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Secretary Rice (Oct. 6.): "[A]s both Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus would be the first to say, they’ve achieved nothing alone and everything together. Indeed, the seamless bond that these men have formed is emblematic of the unity of effort that has defined our entire civil-military partnership in Iraq during these two years. [T]he partnership between Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus will be studied as a model of counterinsurgency for decades to come." Full Text |
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Secretary Rice (Oct. 2): "It is an agreement that cements an effort that we have been making for some time to bring together the world's largest democracy with the world's oldest continuous democracy. And we believe that the relationship between the United States and India is on a very firm footing, and that can only be good for democracy and it can only be good for the world." Full Text | Statement on Congressional Approval | | | ![Secretary Rice and Indian Foreign Minister Mukherjee shake hands at joint press conference, New Delhi, India, Oct. 4, 2008. [© AP Images]](http://usinfo.americancorner.org.tw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2008_10_04_rice_indiafm_250.jpg) | | Secretary's Travel to India and Kazakhstan
Secretary Rice (Oct. 4): " [W]e both have a lot to be pleased about, particularly that I think we are executing the vision of Prime Minister Singh and President Bush for closer and deeper relations between the United States and India. ... [T]his relationship goes very much beyond the civil nuclear power agreement. ... [W]e are also putting this good relationship to use globally." Full Text | Trip Page | | | ![Secretary Rice meets with Hungarian Foreign Minister Goncz, Sept. 30, 2008, Washington, DC. [© AP Images]](http://usinfo.americancorner.org.tw/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2008_09_30_rice_hungary_96vv2.jpg) | | Secretary Rice Meets With Hungarian Foreign Minister Goncz
Secretary Rice (Sept. 30): "...I cannot think of an award that I am prouder to receive. ... And you can be sure that I've been very honored and delighted to have the chance to build the U.S.-Hungarian relationship over this period of time, but that I'm going to remain a friend of Hungary for life. And I look forward to returning again and again to your country." Full Text | | |  | | U.S. Concerned by Continued Syrian Military Activity
Deputy Spokesman Wood (Oct. 6): "[W]e’ve seen reports about continued Syrian military activity along the Lebanese-Syrian border. [W]e in the international community a week ago made very clear that any intervention by...Syrian troops into Lebanon would be unacceptable. [T[he recent terrorist attacks that took place in Tripoli and Damascus should not serve as a pretext for...Syrian military engagement or...used to interfere in Lebanese internal affairs." Full Text | | |  | | U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations
Deputy Secretary Negroponte (Oct. 2): "I am here to reaffirm the United States' commitment to strengthen relations between our two countries--in a spirit of friendship. ... [T]he United States has deep and abiding interests in the well-being and security of Azerbaijan and of its neighbors in the South Caucasus. We share important interests and cooperate closely on a range of crucial issues. The U.S. and Azerbaijan are partners in working for regional and global stability." Full Text | |
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![Mount Fuji is Japans tallest mountain. Fujiyoshida, Japan, February 2, 2001. [© AP Images]](http://www.state.gov/cms_images/fuji_140.jpg) Japan, a country of islands, extends along the eastern or Pacific coast of Asia. About 73% of the country is mountainous, with a chain running through each of the main islands. Japan's highest mountain is the world famous Mt. Fuji (12,385 feet). Since so little flat area exists, many hills and mountainsides are cultivated all the way to the summits. More
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