U.S. Opposes Annan Leaving U.N. Position
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 9 -- The Bush administration Thursday sought to end speculation that it has lost confidence in U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan over his handling of the oil-for-food program in Iraq, insisting that it does not support calls from some members of Congress for his resignation.
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The European Union has invited Kofi  Annan as a special guest to its summit next Friday to  demonstrate support for the U.N. secretary-general amid a  campaign in the United States to force him out.
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The Bush administration expressed confidence in UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday and said he should stay in office, in a belated rebuff to demands from Republicans in Congress for his resignation.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States expressed confidence in Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday and said he should remain at the helm of the United Nations, an abrupt turnaround from its refusal to back him last week after a US senator called for his
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10 December 2004 - One day after the United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth gave his full backing to Secretary-General Kofi Annan - who had heard calls for his resignation from certain quarters in that country - a UN spokesman
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UNITED NATIONS The United States has now joined the rest of the world backing United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. It&#39;s an abrupt turnaround from the US refusal to back him last week after a senator called for his resignation.
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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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U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a BBC interview that the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq was "illegal" because it didn't have U.N. Security Council approval.
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec 4: Although UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan received unqualified support from most of the 191 member states of the United Nations, UN officials and diplomats fear that
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The United Nations headquarters went on the defensive Wednesday, highlighting staff members&#39; support for beleaguered Secretary-General Kofi Annan amid calls for his resignation
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Kofi Annan had some strong words Monday for the United States in his farewell speech as secretary-general of the United Nations.
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, under attack from a US right-wing republican, who demanded that he step down in connection with allegations of corruption in the now defunct &#39;oil-for-food&#39; programme, has got a backing from several member
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed on Thursday the United Nations&#39; central role in dealing with global threats and called on the United States to support his initiative to reform the world body.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The United States expressed confidence in Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday and said he should remain at the helm of the United Nations, an abrupt turnaround from its refusal to back him last week after a US senator called for his resignation.
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United Nations, December 10: The US Ambassador to the United Nations, John Danforth, has denied that the United States is trying to push out embattled UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s spokesman Wednesday declined comment on recent calls for Annan&#39;s resignation over Oil-for-Food Program allegations.
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The United Nations says its Secretary-General Kofi Annan is not to quit despite US charges of his involvement into possible fraud in the oil-for-food program.