Washington File Archive - September, 2004
30 September 2004 - Additional Protections for White Shark Sought by U.S.
30 September 2004 - 2006 U.S. Visa Lottery Opens in November
30 September 2004 - United States Calls for Global Supply Chain Security Framework
30 September 2004 - Debt Relief for Poor Nations a U.S. Priority, Treasury's Snow Says
30 September 2004 - Donors Need to Help Countries Absorb Aid, World Bank Chief Says
30 September 2004 - Treasury Department Hails IMF Assistance to Iraq
30 September 2004 - U.S. Refugee Resettlement Policies Need Reform, Report Finds
30 September 2004 - Powell, China's Li Zhaoxing Discuss North Korea, Taiwan
30 September 2004 - Sudan Under Great Pressure Internally, Internationally
30 September 2004 - U. N. Human Rights Commissioner Calls for International Police in Darfur Camps
30 September 2004 - U.S. Commends Saudi Arabia for Combating Terrorist Financing
29 September 2004 - International Talks on Endangered Species Set to Begin
29 September 2004 - Thailand Reports More Bird Flu; Human Transmission Possible
29 September 2004 - Warsaw to Host Europe's Largest Human Rights Conference
29 September 2004 - U.S., Israeli Archaeologists Find Signs of Ancient Grain Milling
29 September 2004 - Funding Terror Becoming Costlier, Riskier, U.S. Official Says
29 September 2004 - IMF Projects Broad Surge in 2004 Economic Growth Rates
29 September 2004 - Commerce Secretary Confident Chinese Economy Can Avoid Crash
29 September 2004 - U.S. Official Briefs Congress on U.S. Refugee Admissions
29 September 2004 - Powell Calls on Other Countries to Influence Sudan's Government
28 September 2004 - New $50 Bill Enters Into Circulation Worldwide
28 September 2004 - U.S. Cites Progress in Aligning North American Aviation Standards
28 September 2004 - New Procedures Await Visa-Waiver Visitors to United States
28 September 2004 - Homeland Security Prepares for Expansion of US-VISIT
28 September 2004 - USAID Assists Caribbean Nations Affected by Recent Hurricanes
28 September 2004 - Researchers Urge IMF to Stick to Core Mission, Loan Limits
28 September 2004 - World Bank Urges Poor Countries to Improve Investment Climates
28 September 2004 - Ambassador Urges APEC to Fight Corruption, Ensure Transparency
28 September 2004 - International Team Uses DNA to Find Origins of Illegal Ivory
28 September 2004 - Pakistan, United States to Negotiate Bilateral Investment Treaty
28 September 2004 - Good Governance is Key to Strengthening Democracy, Says U.S. Official
28 September 2004 - Human Dignity a Key U.S. Theme at the United Nations
28 September 2004 - Survey Finds Americans Are Still Troubled by Terrorism
27 September 2004 - Pesticides Serious Health Threat to Children in Developing World
27 September 2004 - U.S. Grants $10 million to Support Iraqi Women's Electoral Role
27 September 2004 - U.S. Seeks to "Strengthen and Rebalance" Forces in Korea, Japan
27 September 2004 - President Bush Proclaims September 27 as Family Day, 2004
27 September 2004 - U.S., Chilean Scientists Simulate Mars Exploration with Rover
27 September 2004 - EPA Funds Study of PCB Pollutants in Great Lakes
27 September 2004 - U.S., Europe to Expand Cooperation on Aviation Issues
27 September 2004 - United Nations Appeals for $32 Million to Aid Grenada
27 September 2004 - Bangladesh, United States Sign Income Tax Treaty
27 September 2004 - Former Soviet Weapons Plants Being Converted to Biotech Facilities
26 September 2004 - White House Reviews Action on Global Climate Change
26 September 2004 - Senate Approves $300 Million for Darfur in FY05 Aid Bill
26 September 2004 - Treasury's Snow to Meet with G8, Mideast Ministers on Forum
25 September 2004 - Rumsfeld Calls for Patience, Perspective in Assessing Iraq
24 September 2004 - Pollutant Nitric Oxide Delays Flowering in Plants, Scientists Say
24 September 2004 - Scientists Find Gene's Role in Malarial Drug Resistance
24 September 2004 - International Scientists See Head-On Collision of Galaxies
24 September 2004 - Two U.S. Centers to Study Internet Epidemiology and "Ecology"
24 September 2004 - White House Creates Working Group on Disease-Causing Prions
24 September 2004 - International Cooperation Vital to Earth Observations, Speakers Say
24 September 2004 - Bush Extends Yom Kippur Greetings
24 September 2004 - Indigenous Peoples Among Earth's Poorest, World Bank Head Says
24 September 2004 - U.S. Announces $2 Million in Emergency Assistance for Haiti
24 September 2004 - Annan, Obasanjo Renew Call for International Aid to Darfur
24 September 2004 - Bush Nominates Ryan Crocker as Ambassador to Pakistan
24 September 2004 - Powell Meets with Libyan Foreign Minister
24 September 2004 - Syria Seems Serious About Pulling Out of Lebanon, Powell Says
24 September 2004 - Mideast, G8 Foreign Ministers Establish Forum for the Future
23 September 2004 - Extent, Impact of "Offshoring" U.S. Jobs Unclear, Report Finds
23 September 2004 - State, Defense Departments Join Forces To Stop Human Trafficking
23 September 2004 - Nanowires Can Detect Individual Viruses, Scientists Say
23 September 2004 - U.S. Troops Must Reside Where Needed, Welcomed, Rumsfeld Says
23 September 2004 - Bush, Musharraf Discuss War on Terror, U.S. Aid to Pakistan
22 September 2004 - "Biotech Bugs" Bugs Could Stop Spread of Diseases, Scientists Say
22 September 2004 - Terrorist Financing Increasingly Cash-Based, U.S. Official Says
22 September 2004 - Middle East and G8 Countries Prepare Forum to Pursue Reforms
22 September 2004 - Pakistan Deterring Terrorists from Disrupting Afghan Elections
22 September 2004 - U.S. Releases Enemy Combatant to Return to Saudi Arabia
22 September 2004 - Iraqi, Afghan Elections Will Proceed, Powell Says
22 September 2004 - Road Map Only Way Forward to Mideast Peace, Powell Says
22 September 2004 - U.S. Using Diplomacy on Iranian Nuclear Issue, Powell Says
22 September 2004 - Migrants Contribute to Job Creation, Economic Growth, Says U.S.
21 September 2004 - Bush, Indian Prime Minister Singh Hold First Meeting
21 September 2004 - U.S., Afghanistan Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
21 September 2004 - Remarks by The President in Address to the United Nations General Assembly
21 September 2004 - Powell Extends Condolences to Family of Slain American Hostage
21 September 2004 - Civic Education Seminar for the Americas Includes U.S. Officials
21 September 2004 - United States Orders Avian Flu Vaccine to Prepare for Pandemic
21 September 2004 - Bush Welcomes Ocean Policy Recommendations
21 September 2004 - Excerpt: Ocean Commission Submits Final Report to President, Congress
21 September 2004 - Poverty, Hunger Can Be Eradicated Through Growth, U.S. Says
21 September 2004 - U.S. Central Bank Raises Interest Rates Third Time in 2004
21 September 2004 - Energy Secretary Welcomes Nonproliferation Efforts by Libya
21 September 2004 - Biometric Identification Technology Operational, U.S. Says
21 September 2004 - U.S. Immigration Application Backlog Decreasing, Official Says
21 September 2004 - Senate Committee Approves Porter Goss for CIA Director
21 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: State Department Highlights Positive Developments in Libya
21 September 2004 - Bush Urges U.N. to Support Iraq, Afghanistan, Fight Terrorism
21 September 2004 - Bush Proposes Democracy Fund
20 September 2004 - CDC Funds Studies for Tuberculosis Vaccine Trials
20 September 2004 - International Researchers Improve Fatty Acids from Oilseed Plants
20 September 2004 - EPA Releases Passenger Aircraft Water-Testing Results
20 September 2004 - Researchers Gain New Insight on AIDS-Related Dementia
20 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. AIDS Initiative Provides Treatment to 25,000 HIV-Infected
20 September 2004 - U.S. Plan Expands Treatment for HIV/AIDS
18 September 2004 - Bush Proclaims National Hispanic Heritage Month 2004
20 September 2004 - Energy Secretary Abraham Urges Greater Security for Nuclear Materials
20 September 2004 - Former U.S. Justice Official Discusses Tolerance, Law Enforcement
18 September 2004 - Security Council Supports Increased Monitoring in Darfur
20 September 2004 - Bush Lifts Trade, Transportation Sanctions on Libya
20 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: Envoys from G8, Broader Mideast Discuss Reforms in New York
18 September 2004 - Afghanistan, Iraq Success Will Strengthen U.S. Image, Powell Says
18 September 2004 - Bush To Call for Expanding Prosperity, Freedom in U.N. Address
18 September 2004 - Security Council Asks for Genocide Investigation in Darfur
18 September 2004 - Darfur Urgent Issue for U.S., Danforth Says
18 September 2004 - Security Council Supports Increased Monitoring in Darfur
17 September 2004 - U.S., India Announce Progress in Strategic Trade Talks
17 September 2004 - U.S.-Funded Geophysics Center Targets Scientific Computation
17 September 2004 - Chinese, U.S. Scientists Collaborate on Ice Core Research
17 September 2004 - Japanese, U.S. Scientists Use Blue-Green Algae to Study Aging
17 September 2004 - Increased Screening for Explosives Begins at U.S Airports
17 September 2004 - New American Indian Museum an Ongoing Tribute to Native Cultures
17 September 2004 - U.S. Supports Fostering Democratic Change as Core OSCE Mission
17 September 2004 - OSCE Critical to Overcoming "Democracy Deficit" in Region
17 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Leads Efforts to Control High-Risk Radioactive Sources, Materials
17 September 2004 - Ashcroft Announces Terrorism Indictments
16 September 2004 - U.S. Releases Annual Narcotics Certification Report
16 September 2004 - Scientists Halfway to Completing Details of Draft Human Genome
16 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: Ban on Human Cloning a U.S. Goal at United Nations
16 September 2004 - NASA Develops Tool for Preventing Airline Accidents
16 September 2004 - International Project Uses Carbon Dioxide to Produce Oil
16 September 2004 - Bill Would Authorize U.S. Challenges to Foreign Consumer Scams
16 September 2004 - Russian, Belarusian Observation Missions in U.S. Under Open Skies
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Plans to Promote Democracy Caucus at the United Nations
15 September 2004 - Religious Freedom Report Adds Vietnam to Severe Violators List
16 September 2004 - Senate Appropriators Approve $175 Million for Aid to Darfur
16 September 2004 - U.S. Pressing U.N. Security Council for Vote on Darfur
16 September 2004 - Religious Freedom Report Marks Problems in Four Places in Mideast
15 September 2004 - U.S. Releases 2004 International Religious Freedom Report
15 September 2004 - Religious Freedom Report Affirms U.S. Support for Human Rights
15 September 2004 - World-Record-Length Carbon Nanotube Grown at U.S. Laboratory
15 September 2004 - Scientists Develop New Non-Invasive Medical Imaging Technique
15 September 2004 - U.S. To Rejoin International Coffee Group After 11-Year Absence
15 September 2004 - "Hi" Youth Magazine Not Just For Arabic Speakers
15 September 2004 - Scientists Say U.S.-Funded Sensor Can Help Control Car Emissions
15 September 2004 - U.S. Funding Work in Environmental Change and Emerging Diseases
15 September 2004 - World Financial Markets Strongest in Years, IMF Says
15 September 2004 - Senate Panel Rejects Stepped-Up Country-of-Origin Food Labeling Date
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: Advancing Economic Freedom a U.S. Priority at U.N.
15 September 2004 - Byliner: Terrorist Finance Fight Promising, Treasury Official Says
15 September 2004 - Byliner: In Bankers' View, Intelligence Sharing Needed on Terrorists
15 September 2004 - Byliner: U.S. Aid Bolsters Terrorist Finance Fight, Official Says
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Largest Financial Contributor to United Nations
15 September 2004 - Byliner: Frustrating Terrorist Finance Requires Training, Official Says
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Reiterates Commitment to Ending Hunger, Poverty
15 September 2004 - U.S. Helps Finance Dniestr River Environmental Project
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Plans Effort at U.N. to End Child Sex Trafficking
15 September 2004 - Transcript: U.S. Confident in Six-Party Framework with N. Korea, Powell Says
15 September 2004 - Transcript: Report Shows U.S. Concern For Religious Freedom, Official Says
15 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Explains Vision, Priorities for the United Nations
15 September 2004 - Religious Freedom Report 2004 Finds Little Change in South Asia
14 September 2004 - U.S. Welcomes that Dalai Lama's Envoy, Chinese Officials to Meet
14 September 2004 - U.S. Partnering to Fight Malaria, Tuberculosis in Africa
14 September 2004 - Streamside Forests Protect Fresh Water, Scientists Say
14 September 2004 - Deep Earth May Use Pressure, not Fossils to Create Hydrocarbons
14 September 2004 - Minikes Urges Use of Media to Promote Tolerance Among Youth
14 September 2004 - Conference Calls for Dialogue, Respect to Combat Racism
14 September 2004 - OSCE "Brussels Declaration" Condemns All Forms of Racism
14 September 2004 - Jackson Closes Tolerance Conference with 13 U.S. Recommendations
14 September 2004 - State's Ponticelli Says Cooperation Is Key To Empowering Women
14 September 2004 - Woodson Urges Governments to Help Disadvantaged Help Themselves
14 September 2004 - U.S. to Target Ships from Countries with Uncertain Security
14 September 2004 - U.S., IAEA Program Promotes Nuclear Plant Safety
14 September 2004 - U.S. Confident in Six-Party Framework with N. Korea, Powell Says
14 September 2004 - CIA Nominee Pledges Objective, Precise Intelligence
14 September 2004 - Genocide "Embedded" in Sudan's War Strategy, Garang Says
14 September 2004 - U.S. Has Five Priorities for U.N. General Assembly
14 September 2004 - Bush Sends Rosh Hashanah Holiday Greetings
14 September 2004 - Powell Discusses Putin's Political Actions, N. Korea, Iran, Iraq
13 September 2004 - White House Progress Report on Terrorism Since 9-11 Attacks
13 September 2004 - Missing Genes Explain Plague's Lethal Effects, Scientists Say
13 September 2004 - Solar Wind Materials Survived Genesis Crash, Science Team Says
13 September 2004 - U.S. Promotes Strategy for Container Security, Trade Facilitation
13 September 2004 - Powell Says Strong National Intelligence Director "Essential"
13 September 2004 - State's Bolton Says U.S. Favors Treaty to Ban Fissile Materials
13 September 2004 - U.S. Asks Syria for "Concrete Actions" Towards Regional Peace
13 September 2004 - Powell Says Iran Apparently Moving Forward with Nuclear Program
12 September 2004 - International Cooperation Needed to Help Sudan, Officials Say
12 September 2004 - Climate Change Meeting Will Open in Melbourne September 13
12 September 2004 - Powell Says Iran Nuclear Issue May Be Headed for U.N. Soon
11 September 2004 - President Bush, in Radio Address, Promises Victory Against Terror
11 September 2004 - Homeland Security's Ridge Pledges Resolve at Sept. 11 Memorial Service
10 September 2004 - U.S. Report Supports Unrestricted Access to Pathogen Genomes
10 September 2004 - Energy Department, OPIC Join Forces to Promote Clean Energy
10 September 2004 - NASA Scientists Measure Size, Strange Contents of Neutron Star
10 September 2004 - Gravity Field Measurements Can Track Climate Change, Scientists Say
10 September 2004 - Four Nations Move Against Trafficking in Response to U.S. Report
10 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: United States Works to Aid Women in Asia-Pacific Region
10 September 2004 - Cassini Discovers Ring, Possibly Two Objects at Saturn
10 September 2004 - Bush Proclaims Three National Days of Prayer and Remembrance
10 September 2004 - U.S. Advances Maritime Security, Aims to Do More, Officials Say
10 September 2004 - Bolton on an All-Out War on Proliferation
10 September 2004 - Transportation Agency Tests Screening Passengers for Explosives
10 September 2004 - U.S. Gaining Ground in Transportation Security
10 September 2004 - U.S. Continues Efforts to Reduce Aviation Security Vulnerabilities
10 September 2004 - U.S. Seeks Global Support to Enhance Transportation Security
10 September 2004 - U.S. Presents New Resolution on Darfur to U.N. Security Council
09 September 2004 - Bush, Congress Respond to 9/11 Commission Report Recommendations
10 September 2004 - Terrorism Aimed at All Civilization, Powell Says
10 September 2004 - Rumsfeld: Terrorists Should Not Underestimate Power of Freedom
10 September 2004 - United States, G8 Partners Work on Common Iran Strategy in Geneva
10 September 2004 - No New U.S. Action Dictated by Finding of Genocide in Darfur
10 September 2004 - No Religious, Political Justification for Terrorism, Powell Says
10 September 2004 - State's Armitage Highlights Progress in Afghanistan and Iraq
09 September 2004 - Greenhouse Hydroponics Could Boost World's Fresh Water
09 September 2004 - Rebuilding for the Future While Remembering the Fallen
09 September 2004 - Genocide Being Committed in Darfur, Powell Says
09 September 2004 - Air Pollution Diminishes Children's Lung Function, Study Finds
09 September 2004 - Live Fishing Bait May Spread Virus that Kills Amphibians
09 September 2004 - USTDA Sponsors Seminars on Airspace Technology in the Americas
09 September 2004 - New York Firefighters Remember September 11, 2001
09 September 2004 - Film Star Joins Congressmen in Terming Darfur Crisis "Genocide"
09 September 2004 - U.S. Places High Importance on OSCE Conference on Tolerance
09 September 2004 - U.S. Condemns Bombing of Australian Embassy in Indonesia
09 September 2004 - Powell Reports Sudan Responsible for Genocide in Darfur
09 September 2004 - Bush, Congress Respond to 9/11 Commission Report Recommendations
09 September 2004 - Former Defense Secretary: U.S. Military Policy Did Not Promote Abuse
09 September 2004 - Excerpt: Army General Says Law Violated at Iraqi Prison
09 September 2004 - U.S. Names Two Branches of Saudi Foundation as Terror Supporters
08 September 2004 - Elections Take Center Stage in Afghanistan Outreach Initiative
08 September 2004 - United States Grants Thousands of Iraqi Products Duty-Free Status
08 September 2004 - Scientists Find Direct Link Between Global Warming, Wildlife Evolution
08 September 2004 - NASA Genesis Capsule Crashes on the Utah Desert Floor
08 September 2004 - United States Commits to 2005 World Exposition in Japan
08 September 2004 - United States Presents Draft Plan for Earth Observation System
08 September 2004 - World Bank Finds Performance Targets Encourage Economic Reforms
08 September 2004 - Lawmakers Propose Bills to Revamp Intelligence Agencies
08 September 2004 - Guantanamo Review Panel Finds One Detainee Not a Combatant
08 September 2004 - Pact Allows Prescreening of U.S.-Bound Passengers in Warsaw
08 September 2004 - Americans Express Condolences at Russian Embassy in Washington
08 September 2004 - Powell Again Condemns Terrorism in Russia, Cites U.S. Support
08 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: Bush Seeks Intelligence Reform Legislation
07 September 2004 - Michigan Group Offers Social Services to Arab Americans Across U.S.
07 September 2004 - Iraq Achieves Stable Currency, Sound Fiscal Policy with U.S. Help
07 September 2004 - Powell Introduces Leader of U.S. Delegation to Racism Conference
07 September 2004 - Ancient North Pole had Subtropical Climate, Scientists Say
07 September 2004 - International Team Probes Deer Tick Genome for Clues to Disease
07 September 2004 - Cold War Technology Helps Geoscientists Study Earthquakes
07 September 2004 - U.S. Joins International Public-Private Development Partnership
07 September 2004 - APEC Finance Ministers Support Flexible Currency Regimes
07 September 2004 - Rumsfeld says Civilized Nations Must Keep on Offensive
07 September 2004 - U.S. Air Force Sends Humanitarian Aid to Beslan, Russia
07 September 2004 - America's Prayers Are with Russian Families, Bush Says
02 September 2004 - Powell Notes Positive Developments in Iraq in Past Year
02 September 2004 - U.S. Condemns Slaying of Nepalese Workers in Iraq
02 September 2004 - Arab-Americans Claim Their Place at Republican Convention
02 September 2004 - World Must Intensify Push to Find an HIV Vaccine
02 September 2004 - Global Health Campaign for Fruits, Vegetables Gaining Momentum
02 September 2004 - Antioxidant Protects Metal-Eating Plants, Scientists Say
02 September 2004 - Thyroid Cancer Risk Rises With Radiation Dose, Study Finds
02 September 2004 - Excerpt: U.S. Reiterates Absolute Condemnation of Hostage-Taking in Russia (No Excuse for Hostage-Taking in Russia, Says State's Boucher )
02 September 2004 - Fact Sheet: U.S. Recaps Commitment to Women in Europe, Eurasia
02 September 2004 - U.S. Wants Security Council to Address Iran's Nuclear Activities
01 September 2004 - U.S. Field Labs Help India, Other Countries Use Technology to Solve Local Problems
01 September 2004 - NASA Satellites Detect Plankton "Glow" in Gulf of Mexico
01 September 2004 - HIV Vaccine Trials Must Include Women, Teens, Experts Say
01 September 2004 - U.S. Field Labs Employ Technology to Address Global Needs
01 September 2004 - U.S., Ecuador Team Up to Capture Fugitive Child Molester
01 September 2004 - U.S. Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Russia
01 September 2004 - OSCE Chairman Deplores Hostage-Taking in Russia
01 September 2004 - White House Condemns Israeli Bus Bombings
