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2008
--10/25/08  U.S. International Avian and Pandemic Influenza Assistance Approaches $950 Million
--10/24/08  Joint Statement by Representatives of the United States, the European Community and its Member States on GPS and Galileo Cooperation
--10/21/08  U.S. Department of State Hosts North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
--10/20/08  Debt-for-Nature Agreement to Conserve Peru's Tropical Forests
--10/16/08  Food Crisis Lecture Kicks Off Jefferson Science Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series at the Department of State
--10/16/08  Inauguration of the Jefferson Science Fellows Distinguished Lecture Series on Current Issues in Science and Technology
--10/03/08  Assistant Secretary of State Claudia McMurray To Lead U.S. Delegation to IUCN World Conservation Congress
--09/22/08  Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky Announces U.S.-funded Cancer Research Program in Uruguay
--09/18/08  Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky Announces Awards for Clean Energy Work in China Under Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
--09/18/08  United States and Colombia Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Cooperation on Renewable and Clean Energy
--08/11/08  Two Scientific Cruises to Map Arctic Seafloor
--07/09/08  Major Economies Leaders Meeting  
--07/09/08  U.S. and Jordan Cooperate on Science and Technology; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Washington, DC
--07/08/08  G8 Declaration on Development and Africa ; Office of the Press Secretary, White House; Washington, DC
--07/08/08  G8 Declaration on Environment and Climate Change ; Office of the Press Secretary, White House; Toyako, Japan
--07/08/08  G8 Leaders Statement on Global Food Security; Office of the Press Secretary, White House; Washington, DC
--06/22/08  Briefing by Teleconference with Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Jim Connaughton
--06/09/08  Press Briefing with Special Envoy to the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues Bo Derek and Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment and Science Claudia A. McMurray on Wildlife Trafficking Issues
--06/09/08  Wildlife Trafficking Issues; Bo Derek, Special Envoy of the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues; Washington, DC
--06/03/08  Global Launch of Harrison Ford TV Public Service Announcements on Wildlife Trafficking Scheduled for World Environment Day, June 5
--06/03/08  Harrison Ford TV Public Service Announcements on Wildlife Trafficking
--06/03/08  State Department Releases Third Annual Report to Congress on Water and Sanitation Strategy in Developing Countries
--05/21/08  United States Participation in Arctic Ocean Conference
--05/16/08  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Policy and Implementation Committee Meeting
--05/02/08  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--04/29/08  The United States and Uruguay Sign a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--04/24/08  U.S.-Italy 9th Biennial Review Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
--04/17/08  U.S./United Kingdom Announcement on Health and Health Workers
--03/24/08  CEQ Fact Sheet: Conserving Our Oceans Through Stewardship, Volunteerism, and Education
--03/04/08  U.S.-Brazil Steering Group and Advisory Board Meet to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels
--03/04/08  United States and South Africa Break New Ground in Science Cooperation
--02/25/08  Washington International Renewable Energy Conference: March 4-6, 2008
--01/30/08  CAFTA-DR Environment Projects
--01/30/08  CAFTA-DR Labor Projects
--01/30/08  Landmark Dolphin Agreement Reaches 10-Year Mark
--01/30/08  U.S. Commits Funding For Labor and Environmental Protection for Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement Countries
--01/23/08  U.S. Joins Mexico to Co-Host Global Coral Reef Partnership
--01/11/08  Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky Participating in Dedication of New Amundsen-Scott Station at South Pole
--01/04/08  Remarks With the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin At the Signing of the Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement Ceremony; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Washington, DC
--01/04/08  United States and Bulgaria Sign Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--01/03/08  United States and Libya Sign Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement

2007
--12/21/07  Japan Agrees to Suspend its Hunt of Humpback Whales
--12/21/07  Phone Conference of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO Advisory Committee
--12/12/07  United States and China Announce Cooperation on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade
--12/11/07  US Protects Biodiversity in Coral Triangle with $4.35 Million in Funding; U.S. Embassy Jakarta; Jakarta, Indonesia; Washington, DC
--12/11/07  US-Indonesia Debt-for-Nature Statement; U.S. Embassy Jakarta; Jakarta, Indonesia
--12/07/07  Advancing Biofuels Cooperation with St. Kitts and Nevis
--12/07/07  U.S. Announces Funding of Coral Triangle Initiative
--12/04/07  Nairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability, and Adaptation to Climate Change (Agenda Item 3): Intervention by the United States Delegation: Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Bali, Indonesia
--12/04/07  Research and Systematic Observation (Agenda Item 6): Intervention by the United States Delegation: Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--12/03/07  Development and Transfer of Technologies (Agenda Item 4): Intervention by the United States Delegation: Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; Bali, Indonesia
--11/26/07  U.S. Global Climate Change Policy
--11/26/07  United States Participation in Bali Climate Change Conference
--11/20/07  U.S. Leads Efforts to Strengthen Global Shark Conservation
--11/05/07  Law of the Sea Convention
--11/05/07  Tiger Protection Efforts at Ranthambore Receive U.S. Support; U.S. Embassy New Delhi, India; Ranthambore National Park, India
--10/30/07  The United States and New Zealand Pledge To Advance Science Partnership
--10/17/07  Debt for Nature Agreement to Conserve Costa Rica's Forests
--10/15/07  Canada Joins the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
--10/11/07  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Ministerial Meeting
--10/09/07  Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking Event With Bo Derek
--09/22/07  Accelerated Phase-Out of Ozone-Depleting HCFCs
--09/21/07  U.S.-Russia Bilateral Agreement on Polar Bear Conservation
--09/18/07  U.S. Support to Virunga National Park and Mountain Gorillas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
--09/09/07  Sydney APEC Leaders' Declaration of Climate Change, Energy Security and Clean Development; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; Sydney, Australia
--08/07/07  US-Japan High Level Consultation on Climate
--07/27/07  Fourth Climate Action Report
--07/23/07  Forests and Climate
--07/17/07  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate Policy and Implementation Committee
--07/05/07  OES Assistant Secretary Claudia A. McMurray to Participate in the 2007 Global Compact Leaders Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
--06/28/07  U.S. Joins Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
--06/18/07  State Department Releases Annual Report on Two Debt Reduction Programs
--06/06/07  State Department Releases Second Annual Report on its Safe Water and Sanitation Strategy in Developing Countries
--06/05/07  Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Environment, and Science Hosts Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking Side Event at 14th CITES Conference of the Parties
--05/31/07  President Bush Discusses United States International Development Agenda; Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC
--05/04/07  U.S. Releases Fourth Climate Action Report for Public Comment
--05/04/07  United States Joins In Approving Summary Report on Climate Change Mitigation
--05/03/07  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--05/01/07  U.S. Department of State to Host 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
--04/30/07  15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development April 30-May 11, 2007
--04/30/07  Climate Change Meeting on Mitigation
--04/30/07  Meeting of the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum
--04/11/07  Canada to Join International Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking
--04/06/07  Press Briefing on the Second International Panel on Climate Change; The White House; Office of the Press Secretary; Via Teleconference
--03/29/07  U.S. Welcomes Australian Forest and Climate Initiative
--03/15/07  Leading The Way In Improving Ozone Protection
--03/13/07  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt To Address Summit on Global Aging
--03/13/07  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Address Summit on Global Aging
--03/09/07  Advancing Cooperation with Brazil on Biofuels
--03/09/07  Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States and Brazil to Advance Cooperation on Biofuels
--03/09/07  United States and Brazil Advance Cooperation on Biofuels
--02/26/07  Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky Participates in U.S. Launch of International Polar Year
--02/14/07  United States and Rwanda Sign Joint Declaration Regarding Science and Technology Cooperation; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Washington, DC
--02/12/07  The United States Holds First Science and Technology Joint Committee Meeting with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
--02/10/07  Countering Multi-Billion Dollar Illegal Wildlife Trade Focus Of Government-Backed Global Coalition; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs ; Nairobi, Kenya
--01/23/07  United States-France Framework Agreement Signed on Outer Space Cooperation ; Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Paris, France
--01/18/07  Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science Claudia A. McMurray Leading Delegation Visiting the U.S. Antarctic Program
--01/10/07  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--01/08/07  Under Secretary Dobriansky Co-Hosting the Conference of Women Leaders in Science, Technology, and Engineering

2006
--12/30/06  U.S. China Science and Technology Cooperation (S&T Agreement): Report to Congress; Washington, DC
--12/01/06  United States Takes the Helm of the Seed Initiative's Board of Directors
--11/20/06  Joint Statement Between the United States and the Republic of Indonesia
--11/16/06  Joint Press Statement From U.S. and Australia Delegations in Nairobi Climate Action Partnership: Announcement of New Projects
--11/16/06  USTR Schwab and Indonesian Trade and Forest Ministers Sign Agreement on Illegal Logging as Part of Effort to Deepen Trade and Investment Relations; United States Trade Representative; Washington, DC
--11/14/06  Assistant Secretary McMurray Signs U.S.-Morocco Science and Technology Agreement and Environmental Plan of Action
--11/14/06  Joint Press Statement: Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA); Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; Washington, DC
--11/13/06  Assistant Secretary McMurray Visits Libya For Continuing U.S.-Libya Science and Technology Dialogue
--11/03/06  APEC Food Defense Initiative
--10/31/06  U. S. Announces Implementation Phase for the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
--10/26/06  U.S. and EU Agree to Boost Environment Cooperation
--10/24/06  Chilean and U.S. Joint Statement: Bilateral Trade
--10/05/06  Debt for Nature Agreements to Conserve Botswana's Forests
--10/03/06  Statement on Protection of Sustainable Fisheries ; Office of the Press Secretary, Whitie House; Washington, DC
--10/02/06  Debt for Nature Agreements to Conserve Guatemala's Forests
--09/19/06  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
--08/25/06  SEED Initiative Competition
--08/24/06  United States Offers Emergency Aid to Clean Up Lebanon Oil Spill
--08/01/06  United States Supports "Heart of Borneo" Conservation Plan
--07/21/06  Joint Statement by the United States and Brazil on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
--07/20/06  Brazil and the U.S. Renew Amazon Forest Agreements
--07/10/06  Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky Leads Senior U.S. Delegation to Libya: Deputy Secretary Alex Azar, Health and Human Services, and Deputy Secretary David Sampson, Department of Commerce Join Effort to Build Science and Technology Cooperation
--06/13/06  Introduction of the 2006-2007 Jefferson Science Fellows
--06/07/06  Debt for Nature Agreement to Conserve Paraguay's Forests
--06/02/06  International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza Senior Officials to Meet in Vienna June 6-7
--06/01/06  The State Department Releases Report on a U.S. Strategy to Address Water Issues in Developing Countries
--05/18/06  United States to Chair Review of UN Fish Stocks Agreement
--05/08/06  14th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development May 1-12, 2006
--05/02/06  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--05/01/06  Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
--05/01/06  Launch of the Iraqi Virtual Science Library
--04/18/06  United States and the People's Republic of China Renew Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--03/24/06  Eighth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
--03/23/06  Sea Turtle Conservation: Year of the Turtle
--03/16/06  Under Secretary Dobriansky to Lead U.S Delegation to World Water Forum in Mexico City
--02/27/06  United States Welcomes the Chemicals Management Declaration and Strategy Issued in Dubai
--02/10/06  United States and Poland Sign Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--02/02/06  World Wetlands Day
--02/01/06  Joint Press Statement on the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum
--01/18/06  United States Pledges $334 Million to Global Fight Against Avian Influenza
--01/13/06  Direct Assistance to Other Countries to Combat Avian Influenza
--01/13/06  U.S. Avian Influenza Team to Turkey
--01/13/06  United States and the Russian Federation Renew Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--01/11/06  The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Implementation, Action, and Results
--01/06/06  Briefing: U.S. Participation in the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate; Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State and Global Affairs; Washington, DC

2005
--11/19/05  United States-China Joint Initiative on Avian Influenza
--10/21/05  Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky, and U.S. Agency for International Development Andrew Natsios on U.S. Government Efforts to Combat Avian Influenza
--10/17/05  Remarks With His Excellency Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology of India; Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Signing of the U.S.-India Science and Technology Agreement; Washington, DC
--10/17/05  United States and India Sign Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
--09/23/05  United States Announces Global Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking
--08/05/05  Joint Press Statement on Devils Lake Flooding and Ecological Protection by the United States and Canada, North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba
--07/27/05  Climate Change
--07/27/05  New Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development, Energy Security, and Climate Change
--05/04/05  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--04/21/05  United States Marks 35th Anniversary of Earth Day
--04/06/05  United States Congratulates World Health Organization on Focus of World Health Day
--04/05/05  Avian Influenza in Asia
--02/18/05  The United States, Central America and the Dominican Republic Sign Environmental Cooperation Agreement Associated with Free Trade Agreement
--02/16/05  U.S. and Six Member Governments of Organization of American States to Sign Environmental Cooperation Agreement and Trade Understanding
--02/16/05  United States and Chile Agree on Work Program for Environmental Cooperation
--02/15/05  United States Commitment to Address Climate Change
--01/31/05  World Wetlands Day
--01/12/05  United States and Cape Verde Sign Joint Declaration Regarding Science and Technology Cooperation

2004
--12/09/04  Department of State Announces Change in Policy Regarding Documentation for Importation of Shrimp to Ensure Sea Turtle Protection
--12/06/04  United States to Participate in United Nations Climate Change Conference
--12/03/04  Assistant Secretary of State John F. Turner to Make Remarks at Release of Global Assessment of Coral Reefs
--11/22/04  Joint Statement of the United States of America and Japan on Global Positioning System Cooperation
--11/08/04  Arctic Council Ministerial Preparations
--10/07/04  CITES Conference Votes to Tightly Regulate International Trade in Ramin
--09/07/04  United States Joins Seed Initiative
--08/19/04  Debt For Nature Agreement to Conserve Panama's Forests
--07/28/04  International Methane to Markets Partnership to Enhance Clean Energy Sources and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
--07/15/04  United States - New Zealand Bilateral Climate Change Partnership Meeting
--06/29/04  United States and Morocco Sign Joint Statement on Environmental Cooperation
--06/22/04  United States and Tunisia Sign Science and Technology Agreement
--06/18/04  U.S. Signs Agreement to Protect RMS Titanic Wreck Site
--06/01/04  U.S.-Canada Cooperation Agreement Signed
--05/20/04  Introduction of the 2004-05 Jefferson Science Fellows
--05/18/04  U.S., Australia Sign Statement on Environmental Cooperation
--05/17/04  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--04/28/04  Media Note: United States and United Kingdom Work Together on Energy Partnerships
--04/26/04  Joint Statement of the United States and Australia Following the Fourth Meeting of the U.S.- Australia Climate Action Partnership
--04/23/04  Debt-for-Nature Agreement for the Republic of Colombia
--04/21/04  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky and Under Secretary of State Alan Larson to Participate in Earth Day Ceremony
--04/19/04  Department of State To Announce International Education Program at Earth Day Event
--04/08/04  2004 Earth Day
--03/27/04  Montreal Protocol Meeting Concludes
--03/17/04  Miami Conference Aims To Unite Efforts To Protect Caribbean Ecosystems
--02/24/04  Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Lead Delegation to Afghanistan February 24-26
--02/03/04  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--01/30/04  World Wetlands Day
--01/30/04  U.S. Government Launches www.sdp.gov: New Website Highlights Partnerships Working to Expand Circle of Development
--01/08/04  U. S. Efforts to Establish a Mutually Beneficial Cooperative Relationship between the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS) and Europe's Planned Galileo Satellite Navigation System

2003
--12/02/03  Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky to Lead U.S. Delegation to Annual Ministerial Conference of U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change
--11/18/03  U.S. Hosts Signing of Revised Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention
--10/22/03  Western Hemisphere Migratory Bird Conference
--08/25/03  Sea Turtle Conservation And Shrimp Imports
--08/14/03  Appointment of Dr. Joseph O'Neill to be Deputy Coordinator of the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator
--07/29/03  U.S. Hosts International Earth Observation Summit
--07/25/03  Launch of the President's Initiative Against Illegal Logging
--07/25/03  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Launch thePresident's Initiative Against Illegal Logging
--06/17/03  Joint Statement of the United States and the Republic of Chile on the Signing of an Environmental Cooperation Agreement
--06/13/03  Joint Statement on the Signing of a Memorandum of Intent between the United States and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters
--06/12/03  Signing of a Memorandum of Intent between the United States and the Republic of Singapore on Cooperation in Environmental Matters
--06/10/03  Secretary of State Colin L. Powell to Address the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
--05/26/03  Bill-Signing Ceremony for the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003
--05/02/03  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--04/25/03  Cambodia's Termination of Forest Monitoring by Global Witness
--04/01/03  U.S.-France "LaBelle" Agreement Signed
--03/25/03  World Tuberculosis Day
--03/20/03  Third World Water Forum
--03/17/03  United States Becomes Party to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol)
--03/06/03  Sea Turtle Conservation and Shrimp Imports
--03/06/03  United States Signs Science and Technology Agreement with Bangladesh
--02/13/03  International Mercury Pollution Proposal Adopted at United Nations Environment Program
--02/07/03  U.S.-India Global Issues Forum Joint Statement
--02/07/03  United States and European Union Joint Meeting on Climate Change Science and Technology Research
--01/17/03  Joint Statement of the U.S.-Russian Inter-Ministerial Climate Change Policy Dialogue
--01/16/03  Joint Statement of the U.S. - China Working Group on Climate Change
--01/09/03  Message from the President to the U.S. Senate

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