2003

July - December
--12/10/03  Statement of the Convening Group Chair in Celebration of Human Rights Day; Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations; On Occasion of the 55th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action; New York, New York
--12/05/03  Democracy and International Organizations; Kim R. Holmes, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs; Remarks to the World Federalist Association and Oxfam; Washington, DC
--11/17/03  Statement by Convening Group Chair Supporting Draft Resolution on New and Restored Democracies; Ambassador Heraldo Munoz, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations ; On the Occassion of the Fifty-eighth Session of the UN General Assembly ; New York, New York
--11/13/03  Assistant Secretaries Beth Jones and Lorne Craner Central Asia Trip (Taken Question)
--11/13/03  Interview in Dushanbe with Assistant Secretaries Jones and Craner; A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; U.S. Embassy Dushanbe; Dushanbe, Tajikistan
--11/11/03  Kazakhstan Should be Democratic Leader; Lorne Craner , Assistant Secretary ; An Interview with Khabar Television; Almaty, Kazakhstan
--11/10/03  Press Conference with Assistant Secretaries Jones and Craner; A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; InterContinental Hotel; Tashkent, Uzbekistan
--09/23/03  President Addresses UN General Assembly; President George W. Bush; The United Nations; New York, New York
--07/02/03  Taking Exception: Standing Up for Iraqi Women; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Op-Ed; The Washington Post
--06/18/03  Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Persons With Disabilities; Ralph F. Boyd, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Statement to the UN General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons With Disabilities; New York, New York
--08/25/03  Remarks to the Veterans of Foreign Wars ; National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice; 104th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas
--08/21/03  Remarks with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Outside the United Nations; New York, New York
--08/19/03  Condemnation of Bombing At UN Headquarters in Iraq; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--08/15/03  Libya – Pan Am 103; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--05/19/03  Supporting the Ideals of Democracy and Human Rights in Cuba; Ambassador Roger F. Noriega, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States; Remarks to the Permanent Council, OAS; Washington, DC
--06/03/03  An OAS Update on Democracy and Development in the Western Hemisphere; Ambassador John Maisto, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States ; Remarks to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations ; Washington, DC
--08/12/03  Making an Investment in Education for Democracy and Development; Rod Paige, U.S. Secretary of Education ; Remarks to Third Inter-American Education Ministerial; Mexico City, Mexico
--08/19/03  Death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, UN Envoy for Iraq; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Washington, DC
--07/09/03  Testimony Before House Committee on International Relations on the DRL-produced "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Report 2002-2003"; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Testimony to House Committee on International Relations ; Washington, DC
--07/08/03  Colombia: Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions
--07/24/03  The New Diplomacy: The Virtual Consulate Model; Jay T. Snyder, Commissioner, Advisory Commission for Public Diplomacy; Washington, DC

April - June
--06/24/03  Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: the U.S. Record 2002-2003; Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State; Remarks on the Release of Department's New Annual Publication; Washington, DC
--06/09/03  Intervention at the Plenary of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States; Secretary Colin L. Powell; Santiago, Chile
--06/06/03  U.S. Outreach to Muslims on Women’s Issues; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Remarks to the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy; Washington, DC
--06/05/03  Corporate Responsibility in China; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Remarks to U.S.-China Business Council Annual Meeting; Washington, DC
--06/05/03  Remarks by President Flores at the Dialogue on Democracy; Francisco Flores , President of El Salvador; At the Dialogue on Democracies; Coral Gables, Florida
--06/05/03  Remarks by President Neves at the Dialogue on Democracy; Jose Maria Pereira Neves , Prime Minister, Cape Verde; At the Dialogue on Democracies; Coral Gables, Florida
--06/03/03  Conference to Stop Child Trafficking: Modern-Day Slavery; Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs; Remarks to Trafficking in Persons conference, June 1-3, 2003; Helsinki, Finland
--05/16/03  Men and Women of the Muslim World Share Hope of Liberty; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Remarks to the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy; Washington, DC
--04/30/03  Burundi: The Transition of The Presidency in Burundi
--04/30/03  Testimony on 2002 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Statement before the International Terror, Non-proliferation, and Human Rights Subcommittee, House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/30/03  U.S. Contributes an Additional $10 Million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
--04/29/03  Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage To Announce Key Partnership in Continued Rebuilding of Afghanistan - May 1
--04/28/03  Secretary's Open Forum Program: "American Diplomacy: Meeting the Challenges Ahead"
--04/16/03  Castro's Brutal Crackdown on Dissidents; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Testimony before the House International Relations Committee; Washington, DC
--04/01/03  Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ; Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, Head of the U.S. Delegation ; Remarks to the 59th of the UN Commission on Human Rights; Geneva, Switzerland
--  Remarks and Questions taken by Assistant Secretary Lorne Craner; Lorne Craner, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Remarks After the Release of the New Annual Publication "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2002 - 2003"; Washington, DC

March

February
--02/15/03  Democracy, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Burma; Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Remarks to the Free Burma Coalition; Washington, DC