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2002
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2002

December
--12/30/02  OSCE Office in Belarus; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Address delivered to special session of the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/30/02  Political Solution for Chechnya ; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Address delivered to special session of the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/28/02  Remarks on Visit to Turkey; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ankara, Turkey
--12/20/02  President Welcomes Quartet Principals to White House ; President George W. Bush; Photo Opportunity with the Quartet Principals; The Oval Office
--12/19/02  Continued Concern About Turkmenistan; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/18/02  Press Availability With Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, EU High Representative Javier Solana, and European Union Commissioner Chris Patten; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--12/18/02  The U.S. and Spain; President George W. Bush; Remarks in Photo Opportunity; The Oval Office, Washington, DC
--12/17/02  U.S.-Moldovan Relations; President George W. Bush; Joint Statement; Washington, DC
--12/13/02  Kazakhstan: Finishing the Transformation; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Remarks at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics, and Strategic Research; Almaty, Kazakhstan
--12/12/02  Concern About Arrests in Turkmenistan; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  Cooperation Between the OSCE and Croatia; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Address delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  Developments in Azerbaijan; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  Failed Presidential Elections in Serbia; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  Freedom of the Media; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  The U.S. and Turkey: An Essential Partnership; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Remarks to.the Assembly of Turkish American Association (ATAA); Hotel Washington, Washington, DC
--12/12/02  The UN Office in Geneva and the OSCE; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Address delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--12/12/02  The United States and Turkey; W. Robert Pearson, U.S. Ambassador to Turkey; Remarks to Assembly of Turkish American Associations; Washington, DC
--12/10/02  Relationship Between the United States and the Republic of Tajikistan; President George W. Bush; Joint Statement; Washington, DC
--12/10/02  Remarks in Meeting With the Chairman of Turkey's AK Party; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--12/09/02  The U.S. and the EU Today: Trade and Economic Issues in the Trans-Atlantic Relationship; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Athens, Greece
--12/06/02  U.S.-EU Cooperation for Renewed Growth and Security; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Remarks at "EuroAtlantica: A Community of Values" Forum; Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
--12/05/02  Interview by Thierry Thuillier of France 2; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--12/05/02  Press Availability Following Meeting With Greek Minister of Defense Papantoniou; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Athens, Greece
--12/04/02  Press Availability Following Meeting With President Clerides; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Nicosia, Cyprus
--12/04/02  Press Availability Following Meeting With Turkish Cypriot Political Leaders; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Nicosia, Cyprus
--12/03/02  The U.S. and the EU: Global Partners or Rivals?; Rockwell Schnabel, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; Address at European Policy Centre; Brussels, Belgium

November
--11/28/02  Freedom is a Foreign Policy; Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesman; Remarks to the Pilgrims Society of Great Britain; London, United Kingdom
--11/27/02  Remarks with Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--11/23/02  Remarks at Award Ceremony at Freedom Statue; President George W. Bush; Preszidentura, Vilnius, Lithuania
--11/23/02  Remarks in Award Presentation; President George W. Bush; Cotroceni Palace, Bucharest, Romania
--11/23/02  Remarks to the Citizens of Romania; President George W. Bush; Piata Revolutiei, Bucharest, Romania
--11/23/02  Remarks to the Citizens of Vilnius; President George W. Bush; Rotuse, Vilnius, Lithuania
--11/22/02  Development of the U.S.-Russian Energy Dialogue; President George W. Bush; Joint Statement; St. Petersburg, Russia
--11/22/02  Remarks With Russian President Putin; President George W. Bush; Photo Opportunity; Catherine Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
--11/21/02  Estonian Government Commission on Military Pensioners; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  First Preparatory Seminar of the Eleventh Economic Forum: Weapons Trafficking; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Interview on NBC News With Brian Williams; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Prague, Czech Republic
--11/21/02  NATO Welcomes Seven Countries; President George W. Bush; Remarks at North Atlantic Council Summit; Prague Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic
--11/21/02  OSCE Mission in Croatia; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Progress in Tajikistan; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Promoting and Protecting Human Rights; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Serbian Presidential Elections; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Southeastern Europe: Cooperation Between OSCE and the Stability Pact; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/21/02  Visit With U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair; President George W. Bush; Remarks in Photo Opportunity; Prague Congress Center, Prague, Czech Republic
--11/20/02  Address to Business and Community Leaders of Northern Ireland; Richard N. Haass, Director, Policy Planning Staff; Belfast, Northern Ireland (U.K.)
--11/20/02  Press Conference with President Havel of Czech Republic ;  President George W. Bush; Prague, Czech Republic
--11/20/02  Remarks to the Atlantic Student Summit ; President George W. Bush; NATO Prague Summit; Prague, Czech Republic
--11/18/02  Missile Defense in a New Strategic Environment; John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security; Remarks to the Fourth RUSI Missile Defense Conference; London, England
--11/15/02  President's Upcoming Trip to NATO Summit; Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor; Press Briefing; Washington, DC
--11/14/02  Increasing OSCE Activities in Central Asia; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/14/02  Interview by Greek TV; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Washington, DC
--11/14/02  The U.S.-EU Trade Relationship: Partners and Competitors; Charles Ries, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Remarks at the TIESweb Transatlantic Congress; Miami, Florida
--11/14/02  Three Issues Regarding Belarus; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/14/02  Turkmenistan: Areas of Concern; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/14/02  U.S. Taxation of International Business -- The Need for Reform; Kenneth W. Dam, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Remarks to the Tax Foundation's 65th National Conference; Washington, DC
--11/08/02  Open Skies Agreements and the European Court of Justice; Jeffrey N. Shane, Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation; Remarks to the American Bar Association's Forum on Air and Space Law; Hollywood, Florida
--11/08/02  World Freedom Day, 2002; President George W. Bush; Proclamation; Washington, DC
--11/07/02  Arrest of Kazakh Journalist Duvanov; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/07/02  Belarus: Cooperation With the OSCE; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/07/02  OSCE Mission in Kosovo; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--11/04/02  Remarks with Defense Minister Papantoniou after their meeting; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Remarks at the Greek Ministry of Defense; Athens, Greece
--11/04/02  Remarks with Greek Foreign Minister Papandreou; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Athens, Greece
--11/04/02  U.S.-Greece Relations; Marc Grossman, Under Secretary for Political Affairs; Remarks to the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce; Athens, Greece

October
--10/31/02  Belarus: Expulsion of Last Advisory and Monitoring Group Staff Member; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/31/02  National Minorities; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/31/02  Russian Hostage Crisis; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/30/02  Launching NATO's Transformation at Prague; R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Manfred Woerner Memorial Lecture, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung; Berlin, Germany
--10/30/02  Remarks With German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer After Their Meeting; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/28/02  Community Policing and Building Confidence in Minority Communities; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement to the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension and Implementation Meeting; Vienna, Austria
--10/28/02  Role of Community Policing in Building Confidence in Minority Communities; Cynthia Shain, Associate Director, Regional Community Policing Institute, Eastern Kentucky University; Statement to the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension and Implementation Meeting; Vienna, Austria
--10/28/02  Roundtable with European Journalists; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/24/02  Commemoration Ceremony for Humanitarian Airlift by Heart to Heart International and Physicians with Heart; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Andrews Air Force Base
--10/24/02  Freedom of the Media in Uzbekistan; Douglas Davidson, Chargi dAffaires, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/24/02  Hostage-Taking Situation in Moscow; Douglas Davidson, Chargi dAffaires, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/24/02  Human Rights in Belarus; Douglas Davidson, Chargi dAffaires, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/24/02  Humanitarian Mine Action Progress Under the Mine Ban Treaties; Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs and Special Representative for Mine Action; Remarks at Seminar on Humanitarian Mine Action; Dubrovnik, Croatia
--10/24/02  The Death Penalty and James Colburn; Douglas Davidson, Chargi dAffaires, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/23/02  Bosnia and Herzegovina; Richard W. Williamson, U.S. Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs; Statement in UN Security Council; New York, New York
--10/21/02  Meeting With NATO Secretary General; President George W. Bush; Remarks in Photo Opportunity; The Oval Office, Washington, DC
--10/21/02  The Road to NATO's Prague Summit: New Capabilities, New Members, New Relationships; A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Speech to the World Affairs Council of Northern California; San Francisco, California
--10/18/02  Upcoming OSCE Ministerial in Oporto; John Schmidt, Director for European Regional Political-Military Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs; Statement to the OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/17/02  Armenia: OSCE Office in Yerevan; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/17/02  Baku Conference on the Role of Religion and Belief in a Democratic Society; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/17/02  Belarus: OSCE Presence in Minsk; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/17/02  Police and Border Service Training in Central Asia; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/17/02  Serb Elections; Douglas Davidson, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/16/02  Remarks at Stakeout Following His Meeting With the French Defense Minister; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/15/02  Remarks with British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC video: high speed connectionvideo: dial-up speed connectionaudio
--10/15/02  The Baltic Sea Region From a U.S. Perspective; Charles Ries, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Remarks at Baltic Development Forum Summit; Copenhagen, Denmark
--10/15/02  U.S.-EU Relations: Drift or Common Destiny?; Rockwell Schnabel, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union; Remarks to the American Hellenic Chamber of Commerce; Athens, Rome
--10/14/02  Suspension of the Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly; President George W. Bush; Washington, DC
--10/10/02  Field Presence in Belarus; Bruce Connuck, Political Counsellor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Freedom of the Media; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Georgia: Status of Issues; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Moldova: Status of Issues; Bruce Connuck, Political Counsellor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Recent Constitutional Council in Kyrgyzstan; Bruce Connuck, Political Counsellor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Religious Freedom in Belarus; Bruce Connuck, Political Counsellor, U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/10/02  Remarks at Reception Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of U.S.-German Fulbright Relationship ; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--10/10/02  U.S. Policy Toward the OSCE; A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs; Testimony Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Washington, DC
--10/09/02  G-8 Global Partnership; John S. Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Nonproliferation; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--10/09/02  Hearing on the G-8 Global Partnership; John R. Bolton, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--10/09/02  Slovenia and NATO; R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador to NATO; Press Conference; Ljubljana, Slovenia
--10/08/02  Current WTO-Induced Issues in U.S. Taxation of International Business; Kenneth W. Dam, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; Remarks to the Tax Council Legislative Lunch; Washington, DC
--10/07/02  On-the-Record Briefing: Release of the 2002 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom; John V. Hanford III, Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom ; Washington, DC
--10/04/02  Follow-up to the Warsaw Human Dimension Implementation Meeting; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Special Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/03/02  Belarus: Future of an OSCE Presence in Minsk; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/03/02  Challenge and Change for NATO: A U.S. Perspective; Stephen Hadley, U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser; Address at the NATO/German Marshall Fund of the U.S. Conference; Brussels, Belgium
--10/03/02  Croatia's Cooperation With the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/03/02  OSCE Project Office in Ukraine; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/03/02  Progress on Ammunition Withdrawal in Moldova; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria
--10/03/02  Remarks to the U.S.-Russia Business Council; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Willard Inter-Continental Hotel; Washington, DC
--10/03/02  September 29 Serbian Presidential Elections; Stephan M. Minikes, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe; Statement delivered to the OSCE Permanent Council; Vienna, Austria

  
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