Between February 3 and February 10, Secretary Rice visited eight European countries, as well as Israel and the West Bank. The trip came in advance of the President's visit to Europe in late February, so she took this opportunity to advance the President's agenda and the United States agenda in cooperation with our European friends and allies. She visited the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Israel, Italy, France, Belgium and Luxembourg.  She also met with NATO and EU officials.

During the course of her visit, she promoted President Bush's vision of democracy and freedom as the keys to peace and prosperity. She worked to identify a common agenda for 2005 with our European partners and our partners in the Middle East -- an agenda of fighting terrorism, proliferation, disease and poverty, as we support democracy in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere. She coordinated with European partners and institutions to support reform in the broader Middle East and North Africa. She worked with our  European allies to advance the Middle East peace process, and she supported development of European institutions while in Europe. [photos]

Remarks by Secretary Rice
2005/02/11: Remarks to the Press en Route to Shannon, Ireland 
2005/02/10: Interview With European Media in Luxembourg
2005/02/10: Remarks With European Union Officials
2005/02/10: Interview With Rick Nieman of RTL TV of the Netherlands
2005/02/09: Remarks With European Commission President and Commissioner
2005/02/09: Remarks at NATO Headquarters
2005/02/09: Interview With James Rosen of Fox News
2005/02/08: Remarks With French Minister of Foreign Affairs Michel Barnier
2005/02/08: Remarks at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris  
2005/02/08: Remarks With Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini
2005/02/08: Interview With Luca Rigoni of Mediaset Channel 5 of Italy
2005/02/08: Interview With Franco Di Mare of RAI Channel One TV of Italy
2005/02/08: Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC News
2005/02/07: Interview With David Hawkins of CBS News
2005/02/07: Remarks With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
2005/02/07: Remarks to the Press
2005/02/07: Interview With Shireen Younes of Abu Dhabi TV
2005/02/06: Interview With Raviv Drucker of Channel 10 TV of Israel
2005/02/06: Interview With Udi Segal of Israel TV Channel 2
2005/02/06: Remarks With Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul After Meeting
2005/02/06: Interview With Ayala Hasson of Israel Television Channel One
2005/02/06: Remarks With Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom Before Meeting
2005/02/06: Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Before Meeting
2005/02/06: Remarks After Signing the Guest Book at Yad Vashem Memorial
2005/02/06: Interview With Metehan Demir of Turkey’s Kanal-D TV
2005/02/06: Interview With Banu Guven of Turkey’s NTV
2005/02/06: Interview With Andrea Koppel of CNN
2005/02/06: Remarks to the Press en Route Ankara
2005/02/05: Remarks With Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka After Meeting
2005/02/05: Remarks With Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rotfeld After Meeting
2005/02/04: Interview With Kai Diekmann and Jorg Quoos of Germany’s BILD Zeitung Newspaper
2005/02/04: Interview With David Frost on BBC's "Breakfast With David Frost"
2005/02/04: Interview With Jonathan Karl of ABC News
2005/02/04: Remarks With German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder After Meeting
2005/02/04: Interview on ZDF German Television
2005/02/04: Remarks With British Foreign Minister Before Meeting
2005/02/04: Remarks With British Prime Minister Before Meeting
2005/02/03: Remarks to the Press en Route London
2005/02/01: Interview With Reuters and Agence France-Presse

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