2005 Armenia Miss
Powell Outlines "Big Three" Foreign Policy Challenges - US Department of State
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, the Europeans, the EU-3 [Britain, France and Germany], are going to offer the Iranians a security dialogue, a broad security, strategic dialogue. [European Commission Commissioner of Foreign Affairs] Chris Patten, who I know you know well, has said that an offer like this can only be useful and strong if the United States has a part in it. ... SECRETARY POWELL: Let me -- yeah, looking at it for a little longer. So, I think that if what I just said occurs, then you'll look toward the finishing of the writing of a constitution, flowing from the Transitional Administrative Law, the ratification of that constitution, and then full elections by the end of 2005. ... [Read More]
American Embassy Hanoi - Bilateral Trade Agreement
With a population of 80 million, Vietnam hassky-rocketed from 80,000 fixed telephone line users in 1986 to the level of 1.3million telephones installed in 2002, bringing the total current number to 5.6million - an average of just under 7 phones per 100 people. Official figures show more rural communesare being serviced, i.e. 92 per cent of villages now have telephone access. There has also been an increase in Internetusage with subscriptions up from 93,000 in 2001 to 235,000 in 2002. However, it is estimated that the number ofinternet users to be less than 200,000 nation-wide, with the bulk of usersliving in Hanoi and HCMC, the two largest cities in Vietnam. In 2002, demand for telecom servicescontinued to grow along with the nation's overall economic recovery. Telephone development went up by 30 percent,the highest level for the past 6 years. At present, the two largest mobile phone networks in Vietnam using GSMtechnology include Vinaphone (run by GPC – a wholly owned subsidiary of VN ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: State Department Briefing, June 9
-- Public Announcement of April 26, 2005 Regarding Safety of U.S. Citizens/U.S. Cooperation with Mexican Authorities ... MR. MCCORMACK: Well, Secretary Rice did receive a letter from Senators McCain, DeWine, Leahy, Sununu, Biden and Lindsey -- Lindsey Graham. And I think, very basically, we share the concerns of the senators. We are calling for a credible, transparent and independent investigation into the Andijan tragedy. We also stand ready to take part in such an investigation in cooperation with the Uzbek Government and credible international partners. And I think this current state of play is that we are considering all of our diplomatic options, including at the UN. We are pleased that representatives of the UN High Commission on Human Rights will be returning to the refugee camp in Kyrgyzstan to assess the situation there. And in the meantime, we're talking to member states of various international organizations to try to generate support for an international investigation. We've been calling for this for some time. And as a matter of fact, there was -- the Uzbek parliament sta ... [Read More]
World Scene: Reaching out to the World
Secretary Rice travels all over the world for her job. In February 2005, her first trip as Secretary of State took her to Europe and the Middle East. Since then, the Secretary has traveled to many different regions of the world. Learn more about her trips and the countries she visited on our Where in the World is the Secretary? page. ... World Scene: Reaching out to the WorldBureau of Public Affairs ... [Read More]
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