U.S. Embassy Warsaw, Poland Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Feedback Spring 2008 Official News and Events Missile Defense a Key Topic at NATO Summit At the NATO summit in Bucharest 4/3, alliance members expressed support for a missile defense system in Europe, issuing the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice termed it "a breakthrough document on missile defense for the alliance." In the Declaration, alliance members also urge Russia to drop its opposition to missile defense plans (for full text of Declaration, click HERE).  (more)  Joint Statement by the United States and Czech Republic on Missile Defense Following is the text of a joint statement of the United States and the Czech Republic on a missile defense agreement: The United States and the Czech Republic are pleased to announce the completion of negotiations on a missile defense agreement. We plan to sign the agreement in the near future. (more) Ballistic Missile Defense Seminar Held in Warsaw  Numerous U.S. and Polish companies and research centers took part in a Ballistic Missile Defense seminar held in Warsaw from March 26-27. The seminar was sponsored by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and supported by the U.S. Embassy and the Polish Ministry of National Defense. (more) Embassy Hosts Informational Lunch on Missile Defense Embassy Charge d’Affaires Mary Curtin hosted a luncheon for Polish parliamentarians and local government officials on March 11 to provide further information about the U.S. proposal for a missile defense site in Poland. (more) President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Tusk of Poland On Monday, March 10 President Bush met with Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland. Poland is a close partner of the United States in pursuing our common strategic objectives of advancing global freedom and security.  (more) Robert Bell Speaks On Missile Defense in Warsaw On March 3-4, 2008, Robert Bell visited Warsaw to speak on missile defense as part of the U.S. Embassy's missile defense outreach program. Bell, who was a Special Assistant to President Clinton for National Security Affairs, the National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, and NATO's Assistant Secretary General for Defense, is one of the most knowledgeable experts on this issue. (more) Missile Defense Expert Baker Spring Visits Poland Missile Defense Expert Baker Spring of the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC visited Warsaw and Lublin to speak to audiences about security policy in the context of missile derfense from February 13-15, 2008.  (more)   ...ARCHIVE Independent Publications January/February 2008 More States Step Up Anti-Missile Work by Wade Boese February 8, 2008 International Missile Defense: Washington and Warsaw's Postive Step Toward Final Agreement by Sally McNamara and Peter Brookes

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