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Fact Sheet: President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda (Feb. 19)
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
President and Mrs. Bush Traveling to Africa
(Jan. 25): The President and Mrs. Bush will travel to Africa in February (15-21) to Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Full Text
Briefing on Secretary's Travel to Africa
(Nov. 30): Assistant Secretary Frazer briefs on the Secretary's upcoming trip. Full text
Briefing on Secretary's Travel to Africa
(Nov. 29): A/S Frazer will brief Friday 30th on the Secretary's upcoming trip to Ethiopia. Full text
Secretary Rice To Travel to Ethiopia and Belgium
(Nov. 29): In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Secretary will attend a meeting with leaders from the African Great Lakes states (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda) to discuss issues of regional peace and security on December 5. Full text
Congolese and Rwandan Joint Communiqué Against Armed Presence in Eastern DRC
(Nov. 13): We welcome the signing in Nairobi on November 10 of a "Joint Communiqué of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and stability in both countries and the Great Lakes Region. Full text
Support for the Congolese and Rwandan Initiatives
(Nov. 1): "In keeping with President Bush’s and Secretary’s Rice’s long-standing personal commitment to the achievement of lasting peace and security in the African Great Lakes, we support efforts to refine and implement these initiatives." Full text
PEPFAR Briefing
(Nov. 1): I think the most important part about PEPFAR is that we are fundamentally supporting the systems of the countries in which we work. This isn't the work of Americans or others; it's the work of the Africans, the Asians, and people in the Caribbean themselves. Full text
Exploring the U.S. Role in Consolidating Peace and Democracy in the Great Lakes Region
(Oct. 24): "In launching the tripartite process, we initiated confidence-building measures among the former Great Lakes belligerents, and we pledged our lasting commitment to stability and good neighborly relations in the Great Lakes. Relations among the neighbors have come a long way since we organized the first meeting in 2004. Recent visits and meetings among regional leaders from Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda, undertaken without the facilitation of the United States, are a testament to our success in initiating lasting dialogue among former enemies." Full text
International Religious Freedom Report
(Sept. 14): Read about individual countries or the full report.
US Calls for End to Violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Sept. 6): We call on both sides to implement the agreements as quickly as possible. The United States will stand with these two neighbors to support their efforts for the future of their region. Full text
United States and International Development: Partnership for Growth
(Aug. 6): “America is pursuing a clear strategy to bring progress and prosperity to struggling nations all across the world. We're working to increase access to trade and relieve the burden of debt. We're increasing our assistance to the world's poorest countries and using this aid to encourage reform, and strengthen education, and fight the scourge of disease.” Fact Sheet
Secretary Rice To Travel to Ethiopia and Belgium
(Nov. 29): In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Secretary will attend a meeting with leaders from the African Great Lakes states (Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda) to discuss issues of regional peace and security on December 5. Full text | 
