[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

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

 Released July 1

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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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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

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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

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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