    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [June 20, 2003]
    [Page 666]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Cyprus
    June 20, 2003

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. Chairman:)
        Consistent with section 620C(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
    1961, as amended, I am providing a report prepared by my Administration
    on progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus question covering
    the period April 1 through May 31, 2003. The previous submission covered
    February 1 through March 31, 2003.
        The United States remains committed to finding a just and lasting
    settlement for Cyprus. Serious efforts continued during this reporting
    period to persuade the two sides on Cyprus to resume negotiations under
    the auspices of the United Nations Good Offices Mission for Cyprus, on
    the basis of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's proposed settlement plan. As in the past, U.S.
    officials, including Secretary of State Powell, Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman, Special Cyprus Coordinator Thomas G. Weston, Ambassador to Cyprus Michael Klosson, Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson, and Ambassador to Greece Thomas Miller provided intensive diplomatic support to this process.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard G. Lugar, chairman, Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations.