Press Statement Robert Wood, Acting Deputy Spokesman Washington, DC August 13, 2008
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Travel to France and GeorgiaSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will depart August 13 for travel to Fort de Brégançon and Paris, France and Tbilisi, Georgia. Secretary Rice will stop in Paris to consult with senior French officials on the European Union initiative to broker peace between Russia and Georgia. On August 15, she will continue on to Tbilisi to meet with senior Georgian officials and other concerned parties in an effort to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Secretary Rice will stop in Crawford, Texas to brief President Bush on August 16, returning to Washington, DC on August 17.
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Released on August 13, 2008
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