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Archive 2003

» International Religious Freedom
The Office of International Religious Freedom has the mission of promoting religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy. The Office Director and staff monitor religious persecution and discrimination worldwide, recommend and implement policies in respective regions or countries, and develop programs to promote religious freedom. The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2003, was released on December 18, 2003.

» Joint Statement
The First Meeting of the Partnership Commission under the auspices of the Charter of Partnership among Albania, Croatia, Macedonia and the United States. November 14, 2003.

» William H. Lash, III, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance.
Speech at the monthly leadership luncheon organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Republic of Macedonia, October 29, 2003.

» Ambassador Butler
Interview with Lobi (Albanian weekly newspaper), October 03, 2003.

» Third Annual Trafficking in Persons Report -June 2003
Trafficking in persons is one of the greatest human rights challenges of our time. It is, as the International Labor Organization (ILO) points out, the "underside of globalization."
--The Trafficking in Persons: Report on the Republic of Macedonia - Country fully complies with the minimum standards... [more].

» Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for Academic Year 2003 - 2004

» Jazz Ambassadors
"BOB ALBANESE AND CAFÊ SIMPATICO" concert in Macedonia, June 28 & 30, 2003.
--- Performance in [Bitola, June 28, 2003] & [Skopje, June 30, 2003]. 

» "Made in Macedonia," Design Competition
Aid to Artisans Steering Committee Chairperson Linda Butler and US Ambassador Lawrence Butler congratulated the winners, May 29, 2003. 

» Paul Wolfowitz
Transcript from the press availability during the visit of Deputy Secretary of Defense to Skopje, May 17, 2003.

» US-Adriatic Charter Signing Ceremony
Remarks by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Macedonian Foreign Minister Ilinka Mitreva, Albanian Foreign Minister Ilir Meta and Croation Foreign Minister Tonino Picula, May 02, 2003

» Butler's Interview with MTV3, April 11, 2003.

» U.S. Releases 2002 Human Rights Country Reports
- 2002 Human Rights Report on the Republic of Macedonia,
April 01, 2003.

» Human Rights Abuses in Iraq
The U.S. Department of State report, March 31, 2003.

» The Future of NATO
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, March 27, 2003.

» "Our Coalition," by Condoleezza Rice
This column by the National Security Adviser to President Bush was published in The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2003.

» Ambassador Butler
addresses members of the Institute for Democracy, Solidarity and Civil Society and their guests, March 20, 2003.

» Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation
The Office of Public Affairs invites you to submit proposals, March 10, 2003.

» IRAQ Failing to Disarm
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell detailed for the Security Council accumulated evidence of Iraq's unwillingness to cooperate with the U.N. disarmament process, using U.S. intelligence on Baghdad's weapons of mass destruction programs and its links to terrorism... full story | Adobe Acrobat Version

» Butler's Press Conference, January 29, 2003.

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