Speeches, Press Releases, and Information Sheets

Video
Assistant Secretary Hughes Comments on her Trip to the Middle East

Information Sheets
--05/05/08  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Supporting Freedom and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa  PDF version   
--06/28/07  U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research  PDF version   
--02/22/07  My Arabic Library  PDF version   
--10/31/06  Middle East And North Africa Businesswomen's Summit   PDF version   
--10/31/06  U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research   PDF version   
--09/20/06  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Supporting Freedom and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa   PDF version   
--06/22/06  Middle East Free Trade Area Initiative: Promoting Development and Economic Reform in the Middle East  PDF version   
--02/15/06  Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: Advancing Civil Society and Reform   PDF version   
--02/15/06  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Supporting Freedom and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa  PDF version   
--02/01/06  Seventeen MEPI University Partnerships Strengthen Regional Universities  PDF version   
--01/01/06  Arab Graduate Students Produce Arabic Dictionary on Democracy   PDF version   
--01/01/06  MEPI Programs Answer Calls of Arab Civil Society; Capacity and Networks Grow   PDF version   
--12/15/05  MEPI Funds "My Arabic Library" for 3000 Schools in Middle East   PDF version   
--11/01/05  Quick Support Helps Give Regional Voters a Voice in Political Process  PDF version   
--10/01/05  Arab Women Leaders Hone Political Skills  PDF version   
--09/01/05  Strengthening Commercial Law and Judiciaries is Critical to Growth of Small and Medium Businesses and Economic Reform  PDF version   
--08/01/05  Arab Civitas Fosters Civic Education and Engagement in Schools and Communities  PDF version   
--07/01/05   Arab Business Women Are Leaders in Reform of the Middle East and North Africa   PDF version   

Speeches
--06/05/07  President Bush Visits Prague, Czech Republic, Discusses Freedom; President George W. Bush, ; Large Hall, Czernin Palace; Prague, Czech Republic
--12/01/06  Remarks to 2006 Forum for the Future ; ; Dead Sea, Jordan
--09/22/06  Transformational Diplomacy in Action ;  J. Scott Carpenter, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Editorial in the Política Exterior; Madrid, Spain
--08/14/06  Remarks by President Bush on Foreign Policy 
--06/15/06  Transformational Diplomacy in Action; J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary; Remarks to Detroit Council for World Affairs ; Washington, DC
--02/18/06  Remarks at the U.S.-Islamic World Forum; Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Opening of the Third Annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum ; Doha, Qatar
--11/12/05  Remarks at the Announcement of the Fund/Foundation for the Future; ; Manama, Bahrain
--11/12/05  Remarks at the Opening Session of the Forum for the Future; ; Manama, Bahrain
--06/20/05  Remarks at the American University in Cairo; ; Cairo, Egypt 
--06/14/05  Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney Says 'Democracy is Spreading Across' the Middle East; Elizabeth L. Cheney, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; Remarks to Foreign Policy Association Annual Dinner ; New York, NY
--05/24/05  Business Women as Reform Leaders; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary for Global Affairs; Keynote Address at Arab Businesswomen Summit; Tunis, Tunisia
--03/07/05  Reform in the Middle East: A Role for the U.S. ; J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Wilton Park Conference; London, U.K.
--12/02/04  Remarks to the Graduation Ceremony of the U.S. Business Internship Program for Young Middle Eastern Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; ; Washington, DC
--03/12/04  Efforts To Globally Promote Women's Human Rights; First Lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush, ; The East Room; Washington, DC
--02/14/04  Improving the Participation of Arab Women in Political Life; First Lady Laura Bush, ; Videotaped remarks to Al-Khalij Women's Campaign Initiative Partners in Participation Conference; Doha, Qatar
--02/14/04  Women's Political Participation; Senator Hillary Clinton, ; Videotaped remarks to Al-Khalij Women's Campaign Initiative Partners in Participation Conference; Doha, Qatar
--11/19/03  President Bush Discusses Iraq Policy at Whitehall Palace in London; President George W. Bush, ; Royal Banqueting House-Whitehall Palace; London, England
--11/10/03  Remarks at City College of New York; The Great Hall of Shepard Hall; New York, New York
--11/06/03  Freedom in Iraq and Middle East; President George W. Bush, ; Remarks at the 20th Anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy; U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
--11/05/03  Remarks at State Department Iftaar; Benjamin Franklin Room; Washington, DC
--09/29/03  Remarks at U.S.-Arab Economic Forum; ; Detroit, Michigan  
--06/25/03  Creating Free and Dynamic Economies in the Arab World; E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs; Remarks to International Arab Banking Summit; Montreal, Canada
--06/23/03  Joint Press Briefing at the World Economic Forum With Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher; Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative; and Jordanian Minister of Trade Salah Bashir; ; Dead Sea, Jordan
--06/22/03  Remarks at the World Economic Forum; ; Dead Sea, Jordan
--06/17/03  Preview of World Economic Forum Extraordinary Annual Meeting; Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs; Foreign Press Center Briefing; Washington, DC
--06/16/03  Remarks from Secretary Powell's trip to the region beginning June 19
--05/09/03  President Bush Presses for Peace in the Middle East ; President Bush, ; Remarks in Commencement Address at the University of South Carolina ; Columbia, South Carolina
--03/26/03  Priorities in the Middle East and North Africa ; William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (as prepared); Washington, DC
--03/19/03  Political and Economic Goals of a New Generation in the Middle East; William J. Burns , Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Testimony Before the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia; Washington, DC
--12/12/02  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Building Hope for the Years Ahead; The Heritage Foundation; Washington, DC

Press Releases
--12/22/08  Mauritanian President's "Release"
--07/18/08  MEPI Announces $1.8 Million Program to Support Women Leaders in the Middle East
--02/08/08  The Middle East Partnership Initiative Alumni Network: Accelerating the Work of Reformers  PDF version   
--11/05/07  First Lady Visits Middle East to Promote Women's Empowerment Efforts, Breast Cancer Awareness, and Civics-based Education
--09/20/07  Middle East Entrepreneur Training (MEET) Application  PDF version   
--06/29/07  U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research Marks One-Year Anniversary
--04/16/07  Middle East Partnership Initiative Invites Applications for Three-month Democracy Fellowships in the U.S.
--03/26/07  U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness Expands Effort to Jordan
--02/26/07  United States Co-sponsors Women Business Leaders Summit in Jordan
--02/06/07  Public-Private Partnership Initiative Launching in Jordan to Expand Opportunities for Women
--02/02/07  Arab Students to Showcase Leadership at MEPI Alumni Conference in Cairo
--01/29/07  Arab Democracy Fellows Begin Four-Month Academic and Professional Experience in the United States
--01/10/07  Arab Women to Share Tech and Business Experiences at San Francisco Event
--11/21/06  Middle East Partnership Initiative Providing More than $1.1 Million for U.S.-Middle East University Partnerships
--10/26/06  Under Secretary Karen Hughes and U.S. Businesswomen Traveling to the UAE
--08/03/06  Greta C. Holtz New Director of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
--05/20/06  Good Governance for Development (GfD) in the Arab Countries: An Arab Regional Initiative in Partnership with OECD and UNDP; J. Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs; ; Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
--02/19/06  Under Secretary of State Karen Hughes Unveils Women's Economic Empowerment Initiatives to Support Middle East Reform
--02/17/06  U.S. Investing $5 Million to Support Reform in Syria
--02/15/06  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Supporting Freedom and Opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa  PDF version   
--02/08/06  State Department Invests $19.5 Million in Strengthening Civil Society and Media Through the Middle East Partnership Initiative
--12/16/05  Middle East Partnership Initiative Pursues Educational Reform through Two New University Partnerships
--11/10/05  State Department Bolsters Arab Women's Empowerment through Second Middle Eastern Women's Business Internship Program
--11/02/05  Middle East and North African Entrepreneurs to meet in Bahrain and Celebrate Launch of G8 Center for Entrepreneurial Excellence
--09/06/05  U.S. Commitment to Women in the Middle East
--07/18/05  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: U.S. Support for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East ; Bureau of Public Affairs; ; Washington, DC  PDF version   
--07/12/05  Middle Eastern and North African Students Begin Middle East Partnership Initiative Study of the U.S. Institutes at Benedictine University, University of Delaware, and Montana State University
--06/28/05  United States Announces Three New Middle East Partnership Initiative Grants to Support Reform in the West Bank and Gaza
--06/24/05  New Survey Assesses the Status of Women's Freedom in the Middle East
--05/19/05  First G-8/Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative Education Ministerial to Meet
--05/16/05  Women's Suffrage in Kuwait
--05/02/05  Upcoming Business Women's Summit Will Advance Leadership and Entrepreneurial Skills of Arab Women
--04/25/05  State Department Sponsors Regional Legislative Workshop in Algeria
--03/31/05  United States Supports Political Skills Training for Arab Women
--03/16/05  Department Makes Awards to Strengthen Mideast Reform
--03/09/05  The United States and Mideast Work Together for Democratic Reform
--03/07/05  The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Working with Reformers to Strengthen Democracy and Opportunity;  Bureau of Public Affairs; ; Washington, DC  PDF version   
--02/10/05  U.S. Department of State Award Supports Independent Palestinian Media
--01/28/05  Middle East Reform Strategy Grants Awarded
--12/02/04  Under Secretary Dobriansky to Address Middle East Business Reform Program Participants at Graduation
--11/29/04  Middle East Entrepreneurship and Business Reform
--10/25/04  MEPI Award Spurs Interactive English as Foreign Language Program
--10/25/04  MEPI Funds 12 Additional Reform Projects
--10/25/04  MEPI To Fund Seven University Partnerships
--10/22/04  Middle East Partnership Initiative Funds Nearly $20 Million for Additional Reform Projects
--07/15/04  Partners in Participation Women's Campaign Initiative
--07/13/04  Middle East and North Africa Corporate Governance Trends - Spring 2004 (PDF)
--06/21/04  NCSL Receives Grant to Train Middle Eastern Legislative Staff
--05/07/04  MEPI Awards $5 Million in Grants to Five Organizations
--05/07/04  Middle East Partnership Initiative Awards Grants
--04/26/04  Women and the Law--A Regional Dialogue: Conference Summary, Observations, and Conclusions
--04/20/04  Al-Khalij Women's Campaign Initiative
--04/20/04  Women and the Law - A Regional Dialogue
--03/30/04  Transparency and Accountability Grants (TAG) Regional Conference for NGO Leaders
--03/30/04  USAID and AMIDEAST Open Regional Conference in Beirut on Transparency and Accountability Grants (TAG) Project
--02/03/04  Women and the Law -- A Regional Dialogue Supporting Voices of Change
--01/27/04  U.S.-Middle East University Partnerships Program
--01/02/04  Dickinson College Invites Tunisian Back
--01/02/04  MEPI Participants Now in Jordanian Parliament
--10/17/03  The Middle East Partnership Initiative Announces Eight New Middle East University Partnerships
--09/29/03  Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI): A U.S. Business Internship for Young Arab Women
--09/17/03  Middle East Partnership Initiative: Follow-On Announcements to the Arab Judicial Forum
--09/15/03  Arab Judicial Forum 2003: Judicial Systems in the 21st Century
--06/18/03  The Middle East Initiative
--06/18/03  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Empowering Women
--06/18/03  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Expanding Political Opportunity
--06/18/03  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Promoting Economic Growth
--06/18/03  The U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative: Promoting Knowledge
--05/19/03  Details of Proposed Middle East Initiatives
--05/12/03  U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative
--05/09/03  Proposed Middle East Initiatives
--04/03/03  U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative
--12/12/02  U.S. -Middle East Partnership Initiative