    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [May 8, 2002]
    [Page 747]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

     Message to the Senate Transmitting the Peru-United States Extradition
    Treaty
     May 8, 2002

     To the Senate of the United States:
         With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
    ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty Between the
    United States of America and the Republic of Peru, signed at Lima on
    July 26, 2001.
         In addition, I transmit for the information of the Senate, the
    report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. As the
    report explains, the Treaty will not require implementing legislation.
         The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content
    of modern extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States
    and will replace the outdated extradition treaty in force between the
    two countries signed in 1899. The Treaty will, upon entry into force,
    enhance cooperation between the law enforcement communities of the two
    countries. It will make a significant contribution to international law
    enforcement efforts against serious offenses, including terrorism,
    organized crime, and drug-trafficking.
         I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
    to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     May 8, 2002.