Embassy
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U.S. Ambassador to
Georgia Richard M. Miles
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U.S.
Ambassador to Georgia Richard M. Miles Recipient of 2004 Robert
C. Frasure Award
The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce
the selection of Richard M. Miles, Ambassador to Georgia, as the
recipient of the 2004 Robert C. Frasure Award. This award honors
an individual who best exemplifies a commitment to conflict prevention
and resolution, as well as the establishment of peace in tense political
environments European Command (complete
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Georgian soldiers from Commando Battalion
ready to deploy to Iraq
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Georgian
Soldiers Deploy to Iraq
The Georgian government recently announced that it
would increase the number of Georgian troops in Iraq from 159 to
850 soldiers. The first 300 of those troops began deployment on
Monday November 8. The Commando Battalion troops will initially
to to Kuwait and then on to Iraq, where they will relieve Charlie
Company of the 16th Georgian Mountain Battalion. Charlie Company
will return to Georgia after serving in Iraq since April of this
year. Commando Battalion will be the third detachment of Georgian
soldiers to serve in Iraq (complete
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Children from Child & Environment's transitional
children's shelter in Tbilisi perform at the Rebuilding Lives
project launch
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Launch
of $2.1 Million USAID-funded Street Children Project
On November 4, 2004, Save the Children launched the new
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded
"Rebuilding Lives - Street Children" project at the Palace
of Children in Tbilisi. The launch was celebrated with songs and
dances performed by children living in the shelters that will be
served by the project (complete
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Kvemo Kartli -Gloria Steele
(center) poses with community members in front of Khutor Lejbadin
village’s new school
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USAID’s
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia visits Georgia
November 3, 2004 – USAID's Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, Gloria Steele, visited Georgia
in late October to see USAID-funded activities supporting the new
Georgian government's ambitious reform agenda (complete
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Spokesman of the Department of State Richard
Boucher at a press briefing
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Georgian
Troop Deployment to Iraq
The United States warmly welcomes Georgia's decision
to deploy additional troops to Iraq to provide security for the
United Nations presence in Iraq. This latest deployment by Georgia
will increase the total number of its troops in Iraq from 159 to
850. It underscores Georgia's commitment to partnership with the
people of Iraq and their friends around the world in pursuit of
peace, prosperity and democracy in Iraq. The U.S. will offer additional
training to help Georgia sustain this deployment following an assessment
by the U.S. European Command.
November
4th Statement by Spokesman of the US Department of State Richard
Boucher
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Standing at his desk in the Oval Office,
President George W. Bush receives a phone call from Democratic
presidential candidate John Kerry in which the senator conceded
defeat in the 2004 presidential election Wednesday, Nov. 3,
2004 (photo courtesy of the White House)
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President
Bush Wins Second Term; Senator Kerry Concedes
After watching returns from the key state of Ohio,
Senator Kerry phoned President Bush on November 3rd to concede the
race. President Bush received 51% of the popular vote and 274 electoral
college votes. Senator Kerry received 48% of the popular vote and
238 electoral college votes. A minimum of 270 electoral college
votes were required to win (complete
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PRESIDENT
BUSH'S STATEMENT
SENATOR KERRY'S STATEMENT
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Latest Headlines From the Embassy
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Americans point to their home states on
the Electoral College Map
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Americans
Gather to Watch Election Returns
On November 3rd, the U.S. Embassy hosted a
breakfast to watch the presidential returns. Almost 400 people stopped
by to chat about the American presidential election and watch as
states were declared for President Bush or Senator Kerry. Embassy
staff kept an Electoral College map up to date as the morning progressed
and no winner was declared, as several states were too close to
call (complete
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John Kerry and George Bush - presidential
candidates in the 2004 Election
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Americans
Go To the Polls: U.S. Presidential Election November 2nd
On November 2nd, Americans head to the polls
to decide their new president. The U.S. Embassy has put together
an Election webpage with links
to information about the Electoral College, Republican and Democratic
party platforms, past presidential elections, and current news sources.
Some of the listed sites are U.S. government sites, while others
are provided by NGOs, such as the League of Women Voters. Some media
websites dedicated to the election have also included (complete
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Election 2004 Page
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DCM Patricia Moller and the Minister of Health
with the Physicians With Heart delegation at the airport
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Physicians
With Heart bring $5.4 million donation to Georgia
On Saturday, October 30th, a donation of medical
supplies and medicines worth $5.4 million was delivered to Georgia
by the NGO, Physicians With Heart. Physicians With Heart, a partnership
of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy
of Family Physicians Foundation, and Heart to Heart International,
will be in Georgia for a week to deliver the medicines to hospitals
and clinics throughout Georgia. The medicines were delivered by
on a special plane chartered and paid for by the U.S. Department
of State (complete
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PAO Rowena Cross-Najafi, Mayor of Kutaisi,
Mr. Gia Giorgadze and Dean of the Faculty of Western European
Languages and Literature, TSU, Mr. Temur Kobakhidze at the
conference on American Studies
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Kutaisi
State University Hosts Second Annual Conference On American Studies
On October 29 Kutaisi State University organized
a three-day conference on American Studies. One initiator of the
conference was Professor Vakhtang Amaglobeli, former Fulbright scholar,
Vice Rector and Head of the American Studies Center at KSU. Representatives
from more than 6 Georgian universities were invited to the conference.
Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Rowena Cross-Najafi
attended the last day of the conference and made a presentation
on the topic: " Food in American Literature." (complete
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The Chief of Defense and one of the American
trainers congratulate the Georgian commanders on their graduation
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Georgian
Soldiers Graduate from Commander's Course
On October 27, seven Georgian commanders graduated
from the very first Georgian Army Infantry Company Commander's Course
and will be able to train other Georgian soldiers in NATO standards
of leadership. The initial seven were trained by American trainers
who have taught the same course to American soldiers serving in
Iraq, Macedonia, Germany and France. The seven Georgian officers
who graduated from the course will now take over as trainers and
share what they have learned with other Georgian commanders. Their
first course will be offered to another 40 or 50 Georgian officers
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President George W. Bush hosts an Iftaar
dinner celebrating Ramadan at the White House Monday, Oct.
28, 2003
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President
Bush's Ramadan Message
"I send warm greetings to Muslims in the United
States and around the world as they begin observance of Ramadan,
the holiest season in their faith..." -- President
George W. Bush, October 15, 2004 (complete
text)
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OCTOBER 2004 events
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- October 26, American
Studies Center Hosts A Debate On U.S. Elections
- October 22, President
Saakashvili and President Kocharian View Robert Capa Photos
- October 20, Senior
English Language Fellow Visits Remote Village of Mestia and Donates
Books
- October 20, Three
American Teachers Visit Georgia
- October 18, American
delegation visits NGOs as part of Caucasus Regional Chiefs of
Mission Conference
- October 15, U.S.
Embassy Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage Month
- October 14, Donna
Sadlicka Concert
- October 13, USAID
Supports Internship Program in Georgian Parliament
- October 12, Ambassador
& Mrs. Miles Discuss American Civil Rights Movement at Vale
School #1
- October 10, American C-5
plane delivers supplies for Georgian soldiers
- October 9, Ambassador
Miles Opens Third Annual U.S. Education Fair
- October 7, Ambassador
Miles addresses 7th Annual Conference of the America-Georgian
Business Council
- October 5, Hawaiian Hula
taught at American Corner Gori
- October 1, Tbilisi
Hosts First International Art Market
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