US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here at the State Department in Washington, DC hopes to follow up a joint February 19 summit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders with further three-way talks that would mark a significant new US involvement in efforts to create a Palestinian state, a senior US official said.(AFP/File/Paul J Richards)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
