[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
[January 1, 2002]
[Pages 1131-1145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2002


           Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2002


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 1

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New 
York

 Released January 2

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the designation of 35 sub-
Saharan African countries as eligible for tariff preferences under the 
African Growth and Opportunity Act

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Changes to U.S. Dual-Use Export 
Controls

Fact sheet: Changes to U.S. Dual-Use Export Controls

 Released January 3

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Expedited Assistance Funds to 
Egypt

 Released January 4

Transcript of remarks by Counselor to the President Karen Hughes to the 
press pool on Senator Tom Daschle's remarks

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Visit Salt Lake 
City in Preparation for Olympic Games; Will Also Travel to Nevada and 
New Mexico

 Released January 5

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan 
and Council of Economic Advisers member Mark McClellan

 Released January 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and 
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Margaret Spellings

Fact sheet: No Child Left Behind Act

 Released January 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
the African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001 and the 
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001 on January 
8

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2199 and H.R. 2657 on January 8

Fact sheet: Another Step Forward for Everglades Restoration

 Released January 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement: Preparing for the World--Homeland Security and the Salt 
Lake City Winter Olympics

 Released January 11

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator 
Christie Todd Whitman to the travel pool on the Small Business Liability 
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming 
visit to Moline, IL, Aurora, MO, and New Orleans, LA

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming 
visit to Japan, South Korea, and China

Statement by the Press Secretary: Moscow Court Decision on TV-6

Statement by the Press Secretary on Director of Homeland Security Thomas 
Ridge's meeting with Mexican Foreign Secretary Jorge Castaneda

Fact sheet: President Signs Legislation To Clean Environment and Create 
Jobs

 Released January 12

Statement by the Press Secretary: Pakistani President Musharraf's Speech

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 Released January 14

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Elections in Madagascar

 Released January 15

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1202, S. 1714, S. 1741, and S. 1793

 Released January 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2278, H.R. 2336, H.R. 2751, H.R. 3030, H.R. 3248, H.R. 3334, H.R. 
3346, and H.R. 3348

Statement by the Press Secretary on appointments to the President's 
Council on Bioethics

Advance text of the President's remarks to World Affairs Council

Fact sheet: U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement

 Released January 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Chairman Karzai to Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary: Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle To 
Visit Washington

Fact sheet: President Bush Acts To Promote Strong Families, Safe 
Children

Fact sheet: Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act 
(LIBERTAD)

 Released January 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

 Released January 19

Fact sheet: President Bush Announces Significant New Resources for 
Education

 Released January 20

Statement by the Press Secretary on the report and recommendations of 
the Presidential Emergency Board appointed in the dispute between United 
Airlines and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace 
Workers

 Released January 22

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Helen Clark of 
New Zealand

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Address the U.S. 
Conference of Mayors

 Released January 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Transcript of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to the 
U.S. Conference of Mayors

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 3447

Fact sheet: President Bush Signs Legislation To Help Victims of Terror

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Central 
District of California, the Southern District of Florida, the District 
of Hawaii, the Eastern District of Louisiana, the District of Minnesota, 
the District of New Jersey, the Southern District of Ohio, the Eastern 
of Pennsylvania, the Western District of Pennsylvania, the Western 
District of Tennessee, the Eastern District of Texas, the Northern 
District of Texas, the Southern District of Texas, the Eastern District 
of Virginia, the Western District of Washington, and the Eastern 
District of Wisconsin

 Released January 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arkansas

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 3392

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

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to Washington by Pakistani 
President Pervez Musharraf

Fact sheet: Strengthening Homeland Security

 Released January 25

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Border Security--Smart Borders for the 21st Century

 Released January 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District 
of New York and the Middle District of Florida

Fact sheet: Strengthening Medicare

Fact sheet: U.S. Programs To Assist the People of Afghanistan

 Released January 29

Excerpts of the President's State of the Union Address

Advance text of the President's State of the Union Address

Announcement: White House Web Site Offers First Live State of the Union 
Webcast and Historic Look at Annual Address

 Released January 30

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and USA 
Freedom Corps Executive Director John Bridgeland

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Russian Prime Minister 
Kasyanov

Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Waiver of Section 907 of 
the FREEDOM Support Act

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
Monterrey, Mexico

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Northern District 
of West Virginia, the Western District of Wisconsin, the Western 
District of Louisiana, the Eastern District of Kentucky, and the 
District of Wyoming

Fact sheet: USA Freedom Corps--Citizen Corps

Announcement: Homeland Security Director To Conduct Media Briefing on 
Homeland Security Chapter of FY 2003 Budget

Announcement: Backgrounder on Oval Office Redecoration

Announcement: President To Discuss New Citizen Corps Initiative

 Released February 1

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to 
the Conservative Political Action Conference

Fact sheet: President Bush Calls for Action To Protect American Workers' 
Retirement Savings

Announcement of appointment of Director of the Office of Faith-Based and 
Community Initiatives

 Released February 2

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma

 Released February 4

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget 
Director Mitch Daniels on the President's fiscal year 2003 budget 
proposal

Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Homeland Security Tom 
Ridge on the President's fiscal year 2003 budget proposal

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Sharon

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Angolan President dos 
Santos, Mozambican President Chissano, and Botswana President Mogae

 Released February 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman 
R. Glenn Hubbard on the Economic Report of the President

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Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of 
Alabama

Fact sheet: Defending Against Biological Terrorism

 Released February 6

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Deliver Remarks at 
the National Press Club Luncheon Tomorrow

 Released February 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a statement by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on the status 
of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Transcript of remarks by Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge at a 
National Press Club luncheon

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
Peru and El Salvador

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

Fact sheet: Status of Detainees at Guantanamo

Fact sheet: President Highlights Principles for Strengthening American 
Agriculture

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Northern District 
of New York, Eastern District of North Carolina, Middle District of 
Pennsylvania, Northern District of Oklahoma, District of New Jersey, 
District of South Dakota, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
Eastern District of Louisiana, and Southern District of Indiana

 Released February 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, 
Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, and Brian Montgomery

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1762 and S. 1888

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas

 Released February 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers member 
Mark McClellan on the President's agenda for health care reform

Fact sheet: President Outlines Agenda for Improving Health Security in 
the Best Health Care System in the World

 Released February 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 700 and H.R. 1937

Transcript of a press briefing by National Drug Control Policy Director 
John Walters on the National Drug Control Strategy

Fact sheet: The President's National Drug Control Strategy

 Released February 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Official Working Visit of President Musharraf of Pakistan: 
U.S. Programs To Assist the People of Pakistan

 Released February 14

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 Japan, South Korea, and China

Fact sheet: President Bush Announces Clear Skies & Global Climate Change 
Initiatives

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Attend the Florida 
Domestic Security Advisory Panel Meeting With Florida Governor Jeb Bush 
Friday

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.J. Res. 82, S. 737, S. 970, and S. 1026

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Western District of 
North Carolina

 Released February 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear 
materials repository

Fact sheet: The President's Commitment to Strengthening the Peace Corps

 Released February 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Karen 
Hughes on the President and First Lady's luncheon with the Emperor and 
Empress of Japan

Advance text of the President's remarks to the Diet in Tokyo, Japan

Fact sheet: 2002 U.S.-Japan Private Sector/Government Commission

 Released February 20

Advance text: Excerpts From Remarks at Dorasan Train Station, South 
Korea

 Released February 21

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the President's meeting with President Jiang Zemin of China

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Karimov of 
Uzbekistan to Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary: Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen 
of Denmark To Visit Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary on the February 20-25 visit to 
Afghanistan by the President's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Special 
Assistant to the President for Southwest Asia, the Near East, and North 
Africa

Released February 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin Powell

Statement by the Press Secretary: Elections in Zimbabwe

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Egyptian President Mubarak

 Released February 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Annual Presidential Determinations for 
Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug-Transit Countries

Fact sheet: Overview of Annual Presidential Determinations on Major 
Illicit Drug Producing and Drug-Transit Countries

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Address the 
National Emergency Management Association

 Released February 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Reforming Welfare To Increase Independence & Strengthen 
Families

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Deliver Remarks at 
the National Sheriffs' Association Mid-Winter Meeting

 Released February 27

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released February 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on his response to a question 
concerning the Middle East peace process

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Ecumenical Patriarch 
Bartholomew of the Greek Orthodox Church

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Irish Prime Minister

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Lead U.S. 
Delegation to Mexico

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania

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 Released March 1

Transcript of a press gaggle by Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Deputy 
Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of 
Pennsylvania

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of Idaho, 
the Southern District of Illinois, the Northern District of Illinois, 
the Northern District of Iowa, and the District of Vermont

 Released March 4

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York

Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice 
by Mohamed El Satouhi of Egypt TV

Fact sheet: A Quality Teacher in Every Classroom

Fact sheet: USA Freedom Corps--One Month Anniversary

Announcement of nomination for Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia

 Released March 5

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 President's decision to impose temporary safeguards to 
help the domestic steel industry

Fact sheet on the President's decision to impose temporary safeguards to 
help the domestic steel industry

Announcement on the appointment of Candida Wolff as Assistant to the 
Vice President for Legislative Affairs

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Visit the U.S.-
Mexican Border in El Paso, Texas, To View Demonstrations of Border 
Security Technologies

 Released March 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released March 7

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

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Address Boston's 
First-Responders at Historic Faneuil Hall

 Released March 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Chretien of 
Canada

Joint Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, John Manley, and 
the Director of the White House Office of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge, 
on Progress Made in the Smart Border Action Plan

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney on his upcoming 
visit to the Middle East

Announcement: President Bush To Sign Job Creation and Worker Assistance 
Act

 Released March 11

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 2998

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming 
visit to Germany, Russia, and France

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Announce Homeland 
Security Advisory System

 Released March 12

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and USA 
Freedom Corps Director John Bridgeland

Fact sheet: USA Freedom Corps: Fostering a Culture of Service, 
Citizenship and Responsibility

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oregon

 Transcript of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge 
announcing the homeland security advisory system

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Fact sheet: Homeland Security Advisory System

 Released March 13

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 1892 and H.R. 3699

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Deliver Remarks at 
the Food Safety Summit

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of 
Arizona, the Eastern District of Texas, the District of Colorado, the 
District of New Mexico, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin

 Released March 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Pan Am 103 Verdict

Fact sheet: A New Compact for Development

 Released March 15

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Deliver Remarks at 
the International Association of Firefighters 2002 Legislative 
Conference

 Released March 16

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

 Released March 18

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released March 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
1857

 Released March 20

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 trip to Mexico, Peru, and El Salvador

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Tarja Halonen of 
Finland

Statement by the Press Secretary on the anniversary of the accidental 
shootdown of a U.S. missionary plane in Peru

Fact sheet: Celebrating a New School Year for the Children of 
Afghanistan

 Released March 21

Statement by the Press Secretary: Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of 
Bulgaria To Visit Washington

U.S.-Mexico Border Partnership: Declaration on Embracing Technology and 
Cooperation to Promote the Secure and Efficient Flow of People and 
Commerce across our Shared Border, signed by U.S. Secretary of State 
Colin Powell and Secretary of Foreign Relations Jorge Castaneda of 
Mexico

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Border Partnership Agreement

Announcement: U.S.-Mexico Border Partnership Action Plan

Announcement of the nominations for U.S. District Judges for the the 
Eastern District of Missouri, the Western District of Pennsylvania, the 
Western District of Missouri, the Eastern District of California, the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the Northern District of Illinois

 Released March 22

Fact sheet: A New Compact for Development

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexican Relations

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Partnership for Prosperity

Fact sheet: Growth Agenda for the World Bank and Other Development Banks

Fact sheet: NADBank/BECC Reform

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Eastern and 
Western Districts of Missouri, U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District 
of North Carolina and the Central District of California, and Judge of 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Deliver Remarks at 
the National Association of Regional Councils

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 Released March 23

 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice

 Fact sheet: The President's Trip to Peru and Meeting with Andean 
Leaders

 Fact sheet: U.S.-Peruvian Cooperation on Counternarcotics

 Fact sheet: U.S. Support for Democracy in Peru

 Fact sheet: Renewal of Peace Corps Program in Peru

Fact sheet: U.S.-Peru Debt Agreement Under the Tropical Forest 
Conservation Act

Fact sheet: U.S.-Peru Memorandum of Understanding for the Protection of 
Cultural Patrimony

Fact sheet: Food Assistance to Peru Under U.S. PL-480 Program

Fact sheet: Andean Center of Excellence for Teacher Training

Fact sheet: Andean Regional Initiative

Fact sheet: Andean Trade Preference Act

Fact sheet: E-Business Fellowship for the Andean Region

 Released March 24

 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 
and Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: U.S.-El Salvador Relations

 Released March 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released March 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 3986

Fact sheet: President Announces Nominees for Key Health Posts

 Released March 27

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

 Announcement: Mutual Aid Agreements: Support for First-Responders 
Outside Major Metropolitan Areas

 Released March 29

Transcript of a press gaggle by Assistant Press Secretary Gordon 
Johndroe

 Released April 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

 Released April 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy Margaret Spellings on the President's early childhood 
learning initiative

Fact sheet: President Announces Early Childhood Initiative

Statement by the Press Secretary on the capture of Abu Zubaydah

 Released April 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Virginia

 Released April 4

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 1499, H.R. 2739, and H.R. 3985

Fact sheet: The President's Call to Action on Trade

 Released April 5

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

 Released April 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Rudolf Schuster of the 
Slovak Republic To Visit Washington

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the IRA's completion of another act 
of decommissioning

Statement by the Press Secretary on Israeli Withdrawal From Two West 
Bank Towns

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice at 
the William Waldo Cameron Forum on Public Affairs

Transcript of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to the 
American Hospital Association

Fact sheet: Protecting American Jobs & Our Economy Against Terrorist 
Attacks

Fact sheet: Citizen Corps Grows Strong in America's Communities

 Released April 9

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: King Mohamed VI of Morocco To Visit 
White House

Fact sheet: Strengthening Opportunities To Serve In America's 
Communities

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of 
Kansas, the Eastern District of Arkansas, and the Middle District of 
Georgia, and U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and 
the Central District of Illinois

 Released April 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Pastrana of Colombia To 
Visit Washington

 Released April 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri 
of Lebanon

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Vice President Hu Jintao of 
China (meeting with the Vice President)

Advance text of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to the 
American Society of Newspaper Editors

Fact sheet: President Calls for Action by Memorial Day To Help America's 
Charities

Fact sheet: Strengthening Homeland Security Since 9/11

 Released April 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement: President and Mrs. Bush Release 2001 Tax Return

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

 Released April 14

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in Venezuela

 Released April 15

Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement: Governor Tom Ridge Will Join Treasury Secretary Paul H. 
O'Neill and Customs Commissioner Robert Bonner To Launch the Customs-
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism

Fact sheet: President Bush Calls on Congress To Make Tax Relief 
Permanent

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Southern District 
of Texas, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, the District of Delaware, the District of New Hampshire, 
and the District of Nevada

 Released April 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Mahathir of 
Malaysia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting 
with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in Crawford, TX

Fact sheet: President Calls for Crime Victims' Rights Amendment

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District 
of Texas and U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota

 Released April 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the Senate vote not to allow 
drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Western District of 
Virginia

Announcement: The White House Announces National Finalists for 2002-2003 
White House Fellowships

 Released April 19

Statement by the Press Secretary on the May 2 U.S.-EU Summit in 
Washington, DC

Statement by the Press Secretary: Spanish President To Visit Washington

 Released April 21

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois

 Released April 22

Fact sheet: President Bush Calls for Conservation and Stewardship on 
Earth Day

Announcement of citations for the National Medal of Arts and National 
Humanities Medal honorees

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

 Released April 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks to the press by Counselor to the President Karen 
Hughes announcing her resignation

 Released April 24

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and 
Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman

 Released April 26

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released April 28

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the situation in the Middle East

 Released April 29

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on 
terrorism and foreign policy at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced 
International Studies

Announcement of appointment to the President's New Freedom Commission on 
Mental Health

Fact sheet: Improving Access to Quality Mental Health Care

Advance text of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge's remarks at the 
Associated Press annual luncheon

 Released April 30

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea agreement to begin talks with the United States

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Nepalese Prime Minister Deuba

Statement by the Press Secretary: Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek of 
Slovenia To Visit Washington

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Attend NATO-Russia 
Summit in Italy

Fact sheet: Compassionate Conservatism

 Released May 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maryland

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Brief Members of 
the Senate Regarding Border Security Issues

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge

 Released May 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Transatlantic Dialogues

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Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: The European Union

Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Counterterrorism Cooperation

Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Economics and Trade

Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction

 Released May 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Sharon of 
Israel

Statement by the Press Secretary: United Nations General Assembly 
Special Session on Children

Fact sheet: President Bush Calls on the Senate To Address the Vacancy 
Crisis in the Federal Courts

 Released May 5

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Virginia

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia

 Released May 6

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Michigan

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

Fact sheet: President Highlights Next Step of Education Reform

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District 
of Florida and U.S. Marshal for the Central District of Illinois

 Released May 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

 Released May 8

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on efforts to resolve the political 
impasse in Madagascar

Statement by the Press Secretary: First Lady To Visit France, Hungary, 
and the Czech Republic

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of 
Massachusetts

Fact sheet: President Highlights Immediate Help for Students in Failing 
Schools

 Released May 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
District of Columbia Circuit's affirmation of Peter Kirsanow's status as 
a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of James F. Moriarty 
as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian 
Affairs at the National Security Council

Fact sheet: The President's Call to Action on Judicial Nominees

 Released May 10

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Fact sheet: President Calls for Ticket to Independence in Welfare Reform

Announcement: Homeland Security Director To Speak at Candelight Vigil 
Honoring Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

 Released May 13

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nomination for Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia and designation of Chief Judge of the U.S. 
Court of Federal Claims

 Released May 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Senator Danforth's Report to the 
President on Sudan

Fact sheet: History of Senator John Danforth as Envoy for Peace in Sudan

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Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the Northern District 
of California and the Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. Marshal for 
the Southern District of Iowa

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Travel to Buffalo, 
New York, To Meet With Deputy Prime Minister John Manley To Discuss 
Border Security Issues

 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

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the chronology of events during the spring and summer of 2001

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney at a Conservative 
Party of New York dinner

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York

 Released May 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: Strengthening Medicare's Coverage Options: Affordable Health 
Care To Improve Lives

 Released May 19

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Senate vote approving the 
``Freedom Consolidation Act''

Fact sheet: President Bush Announces Initiative for a New Cuba

 Released May 20

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the President's trip to Europe and Russia

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Hosts the International 
Democrat Union

Announcement: Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge To Speak at the World 
Economic Forum Tuesday

 Released May 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Southern District 
of Georgia, the Southern District of Ohio, the Western District of 
Michigan, and the District of North Dakota

 Released May 22

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on arrival 
in Berlin, Germany

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District 
of Illinois, U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and U.S. District 
Judges for the Middle District of Florida and the Eastern District of 
North Carolina

 Released May 24

Fact sheet: U.S.-Russian People-to-People Cooperation

Fact sheet: Russian-American Business Dialogue

Fact sheet: Russian-American Media Entrepreneurship Dialogue

Fact sheet: United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation's 
Investment Fund for Russia and Eurasia

Fact sheet: United States Government Nonproliferation/Threat Reduction 
Assistance to Russia

Fact sheet: U.S.-Russia Air Transport Agreement

Fact sheet: U.S.-Russia Banking Dialogue

Fact sheet: United States-Russia Commercial Energy Relations

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of Utah

 Released May 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on 
the President's visit to Russia

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 Released May 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on 
the President's visit to Europe

Fact sheet: NATO-Russia

 Released May 29

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Mubarak of Egypt

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 4592 and H.R. 4608

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the Federated 
States of Micronesia

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois

Fact sheet: Taking Action To Preserve Florida's Environment

 Released May 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

 Released May 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on designation of drug 
traffickers to be subject to sanctions provided in the Kingpin Act

Fact sheet: Overview of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act

Announcement: Calling America's Graduates to Volunteer Service

 Released June 3

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan 
and Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 
of Israel

Fact sheet: New Report Shows That Welfare Reform Really Works

 Released June 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary: Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

 Released June 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone calls to 
the leaders of India and Pakistan

 Released June 6

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone 
conversation with President Vladimir Putin of Russia

Advance text of the President's address to the Nation

Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation

Fact sheet: The Department of Homeland Security

 Released June 7

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of Hawaii 
and the Eastern District of Washington

 Released June 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to the 
National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation 2002 Service 
to America Summit

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 3167

 Released June 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Announcement of nomination for an Associate Judge of the Superior Court 
of the District of Columbia

 Released June 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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 Released June 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana

Fact sheet: Businesses Strengthening America: Corporate Leaders Plan for 
Answering the President's Call to Service

Announcement: Businesses Strengthening America: Answers to the Call

 Released June 14

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota

 Released June 17

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Wade of Senegal

Fact sheet: President Bush Calls for Expanding Opportunities to 
Homeownership

 Released June 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Finance Committee action on 
legislation to assist community and faith-based organizations

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 1366, H.R. 1374, H.R. 3789, H.R. 3960, and H.R. 4486

 Released June 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed 
H.R. 4560

Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit of President Aleksander 
Kwasniewski of Poland

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Colorado

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Iowa

Fact sheet: President Bush's International Mother and Child HIV 
Prevention Initiative

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Northern District 
of Georgia, the District of Columbia, and the District of Rhode Island

 Released June 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Fact sheet: President Bush Launches HealthierUS Initiative

Fact sheet: The U.S. Commitment to Africa's Growth and Prosperity

Fact sheet: Africa Education Initiative

Advance text of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge before 
the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

Announcement of the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

 Released June 21

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Announcement: Facts and Figures on the President's Fitness Challenge

 Released June 24

Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 
2431

 Released June 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
International Economic Affairs Gary Edson on the G-8 Summit in 
Kananaskis, Canada

 Released June 26

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on the court 
decision on the Pledge of Allegiance

Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on welfare reform 
legislation

Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska

Fact sheet: Cooperative G-8 Action on Transport Security

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Fact sheet: G-7/8 Kananaskis Summit, Day One--U.S. Accomplishments

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit 
and U.S. District Judges for the Northern District of Iowa, the District 
of North Dakota, and the Eastern District of Tennessee

 Released June 27

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza 
Rice on the G-8 Summit

Statement by the Press Secretary: Madagascar: Post-Dakar II

Statement by the Press Secretary on the resignation of Gen. Wayne A. 
Downing, USA (Ret.), as Deputy Assistant to the President, National 
Director and Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism

Announcement: Homeland Security Adviser Tom Ridge To Travel to Niagara 
Falls, Ontario, To Meet With Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley 
To Discuss U.S.-Canada Action Plan To Secure the Border

Fact sheet: G-8 Summit: Preventing the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
Destruction

Fact sheet: G-7/8 Kananaskis Summit, Day Two--U.S. Accomplishments

 Released June 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Richard Tubb, Physician to the 
President, on the President's medical condition

Announcement: Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and Homeland Security 
Adviser Tom Ridge Release Progress Report on the Smart Border 
Declaration and Action Plan

 Released June 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Richard Tubb, Physician to the 
President, on the President's colorectal screening procedure

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's colorectal screening 
procedure