Press Releases, Statements & Transcripts

December 2006

• December 27
  The U.S. Embassy in Georgia Announces Cochran Fellowship Program Competition for 2007
• December 1
  World AIDS Day, 2006: A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America

November 2006

• November 30
  Deputy Director of FBI John S. Pistole Is Visiting Georgia
• November 29
  Riga Summit Declaration
• November 29
  Press Gaggle by Dan Fried, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, State Department
• November 28
  President Bush Discusses NATO Alliance During Visit to Latvia
• November 28
  Remarks by President Bush and President Ilves in Estonia
• November 27
  Senate Passes NATO Freedom Consolidation Act
• November 22
  Senator Richard Lugar's remarks in Advance of NATO Summit
• November 21
  Daniel Fried's interview with the Defense Writers Group
• November 20
  Transcript DVC with PDAS Kurt Volker and Georgian Journalists
• November 17
  Transcript of Press Conference with Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza
• November 16
  Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza To Visit Georgia
• November 9
  U.S. Rejects Independence Referendum in Georgia's South Ossetia
• November 9
  Tbilisi Youth Palace Opens American Corner
• November 9
  Rejecting the “Independence Referendum” and Elections in Georgia’s South Ossetia Region
• November 8
  Daniel Fried's Interview with Aivar Valdre, Baltic News Service
• November 7
  The U.S. Embassy in Georgia Announces The Democracy Commission Small Grants Program Competition for 2007

October 2006

• October 20
  Press Roundtable With Daniel Fried at U.S. Mission to the European Union
• October 17
  Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried to Visit Tbilisi
• October 16
  Millennium Challenge Corporation’s 2007 Indicators Show Improvement for Georgia
• October 13
  Explanation of Vote on UN Security Council Resolution 1716
• October 13
  Ambassador Tefft to Speak at Graduation Ceremony for Anti-Terror Training Program
• October 10
  U.S. Ex-Im Bank Open for Business in Georgia
• October 6
  U.S. Embassy Statement on Georgia's Local Elections
• October 6
  U.S. Contribution to OSCE Assistance Package for South Ossetia
  
• October 4
  Trancript from Assistant Secretary Dan Fried's Round Table on NATO/Riga Summit
• October 2
  Press Briefing on Turnover of Russians to OSCE Washington, DC
• October 2
  Georgia: Turnover of Russians to OSCE

September 2006

• September 29, 2006
  Frist Intoduces NATO Consolidation Act of 2006
• September 21, 2006
  Assistant Secretary Fried: Press Availability Following NATO Ministerial
• September 19, 2006
  President Bush Addresses the United Nations General Assembly
• September 18, 2006
  2006 Rejecting the Independence Referendum in Moldova’s Transnistria Region
• September 14, 2006
  U.S. Government Supports Georgia's Local Elections
• September 12, 2006
  Ambassadors Travel to Tskhinvali
• September 5, 2006
  U.S. Senate Delegation Helicopter Not Fired Upon, Statement

August 2006

• August 26, 2006
  Delegation Led by Senator McCain Arrives in Georgia
• August 23, 2006
  Transcript: Senator Lugar Remarks at NCDC
• August 22, 2006
  Senator Richard Lugar and Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli Post Meeting Press Conference
• August 22, 2006
  U.S. Senator Richard Lugar Tours National Center for Disease Control
• August 22, 2006
  Senator Richard Lugar Visits Georgia
• August 17, 2006
  Peace Corps Swears In Sixth Group of Volunteers
• August 14, 2006
  U.S. Calls on Parties in Georgia's Conflict Regions to Show Restraint

July 2006

• July 30, 2006
  Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Bryza Arrives in Tbilisi
• July 10, 2006
  Plane Crash in Siberian Region, Statement by Sean McCormack, Spokesman
• July 7, 2006
  MCC Resident Country Director for Georgia Arrives - <geo>
• July 5, 2006
  Remarks By President Bush And President Saakashvili Of Georgia

June 2006

• June 23, 2006
  U.S. Urges Continuation of Peace Efforts
• June 20, 2006
  MCC Resident Country Director for Georgia Arrives
• June 17, 2006
  U.S. Supports Peaceful Resolution to Conflicts - <geo>- <ru>
• June 15, 2006
  Ambassador Tefft and Minister of Internal Affairs Announce Mobile Police Communication Project - <geo>
• June 6, 2006
  USG Donates Technical Equipment to Georgian Customs and Border Guards - <geo>
• June 5, 2006
  Georgia Hosts Workshop on Small Arms and Light Weapons Controls for International Parliamentarians
• June 5, 2006
  The United States Welcomes Meeting between Presidents Saakashvili and Putin - <geo>

May 2006

• May 25, 2006
  Ambassador Tefft to Award Bronze Star to Georgian Army Captain, George Shengelia - <geo>
• May 24, 2006
  U.S. Supports Peaceful Resolution to Conflicts
• May 18, 2006
  Ambassador Tefft and MIA Officials Detonate Car for U.S.- Sponsored Forensics Training
• May 16, 2006
  Tbilisi Sight of the Eighth Regional Forum on Export Controls, May 16–18, 2006
• May 3, 2006
  Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
• May 2 , 2006
  Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary Of State For European And Eurasian Affairs, National Conference Of Editorial Writers

APRIL 2006

• April 28, 2006
  Senator McCain Remarks At The German Marshall Fund
• April 27, 2006
  The Great Post-Soviet Wine Debate
• April 25, 2006
  Frist Calls For Reform In Russia
• April 12, 2006
  Press Conference Senator Bill Frist and Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli
• April 11, 2006
  U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist, Leads Congressional Delegation to Georgia - <geo>
• April 7, 2006
  U.S. Navy Ship Visits Port of Poti - <geo>
• April 7, 2006
  Congressional Delegation Visits Georgia - <geo>

March 2006

• March 20 , 2006
  US Peace Corps Volunteers to conduct training sessions for English teachers in Kobuleti, Rustavi and Borjomi - <geo>
• March 16 , 2006
  IATP Hosts Web Chat with Deputy Minister of Education and Sciences of Georgia - <geo>
• March 13-17 , 2006
  Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried to Visit Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and Turkey - < geo >
• March 8, 2006
  U.S. Department of State Releases Human Rights Reports for 2005 - < geo >
• March 8, 2006
  Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza Arrives in Tbilisi for CDC Session - < geo >

February 2006

• February 7, 2006
  Ambassador Tefft’s Remarks At The Opening Of The Marshall Center Parliamentary Conference - < geo >
• February 3, 2006
  U.S. Embassy Remembers Former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania on the First Anniversary of his Death - < geo >

January 2006

• January 18, 2006
  U.S. Ambassador to OSCE Julie Finley to visit Georgia - < geo>
• January 12, 2006
  U.S. Embassy Statement On The Sentencing Of Vladimir Arutinian - < geo >
• January 5 , 2006
  U.S. Government Transfers Equipment to Georgian Special State Protective Services - < geo >