2003

--12/17/03  Making Real Economic, Political, and Social Progress in the Americas; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ; Remarks to World Trade Center Chicago Luncheon; Chicago, Illinois
--12/12/03  Briefing on the Special Summit of the Americas to be held on Jan. 12, 13, 2004 in Monterrey, Mexico; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks to Foreign Press Center; Washington, DC
--11/21/03  Benefits of International Education and Exchanges in the Western Hemisphere; Peter DeShazo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to the Trustees of Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas; Cambridge, MA
--11/18/03  Ambassador Noriega's Remarks to The Americas Business Forum's FTAA Ministerial State of Florida Luncheon; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ; Remarks to the Americas Business Forum's FTAA Ministerial State of Florida Luncheon; Miami, Florida
--11/13/03  Press Briefing: Results of U.S. - Mexico Binational Commission; Antonio O. Garza, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Mexico ; Washington, DC
--11/12/03  Remarks with Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez; Secretary Colin L. Powell; C Street Entrance; Washington, DC
--11/11/03  At Last, Some Good News for Central America ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Op-Ed; Houston Chronicle
--11/10/03  Press Briefing: U.S. - Mexico Binational Commission ; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs ; Washington, DC
--10/29/03  Challenges for U.S. Policy Toward Colombia: Is Plan Colombia Working; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--10/29/03  Miami Herald Americas Conference; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to Miami Herald Americas Conference; Miami, Florida
--10/29/03  State Department's Air Wing and Plan Colombia; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; On-The-Record Briefing; Washington, DC
--10/28/03  A Cooperative Hemispheric Security Architecture of the 21st Century; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Special Conference on Hemispheric Security; Mexico City, Mexico
--10/22/03  Traditional Threats, New Concerns, and Other Challenges to Hemispheric Security; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at the Inter-American Defense College; Washington, DC
--10/20/03  Threats to Security in the Western Hemisphere; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the Inter-American Defense College; Washington, DC
--10/17/03  3rd Annual Americas Society Latin America Conference; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at Conference; New York City
--10/10/03  President Bush Discusses Cuban Policy in Rose Garden Speech ; Remarks by the President on Cuba; Washington, DC
--10/04/03  Entering the Final Phase of Cuba's Inevitable Transition to Democracy; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at the Institute for Cuban Studies; Miami, Florida
--10/02/03  U.S. Policy Toward Cuba; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--09/30/03  Remarks After Meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--09/23/03  Remarks to the OAS Permanent Council; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks to OAS Permanent Council; Washington, DC
--09/16/03  Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks upon being sworn in as U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS; U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
--09/11/03  Remarks with Peruvian Prime Minister Beatriz Merino; Secretary Colin L. Powell; C Street Entrance; Washington, DC
--09/11/03  Andean Development Corporation: Seventh Annual Conference on Trade and Investment in the Americas; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks to Seventh Annual Conference; Washington, DC
--09/11/03  Priorities in the Americas; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks Upon Presentation of Credentials; Washington, DC
--09/10/03  Organization of American States Farewell; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at OAS farewell; Washington, DC
--09/09/03  Remarks at Formal Swearing-in Ceremony; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at Swearing-in ceremony, Ben Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--09/09/03  Remarks at the Swearing in of Roger Francisco Noriega as Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--09/08/03  Strengthening Hemispheric Partnerships and a Review of the Challenges Facing the Americas; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--08/13/03  Interview by Enrique Gratas of Univision Television Network; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--08/12/03  Making an Investment in Education for Democracy and Development; Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education ; Remarks to Third Inter-American Education Ministerial; Mexico City, Mexico
--07/15/03  U.S. Policy Toward Haiti ; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--07/09/03  Disrupting the Market: Strategy, Implementation, and Results in Narcotics Source Countries; Paul E. Simons, Acting Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform; Washington, DC
--06/26/03  No Progress in Haiti; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS; Remarks to the OAS Permanent Council; Washington, DC
--06/25/03  The Complex Challenges for the Americas in the 21st Century; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS; Graduation Ceremony of the Inter-American Defense College; Washington, DC
--06/18/03  Shifting Sights: Adapting Central American Security Structures to 21st Century Threats; Daniel W. Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Washington, DC
--06/10/03  Joint Press Briefing With Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Casa Rosada; Buenos Aires, Argentina
--06/10/03  The Situation in Haiti: Remarks at the Fourth Plenary Session; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS; Remarks to the OAS General Assembly ; Santiago, Chile
--06/09/03  Intervention at the Plenary of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Santiago, Chile
--06/09/03  Intervention at the Summit Implementation Review Group; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Santiago, Chile
--06/09/03  Press Briefing after the OAS Meeting; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Hyatt Regency Hotel; Santiago, Chile
--06/08/03  Press Briefing En Route San Juan, Puerto Rico; Secretary Colin L. Powell; On Board Plane
--06/03/03  An OAS Update on Democracy and Development in the Western Hemisphere; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States ; Remarks to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ; Washington, DC
--05/19/03  Interview by Brazilian Newspaper; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Washington, DC
--05/19/03  Supporting the Ideals of Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks to the Permanent Council, OAS; Washington, DC
--05/01/03  Hearing on Nomination for Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States ; Testimony to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the U.S. Senate; Washington, DC
--04/30/03  It is Time to End the Political Crisis in Haiti; Ambassador Peter DeShazo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States ; Remarks to the Permanent Council Special Session on Haiti; Washington, DC
--04/29/03  Strengthening Democracy: A Review of OAS Actions in 2002; Ambassador Peter DeShazo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the OAS; Remarks to a Special Session of the Permanent Council on Democracy; Washington, DC
--04/28/03  Building Strong, Resilient Democracies and Growing, Modern Economies; J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks Before the Council of the Americas; Washington, DC
--04/28/03  Reaping the Benefits of Hemispheric Solidarity ; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States ; Remarks to the Council of the Americas Conference; Washington, DC
--04/17/03  Passage of the Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in Cuba ; Kevin E. Moley, Ambassador to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in Geneva; Remarks to the Press; Geneva, Switzerland
--04/16/03  Acting Assistant Secretary's Testimony Denouncing Cuba's Recent Repression of Dissidents ; J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/16/03  Testimony from USAID Official Condemns Mass Arrests and Summary Executions in Cuba; Karen A. Harbert, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID; Remarks to Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/14/03  Remarks at the OAS celebrating Pan American Day; Ambassador Roger Francisco Noriega, Permanent Representative, Organization of American States; Remarks to Organization of American States; Washington, DC
--04/07/03  Remarks on Cuba Transition Project and Emergence of Activists in Cuba ; James C. Cason, Chief of Mission, U.S. Interests Section, Havana, Cuba ; Remarks to University of Miami; Miami, Florida
--04/03/03  Remarks on Report of Secretary General to Permanent Council Following the Visit of the OAS-CARICOM High Level Delegation to Haiti; Ambassador Peter DeShazo, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the OAS; Remarks to the OAS Permanent Council; Washington, DC
--04/03/03  The Inter-American Democratic Charter and Resolution 822 and the Crisis in Haiti; Washington, DC
--04/02/03  Economic and Political Development in the Americas; J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary Of State, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs ; Remarks to the United States Senate Committee On Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--03/12/03  Interview by Brazilian Media; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Washington, DC
--03/12/03  Keynote Address on Development in Haiti; Ambassador Thomas A. Shannon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to Inter-American Dialogue; Haiti
--03/05/03  Press Conference in Bogota, Colombia; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Bogota, Colombia
--02/14/03  Interview by CBC Radio-Canada; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Washington, DC
--01/31/03  Address at the National Conference of World Affairs Councils of America; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--01/24/03  Remarks at a Special Session of the Organization of American States; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--01/23/03  Remarks to the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States ; Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs; Remarks to The Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism of the Organization of American States ; San Salvador, El Salvador.
--01/22/03  U.S. Pledges Financial Support to Nurture CICTE Counterterrorism Technology; Robert C. Bonner , U.S. Customs Commissioner ; The Third Regular Session of the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism; San Salvador, El Salvador.