U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File

Washington Hyper File

EPF edition

U.S. Department of State

Tuesday, December 18, 2001

201 Transcript: White House Daily Briefing, December 18, 2001
(President's schedule, education reform agreement, President's meeting with Senate leaders, discussion on stimulus, Enron, John Walker/constitutional rights, education reform agreement/vouchers, Chairman Arafat/leadership, Pakistan/terrorist groups, President's lesions, Vice President's comments on Senator Daschle, Osama bin Laden/continued search, Trade Representative attending bill mark-ups, Argentina, Greece) (6230)

202 Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, December 18, 2001
(Israel/Palestinian Authority, Europe, NATO, department, India/Pakistan, war on terror, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Haiti) (7730)

203 Defense Department Report, December 18: Afghanistan Operations
(Wolfowitz: Hunt for al-Qaida to continue after Afghanistan) (500)

204 Text: Bush Suspends Jerusalem Embassy Act Another Six Months
(Invokes national security interests) (290)

205 Excerpt: Powell Says Two State Vision for Mideast Still Stands
(Reaffirms policy speech November 19 in meeting with Polish FM) (1000)

206 Transcript: Powell Says Arafat Can Reduce Violence
(Powell's December 17 "News Hour" interview) (3620)

207 Transcript: Rumsfeld Urges NATO To Prepare For New Threats
(Threats come from terrorism, cyber-attacks, WMD) (3500)

208 Text: NATO Defense Ministers' Statement on Fighting Terrorism
(NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, December 18, 2001) (1210)

209 Text: NATO Defense Ministerial Final Communique
(Defense capabilities, nuclear forces, U.S.-Russian relations) (1280)

210 Text: NATO Defense Ministers' Statement on the Balkans
(NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels, December 18, 2001) (1920)

211 Transcript: US Returns to Afghanistan Diplomatically, Politically, Economically
(Dobbins reaffirms U.S. commitment to help rebuild Afghanistan) (3360)

212 Text: Major U.S. Grain Shipment Headed to Afghanistan
(115,000 tons of wheat is largest shipment in memory) (560)

213 America's Muslims Celebrate Eid al-Fitr
(U.S. media capture diversity of Eid festivities) (640)

214 Global Slowdown Worse than Previously Thought, IMF Reports
(Rebound now projected in 2003) (610)

215 Text: Structure Proposed for Global Fund to Fight Disease
(Transitional group completes work to create framework) (1350)

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