2001-2005 International Women's Issues Remarks

--11/04/05  America's Dialogue With the World: A Comprehensive Strategy for Public Diplomacy; Karen P. Hughes, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Remarks at Women's Foreign Policy Group's Tenth Anniversary Luncheon Event; The Fairmont, Washington, DC
--10/26/05  Toward a Free and Democratic Burma; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs; Remarks at Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement With National Endowment for Democracy and Church World Service; Washington, DC
--09/28/05  Remarks At the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS 2005 Awards for Business Excellence Gala; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; The Kennedy Center; Washington, DC
--09/27/05  Discussion with Students at Dar al-Hekma College; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
--09/15/05  Remarks by the First Lady at the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS General Session Opening Ceremony; First Lady Laura Bush; Rockefeller University; New York City
--09/14/05  Poverty, Illiteracy, and Child Marriage: A U.S. Response; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks at a Forum on Child Marriage in Developing Countries, U.S. Department of State; Washington, DC
--09/14/05  Remarks by the First Lady at a Fighting Malaria in Africa USAID Dinner ; First Lady Laura Bush; The Waldorf-Astoria; New York City
--09/07/05  Freeing Women from Exploitation and Despair; Ellen R. Sauerbrey, U.S. Ambassador to the U.S. Commission on the Status of Women; Remarks to the Heritage Foundation; Washington, DC
--07/12/05  First Lady Laura Bush's Remarks at the Centre for the Book; Cape Town, South Africa
--06/20/05  Remarks at the American University in Cairo; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Cairo, Egypt
--05/24/05  Briefing by First Lady Laura Bush to Press Pool; Aboard Plane; En Route Shannon, Ireland
--05/24/05  Business Women as Reform Leaders; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs; Keynote Address at Arab Businesswomen Summit; Tunis, Tunisia
--05/24/05  Remarks by First Lady Laura Bush at a Reception for Egyptian Women Leaders; Ambassador's Residence; Cairo, Egypt
--05/23/05  First Lady Laura Bush's Remarks to the Press in Egypt; The Pyramids; Giza Plateau, Egypt
--05/23/05  First Lady Laura Bush's Remarks to the Press in Jericho ; Hisham's Palace; Jericho
--05/21/05  Remarks by First Lady Laura Bush at the World Economic Forum; WEF Conference Center; The Dead Center, Jordan
--04/19/05  U.S. First Lady Laura Bush's Trip to Afghanistan; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Special Briefing; Washington, DC
--03/30/05  Mrs. Bush Highlights Women's Achievements in Afghanistan
--03/17/05  Remarks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Presidential Palace; Kabul, Afghanistan
--03/08/05  Remarks at the U.S. Agency for International Development Reception on the Occasion of International Women's Day; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Ronald Reagan Building ; Washington, DC
--03/08/05  Remarks With Mrs. Laura Bush and Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky at the Conference of Women Leaders on the Occasion of International Women's Day; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Benjamin Franklin Room ; Washington, DC
--03/08/05  Founding Mothers -- Next Steps in Post-Election Afghanistan and Iraq; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs; Remarks at Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--03/07/05  International Women's Day, March 8, 2005; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--02/28/05  Remarks bv the First Lady at United States, UNESCO and Education for All Conference ; First Lady Laura Bush; Georgetown University; Washington, DC
--12/03/04  Remarks at Riga Business Women's Council; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Loy Henderson Conference Room; Washington, DC
--12/01/04  Remarks at a PBS Reception and Screening of Afghanistan Unveiled; Paula J. Dobriansky; National Press Club Ballroom; Washington, DC
--10/28/04  Women in War and Reconstruction: The U.S. Commitment to Women in Afghanistan and Iraq; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks at World Affairs Council; Ventura, California
--10/12/04  Interview With Mouafac Harb of Al-Hurra; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/07/04  A 5,000-Year First; Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Presidential Envoy and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; Wall Street Journal
--10/06/04  Remarks at the 2004 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit; First Lady Laura Bush; Dana Point, California
--09/27/04  Building a New Iraq: Iraqi Women Step Forward in Partnership; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs ; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--09/27/04  Grants To Support Democratization Training for Iraqi Women; Statement by Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--09/13/04  Building Opportunities Through Partnerships ; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks at Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue on Migrations, Microfinance, and Education: The Role of the Euro-Arab Woman Conference; Washington, DC
--08/03/04  Remarks at Unveiling of the Afghan Family Health Book; Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Washington, DC
--06/08/04  Interview by Nihal Saad on NILE TV; Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Cairo, Egypt
--06/08/04  Partnerships Extended; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to the Arab International Women's Forum; Cairo, Egypt
--03/30/04  Ending Modern Day Slavery: U.S. Efforts To Combat Trafficking in Persons; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to the Northern California World Affairs Council; San Francisco, California
--03/29/04  UN and Family Policy; Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women; Remarks to The World Congress of Families III; Mexico City, Mexico
--03/26/04  The Role of Women in the Reconstruction of Afghanistan ; Charlotte Ponticelli , Senior Coordinator for Women's Issues ; Colloquium Organized by the Groupe RDSE of the French Senate and the Franco-Afghan ; Paris, France
--03/12/04  President, Mrs. Bush Mark Progress in Global Women's Human Rights ; Remarks to...; Washington, DC
--03/12/04  The U.S. Commitment to Women: Working Together for Conflict Resolution and Peace-building; Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator, Office of International Women's Issues; Remarks to Florida International University; Miami, Florida
--03/11/04  Women in Iraq: New Beginnings; Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues, Bureau of Global Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--03/11/04  Statement to the USAID to Commemorate Women's History Month; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs; Reception and Photo Exhibit on Afghan Women; Washington, DC
--03/10/04  Ask the White House: Under Secretary Dobriansky's On-Line Chat; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, U.S. Department of State; From The White House; Washington, DC
--03/08/04  Introduction of the Secretary of State on International Women's Day; Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; The Treaty Room; Washington, DC
--03/08/04  Iraqi Minister's Remarks on International Women's Day ; H.E. Nesreen Berwari, Minister of Municipalities & Public Works - Iraq; The Treaty Room ; Washington, DC
--03/08/04  L. Paul Bremer's Statement on International Women's Day, Administrator, Coalition Provisional Authority; Released by the Office of International Women's Issues; Iraq
--03/08/04  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell To Announce Iraqi Women's Democracy Initiative and Creation of the U.S.-Iraq Women's Network
--03/08/04  Transitional Administrative Law for Iraq; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--03/04/04  Statement at the 48th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women; Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey,  U.S. Representative to the Commission on the Status of Women; Washington, DC
--03/01/04  Interview by Dalia Al-Aqidi of Al Hurra Middle East Television on International Women's Day; Laura Bush, First Lady; Washington, DC
--02/01/04  Women in the New Iraq
--01/06/04  Afghanistan's Milestone; Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--12/10/03  Equality for All; L. Paul Bremer, Coalition Provisional Authority Administrator; Iraq
--12/09/03  Interview by Ed Luce of the Financial Times; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Washington, DC
--10/29/03  Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; Ambassador John D. Negroponte, United States Representative to the United Nations; Remarks to the United Nations Security Council; New York, New York
--10/24/03  The Advancement of Women and Combating Trafficking in Persons; Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the Commission on the Status of Women; Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly; New York, New York
--10/10/03  Conference of the National Association of Women Judges ; Mrs. Bush; Remarks to the Conference; Washington, DC
--09/29/03  Remarks by the First Lady to UNESCO Plenary Session in Paris; First Lady Laura Bush; UNESCO Headquarters; Paris, France
--07/17/03  Worldwide Labor Officers Conference; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Loy Henderson Auditorium; Washington, DC
--07/02/03  Taking Exception: Standing Up for Iraqi Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--07/02/03  Taking Exception: Standing Up for Iraqi Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--06/22/03  Remarks at the World Economic Forum; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Dead Sea, Jordan
--05/30/03  Women in Politics: In A True Democracy All Can Participate; Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women; Remarks at Women In Politics Conference; Tbilisi, Georgia
--05/16/03  U.S. Outreach to Muslims on Women's Issues; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy; Washington, DC
--05/15/03  Women's Participation in Public and Economic Life ; Maureen Walsh, General Counsel, U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Closing Statement by the U.S. Delegation to the OSCE Human Dimension Seminar on Participation of Women in Public and Economic Life; Warsaw, Poland
--05/13/03  Equality of Opportunity for All; Sally I. Buikema, Special Advisor for Outreach, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State; Opening Statement by the U.S. Delegation to the OSCE Human Dimension Seminar on Participation of Women in Public and Economic Life ; Warsaw, Poland
--05/09/03  President Bush Presses for Peace in the Middle East ; President Bush; Remarks in Commencement Address at the University of South Carolina ; Columbia, South Carolina
--04/10/03  Fighting International Trafficking, Oppression, Illiteracy and Impoverishment of Women ; Ambassador Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S Representative to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women; Remarks at the 59th Session of United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Geneva, Switzerland
--03/27/03  Respect for Women: The Bush Administration's Firm Commitment; Charlotte M. Ponticelli, Deputy Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues ; Remarks to NGO Monthly Briefing Series; Washington, DC
--03/08/03  Message from First Lady Laura Bush for International Women's Day; Washington, DC
--03/06/03  Human Rights and Women in Iraq: Voices of Iraqi Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--03/06/03  The Role of Women in Peace Building and Reconstruction: More Than Victims; Donald K. Steinberg, Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff; Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations; New York City
--03/04/03  Swearing-in of John R. Miller as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; John R. Miller, Senior Advisor and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons; The Capitol; Washington, DC
--02/25/03  Remarks at International Conference on Pathbreaking Strategies in the Global Fight Against Sex Trafficking; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Hyatt Regency Hotel; Washington, DC
--02/19/03  Globalization and Change in Central Asia; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to the Center for the Humanities and Arts, University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia
--02/12/03  Respect for Women: The Global Imperative; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to the Women's Congressional Caucus and the Women's Foreign Policy Group; Washington, DC
--01/31/03  Statement by Ellen Sauerbrey at her Swearing-In Ceremony; Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW); Washington, DC
--01/24/03  Interview on NBC Today Show With Katie Couric; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs and Karen Hughes, Adviser to the President; Washington, DC
--01/21/03  Letter to The New York Times; April Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Washington, DC
--01/15/03  Rebuilding Afghanistan: U.S.-Afghan Women's Council; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--01/09/03  Departure Statement; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; U.S.-Afghan Women's Council; Kabul, Afghanistan
--01/08/03  Press Availability at the Ministry of Women's Affairs; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Kabul, Afghanistan
--12/12/02  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Building Hope for the Years Ahead; Secretary Colin L. Powell; The Heritage Foundation; Washington, DC
--10/31/02  Women, Free Trade and Economic Integration; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to the OAS Inter-America Commission of Women; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
--10/28/02  Women, Peace, and Security; Josiah Rosenblatt, U.S. Minister-Counsellor for Political Affairs; Remarks in the UN Security Council; New York, New York
--10/09/02  Advancement of Women; Ellen Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the UN Commission on the Status of Women; Statement in the Third Committee; New York, New York
--10/05/02  Women's Success Can Lead to Peace; Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, Ambassador to Finland; Interview with CNN; Helsinki, Finland
--09/28/02  APEC Second Ministerial Meeting on Women; Joint Ministerial Statement; Guadalajara, Mexico
--09/28/02  APEC Second Ministerial Meeting on Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to the APEC Second Ministerial Meeting on Women; Guadalajara, Mexico
--09/28/02  Creating an Enabling Environment for Microenterprise Development; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at APEC Second Ministerial Meeting on Women ; Guadalajara, Mexico
--09/24/02  Remarks at the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council's "Women in Government" Reception; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--09/19/02  Women in the Global Community; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to a Fulbright-Sponsored Conference Bridging Academia and Public Policy; Istanbul, Turkey
--09/05/02  Women's Rights in Afghanistan and Beyond; April Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to MSNBC Subscribers; Washington, DC
--08/21/02  Capacity Building in the Information Age; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to the APEC Women Leaders' Network Conference on Sustainable Economic Development with a Gender Perspective; Acapulco, Mexico
--07/25/02  Afghanistan-America Summit on Recovery and Reconstruction; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to Afghanistan-America Summit on Recovery and Reconstruction, Georgetown University; Washington, DC
--07/16/02  Outreach to Women in Muslim-Majority Countries; Remarks to Representatives of Women's Organizations, Including Muslim American Women; Washington, DC
--07/11/02  Creating a Level Playing Field for Women; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues ; Remarks to the Global Women's Summit; Barcelona, Spain
--07/09/02  National Endowment for Democracy -- Annual Democracy Award; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at the 2002 Democracy Award presentation; Washington, DC
--06/01/02  Answering the Call of History
--05/16/02  Women Leading the Nation Into a New World; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia, 2002 Annual Awards Dinner; Washington, DC
--04/24/02  Message on the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--04/24/02  Women Leaders Making a Difference in International Affairs; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to Women's Foreign Policy Group (WFPG); Washington, DC
--03/28/02  The Situation of Women in Afghanistan; April W. Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks at Western Illinois University, Sponsored by the League of Women Voters; Macomb, Illinois
--03/20/02  AOL Live On-Line Chat with April Palmerlee; April Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues; Remarks to AOL Subscribers ; Washington, DC
--03/20/02  President, First Lady Announce Partnership to Help Afghan Children Prepare for School ; President Bush; Remarks to the Children and Faculty at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School ; Alexandria, Virginia
--03/16/02  Radio Address by the President to the Nation ; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--03/08/02  Remarks by Mrs. Bush to the United Nations on International Women's Day; First Lady Laura Bush; Remarks to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women; New York, NY
--03/07/02  Remarks at Reception to Mark International Women's Day; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Benjamin Franklin Room, Department of State; Washington, DC [ audio]  [photo]
--01/29/02  State of the Union Address; President George W. Bush; The United States Capitol; Washington, DC
--01/29/02  USAID Signing Ceremony; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks at USAID Signing Ceremony; Washington, DC
--01/28/02  Joint Statement on New Partnership Between U.S. and Afghanistan ; President George W. Bush and Afghan Chairman Hamid Karzai ; White House Press Release; Washington, DC
--12/12/01  Remarks by the President at Signing Ceremony for Afghan Women and Children Relief Act of 2001 ; George W. Bush, President of the United States; Remarks at The National Women's Museum in the Arts ; Washington, DC
--11/19/01  Remarks at a Conference on Women in Afghanistan; Secretary of State Colin L. Powell; Eisenhower Executive Office Building; Washington, DC
--11/17/01  Radio Address by Laura Bush to the Nation ; Crawford, Texas