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Secretary Rice (Jan. 12): "When PEPFAR was announced, the President set out aggressive goals of supporting treatment for 2 million people, preventing 7 million new infections, and care for 10 million people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphans and vulnerable children. It is estimated that in 2003, only 50,000 people living with HIV in all of Sub-Saharan Africa were receiving antiretroviral treatment. Ahead of schedule, the United States has fulfilled its commitment to support treatment for 2 million people. As of September 30, 2008, PEPFAR supported life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 2.1 million men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS around the world." Full Text | Report |
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|  | | Coordinating the Counterinsurgency Process
Secretary Rice (Jan. 13): "This counterinsurgency doctrine and this manual really is a compilation of the experiences that we have had in learning how to fight together, how to work together, and ultimately how to deliver for people defense, democracy, and development." Full Text
| | |  | | Continuing With Six-Party Process
Spokesman McCormack (Jan. 13): "Certainly...we want the Six-Party process to move forward. It’s very clear what North Korea’s obligations and responsibilities are under that process, getting to the point where...North Korea has a more normal relationship with the rest of the world, including the United States. In order to really get to that point, North Korea is going to have move through the Six-Party process, and there’s going to have be a denuclearized Korean Peninsula." Full Text | | |  | | The Humanitarian Situation in Gaza
USAID Mission Director Sumka (Jan. 9): "With the World Food Program, we have delivered since the hostilities began about 1.6 metric tons of food that was funded by USAID...and we’ve gotten much of that food out to the people." Full Text l Secretary Rice's Remarks on Security Council Cease-fire Resolution
| | |  | | U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership
Secretary Rice (Jan. 9): "The U.S. supports and will always support Georgia’s sovereignty and its territorial integrity, as well as its Euro-Atlantic aspirations and its integration into the institutions of the Euro-Atlantic. The pace of Georgia’s integration with NATO should depend on the desires of Georgians themselves and on Georgia’s ability to meet NATO standards." Full Text | U.S.-Georgia Charter
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With a GDP of about $2 trillion, France is the sixth-largest economy. It has substantial agricultural resources, a large industrial base, and a highly skilled work force. Principal French exports to the United States are aircraft and engines, beverages, electrical equipment, chemicals, cosmetics, and luxury products. France is the eighth-largest trading partner of the United States. More... |
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