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News Briefings

The Communications Department organizes briefings for members of the news media with CFR experts—usually in Washington, DC—in advance of major international events, such as summit meetings and presidential trips, or on timely issues in the news. Below is a list of the transcripts made from press briefings.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaking at CFR, pledged a new plan to regulate systemic risks to the financial system, including enhanced oversight of "non-banks," even as the government moves to rescue the U.S. banking system.

The international community's Mideast envoy, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, says conditions are ripe to boost the Israeli-Palestinian peace process but stresses the need to move swiftly, especially in resolving the dispute over Gaza.

Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations' New York headquarters, CIADirector Michael V. Hayden defended his agency's policies in the “war on terror” and accused irresponsible journalism of hindering vital CIA efforts.

Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's minister of foreign affairs, told a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York that most of Iraq’s neighbors “have not been helpful at all” in controlling their borders to prevent insurgents from entering Iraq.

The Council lost one of its most distinguished members on December 8, 2006, when Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick passed away. A dedicated member of the Council for more than twenty-five years, Kirkpatrick served on the Board of Directors from 1985 to 1994. She was also vice chair of the Board from 1993 to 1994.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has reiterated that his government does not provide safe haven to