    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book II)]
    [July 1, 2002]
    [Pages 2259-2270]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

        Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2002

    Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

    [[Page 2259]]

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

     Released July 1

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    2578

    Fact sheet: A Compassionate Conservative Agenda for America's Inner
    Cities

     Released July 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the military action in Oruzgan
    Province, Afghanistan

    Statement by the Press Secretary expressing the President's condolences
    to families of victims of the air accident on the German-Swiss border

     Released July 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Montana

     Released July 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

    Fact sheet: Honoring Members of America's Armed Services

     Released July 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released July 6

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Guam

     Released July 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released July 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, Treasury
    Secretary Paul H. O'Neill, and Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans

    Fact sheet: A New Ethic of Corporate Responsibility

    Announcement: A New Ethic of Corporate Responsibility

     Released July 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the closure of Sari Nusseibeh's Al
    Quds University offices in Jerusalem

     Released July 11

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Micronesia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on issuance of the first Council on
    Bioethics report on the subject of human cloning

    Fact sheet: President Renews Call for Prescription Drug Coverage in
    Medicare

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Western
    District of Texas

     Released July 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Vermont

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Mitchell Daniels, Jr., on the midsession budget review

    [[Page 2260]]

     Released July 15

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Sri Lankan Prime Minister
    Wickremesinghe

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Vaclav Havel of the
    Czech Republic

     Released July 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Cuba Policy and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic
    Solidarity Act

    Fact sheet: Priscilla Owen

    Executive Summary: National Strategy for Homeland Security

     Released July 17

    Fact sheet: Poland: Economic/Commercial Dialogue

    Fact sheet: Poland: Transfer of Second Frigate and Helicopters

    Fact sheet: Poland: U.S. Department of Labor Employment Initiative

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Poland Military Cooperation Initiative

     Released July 18

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of
    Rhode Island, the Central District of California, the Northern District
    of Texas, and the Western District of Texas

     Released July 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wisconsin

     Released July 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released July 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 87

    Fact sheet: Helping Children and Building Families Through Adoption

     Released July 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Eastern District
    of Michigan, the District of South Carolina, and the Middle District of
    Tennessee

    Fact sheet: President Proposes Minimum Standards for Medical Liability

     Released July 25

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of
    Delaware, the Northern District of California, and the Eastern District
    of New York

     Released July 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Personnel Management
    Director Kay Coles James on legislation to establish the Department of
    Homeland Security

    Fact sheet: Honoring the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities
    Act

     Released July 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released July 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Akayev of the
    Kyrgyz Republic to Washington

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of
    Delaware, the Northern District of California, and the Eastern District
    of New York

    Fact sheet: President Celebrates USA Freedom Corps Six-Month Anniversary
    with New Public Service Ads and Breakthrough Web Site

    [[Page 2261]]

     Released July 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released August 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Eastern District
    of California, the Southern District of New York, the Middle District of
    Florida, the Southern District of Florida, and the Northern District of
    Florida, and for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Southern
    District of Ohio, the Middle District of Alabama, the District of New
    Jersey, the Southern District of New York, and the District of Columbia

     Released August 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4775

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President
    Jiang Zemin of China to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Democratic Republic of the Congo Peace
    Agreement

    Fact sheet: A Record of Accomplishment for the American People

    Announcement of nomination for Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of
    Appeals for the Armed Forces

     Released August 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

    Fact sheet: Committed to Keeping America's Children Safe

     Released August 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1209 and S.J. Res. 13

     Released August 7

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the Northern
    Mariana Islands

    Transcript of remarks by the Vice President to the Commonwealth Club in
    San Francisco, CA

     Released August 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime
    Minister Siim Kallas of Estonia

    Announcement: President To Host Economic Forum

    Announcement: Economic Forum Schedule and Participant List

     Released August 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Mitchell Daniels, Jr., on the Federal budget deficit and
    spending proposals

    Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill and
    Commerce Secretary Donald L. Evans on the President's Economic Forum and
    the national economy

    Transcript of a press briefing by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
    and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick on trade policy

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the visit to Afghanistan by
    Zalmay Khalizad, the President's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and
    Special Assistant to the President for Southwest Asia, the Near East,
    and North Africa

     Released August 15

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on National Security Adviser
    Condoleezza Rice's announcement of the appointment of Rand Beers as
    Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Combating
    Terrorism

    [[Page 2262]]

     Released August 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released August 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released August 21

    Fact sheet: The Healthy Forests Initiative

    Announcement: Defense Briefing Participants List

     Released August 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by Chairman James L. Connaughton of the
    Council on Environmental Quality on the fire season and the Healthy
    Forests Initiative

     Released August 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and Senior
    Advisor to the President Karl Rove

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that on August 21 the
    President signed H.R. 223, H.R. 309, H.R. 601, H.R. 1384, H.R. 1456,
    H.R. 1576, H.R. 2068, H.R. 2234, H.R. 2440, H.R. 2441, H.R. 2643, H.R.
    3343, and H.R. 3380

     Released August 24

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Russian military aircraft attack
    on villages in northern Georgia

     Released August 26

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released August 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released August 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

     Released August 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Guam

    Fact sheet: President Promotes Stronger Curriculum in Back-to-School
    Season

     Released August 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Scott
    McClellan

     Released August 31

    Fact sheet: September of Service*
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        *This item was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary
    on August 30 but was embargoed for release until 10:06 a.m. on August
    31.
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     Released September 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released September 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

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

     Released September 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released September 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released September 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister
    Jose Manuel Durao Barroso of Portugal

    [[Page 2263]]

     Released September 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: United States-Canada NEXUS Program

    Fact sheet: United States-Canada Free and Secure Trade (FAST) Program

    Fact sheet: Summary of Smart Border Action Plan Status

     Released September 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by Attorney General John D. Ashcroft and Homeland
    Security Director Tom Ridge on increasing the national threat level to
    ``Condition Orange''

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wisconsin

    Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister
    Silvio Berlusconi of Italy

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

     Released September 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Excerpts From the President's Address to the Nation

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on the anniversary
    of the terrorist attacks of September 11

     Released September 12

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Gusmao of East
    Timor

    Fact sheet: United States Rejoins UNESCO

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Western
    District of Louisiana, the District of North Dakota, the District of
    Maryland, the Eastern District of Michigan, and a Judge of the U.S.
    Court of Federal Claims

    A Decade of Deception and Defiance: Saddam Hussein's Defiance of the
    United Nations*
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        *This item was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary
    on September 11 but was embargoed for release until 3 a.m. on September
    12.
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     Released September 13

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nomination for a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court

     Released September 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the need for a new United
    Nations Security Council resolution to deal with the threat posed by
    Saddam Hussein

     Released September 17

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Teaching American History and Civic Education

    Timeline: Saddam Hussein's Deception and Defiance

     Released September 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released September 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released September 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President submitted
    to Congress the National Security Strategy of the United States

    Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on
    intelligence related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

    [[Page 2264]]

     Released September 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Dick Cheney at a lunch for
    congressional candidate Adam Taff

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorney for the District of
    Connecticut and U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia

     Released September 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nomination for a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for
    Veterans Claims

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3287 and H.R. 5207

     Released September 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana

     Released September 26

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing an interagency delegation to
    North Korea

    Fact sheet: Corporate Fraud Conference Sponsored by President's
    Corporate Fraud Task Force

     Released September 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of an addendum to the press gaggle by Assistant Press
    Secretary Reed Dickens

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Announcement: White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway
    Children

     Released September 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released October 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to
    the Manhattan Institute's Wriston Lecture

     Released October 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway
    Children

     Released October 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Presidential National Security Authority and the Federal
    Workforce

     Released October 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of an addendum to the press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari
    Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement of U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on the Work Stoppage at
    the West Coast Ports

    Announcement by National Economic Council Director Larry Lindsey on the
    appointment of Doug Badger as Special Assistant to the President for
    Economic Policy

    Announcement by White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett on the
    appointment of Suzy DeFrancis as Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Communications

     Released October 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    [[Page 2265]]

     Released October 7

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on Iraq

    Excerpts From the President's Address to the Nation on Iraq

    Fact sheet: The President Takes Action To Protect America's Economy and
    American Jobs

     Released October 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Israeli military action in Gaza

     Released October 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 640

     Released October 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on House of Representatives action on
    the defense appropriations conference report

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Central
    District of California, the Northern District of Ohio, the Eastern
    District of Tennessee, and the Western District of Tennessee

     Released October 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    238 and S. 1325

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 122

    Fact sheet: American Assistance to the People of Afghanistan

     Released October 14

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released October 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge in a press
    availability

    Fact sheet: White House Conference on Minority Homeownership

    Text of a letter from the President's Cabinet to Senate leaders on
    proposed legislation to establish the Department of Homeland Security

     Released October 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Israeli economy

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3214 and H.R. 3838

     Released October 17

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Sanchez de Lozada of Bolivia
    To Visit Washington

     Released October 18

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 123

     Released October 19

    Fact sheet: President Takes Action To Protect Pensions and Retirement
    Security for All Americans

     Released October 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: President Takes Action To Lower Prescription Drug Prices by
    Improving Access to Generic Drugs

     Released October 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    [[Page 2266]]

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Peter
    Medgyessy of Hungary

     Released October 23

    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 meeting with President Jiang Zemin of
    China and the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum

    Fact sheet: Increasing Online Safety for America's Children

     Released October 24

    Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released October 26

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on
    the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Los Cabos, Mexico

    Fact sheet: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): Overview and
    Background

    Fact sheet: APEC Leaders Meeting--Day One, U.S. Accomplishments

    Fact sheet: Enterprise for ASEAN Initiative

    Fact sheet: Secure Trade in the APEC Region (``STAR'')

    Fact sheet: Better Health Care for All Americans

     Released October 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: APEC Leaders' Retreat #1: Counterterrorism

    Fact sheet: APEC Leaders Meeting--Day Two, U.S. Accomplishments

     Released October 28

    Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
    as President of Brazil

     Released October 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Released October 30

    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 announcing that on October 29 the
    President signed H.R. 669, H.R. 670, H.R. 3034, H.R. 3738, H.R. 3739,
    H.R. 3740, H.R. 4102, H.R. 4717, H.R. 4755, H.R. 4794, H.R. 4797, and
    H.R. 4851

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 113, H.R. 2486, H.R. 5647, S. 1270, S. 1339, S. 1646, and S.
    2558

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by His Majesty Sultan Haji
    Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei

    Fact sheet: President Bush Announces His Plan To Ensure Timely
    Consideration of Judicial Nominees

     Released October 31

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released November 1

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the earthquake in Campobasso,
    Italy

    Released November 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2215, H.R. 4967, H.R. 5542, and H.R. 5596

    Released November 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Released November 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    [[Page 2267]]

    Released November 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2245, H.R. 2733, and H.R. 3656

    Released November 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President
    signed H.R. 4013, H.R. 4014, H.R. 5200, H.R. 5308, H.R. 5333, H.R. 5336,
    and H.R. 5340

    Released November 7

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3253, H.R. 4015, H.R. 5205, and H.R. 5574

    Transcript of remarks by Mrs. Laura Bush in a telephone conversation
    with Ms. Effie Hobby, a Connecticut resident who had voted in every
    election since 1920, when women gained voting rights

     Released November 10

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the start of construction of
    the Kabul-Kandahar-Herat highway in Afghanistan

     Released November 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska

     Released November 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Meeting With President-Elect
    Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President
    signed S. 1210 and S. 2690

     Released November 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Alabama

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Mississippi

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Tennessee

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: U.S.-Japan Private Sector/
    Government Commission Holds Wide-Ranging Discussions on Economic Reform

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of Nevada
    and the Middle District of North Carolina

     Released November 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza
    Rice on the President's upcoming trip to the NATO summit

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Inter-American Convention
    Against Terrorism

     Released November 16

    Fact sheet: News About the War Against Terror

     Released November 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Ohio

     Released November 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorneys for the District of Guam
    and the Northern Mariana Islands and the District of Puerto Rico

     Released November 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza
    Rice on the NATO Summit in Prague, Czech Republic

    Fact sheet: Czech Republic: Military Deployments Abroad

    [[Page 2268]]

    Fact sheet: Bush Administration Review of Defense Trade Export Policy
    and National Security

    Fact sheet: NATO: Building New Capabilities for New Challenges

    Fact sheet: NATO-Russia Relations

     Released November 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released November 23

    Fact sheet: Lithuania: Military Deployments Abroad

    Fact sheet: Romania: Military Deployments Abroad

     Released November 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 124

    Announcement of nominations for Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under
    Secretary for Border and Transportation Security at the Department of
    Homeland Security

     Released November 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Rahmonov of
    Tajikistan to Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Voronin of the
    Republic of Moldova to Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2546, H.R. 3389, H.R. 4878, H.R. 5349, and S. 3044

    Fact sheet: A Record of Accomplishment for America

     Released November 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1070, H.R. 3340, and H.R. 3394

     Released December 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Kenyan President Moi and
    Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the appointments of Elliott
    Abrams as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
    Near East and North African Affairs and Flynt Leverett as Senior
    Director for Middle East Initiatives at the National Security Council

    Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Special Envoy and
    Ambassador at Large for Free Iraqis

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2621, H.R. 3758, H.R. 3988, H.R. 4727, H.R. 5590, H.R. 5708, H.R.
    5716, H.J. Res. 117, and S. 3156

     Released December 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released December 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice at
    the Karamah Iftaar Dinner

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen
    of Finland

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Jose Maria Aznar of
    Spain

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    2712, H.R.727, H.R. 2595, H.R. 5469, S. 1010, S. 1226, S. 1907, S. 1946,
    S. 2239, S.J.Res. 53, and H.R. 5504

     Released December 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released December 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1240 and S. 2237

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Canada Smart Border/30 Point Action Plan Update

     Released December 7

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Iraqi regime's report to the
    United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission

     Released December 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Guam

    Announcement of nomination for Secretary of the Treasury

     Released December 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nomination for Chairman of the Securities and Exchange
    Commission

     Released December 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Executive order establishing the
    President's Commission on the U.S. Postal Service

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the Northern
    Mariana Islands

    Transcript of a press briefing by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman,
    Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton, Council on Environmental Quality
    Chairman Jim Connaughton, U.S. Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth, and
    Assistant Secretary of the Interior Rebecca Watson on the Healthy
    Forests Initiative

    Fact sheet: Reducing the Threat of Catastrophic Wildfires and Improving
    Forest Health

     Released December 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North
    Carolina

    Fact sheet: Progress for the President's Compassion Agenda

    Announcement of appointment of Assistant to the President for Economic
    Policy and Director of the National Economic Council

     Released December 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Reaffirms Support for OAS
    Secretary General's Efforts in Venezuela and Calls for Early Elections

    Statement by the Press Secretary: European Union Enlargement

    Statement by the Press Secretary: European Union Enlargement and Turkey

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming trip to
    Africa

    Transcript of a press briefing by Homeland Security Secretary-designate
    Tom Ridge, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson,
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding,
    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony
    S. Fauci, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs William
    Winkenwerder, Principal Deputy Secretary of State for Political and
    Military Affairs Gregory Suchan, and State Department Office of Medical
    Services Director Cedric Dumont on the President's smallpox vaccination
    plan

    Fact sheet: Protecting Americans: Smallpox Vaccination Program

     Released December 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 38, H.R. 308, H.R. 451, H.R. 706, H.R. 1712, H.R. 1776, H.R. 1814,
    H.R. 1870, H.R. 1906, and H.R. 1925

     Released December 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a townhall meeting for future Department of Homeland
    Security employees hosted by Homeland Security Secretary-designate Tom
    Ridge

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Iraqi Opposition Conference, London,
    December 2002

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    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3180, H.R. 3401, H.R. 3449, H.R. 3609, H.R. 3858, H.R. 4692, H.R.
    4823, H.R. 5125, H.R. 5738, H.R. 2099, H.R. 2109, H.R. 2115, H.R. 2187,
    H.R. 2385, H.R. 2628, H.R. 2818, H.R. 2828, H.R. 2937, and H.R. 2990

     Released December 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary commending the Federal Trade Commission
    for voting to create a national Do-Not-Call Registry

     Released December 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Congratulates
    President-Elect Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3048, H.R. 3747, H.R. 3909, H.R. 3954, H.R. 4129, H.R. 4638, H.R.
    4682, H.R. 4750, H.R. 4874, H.R. 4944, H.R. 4953, H.R. 5099, H.R. 5436,
    and H.R. 5472

     Released December 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on rescheduling of the President's
    upcoming trip to Africa

     Released December 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released December 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on the U.S. delegation to the
    inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil