Secretary Rice and German Foreign Minister Steinmeier at their joint press conference, January 17, 2007.

U.S. Secretary of State Rice Visited Berlin

January 17/18, 2007. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the German Foreign Office in Berlin on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 and with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday January 18, 2007. Before her visit to Germany, Secretary Rice was in the Middle East where she consulted with regional leaders and explored ways to help the parties make progress toward resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, continue discussions on the way forward in Iraq, and advance other issues of regional importance.

Photo Gallery
• January 17/18, 2007

Remarks by Secretary Rice
• Interview With Stefan Aust, Dr. Gerhard Sporl, Georg Mascolo, and Ralf Beste of Der Spiegel, January 18, 2007
• Roundtable with Traveling Press, January 18, 2007
• Interview With Andrea Mitchell of NBC News, January 17, 2007
• Press Availability With German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, January 17, 2007

More information on the trip to the Middle East and Europe