World Leaders Praise Outgoing Powell
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World leaders saluted Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday, with some expressing regret at the departure of a figure who had sought international consensus through his multilateralist views. All said they hoped for constructive ties with his successor.
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US President George W. Bush on Saturday praised US &quot;global leadership and generosity&quot; ahead of a Group of Eight summit in Germany expected to be marked by massive protests against the war in Iraq.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell defends Bush administration on Iraq and cites successes from China to Russia.
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Colin Powell's NATO colleagues brewed up some festive cheer for the departing secretary of state, presenting him with some fine European beer as a farewell gift Thursday.
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Chinese officials praised Secretary of State Colin L. Powell today for warning Taiwan that it is not and should not seek to become an independent nation.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell's resignation announcement Monday evoked a mixed international reaction of personal sympathy, political disappointment and intense concern over whether his replacement will be another moderate or a hard-line ideologue.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell also signaled that much more American help was on the way.
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Nations of the world honored Yasser Arafat as a head of state Thursday, with many joining the deceased leader&#39;s call for a quick transition to a Palestinian state living in peace with its neighbors.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  called Kofi Annan a good U.N. secretary-general on Friday after  days in which Washington chose not to defend the diplomat  against a U.S. senator's demand he resign.
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath described on Monday his meeting with outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell as &quot;vital and positive.
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African leaders lauded progress towards peace in the continent's powderkeg Great Lakes region, but called for more action to overcome challenges to lasting stability, security and development.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell renewed Brazil&#39;s hopes of joining the UN Security Council by calling Brazil a good, serious and important candidate.
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FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has praised the work of outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell. Mr Powell resigned today as the top United States diplomat but expects to stay on until his successor is in place.
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QUESTION: Mr. Powell, we are honored with this opportunity to be with you. Thank you very much.
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In a marked change of tone, Secretary of State Colin Powell praised Syria on Wednesday for dismantling military camps in the hills near Beirut, Lebanon. He said Syria has offered to cooperate with allied forces in Iraq and its interim government.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell and his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Thursday held what Mr. Powell termed a candid meeting at the State Department.
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President George Bush today appointed his most trusted foreign policy adviser, Condoleezza Rice, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.