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| | | President Bush Discusses NATO Alliance During Visit to Latvia
President Bush (Nov. 28): "Each of the Baltic countries is meeting its obligations to strengthen NATO by bringing new energy and vitality and clarity of purpose to the Alliance. Your love of liberty has made NATO stronger -- and with your help, our Alliance is rising to meet the great challenges and responsibilities of this young century, by making NATO the world's most effective united force for freedom. ... We thank the people of Latvia for your contributions to NATO, and for the powerful example you set for liberty. ... America is proud to call you friends and allies in the cause of peace and freedom."
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| ![Department Spokeman Sean McCormack [State Department Photo]](/all/20061129051726im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_mccormack_1305.jpg) | | Daily Press Briefing -- Prime Minister of Israel Offers Peaceful Alternative
Department Spokesman Sean McCormack (Nov. 28): "...If the two sides can move beyond some of the obstacles that are in the way right now, and we all know what those are, there is a real prospect of a political horizon there and having the two sides sit down together and work through some of the real issues that lead to a two-state solution. I think that Prime Minister Olmert reaffirmed that he has an interest in seeing a peaceful resolution to differences between the Israelis and Palestinians." Full Text
| | ![Images of Mexican and Canadian passports [State Department image]](/all/20061129051726im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_1126_passport_963.jpg) | | Passports Required for Air Travel to United States as of January 23, 2007
The Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that the requirement for citizens of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda to present a passport to enter the United States when arriving by air from any part of the Western Hemisphere will begin on January 23, 2007.
Travel Requirements [PDF; 252k;  ]
| | ![An empty United Nations Security Council chamber is seen March 12, 2003. [© AP Images file photo]](/all/20061129051726im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_1126_un_964.jpg) | | UN Condemns Human Rights Violations
Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey: "The United States welcomes the recent passage of four significant country resolutions at the United Nations General Assembly's Third Committee. . . . calling on the governments of Burma, Belarus, Iran and North Korea to end human rights violations. We were disappointed that our resolution on Uzbekistan was narrowly blocked by a 'no-action' motion, a move to stifle debate that was rebuffed in each of the other four."
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![President Bush, left, and the President of Latvia Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, right, before the start of their meeting at Riga Castle, Latvia November 28, 2006. [© AP Images]](/all/20061129051726im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/2006_1128_bush2_250.jpg)
