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December 26
New scale of assessments for U.N. Member States: Transcript of Briefing by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke

December 19
U.S. Contributes 125 million to UNHCR

December 14
The United States of America, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Ukraine sign an amendment to the INF Treaty's Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

December 11
Agreement on Procedures for Phased Elimination of SS-24 ICBMs

December 10
Text of Interview with Ambassador George Moose about the U.N. Compensation Commission for Mise Au Point television program

October 19
Ambassador Nancy Rubin, Explanation of Vote, 5th Special Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights

October 17
Ambassador Nancy Rubin Statement to the 4th Special Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights

October 12
Surgeon General Satcher Says U.S. CommittedTo Strong Global Treaty To Curb Tobacco

October 3
U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke on UN Peacekeeping Assessments

October 2
U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke's Remarks on UN Dues Reform

September 14
Statement by Ambassador Robert T. Grey, Jr., United States Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva

August 31
Ambassador Grey,
Statement to the Conference on Disarmament

August 24
Statement by Richard Boucher on Brahimi Report on U.N. peacekeeping

August 24
Fact sheet on Brahimi Report on U.N. peacekeeping

August 17
U.S. finds report on Iraq Sanctions inaccurate and inflammatory

August 14
U.S. Contributes $42.9 Million More to UNHCR

August 7
Statement by Ambassador George Moose
to the Sub Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
Agenda Item 3, Racism

July 19
U.S will contribute an additional $1 million in emergency humanitarian assistance
for the people of Eritrea

June 26
Remarks by Donna E. Shalala
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, at the World Summit for Social Development

May 18
Joint Press Release by the Co-Chairs of the Minsk Group

May 10
Presidential Order on AIDS Drugs
(Action makes drugs more accessible, affordable)

May 10
Remarks to the U.N. Committee Against Torture
by Harold Hongju Koh
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights & Labor

May 10
Remarks to the U.N. Committee Against Torture
by William Yeomans
Chief of Staff to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

May 10
U.S. Contributes Additional $25 Million to the UNHCR

April 26
U.S. Response to Human Rights Commission Resolution on Chechnya

March30
Robert Seiple Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom And Rabbi David Saperstein Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Opening statements at Discussion with NGOs and the Press

March 23
Press Stakeout with Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright And Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss

February 28
Department of Defense provides Humanitarian Support to South Africa and Mozambique

February 17
Statement by Ambassador Grey: Negotiation of a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) remains U.S. First Priority at the CD

January 31
HIV/AIDS confronting the Epidemic

January 28
President Clinton unveils Millennium initiative on vaccines

January 21
New International Protocol on Child Soldiers: Statement by Ambassador E. Michael Southwick

January 13
Statement by Ambassador E. Michael Southwick
Head of the United States Delegation
Working Group on Child Soldiers

January 12
U.S. sponsorship of China Resolution: Statement released in Geneva by Representative Gilman on

January 11
Agreement on Child Soldiers Protocol is Within Reach

January 11
United States Assistance to Children Affected by War

January 11
United States to Sponsor a China Resolution at next Session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights

 

December 13
Opening Statement by
U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes
WTO Trade Policy Review of Canada

December 12
Issues before the DSB: Statements by Ambassador Hayes

December 8
U.S. Statement on the Accession of Lithuania to the WTO

December 4
Statement by Ambassador Rita Hayes: Trade Policy Review of
Switzerland and Liechtenstein

November 28
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes
to the WTO Dispute Settlement Body

November 17
Statements by Ambassador Rita D. Hayes at the WTO Dispute Settlement Body

November 14
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes on the Trade Policy Review of Japan

October 23
Statements by Ambassador Rita Hayes to the Dispute Settlement Body

October 12
Statement by U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Rita Hayes Concerning the DSB Decision on FSC

October 11
Statement by the U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Rita Hayes on the Trade Policy Review of Bahrain

October 10
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes
Regarding the Accession of Oman to the WTO


August 4
Statement by Ambassador Rita Hayes: United States Measures Treating Export Restraints as Subsidies: Panel Request by Canada

July 18
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita D. Hayes Regarding Croatia's WTO Accession

July 18
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita D. Hayes Regarding Albania's WTO Accession

July 18
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita D. Hayes Regarding Croatia's WTO Accession

July 14
U.S. Proposal for a Framework for GATS negotiations

July 12
WTO Trade Policy Review
of the European Communities
Statement by the United States, Ambassador Rita Hayes
July 12, 2000

July 3
Trade Policy Review of Poland Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes

June 21
Statement by Ambassador Rita Hayes, Trade Policy Review of Norway

May 11
Remarks by Ambassador Hayes to the Global Logistics Council, Seattle, Washington "Direction of the World Trade Organization and Trade Facilitation"

May 2
WTO Trade Policy Review of Bangladesh
Statement by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes

April 14
The World Trade Organization: Next Steps.
Remarks of Rita Derrick hayes, U.S. Ambassador to the WTO.

April 7
Statements by U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes at the WTO Dispute Settlement Body Meeting

March 2
WTO Trade Policy Review of Tanzania.
Statement By U.S. Ambassador Rita Hayes, U.S. Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization

February 24
US Disappointed with WTO FSC Ruling, Vows to Work With EU to Reach Solution

February 24
Statement by Ambassador Hayes On the Appellate Body Ruling on the FSC Dispute

February 24
Statement by Ambassador Hayes regarding European Efforts to Address WTO Mandates on the European Banana Regime