Department of State of the United States of America

Treaty Actions July 2006

BILATERAL

Australia Memorandum of understanding concerning cooperation on land force capability modernization, with annexes. Signed at Washington July 26, 2006. Entered into force July 26, 2006. * Concluded Jul 26, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 26, 2006

Brazil Implementing arrangement for cooperation on environmental scientific research in the large scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment in Amazonia. Signed at Washington July 20, 2006. * Concluded Jul 20, 2006; not yet in force

Cambodia Agreement regarding grants under the foreign assistance act of 1961, as amended, or successor legislation, and the furnishing of defense articles, defense services and related training, including pursuant to the United States International Military and Education Training Program (IMET), from the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Effected by exchange of notes at Phnom Penh May 18 and July 14, 2006. Entered into force July 14, 2006. * Concluded Jul 14, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 14, 2006

Chile Agreement regarding grants under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the furnishing of defense articles, defense services, and related training, including pursuant to the International Military Education and Training Program (IMET), from the United States to the Government of Chile. Effected by exchange of notes at Santiago December 5, 2005 and July 5, 2006. Entered into force July 5, 2006. * Concluded Jul 05, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 05, 2006

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China Protocol concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the mineral and earth sciences. Signed at Reston and Beijing July 27, 2006. Entered into force July 27, 2006. * Concluded Jul 27, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 27, 2006

Colombia Agreement amending the strategic grant agreement of August 30, 1999, as amended, expanding economic and social alternatives to illicit crop production, with annex. Signed Bogota July 19, 2006. Entered into force July 19, 2006. * Concluded Jul 19, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 19, 2006 Agreement amending the strategic objective grant agreement of July 9, 2004, as amended, regarding support for internally displaced persons and other vulnerable groups, with annexes. Signed at Bogota July 19, 2006. Entered into force July 19, 2006. * Concluded Jul 19, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 19, 2006

ETHIOPIA Agreement on civil aviation safety and security. Exchange of notes at Addis Ababa May 29 and June 2, 1998. Entered into force June 2, 1998. * Terminated Jul 21, 2006 Air transport agreement, with annexes. Signed at Washington May 17, 2005. Entered into force July 21, 2006. * Entered into force Jul 21, 2006

Gabon Acquisition and cross service agreement, with annexes. Signed at Libreville July 19, 2006. Entered into force July 19, 2006. * Concluded Jul 19, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 19, 2006

Georgia Agreement concerning geospatial-intelligence exchange and cooperation, with annex. Signed at Bethesda and Tbilisi July 5 and 17, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Concluded Jul 17, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006 Memorandum of understanding concerning scientific and technical cooperation in the earth sciences, with annexes. Signed at Reston July 21 and August 9, 2006. Entered into force August 9, 2006. * Concluded Jul 21, 2006

Department of State of the United States of America Treaty actions reported for the month of July 2006

Hungary Agreement extending the annex to the air transport agreement of July 12, 1989, as extended. Effected by exchange of notes at Washington July 11 and 20, 2006. Entered into force July 20, 2006; with effect from July 12, 2006. * Concluded Jul 20, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 20, 2006

Italy Agreement concerning the exchange and reimbursement of aviation and ground fuels, with annexes and attachments. Signed at Ft. Belvoir and Rome June 2 and July 10, 2006. Entered into force July 10, 2006. * Concluded Jul 10, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 10, 2006

Japan Agreement for cooperation in research and development concerning nuclear material control and accounting measures for safeguards and non-proliferation, with annex. Signed at Washington July 21, 2006. Entered into force July 21, 2006. * Concluded Jul 21, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 21, 2006

Jordan Memorandum of arrangement regarding the assignment of liaison officers, with annex. Signed at Norfolk and Washington July 12, 2006. Entered into force July 12, 2006. * Concluded Jul 12, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 12, 2006

Malaysia Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, with annex. Signed at Kuala Lumpur July 28, 2006. * Concluded Jul 28, 2006; not yet in force

MEXICO Agreement amending the air transport agreement of August 15, 1960, as amended and extended. Signed at Mexico City December 12, 2005. Entered into force July 18, 2006. * Entered into force Jul 18, 2006

Mexico Agreement amending the protocol of July 27, 2005 concerning the allotment and use of the 380-399.9 MHz band for fixed and mobile terrestrial non-broadcasting services along the common border, with appendices. Effected by exchange of letters at Washington and Mexico City July 17, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Concluded Jul 17, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006 Protocol concerning the allotment and use of the 138-144 MHz band for terrestrial non-broadcasting radio communication services along the common border, with appendices. Signed at Washington July 17, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Concluded Jul 17, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006

Pakistan Agreement amending the strategic objective grant agreement of August 9, 2002, as amended, for education sector reform support program. Signed at Islamabad July 24, 2006. Entered into force July 24, 2006. * Concluded Jul 24, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 24, 2006 Agreement amending the strategic objective grant agreement of January 21, 2006 for earthquake reconstruction. Signed at Islamabad July 1, 2006. Entered into force July 1, 2006. * Concluded Jul 01, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 01, 2006

Panama Agreement regarding the status of United States personnel who may be temporarily present in Panama. Effected by exchange of notes at Panama July 18 and 20, 2006. Entered into force July 20, 2006. * Concluded Jul 20, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 20, 2006

Paraguay Agreement concerning the establishment of a Tropical Forest Conservation Fund and a Tropical Forest Conservation Board. Signed at Asuncion June 7, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006 Agreement regarding the reduction of certain debts owed to the Government of the United States and its agencies, with attachment. Signed at Asuncion June 7, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006

Peru Agreement amending the agreement of September 12, 2002, as amended, to sustained reduction of illicit coca crops through alternative development in target areas of Peru, with attachment. Signed at Lima July 6, 2006. Entered into force July 6, 2006. * Concluded Jul 06, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 06, 2006

Poland Agreement regarding the exchange of engineers and scientists. Signed at Washington and Warsaw July 21 and 31, 2006. Entered into force July 31, 2006. * Concluded Jul 31, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 31, 2006 Memorandum of agreement concerning primary logistical and administrative support at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Signed at Stuttgart July 17, 2006. Entered into force July 17, 2006. * Concluded Jul 07, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 17, 2006

ROMANIA Agreement regarding the activities of United States forces located on the territory of Romania, with annexes. Signed at Bucharest December 6, 2005. Entered into force July 21, 2006. * Entered into force Jul 21, 2006

Russia Second addendum to the June 11, 1996 protocol regarding the balance of their contributions and obligations to the international space station. Signed at Cape Canaveral July 1, 2006. Entered into force July 1, 2006. * Concluded Jul 01, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 01, 2006

Sudan Agreement for the establishment of U.S. radio transmitting facilities. Signed at Khartoum July 12, 2006. Entered into force July 12, 2006. * Concluded Jul 12, 2006 * Entered into force Jul 12, 2006

MULTILATERAL

FINANCE Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary. Concluded July 5, 2006. Received 8/18/06 from The Hague\t2006-07-05 SWITZERLAND Signature, Jul 05, 2006 UNITED STATES Signature, Jul 05, 2006