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![Young Iraqi girls enjoy a ride at a local amusement park on the first day of Eid al-Adha, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Baghdad, Iraq. [© AP/WWP]](/all/20060110233925im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0110_eid_140.jpg) Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Adha
Under Secretary Hughes (Jan. 10): "Eid is a celebration of commitment and obedience to God and also of God’s mercy and provision for all of us. It is a time of family and community, a time of charity.... On behalf of President and Mrs. Bush and all of us, I am privileged to wish you Eid Mubarak." full text
![President Bush gestures during a speech about the war on terror on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Washington, DC. [© AP/WWP]](/all/20060110233925im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_0110_bush_140.jpg) President Addresses Veterans of Foreign Wars on the War on Terror
President Bush (Jan. 10): "I appreciate your support for the mission in Iraq, and so do our troops in the fight. Your lives of service, from the first time you put on the uniform to this day, are a credit to our country and an inspiration to our military." full text
U.S. Participation in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky (Jan. 6): "The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate is a voluntary partnership among six major Asia-Pacific nations: Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and the United States. And it's designed to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner, more efficient technologies to meet national pollution reduction, energy security and climate change concerns and in a way that promote economic development and reduce poverty." watch | listen | read
| | | | | I N O T H E R N E W S | | | | |  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will co-hosted the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education January 5-6, 2006, in Washington, DC.
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| | Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will host Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon for the inaugural session of Strategic Consultations for Allied Partnership January 19 at the Department of State.
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.
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