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Archives 2006 Jan | Apr | Jun | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov November November 30, 2006The U.S.-India Business Council announced that Secretary Cohen was appointed to its Board of Directors. For the full release, please click here November 27, 2006 CQ Weekly published an article describing General Ralston's mission to defuse growing tensions between Turkey and Iraq-based Kurdish guerillas as Special Envoy for Countering the PKK. To read the full article, please click here November 17, 2006 Secretary Cohen hails the Senate's passage of the U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear initiative. "This initiative will advance the U.S.-India relationship in multiple ways," he said, "And it will make the world safer." To read the full press release, please click click here November 6-10, 2006 
Secretary Cohen spent a week in India visiting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and several other
government ministers, leading business leaders, and the press. Secretary Cohen has been actively advocating
for Congressional passage of the U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear agreement. To read a news story on his visit,
please click here. A full interview Secretary Cohen gave to the
Times of India may be found
hereOctober October 11, 2006 Secretary Cohen toured the displays of
various defense companies during the 2006 Association of the United States
Army (AUSA) conference. He saw the newest technology put forth by leading firms and met with members of the military
who were able to attend this major annual event.October 5, 2006 The Cohen Group, in partnership with the Professional Services Council, hosted a breakfast commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Clinger-Cohen Act, which revolutionized information technology acquisition within the U.S. government. Secretary Cohen, who sponsored the legislation, delivered the keynote address, and Cohen Group Senior Counselor General Harry Raduege participated on one of two panels formed to discuss the remaining challenges in government information technology procurement. Please click here to see a news article on this event.  Top
September September 10, 2006General Joseph W. Ralston was appointed Special Envoy for Countering the PKK. General Ralston will have responsibility for coordinating U.S. engagement with the Government of Turkey and the Government of Iraq to eliminate the terrorist threat of the PKK and other terrorist groups operating in northern Iraq and across the Turkey-Iraq border. To read a New York Times editorial on General Ralston's appointment please click here. Top
August August 6, 2006Secretary Cohen appeared on CNN's "Late Edition" to discuss the crisis in the Middle East. Read the transcript here August 1, 2006 
General Ralston joined Dan Colussy, the CEO of Iridium Satellite, for the official
opening of a satellite ground station in Fairbanks, Alaska. The senior Senator of Alaska,
Ted Stevens, and Alaskan Governor Frank Murkowski also participated.August 1, 2006 
Secretary Cohen met with Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the
Japanese government, who is expected to become Prime Minister of Japan in
September 2006. They discussed ways to increase U.S.-Japan industrial collaboration,
as well as enhancing Japan's role in international security operations. Secretary
Cohen also met with Foreign Minister Taro Aso; Defense Minister Fukushiro
Nukaga; Hidenao Nakagawa, Chairman of the LDP Policy Research Committee; Fumio
Kyuma, Chairman of the LDP General Council, as well as the chairmen of several
of Japan's leading industrial firms. During his visit to Tokyo, Secretary
Cohen delivered the keynote address at the annual Japan-U.S. Security Strategy
Conference.Top
June June 22, 2006
Secretary Cohen led a discussion at the U.S. India Business Council's 31st anniversary celebration on,
"The Economic Case for a Stronger U.S. - India Strategic Partnership." Other participants in that
discussion, seen in the picture to the right, included Ambassador David McCormick, Under Secretary of
Commerce for Industry and Security; Dr. Amit Mitra of the Federation of Indian Chambers
of Commerce and Industry; and Admiral Walter Doran of Raytheon.June 15, 2006 TCG Senior Counselor was recently profiled in the latest issue of Military Information Technology. To read the article, click here. June 6, 2006 Secretary Cohen speaks about the Dubai Ports World deal in Singapore during a June security conference. To read the article, click here. June 1, 2006  Secretary Cohen attended and participated in the roundtable discussions at the 15th Conference of the Former Secretaries
of Defense hosted by The Southern Center for International Studies. Other Former Secretaries of Defense who joined the
conference included: The Hon. Melvin R. Laird, The Hon. James Schlesinger, The Hon. Harold Brown, The Hon. Frank Carlucci,
and The Hon. William J. Perry.
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April April 13, 2006General Harry Raduege, former Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, becomes a Senior Counselor to The Cohen Group. Read the press release. April 1, 2006 Leaders Magazine interviewed Secretary Cohen on life after government. Read the interview (pdf, 67KB). Top
January January 5, 2006 President Bush, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of State Rice consulted with former secretaries of state and secretaries of defense, including Secretary Cohen, on the political and military situation in Iraq.Top
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