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Meetings with Zimbabwe Finance Minister
(Apr. 24):  Question: Has the visiting Zimbabwean Finance Minister or any of his staff met with officials from the State Department? If so, what topics were discussed?  Full Text

Zimbabwe National Day
(Apr. 18):  I congratulate the people of Zimbabwe on the twenty-ninth anniversary of their country’s independence on April 18. The United States has long stood with the people of Zimbabwe in their times of need and will continue to do so.  Full Text

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Statement by Participants in Zimbabwe Like-Minded Meeting
(Mar. 27): We agreed to maintain and, to the extent possible, increase our current levels of humanitarian assistance based on identified needs. In 2008, we provided over $670 million in total assistance to the people of Zimbabwe. To date this year, we have provided an additional $300 million in assistance. Our assistance is targeted at the most urgent needs of the people and includes assistance for food, health services, water sanitation, HIV/AIDS and cholera.  Full Text

United States Votes Against UN Resolution (Taken Question)
(Feb. 26): Question: Why did the United States vote against a resolution which was adopted recently at the General Assembly of the U.N. on the inadmissibility of the glorification of Nazism and to prohibit the description of Nazi collaborators during World War II as national liberation movements? Full Text

Zimbabwe: Unity Government
(Feb. 3): The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has agreed to join a unity government with Robert Mugabe under the conditions called for in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) January 27 Communiqué. Full Text