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Former Russia specialists who served in the State Department and the National Security Council under the George W. Bush administration discussed relations between the U.S. and Russia, and re…

Robert Blake briefed reporters on growing tension and unrest in Kyrgyzstan. He focused on U.S and international interests in the opposition uprising which forced the ouster of the president,…

The guest held a discussion on press freedoms in the former Soviet states with students from Tajikistan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan,…

A tribute was held for Russian journalist and author Anna Politkovskaya, who was murdered on October 7, 2006, in the elevator of her apartment building. A special correspondent for Russia’s …

Ms. Politkovskaya talked about covering the war in Chechnya and related many of her experiences. She answered questions from members of the audience. She is the author of A Dirty War: A Russ…

Catherine Merridale talked about her book Ivan’s War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945, published by Metropolitan Books. She described the lives of some of the 30 million Russian A…

After a meeting with President Bush, the widows of two Russian businessmen talked with reporters about the Belarusian pro-democracy movement and their request for help from the U.S. They ans…

State Department officials spoke to reporters about Secretary Rice’s upcoming trip to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Assistant Secretary Fried gave a general overview, Assistant Secretary Roc…

Mr. McCormack spoke to reporters about plans by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick to travel to Guatemala, Nicaragua and Brazil from October 3rd through the 7th. Following brief …

Mr. McCormack briefed reporters on humanitarian aid to Uzbekistanis seeking asylum in Kyrgyzstan and the U.S. appreciation to the Krygyz government for allowing asylum seekers into their cou…

Mr. DiRita told reporters about the Foreign Press Conference at which Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Richard Myers attended and spoke about El Salvador’s effort in Iraq and the two Al Qaeda op…

National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley briefed reporters on President Bush’s upcoming trip to Riga, Latvia; Maastrict, Netherlands; Moscow, Russia and Tbilisi, Georgia. After his statement…

Mr. Boucher answered reporters' questions about the United Nations and Sudan, the International Criminal Court, Secretary Rice’s meeting with French Foreign Minister Barnier, Kyrgyzstan, Leb…

The guest talked about the cause of the recent protests in Kyrgyzstan that forced President Askar Akayev to leave the country. She speculated about what will happen next for Kyrgyzstan and i…

Mr. Ereli answered reporters' questions about the situation in Kyrgyzstan, the United Nations' discussion on Darfur and Sudan, and the Israeli-Palestinian situation.

Frederick Starr, the chair of the School of Advanced International Studies and Central Asia Caucuses Institute, talked about relations between the U.S. and Uzbekistan and terrorist attacks i…

During an event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace participants talked about the resignation of the Georgian President Shevardznadze and transition of power, the crisis that b…

Ambassadors spoke about the conflict in Iraq, U.S. post-war policy, and the potential impact of the policies on the independent states in the Caucasus. Following their remarks they answered …

After meeting with President Bush, President Rakhmonov answered reporters' questions about Tajikistan’s role in Middle East peace efforts. Translation into English was by translator.

NED Director Nadia Diuk talked about eleven years of Ukrainian independence from the Soviet Union. Among the issues she addressed were consolidating statehood, reforming the economy, and dem…