21.   Samper spoke at the beginning of a European trip less than a month after the Clinton administration revoked his American visa and that of several other senior Colombian officials.

22.   The bill said those with ties to the United States dating from the Vietnam War and those with histories of political or religious persecution should be given American visas.

23.   The U.S. Embassy in Cairo will require Egyptians seeking American visas to apply through a local bank and not the consulate, an embassy spokeswoman said Thursday.

24.   The United States Embassy in Pakistan dismissed three Pakistani employees caught taking bribes from people applying for American visas, an embassy spokesman said Monday.

25.   There is no limit on the number of French citizens applying for American visas in other capacities, such as businessmen, students or journalists, Ms. Carteron said.