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President Bush (Mar. 12): "Relations between the United States and Guatemala are stronger than ever. We're friends. And that's important. Our countries are fellow democracies. We're partners in trade. We're allies in the cause of social justice....President Berger and I discussed some of the ways that the United States and Guatemala can continue to work together to build a more hopeful future for the people in our respective countries." Full text | More from the President's trip to Latin America
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Assistant Secretary Fried (Mar. 13): "[T]he United States...wants to see Serbia as part of our common family and part of our common institutions. Whatever the final outcome on Kosovo, we do not want to see a Europe whole, free and at peace with Serbia as an exception. We want to see Serbia as part of this Europe whole, free and at peace." Full text
| | ![Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey provides remarks during the daily press briefing at the U.S. Department of State. [State Dept photo]](/web/20070313184238im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_casey_video_100.jpg) | | Daily Press Briefing: Showing Support for Iraq
Deputy Spokesman Casey (Mar. 12) "[The Iraq Conference] was a good opportunity for the international community to come together and show support for the Iraqi Government and to talk with the Iraqi Government about its plans for moving forward in a variety of areas, including on security and economic development, political reform, and the like." Full text | Conference Call With U.S. Ambassador Khalilzad
| | ![Embassy Phnom Penh GSO Dana Williams meets with participants in a sewing course made possible through the State Department Shared Futures program, 2006. [State Dept photo.]](/web/20070313184238im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_cambodia_sewing_2502.jpg) | | Diplomats in Action: Promoting Mutual Understanding
The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh distributed 1,200 sewing machines to 60 Cham Muslim communities as part of the State Department's Shared Futures initiative. The State Department seeks to cultivate relationships between the U.S. and Muslim communities by creating a more positive understanding of the U.S. and American values such as freedom, democracy, free enterprise, and tolerance. More
| | ![Secretary Rice delivers remarks during the release of the 2006 country reports on human rights practices March 6, 2007, at the State Department in Washington, DC. [© AP Images]](/web/20070313184238im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_rice_video_96.jpg) | | Human Rights: Pressing for the Right To Be Heard
Secretary Rice: "With the release of this year's reports we are recommitting ourselves to help new democracies deliver on their people's aspirations for a better life. We are recommitting ourselves to stand with those courageous men and women who struggle for their freedom and their rights." Remarks at briefing
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Primitive tribes lived along the Nile long before the pharaohs. In about 3100 B.C., Egypt was united under a ruler who began the 30 pharaonic dynasties. Now, Egypt is the most populous country in the Arab world and the second-most populous on the African Continent. More... |
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