[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: GEORGE W. BUSH (2001, Book I)] [January 20, 2001] [Pages 803-811] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases [[Page 803]] The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released January 20 Text of a memorandum from Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr.: Regulatory Review Plan Text of a memorandum from Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr.: Government Hiring Released January 22 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: First Presidential Meeting With Foreign Leaders Statement by the Press Secretary: Restoration of the Mexico City Policy Announcement: Attendees at the Reading Roundtable Released January 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released January 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on the President's meeting with Senator John McCain Released January 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada Released January 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom Released January 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released January 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by former Mayor Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis, IN, Rev. Mark Scott, and a White House official on the faith-based initiative Released January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the verdict in the Pan Am 103 trial Released February 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released February 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released February 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released February 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Election of Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister of Israel Released February 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Announcement: Principles for a Bipartisan Patients' Bill of Rights [[Page 804]] Released February 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Larry Lindsey on proposed tax cut legislation Released February 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary in Response to National Mediation Board Action Releasing Northwest Airlines and the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Organization From Mediation Released February 14 Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Pastrana of Colombia Released February 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Republic of Korea President To Visit Washington Announcement that the President signed H.J. Res. 7 Released February 16 Remarks by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer in a question-and-answer session with the travel pool on U.S. airstrikes on Iraq Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Mexican Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Berruga on the President's meeting with President Vicente Fox of Mexico Released February 17 Statement by the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Orders Released February 20 Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer to the press pool aboard Air Force One Released February 22 Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of John F. Maisto as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Franklin C. Miller as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Jendayi E. Frazer as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Daniel Fried as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Robert G. Joseph as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Proliferation Strategy, Counterproliferation, and Homeland Defense at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the President's upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom Released February 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: German Chancellor To Visit Washington Statement by Press Secretary: Egyptian President To Visit Washington Statement by Press Secretary: Jordanian King To Visit Washington Statement by Press Secretary: Meeting With President Flores of El Salvador Released February 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Meet With NATO Secretary General [[Page 805]] Released February 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mitch Daniels, and National Economic Council Director Larry Lindsey on the President's economic blueprint Released March 1 Statement by the Press Secretary: Annual Presidential Determinations for Major Drug Producing and Drug Transit Countries Released March 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Irish Prime Minister Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Peter F. Allgeier as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs, National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of John B. Bellinger III as Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Torkel L. Patterson as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, National Security Council Released March 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone call to the Vice President Announcement: President Honors Nation's Leading Math and Science Teachers Released March 6 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to Goteborg, Sweden, to attend the European Union-U.S. Summit Released March 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of remarks to the press pool by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on the President's meeting with President Kim Dae-Jung of South Korea Statement by the Press Secretary: Israeli Prime Minister To Visit Washington Released March 8 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's tax plan Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium Released March 9 Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Visit by Chinese Vice Premier Statement by the Press Secretary: Japanese Prime Minister To Visit Washington Released March 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Argentine President To Visit Washington Released March 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of the Counterintelligence Executive Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the designation of Richard N. Haass to lead U.S. engagement in support of the Northern Ireland peace process Released March 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President's Attendance at Summit of the Americas Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President's Travel to Asia Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Visit by King Juan Carlos I of Spain Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Visit by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan [[Page 806]] Announcement that the President signed H.J. Res. 19 Released March 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. and Mexico Agree on Framework for Delivery of Rio Grande Water Announcement: Meeting With Women Business Leaders; Meeting With Employees at the CIA Released March 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released March 21 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released March 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Chilean President to Visit Washington Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli and Four Public Members to Represent the United States at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Fact sheet: Administration's Surplus Estimates Advance text of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's remarks to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Understanding Risk and U.S. Economic Security Released March 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released March 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released March 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released March 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Escalation of Violence in the Middle East Released March 29 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visits to Wilmington, DE, and Crawford, TX Released March 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released April 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released April 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on tax cut legislation Announcement of nominations for Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Released April 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Visit Poland Released April 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the amendment to an Executive order relating to project labor agreements Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Visit Organization of American States Released April 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Bahraini Amir To Visit Washington [[Page 807]] Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels on the Federal budget Released April 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released April 11 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the Chinese agreement to release U.S. Navy aircraft crewmembers Text of a letter from U.S. Ambassador to China Joseph W. Prueher to Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang Jiaxuan of China Released April 12 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's signing legislation designating Post Offices in Hawaii and Florida Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's contact with Attorney General Ashcroft concerning Cincinnati, OH, events Transcript of remarks as prepared for delivery by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to the Leadership Council for Inter-American Summitry Released April 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: Lebanese Prime Minister To Visit Washington Announcement: President and Mrs. Bush Release 2000 Tax Return Announcement: Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Release 2000 Income Tax Return Announcement by the Press Secretary on the visit of President Boris Trajkovski of Macedonia Released April 15 Announcement: Participation of U.S. Forces in Apprehension of an Indicted War Criminal Released April 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman's decision to move forward with pending regulations to protect wetlands Released April 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman on new protections from lead poisoning Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Nigerian President Obasanjo Released April 18 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: President Speaks With Prime Minister Ecevit of Turkey Released April 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick on the upcoming Summit of the Americas Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Visit Spain Released April 21 Fact sheet: President's Speech at the Summit of the Americas Fact sheet: Tropical Forest Conservation Act Fact sheet: Inter-American E-Business Fellowship Program Fact sheet: Creating Centers of Excellence for Teacher Training Fact sheet: American Fellows Initiative Fact sheet: Caribbean Third Border Initiative Fact sheet: Andean Regional Initiative Released April 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Jorge Batlle of Uruguay [[Page 808]] Released April 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released April 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on opening day for the President's White House South Lawn tee ball initiative Released April 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Israeli President Katsav To Visit Washington Released April 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released May 1 Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Vicente Fox of Mexico Released May 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of John A. Cloud as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Iowa Fact sheet: U.S. Support for Macedonia Released May 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by President Fox of Mexico Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the first Cinco de Mayo fiesta on the South Lawn at the White House Released May 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released May 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released May 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released May 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Review of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Security Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to Philadelphia, PA Released May 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois Released May 11 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 256 Released May 14 Announcement of nomination for Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Released May 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released May 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nebraska Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Puerto Rico [[Page 809]] Released May 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Colorado Released May 18 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to Slovenia Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of Montana Released May 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the Eighth Circuit and the Federal Circuit Released May 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With the Dalai Lama Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Zalmay Khalilzad as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Gulf, Southwest Asia, and Other Regional Issues at the National Security Council Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Eighth Circuit Released May 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa Announcement of nomination for a Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Released May 25 Transcript of a telephone conversation by Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., and National Economic Council Director Larry Lindsey with journalists Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone conversation with President Vicente Fox of Mexico Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the Fifth Circuit and the Tenth Circuit Released May 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Senior Adviser to the President Karl Rove, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert McNally, and former California Bush campaign chairman Gerald Parsky on the President's meeting with Gov. Gray Davis of California Transcript of remarks to the press pool by Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., on the President's meeting with Gov. Gray Davis of California Statement by the Press Secretary: Japanese Prime Minister To Visit Washington Released May 30 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to Boston, MA Statement by the Press Secretary: German Bundestag Votes for Payments to Holocaust, Other WWII-Era Nazi Victims Released May 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 802 on May 30 Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to North Dakota Released June 1 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on sanctions pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act Fact sheet: Overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Released June 4 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 581 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia [[Page 810]] Transcript of remarks by Everglades National Park Deputy Superintendent Larry Belli to the press pool Announcement of nomination for Director of the National Park Service Released June 5 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 801 Released June 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the President's upcoming trip to Europe Released June 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting with Ghanaian President Kufuor, Senegalese President Wade, and Malian President Konare Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to the Council on Foreign Relations on foreign policy priorities and challenges of the administration Fact sheet: Background on the U.S.-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement Released June 8 Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Portillo of Guatemala Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Prime Minister Goh of Singapore Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Rodriguez of Costa Rica Announcement: President's Commission To Strengthen Social Security To Hold First Meeting Released June 9 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas Released June 11 Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Prime Minister Goh of Singapore Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Howard of Australia Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Released June 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick on the European Union-U.S. Summit Released June 14 Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Cooperation in Northern Europe Fact sheet: U.S. and EU Assistance to Southeast Europe Fact sheet: The European Union Fact sheet: Transatlantic Business Dialogue Fact sheet: Defense Trade Security Initiative Extended to Sweden Released June 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Roderick R. Paige and Domestic Policy Adviser Margaret LaMontagne on education reform legislation Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the President's visit to Poland Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's support for the transfer of a second Perry-class frigate to the Government of Poland Statement by the Press Secretary announcing an additional $20 million transfer from the Polish American Enterprise Fund to the Polish-American Freedom Foundation Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. and Poland Sign Open Skies Agreement Fact sheet: Poland: Second Frigate Fact sheet: Polish American Freedom Foundation Fact sheet: Poland: Open Skies Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to Genoa, Italy [[Page 811]] Released June 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the President's meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia Released June 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Released June 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Stephen E. Biegun as Executive Secretary of the National Security Council Announcement: President Bush Appoints his First Class of White House Fellows Released June 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Released June 21 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi Released June 22 Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Poland Comprehensive Trade Package Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Pennsylvania Released June 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Mediation Board recommendation for the appointment of a Presidential emergency board in the dispute between American Airlines and the Association of Professional Flight Attendants Released June 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1914 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria Released June 27 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary condemning terrorist violence in Macedonia Released June 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Elliott Abrams as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations at the National Security Council Released June 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma Transcript of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney on his upcoming medical procedure Released June 30 Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President received a report on Japan's environment for foreign direct investment