Embassy of the United States

Previous Speeches and Remarks (2006)

• Remarks by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, at the Asia Society, Washington, DC, December 19, 2006
• Press conference by Under Sefcretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Ambassador David C. Mulford in New Delhi, December 8, 2006.  (audio) (video)
• Joint press conference of Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, December 7, 2006. (audio)
• Remarks by Jon W. Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Confederation of Indian Industries, India International Center, New Delhi, India December 7, 2006
• Remarks by Jon W. Dudas Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Symposium on "India R&D 2006 - Mind to Market" Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, India, December 6, 2006
• Remarks by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, At the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India, December 5, 2006
• Remarks by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the Confederation of Indian Industries, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India, December 4, 2006
• U.S. Policy in South Asia remarks by R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs to the Asia Society, Washington, DC, November 27, 2006
• Remarks by Ambassador Karan K. Bhatia, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Luncheon, New Delhi, November 28, 2006
• “Expanding the U.S.-India Commercial Relationship” by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, United States Department of Commerce (This signed article appeared in the November 28, 2006 edition of The Economic Times)
• "U.S.-Indo Agricultural Trade and the Doha Round:  Reaping the Benefits of Partnership"  Keynote Address by Mike Johanns, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Delivered at The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), New Delhi, India, November 21, 2006
• Remarks by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade at the U.S.-India Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C., November 20, 2006
• Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the Senate Vote on the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative, November 17, 2006
• Statement by the President on Senate Passage of the United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Bill, November 17, 2006
• Remarks by FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Luncheon, New Delhi, November 13, 2006
• Remarks to the Press by Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher, New Delhi, November 10, 2006   (audio)
• U.S. Official in India to Promote Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights: Remarks by U.S. Intellectual Property Rights Coordinator Chris Israel, November 9, 2006
• Remarks by Geoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)-International Council for Capital Formation (ICCF) Seminar, New Delhi, November 07, 2006
• Statement on International Education Week -- November 13-17, 2006, Secretary Condoleezza Rice, Washington, DC, November 3, 2006
• First Phase of Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Remarks by Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs at American Electric Power, Columbus Ohio, October 31, 2006
• Remarks by Geoffrey Pyatt, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, at the Malabar 2006 Exercises Aboard the U.S.S. Boxer, October 29, 2006
• Remarks by Chargé d'Affaires Geoffrey Pyatt Celebrating the Broadcast of the Baseball World Series, Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, October 26, 2006
• President Sends Eid al-Fitr Greetings, October 23, 2006 
• U.S. Chargé d'affaires Highlights Importance of Technology and Knowledge for Agriculture: Remarks by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, October 19, 2006
• President Bush Sends Diwali Greetings, October 18, 2006 (PDF) (Hindi) (Urdu) 
• Remarks by Mr. Geoffrey Pyatt, Charge d'Affaires, Embassy of the United States, at Iftaar, New Delhi, October 18, 2006  (Urdu)
• Prayer said by Imam Eid at Iftaar Dinner at The White House, October 17, 2006 (Urdu)
• Time to Accelerate U.S.-India High Technology Trade - by Shyam Saran and David A. Sampson (This signed op-ed appeared in the September 18, 2006 edition of The Economic Times)
• Deputy Chief of Mission Geoffrey R Pyatt, New Delhi, webchat with rediff.com readers, September 11, 2006
• President Discusses Global War on Terror, Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., September 5, 2006
• Remarks by Chennai Consul General, Mr. David T. Hopper at the Inauguration of Sanitation Systems for Tsunami Affected Families, Chinnakuppam, September 5, 2006
• Remarks by James L. Connaughton, the White House Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), August 22, 2006  (audio)    Presentation to FICCI  (PDF  3 MB)
• "Making Our Energy Economies Secure -- The Green Way" By Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Chargé d’Affaires (This signed article appeared in the August 19, 2006 issue of The Economic Times) 
• "U.S. Committed to Doha Round" by Geoffrey R. Pyatt, Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Embassy (This signed article appeared in the Tuesday, August 15, 2006 issue of Financial Express)
• Remarks by U. S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), August 7, 2006  (audio)
• U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher interview with Ms. Barkha Dutt, Managing Editor, NDTV 24x7, New Delhi, August 7, 2006

• U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's town hall meeting with students in the American Center New Delhi, August 7, 2006  (audio)   (video)

• Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State For South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher at the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Calcutta, August 4, 2006

• Press Conference by Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher at the American Center, Calcutta, India, August 4, 2006

• Remarks by USAID India Mission Director George Deikun at the Workshop on Transforming Water and Wastewater Services in Urban India:  Lessons from International Best Practices, Peerless Hotel, Kolkata, August 4, 2006

• U.S. Committed to a Successful Doha Round, Strengthened U.S.-India Relationship - Geoffrey Pyatt, Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy, Speaking to members of the American Chamber of Commerce in New Delhi July 25, 2006

• Remarks by President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Singh in Photo Opportunity, July 17, 2006

• Statement by President Bush on Explosions on Commuter Rail Lines in Mumbai, July 12, 2006

• Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Attacks in Kashmir and Mumbai, July 12, 2006

• U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative, Remarks by Secretary Condoleezza Rice at the Inaugural Meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin and the Asian-American Hotel Owners Association , Washington, DC, July 10, 2006  (audio);   (video) 

• US Consul General Congratulates Tamil Nadu on Successful HIV Program - Remarks by David Hopper, U.S. Consul General in Chennai, June 23, 2006

• "Electricity Beyond Borders: A Central Asia Power Sector Forum" -- Remarks by Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher in Istanbul, Turkey, June 13, 2006

• Remarks By George Deikun, USAID/India Mission Director at the ASSOCHAM'S 2^nd Annual Commodities Conference, New Delhi, June 8, 2006

• Remarks to the Press by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace, Roosevelt House, New Delhi, June 5, 2006  (audio)  (video)

• Press Availability with Deputy United States Trade Representative Ambassador Karan Bhatia, New Delhi, May 30, 2006  (audio)

• Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns Interview with NDTV 24x7, London, May 25, 2006  (audio)

• Pacific Fleet Commander Admiral Gary Roughead, Press Availability at the United Service Institution of India (USI) in New Delhi, May 23, 2006. (audio)

• Assistant Secretary Boucher testimony on Nepal, May 18, 2006

• The United States and South Asia: An Expanding Agenda, Richard A. Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs - Statement before the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Washington, DC, May 17, 2006
• Briefing for Indian Media by Donald Camp, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, May 17, 2006, New Delhi, India  (audio 1;  audio 2)

• Address by David Pumphrey, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy, Indo-U.S. Conference, "Building Natural Gas Markets in India," New Delhi, May 17, 2006

• Remarks by George Deikun, Mission Director, USAID India, at the National Media Conclave, "Globalizing Indian Cities:  Partnership for Change," New Delhi, May 17, 2006

• Remarks by Chris Israel, International IPR Enforcement Coordinator, U.S. Department of Commerce, New Delhi, May 15, 2006

• Remarks by Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator, ISRO-NASA MoU Signing Ceremony, Bangalore, India, May 9, 2006  (Press release)  

• Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs - Press Availability in New Delhi, India, May 3, 2006   (audio) (A/S Boucher in Nepal)

• Keynote Address by Robert O. Blake, Jr. U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires at the Conference on "U.S.-India Energy Efficiency Technology Cooperation" Hotel Maurya Sheraton New Delhi, India May 2, 2006  (video)

• Remarks by Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, FICCI Luncheon, May 2, 2006

• Remarks by Robert O. Blake Charge D'Affaires, American Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting May 1, 2006, New Delhi   (audio)

• Remarks By Franklin L. Lavin, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, American Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi, May 1, 2006  (audio)

• On-The-Record Briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Khan, Washington, DC, April 27, 2006

• Remarks by Robert O. Blake, Charge d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy at the Indo-U.S. Seminar & Workshop "IPR Enforcement and its Tangible Benefits" The Grand Hotel, New Delhi April 26, 2006

• Protecting Innovation in India, By Charge d'Affaires Robert O. Blake (This signed article appeared in the April 26, 2006 edition of Financial Express)

• Opening Statement for Hearing by U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Dick Lugar on the U.S.-India Atomic Energy Cooperation , Wednesday, April 26, 2006

• Remarks by USAID Mission Director George Deikun at South Asia Conference on Renewable Energy 2006, April 18, 2006

• U.S. Congressional Delegation Led by Senator Michael B. Enzi Media Interaction, New Delhi, April 13, 2006 (video)

• U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' Remarks to the members of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and American Chamber of Commerce, April 13, 2006  (video)

• Statement on the U.S. Congressional Delegation, Led By House Speaker Dennis Hastert, April 12, 2006

• Nepal: a Message for the King (Statement by Sean Mccormack, Spokesman, U.S. Department of State, April 11, 2006)

• Senator Chuck Hagel Press Interaction, New Delhi, April 10, 2006  (adio)

• "The U.S.-India Friendship: Where We Were and Where We're Going" Remarks by Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard A. Boucher at The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), New Delhi, April 7, 2006    (video ; audio)

• Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, Zee News Interview
• Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, NDTV Interview
• Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, CNN Interview
• Remarks by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley to the National Bureau of Asian Research Strategic Asia Forum, Washington, D.C., April 5, 2006 

• Remarks by Jeffrey D. Jarrett, Assistant Secretary of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, at the signing of the U.S.- India FutureGen Agreement in New Delhi, April 3, 2006.

• Remarks at the Formal Dinner of the 16^th Asia Pacific Military Medicine Conference Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Robert O. Blake Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, March 30, 2006

• Remarks by Deputy Chief of Mission Robert O. Blake at the USAID-GE India Rural Electrification Partnership Project GE-MPPPL (Malavalli Power Plant Private Limited) signing ceremony, New Delhi, March 22, 2006

• USAID South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy "Developing Energy Markets Seminar" - Remarks by Charge d'Affaires Robert Blake, March 21, 2006

• What We've Gained in 3 Years in Iraq, By Donald H. Rumsfeld, March 19, 2006

• Opening Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, the Department of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, March 9, 2006, Washington, D.C.

• Interview on the Charlie Rose Show with R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs and Shabana Azmi, Actress and Social Activist, Washington, DC, March 6, 2006

• Press Briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nick Burns, Maurya Sheraton Hotel and Towers, New Delhi, India, March 2, 2006

• Bush to Promote Open Economies During Visit to India and Pakistan, February 23, 2006

• President Discusses Health Care, Wendy's International, Inc, Dublin, Ohio, February, 15, 2006

• Transcript of Press Conference with Robert Joseph, Under Secretary for State for Arms Control and International Security, Foreign Press Center, Washington, DC, February 6, 2006

• Remarks by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, January 30, 2006, London, United Kingdom

• Joint Press Conference with Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, New Delhi, January 20, 2006  (audio;  video)

• Remarks to the Press by Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns at The American Center, Mumbai, January 18, 2006
• "Where Our Paths Meet" Keynote Address by U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.)at the Luncheon Meeting of The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)and The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), New Delhi, January 16, 2006  (audio)   (video)
• Senator John Kerry Addresses the Media, New Delhi, January 12, 2006 (audio) (video)