http://www.state.gov/ Top Stories from the State Dept homepage. U.S. Department of State No en-us Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:02:35 EDT Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:02:35 EDT 60 http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=6b73a1f6c11402d726f1065eeaf5dc81c0ae2871 http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=6b73a1f6c11402d726f1065eeaf5dc81c0ae2871 MR. LUU (June 5): "Thank you. It’s been 35 days since the cyclone hit Burma. And according to the United Nations, approximately 54 percent of the affected population have received some sort of humanitarian assistance. That means that approximately a million people have gone without adequate shelter, water, food, and access to healthcare for over a month now. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/06/105690.htm http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2008/06/105690.htm Secretary Rice (June 5): "We have had wide ranging discussions, as would be befitting for good friends and good allies like the United States and Turkey. We share, of course, values. We share strategic interests. We have talked about a wide range of issues. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/index.htm?docid=105677 http://www.state.gov/index.htm?docid=105677 Harrison Ford took several hours out of his busy schedule to film a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the U.S.-led Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking to encourage people to stop buying illegally traded wildlife products. In addition to running this important message in the  U. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT www.video.state.gov/?fr_chl=a8e5c18e0dc0f2cdb9c0804457fa7b73c658646e www.video.state.gov/?fr_chl=a8e5c18e0dc0f2cdb9c0804457fa7b73c658646e Spokesman McCormack (June 5): " A combination of Zimbabwean army, intelligence, as well as retired military forces -- about a group of 40 people... stopped an U.S. Embassy vehicle that was about 40 kilometers outside Harare. We had informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that this vehicle was going to be making this trip, so any pretense that the Zimbabweans were surprised by this, I think, is really just a diversion on the part of the Zimbabweans. Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/jun/105527.htm http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/jun/105527.htm The U.S. obligated more than $900 million to developing countries for water and sanitation activities – over $590 million of this went for drinking water supply and sanitation activities. Most importantly, the U.S. has delivered results on the ground. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=ebcd8b9763b11676ef46733025b019b9dbffc8da http://video.state.gov/?fr_story=ebcd8b9763b11676ef46733025b019b9dbffc8da Secretary Rice: "We are pleased that in the seven years since the creation of the Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the United States and our friends and allies have made important strides in confronting the reality that human beings continue to be bought and sold in the twenty-first century. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT http://www.state.gov/index.htm?docid=105506 http://www.state.gov/index.htm?docid=105506 This edition summarizes the 2006-2007 accomplishments of the U.S. Humanitarian Mine Action Program, the world’s largest operation to clear mines and explosive remnants of war (most of which are of non-U.S. origin), teach mine risk education, and assist conflict survivors. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:00:00 EDT