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Department of State


Friday, February 25, 2000



501 Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, February 25, 2000
(Canada, Chechnya, Iraq, China, Iran, N. Ireland) (4030)

502 Text: Albright Launches Annual Human Rights Country Reports
(China, Chechnya, Cuba, Burma, Sudan spotlighted) (1700)

503 Text: Koh Highlights Rights Violations in China, Cuba and Chechnya
(Human Rights Reports for 1999 released on 194 countries) (1800)

504 Excerpts: State Department 1999 Human Rights Reports for East Asia
(Faults Burma, China, others on poor human rights record) (8200)

505 Text: USTR Barshefsky Feb. 24 Idaho Speech on China Trade Ties
(China WTO agreement a good deal for U.S. agriculture) (2770)

506 USDA Revises U.S. FY 2000 Farm Exports to $49,500 Million
(Improved outlook based on increased global growth) (470)

507 Transcript: Senators Roth, Grassley on WTO Ruling on Tax Laws
(Series of EU actions seen threatening WTO credibility) (1860)

508 Transcript: Briefing on Clinton Presidential Decision Directive
(U.S. to increase help to U.N. global peacekeeping operations) (5580)

509 Text: UN Commission on the Status of Women To Meet at the UN
(Will prepare for June General Assembly Session on Women) (2160)

510 Koskinen Expects Leap Year to Cause Few Y2K Problems
(Discusses challenges posed by February 29 date) (590)

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