    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2003]
    [Pages A-1-A-15]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Subject Index

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2003

    Subject Index

    [[Page A-1]]
    Abortion. See Health and medical care
    Administration. See other part of subject
    Advisory. See other part of subject
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--732
    Affirmative action. See Civil rights
    Afghanistan
        President--220
        Reconstruction efforts--220
        Trade with U.S.--47
        Women's Council, U.S.-Afghan--730
    Africa
        See also specific country
        African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum--54
        AIDS prevention and care--85
        Counterterrorism efforts--698
        Food assistance program with U.S.--521
        Trade with U.S.--54
        U.S. assistance--54
    Africa, Corporate Council on--696
    African Development Foundation--737
    African Development, New Partnership for--758
    African Growth and Opportunity Act--54
    African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential
        Commission, National Museum of--728
    Agency. See other part of subject
    Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, Federal--740
    Agriculture
        Biocrop technology--521
        Exports--521
        Farmers and ranchers, assistance--194
        Field inspections--315
        Food assistance program with Africa--52
        International food assistance--119
    Agriculture, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--728
        Forest Service--5
        Secretary--226
    AIDS. See HIV/AIDS
    AIDS Policy, Office of National--110
    AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Global Fund to Fight--112
    Air Force, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Air Force Academy, U.S.--497
        MacDill Air Force Base, FL--297
        Operating location near Groom Lake, NV--102
        Secretary--498
    Airline industry. See Aviation; specific airline
    Airways, U.S., Inc.--312
    Al Arabiyya--554
    Al Qaida. See Terrorism
    Alabama, disaster assistance--755
    Alaska, disaster assistance--752
    Alfalfa Club--730
    Algeria
        Earthquake--528
        U.S. Ambassador--753
    Ambassadors. See specific country or region
    Amber Alert. See Children and youth, Missing and exploited children
    American. See other part of subject
    America's Heritage Abroad, Commission for the Preservation of--745
    Angola
        National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--281,
            445
        President--734
        U.S. national emergency--281
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--733
    Arctic Research Commission--755
    Argentina
        Ambassador to U.S.--737
        President--731
        U.S. Ambassador--733
    Arkansas
        Disaster assistance--727
        President's visits--426
    Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission--741
    Armed Forces Radio and Television. See Defense, Department of
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also Defense, Department of; Defense and national security;
            specific military department
        Liberia, deployment to stabilize--615

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        Mauritania, deployment to stabilize--615
        POWs/MIAs--289
    Armenia
        Armenian Remembrance Day--385
        Normal trade relations status--98
    Arms and munitions
        See also Defense and national security; Law enforcement and crime;
            Nuclear weapons
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--256
        Chemical and biological weapons--86,
            695
        Chemical Weapons Convention--164
        Weapons of mass destruction--210
    Army, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Assistant Secretary--730
        Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command--739
        Fort Hood, TX--20
        Secretary--754
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center--80
    Arts, National Council on the--731
    Arts, National Medal of--739
    Assistive Technology Mobility Devices, Interagency Working Group on. See
        Government organizations and employees
    Association. See other part of subject
    Atlantic Summit--274
    Atomic Energy Agency, International--450
    Australia
        Prime Minister--151,
            753
        Relations with U.S.--152
    Aviation
        Open skies agreement--689
        Safety and security efforts--164
    Azerbaijan
        Normal trade relations status--98
        President--736
        U.S. Ambassador--734
        U.S. assistance--309

    Bahrain, King--125
    Bangladesh, U.S. Ambassador--749
    Battle Monuments Commission, American--737
    Belarus
        Normal trade relations status--570
         U.S. Ambassador--753
    Belgium, U.S. Ambassador--762
    Benin, U.S. Ambassador--739
    Biological weapons. See Arms and munitions
    Biotechnology Industry Organization Conference--673
    Black Music Month--686
    Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are--
        730, 750, 763
    Board. See other part of subject
    Boeing Integrated Defense Systems--348
    Bolivia, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
        Peace efforts--127
        U.S. military role--71
    Botswana, President Bush's visit--761
    Boy Scouts of America--734
    Brazil
        President--757
        Relations with U.S.--662
    Budget, Federal
        See also Economy, national; specific agency
        Fiscal year 2003--34
        Fiscal year 2004--204
        Supplemental appropriations--293
    Building Sciences, National Institute of--747
    Bulgaria
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        Prime Minister--736
    Bureau. See other part of subject
    Burma
        Democracy and human rights--586
        Detention of National League for Democracy leader--586
        U.S. national emergency--501
    Business and industry
        See also Employment and unemployment; specific State or industry;
            Taxation
        Corporate responsibility--46
        Pollution prevention efforts--193
        Small and minority business--31
    Business Roundtable--748

    Cabinet
        See also specific position under department or executive branch
            agency
        Members, meetings with President--25
    California
        President's visits--413
        Republican Party events--703

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    Cameroon, President--743
    Canada
        Prime Minister--732
        Tuna fishing agreement with U.S.--45
    Cancer Advisory Board, National--729
    Cancer Panel, President's--734
    Capital Planning Commission, National--732
    Capital Revitalization Corporation, National--751
    Caribbean region
        See also specific country
        AIDS prevention and care--85
    Central Intelligence Agency--86
    Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board--762
    Chemical weapons. See Arms and munitions
    Children and youth
        See also specific subject
        Community service programs--331
        Domestic violence--696
        Missing and exploited children--307
    Chile
        President--733
        Trade with U.S.--99
    China
        Premier--342
        President--137
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--728
    CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency
    Cinco de Mayo--434
    Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of. See Homeland Security,
        Department of
    Civil justice system. See Drug abuse and trafficking; Judiciary; Law
        enforcement and crime
    Civil rights
        See also specific subject
        Affirmative action--56
        Discrimination--567
    Clean Diamond Trade Act--386
    Coast Guard, U.S. See Homeland Security, Department of
    College. See specific State
    Colombia
        Antinarcotics campaign, U.S. assistance--47
        Narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency--347
        Plan Colombia--128
        President--141
        Terrorist attack in Bogota--141
        Trade with U.S.--402
        U.S. Ambassador--749
    Colorado, disaster assistance--749
    Columbia. See Space program, Shuttle
    Commerce, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--747
        Deputy Secretary--226
        Secretary--139
        Telecommunications and Information Administration, National--607
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country, region, or subject
        Conflict diamonds, trade ban legislation--386
        Customs procedures, amendments--405
        Export controls--571
        Free and fair trade--402
        Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)--47
        Group of Eight (G-8) nations--565
        Normal trade relations status--98
        Trade negotiations and agreements--99
        U.S. dollar, strength--572
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Committee. See other part of subject
    Communications
        Cuba, telecommunications services payments--243
        Do-Not-Call Registry, National--702
        International Telecommunication Union, Constitution and Convention
            of the--404
        National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace--178
        News media. See specific country or news organization
        Radio frequency spectrum initiative--605
    Communications Commission, Federal--607
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--103
    Conference. See other part of subject
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the, conflict resolution--698
    Congress
        See also specific subject
        House majority leader--739
        House minority leader--739
        Members, meetings with President--40-
            735, 741-762
        Senate majority leader--110, 142,
            748, 761
        Senate minority leader--739

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        Speaker of the House of Representatives--82,
            739, 744, 748, 761
    Connecticut
        Disaster assistance--741
        Governor--399
        President's visits--518
        Yale University in New Haven--758
    Conservation
        See also Environment; Maritime affairs
        Forest management--514-518
        Wilderness and wildlife preservation--265
    Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003--194
    Consumer Cooperative Bank, National--728
    Corporate responsibility. See Business and industry
    Corporation. See other part of subject
    Corruption, Inter-American Convention Against. See Law enforcement and
        crime
    Costa Rica, President--748
    Council. See other part of subject
    Crime. See Law enforcement and crime
    Croatia, U.S. Ambassador--740
    Cuba
        Cuban Independence Day--518
        Democracy and human rights--65
        Telecommunications services with U.S.--243
        U.S. national emergency--225
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--65
    Cultural Property Advisory Committee--730
    Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of. See Homeland Security,
        Department of
    Cyprus
        Conflict resolution--35
        U.S. Ambassador--35
        U.S. Special Coordinator--35
    Czech Republic
        President--732
        Prime Minister--761
    Defense and national security
        See also Arms and munitions; Aviation; Nuclear weapons; Terrorism
        Export controls, U.S. national emergency--571
        Infrastructure protection--178
        Military strength and deterrence--380
        National Strategy for the Physical Protection of Critical
            Infrastructure and Key Assets--178
    Defense, Department of
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; specific military department
        Armed Forces Radio and Television
        Assistant Secretaries--727
        Deputy Secretary--175
        Deputy Under Secretary--728
        Funding--294
        Joint Chiefs of Staff--297
        Presidential Envoy to Iraq--440
        Retirement Board of Actuaries--753
        Secretary--175
        Under Secretary--733
        Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences--729
        U.S. Military Academy--728
    Defense Industries, United--413
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--750
    Delaware, disaster assistance--744
    Delaware River Basin Commission--731
    Denmark, Prime Minister--734
    Department. See other part of subject
    Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal--760
    Development, U.S. Agency for International (USAID)--55
    Dinner, President's--523
    Disability, National Council on--736
    Disabled persons--162
    Disarmament, Conference on--761
    Disaster assistance
        Alabama--755
        Alaska--752
        American Samoa--759
        Arkansas--727
        Colorado--749
        Connecticut--741
        Delaware--744
        District of Columbia--743
        Emergency funding--347
        Florida--752
        Illinois--756
        Kansas--754
        Kentucky--742
        Maine--741
        Maryland--742
        Massachusetts--741
        Micronesia--727
        Mississippi--751
        Missouri--484
        New Hampshire--741

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        New Jersey--744
        New York--738
        North Carolina--746
        Ohio--742
        Oklahoma--733
        Pennsylvania--742
        Rhode Island--746
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, emergency funds--320
        South Carolina--727
        Tennessee--744
        Virginia--746
        West Virginia--742
    Discrimination. See Civil rights
    Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    District of Columbia
        Disaster assistance--743
        Mayor--103
        Militia--761
    Djibouti, President--729
    Do-Not-Call Registry, National. See Communications
    Dominican Republic
        President--756
        U.S. Ambassador--211
    Drug abuse and trafficking
        Drug control cooperation with Colombia--196
        Foreign narcotics traffickers, U.S. sanctions--584
        Prevention and treatment efforts--84
    Drug Enforcement Administration. See Justice, Department of
    Drug-Free Communities, Advisory Commission on--744
    Earth Day--358
    Earth Observation Summit. See Environment
    East Timor, Ambassador to U.S.--754
    Easter--352
    Economic Advisers, Council of--737
    Economic Council, National--29
    Economy, international. See Commerce, international
    Economy, national
        See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment
        Growth rate--221
        Improvement--27
        Stimulus legislation--464
    Ecuador, President--729
    Education
        See also specific State
        Affirmative action--56
        Literacy initiatives--24
        Mentoring and tutoring programs--84
        Reform legislation--35
        Standards and accountability--38
        Teachers--396
        Title I funding--24
    Education, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--740
        Commissioner for Education Statistics--759
        Secretary--36
    Egypt
        See also Middle East
        Nile TV--552
        President--460,
            749
        President Bush's visit--587
        Relations with U.S.--553
    Eid al-Adha--154
    El Salvador, President--748
    Election Assistance Commission--759
    Elections
        See also specific party, State, or country
        2004 Presidential election--500
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Business and industry; Economy, national
        Job creation and growth--16
        Unemployment benefits--33
        Unemployment insurance legislation--528
        Unemployment rate--413
    Energy
        Alternative technologies--84
        Fusion energy--109
        Hydrogen--224
        Low-income home energy assistance--242
        National energy plan, proposed--336
    Energy, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--735
        Deputy Secretary--464
        Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--740
        Nuclear Security Administration, National--733
        Secretary--132
        Under Secretary--733
    Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal. See Energy, Department of
    Enterprise Institute, American--216
    Environment
        See also Conservation

    [[Page A-6]]

        Pollution prevention and reduction--84
    Environmental Cooperation, Joint Public Advisory Committee of the
        Commission for--735
    Environmental Protection Agency--132
    Environmental Quality, Council on--515
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--340
    Estonia
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        Prime Minister--735
    Europe
        See also specific country
        Assistance to developing countries--576
        Aviation agreement with U.S.--689
        Hydrogen energy agreement with U.S.--693
        Relations with U.S.--274
        Weapons of mass destruction--694
        European Union--182
    Export Council, President's--737
    Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--748
    Exports, U.S. See Commerce, international
    Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Government
        organizations and employees
    Famine Fund for Africa--738
    FBI. See Justice, Department of
    Federal. See other part of subject
    FEMA. See Homeland Security, Department of
    Fine Arts, Commission on--758
    Fishery agreements. See Maritime affairs
    Flag Day and National Flag Week--634
    Florida
        Disaster assistance--752
        Governor--165
        President's visits--165
        Republican Party events--718
    Food and Drug Administration. See Health and Human Services, Department
        of
    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country, region, or subject
        Foreign assistance, accountability standards--129
        Human rights--701
        International food assistance--119
    Forest Service. See Agriculture, Department of
    Foster Care Month, National--434
    France
        President--342
        President Bush's visit--585
        Relations with U.S.--153
        TV3--551
    Freedom Corps, USA--102
    Frontier Airlines--164

    General Services Administration--361
    Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). See Commerce, international
    Georgia
        President's visits--185
        Republican Party event--668
    Germany
        Chancellor--342
        Relations with U.S.--249
    Government organizations and employees
        See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization
        Assistive Technology Mobility Devices, Interagency Working Group
            on--162
        Faith-based and community organizations initiative--128
        Federal drug and substance abuse programs--633
        Spectrum Task Force, Federal Government--606
        Terrorist Threat Integration Center--176
    Governors Association, National--203
    Governors Island National Monument, establishment--140
    Great American Cleanup--571
    Greece, Prime Minister--688
    Gridiron Club--740
    Group of Eight nations (G-8). See Commerce, international
    Guatemala, President--748
    Guyana
        Ambassador to U.S.--110
        U.S. Ambassador--738

    Haiti, U.S. Ambassador--737
    Hawaii, Governor--708
    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--211
        Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for--110
        Food and Drug Administration--110
        Health, National Institutes of--110

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        Indian Health Service--746
        Information technology funding--240
        Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program--242
        Medicare and Medicaid--83
        Secretary--51
        Surgeon General--103
    Health and medical care
        Abortion--72
        Medical liability reform--58
        Medical research. See Science and technology
        Prescription drugs--241
        Public health system--315
        Quality and consumer protection--240
        Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)--444
        Vaccinations--86
    Health, National Institutes of. See Health and Human Services,
        Department of
    Hispanic Prayer Breakfast, National--492
    Historic Preservation, Advisory Council on--755
    Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President's Board of
        Advisors on--757
    HIV/AIDS--55
    HIV/AIDS, Presidential Advisory Council on--732
    Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--745
    Holocaust Memorial Museum, U.S.--760
    Homeland Security Advisory Council--45
    Homeland Security Council--231
    Homeland Security, Department of
        Assistant Press Secretary--729
        Assistant Secretaries--728
        Chief Financial Officer--739
        Chief Human Capital Officer--753
        Chief Information Officer--727
        Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of--734
        Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Officer--750
        Coast Guard, U.S.--279
        Counterterrorism efforts--86
        Customs and Border Protection, Bureau of--228
        Deputy Secretary--730
        Domestic Preparedness, Office of--756
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal--120
        Funding--338
        General Counsel--741
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of--313
        Inspector General--730
        Press Secretary--729
        Reorganization plan--109
        Science and Technology Directorate--227
        Secretary--26,
            732, 743, 746
        Under Secretaries--226
    Honduras, President--748
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of
        Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office of Federal--733
        Secretary--211
    Housing Finance Board, Federal--761
    Human rights. See Foreign policy, U.S.; specific country or region
    Humanities Medal, National--738
    Hungary, Prime Minister--737

    Illinois
        Disaster assistance--756
        President's visits--28
    Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bureau of. See Homeland Security,
        Department of
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also specific country or region
        Border security--295
        Illegal immigration--18
        Visa policies--295
    Immigration and Naturalization Service. See Justice, Department of
    India
        Deputy Prime Minister--760
        Prime Minister--681
        Relations with Pakistan--684
        U.S. assistance--685
    Indian Affairs, Bureau of. See Interior, Department of the
    Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Institute of
        American--750
    Indian Health Service. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Indiana
        Governor--477
        President's visits--477
    Indonesia
        Free Aceh Movement, negotiations with--496
        President--735
        Prime Minister--496

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    Information Security Classification Appeals Panel--761
    Information Technology Advisory Committee, President's--754
    Infrastructure Advisory Council, National--745
    Insular Areas, Interagency Group on. See Interior, Department of the
    Intelligence Oversight Board--740
    Intelligence. See Defense and national security
    Interior, Department of the
        Indian Affairs, Bureau of--515
        Insular Areas, Interagency Group on--754
        Park Service, National--751
        Secretary--515
        Special Trustee for American Indians--727
    International. See other part of subject
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iran
        Nuclear weapons development--449
        Relations with U.S.--377
        U.S. national emergency--261
    Iraq
        Democracy and human rights--354
        Development Fund, U.S. national emergency--529
        Humanitarian assistance--291
        Interim Government--325
        Looting by Iraqi citizens--376
        Post-liberation report--633
        President--27
        Reconstruction efforts--446
        Regime change--250
        Relations with Syria--334
        Relations with U.S.--117
        United Nations sanctions--529
        United Nations Security Council resolutions--50
        United Nations weapons inspections--88
        U.S. assistance--217
        U.S. confiscation of Iraqi property--283
        U.S. military operations--278,
            318, 320, 330, 334, 337, 343, 350, 372, 391, 410
        U.S. national emergency--101
        U.S. Presidential Envoy--440
        U.S. prisoners of war--289
        U.S. sanctions--446
        U.S. servicemembers, casualties--333
        Weapons of mass destruction--50
    Ireland
        Northern Ireland. See Northern Ireland
        Prime Minister--262
    IRS. See Treasury, Department of the
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        Prime Minister--25,
            732, 755, 756, 758, 759
        Terrorist attacks--25
    Italy
        Ambassador to U.S.--754
        President--736
        Prime Minister--107
        Relations with U.S.--107
    James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation--748
    Japan
        Prime Minister--342
        Relations with U.S.--531
    Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003--544
    John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. See Smithsonian
        Institution
    Joint Chiefs of Staff. See Defense, Department of
    Jordan
        See also Middle East
        King--589
        President Bush's visit--589
    Judiciary
        See also specific court
        Federal court nominations--154,
            453
        Judicial confirmation process--258
    Juneteenth--661
    Justice Assistance, Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Justice, Department of
        Administrator of Drug Enforcement--744
        Assistant Attorneys General--741
        Associate Attorney General--747
        Attorney General--103

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        Immigration and Naturalization Service--18
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of--46
        Parole Commission, U.S.--762
        Violence Against Women, Office of--738
    Kansas, disaster assistance--754
    Kansas-Nebraska Big Blue River Compact Administration--745
    Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission--731
    Kazakhstan, normal trade relations status--98
    Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
    Kentucky, disaster assistance--742
    Kenya, U.S. Ambassador--740
    Korea, North
        Chairman--16
        Foreign Minister--28
        Nuclear weapons, development--49
        Relations with U.S.--17
    Korea, South
        Ambassador to U.S.--754
        President--253
        Relations with U.S.--489
    Kosovo
        Peace efforts--118
        U.S. military role--487
        U.S. national emergency--544
    Kuwait
        Amir--736
        Deputy Prime Minister--759
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--736
    Kyrgyzstan, U.S. Ambassador--746

    Labor, Department of
        Secretary--51
        Solicitor--753
    Labor Relations Authority, Federal--750
    Latino Coalition--211
    Latvia
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        President--735
    Law enforcement and crime
        See also Drug abuse and trafficking
        Corporate fraud--46
        Corruption, Inter-American Convention Against, report--316
        Counterterrorism efforts. See Terrorism
        Memorial ceremony for law enforcement officers--494
        Missing and exploited children--307
    Legal Services Corporation--747
    Legal system. See Judiciary
    Liberia
        Evacuation of U.S. citizens--615
        Peace efforts--698
        President--698
        U.S. national emergency--64
    Libya, U.S. national emergency--19
    Lithuania
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        U.S. Ambassador--739
    Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    Lunar New Year--90
    Madagascar, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Maine
        Disaster assistance--741
        President's visits--635
    Malawi, U.S. Ambassador--746
    Maldives
        Ambassador to U.S.--737
        U.S. Ambassador--733
    Malta, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Management and Budget, Office of--34
    March for Life--72
    Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Maritime affairs
        Coastal zone management--633
        Fishery agreements--45
        Ocean and coastal activities report--280
        Pollution from ships, international convention on--496
        Seaports, security efforts--279
    Maritime Commission, Federal--748
    Marshall Islands, U.S. Ambassador--755
    Maryland
        Disaster assistance--742
        Governor--67
        President's visits--67
    Massachusetts, disaster assistance--741
    Mauritania
        Evacuation of U.S. citizens--615
        U.S. Ambassador--733
    Mauritius, Prime Minister--762

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    Mayors, U.S. Conference of--730
    Medal. See other part of subject
    Medical Association, American--236
    Medical care. See Health and medical care
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Memorial Day--537
    Mental Retardation, President's Committee on--728
    Merit Systems Protection Board--750
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority--749
    Mexico
        President--732
        Taxation convention with U.S.--210
    MIAs. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Michigan
        Governor--91
        President's visits--91
    Michigan, University of--56
    Micronesia, disaster assistance--727
    Middle East
        See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country
        Judicial reform--460
        Peace efforts--25
        Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--68,
            69
        Trade development--589
        Trade with U.S.--460
        U.S. assistance--460
    Military, U.S. See Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of
    Military Academy, U.S. See Defense, Department of
    Millennium Challenge Account--129
    Millennium Challenge Corporation--129
    Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal--734
    Minnesota
        Governor--655
        Micro Control Company in Fridley--761
        President's visits--655
    Minority business. See Business and industry
    Mississippi, disaster assistance--751
    Missouri
        Disaster assistance--484
        Governor--484
        President's visits--73
    Moldova
        Normal trade relations status--98
        U.S. Ambassador--735
    Monetary Fund, International--734
    Mongolia
        Ambassador to U.S.--737
        U.S. Ambassador--742
    Montana, Governor--515
    Morocco, terrorist attack in Casablanca--503
    Mortgage Association, Federal National--757
    Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal. See Transportation,
        Department of
    Mozambique
        President--697
        U.S. Ambassador--741
    Museum Services Board, National--744
    NASA. See Aeronautics and Space Administration, National
    National. See other part of subject
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Naval Academy, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Navy, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet--169
        Marine Corps, U.S.--317
        Naval Academy, U.S.--738
        Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado, CA--752
        Secretary--464
        U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln--408
    Nebraska
        Governor--470
        President's visit--470
    Nebraska Big Blue River Compact Administration, Kansas---745
    Netherlands, Prime Minister--730
    New Hampshire, disaster assistance--741
    New Jersey
        Andrea Foods in Orange--761
        Disaster assistance--744
        President's visits--636
    New Mexico
        Governor--464
        MCT Industries in Albuquerque--755
        President's visit--464
    New York
        Disaster assistance--738
        Governor--117
        Governors Island--117
        President's visits--677
        Republican Party event--677
    Nicaragua, President--748

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    Nigeria
        President--758
        President Bush's visit--761
    No Child Left Behind Act--35
    Normal trade relations status. See Commerce, international; specific
        country
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--71,
        451, 561, 753
    North Carolina
        Disaster assistance--746
        President's visits--317
    Northern Ireland
        Peace efforts--262
        President Bush's visit--322
        Sinn Fein party--325
        U.S. Special Envoy--760
    Norway
        Prime Minister--752
        Social Security agreement with U.S.--128
    Nowruz--283
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--746
    Nuclear Security Administration, National. See Energy, Department of
    Nuclear weapons
        See also Arms and munitions
        Former Soviet Union, securing nuclear weapons, material, and
            expertise--260
        Nonproliferation--256
        Spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste, disposal--570
    OAS. See States, Organization of American
    Office. See other part of subject
    Ohio
        Disaster assistance--742
        Governor--207
        Lima Army Tank Plant in Lima--367
        President's visits--360
        Timken Company, The, in Canton--360
    Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission--750
    Oklahoma, disaster assistance--733
    Oklahoma Arkansas River Commission, Kansas---731
    Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission, Arkansas---741
    Oman, Sultan--740
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)--55

    Pakistan
        President--681
        Prime Minister--742
        Relations with India--684
        Trade with U.S.--682
        U.S. assistance--682
    Palau, President--518
    Palestinian Authority and Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        Chairman--379
        Finance Minister--534
        Minister of State for Security Affairs--635
        Prime Minister--264
        Statehood--559
        U.S. assistance--594
    Panama
        Ambassador to U.S.--686
        Foreign Minister--686
        President--686
    Papua New Guinea, U.S. Ambassador--749
    Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of the
    Parole Commission, U.S. See Justice, Department of
    Passover--352
    Peace Corps--104
    Peace, U.S. Institute of--747
    Pennsylvania
        Disaster assistance--742
        President's visits--57
        University of Scranton in Scranton--57
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--744
    Personnel Management, Office of--359
    Peru, President--739
    Philippines
        President--503
        Relations with U.S.--503-510
    Poland
        President--568, 574
        President Bush's visit--574
        Prime Minister--574
        Relations with U.S.--568
        TVP--567
        Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 60th anniversary--752
    Portugal
        President Bush's visit--267
        Prime Minister--267
    Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003--359
    Postal Service, U.S.--359
    Potomac River Basin, Interstate Commission on the--742
    POWs. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Prayer Breakfast, National--130

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    Prayer, National Day of--406
    President. See other part of subject
    Presidential. See other part of subject
    Prison Fellowship Ministries--761
    Prison Industries, Federal, Inc.--753
    Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of
        Children Today Act of 2003--398
    Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--728
    Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on--736

    Qatar
        Amir--449
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--740
        President Bush's visit--608
    Radiocommunications Conference, World--733
    Railroad Retirement Board--729
    Red Cross, American--313
    Refugees. See specific country or region
    Regulatory reform. See Government organizations and employees
    Religious Broadcasters Convention, National--146
    Religious leaders, meetings with President--130
    Remembrance, White House Commission on the National Moment of--750
    Republican Party
        See also Elections; specific State
        Fundraisers--523
        Retreat--141
    Reserve System, Federal--357
    Rhode Island, disaster assistance--746
    Romania
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        President--736
    Russia
        Highly enriched uranium disposition, U.S. national emergency--620
        Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions--256
        Normal trade relations status--98
        President--450
        President Bush's visit--579
        Relations with U.S.--561
        RTR TV--572
        Securing nuclear weapons, material, and expertise--260
        Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Collaboration meeting in St.
            Petersburg--109
        World Trade Organization, membership--566
    Rwanda
        Ambassador to U.S.--754
        President--735
    Sabine River Compact Administration--749
    Saint Patrick's Day--262
    Salary Council, Federal--746
    Samoa, American, disaster assistance--759
    Saudi Arabia
        See also Middle East
        Ambassador to U.S.--731
        Crown Prince--459
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--731
        Terrorist attacks in Riyadh--477
    Scholars, White House Commission on Presidential--734
    Schools. See Education; specific State
    Science and technology
        Biotechnology--673
        Communications. See Communications
        Human cloning--224
        Human genome research--342
        Medical research--124
    Science and Technology Policy, Office of--732
    Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--733
    Securities and Exchange Commission--29
    Security Council, National--603-
        749, 751
    Security, national. See Defense and national security
    Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National--
        751
    Selective Service System--751
    Senate Youth Program, U.S.--739
    Senegal
        President--758
        President Bush's visit--761
    Sentencing Commission, U.S.--729
    Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
        Prime Minister--260
        U.S. national emergency--544
    Service and Civic Participation, President's Council on--731
    Sierra Leone
        Ambassador to U.S.--754
        U.S. national emergency--64

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    Singapore
        Ambassador to U.S.--442
        Prime Minister--442
        Trade with U.S.--100
        U.S. Ambassador--442
    Slovakia
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
        President--748
        Prime Minister--737
    Slovenia
        Foreign Minister--753
        NATO membership--296
    Small Business Administration--73
    Small business. See Business and industry
    Smithsonian Institution
        John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--745
        Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--728
    Social Security--128
    Social Security Administration--129
    Solomon Islands, U.S. Ambassador--749
    South Africa
        President--698
        President Bush's visit--761
    South Carolina
        Disaster assistance--727
        Governor--457
        President's visits--457
        University of South Carolina in Columbia--457
    Southern States Energy Board--745
    Space program
        See also Aeronautics and Space Administration, National
        International Space Station--581
        Shuttle--119
    Spain
        President--198
        Relations with U.S.--446
    Special Counsel, Office of--762
    Special Education, President's Commission on Excellence in--727
    Spectrum Task Force, Federal Government. See Government organizations
        and employees
    Sports
        Baseball--539
        Basketball--647
        Football--497
        Golf--535
        Hockey--647
        NCAA championship teams--207
    Sri Lanka
        Ambassador to U.S.--737
        U.S. Ambassador--733
    State and local governments
        See also specific subject or State
        Federal grants--204
        Homeland security efforts--176
        Unemployment benefits--33
        Welfare reform--52
    State, Department of
        Ambassadors. See specific country or region
        Assistant Secretaries--594
        Deputy Assistant Secretary--697
        Deputy Secretary--174
        International agreements, report--236
        Presidential Envoy to Iraq--440
        Secretary--25
        Special Coordinator for Cyprus--35
        Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives--727
        Special Envoy of the President for Northern Ireland--760
        Special Envoy to Sudan--698
        Special Representative of the President for Non-Proliferation of
            Nuclear Weapons--761
        Under Secretary--184
    States, Organization of American--316
    Sudan
        Peace efforts--357
        President--357
        Sudan People's Liberation Movement--357
        U.S. national emergency--419
        U.S. Special Envoy for Peace--698
    Supreme Court of the U.S.--56
    Suriname, U.S. Ambassador--745
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission--731
    Sweden, Prime Minister--731
    Syria
        Relations with Iraq--334
        Relations with U.S.--334
        Weapons of mass destruction--339

    Taiwan, World Health Organization, participation--556

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    Tajikistan
        Ambassador to U.S.--737
        Normal trade relations status--98
    Tax Relief Coalition--435
    Taxation
        Bilateral conventions and agreements--210
        Child tax credit--545
        Dividends, double taxation--27
        Estate tax legislation--654
        Tax cuts for small and minority businesses--33
        Tax relief legislation--31
    Teacher of the Year, National--396
    Technology. See Science and technology
    Telecommunications and Information Administration, National. See
        Commerce, Department of
    Telecommunication Union, International, Constitution and Convention of
        the. See Communications
    Telemundo television network--736
    Tennessee
        Disaster assistance--744
        President's visit--146
    Tennessee Valley Authority--733
    Terrorism
        See also Defense and national security; specific State, country, or
            region
        Al Qaida terrorist group--236
        Counterterrorism efforts--86
        National Strategy for Combating Terrorism--178
        Persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, U.S.
            national emergency--288
    Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on--320
    Terrorist Threat Integration Center. See Government organizations and
        employees
    Texas
        Governor--20
        President's visits--1
    Thailand
        Crown Prince--760
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--627
        President Bush's visit--760
        Prime Minister--759
        Relations with U.S.--626
    Togo, U.S. Ambassador--736
    Trade agreements. See Commerce, international; specific country
    Trade Commission, Federal--702
    Trade Policy and Negotiations, Advisory Committee for--729
    Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--54
    Trade. See Commerce, international
    Transportation system, safety efforts--315
    Transportation, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--738
        Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal--738
        Secretary--226
        Under Secretaries--226
    Transportation Safety Board, National--728
    Treasury, Department of the
        Assistant Secretary--740
        Chief Financial Officer--746
        Deputy Secretary--139
        Internal Revenue Service--545
        Secretary--29
        Treasurer--211
    Treaties and conventions. See specific country, region, or subject
    Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Tropical Tuna Commission, Inter-American--758
    Tunisia, U.S. Ambassador--746
    Turkey
        AK Party Chairman--740
        Earthquake in Bingol Province--425
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--735
        Minister of State--735
        NATO defense support--184
        President--753
        Prime Minister--751
        Relations with U.S.--182
        U.S. Ambassador--736
    Turkmenistan
        Normal trade relations status--98
        U.S. Ambassador--750
        TV3--551

    Uganda
        Ambassador to U.S.--110
        President--394
        President Bush's visit--761
    Ukraine
        Normal trade relations status--98
        U.S. Ambassador--752

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    Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences. See Defense,
        Department of
    UNITA. See Angola
    United Arab Emirates, President--741
    United Kingdom
        Northern Ireland. See Northern Ireland
        Prime Minister--114
    United Nations
        Assistance to Iraq--327
        High Commissioner for Human Rights--739
        International Day in Support of Victims of Torture--701
        Oil for Food Programme--301
        Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons--741
        Sanctions on Iraq--529
        Secretary-General--35
        Security Council--140
        U.S. participation--281
        U.S. Representatives--728
        World Food Programme--738
        World Health Organization--556
    United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act
        of 2003--541
    Universities. See specific State
    U.S. See other part of subject
    Urban Air Toxics Research Center, National--738
    Uruguay, President--747
    USA Today--738
    Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission--759
    Uzbekistan, normal trade relations status--98
    Valles Caldera Trust--755
    Valor Review Board, Medal of--741
    Vanuatu, U.S. Ambassador--749
    Venezuela, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--729
        Secretary--307
        Under Secretary--728
    Veterans Business Development Corporation, National--742
    Vietnam, normal trade relations status--569
    Vietnam Education Foundation--740
    Violence Against Women, Office of. See Justice, Department of
    Virginia
        Disaster assistance--746
        Flag Company, National Capital, in Alexandria--41
        Northern Virginia Community College--642
        President's visits--41
    Voluntarism--332
    Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 60th anniversary--752
    Washington, DC. See District of Columbia
    Weapons. See Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons
    Welfare system, reform--50
    West Virginia
        Disaster assistance--742
        President's visit--141
    Western Balkans
        See also specific country
        U.S. national emergency--98
        U.S. sanctions--549
    Western Interstate Nuclear Board--755
    White House, Committee for the Preservation of the--728
    White House Correspondents' Association--752
    White House Fellowships, President's Commission on--755
    White House Office
        Assistants to President
            Deputy Chiefs of Staff--755
            Domestic Policy--162
            Economic Policy--607
            Homeland Security--231
            Lower Press Office Staff Assistant--729
            Presidential Personnel--728
            Press Secretary--665
            Security Adviser, National--35
            Senior Adviser to President--756
        Chief of Staff--372
        Counsel to President--454
    Wildlife Refuge System, National--265
    Wildlife. See Conservation
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. See Smithsonian
        Institution
    World Health Organization. See United Nations
    World Trade Organization--566
    Youth Service Day, National--331
    Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of. See Serbia and Montenegro
    Yugoslavia, former. See specific country or region; Western Balkans
    Zambia, Ambassador to U.S.--737
    Zimbabwe, U.S. national emergency--255