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U.S. Initiatives At NATO's Istanbul Summit
In Bosnia, NATO can look back with a sense of accomplishment at the success of the mission it undertook in 1995 at Dayton. NATO brought peace and provided the security umbrella under which the Bosnian people, the UN, the EU and the OSCE could work to reconstruct the country and to address the underlying factors that led to conflict. At Istanbul, NATO will announce that its Stability Force (SFOR) has completed its mission and will terminate at the end of 2004. NATO forces went into Bosnia to stop a war, enforce a peace and separate two warring armies in the same state. That has been accomplished and the security situation has changed dramatically. ... [Read More]
US Dept of State - Seeds of Peace Camp Welcomes First Afghan Participants
An example of that is fifteen year old Sapna Rasoul of Kabul, one of the six female campers from Afghanistan, who was able to explain in broken English how much she likes the camp and how much she will miss it and her new friends when she returns home. ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Council establishes investigative commission by unanimous vote) (320) ... (Quest for Earth's elusive mantle is near miss for teams on drilling vessel) (920) ... [Read More]
Afghanistan -- Argentina
Aug. 14, 2001 MS. HEBE NOEMI PONGELLI, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL Jun. 26, 2000 MR. ADOLFO ESCOBAR, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL Apr. 03, 2001 MR. LUIS PABLO MARIA BELTRAMINO, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL Aug. 13, 2002 MR. ALEJANDRO ANTONIO BERTOLO, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL May. 29, 2003 MR. FERNANDO TULIO CERVETTO, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERAL Jun. 20, 2003 MR. JAVIER ANDRES GOLISZEWSKI, DEPUTY CONSUL Aug. 06, 1996 [Read More]
The President’s FY 2006 International Affairs Budget
We are encouraged by the African Union’s leadership in addressing conflicts across the continent, specifically its mission in Darfur. The African Union military commanders in Darfur are doing vital work in providing security for millions of displaced people. We welcome the AU’s decision to double the size of its Darfur mission to enhance its ability to protect civilians, and we appreciate your help through the Supplemental to support this expanded mission. We fully appreciate the urgency of the situation and we encourage the AU’s consultations with NATO on potential logistical assistance that would enable the AU forces to expand quickly and sustain their operations. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Bush Administration Pledges Further Aid to Afghanistan
At the international level, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has the mandate for protection of refugees. The United States Government is a strong supporter of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and its largest donor. The UNHCR estimates that as many as one-and-a-half million Afghans could seek to enter neighboring countries in the coming months. Their estimates are based on projections of potential of one million to Afghanistan, 400,000 new to Iran, 50,000 to Tajikistan, and 50,000 to Turkmenistan. One-and-a-half million total. One million to Pakistan, 400,000 to Iran -- I'm sorry. Okay. ... [Read More]
Afghanistan -- Argentina
(212)603-0400MR.. JUAN CARLOS ROLAND VIGNAUD, CONSUL GENERALAug 14,2001MS. HEBE NOEMI PONGELLI, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERALJun 26, 2000MR.. ADOLFO ESCOBAR, DEPUTY CONSUL GENERALApr 03, 2001MR.. LUIS PABLO ... [Read More]
Remarks at the 2004 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
We've all benefited from generations of strong women who have blazed trails before us. Women didn't get to sign the Declaration of Independence, but businesswoman Mary Goddard printed the first official copy. Verne Mitchell was the first woman to play in major league baseball, although she was still professionally called Miss Jack Mitchell. In her first game in 1931, the 17-year-old struck out Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth. Talk about a powerful woman. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Afghan Women Look for a Place in a New Afghanistan
Zohra Yusuf Daoud was the first and last woman to hold the reigning title "Miss Afghanistan." She won the title in 1972 and said that she looks forward to the day when she can pass it on to another young Afghan woman. Daoud is now a leader in the Afghan community in southern California and the host of a radio talk show on the 24-hour Voice of Afghanistan. ... [Read More]
Elections in Afghanistan
Pashtu - [DSL/Cable] [ dial-up] [ audio] [ broadcast glossary]Act one We open with a rural village in Afghanistan that is overwhelming brownish in color, with clustered homes made of adobe. In front of it is a wide expanse of open, almost barren, landscape. Two women, Zarghuna and Haleema, are friends in the village and they meet up for a conversation in front of Haleema’s home. Zarghuna wears a traditional Afghani shawl. With her is a donkey loaded with supplies tied to its back that causes some discomfort to the donkey. As Zarghuna leads her donkey, she stops to speak to Haleema. We hear a conversation in progress about a topic that seems surprising to both ladies. ZarghunaI heard! But I don’t understand.HaleemaThe same with me! Elections?ZarghunaNo way! Elections! Whatever. Never mind! ... [Read More]
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