Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick approved on July 20, 2005, the FY 2005 funding recommendations of the Advisory Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union. The FY 2005 Title VIII Program grants were awarded in late September 2005. The Title VIII Program, administered by the U.S.

The Department of State announces a meeting of the U.S. International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Department on matters related to telecommunication and information policy matters in preparation for international meetings pertaining to telecommunication and information issues.