Skip Links
U.S. Department of State
Progress in the Middle East  |  Daily Press Briefing | What's NewU.S. Department of State
U.S. Department of State
SEARCHU.S. Department of State
Subject IndexBookmark and Share
U.S. Department of State
HomeHot Topics, press releases, publications, info for journalists, and morepassports, visas, hotline, business support, trade, and morecountry names, regions, embassies, and morestudy abroad, Fulbright, students, teachers, history, and moreforeign service, civil servants, interns, exammission, contact us, the Secretary, org chart, biographies, and more
Video
 You are in: Under Secretary for Political Affairs > From the Under Secretary > Travels With the Under Secretary > 2007 Under Secretary for Political Affairs Travels 

Under Secretary Burns: Travel to France, Austria, and the United Kingdom

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns traveled to France, Austria, and the United Kingdom October 30-November 2, 2007.

The Under Secretary had a series of meetings in Paris, France October 30 -31. He held meetings at the French Foreign Ministry, Defense Ministry, and with the Presidency to discuss key strategic issues in the bilateral relationship. He delivered a speech at the American University of Paris entitled "The U.S. and France: the Renewal of an Enduring Alliance".

On October 31st -November 1st, the Under Secretary traveled to Vienna where he met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei to discuss Iran and other challenges to the global non-proliferation regime. He also met with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Marc de Brichambaut and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Christian Strohal. He discussed U.S. priorities for the OSCE Ministerial meeting that will be held November 29-30 in Madrid. He also discussed strong U.S. support for the importance of ODIHR’s election monitoring work to ensure free and fair elections. Under Secretary Burns also met with Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa to discuss how to strengthen international efforts in Afghanistan.

In London, Under Secretary Burns met with officials from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to discuss a range of strategic issues. He attended a meeting of representatives from countries that operate the Regional Command Southern Afghanistan to discuss security issues in the region. On November 2nd Under Secretary Burns participated in a meeting of political directors from the Permanent Five members of the Security Council plus Germany to work on the elements of the next Chapter Seven resolution on Iran.

Under Secretary Burns gave an address at the London School of Economics on November 2nd on America's foreign policy priorities.

Remarks by Under Secretary Burns
--10/31/07 The U.S. and France: The Renewal of an Enduring Alliance


  Back to top

U.S. Department of State
USA.govU.S. Department of StateUpdates  |  Frequent Questions  |  Contact Us  |  Email this Page  |  Subject Index  |  Search
The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.
About state.gov  |  Privacy Notice  |  FOIA  |  Copyright Information  |  Other U.S. Government Information

Published by the U.S. Department of State Website at http://www.state.gov maintained by the Bureau of Public Affairs.