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U.S. official: 'No limits' to investigating firms violating North Korea sanctions

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U.S. official: 'No limits' to investigating firms violating North Korea sanctions

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Kuwait lobbies for Gitmo detainee release

Kuwaiti officials are scheduled to meet with members of the U.S. State Department to discuss the terms of the release of Kuwait nationals from Guantanamo Bay.

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U.S., Russia diplomats meet

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Russian counterpart as the country's neighbors pressed the United Nations to stand up to Moscow.

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U.S.official says Russian actions are weak

Its recent invasion of Georgia shows that Russia is actually a "weak" nation not a re-assertive one, said a top U.S. diplomat.

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Bush team bungled big time on Georgia fiasco

The scale of the Bush administration's failures in Georgia is now becoming clear: The issue was not just a routine bungle; it was a fiasco of monumental proportions.

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Russia asks U.S. help with Georgia

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U.S. cautious of Azeri energy revenues

Azerbaijan needs to use its oil and gas revenues in a positive fashion to avoid a corrupt economic and political environment, the U.S. State Department said.

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: Iran and ABMs

On May 2, the foreign ministers of Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany met in London to discuss a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear problem.

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: Russia, U.S. may deal on BMD

Daniel Fried, assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. State Department, said last week that Washington could change its approach to developing its anti-ballistic missile, or ABM, shield in Europe opposed by Russia if Iran were to suspend uranium enrichment in its nuclear program "and worked with the international community, and had a different approach to things."

Outside View // 1 decade ago

Outside View: U.S., Russia at odds on BMD

On Oct. 12-13, the Russian and American foreign and defense ministers are planning to discuss in Moscow the U.S. plan to create the third position area in Europe for its national missile defense system. By tradition, on the eve of the meeting the sides outlined their positions on the issue.

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In the area of energy, Azerbaijan is emerging as one of Europe's critical, near-term alternative sources of natural gas. Azerbaijani gas can open the way for a new network of pipelines that will help the market, rather than a monopoly, determine the price and availability of a critical commodity
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Our position at the moment is well-known ... so we are stuck
EU official urges direct U.S.-Iran talks Apr 28, 2007

It is clear that the people of Kosovo ... want in the main to live together
U.S. envoy: Serbia seen as part of Europe Mar 13, 2007

The assertions that the U.S. supports an attack by Islamic extremists after fighting four years against exactly such people is not credible
Envoy denies U.S. paid for Andijan revolt Sep 28, 2005

Daniel Fried (born 1952), is a senior career diplomat of the United States, who carries the rank of Ambassador and who is presently serving as a Special Envoy to facilitate the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp located in Cuba.

As Special Envoy, Fried sits on an inter-agency committee chaired by Attorney General Eric Holder that is reviewing the remaining captives' cases. His particular mandate is to persuade European countries as well as Yemen to accept some of the more than 200 detainees for resettlement.. Frieds' position is with the U.S. Department of State and has a rank equivalent to that of an ambassador, but it has been dubbed "Guantanamo Bay Czar" and "Guantanamo Closure Czar" by the certain media outlets and by public officials such as Republican House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia who oppose the closure of the detention camp.

Fried's job as Special Envoy has been described as the most difficult and thankless job in Washington, due in large part to the virtual ban by Congress on resettling the prisoners on U.S. soil. However, despite the obstacles, Fried expressed confidence that the facility can be closed by January 23, 2009, as recently as a mid September 2009.

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