Secretary Rice: Travel to London, January 31-February 1, 2006

Secretary Rice led the U.S. delegation at the London Conference on Afghanistan hosted by the United Kingdom. The Conference marks the beginning of a new phase in the international community’s long-term partnership with Afghanistan.

At the conference, the elected government of Afghanistan outlined its goals for security, development, governance, human rights, and counter-narcotics. The international community committed politically and financially to supporting these goals.

Secretary Rice also had a meeting of the Middle East Quartet and a dinner with ministers from the EU-3 countries: United Kingdom, France and Germany, from Russia and from China. And that dinner was devoted to the question of Iran.

Remarks by Secretary Rice
01/31/06  Remarks en Route Washington, DC
01/31/06  Remarks at the Afghanistan Compact Meeting
01/30/06  Press Availability With Quartet Members
01/30/06  Remarks With Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai
01/30/06  Interview With Mohamed Chebaro of Al Arabiyah TV
01/30/05  Interview With Osman Mirghani of Al Sharq al Awsat
01/29/06  Remarks en Route London, United Kingdom

Other Remarks
01/27/06  Under Secretary Burns Briefs on the London Conference on Afghanistan
01/27/06  Ambassador Neumann Sets Scene Setter for the London Conference on Afghanistan

Related Information
The Afghanistan Compact
London Conference on Afghanistan

Fact Sheets
02/01/06  Summary of U.S. Assistance - London Conference on Afghanistan
01/31/06  Secretary Rice Launches “Businesses Building Bridges” Private Sector Initiative for Afghanistan
01/31/06  Afghanistan National Assembly
01/31/06  Afghanistan National Security Forces
01/31/06  Counter-narcotics
01/31/06  Economy and Business Climate
01/31/06  North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Security Assistance Force
01/31/06  Operation Enduring Freedom
01/31/06  Provincial Reconstruction Teams
01/31/06  Strengthening the Rule of Law
01/31/06  The London Conference and the Afghanistan Compact
01/31/06  Total U.S. Security and Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan
01/30/06  Afghanistan Reconstruction: Working Toward Stability and Economic Growth  PDF version   

USAID Fact Sheets
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Alternatives to Poppy Production
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Democracy and Governance
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Enhancing Education
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Expanding Community-based Healthcare
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Growing the Economy
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Media
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Provincial Reconstruction Teams
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Restoring Agricultural Markets
01/27/06  Afghanistan: Restoring Infrastructure