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MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments of Articles VI and XIV.A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of October 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna, October 1, 1999.

Acceptances: Canada, September 15, 2000 Liechtenstein, October 30, 2000

Civil Aviation
Protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, supplementary to the convention of September 23, 1971. Done at Montreal February 24, 1988. Entered into force August 6, 1989. Treaty Doc. 100-19, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess.

Ratification: Pakistan, September 26, 2000

North Atlantic Treaty
Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters Set Up Pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty. Done at Paris, August 28, 1952. Entered into force April 10, 1954.

TIAS 2978; 5 UST 870; 200 UNTS 340

Further Additional Protocol to the Agreement Among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States Participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the Status of their Forces. Done at Brussels December 19, 1997. Entered into force April 15, 1999.

NATO Agreement on the Communication of Technical Information for Defense Purposes. Done at Brussels October 19, 1970. Entered into force February 7, 1971.

TIAS 7064; 22 UST 347; 800 UNTS 5

Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the Status of their Forces. Done at London June 19, 1951. Entered into force August 23, 1953.

TIAS 2846; 4 UST 1792; 199 UNTS 67

Accession: Czech Republic, October 31, 2000

Satellite Communications
Agreement relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization "INTELSAT." Done at Washington August 20, 1971. Entered into force February 12, 1973.

TIAS 7532; 23 UST 3813

Accession: Cuba, October 31, 2000

BILATERAL

Argentina
Agreement regarding the status of civilian and military personnel of the Armed Services of the United States of America temporarily present in the Republic of Argentina in connection with the peacekeeping exercise "Allied Forces Cabañas 2000". Effected by exchange of notes at Buenos Aires July 21 and 31, 2000. Entered into force July 31, 2000.

Australia
Agreement extending the agreement of December 9, 1966, as amended and extended, relating to the establishment of a Joint Defense Facility at Pine Gap. Effected by exchange of notes at Canberra June 4, 1998. Entered into force August 18, 2000.

Bangladesh
Agreement regarding the reduction of certain debt related to agricultural trade owed to the Government of the United States and its agencies, with appendix. Signed at Washington September 12, 2000. Entered into force September 12, 2000.

Botswana
Agreement concerning the operation of a seismic monitoring station in Botswana. Signed at Washington and Lobatse October 14, 1999 and February 16, 2000. Entered into force February 16, 2000.

Burkina Faso
Air transport agreement, with annexes. Signed at Washington July 27, 2000. Entered into force July 27, 2000.

Cape Verde
Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, with appendices. Signed at Praia August 9, 2000. Entered into force August 9, 2000.

Greece
Agreement extending the air transport agreement of July 31, 1991, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Athens, July 19 and 25, 2000. Entered into force July 25, 2000.

Guatemala
Memorandum of cooperation on research collaboration in the area of human infectious diseases, with annex. Signed at Barcenas, May 13, 1999. Entered into force September 7, 2000.

India
Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, with appendices. Signed at New Delhi, August 25, 2000. Entered into force August 25, 2000.

Jordan
Agreement concerning the transfer of U.S. Government granted or sold defense articles or related training or other defense services to the Government of Jordan. Effected by exchange of notes at Amman, August 13 and 27, 2000. Entered into force August 27, 2000.

Kazakhstan
Agreement amending the agreement of September 22, and October 3, 1995, as amended, concerning the elimination of infrastructure of weapons of mass destruction. Signed at Kurchatov, July 29, 2000. Entered into force July 29, 2000.

Kenya
Agreement regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense services from the United States of America to the Government of the Republic of Kenya. Effected by exchange of notes at Nairobi, July 28 and August 23, 2000. Entered into force August 23, 2000.

Agreement regarding Kenya's participation in the African Crisis Response Initiative and the furnishing of commodities, services, and related training by the Government of the United States of America for peacekeeping and humanitarian response purposes. Effected by exchange of notes at Nairobi, March 10 and August 23, 2000. Entered into force August 23, 2000.

Korea
Memorandum of understanding concerning cooperation in science and technology. Signed at Arlington, September 21, 2000. Entered into force September 21, 2000.

Mexico
Agreement amending the air transport agreement of August 15, 1960, as amended and extended. Signed at Merida, February 15, 1999. Entered into force January 19, 2000.

Nigeria
Agreement regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the furnishing of defense articles, related training, and other defense services from the Government of the United States of America to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Effected by exchange of notes at Abuja,  July 27 and August 17, 2000. Entered into force August 17, 2000.

Agreement concerning the status of U.S. military and civilian personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense temporarily present in Nigeria in connection with military training and other activities as may be agreed upon by the two governments. Effected by exchange of notes at Abuja, August 24 and September 7, 2000. Entered into force September 7, 2000.

Russia
Agreement amending the agreement of August 26, 1993, as amended, concerning cooperation in the elimination of strategic offensive arms. Signed at Moscow and Washington, July 26 and August 8, 2000. Entered into force August 8, 2000.

Ukraine
Agreement amending the agreement of December 5, 1993, as amended, concerning the provision of material, services, and related training to Ukraine in connection with the elimination of strategic nuclear arms. Signed at Kiev and Washington, July 24 and 28, 2000. Entered into force July 28, 2000.

August

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments of Article VI and Article XIV A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of October 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna October 1, 1999.

Acceptances:Finland, June 14, 2000 Pakistan, June 20, 2000

Civil Aviation
Protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, supplementary to the convention of September 23, 1971. Done at Montreal February 24, 1988. Entered into force August 6, 1989. Sen. Treaty Doc. 100-19, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess. The Gambia, June 16, 2000.

Protocol on the authentic quadrilingual text of the convention on international civil aviation (Chicago, 1944), with annex. Done at Montreal Sept. 30, 1977. Entered into force Sept. 16, 1999. Treaty Doc. Ex. O, 96th Cong., 1st Sess.

Protocol relating to an amendment to the convention on international civil aviation. Done at Montreal Sept. 30, 1977. Entered into force Aug. 17, 1999. Treaty Doc. Ex. N, 96th Cong., 1st Sess.
Acceptance: Brunei, Aug. 25, 2000.

Protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, supplementary to the convention of Sept. 23, 1971. Done at Montreal Feb. 24, 1988. Entered into force Aug. 6, 1989. Sen. Treaty Doc. 100-19, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess.
Accession: Azerbaijan, Mar. 23, 2000; Kyrgyzstan, Feb. 28, 2000.
Ratification: Egypt, July 25, 2000.

 BILATERAL

Argentina
Treaty on extradition. Signed at Buenos Aires, June 10, 1997. Entered into force June 15, 2000.

Australia
Agreement for cooperation concerning technology for the separation of isotopes of uranium by laser excitation, with annexes, agreed minute and related exchange of letters. Signed at Washington October 28, 1999. Entered into force May 24, 2000.

Canada
Agreement relating to the air transport agreement of February 24, 1995. Effected by exchange of notes at Ottawa and Toronto January 20 and June 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Agreement for promotion of aviation safety. Signed at Toronto June 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of May 12, 1958, as amended and extended, concerning the organization and operation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Effected by exchange of notes at Washington June 16, 2000. Entered into force June 16, 2000; effective May 12, 2001.

Agreement concerning the operation of commercial remote sensing satellite systems, with annexes. Signed at Washington June 16, 2000. Entered into force June 16, 2000.

Croatia
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Washington March 18, 1994. Entered into force May 18, 2000.

Czech Republic
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences. Signed at Reston and Prague April 10 and June 15, 2000. Entered into force June 15, 2000.

Finland
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences. Signed at Reston and Espoo March 30 and May 3, 2000. Entered into force May 3, 2000.

Greece
Agreement extending the mutual defense cooperation agreement of July 8, 1990, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Athens April 20 and May 5, 2000. Entered into force May 5, 2000.

Hungary
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Washington March 15, 2000. Entered into force May 11, 2000.

Agreement extending the Annex to the air transport agreement of July 12, 1989, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington June 22 and July 6, 2000. Entered into force July 6, 2000.

Ireland
Convention amending the convention of July 28, 1997 for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital gains. Signed at Washington Sept. 24, 1999. Entered into force July 13, 2000.

Japan
Agreement concerning a cash contribution by Japan for administrative and related expenses arising from implementation of the mutual defense assistance agreement of Mar. 8, 1954. Effected by exchange of notes at Tokyo June 2, 2000. Entered into force June 2, 2000.

Korea, Republic of
Agreement for the exchange of engineers and scientists, with annexes. Signed at Washington June 30, 2000. Entered into force June 30, 2000.

Mexico
Agreement amending and extending the agreement of November 27, 1990, as amended, for the establishment of the U.S. - Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington May 18, 2000. Entered into force May 18, 2000.

Agreement regarding mutual assistance between [U.S. and Mexican] customs administrations. Signed at Washington, June 20, 2000. Entered into force June 20, 2000.

Montenegro
Investment incentive agreement. Signed at Washington and Brussels March 23 and 29, 2000. Entered into force March 29, 2000.

Panama
Agreement concerning the use of Corozal Cemetery. Signed at Panama City June 11, 1999. Entered into force June 27, 2000.

Russia
Agreement amending the agreement of Apr. 3, 1995, as amended and extended, concerning cooperation in nuclear weapons storage security through provision of material, services, and related training. Signed at Moscow and Washington, June 1 and 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Agreement amending the agreement of Apr. 3, 1995, as amended and extended, concerning cooperation in nuclear weapons transportation security through provision of material, services, and related training. Signed at Moscow and Washington, June 1 and 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Russian Federation
Memorandum of agreement on the establishment of a joint center for the exchange of date from early warning systems and notifications of missile launches, with appendices and related statements. Signed at Moscow,  June 4, 2000. Entered into force June 4, 2000.

Agreement regarding the rescheduling of certain debts owed to or guaranteed by the United States Government, with annexes. Signed at Moscow,  May 26, 2000. Entered into force June 29, 2000.

Slovenia
Agreement concerning cooperation in the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Signed at Ljubljana, June 21, 1999. Entered into force June 26, 2000.

Ukraine
Air transport agreement, with annexes. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in natural and man-made technological emergency prevention and response. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Implementing agreement concerning the Ukraine Nuclear Fuel Qualification Project, with annex. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of January 23, 1997 regarding certain maritime matters. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital, with protocol. Signed at Washington, March 4, 1994. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Agreement concerning the relationship between the Taxation Convention of March 4, 1994 and the General Agreement on Trade in Services with regard to the consultation, most-favored-nation and national treatment provisions. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington, May 26, and June 6, 1995. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

July

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments of Article VI and Article XIV.A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of Oct. 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna Oct. 1, 1999.1
Acceptances: Finland, June 14, 20002; Pakistan, June 20, 2000.

Civil Aviation
Protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, supplementary to the convention of Sept. 23, 1971. Done at Montreal Feb. 24, 1988. Entered into force Aug. 6, 1989. Sen. Treaty Doc. 100-19, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess.
Accession: The Gambia, June 16, 2000.

BILATERAL

Argentina
Treaty on extradition. Signed at Buenos Aires, June 10, 1997. Entered into force June 15, 2000.

Australia
Agreement for cooperation concerning technology for the separation of isotopes of uranium by laser excitation, with annexes, agreed minute and related exchange of letters. Signed at Washington, Oct. 28, 1999. Entered into force May 24, 2000.

Canada
Agreement relating to the air transport agreement of Feb. 24, 1995. Effected by exchange of notes at Ottawa and Toronto,  January 20 and June 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Agreement for promotion of aviation safety. Signed at Toronto, June 12, 2000. Entered into force June 12, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of May 12, 1958, as amended and extended, concerning the organization and operation of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Effected by exchange of notes at Washington June 16, 2000. Entered into force June 16, 2000; effective May 12, 2001.

Agreement concerning the operation of commercial remote sensing satellite systems, with annexes. Signed at Washington, June 16, 2000. Entered into force June 16, 2000.

Croatia
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Washington,  March 18, 1994. Entered into force May 18, 2000.

Czech Republic
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences. Signed at Reston and Prague, April 10 and June 15, 2000. Entered into force June 15, 2000.

Finland
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences. Signed at Reston and Espoo, Mar. 30 and May 3, 2000. Entered into force May 3, 2000.

Greece
Agreement extending the mutual defense cooperation agreement of July 8, 1990, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Athens, April 20 and May 5, 2000. Entered into force May 5, 2000.

Hungary
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Washington,  March 15, 2000. Entered into force May 11, 2000.

Korea, Republic of
Agreement for the exchange of engineers and scientists, with annexes. Signed at Washington, June 30, 2000. Entered into force June 30, 2000.

Mexico
Agreement amending and extending the agreement of November 27, 1990, as amended, for the establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington, May 18, 2000. Entered into force May 18, 2000.

Agreement regarding mutual assistance between [U.S. and Mexico] customs administrations. Signed at Washington, June 20, 2000. Entered into force June 20, 2000.

Montenegro
Investment incentive agreement. Signed at Washington and Brussels, March 23 and 29, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 29, 2000.

Panama
Agreement concerning the use of Corozal Cemetery. Signed at Panama City, June 11, 1999. Entered into force June 27, 2000.

Russian Federation
Memorandum of agreement on the establishment of a joint center for the exchange of date from early warning systems and notifications of missile launches, with appendices and related statements. Signed at Moscow, June 4, 2000. Entered into force June 4, 2000.

Agreement regarding the rescheduling of certain debts owed to or guaranteed by the United States Government, with annexes. Signed at Moscow, May 26, 2000. Entered into force June 29, 2000.

Slovenia
Agreement concerning cooperation in the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Signed at Ljubljana, June 21, 1999. Entered into force June 26, 2000.

Ukraine
Air transport agreement, with annexes. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in natural and man-made technological emergency prevention and response. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Implementing agreement concerning the Ukraine Nuclear Fuel Qualification Project, with annex. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of January 23, 1997 regarding certain maritime matters. Signed at Kiev, June 5, 2000. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital, with protocol. Signed at Washington, March 4, 1994. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

Agreement concerning the relationship between the Taxation Convention of March 4, 1994 and the General Agreement on Trade in Services with regard to the consultation, most-favored-nation and national treatment provisions. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington, May 26 and June 6, 1995. Entered into force June 5, 2000.

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1 Not yet in force.
2 Acceptance does not include Amendment of Article VI.

June

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendment of Article VI of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of Oct. 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna Oct. 1, 1999.1
Acceptance: Japan, May 31, 2000.

Civil Aviation
Protocol on the authentic quadrilingual text of the convention on international civil aviation (Chicago, 1944), with annex. Done at Montreal Sept. 30, 1977. Entered into force Sept. 16, 1999. Sen. Ex. O, 96th Cong., 1st Sess.
Accession: Vietnam, May 1, 2000.

Protocol for the suppression of unlawful acts of violence at airports serving international civil aviation, supplementary to the convention of Sept. 23, 1971. Done at Montreal Feb. 24, 1988. Entered into force Aug. 6, 1989. Sen. Treaty Doc. 100-19, 100th Cong., 2nd Sess.
Accession: Sudan, May 15, 2000.

North Atlantic Treaty
Agreement on the status of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, national representatives, and international staff. Done at Ottawa Sept. 20, 1951. Entered into force May 18, 1954. TIAS 2992; 5 UST 1087; 200 UNTS 3.

Agreement between the parties to the North Atlantic Treaty for the security of information, with annexes. Done at Brussels Mar. 6, 1997. Entered into force Aug. 16, 1998.
Ratification: Hungary, May 15, 2000.

BILATERAL

China
Agreement for cooperation in educational exchanges. Signed at Beijing March 28, 2000. Entered into force March 28, 2000.

Dominica
Treaty on extradition. Signed at Roseau, October 10, 1996. Entered into force May 25, 2000.

Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. Signed at Roseau, Oct. 10, 1996. Entered into force May 25, 2000.

India
Arrangement on employment for family members of a diplomatic mission or consular post. Signed at New Delhi, Apr. 10, 2000. Entered into force Apr. 10, 2000.

Japan
Protocol amending and extending the agreement of May 2, 1979, as amended and extended (TIAS 9436, 12599; 30 UST 4365), on cooperation in research and development in energy and related fields. Signed at Washington, April 18, 2000. Entered into force May 1, 2000.

Malta
Agreement on aviation security. Effected by exchange of notes at Valletta, Nov. 5, 1996 and February 28, 2000. Entered into force February 28, 2000.

Mexico
Agreement amending and extending the agreement of November 27, 1990, as amended, for the establishment of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington, May 18, 2000. Entered into force May 18, 2000.

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1 Not yet in force.

May

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments of Article VI and Article XIV.A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of October 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna, October 1, 1999.1
Acceptance: Slovenia, April 3, 2000.

North Atlantic Treaty
Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the status of their forces. Done at Brussels, June 19, 1995. Entered into force January 13, 1996. TIAS 12666.
Ratification: Turkey, Apr. 20, 2000; Ukraine, Apr. 26, 2000.

Additional Protocol to the Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the status of their forces. Done at Brussels, June 19, 1995. Entered into force June 1, 1996.2
Ratification: Ukraine, Apr. 26, 2000.

BILATERAL

Argentina
Agreement amending the agreement of August 21, 1963 for financing certain educational exchange programs. Effected by exchange of notes at Buenos Aires January 18, and Mar. 20, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 20, 2000.

Australia
Memorandum of understanding concerning geospatial information and services cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Bethesda, and Canberra, March 27 and 31, 2000.

Austria
Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, with annexes. Signed at Patch Barracks and Vienna, March 15, 2000. Entered into force March 15, 2000.

The Bahamas
Implementing arrangement to the agreement between the United States and The Bahamas of April 5, 1984 relating to United States defense facilities, concerning the provision of sites for United States defense purposes. Signed at Nassau, January 25 and March 10, 2000. Entered into force March 10, 2000.

Bangladesh
Strategic objective grant agreement for improved performance of the energy sector, with annexes. Signed at Dhaka Mar. 20, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 20, 2000.

Denmark
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, with protocol. Signed at Washington Aug. 19, 1999. Entered into force Mar. 31, 2000.

El Salvador
Agreement amending and extending the memorandum of understanding concerning the imposition of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological material from the prehispanic cultures of the Republic of El Salvador. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington Mar. 7, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 7, 2000; effective Mar. 8, 2000.

Germany
Agreement regarding the exchange of military personnel, with annexes. Signed at Bonn Mar. 15, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 15, 2000.

India
Agreement on the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum. Signed at New Delhi Mar. 21, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 21, 2000.

Israel
Agreement for the loan of Python-4 IR air-to-air missiles for the purpose of testing, evaluation, and analysis. Signed at Tel Aviv Mar. 29, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 29, 2000.

Japan
Agreement concerning the acquisition and production in Japan of the UH-60J aircraft and UH-60JA aircraft and related equipment and materials. Effected by exchange of notes at Tokyo Mar. 10, 2000.

Agreement concerning a program for the cooperative research of Low Vulnerability Gun Propellant for Artillery. Effected by exchange of notes at Tokyo Mar. 24, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 24, 2000.

Madagascar
Agreement relating to the status of United States military and civilian personnel of the United States Department of Defense temporarily present in Madagascar in connection with humanitarian relief operations. Effected by exchange of notes at Antananarivo Mar. 11 and 13, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 13, 2000.

Morocco
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences, with annexes. Signed at Reston and Rabat January 13 and Mar. 9, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 9, 2000.

Mozambique
Agreement concerning the status of United States military and civilian personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense temporarily present in Mozambique in connection with humanitarian relief operations. Effected by exchange of notes at Maputo Mar. 3 and 7, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 7, 2000.

Nepal
Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, with appendices. Signed at Kathmandu Mar. 3, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 3, 2000.

Peru
Memorandum of cooperation concerning mutual cooperation in the promotion and development of civil aviation. Signed at Washington and Lima Mar. 16 and 27, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 27, 2000.

Romania
Agreement on cooperation in science and technology, with annexes. Signed at Washington July 15, 1998. Entered into force Apr. 5, 2000.

Russia
Protocol amending and extending the agreement between the United States and Russia of Jan. 14, 1994 on cooperation in research on radiation effects for the purpose of minimizing the consequences of radioactive contamination on health and the environment (TIAS 11481). Signed at Washington Mar. 10, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 10, 2000.

South Africa
Arrangement for the exchange of technical information and cooperation in nuclear safety matters, with addenda. Signed at Rockville Mar. 30, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 30, 2000.

Uruguay
Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, with annexes. Signed at Montevideo Mar. 29, 2000. Entered into force Mar. 29, 2000.

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1 Not yet in force.
2 Not in force for the U.S.

April

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendment of Article VI of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of Oct. 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna Oct. 1, 1999.1
Acceptance: Morocco, Mar. 7, 2000

Aviation
Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft. Done at The Hague Dec. 16, 1970. Entered into force Oct. 14, 1971. TIAS 7192; 860 UNTS 105; 22 UST 1641.

International air services transit agreement. Signed at Chicago Dec. 7, 1944. Entered into force Jan. 30, 1945. 3 Bevans 916; EAS 487; 59 Stat. 1693; 84 UNTS 389.
Accession: Azerbaijan, Mar. 3, 2000

Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation. Done at Montreal Sept. 23, 1971. Entered into force Jan. 26, 1973. TIAS 7570; 974 UNTS 177; 24 UST 564.
Accession: Azerbaijan, Mar. 15, 2000

North Atlantic Treaty
Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the status of their forces. Done at Brussels June 19, 1995. Entered into force Jan. 13, 1996. TIAS 12666.

Additional Protocol to the Agreement among the States Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participating in the Partnership for Peace regarding the status of their forces. Done at Brussels June 19, 1995. Entered into force June 1, 1996.2
Approval: Azerbaijan, Mar. 3, 2000.
Ratification: France, Feb. 1, 2000; Portugal, Feb. 4, 2000.

BILATERAL

Algeria
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences, with annexes. Signed at Algiers Feb. 21, 2000. Entered into force Feb. 21, 2000.

Bolivia
Agreement regarding the reduction and reorganization of certain debts owed to, guaranteed by, or insured by the United States Government and its agencies, with annexes. Signed at Santa Cruz Dec. 2, 1999. Entered into force Feb. 23, 2000.

Dominica
International express mail agreement. Signed at Roseau and Washington Sept. 24, 1997 and Dec. 30, 1999. Entered into force Feb. 15, 2000.

Estonia
Agreement concerning security measures for the protection of classified military information. Signed at Tallinn Feb. 23, 2000. Entered into force Feb. 23, 2000.

European Community
Agreement on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal products. Signed at Brussels July 20, 1999. Entered into force Aug. 1, 1999.

Greece
Agreement amending and extending the agreement of June 28 and Aug. 5, 1996 concerning mutual logistic support. Signed at Athens and Patch Barracks Dec. 10, 1999 and Jan. 31, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 31, 2000.

Japan
Protocol extending the agreement of May 2, 1979, as amended and extended (TIAS 9436, 12599; 30 UST 4365), on cooperation in research and development in energy and related fields. Signed at Washington Jan. 28, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 28, 2000.

Madagascar
Investment incentive agreement. Signed at Washington Mar. 31, 1998. Entered into force Feb. 7, 2000.

Pakistan
Agreement regarding the consolidation and rescheduling of certain debts owed to, guaranteed by, or insured by the United States Government and its Agencies, with annexes. Signed at Islamabad Nov. 26, 1999. Entered into force Feb. 23, 2000.

Philippines
Agreement relating to investments supported by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Signed at Manila Oct. 22, 1998. Entered into force Feb. 15, 2000.

Saudi Arabia
Agreement to conclude the technical cooperation agreement of Feb. 13, 1975, as extended. Signed Feb. 11, 2000. Entered into force Feb. 11, 2000; effective Feb. 13, 2000.

Turkey
Agreement relating to the employment of dependents of official government employees. Effected by exchange of notes at Ankara Nov. 23, 1999. Entered into force Feb. 3, 2000.

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1 Not yet in force.
2 Not in force for the U.S.

March

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments to Articles VI and XIV.A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of Oct. 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna Oct. 1, 19991.
Acceptance: Republic of Korea, Feb. 11, 2000.

Aviation
Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft. Done at The Hague Dec. 16, 1970. Entered into force Oct. 14, 1971. TIAS 7192; 860 UNTS 105; 22 UST 1641.

Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation. Done at Montreal Sep. 23, 1971. Entered into force Jan. 26, 1973. TIAS 7570; 974 UNTS 177; 24 UST 564.
Accession: Kyrgyzstan, February 25, 2000.

BILATERAL

Canada
Memorandum of understanding concerning global geospatial information and services cooperation. Signed at Ottawa and Bethesda Jan. 11 and 19, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 19, 2000.

China
Agreement concerning the settlement of Chinese claims for property loss and damage suffered as a result of the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Signed at Beijing Dec. 16, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 16, 1999.

Memorandum of understanding concerning the settlement of U.S. claims for property loss and damage after the U.S. bombing of the Chinese Embassy in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Signed at Beijing Dec. 16, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 16, 1999.

Commission of the European Communities
Implementing arrangement for cooperation in the fields of metrology and measurement standards. Signed at Brussels Oct. 5, 1999. Entered into force Oct. 5, 1999.

El Salvador
Air transport agreement, with annexes. Signed at San Jose May 8, 1997. Entered into force Jan. 3, 2000.

Greece
Agreement concerning the reciprocal waiver of visas for non-immigrants. Effected by exchange of notes at Athens Dec. 28, 1999 and Jan. 24, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 24, 2000.

Japan
Implementing arrangement for cooperation in the fields of metrology and measurement standards. Signed at Tokyo Nov. 2, 1999. Entered into force Nov. 2, 1999.

Kazakhstan
Implementing arrangement concerning the decommissioning of the BN-350 Reactor. Signed at Washington Dec. 19, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 19, 1999.

Mongolia
Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences. Signed at Reston Nov. 16, 1999 and Jan. 25, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 25, 2000.

Russia
Agreement amending the agreement of Sept. 23, 1997, as amended, concerning the modification of the operating Seversk (Tomsk Region) and Zheleznogorsk (Krasnoyarsk Region) Plutonium Production Reactors. Signed at Moscow and Washington Oct. 20, 1999 and Jan. 21, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 21, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of Apr. 3, 1995, as amended and extended, concerning cooperation in nuclear weapons transportation security through provision of material, services, and related training. Signed at Washington and Moscow Aug. 9, 1999 and Jan. 25, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 25, 2000.

Agreement extending the agreement of Apr. 3, 1995, as amended and extended, concerning cooperation in nuclear weapons storage security through provision of material, services, and related training. Signed at Washington and Moscow Aug. 9, 1999 and Jan. 25, 2000. Entered into force Jan. 25, 2000.

Sri Lanka
Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program, with appendices. Signed at Colombo Dec. 20, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 20, 1999.

Sweden
Agreement regarding the exchange of engineers and scientists, with annexes. Signed at Stockholm and Washington Oct. 7 and Dec. 20, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 20, 1999.

Ukraine
Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, with annexes. Signed at Stuttgart and Kiev Nov. 17 and 19, 1999. Entered into force Nov. 19, 1999.

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1 Not yet in force.

February

MULTILATERAL

Atomic Energy
Amendments to Articles VI and XIV.A of the Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency of Oct. 26, 1956, as amended. Done at Vienna Oct. 1, 1999.1
Acceptance: Malta, Dec. 30, 1999.

BILATERAL

Central African Republic
Agreement regarding the consolidation, reduction, and rescheduling of certain debts owed to, guaranteed by, or insured by the United States Government and its Agency, with annexes. Signed at Bangui Sept. 1, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 15, 1999.

Gabon
Agreement regarding the status of United States military and civilian personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense temporarily present in Gabon in connection with "Gabon 2000" and other activities. Effected by exchange of notes at Libreville Nov. 26 and Dec. 1, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 1, 1999.

Germany
Agreement amending the memorandum of agreement of Jan. 24 and Mar. 27, 1995 for the acquisition and coproduction of air-to-air STINGER (ATAS) subsystem components. Signed at Bonn and Washington Aug. 20 and Nov. 23, 1999. Entered into force Nov. 23, 1999.

Jordan
Agreement regarding the consolidation and rescheduling of certain debts owed to, guaranteed by, or insured by the United States Government and its agencies, with annexes. Signed at Amman Oct. 17, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 13, 1999.

Rwanda
Agreement regarding the consolidation, reduction, and rescheduling of certain debts owed to the United States Government and its Agency, with annexes. Signed at Kigali Oct. 26, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 13, 1999.

Slovenia
Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation, with annexes. Signed at Ljubljana June 21, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 17, 1999.

Ukraine
Agreement concerning a Regional Environmental Center in Ukraine. Signed at Washington Dec. 8, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 8, 1999.

Agreement on cooperation on research on health and environmental effects related to the Chornobyl accident. Signed at Washington Dec. 8, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 8, 1999.

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1 Not yet in force.

January

MULTILATERAL

Civil Aviation
Convention for the suppression of unlawful seizure of aircraft. Done at The Hague Dec. 16, 1970. Entered into force Oct. 14, 1971. TIAS 7192; 22 UST 1641; 860 UNTS 105.

Convention for the suppression of unlawful acts against the safety of civil aviation. Done at Montreal Sept. 23, 1971. Entered into force Jan. 26, 1973. TIAS 7570; 24 UST 564; 974 UNTS 177.
Accession: Swaziland, Dec. 27, 1999.
Entry into force for Swaziland: Jan. 26, 2000.

BILATERAL

Australia
Agreement on mutual antitrust enforcement assistance, with annex. Signed at Washington Apr. 27, 1999. Entered into force Nov. 5, 1999.

Brazil
Agreement extending the complementary agreement of Nov. 6, 1986, as extended, for technical cooperation in the area of irrigation. Effected by exchange of notes at Brasilia Sept. 20 and Dec. 2, 1999; effective Jan. 1, 2000.

Costa Rica
Agreement to suppress illicit traffic, as amended by the Protocol of July 2, 1999. Signed at San Jose Dec. 1, 1998. Entered into force Nov. 19, 1999.

Estonia
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. Signed at Washington Jan. 25, 1998. Entered into force Dec. 30, 1999.

European Atomic Energy Agency (EURATOM)
Arrangement for technical exchange and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety research, with annexes. Signed at Rockville Oct. 29, 1999. Entered into force Oct. 29, 1999.

Greece
Agreement extending the mutual defense cooperation agreement of July 8, 1990, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Athens May 4 and 5, 1999. Entered into force May 5, 1999; effective Nov. 6, 1999.

Italy
Agreement for promotion of aviation safety. Signed at Rome Oct. 27, 1999. Entered into force Oct. 27, 1999.

Latvia
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. Signed at Washington Jan. 15, 1998. Entered into force Dec. 30, 1999.

Lithuania
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income. Signed at Washington Jan. 15, 1998. Entered into force Dec. 30, 1999.

Venezuela
Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and capital, with protocol. Signed at Caracas Jan. 25, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 30, 1999.

Vietnam
Project incentive agreement regarding the operations of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Vietnam. Signed at Hanoi Dec. 9, 1999. Entered into force Dec. 9, 1999.

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