President congratulates government on first day in office
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In opening the first session of the new Cabinet of Ministers today, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga congratulated the new government members and wished them to work resolutely in the interests of the state up ...
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HAMID Karzai was sworn in as Afghanistanâs first popularly elected president yesterday, promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and an end to the economyâs dependence on narcotics.
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Hundreds of U.S. Embassy employees and their families cheered and sang to greet Sen. Barack Obama after he met Friday with President Mwai Kibaki during Obama's first trip to his father's homeland since taking office.
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His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of greetings to Horst Koehler, president of the Federal Republic of Germany, on his country's National Day.
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Indonesia&#39;s new president has sworn in his cabinet, a day after his inauguration. But some of the names in the new administration have raised concerns among observers that politics might have won out over practicalities.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in on Tuesday as  Afghanistan's first democratically elected president at a  ceremony attended by Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense  Minister Donald Rumsfeld.
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London, Nov. 4 (NNN): Leaders across the world have congratulated George Walker Bush on his re-election as the United States president.
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The White House congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on taking office and predicted that he would keep US-Japan ties strong and would be &quot;a good force for the region.&quot;
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WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush on Monday congratulated Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his victory in the Indonesian presidential election, the White House said.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.
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President Branko Crvenkovski congratulated and sent huge gratitude to all Macedonian citizens on Thursday, after USA recognized the constitutional name of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn-in as Afghanistan&#39;s first directly-elected president amid tight security at his fortified Presidential Palace Tuesday.
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Exactly three years after the American-led overthrow of the Taliban, Hamid Karzai was inaugurated as Afghanistan&#39;s first democratically elected president yesterday, to the evident satisfaction of the Bush administration.
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President Bush honored the 275th birthday of the nation's first president on Monday, likening George Washington's long struggle that gave birth to a nation to the war on global terrorism.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised Iraq on Tuesday for passing the first in a series of critical laws meant to reconcile warring Iraqis, saying progress was remarkable even though more was needed.
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Europe&#39;s leaders signed the EU&#39;s first constitution yesterday, setting aside fears that the document will be rejected by voters and celebrating a new chapter of integration with a lavish ceremony.
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In Ottawa, it was all smiles Tuesday as President Bush shook hands with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and kicked off a two-day state visit.