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State Department Spokesperson Matt Miller briefed reporters on a range of foreign policy matters confronting the Biden administration. James Rubin, special envoy and coordinator of the State…

Mr. Rubin spoke to reporters about a variety of issues including the future of the Antiballistic Missile Treaty, the future of the Balkans, and global terrorism. Journalists also paid tribut…

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright announced that she had stripped her Bureau of Intelligence and Research its right to police itself and had reassigned two bureau officials. Her action w…

Secretary Albright briefed reporters on the administration’s plan to strengthen peacekeeping efforts overseas. The plan included establishing an office within the State department to oversee…

State Department Spokesman James Rubin talked with reporters about the department’s audit on security. He answered questions from reporters on a variety of issues including the agreement bet…

Mr. Rubin briefed reporters on the World Trade Organization summit in Seattle, the possible visit of Cuban President Fidel Castro to the summit meeting, and the discovery of a mass grave in …

Secretary Albright talked with reporters about a report on U.S. embassy security and infrastructure. The report, prepared by the Overseas Presence Advisory Panel, makes recommendations for i…

Mr. Rubin and Mr. Sheehan talked to reporters about the state of counter terrorism activities throughout the world. They focused on the status of foreign terrorist organizations and the stat…

James Rubin, State Department press spokesman, briefed reporters on U.S. relief efforts following the earthquake in Turkey, the United Nations mission in Bosnia, and talks between the U.S. a…

State Department officials, including Counter Terrorism Acting Coordinator Michael Sheehan and Assistant Secretary for Administration Patrick Kennedy, briefed reporters on efforts to improve…

After a special briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the President Jiang state visit, State Department Spokesperson James Rubin took questions on other subjects, such as Bosn…

State Department Spokesperson James Rubin briefed reporters and announced that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would travel to the Middle East to help advance the peace process between…

State Department Spokesperson James Rubin briefed members of the media about events in North Korea, Bosnia, and the Middle East.

State Department Spokesperson James Rubin briefed reporters on the defection of the North Korean ambassador to Egypt and two family members to the United States.

State Department Spokesperson James Rubin briefed reporters on foreign affairs issues. Topics included U.S. efforts toward an international ban on land mines and the situation in the Middle …

After a brief introduction by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, James Rubin briefed reporters for the first time as the spokesperson for the Department of State. He took questions on va…