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 State of the Union Address: Webcast Available in Ten Languages
President Bush will discuss America's leadership in the world and share his vision to lead America forward during the 2006 State of the Union Address. The address will be webcast live at 9:00 pm EST (0200 GMT) in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian, Farsi, and Bahasa Indonesian. Turkish, Swahili, and Portuguese will be available at 1:00 am EST (0600 GMT) Wednesday, February 1. The White House
 Quartet Expresses Concern for the Palestinian People
Secretary Rice (Jan. 30): "I think that the international community and the Quartet here today has been quite clear that we have deep concern for the Palestinian people and for their well being; that we're mindful of their needs. We have noted we're particularly mindful also of their humanitarian needs and everyone wants to see those needs met." watch listen read | Quartet Statement
![Secretary Rice speaks at a joint press conference alongside the President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, in London, Monday Jan. 30, 2006. [© AP/WWP]](/all/20060201010034im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_01_30_rice_karzai_1402.jpg) London Conference on Afghanistan
Secretary Rice (Jan. 31): "After the United States and our allies removed the Taliban regime, the Afghan people set out to liberate themselves. They did so with the international community by their side. And today, we mark the fulfillment of the ambitious vision that we all set out together four years ago in Bonn, Germany: a fully-functioning, sovereign Afghan government." full text | fact sheets, remarks, and other related information
| | | | | I N O T H E R N E W S | | | | |  Secretary Rice (Jan. 31): "It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of Coretta Scott King in Atlanta. The United States and the world have lost a champion of human rights.
 Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, will host the next "Ask the State Department" online discussion. This week's discussion will cover global nonproliferation issues in terms of the current situation in Iran. Mr. Rademaker will answer questions this Thursday at 4:00 PM. Ask a Question Now
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky will lead the U.S. delegation to the fourth U.S. - India Global Issues Forum held in New Delhi, India, on February 1, 2006.
| | Secretary Rice (Jan. 29): "I congratulate Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah, whom Kuwait’s parliament approved today as the Amir of Kuwait."
The United States welcomes reports that the repairs to the Mozdok - Tbilisi pipeline in southern Russia are on course to restore gas to Georgia and Armenia in the coming days.
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