Iran Offers 2 Pages and No Ground in Nuclear Talks [NYT] North Korea To Receive 'Very Strong Message' on Disarmament: Rice [AFP] Bosnian Serb Captured; Sought for War Crimes [WP] Zimbabwe Rivals Meet in Bid To End Crisis [NYT] Read Full Story

VIEW VIDEO | Full Text About the Authors: Lynn Butler and Kari Jaksa, summer interns at the U.S. Department of State, report on their experiences during the ministerial events of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. Most articles you will read concerning the Seventh AGOA Forum will be filled with facts and figures. As interns in the Bureau of African Affairs and volunteers at the forum, we had the opportunity to see a more human side of US-Africa trade relations. For... Read Full Story

Iran upbeat, but fresh sanctions loom [FT] US Secretary of State heads to Middle East, Asia [AFP] Myanmar Says Suu Kyi May Be Freed Soon [AP] Comment Stings Iraqi Leader on Eve of Obama Visit [NYT] Read Full Story

The United States relies heavily upon the purchase of foreign oil to supply its energy needs, and there have been clear benefactors of the surge in oil prices. Some have called this transfer of wealth the largest in history. How will America's diplomatic leverage by affected by the economic rise of others? Read Full Story

About the Author: Jennifer Archibeque is a Program Officer at the State Department's Foreign Press Center. The new Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman engaged a crowded room of foreign correspondents from around the world in a discussion about U.S. Public Diplomacy and the War of Ideas at the Washington Foreign Press Center on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. [Full Text | View Video] He returns today to give the keynote address at the Washington... Read Full Story

U.S. Considers Opening a Diplomatic Post in Iran [NYT] South Korean Official: U.S., North Korea To Meet at Talks [AP] Palestinians: Peace Talks Set for Washington [AP] Palestinians: Peace Talks Set for Washington [WP] Read Full Story

About the Author: Heath Kern Gibson is the Editor-in-Chief of DipNote. Secretary Rice has called the Internet "…possibly one of the greatest tools for democratization and individual freedom that we've ever seen." We are seeing this when people blog from Cuba and Iran and other societies in which restrictions are placed upon their personal freedoms. Last year, along with the creation of the Department's own YouTube Channel, this blog signified the Department's foray into social media... Read Full Story

U.S. Picks Compromise Over Confrontation With Iran [AP] Dems Call for State To Investigate Iraq Oil Deals [AP] Iraq Wants To Have Security Control of All Provinces by Year-End [LAT] U.S. Launches Civilian Rapid Response Force for World Hotspots [AFP] Read Full Story

U.S. Envoy To Join Meeting With Iranian [NYT] U.S. To Give Czechs Ballistic Missile Defense [WP] China Expresses "Grave Concern" Over Indictment of Sudan's Bashir [WP] Misgivings Aired About U.S. Africa Command [AP] Read Full Story

Sudan Vows To Fight Charges of Genocide Against its Leader [WP] Taliban Breached NATO Base in Deadly Clash [NYT] Russia To "Neutralize" U.S. Missile Defense Threat: Report [AFP] Read Full Story