[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, 2001

Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

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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

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 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

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 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

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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

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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

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 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

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 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

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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

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 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