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November 7, 2007 - Remarks With South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-Soon After Their Meeting

SECRETARY RICE: Good evening. I would like very much to welcome my colleague, Song Min-Soon. It's good to have you here for what has been -- what is now several meetings that we have had together since he became the Foreign Minister. And we've had a wide-ranging discussion of the very good relationship -- the United States and South Korea enjoy a relationship that is based, first of all, on values, a relationship that is based on numerous strategic interests. more

June 12, 2007 - Public Awareness of Human Trafficking Increasing, Rice Says

New Trafficking in Persons Report gives Georgia special praise
Washington -- U.S. efforts to raise awareness of trafficking in persons are paying off, and now millions more people know about the global problem, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. more

June 2, 2007 - U.S. Commitment to Asia Unwavering, Defense Secretary Says

Gates outlines U.S. strategy to strengthen relations in region
Washington –The United States remains deeply committed to a strong, vibrant partnership with Asia across the full spectrum of economic, political and security dimensions, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in a broad-ranging policy address in Singapore June 2. more

May 31, 2007 - U.S. Security Initiative Draws More Participants

Malta is most recent signatory to ship-boarding pact with United States
Washington – More than 80 nations on six continents have committed to halting the spread of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery systems and related parts under a program launched by President Bush four years ago in Poland. more

February 23, 2007 - U.S., South Korea To Transfer Wartime Force Command in 2012

Defense ministers say operational control transition to begin in July 2007
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Jang Soo issued a joint statement summarizing their visit today in Washington, D.C.

Following is the joint statement. more

Archive

  1. Backgrounder - United States Goverment Statement on Events in Kwangju, Republic of Korea, in May 1980
  2. Remarks With South Korean Minister
  3. June 12, 2007 - Public Awareness of Human Trafficking Increasing, Rice Says
  4. June 2, 2007 - U.S. Commitment to Asia Unwavering, Defense Secretary Says
  5. May 31, 2007 - U.S. Security Initiative Draws More Participants
  6. February 23, 2007 - U.S., South Korea To Transfer Wartime Force Command in 2012
  7. December 12, 2006 - Remarks of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
  8. November 21, 2006 - Remarks at Beijing International Airport
  9. November 21, 2006 - Talks with North Korea to Resume in Decem.S. Official Saysber, U
  10. 13 Oct 2006 - CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
  11. 02 October 06 - U.S. Hails Preliminary Vote for New U.N. Secretary-General
  12. 14 Sep 06 - Bush, South Korea's Roh Call for Resumption of Six-Party Talks
  13. 14 Sep 06 - REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BUSH AND PRESIDENT ROH OF REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
  14. 13 Sept 06 - United States, South Korea Will Review, Reaffirm Alliance
  15. 16 August 06 - President Bush To Meet With South Korea's President
  16. 16 August 06 - The Proposed South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
  17. 16 August 06 - FTA: United States and Republic of Korea
  18. 16 August 06 - FTA: United States and Republic of Korea Economic and Strategic Benefits
  19. 27 July 06 - 2006 KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY CEREMONY
  20. 14 July 06 - KORUS FTA - ROUND TWO
  21. 26 May 06 - Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill: Incheon Airport Arrival
  22. 22 May 06 - President's Statement on the Death of Dr. Lee Jong-wook
  23. 7 Mar 06 - United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement: A Win-Win Proposition
  24. 8 Feb 06 - Questions and Answers from Economic Press Roundtable with Embassy Official
  25. 19 Jan 06 - United States and the Republic of Korea Launch Strategic Consultation for Allied Partnership
  26. 13 Jan 06 - Secretary Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Progress to Reopen Korean Market to U.S. Beef
  27. 10 Jan 06 - U.S.- Republic of Korea Strategic Consultations For Allied Partnership
  28. 4 Jan 06 - U.S. Ready To Resume Six-Party Talks Without New Conditions