[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 [[Page C-1]] 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 [[Page C-2]] 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 [[Page C-3]] 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 [[Page C-4]] 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 [[Page C-5]] 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 [[Page C-6]] 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 [[Page C-7]] 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 [[Page C-8]] 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