Special Representative to the Kosovo Status Talks.

Putting Transatlantic Power to Work for Freedom:
Assistant Secretary Fried (Dec. 14): "There exists, I contend, a developing transatlantic consensus that our interests cannot be separated from our values, that democratic governance has a greater legitimacy than other forms of government, and that this is true everywhere in the world, and that the purpose of the U.S.-European relationship is not to be a venue for value-free competition but to support common action to support freedom." full text

 
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark James P. Cain Observes Iraqi Vote in Copenhagen
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark James P. Cain with Iraqi election officials at the polling center."I witnessed the joyful enthusiasm of people who, for the first time in their lives, were exercising the privilege of voting," the Ambassador said.  "As I walked through the crowd of poll workers who were milling around, one grabbed my hand to shake it, bowed slightly, and said 'thank you to you and to your country.'"

Secretary's Travel to Europe  
Secretary Rice and NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer talking (AP/Wide World Photo Dec. 8)Secretary Rice (Dec. 8): "I'm pleased to have engaged so far in very productive discussions with my NATO colleagues. ...NATO is truly a multilateral organization that is vibrant, that is a contributor to global security. It has European roots, of course, but if you look at what it is now doing -- it is involved in helping the people of Darfur; it is involved...in Afghanistan, in training in Iraq -- this is an alliance that is indeed beginning to really meet the challenges of the 21st century." full text | more from the trip

  
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