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Secretary Rice (Aug. 13): "...we're just delighted that somebody of Cal Ripken's stature is going to be someone who will go out and represent America so well and represent what we consider to be American values, but also universal values; that hard work and stick-to-it-ness and the willingness to really put it all on the line every day is something that kids need to learn. And they need to know that there are great Americans who have done that, but that's something they can do wherever they are." Full Text
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Ambassador Schweich (Aug. 9): "...The strategy we've developed is designed to do two things: one, consolidate the gains in the north, increase the reach of the poppy-free geographic area in Afghanistan, ...and then sort of tighten the noose around the southern provinces where we're seeing an increase and try to see a quick reduction or turnaround in those areas that will lead to sustainable reductions in those provinces as well." Full Text | Report
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Department Spokesman Sean McCormack (Aug. 14): "Nick is going to be traveling, ...15th through the 17th he's going to travel to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. He's going to be talking to the Israelis about the proposed $30 billion agreement that we have, talk about the terms of that. ...discuss some other strategic issues in the bilateral relationship as well as to talk about issues in the neighborhood." Full Text
| | ![Secretary Rice, right, prepares to shakes hands with Chile\'s Foreign Relations Minister Alejandro Foxley Rioseco, left, during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC August 8, 2007. [© AP Images]](/web/20070815045420im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2007_0810_rice2_962.jpg) | | U.S.-Chile Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program
Secretary Rice (Aug. 8): "Education is the single greatest force for equality and social justice in the world. So last year, when my friend, Foreign Minister Foxley, proposed an idea for a new education partnership between our countries, I was really eager to listen. The idea was simple: give some talented and deserving Chilean students who lack English language skills the opportunity to study in U.S. universities." Full Text
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The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon) is an island in the Indian Ocean about 18 miles off the southeastern coast of India with a population of about 19 million. Density is highest in the southwest where Colombo, the country's main port and industrial center, is located. More...
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