    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2003]
    [Pages 787-798]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2003

    Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

    [[Page 787]]

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

     Released January 4

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that on December 31,
    2002, the President approved the designation of 38 sub-Saharan African
    countries as eligible for tariff preferences under the African Growth
    and Opportunity Act

     Released January 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arkansas

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

    Fact sheet: President Bush Takes Action To Help Unemployed Americans Get
    Back to Work Quickly

     Released January 7

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: President Bush Taking Action To Strengthen America's Economy

     Released January 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South
    Carolina

    Fact sheet: President Bush Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of No Child
    Left Behind Act

     Released January 9

    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 on the appointment of the Special Envoy
    for Western Hemisphere Initiatives

     Released January 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 1

     Released January 11

    Fact sheet: Restoring Economic Confidence and Tackling Corporate Fraud

     Released January 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed a
    proclamation designating Afghanistan as a beneficiary developing country
    under the Generalized System of Preferences

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 11

     Released January 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: President Calls for Action on Welfare Reform

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the Eastern District
    of New York, the District of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and
    the District of Minnesota

     Released January 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister
    Tony Blair of the United Kingdom

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Western
    District of Louisiana and the Southern District of Florida

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

     Released January 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: President Calls for Medical Liability Reform

     Released January 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Ismail Omar
    Guelleh of the Republic of Djibouti

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador
    To Visit Washington

    Statement by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on her advice to
    the President on how diversity can be best achieved on university
    campuses

     Released January 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released January 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: New White House Office Coordinates Global Communications

    Announcement of nominations for Associate Judges of the Superior Court
    of the District of Columbia

     Released January 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Taking Action To Strengthen Small Businesses

     Released January 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released January 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller To
    Visit Washington

     Released January 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released January 28

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Silvio
    Berlusconi of Italy

    Advance text: State of the Union Excerpts

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

    Fact sheet: Strengthening Intelligence To Better Protect America

    Fact sheet: Key Initiatives in the President's State of the Union

    Biography of Dr. Peter Mugyenyi, special guest seated next to Mrs. Bush

     Released January 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

     Released January 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: President Bush Celebrates USA Freedom Corps One-Year
    Anniversary

    Fact sheet: Freedom Fuel: A Clean and Secure Energy Future

    Fact sheet: Providing Help To Heal Americans Struggling With Addiction

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of
    Ohio

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     Released January 31

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Support for the Marcoussis Accord

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

     Released February 1

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: Extending America's Compassion to the World's Neediest
    Citizens

     Released February 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released February 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Mitch Daniels on the President's 2004 budget

    Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by President Macapagal-
    Arroyo of the Philippines

    Fact sheet: President Bush's 2004 Budget

    Fact sheet: Project BioShield

     Released February 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister John Howard of
    Australia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma

     Released February 5

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Hamid Karzai of
    Afghanistan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    action on the Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions

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

     Released February 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Make State Visit to
    Canada

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the amended disaster assistance
    declaration for Texas

    Fact sheet: Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean and Secure Energy Future

     Released February 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 18

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District
    of Ohio

     Released February 10

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released February 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released February 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Text of a letter to the President signed by more than 200 economists
    endorsing his economic growth and jobs proposal

    Fact sheet: Iraq's Compliance? 1996 All Over Again

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

     Released February 13

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga
    To Visit Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Rwandan President Paul
    Kagame

    Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Expresses Concern Over
    Developments in Bolivia

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    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 16

     Released February 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Strengthening Intelligence To Better Protect America

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

     Released February 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released February 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

     Released February 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District
    of California and for U.S. Tax Court Judge

     Released February 21

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Aliyev of
    Azerbaijan to Washington

     Released February 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released February 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Near East and
    North Africa Elliott Abrams; U.S. Agency for International Development
    Administrator Andrew Natsios; Assistant Secretary of State for the
    Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Gene Dewey; Pentagon Office
    of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance Deputy Director Ron Adams;
    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability Operations Joe
    Collins; and Associate Director for National Security Programs Robin
    Cleveland on White House interagency humanitarian reconstruction issues

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza
    Rice on the second U.N. resolution

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

     Released February 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Trafficking in Persons National Security Presidential
    Directive

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    141

     Released February 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York

    Advance text: Excerpts From the President's Remarks at the American
    Enterprise Institute

     Released February 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the recipients of the
    National Humanities Medal for 2002

    Announcement of text of citations for National Humanities Medal winners

     Released February 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Bertie Ahern
    of Ireland

    Fact sheet: Protecting the Homeland

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     Released March 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the meeting of the Iraqi opposition
    Advisory Committee in Salahudeen, Northern Iraq

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Detention of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

     Released March 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: 21st Century Medicare: More Choices--Better Benefits

     Released March 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 6

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 19

     Released March 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Targeted Sanctions on Zimbabwean
    Government Officials

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Passage of Important Anti-Money-
    Laundering Legislation in the Philippines

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of
    California

     Released March 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 395

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the appointment of John O.
    Brennan as Director of the Terrorist Threat Integration Center

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts

     Released March 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the appointment of Faryar
    Shirzad as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
    International Economic Affairs at the National Security Council

     Released March 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press availability by National Security Adviser
    Condoleezza Rice

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Pakistani Prime Minister
    Jamali

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the delegation to the memorial
    service for Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic of Serbia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Ohio

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maryland

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Pennsylvania

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the District
    of Columbia

    Released March 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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     Released March 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a statement in the James S. Brady Briefing Room by Press
    Secretary Ari Fleischer announcing the beginning of disarmament of the
    Iraqi regime

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Cameroonian President
    Paul Biya

     Released March 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Delaware

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Jersey

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

     Released March 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released March 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Shirin R. Tahir-
    Kheli as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
    Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations at the National
    Security Council

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack in Jammu and Kashmir

     Released March 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of British Prime Minister Tony
    Blair

    Fact sheet: Supporting Our Troops Abroad and Increasing Safety at Home

    Fact sheet: ``On the Homefront''--USA Freedom Corps

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Marshals for the District of
    Connecticut and the Central District of California and a Judge of the
    U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

     Released March 26

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Castro Government Cracks Down on Pro-
    Democracy and Human Rights Activists

     Released March 27

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate Judiciary Committee action on
    the nomination of Priscilla Owen to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of
    Appeals

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Virginia

    Statement by the Press Secretary on emergency assistance to New York

    Statement by the Press Secretary on emergency assistance to Rhode Island

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North
    Carolina

     Released March 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Released March 31

    Fact sheet: Securing Our Homeland

    Released April 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate confirmation of Tim Tymkovich
    as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

    Released April 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

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

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    Released April 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
    of Singapore

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

    Released April 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza
    Rice on planning for postwar Iraq

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidents of Central America To Visit
    Washington

    Fact sheet: Past Repression and Atrocities by Saddam Hussein's Regime

     Released April 7

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

     Released April 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Condoleezza
    Rice and Ambassador Richard Haass on the President's meeting with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom

     Released April 9

    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: Visit by President Roh Moo-hyun of the
    Republic of Korea

     Released April 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Colorado

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Thomas A. Shannon
    as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western
    Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council

     Released April 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer and Rear
    Adm. Donald C. Arthur, USN, commander, National Naval Medical Center

    Announcement: President and Mrs. Bush Release 2002 Tax Return

     Released April 13

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponement of the President's Trip
    to Canada

     Released April 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister John Howard of
    Australia to Crawford

     Released April 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Strengthening America's Economy

     Released April 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1559

     Released April 17

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: United Nations Sanctions Cuba
    for Human Rights Violations

     Released April 18

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

     Released April 21

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Claire Buchan

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    Fact sheet: White House 2003 Easter Egg Roll: Frequently Asked Questions

     Released April 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 397 and H.R. 672

     Released April 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 145, H.R. 258, H.R. 273, and H.R. 1505

     Released April 24

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: Taking Action To Strengthen the Economy

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

     Released April 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida

     Released April 26

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska

     Released April 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Circuit Judges for the Third
    Circuit

     Released April 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

     Released April 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of
    Norway To Visit Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1770

     Released May 1

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Fact sheet: We the People Forum on American History, Civics, and Service

    Advance text: Speech Excerpts for Address to the Nation

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation

     Released May 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Signing of the Adriatic Charter

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Rose Garden Event With the
    Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
    Slovakia, and Slovenia

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

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Nigerian Elections

     Released May 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of the Amir of Qatar

     Released May 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Ambassador L. Paul Bremer as
    Presidential Envoy to Iraq

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

     Released May 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Determination Authorizing
    Defense Cooperation With Serbia and Montenegro

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Lifting Economic Sanctions on UNITA

     Released May 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by President Macapagal-
    Arroyo of the Philippines

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Junichiro
    Koizumi to Crawford

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

     Released May 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

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

    Fact sheet: Proposed Middle East Initiatives

     Released May 10

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Oklahoma

     Released May 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York

     Released May 13

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary condemning the terrorist act in
    Znamenskoye, Chechnya

    Fact sheet: U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy

     Released May 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Prince Sadruddin Aga
    Khan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    162

     Released May 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: President Mejia of the
    Dominican Republic To Visit Washington

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Illinois

     Released May 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released May 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 289

    Fact sheet: Announcements Related to the Visit of President Arroyo

     Released May 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Musharraf of
    Pakistan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with
    President Rafael Hipolito Mejia Dominguez of the Dominican Republic

    Fact sheet: National Policy on Ballistic Missile Defense Fact Sheet

     Released May 21

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Assistant Press Secretary Sean McCormack
    and USA Freedom Corps Director John Bridgeland

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    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Travel to Poland,
    Russia, and France

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Announcement of Intent To Negotiate a
    U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Frances Fragos
    Townsend as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National
    Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism

    Fact sheet: The Advance of Freedom and Hope

     Released May 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Announcement of nomination for Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget

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

     Released May 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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

    Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on disaster assistance to
    Mississippi

    Statement by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and National Security
    Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the U.S.-Israel discussions on the Roadmap
    for Peace in the Middle East

     Released May 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 51

     Released May 28

    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 trip to Europe and the Middle East

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Travel to Egypt,
    Jordan, and Qatar

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Jose Manuel
    Durao Barroso of Portugal

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1298

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2185

     Released May 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released May 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    330 and S. 870 on May 29

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell on
    the President's visit to Europe and the Middle East

    Released May 31

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice
    by foreign print journalists

    Released June 2

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Designation of Foreign
    Narcotics Kingpins

    Fact sheet: Action on Science and Technology

    Fact sheet: Countering the ``Dirty Bomb'' Threat

    Fact sheet: Enhancing Commercial Aviation Security

    Fact sheet: Broadening the Partnership To Stop the Spread of Weapons of
    Mass Destruction

    Fact sheet: Action To Enhance Global Capacity To Combat Terror

    Fact sheet: U.S. Actions at the G-8 Summit: Day One

    Fact sheet: U.S. Actions at the G-8 Summit: Day Two

    Released June 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and
    National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice on the President's meetings
    with Arab leaders

    Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice
    by John King, Cable News Network

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky

    Released June 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and National
    Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to the press pool

    Transcript of an interview of National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice
    by Peter Jennings, ABC News

    Released June 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Medicare agreement between
    Senator Charles E. Grassley and Senator Max Baucus

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon
    and U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa

     Released June 6

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Yoweri Museveni
    of Uganda

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Thaksin of
    Thailand

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arkansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to American
    Samoa

     Released June 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming U.S.-EU Summit

     Released June 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Statement by the Press Secretary on the designation of Special Envoy of
    the President and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

     Released June 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released June 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Statement by the Press Secretary: Unsuccessful Coup in Mauritania

     Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's visit to Southeast
    Asia for the APEC Leaders' Meeting on October 20-21

     Released June 13

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice at
    the Town Hall Los Angeles Breakfast on June 12

    Fact sheet: U.S. Soccer Community Answering Call To Aid Children in Iraq

     Released June 14

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Recent Demonstrations in Iran

     Released June 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

     Released June 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on selection of Chair of the
    Information Security Classification Appeals Panel

    Fact sheet: Providing Job Opportunities for America's Workers

     Released June 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 192 and S. 273 on June 17

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla of the
    Czech Republic To Visit Washington

     Released June 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on internal security legislation under
    consideration by Hong Kong's Legislative Council

     Released June 20

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Brazil Energy Partnership

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Brazil: Advancing Business Development and SME Growth

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Brazil Joint Venture on HIV/AIDS in Lusophone Africa

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Brazil: Supporting the Zero Hunger Project

    Fact sheet: White House South Lawn Tee Ball

    Announcement of appointment of White House Press Secretary

     Released June 21

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia

     Released June 24

    Fact sheet: Visit of President Musharraf to Camp David

     Released June 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Prime Minister Anerood
    Jugnauth of Mauritius

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: U.S.-EU Aviation Agreement

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

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Informal Financial Markets Dialog

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Cooperation on the Development of a Hydrogen
    Economy

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Transatlantic Cooperation on Trade

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Summit: Transatlantic Business Dialog

     Released June 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    S.J. Res. 8 and S. 703

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice at
    the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, United
    Kingdom

     Released June 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the agreement in principle between
    Israel and the Palestinian Authority to transfer security
    responsibilities in Gaza

     Released June 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2312

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2350