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VOTING INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS:
» Important Voting Information!
» Courier Service Delivery of Absentee Ballots.
» Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot Available On-Line.
» Last-Minute Information on Voting.

» Fulbright Fellowship Program for Academic year 2005 - 2006.

» Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for Academic year 2005 - 2006.

» IWMF Fellowship Program for International Women Journalists
The IWMF Fellowship program offers women journalists from around the world the opportunity to receive on-the-job training with top media companies in the United States. The four-month fellowship is available to women journalists living and working outside of the United States. U.S. and international journalists working in the United States are not eligible.

» United States Grateful for Macedonian Support in War on Terrorism
Marc Grossman, the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, thanked the people and government of Macedonia for their support in the war on terrorism, noting that Macedonian forces operate alongside American forces in Afghanistan and in Iraq. ...[more].

» Press Conference
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at the Press Conference with Macedonian Minister of Defense Vlado Buckovski, October 11, 2004.

» The New Color of Money (Press Pelease)
Safer, Smarter, More Secure $50 Note Began Circulating September 28, 2004. Department Of The Treasury And Federal Reserve System Issued a Date For Series 2004 $50 Note...[more].

» Interview with U.S. Ambassador Lawrence Butler
(Choice between delay or moving towards EU and NATO), September 27, 2004
"What are the implications of voting 'yes' or voting 'no'? The implications for me are pretty clear. If you vote 'yes,' the Republic of Macedonia faces uncertainties and delay. If they reject the referendum and choose to go on the municipal organization package that we look at and are confident with, we know where that goes. There are some uncertainties there too, but it is very directed towards NATO and the European Union without delay. And that's the important thing, said Ambassador Butler.
Download...[full text].

• Religious Freedom "Moral Foundation of All Just Political Orders," Powell Says
The release of the U.S. Department of State's sixth annual International Religious Freedom report "signifies America's support for all who yearn to follow their conscience without persecution," said U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell...[more].

» Religious Freedom Report 2004, Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, September 15, 2004... Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version.
- 2004 Religious Freedom Report on the Republic of Macedona...!
(Download: full text) 

» The United States Brings Jazz Quartet
"Roseanna Vitro And Her Trio" to Macedonia [September 4 - 7, 2004].

Jazz Quartet "Roseanna Vitro and Her Trio"

» Jazz Ambassadors Program Presentation
 --- Bitola, Saturday, September 4, Porta Jazz, Shirok Sokak at 21:00 Open to the public.
--- Tetovo, Sunday, September 5, South East European University, Multipurpose Hall at 21:00 First come, first serve free tickets available at NGO "LOJA," Marshal Tito 25/3, Tetovo.
--- Skopje, Tuesday, September 7, Summer Club Colosseum, City Park at 20:00 First come, first serve free tickets available at CD Shops: Jugoton, Cuv de Cuv, Record Records Bookstores: "Ili- Ili," Ilindenska 38 and Matica, Kliment Ohridski 23 On September 7 at 11:00, at the Academy of Music in Skopje, Roseanna Vitro and Her Trio will facilitate a workshop on the theme, "Improvisation in Jazz." The workshop will be held in the Concert Hall at the Academy. This event is organized in cooperation with the Institute for Research and Archiving of Music (IRAM).

» Stand-By Arrangement
IMF Executive Board Completes Final Review Under Stand-By Arrangement with the Republic of Macedonia and Approves US$11.7 Million Disbursement, August 3, 2004.

» The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks... Complete 9/11 Commission Report.

» Press Statement
Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs D. Kathleen Stevens, July 21, 2004.

» Press Statement
State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher on Macedonian Territorial Organisation Agreement, Washington, DC, July 15, 2004.

» 2004 Trafficking in Persons Report
Secretary Powell (June 14): "...we call upon all states to work together to close down trafficking routes, prosecute and convict traffickers, and protect and reintegrate victims back into society." [Also: Director Miller's remarks] [report].
-- Report on the Republic of Macedonia - Country fully complies with the minimum standards...[more].

» Earth Day 2004
On April 22, earth day, the United States, too, marks its deep commitment to preserve the bounty and beauty of the Earth for future generations everywhere. (Download: full text). 

» Statement Of The President Of The United States
On the Death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski
The White House - Office of the Press Secretary, February 27, 2004.

» Statements of U.S. Officials
On the Death of Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski...[more].

» Conservation Activities at the Church of Sveti Spas
Historic Macedonian Church Preservation Project Completed With Support from U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation...[more].
--- From the President: Diplomatic Archaeology
[A little-known U.S. program supports cultural heritage abroad - The president of the Archaeological Institute of America wrote a column in (January/February 2005) issue of on Archaeology on the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation].

» Human Rights Report
Country Report on Human Rights Practices - 2003
Released by the U.S. Department of State, February 25, 2004
- 2003 Human Rights Report on the Republic of Macedonia...[more].

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