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PRESS RELEASES (in Spanish)

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May 2008
05/09/2008	USS Farragut sailors participate in community relations activities while in Montevideo
05/09/2008	Democracy transforming the Americas, says Rice
05/09/2008	Burma aid is about saving lives, not politics, Rice says
05/08/2008	U.S. seeks social justice and security in the Americas, says Bush
05/08/2008	Education summit advances U.S. commitment to global development
05/08/2008	No Joke! Stand-up comedians battle intolerance
05/08/2008	Terrorism, crime often linked, says report
05/07/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Treinta y Tres
05/06/2008	Citizen involvement in Summit of the Americas process expanding
05/06/2008	Bush asks Congress to approve $770 million more in food aid
05/06/2008	World population growth poses security challenges
05/05/2008	Cinco de Mayo shows the Americanization of a Mexican holiday
05/05/2008	Dozens of countries sign up for Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008
05/05/2008	New exhibition resurrects legacy of groundbreaking photographer
05/02/2008	World Press Freedom Day supports journalists facing threats
05/02/2008	U.S. legal permanent residents Annual Flow Report
05/02/2008	New intercountry adoption standards implemented in United States
05/02/2008	Meeting of the U.S.-Uruguay Trade and Investment Council

April 2008
04/29/2008	2007 Country Reports on Terrorism released
04/29/2008	Ambassador Baxter's visit to Rocha
04/29/2008	The United States and Uruguay sign a Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
04/29/2008	Public-private partnerships foster innovative solutions
04/28/2008	CalArts professors visit Uruguay
04/25/2008	Global killer malaria can be prevented, treated, cured
04/25/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits the Alianza Binational Center in Chuy
04/25/2008	Countries mount global campaign to combat product counterfeiting
04/25/2008	U.S. adopters of foreign orphans undergo tough scrutiny
04/24/2008	Intendant Esquerra greets Ambassador Baxter during brief stopover in Tacuarembo
04/24/2008	Trademarks -- not counterfeits -- create jobs, experts say
04/21/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Artigas and Rivera in northern Uruguay
04/18/2008	25th anniversary of the bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut
04/18/2008	Ambassador Baxter congratulates the 2008 Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program
04/17/2008	Pope Benedict’s first U.S. visit draws large, lively crowds
04/17/2008	Prepare for health effects of climate change, world experts urge
04/17/2008	Bush orders $200 million for emergency food relief
04/14/2008	NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown visits Montevideo
04/11/2008	Proclamation on Pan American Day, Pan American Week 2008
04/11/2008	Bush administration seeks $37 billion to bolster diplomacy
04/11/2008	Washington’s “Newseum” promotes free flow of information
04/11/2008	Newspaperman Ben Bradlee says good reporters dig for truth
04/11/2008	Former child soldier a beacon of hope to conflict survivors
04/10/2008	Alliance for a Drug-Free Uruguay unveils new ad campaign
04/09/2008	Child soldiers a national and global security issue, expert says
04/08/2008	Uruguayan scientists share Nobel Prize for research on climate change
04/08/2008	Op-ed by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Proposed U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement
04/08/2008	State’s Shannon’s speech to Council of the Americas in New York
04/07/2008	World Health Day targets human effects of climate change
04/04/2008	Martin Luther King’s dream lives on 40 years after his death
04/04/2008	U.S. funding helps fight one of the “worst forms of child labor”
04/04/2008	Killing of journalists threatens global press freedom
04/03/2008	iPod and Podcasting in Education
04/02/2008	U.S. sees Uruguay as “Safe” country for investments (Newspaper interview with under secretary Christopher Padilla)
04/01/2008	U.S. officials show leadership at the Americas Innovation Forum
04/01/2008	Under Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla Visits Uruguay
04/01/2008	Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption enters into force
04/01/2008	Latina women expand political involvement in the United States

March 2008
03/28/2008	English teaching assistants ready to work and study in Uruguay
03/27/2008	Teen rockers reap benefits of online copyright protections
03/27/2008	Business experts call for intellectual property protection
03/27/2008	Main religious affiliations in the United States
03/26/2008	U.S. District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte visits Uruguay
03/25/2008	Wildwood students to work with Uruguayan school children
03/24/2008	Right to dissent a cherished American freedom
03/24/2008	Ambassador Baxter hosts Easter Egg Hunt
03/22/2008	Presidential Message for Easter
03/18/2008	Information Builders CEO Gerald Cohen visits Uruguay
03/18/2008	Speech by president Bush to U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
03/17/2008	Secretary Rice comments on regional issues, including Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia
03/17/2008	Rugby team from California visits Uruguay
03/14/2008	Innovation will safeguard Uruguay’s future (Op-ed by Ambassador Frank E. Baxter)
03/14/2008	Release of report on Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism
03/13/2008	Ambassador Baxter encourages participation in Americas Innovation Forum
03/12/2008	United States honors eight female champions of human rights
03/11/2008	2007 Annual Reports on Human Rights released
03/11/2008	Presidential Proclamation on Women’s History Month, 2008
03/11/2008	Uruguay segment of the 2007 Country Reports on Human Rights
03/10/2008	Ambassador Baxter enjoys visit to Patria Gaucha Festival in Tacuarembo
03/10/2008	The path to the 2008 presidential nomination
03/10/2008	State’s Shannon remarks at House Hearing on the Americas
03/07/2008	Children with facial deformities aided by volunteer group
03/05/2008	First language immersion camp for English teachers
03/05/2008	Trafficking, health top U.S. agenda at meeting on women’s status
03/04/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits site for new airport facility in Montevideo
03/03/2008	Women’s history, accomplishments celebrated every March
03/03/2008	Rice looks at U.S. diplomacy in the 21st century
03/03/2008	Uruguay segment of the 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
03/03/2008	Release of International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

February 2008
02/29/2008	Secrets of innovation
02/29/2008	Remarks by president Bush on free trade agreements
02/28/2008	President Bush's press conference
02/28/2008	Cuba: neither changes nor democracy seen in near future [Radio interview with professor Javier Corrales]
02/28/2008	“Cow Power” program converts animal waste into electricity
02/28/2008	Washington International Renewable Energy Conference
02/27/2008	Ambassador Baxter attends British Ambassador's farewell reception
02/26/2008	2009 Ford Motor Company International Fellowship
02/26/2008	International partners create database for renewable energy
02/26/2008	Celebrated editor Ben Bradlee says newspapers here to stay
02/25/2008	Drastic decrease predicted in number of major U.S. newspapers
02/25/2008	Rice urges Cuban government to begin a process of peaceful, democratic change
02/21/2008	U.S. Elections: “There is Tremendous Interest” [Radio interview with professor Javier Corrales]
02/20/2008	New Deputy Chief of Mission Robin Matthewman assumes post
02/20/2008	United States ready to help Cubans realize liberty, Bush says
02/19/2008	Uruguay Must “Open Itself to the World and Not Just to the Region” (Ambassador Baxter's interview with Busqueda)
02/19/2008	Youth Ambassadors from Latin America explore the United States
02/19/2008	Humanitarian aid key component of Navy’s new maritime strategy
02/14/2008	Strong motivation evident at the polls in Potomac primaries
02/14/2008	Minnesota steps up development of renewable energy technologies
02/14/2008	Secretary Rice discusses foreign aid, departmental changes, Iraq, Afghanistan
02/12/2008	Microsoft founder urges "creative capitalism" to fight poverty
02/12/2008	Videos show al-Qaida in Iraq recruiting children for terrorism
02/11/2008	Ambassador Baxter pleased to see Santa Catalina clinic "up and running"
02/11/2008	Ambassador Baxter visits Uruguay's national soccer team
02/11/2008	Programs help child soldiers return home
02/11/2008	Bangladeshi American is first Muslim Chaplain in Marine Corps
02/07/2008	Bush submits U.S. Budget for Fiscal Year 2009
02/06/2008	No presidential nominees after 24 states vote on Super Tuesday
02/06/2008	Youth Ambassadors meet State's Shannon during Washington visit
02/04/2008	Passage of high-stakes U.S. trade deals likely in 2008
02/01/2008	National Wear Red Day: Mrs. Bush's Radio Address to the Nation on American Heart Month
02/01/2008	Presidential Proclamation on National African American History Month

January 2008
01/30/2008	Increases to U.S. passport fees
01/30/2008	Innovative use of online networks transforming society
01/30/2008	University channels on YouTube offer educational videos
01/30/2008	Freest economies most likely to generate development, prosperity
01/29/2008	President Bush delivers State of the Union Address
01/28/2008	Innovation transfers benefit public and private sectors
01/24/2008	Candidates for Study of the U.S. Institute to begin program
01/24/2008	Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
01/24/2008	Without profits, innovation goes nowhere in corporate world
01/23/2008	Assistant Secretary Shannon's briefing at the Washington Foreign Press Center
01/23/2008	Authors of leading cell biology textbook visit Uruguay
01/18/2008	Ambassador Baxter welcomes U.S. tourists to Uruguay
01/18/2008	Presidential Proclamation for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
01/18/2008	Terrorist group list highlights why terrorism is unacceptable
01/18/2008	Nongovernmental group making personal philanthropy easy
01/17/2008	Youth Ambassadors prepare for U.S. trip
01/17/2008	2008 Maria Moors Cabot Journalism Awards: call for nominations
01/16/2008	Presidential Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day 2008
01/16/2008	Ambassador and Mrs. Baxter celebrate the new year in Punta del Este
01/11/2008	U.S. Marines deliver toys for tots
01/09/2008	Hillary Clinton, John McCain score victories in New Hampshire
01/07/2008	Venture capital is key to making innovative ideas succeed
01/07/2008	Small business plays a big role in innovation
01/04/2008	United States and international development, partnering for growth
01/04/2008	Voters turn out in record numbers to participate in Iowa caucuses

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