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![President Bush, right center, is flanked by Vice President Dick Cheney, left, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006. [© AP/WWP]](/all/20060106073611im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0105_140_whitehouse.jpg) Foreign Policy Experts Discuss Iraq with President Bush
President Bush (Jan. 5): "We have a dual track strategy for victory [in Iraq]. On the one hand, we will work to have a political process that says to all Iraqis, the future belongs to you. And on the other hand, we'll continue to work on the security situation there."
![Secretary Rice and President Bush greet each other before remarks at the U.S. University President Summit on International Education. [State Department Photo]](/all/20060106073611im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0105_univ_pres_1402.jpg) U.S. University Presidents Summit Seeks to Strengthen International Education
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings are co-hosting the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education January 5-6, 2006, in Washington, DC. remarks by President Bush | remarks by Secretary Rice | National Security Language Initiative | more
![Iraeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks during a press conference at his Jerusalem office, Monday Nov. 21 2005. [© AP/WWP]](/all/20060106073611im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0104_sharon_140.jpg) Illness of Israeli Prime Minister Sharon
Secretary Rice (Jan. 4): "Our thoughts and prayers are with Prime Minister Sharon, his family, and the Israeli people. We wish the Prime Minister a full recovery." full text
| | | | | I N O T H E R N E W S | | | | |  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Indonesia and Australia January 7-12, 2006. Her visit to Indonesia will focus on support for Indonesia’s democratic development. In Australia, the Secretary will hold a Ministerial session of the U.S.-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with her Australian and Japanese counterparts.
The United States extends deep and heartfelt sympathy to His Highness President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the al-Maktoum family, and the people of the United Arab Emirates, on the death of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
| | 2005: Year in Photos -- For Secretary Rice and the men and women of the U.S. Department of State, 2005 was a year of strengthening alliances and defending principles in support of security, democracy, and prosperity.
The U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council promotes public-private partnerships between U.S. and Afghan institutions and mobilizes private sector resources to help Afghan women. The council recently cited accomplishments in the areas of political participation, economic opportunities, media, health, and education.
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