Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2003: Secretary of State ... Public DiplomacyU.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 |
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... cost of our embassies . We have done some very , very smart things with respect to standard- ization of power plants and things of that nature . I think we are being very good stewards of the money that you have given to us , that ...
... cost of our embassies . We have done some very , very smart things with respect to standard- ization of power plants and things of that nature . I think we are being very good stewards of the money that you have given to us , that ...
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... costs , increase quality , and decrease construction time . As I told you last year , one of our goals was to reduce the aver- age cost of building an embassy , and I believe we are well on our way to doing just that . General Williams ...
... costs , increase quality , and decrease construction time . As I told you last year , one of our goals was to reduce the aver- age cost of building an embassy , and I believe we are well on our way to doing just that . General Williams ...
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... cost free . It does not cost any- thing to do new ways , to go about it new ways , and that is what we are trying to do get our ambassadors out on these Arab tele- vision networks and radio stations . We can do a lot in terms of get ...
... cost free . It does not cost any- thing to do new ways , to go about it new ways , and that is what we are trying to do get our ambassadors out on these Arab tele- vision networks and radio stations . We can do a lot in terms of get ...
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... cost of embassies , new embassies , by about 20 percent . One embassy in Beijing that we were building that was of great con- cern , he has been able to really reduce the cost of that embassy considerably . He is trying to do a better ...
... cost of embassies , new embassies , by about 20 percent . One embassy in Beijing that we were building that was of great con- cern , he has been able to really reduce the cost of that embassy considerably . He is trying to do a better ...
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... cost . NED programs in dictatorial countries place special emphasis on the defense of human rights and the provision of access to independent information , activities that are necessary first steps in opening closed societies . For ...
... cost . NED programs in dictatorial countries place special emphasis on the defense of human rights and the provision of access to independent information , activities that are necessary first steps in opening closed societies . For ...
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Page 344 - Taiwan, any performance, communication, assurance, undertaking, or other action, such action shall, in the manner and to the extent directed by the President, be...
Page 14 - Our continuous presence in Arabic and regional media by officials with language and media skills, has been unprecedented. Our international information website on terror is now online in seven languages. Internet search engines show it is the hottest page on the topic. Our 25-page color publication, "The Network of Terrorism", is now available in 30 languages with many different adaptations, including a full insert in the Arabic edition of Newsweek. "Right content, right format, right audience, right...
Page 264 - As long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror; this will be an age of liberty, here and across the world.
Page 103 - Egyptian Letter Bombs, January 2-13, 1997: A series of letter bombs with Alexandria, Egypt, postmarks were discovered at Al-Hayat newspaper bureaus in Washington, New York City, London, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Three similar devices, also postmarked in Egypt, were found at a prison facility in Leavenworth, Kansas. Bomb disposal experts defused all the devices, but one detonated at the Al-Hayat office in London, injuring two security guards and causing minor damage.
Page 400 - MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to enable the Secretary of State to provide...
Page 103 - FARC Kidnapping, March 7, 1997: FARC guerrillas kidnapped a US mining employee and his Colombian colleague who were searching for gold in Colombia. On November 16, the rebels released the two hostages after receiving a $50,000 ransom.
Page 100 - Attack on US Diplomats In Pakistan, March 8, 1995: Two unidentified gunmen killed two US diplomats and wounded a third in Karachi, Pakistan. Tokyo Subway Station Attack, March 20, 1995: Twelve persons were killed, and 5,700 were injured in a Sarin nerve gas attack on a crowded subway station in...
Page 13 - ... organizations - also important as we pursue the war on terrorism to its end. The budget request includes $891.4 million to fund US assessments to 43 international organizations, active membership of which furthers US economic, political, security, social, and cultural interests. Continue to meet our obligations to international peacekeeping activities. The budget request includes $726 million to pay our projected United Nations peacekeeping assessments - all the more important as we seek to avoid...
Page 103 - February 23, 1997: A Palestinian gunman opened fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland, and France before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the gunman claimed this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of Palestine.
Page 107 - Two hijacked airliners crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Soon thereafter, the Pentagon was struck by a third hijacked plane. A fourth hijacked plane, suspected to be bound for a high-profile target In Washington, crashed into a field in southern Pennsylvania.