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| ![Secretary Rice walks off her plane upon arrival in Tel Aviv\'s Ben Gurion airport October 4, 2006. [State Department photo by Matty Stern]](/all/20061017185228im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_video_rice_other_news.jpg) | | Secretary Rice To Travel to East Asia
Secretary Rice is traveling to Tokyo, Japan, Seoul, South Korea, Beijing, China and Moscow, Russia from October 17 to 22. She will discuss implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, among other issues.
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| | ![Ambassador Christopher Hill, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, speaks about "The Current State of North Korea and the Future of the U.S.-Korea Alliance" at the National Press Club October 13, 2006, in Washington. [AP photo]](/all/20061017185228im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_1015_hill3_962.jpg) | | U.S. Relationship With the Korean Peninsula
Assistant Secretary Hill: "I know there has been a lot said, a lot written, a lot thought about the U.S. relationship with the Republic of Korea in recent years because it's a relationship that has truly undergone some profound changes." Full Text
| | ![Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili lays flowers at a memorial site in the Kodori Gorge, a section of the province of Abkhazia, Georgia September 27, 2006. [© AP Images]](/all/20061017185228im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_1015_georgia2_96.jpg) | | U.S. Concerned About Continued Violence in Georgia
UN Ambassador Bolton: “The United States is deeply concerned about the continuing conflict in Georgia's Abkhazia region and the lack of progress toward its resolution. Our position, shared by the members of the Friends of the UN Secretary General for Georgia, is to promote a peaceful, negotiated resolution of the conflict that respects the territorial integrity of Georgia.”
| |  | | Public Diplomacy Update From Under Secretary Hughes
"We are forging new partnerships, enhancing existing exchange programs, and constantly looking to further our cooperation with organizations doing great work around the world." Read about these efforts in Public Diplomacy Update.
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| The U.S. Ambassador to the EU will discuss the upcoming "Dialogue on Climate Change, Clean Energy, and Sustainable Development." |
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![Members of the UN Security Council vote on a draft resolution October 14, 2006 at UN headquarters regarding the claimed nuclear test conducted by North Korea. [© AP Images]](/all/20061017185228im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_1015_korea1_250.jpg)
The U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan discussed progress made in Afghanistan on the war on terror and reconstruction efforts. 
