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Date: 01/20/2009 Description: Blue envelope icon, used for email subscriptions. State Dept Photo

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Kimberley Process
(Nov. 10): In light of serious concerns about Zimbabwe’s compliance with the Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme, we await full and expeditious implementation of the stringent controls that were agreed at the KP Plenary in Swakopmund, Nambia on November 5 for exports of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe’s Marange fields.  Press Statement