Picture Of Chile
U.S. Dept. of State FOIA - Church Report (Covert Action in Chile 1963-1973)
1. United States Policy and Covert Action In his 1971 State of the World Message, released February 25, 1971, President Nixon announced: "We are prepared to have the kind of relationship with the Chilean government that it is prepared to have with us." This public articulation of American policy followed internal discussions during the NSSM 97 exercise. Charles Meyer, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs, elaborated that "correct but minimal" line in his 1973 testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations: Mr. MEYER. The policy of the Government, Mr. Chairman, was that there would be no intervention in the political affairs of Chile. We were consistent in that we financed no candidates, n ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Bush/Prime Minister Ahern's meeting, Bush/McCartney sisters meeting, role of Sinn Fein going forward, Secretary Rice travel to India, Rebiya Kadeer/release, China/human rights, rendition of terror suspects, Terri Schaivo case, oil/ANWR, Iran/nuclear proliferation, Mexico/immigration, trade agenda, Social Security/reform) (5920) ... (Secretary of state hails Pakistan's improved relations with neighbors) (2960) ... (Personal digital assistant software can help identify hazardous materials) (820) ... [Read More]
The United States Hosts OAS General Assembly - US Department of State
MM/DD/YYYYTITLE06/08/2005 U.S. Officials Call Inter-American Ministers' Meeting a Success06/08/2005 [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: White House Briefing, Monday, December 4, 2000
Q: Taking into account what the private economists said on November 10th, is there anything that the administration sees potentially troubling in some of the softer than expected holiday shopping in profit problems that major corporations are having, both in the e-commerce and some of the bricks and mortar types, and some of the polling data that suggests consumer confidence, for the first time in a good long while, is taking a slight dip down? Are there any troubling signs? ... [Read More]
USIA, Economic Perspectives, March 1998 -- View from Rep.Archer
In addition, leaders should reach agreement on what constitutes"concrete progress" for purposes of the interim deadline of 2000set out in the Miami Declaration. The instructions of thehemispheric leaders at the summit to their trade negotiators mustbe clear: The FTAA talks will proceed energetically andsystematically toward the announced conclusion date of 2005. Ourintent is for countries to substantially exceed levels of tradeliberalization achieved under the World Trade Organization (WTO).It is my strong view that the summit declaration should include astandstill commitment designed to guard against the adoption ofprotectionist measures during the negotiating period leading toup to 2005. Achieving such a discipline has grown in importancein light of the financial shocks spreading from the Asiancurrency crisis to many of the Western Hemisphere countriesattending the summit. ... [Read More]
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Mutual Understanding, Friendship "Bedrock" of Fulbright Program (127 lines) Strengthen Efforts Against Child Trafficking, U.S. Urges OSCE States (125 lines) U.S. to Focus on Cuba, North Korea, Burma at Human Rights Meeting (93 lines) U.S. Defense Officials Review Iraq's Progress Over Past Two Years (124 lines) Transcript: Secretary Rumsfeld, General Pace Hold Town Hall Meeting, March (856 lines) Text: U.S., Laos Reaffirm Cooperation on POW/MIA Accounting Effort (109 lines) Text: USAID Provides Assistance in Bird Flu Surveillance (123 lines) Text: Clean Water Key to Development, U.N. Officials Say (147 lines) Text: Preventing Nuclear Terrorism a Responsibility of Each Nation (391 lines) Experts Meet in Omaha to Consider Ways to Disrupt WMD Transfers (169 lines) Text: Illicit Spread of Nuclear Weapons Threat to All, Official Says [Read More]
Tips for Travelers to Central & South America
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Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, March 15 (782 lines) Transcript: State Department Briefing, March 15 (666 lines) Transcript: Bush Challenges Hezbollah To End Terrorism (238 lines) Transcript: Rice's Asian Tour Aimed at Enhancing Regional Stability (365 lines) IIP Web Site Highlights Secretary Rice's Trip to South Asia, East Asia (42 lines) Text: North Korea's Nuclear Program Called Multilateral Threat (291 lines) Text: China Should Do More To Bring North Korea Back to Six-Party Talks (143 lines) Text: U.S., Japan Must Resolve Beef Issue, Ambassador-designate Says (137 lines) Text: Fisheries Destroyed by Tsunami Need Sustainable Reconstruction (166 lines) Text: EU Delegation Visits Washington to Discuss China Arms Embargo (63 lines) Text: United States Wins WTO Case Against EU over Geographic Food Names (219 lines) [Read More]
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