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2000 Statements, Communiques, Speeches, and Testimony
About East Asia and the Pacific
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- 12/27/00: Press Statement: China - LUOYANG Fire
- 12/19/00: Press Statement: Participation of U.S. Nationals and Residents in Violent Activities Abroad
- 12/19/00: Press Statement: U.S. Department of State to Launch U.S. China Youth Exchange Initiative
- 12/08/00: Press Statement: Indonesia: Human Rights Workers Killed In Aceh
October
- 11/27/00: Press Statement: Cambodia - Violence in Phnom Penh
- 11/13/00: Alan Larson, Remarks, APEC Ministerial Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Cooperation to Ensure Economic Benefit for All APEC Members)
- 11/12/00: Alan Larson, Remarks, APEC Ministerial Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (Two New APEC Initiatives)
- 11/03/00: Press Statement: U.S.-D.P.R.K. Conclude Three Days of Missile Talks
- 11/01/00: Robert J. Einhorn, Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation, U.S. Embassy, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
September
- 10/30/00: Press Statement: Release of Foreign Relations, Volume XXIX, Part 1, Korea Region, 1964-1968
- 10/27/00: Media Note: Dance Theatre of Harlem to Launch Tour of China With Support of U.S. Department of State
- 10/27/00: Media Note: Vietnamese Humanitarian Demining Experts Tour the United States
- 10/20/00: Press Statement: Solomon Islands -- Resolution of Ethnic Conflict
- 10/20/00: Press Statement: Second Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Verification October 20, 2000
- 10/18/00: Press Statement: Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Verification
- 10/18/00: Press Statement: Secretary Albright's Trip to Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea
- 10/17/00: Alan Larson, U.S. China Aviation Symposium, Washington, DC (U.S.-China Aviation Relations)
- 10/13/00: Secretary Albright statement on Republic of Korea President Kim Dae Jung Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
- 10/12/00: Notice to the Press: Secretary Albright Remarks to the Press on North Korea
- 10/11/00: Secretary Albright Toast Remarks at the Dinner Hosted by The People's Democratic Republic of Korea
- 10/10/00: Secretary Albright Remarks on the Occasion of the Visit of His Excellency Vice Marshall Jo Myong Rok
- 10/07/00: Press Statement: Joint Statement Following the 12th Meeting of the U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group
- 10/06/00: Press Statement: Joint U.S.-DPRK Statement on International Terrorism
- 10/05/00: Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Counselor, U.S. State Department, and Ambassador Charles Kartman, Special Envoy for the Korean Peace Talks, Press Briefing on Visit of High-Level North Korean Official
- 10/04/00: Press Statement: U.S., Republic of Korea, Japan to Meet October 7
August
- 09/29/00: Press Statement: DPRK Special Envoy to Visit Washington October 9-12
- 09/29/00: Press Statement: Indonesia -- Disarming of Militias in West Timor
- 09/25/00: Press Statement: Dr. William Perry Stepping Down as North Korea Policy Coordinator; Ambassador Wendy R. Sherman to Succeed Him
- 09/21/00: Secretary Albright statement: U.S. Condemns Violations of Aung San Suu Kyi's human rights
- 09/19/00: Assistant Secretary Stanley O. Roth: The U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement
- 09/19/00: Statement on China: Senate Vote on Permanent Normal Trade Relations. Statement by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
- 09/19/00: U.S.-D.P.R.K. to Resume Talks
- 09/14/00: Press Statement: DPRK Leaders to Visit the ROK
- 09/11/00: Press Release: U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (Joint Statement)
- 09/11/00: Press Release: Joint Environmental Principles Statement
- 09/11/00: Joint Statement by Female Foreign Ministers Condemn Violation of Aung San Suu Kyi's Human Rights
- 09/11/00: Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Japanese Foreign Minister Kono, Japanese Defense Minister Torashima, and U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen: Press Conference by U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee
- 09/07/00: Press Statement: U.S. Rejects Claims of Burmese Junta
- 09/06/00: Secretary Albright: Indonesia: Attack on UNHCR Offices in West Timor
- 09/02/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on Burma: Forcible Return of Aung San Suu Kyi
July
- 08/31/00: Secretary Albright: U.S. Condemns Violation of Aung San Suu Kyi's Human Rights
- 08/30/00: Press Statement: U.S. Announces Initial Actions in Response to Expanded Japanese Whaling Program
- 08/28/00: Press Statement: Marking an Anniversary in East Timor
- 08/25/00: Press Statement: U.S. Deplores Treatment of Aung San Suu Kyi
- 08/24/00: Press Statement: Ambassador Sherman's Travel to Moscow and Seoul
- 08/16/00: Press Statement: U.S. Objects to Japan's Lethal Whaling Research Program
- 08/14/00: Press Statement: U.S. Contributes an Additional $42.9 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- 08/08/00: Press Statement: Malaysia -- Verdict Against Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
June
- 07/31/00: Press Statement: U.S. Opposes New Japanese Whaling in the North Pacific
- 07/27/00: Deputy Secretary Talbott: Intervention at ASEAN Regional Forum
- 07/00: Remarks from Secretary Albright's Trip to Thailand, Japan, and Italy
- 07/00: Remarks from President Clinton's Trip to Japan for [G-8 Summit]
- 07/18/00: Press Statement: Improving Japan's Investment Climate -- The Views of U.S. and Japanese Business
- 07/13/00: President Clinton: Announcement of Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement
- 07/10/00: Alan Larson: Preview of G-8 Summit
- 07/07/00: Taken Question: U.S.-Fiji Diplomatic Contact
May
- 06/30/00: Press Statement: Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Group Meeting
- 06/28/00: Press Statement: U.S.-North Korea Missile Talks
- 06/26/00: Secretary Albright: Remarks at Opening Session Introducing Videotape Message From Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi at the "Towards a Community of Democracies" Conference
- 06/23/00: Secretary Albright: Press Conference with Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Joung Binn Lee
- 06/22/00: Press Statement: U.S., Republic of Korea, Japan To Meet June 29-30
- 06/22/00: Secretary Albright: Press Conference in China
- 06/19/00: Secretary Albright: Interview on The Diane Rehm Show -- WAMU-FM
- 06/19/00: Notice to the Press: Special Press Briefing - Secretary Albright's Travel to East Asia
- 06/16/00: Notice to the Press: Travel by Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright (China, South Korea)
- 06/16/00: Press Statement: Inclusion of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the U.S. Humanitarian Demining Program
- 06/15/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on Conclusion of the Inter-Korean Summit
- 06/15/00: Press Statement: USDA Donation to World Food Program for North Korea
- 06/09/00: Notice to the Press: Background Briefing on Korea Policy
- 06/08/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on U.S. Funding for East Timor Peacekeeping Operations
- 06/08/00: Press Statement: U.S.-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue
- 06/07/00: Press Statement: Indonesia - U.S. To Provide Humanitarian Assistance in Aceh
- 06/01/00: Press Statement: Fiji - Threat to Democracy
April
- 05/30/00: Press Statement: North Korea - Talks in Rome
- 05/30/00: Press Statement: Second Kumchang-Ni Site Visit Completed
- 05/29/00: Press Statement: Fiji - Threat to Democracy
- 05/25/00: Press Statement: Fiji - Threat to Democracy
- 05/24/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on House of Representatives Vote on Normal Trade Relations With China; also see May 24, 2000 [fact sheet]
- 05/24/00: President Clinton: Remarks on Passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations With China
- 05/21/00: Secretary Albright: Interview on ABC-TV "This Week" With Sam Donaldson (China PNTR)
- 05/19/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on Congressman Marty Meehan's China PNTR Announcement
- 05/19/00: Press Statement: Fiji - Threat to Democracy
- 05/16/00: Robert Seiple: Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
- 05/16/00: Secretary Albright: Remarks at National Endowment for Democracy (Burma)
- 05/15/00: Secretary Albright: Joint Press Availability With Indonesian Foreign Minister Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab
- 05/15/00: Press Statement: Second U.S. Visit to Kumchang-Ni to Start May 23
- 05/14/00: Secretary Albright: Statement on the Death of Former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi of Japan
- 05/12/00: Susan Shirk: Impact of WTO Entry for Taiwan and China
- 05/11/00: Press Statement: Burma: Election Anniversary and Harassment of Opposition
- 05/09/00: Stanley Roth: A Strategy for the Future: U.S.-China Relations and China's WTO Accession
- 05/09/00: Secretary Albright: Address to the World Trade Center (China PNTR)
- 05/09/00: Secretary Albright: Remarks With Others at White House Event in Support of China PNTR
- 05/08/00: Secretary Albright: Remarks to the Associated Press Annual Luncheon (China PNTR)
- 05/02/00: Press Statement: U.S., R.O.K., Japan To Meet May 12 in Tokyo; U.S.-D.P.R.K. Bilateral Talks To Resume May 24 in Rome
- 05/01/00: Press Statement: Response to Commission on International Religious Freedom's First Annual Report
- 05/01/00: Press Statement: Malaysia--Concern About Due Process For Anwar Ibrahim
March
- 04/26/00: Press Statement: Indonesia -- Continuing Violence in Aceh
- 04/20/00: Press Statement: Continuing Concerns About Malaysian Government Restrictions on Fundamental Human Rights
- 04/18/00: Press Statement: U.S. Response to Decision of UNCHR To Adopt "No-Action" Motion on the U.S.-Sponsored China Resolution
- 04/13/00: Secretary Albright: FY2001 Budget Request for Foreign Operations
- 04/10/00: Secretary Albright: Interview on CNN About South Korea and North Korea
- 04/10/00: Secretary Albright: Summit Meeting Between South Korea and North Korea
- 04/06/00: Robert Seiple: Religious Freedom in China
- 04/06/00: Secretary Albright: Permanent Normal Trade Relations for China
- 04/05/00: Stanley Roth: A Strategy for the Future: U.S.-China Relations and China's WTO Accession
- 04/04/00: Stanley Roth: The United States' Asia Policy: A National Agenda
February
- 03/29/00: Alan Larson: The Case for Normal Trade Relations with China
- 03/27/00: Press Statement: U.S., R.O.K., Japan To Meet March 30
- 03/23/00: Secretary Albright: Address to the UN Human Rights Commission
- 03/23/00: Press Statement: Asian Regional Initiative Against Trafficking in Women and Children (ARIAT)
- 03/21/00: Wendy Sherman: U.S. Policy Toward the DPRK
- 03/20/00: Harold Hongju Koh: 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Commission
- 03/15/00: Stanley Roth: Opening Statement, East Asia and the Pacific section of the Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2001
- 03/15/00: Press Statement: U.S.-D.P.R.K. Bilateral Talks Adjourn
- 03/13/00: Secretary Albright: Press Remarks With Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Lee Joung-Binn at Signing Ceremony for Social Security Agreement and Administrative Arrangement
- 03/13/00: William Halter and Hyuck Choi: Remarks and Fact Sheet on U.S.-Korea Social Security Agreement and Administrative Arrangement
- 03/13/00: Secretary Albright: Remarks on China, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- 03/10/00: Charlene Barshefsky: U.S.-China Trade Relations
- 03/10/00: Notice to the Press: Secretary Albright Address To the Asia Society
- 03/08/00: Rust Deming: U.S. Security Concerns in Asia
- 03/08/00: President Clinton: Remarks on China Trade Status
- 03/06/00: Press Statement: Republic of Korea: Visit of Foreign Minister
- 03/03/00: Press Statement: United States Announces New Opportunities For U.S.-Vietnam Air Service
- 03/02/00: David Aaron: PNTR and WTO Accession For China: Good for the U.S. and Good for American Small Businesses
- 03/02/00: Notice to the Press: Senior Official To Brief on U.S.-D.P.R.K. Talks
- 03/01/00: Press Statement: U.S., D.P.R.K. To Resume Talks for High-level Visit
January
- 02/25/00: Notice to the Press: Former Prime Ministers of Japan, Jordan, and Poland To Receive State Department Distinguished International Visitor Alumnus Award
- 02/24/00: Media Note: Video Conference on Demining With Thai Media and Government
- 02/22/00: Stanley Roth: East Asia in the Year 2000: Problems and Prospects in the Year of the Dragon
- 02/16/00: Stanley Roth: Indonesia: Confronting the Political and Economic Crises
- 02/14/00: Press Statement: Indonesia -- President Wahid's Suspension of General Wiranto
- 02/10/00: Stanley Roth: Conditions and Prospects in East Timor
- 02/09/00: Press Statement: Travel to Japan and China by Deputy Secretary Talbott
- 02/04/00: Media Note: Japan's Former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu To Receive Department of State Distinguished International Visitor Alumnus Award
- 02/02/00: Samuel Berger: Permanent Trade Relations Status for China
- 02/02/00: Stapleton Roy: Current and Projected Threats to Our Nation
- 01/31/00: Press Statement: U.S., Democratic People's Republic of Korea Agree to High-level Visit
- 01/29/00: Press Statement: President Clinton Announces Appointment of Ernest S. Micek to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council
- 01/29/00: Press Statement: President Clinton Announces Appointment of Sy Sternberg to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council
- 01/28/00: Press Statement: U.S., R.O.K., and Japan To Meet February 1
- 01/24/00: President Clinton: Permanent Trade Relations Status for China
- 01/19/00: Press Statement: Thai Authorities Seize 126 Kilograms of Heroin
- 01/14/00: Press Statement: Malaysia: Arrests of Opposition Figures
- 01/13/00: Press Statement: Ho Chi Minh City Begins Full Non-immigrant Visa Processing
- 01/11/00: Press Statement: United States To Sponsor a China Resolution at the 56th Session of United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- 01/10/00: President Clinton: Permanent Trade Relations Status for China
- 01/10/00: Media Note: State Department Honors International Campaign To Ban Landmines Ambassador Tun Channareth and Cambodian Author and Anti-Landmine Spokesperson Loung Ung
- 01/06/00: Press Statement: U.S.-D.P.R.K. Bilateral Talks to Reconvene
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