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President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia (8/21/08)

President Bush Discusses Situation in Georgia
The White House. August 16, 2008
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America.gov - Crisis in Georgia
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
[View Website]

Related CRS Report
Russia-Georgia Conflict in South Ossetia: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests
CRS Report for Congress. August 13, 2008. RL34618. 17 p.
[View Document]


President's Trip to Asia (8/7/08)

President's Trip to Asia: 2008
The White House, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet: the United States and Asia: Enduring Freedom and Prosperity
President Bush Improved A Strong Alliance With Asian Nations Based On Honesty, Respect, And Shared Values
The White House, August 7, 2008
[View Website]

America.gov - East Asia & the Pacific
Bureau of International Information Programs, Department of State
[View Website]


2008 National Defense Strategy (8/6/08)

2008 National Defense Strategy
U.S. Department of Defense, June 2008
[View Document] (PDF 4.31 MB, 23 p.)

Pentagon Pushes for 'Soft Power,' Interagency Cooperation
American Forces Press Service News Articles
U.S. Department of Defense, August 1, 2008
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New Defense Strategy Focuses on Terrorism, Extremists
Bureau of International Information Programs
U.S. Department of State, August 1, 2008
[View Website]


Hearing on Six-Party Talks (8/4/08)

The North Korean Six-Party Talks and Implementation Activities
Senate Armed Services Committee
July 31, 2008
[View Website]

Witnesses
Christopher R. Hill
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Department of State

William H. Tobey
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
National Nuclear Security Administration
Department of Energy

U.S. Envoy Says North Korea Must Improve Human Rights Conditions
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, August 1, 2008
[View Website]


Negroponte Talks U.S. Policy in Asia (7/30/08)

U.S. Policy in Asia: Meeting Opportunities and Challenges
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
Remarks at the Brookings Institution, July 28, 2008
[View Website]


Hearing "China on the Eve of the Olympics" (7/29/08)

China on the Eve of the Olympics
House Committee on Foreign Affairs. July 23, 2008
[View Website]

Witnesses
Kenneth G. Lieberthal, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

David M. Lampton, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Yang Jianli, Ph.D.
Harvard University


Civilian Response Corps (7/18/08)

Remarks At the Civilian Response Corps Rollout
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Department of State. July 16, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet
The Civilian Response Corps of the United States of America
U.S. Department of State. July 16, 2008
[View Website]


"American View" Summer 2008 (7/18/08)

American View. Summer 2008
The Online Magazine of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Japan
[View Document] (PDF 2.2 MB, 17 p.)

Past editions are available at the websites below.

Japanese
[View Website]

English
[View Website]


U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas (7/17/08)

U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas
James K. Glassman, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Foreign Press Center Briefing
July 15, 2008
[View Website]

Public Diplomacy in the Twenty-First Century: Engaging in the Most Important Ideological Contest of Our Time
James K. Glassman, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Council on Foreign Relations
June 30, 2008
[View Website]

Biography
James K. Glassman
Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


Recent Developments in U.S.-Japan Economic Relations (7/9/08)

Fact Sheet
Recent Developments in U.S.-Japan Economic Relations
U.S. Department of State. July 8, 2008
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Joint Announcement Concerning Megaports Initiative between the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan
U.S. Department of State. July 3, 2008
[View Website]

Release from MOFA
[View Website]

Related CRS Report
U.S.-Japan Economic Relations: Significance, Prospects, and Policy Options
CRS Report for Congress. April 9, 2008. RS32649. 26 p.


G8 Summit 2008 (7/7/08)

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Fukuda of Japan
Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa
Toyako, Japan
July 6, 2008
[View Website]

G8 Summit 2008
The White House
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Statement by the President on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (7/3/08)

Statement by the President on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons
The White House, July 1, 2008
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Peacemaking
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Related CRS Report
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements
CRS Report, April 9, 2008 RL33865 (PDF 66 p.)

To Walk the Earth in Safety: The United States' Commitment to Humanitarian Mine Action and Conventional Weapons Destruction
U.S. Department of State, June 2008
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Hearing on Chinese Military Developments (6/30/08)

China: Recent Security Developments
House Armed Services Committee, June 25, 2008
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The Honorable James J. Shinn
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs
House Armed Services Committee, June 25, 2008
[View Website]

Press Release
Pentagon Officials Testify on Chinese Military Buildup
American Forces Press Service, U.S. Department of Defense
June 25, 2008
[View Website]

U.S.-Chinese Relations Progress Despite Military Modernization
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
June 27, 2008
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President Bush Discusses North Korea (6/27/08)

President Bush Discusses North Korea
The White House. June 26, 2008
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Termination of the Exercise of Authorities Under the Trading with the Enemy Act with Enemy Act with Respect to North Korea
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America
The White House. June 26, 2008
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Executive Order: Continuing Certain Restrictions with Respect to North Korea and North Korean Nationals
The White House. June 26, 2008
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Message to the Congress of the United States
The White House. June 26, 2008
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Memorandum for the Secretary of State
The White House. June 26, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet
North Korea: Presidential Action on State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA)
U.S. Department of State. June 26, 2008
[View Website]

Secretary Rice: Travel to Germany, Japan, South Korea, and China, June 23-30, 2008
Remarks
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


Rice Talks U.S. Policy Toward Asia (6/19/08)

U.S. Policy Toward Asia
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
Address at the Heritage Foundation
Washington, D.C. June 18, 2008
[View Website]

East Asia & the Pacific
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

Related CRS Report

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
CRS Report for Congress. Congressional Research Service. Updated June 1, 2008. 28p.


Hearing on U.S.-Japan Relations (6/13/08)

U.S.-Japan Relations: Partnership and Progress
Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Statement Before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
June 12, 2008
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Related CRS Reports

Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. Updated May 23, 2008 (PDF 332 KB, 26 p.)

Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospects, and U.S. Interests
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. May 9, 2008
[View Document] (PDF 120 KB, 16 p.)


Hearing on the Decline in America's Reputation (6/13/08)

The Decline in America's Reputation: Why?
The first of three reports on America’s International Image (covering Decline, Impact on U.S. National Interests, and Recommendations) by the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
June 11, 2008
[View Website] (PDF 712 KB, 47 p.)

Release and Review of the Subcommittee Report: The Decline in America's Reputation: Why?
Testimonies before the Subcommittee on International Organization, Human Rights and Oversight
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee. June 11, 2008

Esther Brimmer, Ph.D.
Deputy Director and Director of Research for the Center for Transatlantic Relations
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
[View Website]

Scott W. Hibbard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
DePaul University
[View Website]

John Tirman, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist and Executive Director
Center for International Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
[View Website]


"Rethinking the National Interest" by Condoleezza Rice (6/11/08)

Rethinking the National Interest
American Realism for a New World
Condoleezza Rice
From Foreign Affairs, July/August 2008
[View Website]

Campaign 2000: Promoting the National Interest
Condoleezza Rice
From Foreign Affairs, January/February 2000
[View Website]

What the Secretary Has Been Saying, 2005-2008
U.S. Department of State
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Fifth Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (5/29/08)

Statement by the President on the Fifth Anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative
The White House, May 28, 2008
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Remarks by National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley at the Proliferation Security Initiative Fifth Anniversary Senior Level Meeting
The White House, May 28, 2008
[View Website]

Fact Sheet: The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
U.S. Department of State, May 26, 2008
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Proliferation Security Initiative
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


2008 Country Reports on Advancing Freedom and Democracy (5/28/08)

2008 Country Reports on Advancing Freedom and Democracy
U.S. Department of State. May 2008
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Democracy Around the World
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


President Bush Discusses Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity (5/22/08)

President Bush Discusses Cuba, Marks Day of Solidarity
The White House, May 21, 2008
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Fact Sheet: Promoting Democracy in Cuba
The White House, May 21, 2008
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A Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People
Thomas A. Shannon, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Foreign Press Centers, U. S. Department of State, May 20, 2008
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U.S. Embassy Japan Statement on Cuba "Day of Solidarity"
U.S. Embassy Japan, May 20, 2008
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Related Website:
Global Cuba Solidarity Movement
[View Website]


Statement of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (5/21/08)

Statement of Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (PDF 118 KB, 7 p.)
[View Document]

Posture Statement of Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (PDF 118 KB, 19 p.)
[View Website]

Gates Defends Defense Budget Request Before Senate Panel
U.S. Department of Defense, May 20, 2008
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Hearing on U.S.-China Relations (5/16/08)

U.S.-China Relations in the Era of Globalization
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. May 15, 2008
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Witnesses:
Panel 1:
The Honorable John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Panel 2:
Dr. Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Dr. Kurt Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, The Center for a New American Security
Dr. Harry Harding, University Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University

China's Foreign Policy and "Soft Power" in South America, Asia, and Africa
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress. April 2008. (PDF 5.18 MB, 131 p.)
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USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis (5/13/08)

USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis
USAID
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Press Release
USAID Administrator Visits Southeast Asia to Support Relief Efforts in Burma
USAID. May 11, 2008
[View Website]

American Giving
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


Country Reports on Terrorism 2007 (5/1/08)

Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
U.S. Department of State, April 30, 2008
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Release of the Country Reports on Terrorism 2007
Dell L. Dailey, Coordinator of the Office for Counterterrorism; Russ Travers, Deputy Director of the National Counterterrorism Center; Gonzo Gallegos, Director, Office of Press Relations
U.S. Department of State, April 30, 2008
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Terrorism Report Highlights Continuing Global Challenge: Decline in attacks shows result of improved international cooperation
Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, April 30, 2008
[View Website]


Hearing on U.S.-South Korea Strategic Alliance (4/25/08)

A New Beginning for the U.S.-South Korea Strategic Alliance
Statement of Alexander A. Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment April 23, 2008
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Text of Joint Press Availability with Prsident Lee Myung-Bak during visit to Washington D.C.

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Lee Myung-Bak of the Republic of Korea
The White House. April 19, 2008
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North American Leaders’ Summit (4/23/08)

President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with President Calderon of Mexico and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
The White House, April 22, 2008
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Joint Statement by President Bush, President Calderon, Prime Minister Harper
The White House, April 22, 2008
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North American Leaders’ Summit
Policies in Focus, The White House
[View Website]

United States Values Strong Ties with Canada, Mexico: North American leaders meet at Security Prosperity Partnership
Bureau of International Information Program, U.S. Department of State, April 18, 2008
[View Website]

Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues
CRS Report for Congress, January 29, 2008 (PDF 6p.)
[View Document]


Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests (4/15/08)

Disruptive Civil Technologies: Six Technologies with Potential Impacts on US Interests out to 2025 Conference Report
National Intelligence Council. April 2008
[View Website]


President Bush Discusses Iraq (4/11/08)

President Bush Discusses Iraq
The White House. April 10, 2008
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Fact Sheet: The Way Forward in Iraq
President Bush Accepts Recommendations to Assess Decreased Troop Presence on the Ground before Making Additional Reductions to U.S. Forces
The White House. April 10, 2008
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Situation in Iraq and Progress Made by the Government of Iraq in Meeting Benchmarks and Achieving Reconciliation
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. April 8, 2008
[View Website]

Iraq after the Surge: What Next?
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. April 8, 2008
[View Website]

Hearing Witness:
Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, United States Ambassador to Iraq
General David H. Petraeus, USA, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq


Hearing on Ballistic Missile Defense Programs (4/2/08)

Hearing to Receive Testimony on Ballistic Missile Defense Programs in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Future Years Defense Program
U.S. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. April 1, 2008
[View Website]


NATO Summit (4/1/08)

NATO Summit
The White House
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NATO
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

U.S. and NATO: New Responsibilities in a New Era
International Information Program, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

CRS Reports on NATO Summit

The NATO Summit at Bucharest, 2008
CRS Report for Congress, March 24, 2008. RS22847 (PDF 6p.)
[View Document]


U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing (3/21/08)

Hearing on "China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools"
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
March 18, 2008
[View Document]


Hearing: U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services (3/13/08)

Hearing to receive testimony on United States Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2009 and the Future Years Defense Program
U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services
March 11, 2008
[View Document]


Manual for Courts-Martial United States 2008 (3/12/08)

Manual for Courts-Martial United States 2008 (PDF5.5 MB 980 p)
Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy
March 2008
[View Document]

Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S. Code Sec. 801-946)
[View Document]


Report on Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008 (3/4/08)

Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008
Department of Defense, March 2008 (PDF 29.67 MB, 56 p.)
[View Document]

DOD News Briefing with David Sedney
Department of Defense, March 3, 2008
[View Website]

China Military Expansion Could Have Global Implications
Department of Defense, March 3, 2008
[View Website]


Secretary Rice Visits Japan (2/26/08)

Secretary Rice: Travel to South Korea, China, and Japan, February 23-28
U.S. Department of State
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Media Note "Secretary Rice to Travel to South Korea, China, and Japan"
Office of the Spokesman, U.S. Department of State
February 15, 2008
[View Website]


Assistant Secretary Hill Visits Japan (2/22/08)

Assistant Secretary Hill: Travel to Asia
U.S. Department of State
[View Website]

2008 Six-Party Talks
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
[View Website]


Negroponte speaks at the Japan Society (2/12/08)

Remarks at the Japan Society
John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State
Department of State
January 31, 2008
[View Website]

Japanese Translation
U.S. Embassy Japan
January 31, 2008
[View Website]


Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Six Party Talks (2/8/08)

Status of the Six Party Talks for the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
February 6, 2008
[View Website]

North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
CRS Report for Congress
January 14, 2008. 21p.
[View Document]


Annual Threat Assessment Report to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (2/6/08)

Annual Threat Assessment of the Director of National Intelligence for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
J. Michael McConnell, Director of National Intelligence, February 5, 2008
(PDF 252KB, 47p.)
[View Document]


United States Government Budget, FY 2009 (2/5/08)

Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009
Office of Management and Budget, the White House. 2008
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The Budget Message of the President
Office of Management and Budget, the White House. February 4, 2008
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Fact Sheet: The President's FY09 Budget
The White House. February 4, 2008
[View Website]

Budget Documents of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2009
Office of Management and Budget, the White House
[View Website]

Press Briefing by OMB Director Jim Nussle
The White House. February 4, 2008
[View Website]


Advisory Committee's Final Report on Transformational Diplomacy (2/4/08)

Presentation of Final Report of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy
Secretary Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Department of State
January 29, 2008
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A Call to to Action
Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy
U.S. Department of State
January, 2008 (PDF 31p., 664KB)
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Secretary's Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy
U.S. Department of State
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State of the Union Address (1/29/08)

Chamber of the United States House of Representatives
United States Capitol
Washington, D.C. January 28, 2008
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State of the Union 2008
The White House
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2008 State of the Union Policy Initiatives
[View Website]

PDF版 (36 p.) [View Document]

From Time to Time: History of the State of the Union
The White House
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U.S. and Japan Sign Alliance Support Agreement(1/28/08)

Press Release
U.S. and Japan Sign Alliance Support Agreement
January 25, 2008
[View Website]


"American View" Winter 2008 (1/25/08)

American View (PDF 23p.)
[View Document]


New site: america.gov (1/23/08)

America.gov
Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of States
[View Website]

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