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Text: U.S. Dedicated to Even Stronger Partnerships with Kenya and Tanzania

(Boucher announces opening of new embassy office buildings) (240)
The United States is "dedicated to building even stronger partnerships
with the people and governments of Tanzania and Kenya," U.S. State
Department Spokesman Richard Boucher pledged March 4 as he announced
the opening of new U.S. embassy office buildings in Dar es Salaam and
Nairobi.
Terrorists bombed the U.S. embassies in those cities on August 7,
1998.
Following is the text of the Boucher statement:
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
March 4, 2003
Statement by Richard Boucher Spokesman
KENYA AND TANZANIA: NEW EMBASSY OFFICE BUILDINGS
On March 3, Under Secretary of State for Management Grant Green opened
our new Embassy Office Building in Nairobi, Kenya. On March 4, Under
Secretary Green opened our new Embassy Office Building in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania. Under Secretary Green was joined by Assistant
Secretary of State for African Affairs Walter Kansteiner and Director
of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, Retired Major General
Charles E. Williams.
On August 7, 1998, terrorists bombed our Embassies in Kenya and
Tanzania, murdering hundreds of people, including both Africans and
Americans. The opening of new and more secure Embassy buildings
demonstrates that terrorists cannot weaken the bonds between the
United States and these two important African countries. We are
dedicated to building even stronger partnerships with the people and
governments of Tanzania and Kenya.
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(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)