[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2001, Book II)] [July 1, 2001] [Pages A-1-A-18] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 [[Page A-1]] Subject Index ABM Treaty. See Arms and munitions; Defense and national security, national missile defense Abu Sayyaf--1431 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). See Health and medical care Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the (NAACP)--835 Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--847 Aerospace Industry, Commission on the Future of the U.S.--1568 Afghan Children, America's Fund for--1228 Afghan Women and Children Relief Act--1506 Afghanistan Democracy and human rights--1486 Detention of U.S. humanitarian aid workers--1405 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Northern Alliance--1382 Taliban--817, 1198, 1238, 1341, 1461 U.S. assistance--1190, 1267 U.S. Special Presidential Envoy--1589 Africa See also specific country Economic development--1315 Trade with U.S.--1315 African Development Bank--1564 African Growth and Opportunity Act--1315 African Growth and Opportunity Forum--1314 Agriculture Exports--920 Farmers and ranchers, assistance--942 Agriculture, Department of Chief Financial Officer--1568 Deputy Secretary--1321 Funding--1457 General Counsel--1583 Secretary--1320 Under Secretary--1562 AIDS. See Health and medical care Air Force, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Barksdale Air Force Base, LA--1098 Chief of Staff--1564 General Counsel--1563 Offutt Air Force Base, NE--1570 Travis Air Force Base, CA--1257 Under Secretary--1578 Air Force One--1054 Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act--1146 Al Barakaat--1353 Al Qaida--1120, 1178-1180, 1225, 1353, 1447, 1538 Al Taqwa--1353 Alabama, disaster assistance--1586 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of. See Treasury, Department of the Algeria, President--1563 American Legion--1048 American States, Organization of--1233 America's Heritage Abroad, Commission for the Preservation of--1577 America's Promise--832 Americas, Summit of the--869 Anesthesiologists, American Society of--1237 Angola National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--1156 U.S. national emergency--1156 Anthrax. See Health and medical care Appeals, Special Panel on--1561 [[Page A-2]] Arab-Americans Discrimination after September 11 terrorist attacks--1104 Leaders, meeting with President--1166 Arab League--1349 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge--860 Arctic Research Commission--1576 Arctic Research Plan, U.S.--1419 Argentina Civil unrest--1540 Economy--869 Elections--1557 Interim President--1557 President--869 Armed Forces, U.S. See also specific military department; Defense and national security Casualties in Afghanistan--1486 Deployment to stabilize East Timor--1058 Funding--906 Joint Chiefs of Staff--1342 National Guard--1118 Navajo Code Talkers--917 October 19 helicopter crash in Pakistan--1271 Operation Enduring Freedom. See Defense and national security, U.S. military resonse to September 11 terrorist attacks Pay and benefits--906 Ready Reserve, active duty--1109 Armenia Nagorno-Karabakh region--1580 Normal trade realtions status--821 President--1580 Arms and munitions See also Defense and national security; Law enforcement and crime; Nuclear weapons Antiballistic Missile Treaty, U.S. withdrawal--1510 Arms control negotiations and agreements--1396 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC)--1332 Chemical and biological weapons--1332 Unmanned aerial vehicles--1503 Weapons of mass destruction--1021, 1502, 1511 Army, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Assistant Secretaries--1563 Fort Campbell, KY--1439 Under Secretary--1580 Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the, National Endowment for the Arts--1568 Arts and the Humanities, President's Committee on the--1585 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)--1266, 1577 Asia-Pacific region See also specific country Economic development--1275 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, President's Advisory Commission on--1569 Atomic Energy Agency, International--1572 Australia Prime Minister--1089-1092 Relations with U.S.--1089-1092 Austria, Chancellor--1577 Aviation Administration, Federal. See Transportation, Department of Aviation industry Federal assistance in response to September 11 terrorist attacks-- 1146 Labor disputes. See Labor issues Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, reopening--1181 Safety and security efforts--1105, 1176, 1422 Aviation and Transportation Security Act--1421 Azerbaijan Normal trade relations status--821 President--1580 Bahamas, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Bahrain Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Amir--1575 Crown Prince--1302 Relations with U.S.--1302 U.S. Ambassador--1564 Balkans Peace efforts--867 War crimes--942 Bangladesh, Prime Minister--1579 Barbados, U.S. Ambassador--1564 Battle Monuments Commission, American--1563 Baylor University--948 Belarus, normal trade relations status--820 Belgium, Prime Minister--1572 Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America--818 [[Page A-3]] Black Law Enforcement Executives, National Organization of--924 Bolivia Illicit drug production and transit--1333 President--1583 Book Festival, National--1087 Bosnia-Herzegovina NATO peacekeeping role--909 U.S. Ambassador--1563 U.S. military role--909 War crimes--942 Boy Scouts of America--927 Boys and Girls Club of America--1573 Brazil Illicit drug production and transit--1333 President--1549 U.S. Ambassador--1564 Broadcasting Board of Governors--1588 Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission--1128 Brunei, Sultan--1578 Budget, Federal See also specific agency; Economy, national Deficit spending--1185 Emergency supplemental appropriations to combat terrorism--1101, 1102 Fiscal year 2002--940, 1347, 1585 Supplemental appropriations, fiscal year 2001--906 Surplus--1003 Bureau. See other part of subject Burma Illicit drug production and transit--1333 U.S. national emergency--1442 Business and industry See also specific company or industry; Employment and unemployment Small and minority business--981 Cabinet See also specific position Meetings--940 California California Business Association--1253 Governor--1254 President's visit--1253 Cambodia, illicit drug production and transit--1334 Cameroon, U.S. Ambassador--1561 Canada Energy resources--866 Prime Minister--855 Relations with U.S.--1154 Summit of the Americas in Quebec City--869 Canada, International Joint Commission--U.S. and--1585 Cancer Institute, National. See Health and Human Services, Department of, National Institutes of Health Cape Verde, Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Caspian Pipeline Consortium--1456 Census, Bureau of the. See Commerce, Department of Central African Republic, U.S. Ambassador--1561 Central European Counterterrorism Conference--1348 Central Intelligence Agency--1037, 1320- 1324, 1539 Charitable organizations--1358 Children and Families, Administration for. See Health and Human Services, Department of Children and youth See also specific subject Mentoring programs--818 Chile President--1296 U.S. Ambassador--1570 China Democracy and human rights--914 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Chief Executive--1561 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 President--1105, 1587 President Bush's visit--1262, 1278 Relations with U.S.--914 World Trade Organization, accession--1375 China, Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of-- 1564 Christmas--1490 ``Christmas in Washington''--1586 Church of God in Christ--828 CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency Citadel--1500 [[Page A-4]] Civil rights Discrimination after September 11 terrorist attacks--1104, 1164 Racial profiling. See Law enforcement and crime Civil Rights, U.S. Commission on--1583 Claims Settlement Commission, Federal. See Justice, Department of Climate change, global. See Environment Cloning. See Science and technology Coast Guard, U.S. See Transportation, Department of Cody Unser First Step Foundation--1567 Colorado Governor--966 President's visit--963 Republican Party event--969 Colombia Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Narcotics trafficking, U.S. national emergency--1252 President--1582 U.S. assistance--919 Columbus Day--1204 Commerce, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1585 Census, Bureau of the--1565 Deputy Secretary--1321 Secretary--830, 1407 Standards and Technology, National Institute of--1567 Under Secretaries--1561 Commerce, international See also specific country or region; Economy, international Anti-growth protests--869 Export controls--992 Free and fair trade--857 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)--1133 Global trade and expansion--862 Group of Eight nations (G-8)--892 Group of Seven nations (G-7)--857 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--910, 1074 Steel imports--1045 Trade for African Development and Enterprise Program--1316 Trade negotiations and agreements--1275 Trade promotion authority--857, 1491 Commission. See other part of subject Committee. See other part of subject Commodity Credit Corporation--1562 Commodity Futures Trading Commission--1572 Communications Freedom of press--1396 Internet--1055 Telecommunications services payments to Cuba--1138 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. See Treasury, Department of the Computers. See Communications Congo, Republic of the, Ambassador to U.S.--1566 Congress See also specific subject House majority leader--1580 House minority leader--1081, 1170, 1584-1587 Justice Department records, subpoena--1509 Members, meetings with President--910, 1135, 1571, 1584-15881070, 1180, 1578 Senate minority leader--912, 1180, 1584- 1587 Speaker of the House of Representatives--839, 1087, 1328 Congressional Gold Medal--839 Conservation See also Energy; Environment National parks--964 Tropical forest preservation--848 Wilderness and wildlife preservation--1542 Consumer Product Safety Commission--1580 Corporation. See other part of subject Costa Rica, President--1563 Cote d'Ivoire, Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Council. See other part of subject [[Page A-5]] Credit Union Administration, National--1571 Crime. See Law enforcement and crime Croatia, President--1582 Cuba Democracy and human rights--848 Economic sanctions--849 Relations with U.S.--849 Russian military intelligence-gathering facility in Lourdes--1259 Telecommunications services with U.S.--1138 Cuba Broadcasting, Office of. See State, Department of Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--855 Cyprus Conflict resolution--1047 U.S. Ambassador--1047 U.S. Special Coordinator--1047 Czech Republic Ambassador to U.S.--1576 President--1574 Prime Minister--1582 Defense and national security See also Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons Bioterrorism defense legislation, proposed--1509 Classified information, protection--1208 Counterterrorism efforts. See Terrorism Funding--1553 Intelligence activities and capabilities--1504 Military tribunals. See Terrorism, detention, treatment, and trial of certain noncitizen terrorists National missile defense--865, 1015 U.S. military response to September 11 terrorist attacks--1109, 1112, 1221, 1536 Strategic Petroleum Reserve--1406 Defense, Department of See also specific military department; Armed Forces, U.S. Assistant Secretaries--1572 Assistant to the Secretary--1578 Deputy Secretaries--1321 Funding--906, 1463 Joint Chiefs of Staff--851 Pentagon, terrorist attack. See Virginia Secretary--851, 1021, 1203, 1424 Secretary of Defense Employers Support Freedom Award--1372 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--1571 Department. See other part of subject Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge--1542 Development, U.S. Agency for International (USAID)--858, 1245 Disabilities Act of 1990, Americans with--918 Disability, National Council on--1587 Disabled persons--918 Disaster assistance Alabama--1586 District of Columbia--1567 Florida--1574 Guam--1585 Kentucky--1567 Mississippi--1586 Montana--1562 Nebraska--1577 New Jersey--1572 New York--1101 Ohio--1569 Oklahoma--1579 Puerto Rico--1584 September 11 attacks, emergency response funding--1101, 1260 Tennessee--1567 Virginia--1101 Discrimination. See Civil rights Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for (CDC). See Health and Human Services, Department of District of Columbia Budget--821 Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency--1578 Disaster assistance--1567 [[Page A-6]] Mayor--821 Thurgood Marshall Extended Elementary School--1301 Djibouti, President--1588 Dominican Republic Illicit drug production and transit--1333 U.S. Ambassador--1232 Drug abuse and trafficking Colombia-centered narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency-- 1252, 1253 Drug-free communities legislation--1519 Ecstasy (MDMA)--1333 Illicit drug production and transit countries list--1333 International cooperation--1085 Juvenile drug abuse--1520 Drug Control Policy, Office of National--1564 Drug Enforcement Administration. See Justice, Department of Economic Advisers, Council of--1523 Economy, international See also specific country; Commerce, international Debt relief--858 Global economy, efforts to strengthen--856 Grant assistance programs--858 Impact of September 11 terrorist attacks--1275 Multilateral development banks--882 Strength of U.S. dollar--863 Economy, national See also Budget, Federal; Commerce, international Impact of September 11 terrorist attacks--1115, 1153 Rate of growth--1068 Stimulus legislation--1180, 1425, 1533 Ecuador, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Education See also specific institution or State Friendship Through Education international pen-pal initiative--1302 Funding--971 Head Start. See Health and Human Services, Department of International assistance efforts--858 Literacy initiative--935 Local control of schools--1095 Proposed legislation--827, 1063 Standards and accountability--921 Teachers--978 Education, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1574 Chief Financial Officer--1562 Hispanic Americans, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for--1233 Secretary--828, 1323-1325 Egypt See also Middle East Foreign Minister--1349 President--947 Eid al-Fitr--1513 El Salvador, conservation efforts with U.S.--848 Election Commission, Federal--1583 Election Reform, National Commission on Federal--929 Elections Reform--929 2000 Presidential election--1012 Emergency Management Agency, Federal--908, 1585 Employment and unemployment See also Business and industry Disabled persons--918 Job training and education--1470 Proposed legislation--1218 Unemployment insurance benefits--1473 Energy Alternative technologies--847 Conservation--1481 Energy efficiency measures--848 Energy prices--854 Natural gas--855 Nuclear energy--864 Peaceful nuclear cooperation agreements--1300 Oil--854 Proposed legislation--860 Resource development--848 [[Page A-7]] Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002--1389 Energy, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1567 Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Office of--1581 Deputy Secretary--1321 Energy Information Administration--1561 Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--1567 Nuclear Security Administration, National--1565 Science, Office of--1586 Secretary--930 Energy Information Administration. See Energy, Department of Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal. See Energy, Department of Enron Corp.--1549 Environment See also Conservation Global climate change--847 Environmental Protection Agency--848, 1567 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--1574, 1584 Equatorial Guinea, U.S. Ambassador--1561 Ethiopia, Prime Minister--1575 Europe See also specific country U.S. assistance programs--911 Europe, Commission on Security and Cooperation in--1580 Europe, Organization for Security and Cooperation in--1561 Europe-Eurasia Policy Coordinating Committee. See Government agencies and employees European Bank for Reconstruction and Development--1576 European Union--855 Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--1401 Exports, U.S. See Commerce, international Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Government agencies and employees Fallen Firefighters Foundation, National--1199 Farm Journal Forum--1452 FBI. See Justice, Department of Federal. See other part of subject FEMA. See Emergency Management Agency, Federal Fiji Islands Ambassador to U.S.--1587 U.S. Ambassador--1576 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. See Treasury, Department of the Fine Arts, Commission of--1568 Finland, Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Fire Administration, U.S. See Emergency Management Agency, Federal Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. See Interior, Department of the Florida Disaster assistance--1574 Governor--969 President's visits--1094 Folklife Center, American. See Library of Congress Foreign Assets Control, Office of. See Treasury, Department of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's--1575 Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force--1322 France President--886 Relations with U.S.--1126 Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, J. William--1583 Future Farmers of America Organization, National--919 Gabon Ambassador to U.S.--1576 U.S. Ambassador--1580 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). See Commerce, international Georgia, President's visit--1359 Georgia, Republic of Normal trade relations status--821 President--1569 Germany Ambassador to U.S.--1566 Chancellor--887 Relations with U.S.--1206 Ghana, Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Government agencies and employees See also specific agency Climate change working group--847 Disaster areas, excused absences--1102 Emergency response to terrorist attacks--1099 Europe-Eurasia Policy Coordinating Committee--912 [[Page A-8]] Faith-based and community organizations initiative--825, 841, 1066 Management reform, proposed legislation--1261 Reporting requirements, statutory--1456 Senior Executive Service--1241 Greater Exodus Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA--1561 Greece, Prime Minister--1588 Group of Eight nations (G-8). See Commerce, international Group of Seven nations (G-7). See Commerce, international Guam, disaster assistance--1585 Guard and Reserve Week, National Employer Support of the--1371 Guatemala, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Gun safety. See Law enforcement and crime Habitat for Humanity--947 Haiti, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Hamas--1469 Hanukkah--1495 Harley-Davidson, Inc.--997 Head Start. See Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Assistant Secretary--1577 Children and Families, Administration for--1562 Deputy Secretary--1321 Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for (CDC)--1208, 1519 Head Start--979 Health, National Institutes of--1096 Medicare and Medicaid--842, 1563 Secretary--842, 1360 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration--1563 Surgeon General--1513 Health and medical care Abortion--1390 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--859 Anthrax--1208, 1345 Cancer prevention and treatment efforts--1490 Communicable diseases, prevention and treatment efforts--859 Insurance--1473 International assistance efforts--858 Prescription drugs--842 Quality and consumer protection--833, 943 Research. See Science and technology Smallpox vaccines--1360 Health, National Institutes of. See Health and Human Services, Department of Highway Administration, Federal. See Transportation, Department of Hispanic-Americans, education--1234 Hispanic Americans, President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for--1234 Hispanic Americans, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for--1233 Hispanic Heritage Month, National--1232 Historic Preservation, Advisory Council on--1564 Holy Land Foundation--1469 Holy See Head, Roman Catholic Church--839 President Bush's visit--896 U.S. Ambassador-designate--913 Homeland Security, Office of--1142, 1320 Homeland Security Council--1204 Hong Kong. See China Housing and Urban Development, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1562 Funding--1447 Grant program for charitable organizations--1428 Inspector General, Acting--1564 Secretary--837 Housing Finance Board, Federal--1568 Human rights. See specific country or region Human Rights Week--1507 Humanities, National Endowment for the--1582 [[Page A-9]] IBRD. See Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for Illinois Governor--1170 President's visit--1170 Immigration and naturalization See also specific country or region Expedition of naturalization process--838 Guestworker program--1017 Illegal immigration--1016 Refugees--1125 Visa policies--1317 Immigration and Naturalization Service. See Justice, Department of ``In Performance at the White House''--1566 Independence Day--820 India Illicit drug production and transit--1333 October 1 terrorist attacks in Kashmir--1368 Prime Minister--1115 Relations with Pakistan--1137 Relations with U.S.--1366 Terrorist attacks on Indian Parliament--1532 U.S. sanctions--1151 Indians, American. See Native Americans Indonesia Democracy and human rights--899 East Timor--1058 Economy--1133 President--899 Relations with U.S.--1129 Trade with U.S.--1133 U.S. Ambassador--1567 U.S. assistance--1132 Infrastructure Protection Board, President's Critical--1578 Insurance industry--1463 Intelligence. See Central Intelligence Agency; Defense and national security Inter-American Council for Integral Development--1586 Interior, Department of the Assistant Secretaries--1564 Deputy Secretary--1321 Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.--1564 Funding--1346 Land Management, Bureau of--1569 Park Service, National--963 Secretary--963 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of--1564 Internal Revenue Service. See Treasury, Department of the Internet. See Communications Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act--1457 Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of Iran Economic sanctions--943 U.S. national emergency--1137 Iraq President--915 U.S. military air strikes--946 U.S. national emergency--933 United Nations Security Council resolutions--849 Weapons of mass destruction, attempts to develop--1446 Ireland, Northern. See Northern Ireland Ireland, Prime Minister--854 IRS. See Treasury, Department of the Islamic Center of Washington--1121 Islamic Conference, Organization of the--1219 Israel See also Middle East Foreign Minister--1294 Prime Minister--947, 1567 Terrorist bombing in Jerusalem--1465 U.S. Ambassador--947 Italy Ambassador to U.S.--1205 President--1565 President Bush's visit--883 Prime Minister--898 U.S. Ambassador--1565 Jamaica Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Japan Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Economy--863 [[Page A-10]] Prime Minister--863, 1573 Relations with U.S.--1157 U.S. Ambassador--929 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD--845 Joint Chiefs of Staff. See Defense, Department of Jordan See also Middle East King--932 Relations with U.S.--1173 Trade with U.S.--1155 Justice, Department of Assistant Attorneys General--837 Associate Attorney General--1568 Attorney General--836, 1081, 1212, 1462 Confidential records, congressional subpoena--1509 Deputy Attorney General--836 Drug Enforcement Administration--1518 Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the U.S.--1563 Funding--1458 Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)--837, 1458 Investigation, Federal Bureau of (FBI)--826, 1203, 1462 Justice Statistics, Bureau of--1579 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of--1568 Marshals Service, U.S.--1565 Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building--1432 Solicitor General--1570 U.S. attorneys--1459 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of. See Justice, Department of Kansas, Governor--1008 Kashmir. See India Kazakhstan Energy exports--1542 Normal trade relations status--821 President--1541 Relations with U.S.--1541 Kentucky Disaster assistance--1567 Governor--1439 President's visit--1439 Kenya 1998 terrorist attack on U.S. Embassy in Nairobi--1141 President--1575 Kiwanis International--818 Korea, North Chairman--1250 President--1267 Relations with South Korea--1249-1251 Relations with U.S.--1250, 1251 Weapons of mass destruction, attempts to develop--1447 Korea, South President--1246 Relations with North Korea--1249-1251 Relations with U.S.--1249, 1250 Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization--992 Kosovo. See Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Kuwait Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister--1581 Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Kwanzaa--1546 Kyrgyzstan, normal trade relations status--821 Labor Day--1057 Labor, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1562 Chief Financial Officer--1578 Deputy Secretary--1321 Emergency response to September 11 terrorist attacks--1102 Labor Statistics, Bureau of--1586 Secretary--837, 1471 Solicitor nominee--1549 Wage and Hour Division--1563 Labor issues, Presidential emergency board for United Airlines labor dispute--1588 Labor Relations Board, National--1570 Land Management, Bureau of. See Interior, Department of the Laos, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET)--1532 [[Page A-11]] Law enforcement and crime See also Drug abuse and trafficking Counterterrorism efforts--1178 Crime prevention efforts--925 Gun violence, prevention efforts--925 Most Wanted Terrorists list--1212 1986 terrorist hijacking of TWA flight in Pakistan, arrest--1178 Public safety officers, survivors benefits--1104 Racial profiling--924 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002--1391 Lesotho, U.S. Ambassador--1561 Letter Carriers, National Association of--1578 Liberia, refugees--1163 Library of Congress--1088 Libya Economic sanctions--943 U.S. national emergency--826 Lions Club International--818 Lithuania, President--1588 Louisiana Governor--1528 President's visit--1098 ``Spirit of Louisiana'' firetruck--1528 Macedonia Ambassador to U.S.--1587 Civil conflict--907 Peace efforts--867 President--968 Madagascar President--1582 U.S. Ambassador--1561 Maine Governor--833 President's visit--829 Malaysia-- Prime Minister--1272 U.S. Ambassador--1564 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award--1484 Management and Budget, Office of--1009, 1293 Manufacturers, National Association of--1328 March of Dimes--1229 Maritime Administration. See Transportation, Department of Maritime affairs, marine war risk insurance--1514 ``Mark Twain Tonight''--1463 Marshals Service, U.S. See Justice, Department of Martha's Table--1530 Maryland, President's visits--845, 1563, 1586 Mauritania, Ambassador to U.S.--1587 Medal of Honor--851 Medal of Valor Review Board--1585 Mediation Board, National--1582 Medical care. See Health and medical care Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of Mexico Ambassador to U.S.--1232 Economy--1083 Energy resources--866 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Motor carriers, U.S. moratorium--910 President--854, 1074- 1076, 1078 Relations with U.S.--982, 1078 Trade with U.S.--1076 Michigan Governor--1067 President's visit--1067 Microsoft Corp.--1081 Middle East See also specific country; Palestinian Authority Peace efforts--932, 1131, 1516 Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--904 U.S. Special Envoy--1516 Military tribunals. See Terrorism, detention, treatment, and trial of certain noncitizen terrorists Minority business. See Business and industry Mississippi, disaster assistance--1586 Missouri President's visit--998 Truman High School in Independence--998 Moldova Normal trade relations status--821 U.S. Ambassador--1566 Monetary Fund, International--882 [[Page A-12]] Montana, disaster assistance--1562 Morocco Foreign Minister--1582 King--1576 Peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement with U.S.--1300 Mortgage Association, Federal National--1563 Motor Safety Administration, Federal. See Transportation, Department of NAACP. See Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the Nagorno-Karabakh region. See Armenia Namibia, U.S. Ambassador--1567 NASA. See Aeronautics and Space Administration, National National. See other part of subject Native Americans See also specific subject Navajo Code Talkers--917 NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization Nauru, U.S. Ambassador--1576 Navy, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations--1089 Secretary--1089 2000 terrorist attack on U.S.S. Cole--1141 U.S.S. Canberra--1089 Nebraska Disaster assistance--1577 President's visit--1570 Nepal, U.S. Ambassador--1561 Netherlands Drug control cooperation with U.S.--1334 Prime Minister--1573 U.S. Ambassador--1561 New Jersey, disaster assistance--1572 New Mexico Griegos Elementary School in Albuquerque--974 Hispano Chamber of Commerce in Albuquerque--980 President's visit--974 Republican Party event--984 New York American Airlines Flight 587 crash in New York City--1388 DeSoto Elementary School in New York City--1188 Disaster assistance--1101 Ellis Island--837 Governor--837, 1187 President's visits--837, 1381 Terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City--1098- 1103, 1108 New Zealand, Prime Minister--1576 Nicaragua, President--1581 Nigeria Illicit drug production and transit--1333 President--1337 Relations with U.S.--1337 Nobel Prizes--1448 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). See Commerce, international North Atlantic Treaty Organization--865, 1349 Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army (IRA)--1294 Peace efforts--854 Norway Prime Minister--1486 U.S. Ambassador--1567 Nuclear weapons See also Arms and munitions; Defense and national security Nonproliferation--1093 U.S. reductions--1356 Office. See other part of subject Ohio Disaster assistance--1569 Governor--1082 President's visit--1078 Oil. See Energy Oklahoma, disaster assistance--1579 Olympic Committee, International--1583 Olympic Committee, U.S.--1543 Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympic Games. See Sports Oman, Sultan--1572 Optimist International--818 Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)--1316, 1577 Pakistan Extremist groups--1540 [[Page A-13]] Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Kashmir conflict. See India President--1106, 1540 Relations with India--1137 Relations with U.S.--1115 U.S. sanctions--1151 Palau, U.S. Ambassador--1582 Palestine Liberation Organization--1487 Palestinian Authority--953, 1294 Panama, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Paraguay, illicit drug production and transit--1333 Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of the Partnership for Peace--1198 Patients' Bill of Rights. See Health and medical care, quality and consumer protection PATRIOT Act. See USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 Peace Corps--912 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, National--1492 Pennsylvania Governor--823 President's visits--823 United Airlines Flight 93 crash in Somerset--1122, 1445 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--1568 Pentagon, terrorist attack. See Virginia Personnel Management, Office of--1102 Peru Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 President--1578 Petroleum Exporting Countries, Organization of (OPEC)--911 Philippines Ambassador to U.S.--1581 Economic development--1434 Filipino veterans equity legislation, proposed--1432 Mindanao peace efforts--1435 President--1430 Relations with U.S.--1430 Trade with U.S.--1434 Tropical forest preservation--1435 U.S. Ambassador--1582 U.S. assistance--1435 U.S. cooperation against Muslim separatists in southern Philippines--1431 Pledge of Allegiance--1232 Poland President--1348 Prime Minister--1587 Postal Rate Commission--1584 Postal Service, U.S.--1293 Presidential. See other part of subject President's. See other part of subject Presidency Presidential Records Act--1339 President's health--1587 Presidio Trust--1574 Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--1568 Puerto Rico, disaster assistance--1584 Qatar, Amir--1572 Radiation and Worker Health, Advisory Board on--1578 Railroad Retirement Board--1295 Ramadan--1342 Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for--856 Red Cross, American--1244 Refugees. See specific country or region; Immigration and naturalization Religion Islam, President's views--1121 Religious leaders, meetings with President--1164 Religious Freedom, U.S. Commission on International--1572 Republican Governors Association--1579 Republican National Committee--1464 Reserve System, Federal--863 Rocky Mountain National Park--963 Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission--1565 Rosh Hashanah--1118 Rotary International--818 Russia Arms control negotiations and agreements--1392 Chechnya region--1168 [[Page A-14]] Cooperation against terrorism--1286 Crash of Sibir Airlines plane--1196 Democracy and human rights--1211 Drug control cooperation with U.S.--1403 Military intelligence-gathering facility in Cuba--1259 Normal trade relations status--821 President--830, 915 1151, 1356, 1571 Relations with U.S.--865, 1227 Trade with U.S.--1400 Rwanda, U.S. Ambassador--1568 St. Kitts and Nevis, Ambassador to U.S.--1566 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ambassador to U.S.--1566 Saudi Arabia Ambassador to U.S.--1151 Crown Prince--1105 Foreign Minister--1151 Minister of Foreign Affairs--1572 Relations with U.S.--1151 U.S. Ambassador--1563 Schools. See specific institution or State; Education Science and technology Communications. See Communications Fetal tissue and stem cell research--878, 1562 Funding--957 Human cloning--933 U.S. aeronautics and space activities, report--1529 Science and Technology Policy, Office of--1324 Science and Technology, President's Council of Advisors on (PCAST)--1587 Secret Service, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the Securities and Exchange Commission--1549 Security Council, National--1113 Security, national. See Defense and national security Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National-- 1562 Seeds of Peace program--1564 Selective Service System--1233 Senegal, President--1315 September 11 attacks on U.S. See specific State; Terrorism Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Kosovo Peace efforts--906 President Bush's visit--905 U.S. military role--905 U.S. national emergency--1485 U.S. national emergency--1485 Sierra Leone, U.S. national emergency--860 Singapore, Prime Minister--1578 Small business. See Business and industry Small Business Administration--1233 Smithsonian Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--1466 So Others Might Eat--1427 Social Security--1002 Social Security Administration--1564 Social Security Advisory Board--1565 Social Security, President's Commission To Strengthen--1580 South Africa President--1019 U.S. Ambassador--1574 South Carolina, President's visit--1500 South East Asian Nations, Association of (ASEAN)--1434 Soviet Union, Newly Independent States of the Former (NIS) See also specific country U.S. assistance, U.S. coordinator--911 Space program. See Science and technology Spain Ambassador to U.S.--1232 Arrest of suspected terrorists--1445 King--961 President--1445 Relations with U.S.--1451 Special Education, President's Commission on Excellence in--1575 ``Spirit of Louisiana'' firetruck. See Louisiana Sports Baseball--1233 Cycling--941 [[Page A-15]] Football--1065 Little League--1013 Mount Everest climb--1565 Olympic, Paralympic, and Special Olympic games--1513 Tee-ball--1564 Tennis--1091 Wrestling--1586 Standards and Technology, National Institute of. See Commerce, Department of State, Department of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom--1573 Ambassadors. See specific country Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Coordinator--1573 Assistant Secretaries--1323 Chief Financial Officer--1577 Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to the Newly Independent States (NIS)--911 Cuba Broadcasting, Office of--849 Deputy Secretary--1321 Secretary--832, 1056, 1168, 1273, 1424 SEED Program Coordinator--911 Special Coordinator for International Disaster Assistance--1572 Special Envoy for Four-Party Talks--1563 Special Envoy for Peace to the Sudan--1077 Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan--1589 Under Secretary--894 State and local governments, homeland security efforts--1341 Stem cell research. See Science and technology Student Loan Marketing Association--1562 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. See Health and Human Services, Department of Sudan Peace efforts--1585 U.S. national emergency--1331 U.S. Special Envoy for Peace--1077 Supreme Court of the U.S.--1203 Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of. See Interior, Department of the Surgeon General. See Health and Human Services, Department of Suriname, Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Swaziland, U.S. Ambassador--1577 Sweden Ambassador to U.S.--1448 Prime Minister--1581 Switzerland, Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Taiwan, accession to World Trade Organization--1387 Tajikistan, normal relations trade status--821 Taliban. See Afghanistan Tanzania 1998 terrorist attack on U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam--1141 President--1579 U.S. Ambassador--1563 Taxation Charitable contributions, tax incentives--1359 Estate tax legislation--920 Internet, tax moratorium--1457 Tax relief--970, 1070 Teamsters--1067 Technology. See Science and technology Telecommunications. See Communications Tennessee Disaster assistance--1567 Governor--1439 Tennessee Valley Authority--1563 Terrorism See also specific country or region; Law enforcement and crime Anthrax. See Health and medical care Antiterrorism legislation--1235 Bioterrorism--1332 Counterterrorism efforts--1100, 1193, 1236, 1349, 1572-1583 December 22 shoe bomb incident on American Airlines Flight AA63-- 1548 Detention, treatment, and trial of certain noncitizen terrorists-- 1425, 1445 [[Page A-16]] September 11 attacks on U.S.--1098, 1110, 1134, 1170, 1215, 1314, 1499 Smallpox vaccines. See Health and medical care Threats/warnings--1220 U.S. financial sanctions against those who support or commit terrorism--1146, 1540 U.S. national emergency--1109 Texas Crawford Elementary School in Crawford--1010 Crawford High School in Crawford--1409 Governor--948 President's visits--944, 1018, 1566-1569 Textile industry--1587 Thailand Ambassador to U.S.--1587 Drug control cooperation with U.S.--1517 Economy--1518 Floods--989 Foreign Minister--1515 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Prime Minister--1515 Relations with U.S.--1515 U.S. Ambassador--1579 U.S. assistance--989 Thanksgiving Day--1422 Thrift Supervision, Office of. See Treasury, Department of the Tonga and Tuvalu, U.S. Ambassador--1576 Trade. See Commerce, international Trade and Development Agency, U.S.--1316 Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--856, 1314 Transportation Aviation security legislation--1304, 1418 Mexican motor carriers, U.S. moratorium--910, 1527 Transportation, Department of Assistant Secretary--1566 Associate Deputy Secretary--1572 Aviation Administration, Federal--1170 Coast Guard, U.S.--1109 Deputy Secretary--1321 Funding--1526 Highway Administration, Federal--1563 Highway and motor vehicle safety, reports--1365 Inspector General--1372 Maritime Administration--1573 Motor Safety Administration, Federal--1564 Secretary--1109, 1371 Under Secretaries--1422 Transportation Safety Board, National--1389 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2002--1390 Treasury, Department of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Bureau of--1390 Assistant General Counsel--1561 Assistant Secretaries--1568 Chief Financial Officer--1572 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund--1561 Customs Service, U.S.--1323 Deputy Secretary--1321 Deputy Under Secretary--1583 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--1352 Foreign Assets Control, Office of--849 Funding--1390 Internal Revenue Service--1561 Secret Service, U.S.--1011 Secretary--830, 1190, 1323 Thrift Supervision, Office of--1561 Treasurer of the U.S.--1082 Treaties and conventions. See specific country, region, or subject Trinidad and Tobago, U.S. Ambassador--1569 Turkey Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Cyprus conflict. See Cyprus President--1572 [[Page A-17]] Prime Minister--1588 Turkmenistan, normal trade relations status--821 Uganda, President--1582 Ukraine Normal trade relations status--821 Nuclear powerplant in Chernobyl--883 Umma Tameer-e-Nau (UTN)--1532 Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. See Defense, Department of United Arab Emirates, President--1571 United Kingdom Ambassador to U.S.--852 Conservative Party leader--1564 Northern Ireland. See Northern Ireland President Bush's visit--870 Prime Minister--853, 1140 Queen--854 Relations with U.S.--853 United Nations Disarmament, Conference on--1563 Food and Agricultural Organization--1577 General Assembly--1375 Racism, Conference on--1019 Secretary-General--859 U.S. payments--1197 U.S. Representatives--1563 United Service Organizations--1342 U.S. See other part of subject Urban League, National--934 Uruguay, President--1549 USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001--1306 Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission--1584 Uzbekistan, normal trade relations status--821 Venezuela Illicit drug production and transit--1333 U.S. Ambassador--1575 Veterans Benefits--995 Health care--995 Lessons of Liberty initiative--1325 Proposed Filipino veterans equity legislation--1432 World War II Memorial--996 Veterans Affairs, Department of Deputy Secretary--1321 Funding--995 Secretary--851 Under Secretary--1577 Veterans Awareness Week, National--1327 Veterans Business Development Corporation, National--1576 Veterans Day--1325 Veterans of Foreign Wars--994 Veterans, President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's--1569 Vice President Health--818 Security measures to ensure continuity of government--1098, 1224 Vietnam Ambassador to U.S.--1576 Illicit drug production and transit--1333 Trade with U.S.--1189 U.S. Ambassador--1568 Virginia Disaster assistance--1101 Governor--1123 Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax--835 President's visits--822, 1492 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, reopening--1181 Terrorist attack on the Pentagon--1098, 1215 Voice of America--1574 Voluntarism--1123 Wage and Hour Division. See Labor, Department of Washington, DC. See District of Columbia Washington Hospital Center--1107 Weapons. See Arms and munitions; Law Enforcement and crime; Nuclear weapons White House Oval Office redecoration--916 Public tours--1431 Web site--1055 White House Office Assistants to President Chief of Staff to Vice President--1320 Counsel to President--1320 Counselor to President--950 Deputy National Security Advisers--1212 Domestic Policy--1037 [[Page A-18]] Assistants to President--Continued Economic Policy--961 Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Office of--990 Homeland Security--1203, 1317, 1578 Legislative Affairs--1205 National Security Adviser--836, 1320 Chief of Staff--1320 Special Adviser to President for Cyberspace Security--1321 Special Assistant to President for Agricultural Trade and Food Assistance--1581 Wisconsin Governor--1061 President's visits--994 World Bank. See Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for World Trade Center, terrorist attacks. See New York World Trade Organization--881, 1400 Yemen, President--1581 Yom Kippur--1169 Yugoslavia, U.S. Ambassador--1563 Zimbabwe Democracy and human rights--1543 Economy--1543 Relations with U.S.--1543 U.S. assistance--1543