President George W. Bush
Proclamation 7806 on Women's Equality Day, 2004
August 26, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/08/
20040826-7.html
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks on Efforts to Globally Promote Women's Human Rights
March 12, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/
20040312-5.html
White House Fact Sheet
International Women's Week
March 12, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/
20040312-4.html
President George W. Bush
Statement on International Women's Day
March 8, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/
20040308-19.html
President George W. Bush
Proclamation 7761 on Women's History Month, 2004
March 5, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/
20040306-4.html
President George W. Bush
Remarks on the 20th Anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
November 6, 2003
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/11/
20031106-3.html
President George W. Bush
Commencement Address at the University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
May 9, 2003
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/05/
20030509-11.html
President George W. Bush
Remarks at the Summit on Women Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
March 19, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/
20020319-2.html
President George W. Bush
Radio Address
March 16, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/
20020316.html
President George W. Bush
Remarks on Signing the Afghan Women and Children Relief Act of 2001
December 12, 2001
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/12/
20011212-9.html
President George W. Bush
Remarks at the National Training Conference on Human Trafficking
Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel
Tampa, Florida
July 16, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/
20040716-10.html
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks to Women Business Leaders
March 20, 2001
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/03/
20010320-2.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks to the International Lion of Judah Conference
October 18, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/10/
20041018-13.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at the 2004 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit
October 6, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/10/
20041006-12.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Interview on International Women's Day
AL Hurra Middle East Television
March 1, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/
20040308-6.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at Conference of the National Association of Women Judges
October 10, 2003
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/10/
20031010-5.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at Women Leaders Luncheon
Budapest
May 17, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/05/
20020517-16.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at the Genesis Shelter Mother's Day Lunch
May 1, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/05/
20020501-17.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at Back-to-School Project for Afghan Girls
March 20, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/
20020320-26.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks to the United Nations
March 8, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/03/
20020308-15.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Remarks at USAID Event
January 29, 2002
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/01/
20020129-12.html
First Lady Laura Bush
Radio Address on Women in Afghanistan
November 17, 2001
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/11/
20011117.html
Mrs. Lynne Cheney
Remarks at the National Hispanic Leadership Summit
July 13, 2004
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/
20040713-14.html
Mrs. Lynne Cheney
"Women and the West"
Remarks at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Fort Worth, Texas
November 2, 2001
http://www.whitehouse.gov/mrscheney/news/
20011102.html
U.S. Department of State
Secretary of State Colin Powell
Statement on International Women's Day
March 8, 2004
http://www.state.gov/secretary/former/powell/remarks/
30219.htm
Secretary of State Colin Powell
"Women's Issues Have Implications for All"
August 8, 2003
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/women/030802.htm
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky
Various Remarks Regarding Women
2001-2004
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/c6322.htm
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky
"Building a New Iraq: Iraqi Women Step Forward in Partnership"
Foreign Press Center Briefing, with Narmin Othman, Iraqi Minister of State for Women's Affairs; Maysoon Al-Damluji, Iraqi Deputy Minister of Culture; Zainab Al-Suwaij, Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress
Washington, D.C.
September 27, 2004
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/36526.htm
Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky
"Human Rights and Women in Iraq: Voices of Iraqi Women"
Foreign Press Center Briefing, with Paula Tanya Gilly, Zainab Al-Suwaij, Maha Alattar, and Esra Naama
Washington, D.C.
March 6, 2003
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/18461.htm
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey, U.S. Representative to the Commission on the Status of Women
Statement at the 48th Session of the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women
March 4, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_029.htm
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
Expert Group Meeting on "Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-Conflict Countries"
January 19-22, 2004
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/29337.pdf
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
Statement Before the Commission on the Status of Women
March 5, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_026.htm
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Advancement of Women and Follow-Up to Beijing
October 15, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_173.htm
Collections of U.S. Articles and Speeches
United States Mission to the United Nations; Economic, Social and Development Affairs, Status of Women
http://www.un.int/usa/women.htm
Women in the Global Community Archive (includes texts of speeches)
http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/human_rights/women/
women_policy_archive.html
Women in the Global Community
http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/human_rights/women.html
U.S. Department of State
Response to U.N. Questionnaire
"Advancing the Rights of Women: An Overview of Significant Progress Made by the U.S. in the 10 Years Since the Beijing Conference on Women — U.S. Submission of Information Relating to the Questionnaire to Governments on Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly"
August 30, 2004
http://www.state.gov/p/io/rls/othr/35882.htm
Office of International Women's Issues
Charlotte Ponticelli, Senior Coordinator for International Women's Issues
"The U.S. Commitment to Women in Iraq"
Foreign Press Center Briefing, with Delegation of Iraqi Women from the Governing Council and the Baghdad City Advisory Council
Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2003
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/26453.htm
Charlotte Ponticelli
Foreign Press Center Briefing
Roundtable on Afghan Women's Issues, with Afghan Minister of Women's Affairs Habiba Sarabi and Members of the U.S.-Afghan Women's Council
Washington, D.C.
July 17, 2003
http://fpc.state.gov/fpc/22525.htm
U.S. Pro-Women Policy
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/
U.S. Commitment to Women
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/c11272.htm
Press Releases
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/rls/c11144.htm
Newsletters
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/c7510.htm
Special Topics: Violence Against Women
Trafficking in Persons National Security Presidential Directive
February 25, 2003
http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/other/17966.htm
Ambassador Anne Patterson, Deputy U.S. Representative to the United Nations
"Strengthening the U.N.'s Response to Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations"
Statement in the U.N. Security Council
October 28, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_213.htm
U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Jim Nicholson
"Trafficking in Persons" Statement
Conference at St. Thomas University Law School:
"Invisible Chains: Breaking the Ties of Trafficking in Persons"
Miami Gardens, Florida
November 12, 2004
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/38249.htm
Ann Corkery, Public Delegate
"Elimination of Domestic Violence Against Women"
Statement in the U.N. General Assembly Third Committee on Agenda Item 110
November 24, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_244.htm
Special Topics: Political Participation
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
"Training Workshops Inspire Cote d'Ivoire Women to Run for Office"
U.S. leadership program in Abidjan
September 22, 2004
http://usinfo.state.gov/af/Archive/2004/Sep/22-683064.html
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
"U.S. Pressing for U.N. Resolution to Help Increase Women's Political Participation: A Vibrant Democracy Needs Women's Voices"
January 29, 2004
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/Archive/2004/Jan/29-106960.html
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
Expert Group Meeting on "Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-Conflict Countries"
January 19-22, 2004
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/29337.pdf
Charlotte Ponticelli
"State's Ponticelli Says Cooperation Is Key to Empowering Women; Says International Partnerships Provide Important Support for Women"
September 14, 2004
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/Archive/2004/Sep/14-287927.html
U.S. Department of State Fact Sheet
"General Assembly Adopts U.S.-Sponsored Resolution on Women and Political Participation"
December 22, 2003
http://www.state.gov/g/wi/rls/rep/28497.htm
Ambassador John Negroponte, U.S. Representative to the United Nations
Summary of the Security Council's October 29th Debate on Women, Peace, and Security
October 31, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_213.htm
Ambassador John Negroponte
Statement in the Security Council on Women, Peace, and Security
October 29, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_205.htm
Special Topics: Women's Rights
Ambassador Sichan Siv, Alternate U.S. Representative to the General Assembly, U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council
Statement in the General Assembly on the 10th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development
October 14, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_190.htm
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
Statement in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on Women's Issues
October 13, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_188.htm
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Statement in the Economic and Social Council on Review and Appraisal of the System-wide Implementation of the Council's Agreed Conclusions 1997/2002 on Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective Into All Policies and Programs in the United Nations System
July 7, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_124.htm
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Explanation of Position in the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
October 30, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_210.htm
Ambassador Ellen R. Sauerbrey
"Women Are Oppressed, Denied Opportunities in Too Many Places,
Sauerbrey Addresses U.N. Commission on Human Rights"
April 11, 2003
http://usinfo.state.gov/sa/Archive/2004/Jan/29-779774.html
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Statement to the Commission on Human Rights on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
April 17, 2001
http://usinfo.org/wf-archive/2001/010418/epf306.htm
Special Topics: International Partnerships
Dorothy Bush Koch, Public Delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women
Remarks at a Luncheon hosted by the U.S. Mission to the United Nations
March 9, 2004
http://www.un.int/usa/04_031.htm
Ann Corkery, Public Delegate
Statement in the Second Committee of the General Assembly on the Secretary-General's Annual Report and on Follow-Up to the Millennium Summit
October 7, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_155.htm
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Statement at the 2003 Substantive Session of ECOSOC on Population, Education, and Development
July 21, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_105.htm
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Statement in Explanation of Position on the Draft Resolution on Population, Education, and Development During the Thirty-Sixth Session of the Commission on Population and Development
April 4, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_048.htm
Ambassador Sichan Siv
Statement During the Thirty-Sixth Session of the Commission on Population and Development
March 31, 2003
http://www.un.int/usa/03_044.htm
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