...The Country Council in Saudi Arabia met June 13th in Riyadh, and they talked, shared information there about the security situation. And our Deputy Regional Security Officer briefed them on the security situation and they talked about what companies and organizations can do to better protect their people. And then we’ve also been in touch, from Washington, on the security side, with people at companies that have a presence in Saudi Arabia, also to talk to them about what they can do, about what the situation is, and keep them informed of what people can do to protect themselves.

QUESTION: Given that the Bush Administration has vowed not to yield any ground in its war on terror, isn’t it a contradiction that the Travel Advisories actually urge people to leave?

MR. BOUCHER: The -- no -- simplest answer, no.

QUESTION: On the one hand, we don’t give any ground, and on the other, we’re going to leave. We want Americans to leave an area. Why is that not a contradiction?

MR. BOUCHER: Because it’s not. Because on the one hand, we have to fight terrorists everywhere where they are; on the other hand, we do have to give our best advice to U.S. citizens. The fact that we give our best advice to U.S. citizens about how to protect themselves and how to -- whether they -- we think they should or should not be in a given location has absolutely no bearing, whatsoever, in the fight against terrorism. We can pursue the fight against terrorism through military, diplomatic and other means, whether or not those individuals are in-country.