PUBLIC AFFAIRS SECTION

Press Release

30 September 2006
Senate Ratifies U.S.-UK Extradition Treaty

At 6:08 AM London time on Saturday the 30th September 2006, the United States Senate unanimously ratified the new extradition treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty had been previously negotiated in 2003.

Ambassador Robert Tuttle said " I am extremely gratified at the unanimous support of the United States Senate for this extremely important Treaty. With the Senate's action, we can now have a fully modernized extradition relationship that helps to protect citizens of both of our countries and to improve the administration of justice."

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