    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2003]
    [Pages C-1-C-8]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Document Categories List

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2003

    Document Categories List

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    Addresses to the Nation

        Iraq
            Diplomatic efforts, conclusion--277
            Military operations
                Commencement--281
                Conclusion of major combat, from U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln--410
        Space Shuttle Columbia, disaster--119
        State of the Union--82

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill
            Signings; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign
            Leaders and International Officials
        African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum, videotaped remarks--54
        AIDS relief, emergency plan--110
        Alexandria, VA, small investors--156
        American Enterprise Institute dinner--216
        American Medical Association national conference--236
        America's military and their families, videotaped remarks--341
        Army Tank Plant employees in Lima, OH--367
        Bernalillo, NM--464
        Biotechnology Industry Organization conference--673
        Black Music Month celebration--686
        Boeing F-18 production facility employees in St. Louis, MO--348
        Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, walking tour--1
        Bush-Cheney dinner, Los Angeles, CA--708
        Bush-Cheney luncheons
            Miami, FL--718
            San Francisco, CA--703
        Bush-Cheney receptions
            Greensboro, GA--668
            New York City--677
            Tampa, FL--722
            Washington, DC--649
        Business leaders, discussion--343
        Cabinet meetings--25
        Camp Lejeune, NC--317
        Central European nations, upcoming admission to NATO--451
        Chicago, IL, remarks on the terrorist bombing in Jerusalem--625
        Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation to the U.S. Air Force
            Academy Falcons--497
        Congress of Tomorrow, reception in White Sulphur Springs, WV--141
        Congressional leaders, meetings--40
        Congressional picnic--655
        Corporate Council on Africa's United States-Africa Business Summit--
            696
        Counterterrorism intelligence, efforts to improve--174
        Cuban Independence Day, radio remarks to the people of Cuba--518
        Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL--28
        Economists, meeting--69
        Elizabeth, NJ, business community--636
        Energy independence--132
        Fort Hood, TX
            Easter service, remarks following--354
            Troops--20
        Fridley, MN--655
        Grand Rapids, MI--91
        Healthy Forests Initiative--514
        Homeland Security Department
            Employees--226
            Secretary Ridge, swearing-in ceremony--79
        Illinois State Medical Society, Chicago, IL--621
        Indianapolis, IN--477
        Iraq
            Regime's noncompliance with U.N. resolutions--135
            Videotaped remarks to the people--330
        Jacksonville, FL
            Naval Station Mayport--169
            Small-business owners, discussion--165
        Jerusalem terrorist bombing--625
        Judicial confirmation process--454
        Kennesaw, GA--185
        Latino Coalition--211
        Little Rock, AR--426

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        MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL--297
        March for Life, telephone remarks to participants--72
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, celebration in Landover,
            MD--67
        Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--537
        Miami, FL, senior citizens--713
        Michigan affirmative action case--56
        Middle East, roadmap for peace--264
        National Capital Flag Co., Alexandria, VA--41
        National Day of Prayer--406
        National Do-Not-Call Registry, creation--702
        National Economic Council, meeting--208
        National Governors Association
            Conference--203
            Dinner--202
        National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast--492
        National Prayer Breakfast--130
        National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, TN--146
        National Teacher of the Year award ceremony--396
        National veterans organizations--307
        NCAA champion teams
            Fall--207
            Winter--647
        New Britain, CT, senior citizens--628
        No Child Left Behind Act
            Anniversary--35
            Implementation--615
        Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, VA--642
        Omaha, NE--470
        Operation Iraqi Freedom
            Bethesda, MD, remarks after visit with wounded troops--333
            Progress reports
                Dearborn, MI--388
                White House--289
            Rescue of U.S. prisoners of war--338
        Peace officers memorial service--494
        Pentagon, Arlington, VA--292
        Philippines, state visit of President Macapagal-Arroyo
            State dinner--513
            Welcoming ceremony--503
        Pierce City, MO
            Community--484
            Tornado damage, tour--485
        Poland, President Bush's visit
            Auschwitz, remarks to journalists--574
            Krakow, remarks to the people--574
        Port of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA--312
        President's Dinner--523
        Project BioShield in Bethesda, MD--121
        Qatar, Camp As Sayliyah, troops--608
        Radio addresses--24
        Red Sea Summit in Aqaba, Jordan--590
        Saint Patrick's Day shamrock presentation ceremony--262
        Securities and Exchange Commission, Chairman Donaldson, swearing-in
            ceremony--180
        Senate action on jobs-and-growth and AIDS relief legislation--499
        Singapore-U.S. free trade agreement, signing ceremony--442
        Space Shuttle Columbia, memorial service for the STS-107 crew in
            Houston, TX--126
        St. Louis, MO, remarks on the national economy--73
        Tax Relief Coalition--435
        Timken Co. employees in Canton, OH--360
        Treasury Department, Secretary Snow, swearing-in ceremony--137
        U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, commencement address--
            518
        United Defense Industries employees in Santa Clara, CA--413
        University of Scranton in Scranton, PA--57
        University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, commencement address--
            457
        USA Freedom Corps, anniversary--102
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, remarks after visiting wounded
            soldiers--65
        Welfare-To-Work program, graduates--50
        World Series champion Anaheim Angels--539

    Appointments and Nominations

        Office of Management and Budget, Director, remarks--527
        White House Office
            Presidential Envoy to Iraq, remarks--440
            White House Press Secretary, remarks--665

    Bill Signings

        Clean Diamond Trade Act, statement--386
        Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003, statements--194

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        Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, remarks--544
        Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003,
            statement--359
        Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end Exploitation of
                Children Today Act of 2003
            Remarks--398
            Statement--400
        Taiwan, legislation concerning participation in the World Health
            Organization, statement--556
        Unemployment compensation, legislation concerning temporary
            extension, remarks--40
        U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of
            2003, remarks--541

    Communications to Congress

        Afghanistan, modification of duty-free treatment under the
            Generalized System of Preferences, letter--47
        Angola, U.S. national emergency with respect to UNITA
            Message on termination--445
            Message transmitting report--281
        Azerbaijan, U.S. assistance, letter transmitting report--309
        Belarus, normal trade relations status, letter transmitting
            documentation--570
        Bosnia and Herzegovina
            Benchmarks for a sustainable peace, message transmitting
                report--127
            Continued operations of U.S. forces, letter--71
        Budget
            Amendments, letters--34
            Supplemental requests, letter--462
        Burma, U.S. national emergency
            Message on continuation--501
            Message transmitting report--501
        Canada-U.S. treaty on Pacific Coast albacore tuna vessels and port
            privileges, message transmitting amending agreement--45
        Chemical Weapons Convention
            Certifications
                Letter--260
                Message--164
            Compliance, letter transmitting report--317
            Inspections, letters transmitting reports--310
        Chile, free trade agreement with U.S., message--99
        Coastal Zone Management Act, message transmitting report--633
        Colombia
            Individuals involved in antinarcotics campaign, letters
                transmitting reports--47
            Plan Colombia, message transmitting report--128
            Significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency,
                letter transmitting report--347
        Corporation for National and Community Service, letter transmitting
            budget request--243
        Cuba
            U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--225
            U.S. telecommunications payments, message transmitting report--
                243
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996, review of title
            III, letter--65
        Cyprus, negotiations, letters transmitting reports--35
        Disaster relief funds, letter--347
        Eastern Bloc states, former, normal trade relations status, message
            transmitting report--98
        Emergency Response Fund, reallocation of funds previously
            transferred, letter--320
        Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act, letter
            transmitting report--295
        Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, letter transmitting
            supplementary budget request--340
        Estrada, Miguel A., nomination to be a U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit
            Judge, letter--258
        Export Administration Act, lapse, U.S. national emergency, letter
            transmitting report--571
        Federal drug and substance abuse programs, message transmitting
            report--633
        Federal Ocean and Coastal Activities Report, message transmitting--
            280
        Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act, U.S. sanctions, letter--
            584
        Frontier Airlines, subsidy budget authority request, letter--164
        Groom Lake, NV, nearby U.S. Air Force operating location, message--
            102
        Homeland Security Department
            Contingent emergency request, letter--531
            Reorganization plan, message transmitting modification--109

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        Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, letter transmitting
            report--316
        International agreements, letter transmitting report--236
        International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships,
            message transmitting protocol--496
        International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of
            Customs Procedures, message transmitting protocol--405
        International Telecommunication Union, Constitution and Convention,
            message transmitting amendments--404
        Iran, U.S. national emergency
            Message on continuation--261
            Messages transmitting reports--261
        Iraq
            Compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions,
                letter transmitting report--69
            Confiscating and vesting certain property, message--283
            Development Fund and certain other property, U.S. national
                emergency, message--529
            Diplomatic efforts, conclusion, letter--280
            Letters transmitting reports--174
            Military and humanitarian operations and domestic safety,
                supplemental budget request, letter--294
            Military operations, commencement, letter--287
            U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--101
        Kosovo
            International Security Force, deployment of U.S. military
                personnel, letter--487
            Militarily significant benchmarks for sustainable peace, message
                transmitting report--118
            U.S. national emergency
                Letter transmitting report--544
                Termination, letter--548
        Liberia
            Deployment of U.S. military forces, letter--615
            U.S. national emergency
                Letter on continuation--64
                Letter transmitting report--64
        Libya, U.S. national emergency
            Letter on continuation--19
            Letter transmitting report--20
        Mauritania, deployment of U.S. military forces, letter--615
        Mexico, taxation convention with U.S., message transmitting
            protocol--210
        Middle East peace process, terrorists who threaten to disrupt, U.S.
                national emergency
            Letter on continuation--68
            Letter transmitting report--69
        Millennium Challenge Account and Millennium Challenge Corporation,
            message transmitting proposed legislation--129
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization
            Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania,
                Slovakia, and Slovenia, message transmitting protocols--332
            Enlargement, letter transmitting report--296
        Norway, Social Security agreement with U.S., message transmitting--
            128
        Pacific Islands-U.S. fishery treaty, message transmitting
            amendments--155
        Russian Federation, U.S. national emergency with respect to weapons-
                usable fissile material
            Message on continuation--620
            Message transmitting report--621
        Sierra Leone, U.S. national emergency
            Letter on continuation--64
            Letter transmitting report--64
        Singapore, free trade agreement with U.S., message--100
        Soviet Union, former states, plan for securing nuclear weapons,
            material, and expertise, message transmitting report--260
        Spent fuel management and radioactive waste management, joint
            convention on safety, letter--570
        Sub-Saharan Africa, trade and investment policy and African Growth
            and Opportunity Act Implementation, message transmitting
            report--514
        Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--419
        Terrorism
            U.S. efforts in global war on, letter--284
            U.S. national emergency with respect to persons who commit,
                threaten to commit, or support, message transmitting
                report--288
        United Nations and affiliated agencies, U.S. participation, message
            transmitting report--281

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        US Airways, Inc., subsidy budget authority request, letter--312
        Vietnam, extension of normal trade relations status, letter
            transmitting documentation--569
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, letter
            transmitting report--210
        Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency
            Letter on modification--548
            Message on continuation--667
            Messages transmitting reports--98
        Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of (Serbia and Montenegro), U.S.
                national emergency
            Letter transmitting report--544
            Termination, letter--548
        Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency, message--255

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        Assistive technology mobility devices, interagency working group,
            memorandum--162
        Emergency assistance in connection with the loss of the Space
                Shuttle Columbia
            Louisiana, memorandum--120
            Texas, memorandum--121
        Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century, memorandum--605

    Directives

        Domestic incidents, management--229

    Interviews With the News Media

        See also Addresses and Remarks
        Exchanges with reporters
            Bethesda, MD--333
            Crawford, TX--1
            Evian-les-Bains, France--585
            Fort Hood, TX--354
            Kennebunkport, ME--635
            Pierce City, MO--485
            Santa Fe, NM--463
            Treasury Department--137
            U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln--408
            White House--25
        Interviews
            Egypt's Nile TV--552
            France's TV3--551
            NBC News, Tom Brokaw--372
            Personal finance columnists and economic journalists, excerpt--
                357
            Poland's TVP--567
            Print journalists--557
            Russia's RTR TV--572
            United Arab Emirates' Al Arabiyya--554
            White House press pool--595
        Joint news conferences
            Australia, Prime Minister Howard--421
            European Union leaders--688
            Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi--531
            Pakistan, President Musharraf--681
            Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo--505
            Portugal, Prime Minister Durao Barroso--267
            Russia, President Putin--579
            Spain, President Aznar--198
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--114
        News conferences
            January 31--114
            February 22--198
            March 6--244
            March 16--267
            March 27--301
            April 8--322
            May 3--421
            May 7--446
            May 19--505
            May 23--531
            June 1--579
            June 24--681
            June 25--688

    Joint Statements

        Afghanistan, President Karzai--222
        Atlantic Summit
            Iraq--275
            Transatlantic solidarity--274
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--662
        European Union, Council President Simitis and Commission President
                Prodi
            Hydrogen cooperation--693
            Weapons of mass destruction--694
            Transatlantic aviation negotiations--696
        International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium, heads of
            government of six participating countries--342
        Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo--510
        Russia, President Putin
            Cooperation in space--583
            Strategic relationship--584
        Singapore, Prime Minister Goh--443
        South Korea, President Roh--490

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        Thailand, Prime Minister Thaksin--626
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair, on Iraq--328
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair, and Ireland, Prime Minister
            Ahern, on Northern Ireland--329

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Armenian Remembrance Day, message--385
        Cinco de Mayo, message--434
        Easter, message--352
        Eid al-Adha, message--154
        Great American cleanup, message--571
        Juneteenth, message--661
        Lunar New Year, message--90
        National Foster Care Month, message--434
        National Youth Service Day participants, message--331
        Nowruz, message--283
        Passover, message--352
        Saint Patrick's Day, message--276

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--220
        Angola, President dos Santos--734
        Argentina, President Duhalde--731
        Australia
            Foreign Minister Downer--746
            Prime Minister Howard--151
        Azerbaijan, President Aliyev--737
        Bahrain, King Hamad--125
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--661
        Bulgaria
            Foreign Minister Pasi--451
            Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg-Gotha--737
        Cameroon, President Biya--744
        Canada, Prime Minister Chretien--732
        Chile, President Lagos--733
        China
            President Hu--743
            President Jiang--728
        Colombia, President Uribe--401
        Costa Rica, President Pacheco--748
        Czech Republic, President Havel--732
        Denmark, Prime Minister Rasmussen--734
        Djibouti, President Guelleh--729
        Dominican Republic, President Mejia Dominguez--756
        Ecuador, President Gutierrez Borbua--734
        Egypt, President Mubarak--587
        El Salvador, President Flores Perez--748
        Estonia
            Foreign Minister Ojuland--451
            Prime Minister Kallas--735
        European Union
            European Commission President Prodi--688
            European Council President Simitis--688
        France, President Chirac--585
        Greece, Prime Minister Simitis--737
        Guatemala, President Portillo Cabrera--748
        Holy See, papal envoy Cardinal Laghi--739
        Honduras, President Maduro--748
        Hungary, Prime Minister Medgyessy--737
        India
            Deputy Prime Minister Advani--760
            Prime Minister Vajpayee--732
        Indonesia, President Megawati--735
        Ireland, Prime Minister Ahern--262
        Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--590
        Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--107
        Japan, Prime Minister Koizumi--531
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--587
        Kuwait
            Amir Jabir--736
            Foreign Minister Sabah--736
        Latvia
            Foreign Minister Kalniete--451
            President Vike-Freiberga--735
        Lithuania, Foreign Minister Valionis--451
        Mauritius, Prime Minister Jugnauth--762
        Mexico, President Fox--732
        Netherlands, Prime Minister Balkenende--730
        Nicaragua, President Bolanos--748
        Nigeria, President Obasanjo--758
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General Lord
            Robertson--183
        Norway, Prime Minister Bondevik--756

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        Oman, Sultan Qaboos--740
        Pakistan, President Musharraf--681
        Palestinian Authority
            Finance Minister Fayyad--757
            Prime Minister Abbas--587
        Panama, President Moscoso--762
        Peru, President Toledo--739
        Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo--503
        Poland
            President Kwasniewski--48
            Prime Minister Miller--733
        Portugal, Prime Minister Durao Barroso--267
        Qatar
            Amir Hamad--449
            Foreign Minister Thani--740
        Romania
            Foreign Minister Geoana--451
            President Iliescu--736
        Russia
            Head of Administration Voloshin--736
            President Putin--579
        Rwanda, President Kagame--739
        Saudi Arabia
            Crown Prince Abdullah--587
            Foreign Minister Saud--731
            Prince Bandar--731
        Senegal, President Wade--758
        Singapore, Prime Minister Goh--442
        Slovakia
            Foreign Minister Kukan--451
            President Schuster--748
            Prime Minister Dzurinda--737
        Slovenia, Foreign Minister Rupel--451
        South Africa, President Mbeki--740
        South Korea, President Roh--489
        Spain
            King Juan Carlos I--743
            President Aznar--198
        Sweden, Prime Minister Persson--731
        Thailand
            Crown Prince Maha--760
            Prime Minister Thaksin--760
        Turkey
            AK Party Chairman Erdogan--740
            Foreign Minister Yakis--735
            Minister of State for the Economy Babacan--735
            President Sezer--753
            Prime Minister Erdogan--751
        Uganda, President Museveni--619
        United Arab Emirates, President Nuhayyan--741
        United Nations
            High Commissioner for Human Rights Vieira de Mello--739
            Secretary-General Annan--736
            World Food Program Executive Director Morris--738
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--114
        Uruguay, President Batlle--751

    Resignations and Retirements

        Environmental Protection Agency, Administrator, statement--523

    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings; Joint Statements; Resignations and
            Retirements
        AIDS relief, emergency plan
            House of Representatives action--409
            Senate action--501
        Algeria, earthquake--528
        Amber Alert System legislation
            Congressional action--331
            House of Representatives action--307
        Appropriations legislation, 2003, congressional action--173
        Budget resolution
            Congressional action--300
            House of Representatives action--287
            Senate action--336
        Burma, detention of Aung San Suu Kyi--586
        Clear Skies Initiative, proposed legislation--223
        Colombia, terrorist attack--141
        Cook, Deborah L., confirmation as U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit
            Judge--433
        Deaths
            Brinkley, David--632
            Doby, Larry--665
            Gaylord, Edward--392
            Hepburn, Katharine--713

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            Moynihan, Daniel Patrick--300
            Regan, Don--620
            Sisulu, Walter--453
            Stump, Bob--687
            Thurmond, Strom--708
            Young, Steve--45
        Donaldson, William H., Senate confirmation as Securities and
            Exchange Commission Chairman--173
        Earth Day--358
        Emergency wartime supplemental appropriations legislation,
            congressional action--320
        Energy legislation, House of Representatives action--336
        Estate tax legislation, House of Representatives action--654
        Estrada, Miguel A., nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit
                Judge
            Senate action--155
            Senate filibuster--243
        Faith-Based and Community Initiative, implementation legislation,
            Senate action--128
        Federal judiciary, pay increase, proposed legislation--461
        Governors Island, return to the people of New York--117
        Greenhouse gas emissions, initiatives to reduce--161
        Health care legislation, House of Representatives action--263
        Healthy forests restoration legislation, House of Representatives
            action--518
        Homeland security legislation, House of Representatives action--687
        Human cloning, legislation to prohibit, House of Representatives
            action--224
        Hydrogen Powerplant Demonstration Project and Carbon Sequestration
            Leadership Forum--224
        Indonesia-Free Aceh Movement, decision to resume discussions--496
        International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor collaboration, U.S.
            participation--109
        Iraq, U.N. Security Council action to lift sanctions--529
        Israel
            Prime Minister Sharon, reelection--97
            Terrorist attack--25
        Jobs-and-growth tax relief legislation
            Congressional action--536
            House of Representatives action--461
            Proposed legislation--225
            Senate action--500
        Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003, congressional
            action--696
        Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding, release--242
        Medicare reform legislation
            House of Representatives action--707
            Senate action--707
        Middle East, roadmap for peace--404
        Morocco, terrorist bombings in Casablanca--503
        Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Senate
            ratification--256
        National Strategies To Secure Cyberspace and for the Physical
            Protection of Critical Infrastructures and Key Assets--178
        National Strategy for Combating Terrorism--178
        National Wildlife Refuge System, centennial--265
        Owen, Priscilla R., nomination to be U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit
            Judge, Senate filibuster--409
        Partial-birth abortion ban legislation
            House of Representatives action--605
            Senate action--263
        Ridge, Tom, Senate confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security--
            79
        Serbia, assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic--260
        Snow, John, Senate confirmation as Secretary of the Treasury--109
        Social Security Trustees, report--276
        Sudan, peace process--357
        Supreme Court decision on affirmative action cases in Michigan--676
        Sutton, Jeffrey S., Senate confirmation as U.S. Court of Appeals
            Circuit Judge--395
        Turkey
            Bingol Province, earthquake--425
            NATO defense--184
        Unemployment insurance extension, House of Representatives action--
            528
        United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture--
            701
        Volunteer service and national service legislation, congressional
            action--661
        Welfare reform legislation, House of Representatives action--173