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Additional U.S. Contribution to Refugees and Conflict Victims in the World
(Jan. 31): The U.S. Emergency Relief and Migration Assistance (ERMA) Fund is a no-year appropriation that is drawn upon to meet unanticipated refugee and migration emergency needs whenever the President determines that it is important to the national interest to do so. ERMA provides critical flexibility to respond on a timely basis to emergency refugee and migration crises around the world. Full text
Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Assistant Secretary Frazer Travel to West Africa
(Nov. 9): Deputy of State Secretary John D. Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer will travel November 9-16 to Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Full text
Remarks at the Community of the Democracies UNGA Event
Secretary Rice (Oct. 1): "Like Mali, we believe that democracy is critical to sustainable development. Mali itself is an example of the power that democratic governance has to attract investment and sustained momentum toward development. Mali’s recent $460 million Compact with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation highlights this fact." Full text
Fact Sheet: A Mission of Liberation Around the World
(Sept. 25): President Bush Calls On Members Of The United Nations General Assembly To Work Toward Standards Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights. Full text
International Religious Freedom Report
(Sept. 14): Read about individual countries or the full report.
Successful Elections in Mali
Deputy Spokesman (May 14): "The United States congratulates President Amadou Toumani Toure on his reelection as President of the Republic of Mali." Full text | 
