Washington File - January 2006

KEY ITEMS

31 January 2006 - President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 31, 2006.  Fact Sheets            VIDEO (WebCAST)

31 January 2006 - United States Pledges $1.1 Billion More for Afghan Reconstruction

31 January 2006 - United States Supports Iranian Workers' Right to Protest

31 January 2006 - U.S. Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate as Greenspan Era Ends

31 January 2006 - U.S. Landsat Earth-Imaging Satellite Resumes Operations

31 January 2006 - Nature Encourages Diversity in Tropical Forests, Study Shows

30 January 2006 - Conference in London To Focus on Next Stage of Afghan Development

30 January 2006 - Iran Needs To Restore Standing in Global Community, Rice Says

30 January 2006 - Senator Says Dangerous Weapons Spread Poses Economic Dilemma

30 January 2006 - U.S. Official Urges Foreign Investors To Consult Early on Security

30 January 2006 - NASA Mars Rovers Advance Understanding of Red Planet

30 January 2006 - Group Aims To Get Tuberculosis Treatment to 50 Million People

28 January 2006 - Davos Meeting Pushes WTO Talks Toward Progress Across the Board

27 January 2006 - Briefing on London Conference on Afghanistan by Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Washington, DC, January 27, 2006

27 January 2006 - London Conference to Launch New Afghanistan Compact

27 January 2006 - Rice Calls for Security Council to Confront Iran on Nuclear Issue

27 January 2006 - U.S. Finalizing Wild Bird Surveillance Program, Officials Say

27 January 2006 - Energy's Bodman Puts Up Money To Advance Hydrogen Vehicles

26 January 2006 - U.S., Europeans Set To Refer Iran to Security Council, Rice Says

26 January 2006 - United States Not Trying To Shrink U.N., State's Lagon Says

26 January 2006 - Tsunami Recovery Work Brings Together Donor Groups, Governments

26 January 2006 - International Astronomers Find Distant, Icy Earth-Like Planet

26 January 2006 - Bush Supports Russian Plan to Handle Iranian Nuclear Material

26 January 2006 - Bolton Says Iran Security Council Referral Would Alter Dynamic

26 January 2006 - United States Welcomes Resumption of Sri Lankan Peace Talks

24 January 2006 - Bush Pleased U.S. Could Assist Pakistan Earthquake Recovery

23 January 2006 - Rice, Italian Minister Call for Unity on Iranian Nuclear Issue 

23 January 2006 - Bush Says Iraqi Police Receiving Human Rights Training

23 January 2006 - Tamil Tigers Must Stop Violent Attacks, State's Burns Says

23 January 2006 - United States Planning More Free-Trade Negotiations in 2006

23 January 2006 - United States Touts Its First Tropical Wilderness Area

20 January 2006 - Democratic Institutions Key to Stable Iraq, U.S. Officials Say

20 January 2006 - Iran Has Broken Faith with World Community, U.S. Envoy Says

20 January 2006 - United States Still Raising Funds for Pakistan Earthquake Victims

20 January 2006 - United States To Participate in Anti-Money-Laundering Conference

20 January 2006 - United States To Begin Issuing New, Secure Passport Cards in 2006

20 January 2006 - Human Bird Flu Cases Present Puzzling Patterns

20 January 2006 - Equal Protection Essential Component of Rule of Law

19 January 2006 - Rice Reiterates Need To Refer Iran to U.N. Security Council

19 January 2006 - NASA New Horizons Spacecraft on Its Way to Pluto

19 January 2006 - Confirmed Human Deaths from Bird Flu Worldwide Reach 80

18 January 2006 - Rice, EU's Solana Skeptical About Further Nuclear Talks with Iran

18 January 2006 - Renewing America's Welcome, Student Visas Called "Top Priority"

18 January 2006 - Bush Meets with Iraqi Victims of Saddam Hussein

18 January 2006 - U.S., Donor Nations Pledge Almost $2 Billion for Bird Flu

18 January 2006 - New Challenges Call for New Diplomatic Strategies, Rice Says

18 January 2006 - Continuous AIDS Therapy Better than As-Needed Treatment

18 January 2006 - International Team Studies 35-Million-Year-Old Crater

17 January 2006 - State, Homeland Security Summarize Border Security Initiative

17 January 2006 - United States To Use Better Technology for Security, Hospitality

16 January 2006 - Bush Honors Civil Rights Activists on U.S. National Holiday

15 January 2006 - NASA Stardust Mission Capsule Brings Comet Dust to Earth

14 January 2006 - Americans Celebrate Achievements of Martin Luther King Jr.

13 January 2006 - Rice Says Iran Rejected Peaceful Civilian Nuclear Program

13 January 2006 - Nations Convene To Mobilize Pandemic Flu Preparedness

13 January 2006 - United States Supports Broad Ethnic Inclusion in Iraqi Government

13 January 2006 - Earthquakes Killed Nearly 90,000 in 2005, Experts Say

13 January 2006 - Climate Change Partnership Looks to Private Sector for Help

13 January 2006 - U.S. Agency Proposes Rules for Commercial Human Space Flights

12 January 2006 - Rumsfeld Says Unconventional Enemies Seek Powerful Weapons

12 January 2006 - Gains in Afghanistan Result in Climb in World Freedom Index

12 January 2006 - Money Launderers Increasingly Use Prepaid Services, Report Says

12 January 2006 - Pandemic Guidelines Issued for Faith-Based Groups

12 January 2006 - Rice Calls for Security Council to Take Up Iranian Nuclear Issue

12 January 2006 - Polio Eradication in Sight Despite 2005 Setbacks

12 January 2006 - Climate Change Drives Amphibian Extinctions, Scientists Say

12 January 2006 - Bush to Request $52 Million for Asia-Pacific Energy Partnership

11 January 2006 - Report Projects Faster Increase in Use of Biotech Crops

11 January 2006 - Pacific Partnership Aims for Cleaner Energy, Less Pollution

11 January 2006 - Bush Explains U.S. Goals, Methods in War on Terror

11 January 2006 - U.S. Law Enforcement Steps Up Hunt for Human Traffickers

11 January 2006 - Report Projects Increase in Use of Biotech Crops in Next Decade

11 January 2006 - U.S. Delegation Arrives in Australia for Climate Ministerial

11 January 2006 - United States Pressing for Strong, New U.N. Human Rights Council

10 January 2006 - Iran Risking "Escalation" of Nuclear Standoff, White House Says

10 January 2006 - U.S. Highlights Terrorism, Corruption, Fair Elections in Bangladesh

10 January 2006 - U.S. Determined to Fight Trafficking, Bush Says, Signing New Law

10 January 2006 - More Countries Want to Join Key International Economic Group

10 January 2006 - World Travel is Safer with US-VISIT, Security Official Says

10 January 2006 - U.S. Has Improved Environmental Performance, Panel Says

09 January 2006 - U.S. Envoy, U.S. General Praise Iraqi Police Force

09 January 2006 - U.S. Health Agency Urges Families To Plan for Pandemic

09 January 2006 - Bush Sends Eid al-Adha Greetings to World's Muslims

09 January 2006 - 30 Nations To Plan Tsunami Warning System for Caribbean

08 January 2006 - U.S. Trade Representative Reviews Progress on Free Trade Goals

06 January 2006 - Ex-Im Bank Extends Repayment Terms on Renewable Energy Exports

06 January 2006 - Six Asia-Pacific Nations Join in Climate Change Partnership

06 January 2006 - U.S. Eager to Attract More Foreign Students, Rice Says

06 January 2006 - State's Harty Says "Welcome Mat is Out" for Foreign Students

06 January 2006 - NASA Announces Next International Space Station Crew

05 January 2006 - Summit Underlines Importance of Education Across Boundaries

05 January 2006 - U.S. Will Continue to Press for Expansion of Freedom

05 January 2006 - U.S. Condemns Violence in Iraq

05 January 2006 - President Introduces Foreign Language Initiative

05 January 2006 - NATO Troops Help Pakistan Quake Victims Endure Cold Winter

05 January 2006 - Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the State Department Correspondents Association's Inaugural Newsmaker Breakfast, January 5, 2006

05 January 2006 - Meet Benjamin Franklin, America's First International Celebrity

05 January 2006 - Global Warming Can Cause Extreme Climate Change, Scientists Say

05 January 2006 - Guidelines Needed to Help Care for Children During Emergencies

04 January 2006 - Bush To Open International Education Summit at State Department

04 January 2006 - U.S. Encouraged by Efforts for Fairness in Iraqi Elections

04 January 2006 - Bush Says U.S. Forces Will Be Reduced in Iraq, Afghanistan

04 January 2006 - Guide to Higher Education in the United States Now Available

04 January 2006 - Scientists Track Endangered Whales with U.S. Undersea Technology

04 January 2006 - Public Health Expert Explains the Science of Bird Flu

04 January 2006 - U.S.-Funded Pharmaceutical Research Helps Developing Countries

03 January 2006 - United States Committed To Helping Afghan Women Succeed

03 January 2006 - U.S. Concerned about Nepal's Maoists Ending Ceasefire

03 January 2006 - U.S. Co-sponsors U.N. Malaria Resolution for Developing Countries

03 January 2006 - NASA Scientists See Explosion on the Moon

03 January 2006 - Former President Bush Named U.N. Envoy for Pakistan Earthquake

01 January 2006 - Biometric Entry System Installed at Final U.S. Land Border Ports

01 January 2006 - Flu Pandemic Preparations Needed Now, U.S. Health Officials Say