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Under Secretary for Political Affairs
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
Releases
Remarks, Testimony
2005
 - October-December
 - July-September
 - April-June
 - January-March
  

2005

October-December
--12/20/05  Remarks to the Press Upon Departure From Haiti; Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Airport Lounge; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
--12/19/05  Meeting of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--11/16/05  Mar del Plata: Moving Beyond the Headlines; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to OAS and U.S. National Coordinator for Summit of the Americas; Remarks at a Conference sponsored by George Washington University and the OAS; Washington, DC
--10/27/05  Threats, Concerns, and Other Challenges to the Americas; Ambassador Charles Shapiro, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to Inter-American Defense College, Seminar on Threats to Western Hemisphere Security; Washington, DC
--10/25/05  Joint Press Availability With Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ottawa, Canada
--10/25/05  Interview on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation With Susan Bonner; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ottawa, Canada
--10/24/05  On-the-Record Briefing En Route to Canada; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; En Route to Ottawa, Canada
--10/06/05  Official Announcement of the Participants of the 2006 edition of the Youth Ambassadors Program; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; United States Embassy; Brasmlia, Brazil
--10/06/05  Press Availability With Brazilian Finance Minister Anttnio Palocci; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State ; Ministry of Finance, Brasmlia, Brazil
--10/06/05  Press Roundtable in Brazil; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; United States Embassy; Brasmlia, Brazil
--10/04/05  Press Availability With Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos; Robert Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; Office of the Presidency; Managua, Nicaragua
--10/03/05  Press Availability With Guatemalan President Oscar Berger; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; Presidential Palace; Guatemala City, Guatemala
--10/03/05  Press Availability with the Associated Press; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; Koramsa Plant; Guatemala City, Guatemala

July-September
--09/29/05  An "Opportunity Summit" for the Hemisphere; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to OAS and U.S. National Coordinator for Summit of the Americas; Remarks at Miami Herald Competitiveness Conference; Miami, Florida
--09/27/05  Remarks With Haitian Prime Minister Gerard Latortue; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
--09/27/05  Remarks at Election Registration Site; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
--09/21/05  Confirmation Hearing Statement by Thomas A. Shannon Jr.; Thomas A. Shannon Jr., Asssitant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement By Thomas A. Shannon Jr. to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--09/13/05  Remarks to Canadian-American Border Trade Alliance;  Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Washington, DC
--09/08/05  Achieving a Genuine Revolution in the Americas; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Washington, DC
--09/01/05  Permanent Representatives to the Organization of American States Express Their Sympathy and Solidarity With the Government and the People of the United States of America; OAS Permanent Council Meeting; Washington, DC
--09/01/05  Remarks on Hurricane Katrina and the Social Charter of the Americas; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Washington, DC
--08/04/05  President, President Uribe of Colombia Discuss Terrorism and Security; President Bush; Bush Ranch; Crawford, Texas
--08/03/05  Colombia: Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions
--08/03/05  Remarks on the Future of U.S. Policy in Colombia For the Inter-American Dialogue; R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Remarks as Prepared; Washington, DC
--08/02/05  President Signs Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); The White House, East Room; Washington, DC
--07/28/05  Statement by Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry; Treaty Room ; Washington, DC
--07/27/05  Remarks to the Press by Under Secretary R. Nicholas Burns at U.S. Embassy Bogota
--07/14/05  Remarks With His Excellency Enrique Bolaqos, President of Nicaragua ; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Signing of Millennium Compact Agreement with the Republic of Nicaragua ; Washington, DC
--07/06/05  Live Q&A Discussion on U.S. Policy in the Western Hemisphere; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Q & A live event on State alumni website answering questions on U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC

April-June
--06/29/05  Press Briefing by White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan and Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend; James S. Brady Briefing Room, The White House; Washington, DC
--06/23/05  Statement by the President on the Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement; President George W. Bush; Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building - room 450; Washington, DC
--06/17/05  Tenure of Paul Applegarth at the Millennium Challenge Corporation; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--06/13/05  Remarks with Honduran President Joest, U.S. Trade Representative Portman, Representative Kolbe and Chief Executive Officer Applegarth at the Signing Ceremony for the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Compact with Honduras; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--06/06/05  Remarks at Lunch for OAS Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegation; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Broward County Convention Center; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
--06/06/05  President Discusses Trade, CAFTA at Organization of American States ; President George W. Bush; Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
--06/06/05  Interview With Angie Sandoval of Telemundo; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
--06/06/05  Interview With Juan Carlos Lopez of CNN Espanol; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
--06/06/05  Interview With Latin American Journalists; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
--06/05/05  Remarks En Route to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; En Route to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
--06/05/05  Remarks to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
--06/02/05  Overview of U.S. Economic Policy for The Hemisphere; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks delivered at the U.S.-Mexican Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference; Washington, DC
--05/25/05  Transparency and the Rule of Law in Latin America; Jonathan D. Farrar, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--05/24/05  CAFTA Is a Win-Win; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--05/20/05  Message by the President to Commemorate Cuban Independence Day; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--05/16/05  From Crisis to Commonwealth: CAFTA and Democracy in Our Neighborhood; Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State; The Heritage Foundation; Washington, DC
--05/16/05  Message to the United States Senate Regarding Antigua Convention; Washington, DC
--05/12/05  President Discusses the Central American and Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR); President George W. Bush; Remarks from The Rose Garden, White House; Washington, DC
--05/11/05  Plan Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--05/03/05  Remarks at the Council of Americas Annual Meeting ; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Loy Henderson Conference Room; Washington, DC
--05/03/05  Remarks to the Council of the Americas; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Washington, DC
--05/02/05  Statement on the Occasion of the Election of Josi Miguel Insulza to the Office of OAS Secretary General; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to the Thirtieth Special Session of the General Assembly, Organization of American States; Washington, DC
--04/29/05  Interview by Amaro Gomez-Pablos of Television Nacional Chile; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Santiago, Chile
--04/29/05  Interview by Alberto Pando of CNN En Espaqol; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Santiago, Chile
--04/28/05  Remarks at the Community of Democracies Opening Plenary; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Hyatt Regency Hotel; Santiago, Chile
--04/28/05  Remarks to the Press with President Ricardo Lagos of Chile; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; La Moneda; Santiago, Chile
--04/27/05  Interview With Giuliana Morrone, TV Globo; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Brasilia, Brazil
--04/27/05  Interview With Luis Carlos Velez of Casa Editorial El Tiempo; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; U.S. Embassy; Bogota, Colombia
--04/27/05  Interview with Rosalind Jordan of NBC News; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Embassy Bogota; Bogota, Colombia
--04/27/05  Remarks at the Memorial Museum of Juscelino Kubitschek; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Brasilia, Brazil
--04/27/05  Remarks with Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Casa de Narino; Bogota, Colombia
--04/26/05  Remarks With Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Itamaraty; Brasilia, Brazil
--04/26/05  Remarks at U.S. Embassy Brasilia Meet and Greet; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Brasilia, Brazil
--04/25/05  Briefing en Route Curacao, Netherlands Antilles; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Brasilia, Brazil
--04/22/05  Remarks on the Situation in Ecuador; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks on the Occasion of the OAS Special Permanent Council Meeting on the Situation in Ecuador; Washington, DC
--04/20/05  Ecuadorian Political Situation; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks at the OAS Permanent Council Meeting; Washington, DC
--04/14/05  The Western Hemisphere's Agenda for Good Democratic Governance; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the OAS and U.S. National Coordinator for the Summit of the America; Remarks to the American Bar Association; Washington, DC
--04/13/05  Rule of Law in Latin America; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks Before the American Bar Associations Latin America & Caribbean Law Initiative Council; Washington, DC
--04/11/05  Delivering the Benefits of Democracy; Ambassador John F. Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks at the Civil Society Hemispheric Forum; Washington, DC
--04/06/05  China's Influence in the Western Hemisphere; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--04/06/05  Remarks to Central American and Dominican Republic Community Leaders; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks to Representatives of Central American and Dominican Republic Communities in the United States (CENDRUSA); Washington, DC
--04/06/05  Remarks to Representatives of Central American and Dominican Republic Communities in the United States; Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Representative; Remarks to Representatives of Central American and Dominican Republic Communities in the United States (CENDRUSA); Washington, DC

January-March
--03/25/05  Creating Good Jobs for the Americas: Business and Government Perspectives; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. National Summit Coordinator; Remarks at the Summit of the Americas in Focus Series--Civil Society Dialogue; Washington, DC
--03/23/05  President Meets With President Fox and Prime Minister Martin ; George W. Bush, President; Remarks at Bill Daniels Activity Center, Baylor University; Waco, TX
--03/10/05  Remarks With Mexican Foreign Secretary Ernesto Derbez; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/10/05  Briefing En Route to Mexico; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/10/05  Interview on Radio Formula with Oscar Mario Beteta; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/10/05  Interview with Javier Alatorre of Television Azteca; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/10/05  Remarks at a Microfinance Event at FinComun; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/09/05  Interview on Univision With Lourdes Meluza; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--03/09/05  The State of Democracy in Latin America; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on International Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--03/03/05  Assistant Secretary Noriega's Statement Before the House of Representatives Committee on International Relations; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere; Washington, DC
--03/02/05  Assistant Secretary Noriega's Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--02/18/05  Central American Free Trade Agreement-Dominican Republic, Environmental Cooperation Agreement, and the Organization for Central American Economic Integration Understanding Signings; Regina Vargo, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; Remarks at the Organization of American States; Washington, DC
--02/17/05  U.S. Works To Free Cubans From Tyranny; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Reprinted from Duluth News Tribune, February 17, 2005; Washington, DC
--02/15/05  Remarks to the European/Latin American/U.S. Forum ; Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Remarks at the Inter-American Development Bank; Washington, DC
--02/07/05  Press Briefing on the Inter-American "Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"; John F. Maisto, U. S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of the American Indian; Washington, DC
--02/07/05  Welcoming Delegates to Negotiations on the Inter-American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; John F. Maisto, Ambassador to the Organization of American States; Remarks to Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian & U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States Reception ; Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
--01/27/05  U.S. Support for Francisco Flores as Secretary General of the Organization of American States; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Washington, DC
--01/25/05  Management and Civil Society; John F. Maisto, Ambassador to the Organization of American States and U.S. National Summit Coordinator; Remarks to Meeting of the Organization of American States' Committee on Inter-American Summits ; Washington, DC
--01/18/05  America Kept Its Promise; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; New York Times
--01/12/05  Consider Progress Made in Haiti; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; Reprinted from USA Today, January 12, 2005; Washington, DC
--01/12/05  Remarks at UN Security Council Open Debate on Haiti; Roger F. Noriega, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; New York, NY
--01/09/05  U.S.-Brazil Relations ; John J. Danilovich, Ambassador to Brazil; Folha de Sao Paulo; Brazil

  
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