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Map Statement 06/19/00: U.S. Children Abducted to Lebanon Are Reunited With Their Mother 06/18/00: President, United Nations Security Council, Statement on Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon, New York 05/24/00: Secretary Albright, Press availability following the North Atlantic Council Ministerial, Florence, Italy (Lebanon) 05/22/00: Secretary Albright, Statement on Lebanon, Washington, DC 05/05/00: Richard Boucher, Excerpt from Daily Press Briefing (Escalation of Violence/Unilateral Israeli Withdrawal From Lebanon/Peace Process/Eilat Talks/Palestinian Talks/Albright-Shara Discussion) 03/05/00: Israel: Withdrawing its Forces From South Lebanon 02/10/00: Meeting of the Israel Lebanon Monitoring Group 02/04/00: On Behalf of the Chairman of the Lebanon-Israel Monitoring Group 01/05/00: On Behalf of the Chairman of the Israel-Lebanon Monitoring Group Fact Sheets Peacekeeping in the Middle East (08/23/00) Peacekeeping in Lebanon (04/17/00) Publications Building Peace and Security Around the World* (02/00) *pdf format Background Notes Country Reports on Human Rights Practices International Religious Freedom Related Sites The Middle East Peace Process Travel Tips: Security Information Bureau of Consular Affairs (Travel Warnings, U.S. Passport Information) U.S. Embassy in Beirut Foreign Consular Offices in the United States Embassy of Lebanon in Washington, DC NEA Country Information | Near Eastern Affairs | Department of State | Secretary of State