ðə ɹᵻkwˈɛst tə ðə jˌuːˈɛs stˈeɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt wɛnt ˈaʊt ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ θˈɜːtiːn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, wɪð ɐ dˈɛdlaɪn ʌv noʊvˈɛmbɚɹ ˈeɪt, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
The request to the US State Department went out on October 13, 2004, with a deadline of November 8, 2004.