[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 [[Page 788]] 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 [[Page 789]] 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 [[Page 790]] 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 [[Page 791]] 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 [[Page 792]] 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 [[Page 793]] 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 [[Page 794]] 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 [[Page 795]] 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 [[Page 796]] 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 [[Page 797]] 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 [[Page 798]] 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