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| | | Secretary Rice Meets With Pakistani Officials, Discusses Attacks in Mumbai, India
Secretary Rice (Dec. 4): "I found a Pakistani leadership that is very focused and, I think, very committed to--for its own reasons, because Pakistan has been a victim in the war, a victim of these terrorist elements--very committed to acting. And Pakistan is going to investigate the circumstances, investigate what may have happened, to support in any way the effort in the attacks in Mumbai, because the Pakistani Government, I was told and I fully believe, is very committed to this war on terror. It does not in any way want to be associated with terrorist elements, and is indeed fighting to root them out wherever they find them. And therefore, I found these conversations quite satisfactory." Full Text | More from Travel |
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| ![Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood. [State Dept. photo]](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081205020005im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/wood_briefing_hdftr_96.jpg) | | Cooperating to Prevent Terrorist Attacks
Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood (Dec. 4): "[W]hat we’re all trying to do is try to find a way to track down these perpetrators, and then...to try to prevent these types of attacks from happening again. It’s going to take more than just cooperation between India and Pakistan, the United States, India, and Pakistan. It’s going to take the cooperation of...the entire international community because terrorism is a global threat." Full Text | Travel Alert | | |  | | Six-Party Talks
Assistant Secretary Hill (Dec. 4): "[W]hat we need to do is to make sure that the verification protocol is one that clarifies issues, so that there won’t be misunderstandings when we get to the actual verification. So we don’t want a situation where, when we get to verification, there is some misunderstanding on what we agreed to. So, we need some specificity on this protocol." Full Text | Travel to Asia | | |  | | 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The international community recognizes the importance of moving forward collaboratively in addressing climate change. The Bali Action Plan represents an important step in this global effort by recognizing that all countries that contribute to atmospheric emissions must undertake measurable, reportable, and verifiable mitigation actions in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions. More | | |  | | World AIDS Day, 2008
President Bush (Dec. 1): "Today is World AIDS Day, a day we reaffirm our commitment to fight HIV/AIDS at home and abroad. ...[T]o observe World AIDS Day, there is a red ribbon on the North Portico of the White House. The ribbon is a symbol of our resolve to confront HIV/AIDS and to affirm the matchless value of every life." Full Text | PEPFAR.gov | Discussion With Amb. Dybul | Secretary Rice's Statement | |
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Tonga
 Tonga is an archipelago directly south of Western Samoa. Forty-eight of its 171 islands are inhabited. Geologically the Tongan islands are of two types: most have a limestone base formed from uplifted coral formations; others consist of limestone overlaying a volcanic base. More
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