[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)]
[July 1, 2001]
[Pages 1619-1631]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



           Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001



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The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press 
Secretary which are not included in this book.

Released July 1

Statement by National Economic Council Director Larry Lindsey correcting 
Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle's remarks on Social Security 
and Medicare funds

Released July 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Released July 3

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Chief Executive Tung of 
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Released July 5

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1029

Released July 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released July 7

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the State of 
Montana

 Released July 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Mary K. 
Sturtevant as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for 
Intelligence Programs at the National Security Council

 Released July 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Request by the Salvation Army 
for an OMB Circular

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
657

Announcement of nominations for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 
Eighth Circuit and U.S. District Judges for the Southern District of 
Iowa and the Northern District of Mississippi

 Released July 11

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released July 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice at 
the National Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia

 Released July 13

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 visit to Europe

 Released July 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released July 18

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
560

 Released July 19

Announcement: United States and Italy Pledge Joint Research on Climate 
Change

Advance text of remarks by National Economic Council Director Lawrence 
B. Lindsey at the

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Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, PA

 Released July 20

Fact sheet: U.S. Proposal To Increase World Bank Grants to the Poorest 
Countries

Fact sheet: U.S. Leadership on Global Fund To Fight HIV/AIDS, Malaria, 
and Tuberculosis

 Released July 22

Transcript of a readout by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on 
the President's meeting with President Putin of Russia

Announcement: U.S. Accomplishments--Genoa Summit

Fact Sheet: Russian-American Business Dialogue

 Released July 23

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice

 Released July 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released July 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released July 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Delegation to Peruvian 
Inauguration

 Released July 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Western District 
of Virginia, the District of Arizona, the Western District of Missouri, 
the District of Nebraska, the District of Montana, the District of 
Idaho, the District of Colorado, and the Middle District of North 
Carolina

 Released July 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on proposed bipartisan legislation to 
shore up Social Security through personal accounts

 Released August 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on a roadmap for tripartisan Medicare 
legislation

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the District of 
Alaska, the Eastern District of Tennessee, the Western District of 
Oklahoma, the Eastern District of Virginia, the District of Oregon, and 
the District of South Carolina

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judges

 Released August 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on the nomination of 
Mary Gall to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District 
of Indiana, the Middle District of Alabama, the District of Delaware, 
the Western District of Arkansas, the Eastern District of Missouri, the 
District of Columbia, the District of New Mexico, the Northern District 
of Iowa, the District of Wyoming, the District of Massachusetts, the 
District of North Dakota, and the Northern District of Indiana

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judges for the First 
Circuit and the Tenth Circuit

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern 
District of Alabama, the Southern District of Alabama, the Eastern 
District of Kentucky, the Eastern District of Louisiana, the District of 
Nevada, the District of New Mexico, the Northern District of Oklahoma, 
the Northern/Eastern/Western Districts of Oklahoma, and the Western 
District of Oklahoma

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge

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 Released August 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on newly introduced bipartisan 
legislation to strengthen Medicare for seniors and for future retirees

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
New York City

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Western District 
of Michigan, the Western District of North Carolina, the Northern 
District of Mississippi, the Western District of Tennessee, the Western 
District of Kentucky, and the Eastern District of Kentucky

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the District of 
Minnesota and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Released August 7

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Ambassador Robert Zoellick to 
Indonesia

Released August 9

Fact Sheet: Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Released August 10

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Northern Ireland

Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Karen 
Hughes and OMB General Counsel Jay Lefkowitz on the President's decision 
on stem cell research

Released August 13

Statement by the Press Secretary: On Signature of a Political Settlement 
in Macedonia

Released August 15

Statement by the Press Secretary: President of Indonesia To Visit 
Washington

Released August 16

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the District 
of Columbia

 Released August 20

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2131

Statement by the Press Secretary: Updated Implementation of the Patten 
Report

 Released August 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget 
Director Mitch Daniels on the Federal budget surplus

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that on August 20, the 
President signed H.R. 93, H.R. 271, H.R. 427, H.R. 364, H.R. 558, H.R. 
821, H.R. 988, H.R. 1183, H.R. 1753, and H.R. 2043

 Released August 24

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

Released August 27

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Ohio

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Anna M. Perez as 
Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor to the National Security 
Adviser for Communications at the National Security Council

Released August 28

Statement by the Press Secretary: Georgian President Shevardnadze To 
Visit Washington

Released August 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released September 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on upcoming discussions with China 
concerning the U.S. missile defense program

Fact sheet: NAFTA

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexican Relations

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Fact sheet: Joint Cabinet Meeting/BNC

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District 
of Georgia, the Middle District of Georgia, the District of Hawaii, the 
Southern District of Iowa, the Western District of Louisiana, the 
District of Maryland, the Eastern District of Michigan, the Southern 
District of Ohio, the Eastern District of Oklahoma, the Western District 
of Pennsylvania, the District of Nevada, the District of Vermont, and 
the Northern District of West Virginia

 Released September 5

Transcript of remarks by Attorney General John Ashcroft, Mexican 
Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha, Education Secretary 
Roderick R. Paige, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator 
Christine Todd Whitman, and Mexican Commissioner for Social Development 
Jose Sarukhan on Mexico-U.S. meetings

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the visit of President Vicente Fox of Mexico

Fact sheet: Border Safety Initiative

Fact sheet: Trucking

Fact sheet: Environment

Fact sheet: Migration

Fact sheet: Law Enforcement Cooperation

Fact sheet: BECC and NADBank

 Released September 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Senator John Danforth as Envoy for 
Peace in Sudan

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate passage of immigration 
legislation

Fact sheet: ``Partnership for Prosperity''

 Released September 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District 
of Mississippi

Fact sheet: A ``Principles Plus'' Approach to Migration and Mexico

 Released September 10

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that Health and Human 
Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson and Education Secretary Roderick R. 
Paige will head the U.S. delegation to the United Nations General 
Assembly Special Session on Children

Fact sheet: U.S.S. Canberra Bell

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit; U.S. District Judges for the District of Arizona, the District 
of Colorado, the District of Kansas, the District of Nevada, and the 
District of Columbia; and U.S. Tax Court Judge

 Released September 11

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Karen 
Hughes on the Government response to the terrorist attacks

Transcript of a press briefing by Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, 
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Transportation 
Secretary Norman Y. Mineta, and Federal Emergency Management Agency 
Director Joseph Allbaugh on their agencies' response to the terrorist 
attacks

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the State of 
New York

 Released September 12

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released September 13

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 on disaster assistance to Virginia

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 Released September 14

Statement by the Press Secretary on Australia's decision to apply the 
ANZUS defense treaty to the terrorist attacks on the United States

 Released September 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released September 16

Transcript of remarks by Attorney General John D. Ashcroft concerning 
the fight against terrorism

 Released September 17

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: Amir of Qatar to Visit Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President 
Jacques Chirac of France

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Tony Blair of the United Kingdom

Statement by the Press Secretary: Belarus: Elections Declared 
Undemocratic

 Released September 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance for New York

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2882, H.R. 2888, and S.J. Res. 22

 Released September 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: U.S.-Indonesia Trade & Finance Initiative

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District 
of Alabama, the Northern District of Illinois, the Western District of 
Washington, and the Southern District of West Virginia

 Released September 20

Advance text of the President's remarks to a Joint Session of the 
Congress on the United States response to the terrorist attacks of 
September 11

Statement by the Press Secretary on the emergency declaration for New 
Jersey

Statement by the Press Secretary on Japan's support in the campaign 
against international terrorism

 Released September 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance for Virginia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Jean Chretien of Canada

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Koizumi of Japan

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Middle 
District of Georgia and the Southern District of Texas

 Released September 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: King Abdullah of Jordan To Visit 
Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Guy Verhofstadt of Belgium, President of the European Council

Fact sheet: Executive Order on Terrorist Financing

 Released September 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Travel to APEC

 Released September 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released September 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Signs Implementing 
Legislation for Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and 
Jordan

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2603

Fact sheet: U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 65

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

 Released October 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1424

Fact sheet: Campaign Against Terrorism Results--Period Covered: 
September 14-30, 2001

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Middle District 
of Louisiana and the Northern District of Oklahoma

 Released October 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Opening Ronald Reagan National Airport

Announcement of appointment of Dan Bartlett as White House 
Communications Director

 Released October 3

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Fox of Mexico to Visit 
Washington

 Released October 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and 
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson

Fact sheet: The Back to Work Relief Package

Fact sheet: U.S. Assistance to the Afghan People

 Released October 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget 
Director Mitch Daniels

Statement by the Press Secretary on President Bush's meeting with 
President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2510

Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Mike Mansfield, former 
Senate majority leader and Ambassador to Japan

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judges for the Sixth 
Circuit and the Eleventh Circuit

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Middle 
District of Georgia and the Western District of Texas

 Released October 7

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a statement by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on the 
President's upcoming address to the Nation

Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Japan Economic Sub-Cabinet 
Discussions

 Released October 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice and Counselor to the President Karen Hughes on the President's 
decision to act against Al Qaida training camps and Taliban military 
installations in Afghanistan

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to Washington by Italian Prime 
Minister Berlusconi

 Released October 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to Washington by German 
Chancellor Schroeder

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by NATO Secretary General Lord 
Robertson

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice and Director of Homeland Security Thomas Ridge on creation

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of the President's Special Adviser for Cyberspace Security and the 
Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism

Fact sheet: The National Director for Combating Terrorism and the 
Special Adviser to the President for Cyberspace Security

 Released October 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Arroyo of the 
Philippines

Fact sheet: The List of Most Wanted Terrorists

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana

 Released October 11

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action to impose tough 
Federal oversight of airline security

Excerpt from the President's news conference on America's Fund for 
Afghan Children

 Released October 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nebraska

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Thaksin of 
Thailand

Fact sheet: America's Fund for Afghan Children

 Released October 15

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the upcoming APEC Summit

Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice 
by Al Jazeera TV

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Crown Prince Salman bin 
Hamad Al-Khalifa of Bahrain

 Released October 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the October 15 signing of H.R. 1583 
and H.R. 1860

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to Washington by Austrian 
Chancellor Schuessel

 Released October 17

Statement by the Press Secretary: Assassination of Israeli Cabinet 
Minister

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Vajpayee of 
India

Statement by the Press Secretary on Chairman Young's introduction of 
comprehensive legislation to improve aviation security

 Released October 18

Transcript of a press roundtable by Gov. Tom Ridge on homeland security

Transcript of a press briefing by Gov. Tom Ridge, Attorney General John 
Ashcroft, Surgeon General David Satcher, Postmaster General Jack Potter, 
FBI Director Robert Mueller, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Director Mitch Cohen, Deputy 
Surgeon General Ken Moritsugu, and Assistant Secretary of Defense-
designate William Winkenwerder on homeland security

 Released October 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Gov. 
Thomas Ridge, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, 
Surgeon General David Satcher, and Federal Emergency Management Agency 
Director Joseph Allbaugh on homeland security

 Released October 21

Fact sheet: The Shanghai Accord: U.S. Leadership in Achieving APEC's 
Free Trade Goals

Fact sheet: APEC's Leaders' Statement on Counterterrorism

Fact sheet: U.S. Accomplishments APEC Leaders' Meeting

Fact sheet: U.S. Leads APEC Efforts to Combat Infectious Disease

Fact sheet: U.S. Supports APEC e-Learning Initiatives

Fact sheet: U.S. Promotes Biotechnology in APEC

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 Released October 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge, Postmaster General John E. Potter, National Association of Letter 
Carriers President Vincent R. Sombrotto, District of Columbia Mayor 
Anthony A. Williams, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division 
of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases Director Mitch Cohen, and Deputy 
Surgeon General Ken Moritsugu on anthrax in the District of Columbia

 Released October 23

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Ambassador John 
B. Craig as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for 
Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council

 Released October 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District 
of Washington, the Western District of Texas, and the Southern District 
of Georgia

 Released October 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge; Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel 
Command, Maj. Gen. John Parker; and Deputy Surgeon General Ken Moritsugu 
on homeland security

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Nigerian President Obasanjo

Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Jose Maria Aznar of Spain

Fact sheet: Friendship Through Education

 Released October 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the State of 
Oklahoma

Transcript of remarks by Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to the 
National Association of Counties

 Released October 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson, and 
Centers for Disease Control Emergency Environmental Services Director 
Pat Meehan on homeland security

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Abdelaziz 
Bouteflika of Algeria

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
New York

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Musharraf of 
Pakistan

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1465 on October 27

Statement by the Press Secretary on Japan's action to support combat 
operations in the war on terrorism

Fact sheet: U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

Fact sheet: Increasing Immigration Safeguards and Improving Vital 
Information Sharing

Fact sheet: Organization and Operation of the Homeland Security Council

Announcement of appointments of Deputy Director of the Office of 
Homeland Security; Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland 
Security; Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs for 
the Office of Homeland Security; Special Assistant to the President and 
Executive Secretary for the Office of Homeland Security; Special 
Assistant to the President and Public Liaison for the Office of Homeland 
Security; and Special Assistant to the President and Director of 
Communications for Homeland Security

 Released October 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge, Centers for Disease Control Emergency Environmental Services 
Director Pat Meehan, Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan, and National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on 
the FBI alert, the anthrax situation, and homeland security

 Released October 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released November 1

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 activities

Statement by the Press Secretary on action by Senators to develop a 
temporary limited program for terrorism risk insurance coverage

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Tony Blair of the United Kingdom

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President 
Jacques Chirac of France

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District 
of Louisiana and the Southern District of Alabama

 Released November 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge, FBI Director Bob Mueller, Deputy Postmaster General John Nolan, 
and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Bacterial and 
Mycotic Diseases Director Mitch Cohen on investigations undertaken since 
September 11

 Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime 
Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland

 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Cardoso of Brazil To Visit 
Washington

 Released November 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to 
the African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum on October 30

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Acting Prime Minister and 
Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al Sabah

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Ali Abdallah 
Salih of Yemen

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 146, H.R. 1000, H.R. 1161, and H.R. 1668

 Released November 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice 
by BBC's ``Hard Talk India''

 Released November 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Goran Persson of Sweden

Fact sheet: Shutting Down the Terrorist Financial Network

 Released November 8

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the President's upcoming visit to the United Nations

Announcement of nomination for three U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for 
the Sixth Circuit and a U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska

Transcript of remarks by First Lady Laura Bush at the National Press 
Club

 Released November 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd 
Whitman on homeland security

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Transcript of an interview of the Vice President by the London Sun

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Certifies Terms of 
China's Accession to World Trade Organization

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Nelson Mandela

Fact sheet: Official Working Visit of Prime Minister Vajpayee of India

Fact sheet: President Bush Acts To Make Holiday Travel Safer

 Released November 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released November 13

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2925 on November 12

Fact sheet: New Strategic Framework with Russia

Fact sheet: Russian-American Media Entrepreneurship Dialogue

Fact sheet: U.S. Government Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction 
Assistance to the Russian Federation

Fact sheet: Russian WTO Accession

Fact sheet: Russia and Counternarcotics

Fact sheet: Sakhalin I Project

Fact sheet: Caspian Pipeline Consortium

Fact sheet: Jackson-Vanik and Russia

Fact sheet: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United 
States Activity in Russia

Fact sheet: Russian-American Banking Dialog

Fact sheet: Russia Small Business Fund (RSBF) of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Fact sheet: Export-Import Bank of the United States in Russia

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on Cooperation Against Bioterrorism

 Released November 14

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by the Vice President to the U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce

 Released November 15

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on economic 
legislation

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham 
and Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge on homeland security

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the visit of President Vladimir Putin of Russia

Transcript of an interview of the Vice President by the BBC

 Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Attorney for the Western District 
of New York

 Released November 16

Transcript of remarks by Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to the 
Fletcher Conference

 Released November 17

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 74

 Released November 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway

Fact sheet: The U.S. Commitment to the Afghan People

 Released November 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Quiroga of Bolivia To Visit 
Washington

Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Karen 
Hughes, Ad Council CEO Peggy Conlon, and Corporation for National and 
Community Service CEO Leslie Lenkowsky on announcement of the ``Thanks 
for Giving'' PSA

Fact sheet: President Urges Support for America's Charities

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 Released November 21

Statement by the Press Secretary: Israeli Prime Minister Sharon To Visit 
Washington

 Released November 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released November 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released November 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2924

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Puerto Rico

Statement by the Press Secretary on Vice President Cheney's appointment 
of Jennifer Millerwise as Deputy Assistant for Communications and Press 
Secretary to the Vice President

 Released November 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Tax Court Judge

 Released November 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact Sheet: World AIDS Day Observance

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District 
of New York, the Eastern District of Arkansas, the Southern District of 
Texas, the District of South Dakota, and the District of New Hampshire

 Released December 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a statement by Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge on 
homeland security

 Released December 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Press 
Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Shutting Down the Terrorist Financial Network

Fact sheet: President Promotes Economic Security & Worker Assistance

 Released December 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: The World Will Always Remember September 11

 Released December 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Guam

Announcement of appointment of Director of the National Cancer Institute 
at the Department of Health and Human Services

 Released December 7

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 76

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of New 
Jersey

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Lead U.S. 
Delegation to Ottawa, Canada

 Released December 8

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 Released December 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement: A Preview--``The World Will Always Remember September 11''

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 Released December 11

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Nazarbayev of 
Kazakhstan to Washington

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Northern District 
of Indiana, the Western District of Kentucky, the Middle District of 
Louisiana, the District of Montana, and the Southern District of West 
Virginia

 Released December 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1459

Fact sheet: Homeland Security--U.S. and Canada: An Efficient, Secure, 
and Smart Border

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of 
Tennessee

 Released December 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Announcement of Withdrawal From the 
ABM Treaty

Statement by the Press Secretary: Response to Russian Statement on U.S. 
ABM Treaty Withdrawal

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of 
Oregon, the Southern District of Mississippi, the Western District of 
Washington, the Western District of Oklahoma, and the Western District 
of Tennessee

 Released December 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement: President Bush Acts To Empower Communities in the Fight 
Against Illegal Drug Abuse

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Eastern District 
of Oklahoma, the Southern District of Alabama, the District of Nebraska, 
the Northern District of Alabama, and the District of Maine

 Released December 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller To 
Visit Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's medical treatment

 Released December 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister of Greece 
Simitis to Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 71, H.R. 717, H.R. 1766, H.R. 2261, and H.R. 2454

 Released December 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus To 
Visit Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Ecevit of 
Turkey to Washington

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit 
and U.S. Court of International Trade Judge

 Released December 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Texas

Fact sheet: Day 100 of the War on Terrorism: More Steps To Shut Down 
Terrorist Support Networks

 Released December 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 79, H.J. Res. 80, H.R. 10, H.R. 1761, H.R. 2061, H.R. 2540, 
H.R. 2716, H.R. 2944, S. 1196, and S.J. Res. 26

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Northern District 
of Mississippi, the District of Alaska, and the District of Maryland

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District 
of Texas and the Middle District of Tennessee

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 Released December 27

Fact sheet: Administration Review of Nonproliferation and Threat 
Reduction Assistance to the Russian Federation

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President Bush Grants Permanent 
Normal Trade Relations Status to China

 Released December 28

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that on Thursday, 
December 27, the President signed H.R. 483, H.R. 1291, H.R. 2559, and 
H.R. 3323

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President 
signed H.R. 3442

 Released December 31

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the appointment of the 
Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan