Bush administration formed largest development agenda since Marshall plan

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses steps that the Bush administration has taken to provide foreign assistance (0:36).
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Rice: “Diplomacy is not a synonym for talking”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that an agreement with North Korea cannot be finalized without verification of the elimination of all nuclear weapons and programs; the U.S. will not just trust North Korea, they will get the verification needed. She also says that any governments unsure of whether to trust the U.S. should look to Libya and the strategic choice the country made to renounce terrorism. (1:40)
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Rice: “The United States will never be silent in our support for human rights”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the conflict in North Korea. She says that the United States goal is to eliminate all of North Korea’s nuclear weapons and programs, and to begin achieving this goal the six parties have signed implementation agreements. (1:11)
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Rice: “Safer than we were on September 11, in general, but we are not yet safe”

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the fight against terrorism. She claims that “it is an unfair fight,” and that though Americans may feel safer since the September 11 attacks, they are not yet safe and need to work to stay safer. (1:28)

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Rice: Extremists are thugs and tyrants

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that the true motives of extremists must be exposed and that freedom, democracy, and pluralism are the only things that will give responsible Muslims the ability to discredit violence. Rice adds that the United States will only lose if it loses the will to promote these values. (0:52)
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Rice: Hamas uses peace to prepare for war

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that President Abbas is the elected leader of all Palestinians and that Hamas’s views peace compromises as tactics to prepare for war. (0:51)
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Rice praises NATO enlargement

At the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praises NATO enlargement despite controversy. (0:20)
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Rice: US supports Turkey's EU candidacy

At the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says that Turkey's democracy and economy have modernized, and that the U.S. supports Turkey's candidacy for the European Union because "it will be good for Turkey, and it will be good for Europe." (0:20)
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Rice says Turkey and U.S. are united by democracy

At the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that even though they may have their occasional differences, the two governments are united by democratic principles of tolerance and human rights. (0:21)
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Rice comments on U.S.-Turkish relations

Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addressed an audience at the American Turkish Council’s 27th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish relations, expressing a desire for cooperation between the two governments. Rice assured her audience that the U.S. is developing a strategy to suppress the guerrilla organization PKK, or Kurdistan Worker’s Party. Rice also mentioned Turkey’s strategic location for oil transfer and the importance of investing in renewable energy, and said that the U.S. continues to support Turkey’s candidacy for membership in the European Union. Stressing the importance of an open democratic government and society, Rice said that the U.S. also supports amending Article 301 of the Turkish penal code that condemns criticism of the government.

When asked by an audience member about her perception of the recent NATO summit at Bucharest that she attended, Rice said that it was a great success with real conversation and progress and demonstrated that the Taliban in Afghanistan fears NATO. She also applauded the admission of new members despite controversy over enlargement of the treaty.

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