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Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Releases
Public Statements on South and Central Asian Policy
2004
  

2004

--12/30/04  Remarks Outside of Sri Lankan Embassy After Signing Condolence Book; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/29/04  Coordination of Relief Assistance for Victims of the Recent Tsunamis; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Washington, DC
--12/29/04  President Discusses Support for Earthquake and Tsunami Victims; President George W. Bush; Prairie Chapel Ranch; Crawford, Texas
--12/28/04  Interview on CBS's Early Show With Harry Smith; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/28/04  Interview on NBC's Today Show With Matt Lauer; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/28/04  Interview on Fox and Friends With Brian Kilmeade; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/27/04  Briefing With USAID Assistant Administrator Ed Fox; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/14/04  Kickoff for the 2005 India Jazz and Heritage Tour Indians and Americans Together Against HIV/AIDS ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
--12/07/04  Remarks by the Vice President at a Breakfast With U.S. Troops; Vice President Richard P. Cheyney; Bagram Airfield; Kabul, Afghanistan
--12/04/04  President and President Musharraf Discuss International Relations, Commerce ; President George W. Bush; The Oval Office; Washington, DC
--12/04/04  Emergency Wheat Seed Distribution; Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Nangahar Province; Jalalabad, Afghanistan
--12/03/04  On-The-Record Briefing on Reconstruction Progress in Iraq; Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, United States Agency for International Development ; Washington, DC
--11/17/04   Counternarcotics Initiatives for Afghanistan; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; On-The-Record Briefing; Washington, DC
--11/10/04  Media Availability in Afghanistan; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Association of Experts in the Fields of Migration and Development Cooperation (AGEF) Vocational Training Center; Kabul, Afghanistan
--11/09/04  Interview by Quatrina Hosain of Pakistan TV (PTV); Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan
--11/04/04  U.S.-India Economic Relations; David C. Mulford, Ambassador to India; Remarks to the International Institute of Finance Program; Taj Palace and Towers Hotel, Mumbai, India
--10/19/04  The Elections in Afghanistan; Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Washington, DC
--10/18/04  Interview With the USA Today Editorial Board; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/15/04  Special Defense Department Briefing on Afghan Election; Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador to Afghanistan; Washington, DC
--10/12/04  Cybersecurity: A Key to U.S.-India Trade; Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary of Commerce; Remarks at the India-U.S. Information Security Summit 2004; New Delhi, India
--10/07/04  A 5,000-Year First; Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Presidential Envoy and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; Wall Street Journal
--09/29/04  U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan on the Eve of National Elections; Andrew Natsios, USAID Administrator; Statement before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--09/21/04  Remarks by the President in Address to the United Nations General Assembly ; United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York
--09/16/04  The American Vision of U.S.-India Economic Cooperation; Alan Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Remarks to the delegates of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce Economic Summit: Raising the Bar: U.S.-India Economic Relations; Mumbai, India
--09/08/04  Media Roundtable with Ambassador-At-Large Cofer Black; Cofer Black, Coordinator For Counterterrorism; American Center; Colombo, Sri Lanka
--08/23/04  U.S.-India Relations: The Making of a Comprehensive Relationship; Robert O. Blake, Jr., Chargi d'Affaires; Army War College; Indore, India
--08/22/04  Political Violence in Bangladesh ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--08/20/04  U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Pakistan ; Nancy J. Powell, Ambassador to Pakistan; Lahore Gymkhana; Lahore, Pakistan
--08/19/04  Statement on the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report; Christina Rocca, Assitant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--08/10/04  Secretary Rumsfeld Media Availability Enroute to Afghanistan; Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; En Route to Afghanistan
--07/26/04  U.S. and India: Moving Forward on Common Ground; Robert O. Blake, Jr., U.S. Embassy Charge d' Affaires; Remarks At Annual Day Event Of The Indo-American Chamber Of Commerce; Varanasi, India
--07/16/04  Press Conference with Foreign Minister Abdullah of Afghanistan; Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Presidential Palace; Kabul, Afghanistan
--07/16/04  Walk-Out After Meeting with Voter Registration Workers; Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Remarks at the Joint Electoral Management Body Regional Office ; Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan
--07/15/04  Interview by GEO Islamabad Bureau Chief Hamid Mir; Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; At the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan
--07/15/04  Interview by ARY Islamabad Bureau Chief Talat Hussein; Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; At the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan
--07/15/04  Interview by CNN Islamabad Bureau Chief Ash-har Quraishi; Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; At the Residence of the U.S. Ambassador; Islamabad, Pakistan
--07/14/04  Press Availability in New Delhi, India; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary; New Delhi, India
--07/07/04  Afghan Revolution; Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador And Special Presidential Envoy To Afghanistan; Op-Ed; Wall Street Journal
--06/29/04  Statement by U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador and Special Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan ; Opening Statement at Monthly Press Briefing; Kabul, Afghanistan
--06/24/04  An Economic Vision for Pakistan; Torkel Patterson, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Remarks to the Pakistan-American Congress; Washington, DC
--06/22/04  Space Cooperation: Expanding Human Frontiers, Enhancing Development, Strengthening Relations; Dr. Lee Morin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Space and Science; India-United States Conference on Space Science, Applications and Commerce; Bangalore, India
--06/22/04  U.S. Interests and Foreign Policy Priorities in South Asia; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Statement before the House Committee on International Relations; Washington, DC
--06/22/04  Unleashing the Potential of U.S.-India Civil Space Cooperation; Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary of Commerce; India-United States Conference on Space Science, Applications and Commerce; Bangalore, India
--06/21/04  U.S.-India Relations: Giving Each Other Space; Ambassador David C. Mulford; Address to the India-US Conference on Space, Science, Applications and Commerce ; Bangalore, India
--06/15/04  President Bush Meets with President Karzai of Afghanistan; President George W. Bush; Remarks by President Bush and President Karzai of Afghanistan in a Press Availability; Washington, DC
--06/10/04  Remarks with Indian Minister of External Affairs Natwar Singh; Secretary Colin L. Powell; C Street Entrance; Washington, DC
--05/24/04  Next Steps in Afghanistan: Preparing for Elections; William Taylor, Coordinator For Afghanistan; Remarks at Middle East Institute Conference ; Carnegie Endowment For International Peace, Washington, DC
--05/20/04  Remarks With Kyleigh Kuhn, Founder of Pennies for Peace; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Treaty Room; Washington, DC
--05/19/04  Remarks With Pakistan Minister of Foreign Affairs; Secretary Colin L. Powell; C Street Entrance; Washington, DC
--05/18/04  United States Foreign Policy in South Asia; Christina B. Rocca , Assistant Secretary for South Asia Affairs; Remarks to the American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon; Dhaka, Bangladesh
--05/17/04  The U.S. is a Great Place to Study; David C. Mulford, Ambassador to India; Op-Ed; The Economic Times
--05/14/04  Statement Upon Arrival in Sri Lanka; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Colombo, Sri Lanka
--04/29/04  The Future of Bangladesh: Promise and Possibility; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Conference on Bangladesh: Democracy, Governance and Resources; Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
--04/21/04  New Horizons in United States Relations with South Asia; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Affairs; University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Advanced Study of India ; Philadelphia, PA
--04/17/04  How Political Parties Can Help Build the New Afghanistan; Ambassador and Special Presidential Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad; Remarks at a Conference on the Role of Political Parties in Afghanistan ; Kabul, Afghanistan
--04/16/04  U.S.-India Partnership: Creating Economic Opportunities in Agriculture; David C. Mulford, U.S. Ambassador to India; Remarks at a Luncheon Address Hosted By The Confederation of Indian Industry; Chandigarh, India
--04/08/04  Remarks To The Press in India; Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson; New Delhi, India
--04/07/04  Joint Press Conference in Pakistan; Secretary Of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson ; Ambassador's Residence, U.S. Embassy; Islamabad, Pakistan
--04/01/04  Afghanistan: Are the British Counternarcotics Efforts Going Wobbly; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources; Washington, DC
--04/01/04  British Counternarcotics Efforts in Afghanistan; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Hearing Before House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources; Washington, DC
--03/31/04  Remarks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai; Secretary Colin L. Powell; International Conference On Afghanistan; Intercontinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany
--03/30/04  Afghanistan: A Future The World Should Invest In; Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador and Special Envoy to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; International Herald Tribune
--03/26/04  Scene Setter on the International Conference on Afghanistan, March 31-April 1; William Taylor, Coordinator for Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--03/26/04  International Conference on Afghanistan; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Paris, France
--03/25/04  Democracy Bubbles Up; Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador and Special Envoy to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; Wall Street Journal
--03/17/04  Remarks After Visiting Afghan Voter Registration Site; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Marian Lyceum High School; Kabul, Afghanistan
--03/17/04  Remarks With President of Afghanistan; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Presidential Palace; Kabul, Afghanistan
--03/17/04  The Promise of Our Partnership; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Op-Ed; The News (Pakistan Newspaper)
--03/16/04  Interview by Karan Singh of Doordarshan News; Secretary Colin L. Powell; New Delhi, India
--03/16/04  Joint Press Availability With Minister of External Affairs Yaswant Sinha; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Hyderabad House; New Delhi, India
--03/15/04  Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI); Alan Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Remarks at luncheon; New Delhi, India
--03/15/04  Press Briefing En Route to India; Secretary Colin L. Powell; En Route To New Delhi, India
--03/12/04  Message to the India Today Conclave; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--03/02/04  The FY 2005 Foreign Assistance Budget Request for South Asia; Christina Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs; Statement Before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--02/26/04  Afghanistan: The Narcotics Situation and Strategy; Robert B. Charles, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Testimony Before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources; Washington, DC
--02/12/04  Remarks at the Screening of "Osama"; Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao; The First Feature Film Made in Post-Taliban Afghanistan; Washington, DC
--02/09/04  Remarks at the ISAF Change of Command Ceremony; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General; Kabul,Afghanistan
--02/06/04  Press Conference following the Informal Defence Ministerial; Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense; Munich,Germany
--02/03/04  Why South Asia Matters; Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Affairs; Remarks to the Asia Society; New York, New York
--01/29/04  Remarks With NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--01/27/04  Accelerate Reconstruction in Afghanistan; State Department Coordinator for Afghanistan, William B. Taylor, Jr.; Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Washington, DC
--01/20/04  Remarks with Indian Minister of External Affairs Yashwant Sinha; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--01/14/04  Private Donation of Mine Detecting Dogs for Sri Lanka; Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs and Special Representative for Mine Action; Delegates Lounge, U.S. Department of State; Washington, DC
--01/09/04  Interview On NDTV New Delhi with Barkha Dutt; Richard L. Armitage , Deputy Secretary of State ; Washington, DC
--01/09/04  Interview On PTV Pakistan TV with Jafsar Bilgrami; Richard L. Armitage , Deputy Secretary of State ; Washington, DC
--01/06/04  Afghanistan's Milestone; Zalmay Khalilzad, Special Presidential Envoy and Ambassador to Afghanistan; Op-Ed; The Washington Post

  
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