[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book II)] [July 1, 2003] [Pages A-1-A-15] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 Subject Index ABC News--1790 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) See Health and medical care Administration. See other part of subject Adoption Promotion Act of 2003--1660 Advisory. See other part of subject Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--1052 Afghanistan Ambassador to U.S.--1788 President--1473 Reconstruction efforts--985 U.S. Ambassador--1776 U.S. assistance--1106 U.S. Special Presidential Envoy--1776 Africa African Union--869 AIDS prevention and care--827 Relations with U.S.--821 Teacher training program with U.S.--867 Trade with U.S.--856 U.S. assistance--866 U.S.-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum--1788 African American History and Culture Act, National Museum of--1790 African Development Foundation--1171 Agency. See other part of subject Agriculture International food assistance--1193 Bovine spongiform encepholopathy--1792 Agriculture, Department of Forest Service--989 Secretary--989 Under Secretary--1669 AIDS Policy, Office of National--815 AIDS. See Health and medical care Air Force, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Secretary--810 Airline industry. See Aviation Al Qaida terrorist group. See Terrorism Alabama Governor--1450 President's visits--1449 Republican Party event--1456 Albertson's--1542 Ambassadors. See specific country or region American. See other part of subject Amtrak Reform Board--1774 Angola National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--979 U.S. national emergency--979 Animal Drug User Fee Act of 2003--1572 Antigua and Barbuda, U.S. Ambassador--1777 Apalachicola-Chattahoochie-Flint River Basin Commission--1769 Archives and Records Administration, National--1175 Arctic Research Commission--1769 Argentina Ambassador to U.S.--1773 President--1766 Arizona Disaster assistance--990 Forest management--989 President's visits--989 Republican Party event--1632 Arkansas Governor--1492 President's visits--1491 Republican party event--1491 Armed Forces Radio and Television. See Defense, Department of Armed Forces, U.S. See also specific military department; Defense and national security All-Volunteer Force, 30th anniversary--810 Detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizen terrorists--1381 Housing--1029 Iraq, deployment to stabilize--955 Kosovo, deployment to stabilize--1544 Liberia, deployment to stabilize--932 Medical care--1752 Military readiness--851 Military training programs for foreign troops--851 National Guard--1273 Pay--1028 Reservists--1541 Tax relief legislation--1784 Veterans. See Veterans Armenia, trade with U.S.--987 Arms and munitions See also Defense and national security; Law enforcement and crime; Nuclear weapons Chemical and biological weapons--882 Weapons of mass destruction--833 Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. See Army, Department of the Army, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.--1046 Assistant Secretaries--1171 Secretary--810 Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the, Arts, National Endowment for the--1297 Arts, National Council on the--1772 Arts, National Medal of the--1784 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation--1338 Association. See other part of subject Australia Channel 9 TV--1344 Counterterrorism efforts--1385 Detainees in Guantanamo Bay--1381 President--1380 President Bush's visit--1344 Prime Minister--1318 Relations with U.S.--1318 Trade with U.S.--1345 Austria, Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Aviation 100th anniversary of flight--835 Mobile and aircraft equipment, international system for acquiring--1468 Safety and security efforts--956 Azerbaijan, trade with U.S.--987 Bahamas, Prime Minister--1776 Barbados, U.S. Ambassador--1777 BBC Television--1550 Belarus, Ambassador to U.S.--1773 Benin, President--1764 Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission--1781 Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are--1769 BMW Manufacturing Corporation--1496 Board. See other part of subject Bolivia, President--1783 Book Festival, National--1778 Bosnia-Herzegovina Peace efforts--834 U.S. military, role--907 Botswana President--854 President Bush's visit--854 Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, International--1787 Bovine spongiform encepholopathy. See Agriculture Boys Nation--1767 Brazil, President--1770 Broadcasting Board of Governors--1781 Budget, Federal See also specific agency; Economy, national Amendments--1334 Deficit--961 Fiscal year 2004--847 Iraqi war, funding--984 Supplemental appropriations--844 Bureau. See other part of subject Burma Democracy and human rights--944 National League for Democracy leader, detention--944 Prime Minister--1326 U.S. sanctions--945 Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003--944 Business and industry See also employment and unemployment Check payment and collection systems--1409 Employer support of National Guardsmen and reservists--1541 Job training programs--1499 Small and minority business--1185 Cabinet See also specific position Members, meetings with President--973 California Disaster assistance--1462 Governor Davis--1395 Governor-elect Schwarzenegger--1327 Governors recall election--966 President's visits--1004, Republican Party events--1009 Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area--1015 Wildfires--1395 Canada, Prime Minister--1770 Cape Verde, President--1764 Cemetery Expansion Act, National--1784 Central Aluminum Company--1425 Central Atlantic Toyota Distribution Center--1542 Central Intelligence Agency--864 Channel News Asia--1340 Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act--1409 Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board--1778 Children and youth See also specific subject Adoption--1660 Domestic violence--1268 Chile Ambassador to U.S.--1081 Trade with U.S.--834 China Minister of Foreign Affairs--1776 Premier--1699 President--960 Prime Minister--1373 Relations with Taiwan--1701 Relations with U.S.--1699 Space program--1341 Trade with U.S.--1321 Christmas--1677 Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--1777 Civil justice system See also Drug abuse and trafficking; Judiciary; Law enforcement and crime Class action reform--1386 Medical malpractice lawsuits--853 Civil rights See also specific subject Religious groups, efforts to prevent discrimination--877 Same-sex marriage--817 Clean Diamond Trade Act--951 Clear Channel Airports--1542 CNBC--1773 CNN International--830 Collegiate Athletic Association, National--1568 Colombia Ambassador to U.S.--1232 Narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency--1334 Plan Colombia--908 President--1777 Colorado Governor--993 President's visits--993 Republican Party event--994 Columbia Accident Investigation Board--1065 Columbia. See Space program, shuttle Columbus Day--1297 Commerce, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1766 Commercial Service, U.S. and Foreign--1784 Deputy Secretary--1478 Marine Fisheries Service, National--1046 Secretary--919 Standards and Technology, National Institute of--1478 Under Secretary--1478 Commerce, international See also specific country or subject Bilateral investment treaties--1703 Conflict diamonds, trade ban legislation--951 Free and fair trade--873 Group of Eight (G-8) nations--1765 Normal trade relations status--987 Steel imports--1515 Trade negotiations and agreements--834 Commission. See other part of subject Committee. See other part of subject Communications Cybercrime, efforts to combat--1571 Do Not Call Registry, National--1199 News media. See specific news organization Communications Commission, Federal--1199 Community Service, Corporation for National and--832 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Democracy and human rights--894 President--894 Congress See also specific subject Funding--1216 House majority leader--1694 Members, meetings with President--1176 Senate majority leader--1466 Speaker of the House of Representatives--1175 Congressional Hunger Center--873 Connecticut, Governor--1770 Conservation See also Environment Forest management--991 Illegal logging, efforts to prevent--943 National parks--1017 Salmon runs, protection--1047 Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003--1790 Corporate Fraud Task Force--1767 Council. See other part of subject Counterintelligence Executive, National--1767 CraneWorks--1449 Crime. See Law enforcement and crime Cuba Democracy and human rights--882 U.S. restrictions on travel and other activities--1293 Cuba Broadcasting, Advisory Board for--1786 Cuba, Commission for the Assistance to a Free--1294 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--882 Cyprus, Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Czech Republic NATO membership--977 Prime Minister--1765 U.S. Ambassador--1775 D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company--1542 Defense and national security See also Arms and munitions; Terrorism Classified information leaks--1215 Emergency preparedness--1745 Intelligence--871 Military strength and deterrence--1606 Overseas force posture, review--1631 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, National--1605 Defense, Department of See also specific military department; Armed Forces, U.S. Armed Forces Radio and Television--1025 Assistant Secretaries--1541 Deputy Secretary--1541 Funding--847 Joint Chiefs of Staff--810 Presidential Envoy to Iraq--1784 Secretary--810, 1475, 1777 Under Secretaries--1541 Defense Production Reauthorization Act of 2003--1754 Delaware, disaster assistance--1775 Democracy, National Endowment for--1468 Denmark, friendship, commerce, and navigation treaty with U.S.--1080 Department. See other part of subject Development Bank, Inter-American--1772 Development, U.S. Agency for International (USAID)--815 Disabled persons--935 Disaster assistance Arizona--990 California--1461 Delaware--1775 District of Columbia--1775 Emergency response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--913 Florida--1768 Indiana--1092 Kentucky--1763 Maryland--1775 Michigan--1776 Micronesia--1791 Nebraska--1767 New Hampshire--1774 New Jersey--1776 New York--1771 North Carolina--1775 North Dakota--1768 Ohio--1766 Oregon--1040 Pennsylvania--1771 Puerto Rico--1786 Tennessee--1768 Texas--1766 Vermont--1774 Virgin Islands--1788 Virginia--1775 Washington--1783 West Virginia--1776 Discrimination. See Civil rights Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for. See Health and Human Services, Department of District of Columbia Budget--854 Disaster assistance--1775 KIPP DC: KEY Academy--805 Mayor--806 Security events and terrorist threats, reimbursement for public safety expenses--1479 Djibouti, U.S. Ambassador--1779 Dominica, U.S. Ambassador--1777 Dominican Republic, U.S. Ambassador--1231 Dream Downpayment Act, American--1733 Drug abuse and trafficking, foreign narcotics traffickers, U.S. sanctions--814 Drug Control Policy, Office of National--1791 Drug Enforcement Administration. See Justice, Department of Dynamic Metal Treating, Inc.--1649 Earth Observation Summit. See Environment Economic Cooperation and Development, Organization for--1765 Economy, international See also specific country; Commerce, international Dollar, strength of--1714 Economy, national See also Budget, Federal; Commerce, international Deficit--1002 Growth rate--899 Ecuador, Ambassador to U.S.--1773 Education See also specific institution Charter schools--808 College grants and loans--1030 Funding--1103 Pell grants--1486 School choice--808 School lunch program--893 Secondary education and job training--1499 Standards and accountability--842 Education, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1767 Commissioner for Education Statistics--1792 Deputy Secretary--1767 Secretary--806 Under Secretary--1781 Education Sciences, National Board for--1785 Egypt See also Middle East President--818 Eid al-Fitr--1612 El Salvador Ambassador to U.S.--1232 U.S. Ambassador--1770 Election Assistance Commission--1774 Elections See also specific State or country 2004 Presidential election--961 Emergency Management Agency, Federal--1395 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004--1461 Employment and unemployment See also Business and industry Job creation and growth--1485 Unemployment rates--1049 Energy Hydropower--1044 Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreements--1295 Power shortages--1008 Proposed legislation--1031 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004--1659 Energy, Department of Chief Financial Officer--1779 Funding--1659 Secretary--1031 Environment See also Conservation Earth Observation Summit--971 Global climate change--1072 Pollution, prevention and reduction--1161 Environmental Protection Agency--993 Environmental Quality, Council on--991 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--1764 Estonia, Ambassador to U.S.--1773 Europe See also specific country or subject European Defense Force--1539 Relations with U.S.--986 European Union--905 Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--1778 Exports, U.S. See Commerce, international Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003--1674 Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Office of--1776 Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Government organizations and employees FBI. See Justice, Department of Federal. See other part of subject Florida Disaster assistance--1768 Engelwood Neighborhood Center in Orlando--1522 Governor--1116 Hyde Park Elementary School in Jacksonville--1121 Life support court case--1402 President's visits--1116 Republican Party events--1116 Food and Drug Administration. See Health and Human Services, Department of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission--1764 Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's--1763 Foreign policy, U.S. See also specific country or region International food assistance--1193 Forest Service. See Agriculture, Department of Forsyth Technical Community College--1485 France President--1552 Relations with U.S.--1552 Freedom Corps, USA. See USA Freedom Corps Freedom, Presidential Medal of--910 Future Farmers of America Organization, National--1767 Gambia, President--1764 Georgia Governor--1141 President's visit--1141 Georgia, Republic of, Interim President--1787 Germany Assistance to Afghanistan--985 Chancellor--985 Relations with U.S.--1196 Ghana, President--844 Girls Nation--1767 Global AIDS Coordinator. See State, Department of Government organizations and employees See also specific organization Activated military members, return to Federal civilian employment-- 1543 Combined Federal Campaign--1023 Faith-based and community organizations initiative--815 Federal contracts--1713 National emergency preparedness--1738 Pay--1070 Grenada Prime Minister--1776 U.S. Ambassador--1777 Grenadines, U.S. Ambassador--1777 Group of Eight nations (G-8). See Commerce, international Guard and Reserve, National Committee for Employer Support of the--1541 Guard and Reserve Week, National Employer Support of the--1541 Guyana, Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Hanukkah--1756 Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--1771 Hawaii Governor--1781 President's visit--1386 Head Start. See Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1522 Deputy Secretary--1660 Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for--966 Food and Drug Administration--913 Head Start--840 Health, National Institutes of--815 Medicare and Medicaid--966 Safe and Bright Futures for Children Program--1268 Secretary--815 Surgeon General--967 Health and medical care Abortion--1235 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--815 Euthanasia--1402 Insurance--1652 Medical liability reform--853 Physical fitness and nutrition--889 Prescription drugs--1526 Preventive health care--892 Health, National Institutes of. See Health and Human Services, Department of HealthierUS Initiative--889 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003--1430 Heritage Foundation--1509 Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003--1030 Hispanic Heritage Month, National--1231 Holy See, head, Roman Catholic Church--1779 Home Depot--1542 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004, Department of--1197 Homeland Security Council--1791 Homeland Security, Department of Assistant Secretary--1784 Citizenship and Immigration Services, Bureau of--1232 Deputy Secretary--1781 Funding--1197 Inspector General--1792 Secretary--1009 Under Secretary--1292 Housing Homeownership--1733 Low-income housing--1418 Minority homeownership--1303 Housing and Urban Development, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1297 Secretary-Designate Jackson--1712 Secretary Martinez--1023 Humanities Medal, National--1784 Hungary NATO membership--977 U.S. Ambassador--1766 Iftaar--1407 Illinois President's visits--1210 Republican Party event--1210 Immigration and naturalization See also specific country or region Refugees--1294 Temporary protected status for certain illegal immigrants--824 Visa policies--1204 Independence Day--832 India Prime Minister--1771 Terrorist bombings in Mumbai--1054 U.S. Ambassador--1784 Indiana Disaster assistance--1092 Governor--1092 President's visit--1092 Republican Party event--1098 Indonesia Counterterrorism efforts--1343 Human rights--1343 Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--1295 President--1319 President Bush's visit--1367 Relations with U.S.--1370 SCTV--1342 Terrorism--1319 U.S. assistance--1368 Infrastructure, identification and protection. See Terrorism Infrastructure Assurance Council, National--1767 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004--1719 Intelligence. See Defense and national security Inter-American Foundation--1771 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004--1502 Interior, Department of the See also Conservation Assistant Secretaries--1669 Funding--1502 Indian Affairs, Bureau of--1502 Park Service, National--1016 Secretary--1015 Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board--1788 International. See other part of subject Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of Iran Earthquake in Bam--1760 Nuclear weapons development--1378 Relations with Russia--1203 Relations with U.S.--965 U.S. national emergency--1514 Iraq Al Qaida. See Terrorism Baghdad Advisory Council--1566 Bombing of Imam Ali mosque in Najaf--1074 Bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad--1033 Debt reduction--1736 Democracy and human rights--1592 Former President Hussein, capture by U.S. military forces--1720 Former Vice President Taha Yasin Ramadan, capture--1031 Governing Council--873 Health care--1721 Humanitarian assistance--1529 International assistance--1032 Iraqi debt resolution, President Bush's personal envoy--1689 Minister of Electricity--1187 Minister of Health--1790 Minister of Public Works--1187 National Symphony--1704 President Bush's visit--1637 Reconstruction efforts--870, United Nations Security Council resolutions--1332 U.S. military, role--955 U.S. national emergency--972 U.S. Presidential Envoy--870, Weapons of mass destruction--831 Ireland, U.S. Ambassador--1764 Israel See also Middle East Prime Minister--884 Security fence--931 Terrorist attacks--1253 Italy Casualties in Iraq--1784 Counterterrorism efforts--904 President--1527 Prime Minister--904 Relations with U.S.--904 J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board--1772 James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation--1771 Japan Assistance to Iraq--1312 FUJITV--1335 Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--1613 President Bush's visit--1779 Prime Minister--1321 Relations with North Korea--1336 Taxation agreement with U.S.--1704 Trade with U.S.--1321 U.S. Ambassador--1766 John W. Kluge Prize in Human Sciences--1783 Joint Chiefs of Staff. See Defense, Department of Jordan See also Middle East King--818 Judiciary See also specific court Federal court nominations--975 Justice Assistance, Bureau of. See Justice, Department of Justice, Department of Assistant Attorney General--1776 Attorney General--1065 Deputy Attorneys General--1773 Drug Enforcement Administration--1768 Investigation, Federal Bureau of--1133 Justice Assistance, Bureau of--1764 Violence Against Women, Office of--1265 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Coordinating Council on--1788 Kazakhstan, trade with U.S.--987 Kentucky Disaster assistance--1763 President's visits--1287 Republican Party event--1287 Kenya Counterterrorism efforts--829 President--12231778 Relations with U.S.--1224 �if�isz�== U.S. travel advisories--1224 1224 Kiribati, U.S. Ambassador--1769 Korea, North Chairman--906 Nuclear weapons, development--906 Relations with Japan--1336 Korea, South Assistance to Iraq--1364 President--1363 Relations with U.S.--1363 Kosovo, U.S. military, role--1544 Kuwait, Prime Minister--1131 Kwanzaa--1756 Labor, Department of Assistant Secretary--1788 Deputy Secretary--1783 Secretary--973 Labor Relations Board, National--1786 Langham Company--1092 Law enforcement and crime See also Civil justice system; Drug abuse and trafficking Cybercrime, European Convention on--1571 Detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizen terrorists--1345 Domestic violence, prevention--1265-1267 Identity theft--1674, 1675 International police training--1236 Law enforcement officers, pay and benefits--1755 Money Laundering Strategy, National--1573 Mutual legal assistance treaties--1613 Prison rape, legislation to prevent--1091 Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity Act of 2003, Federal--1755 LEADERS magazine--1766 Legal Services Corporation--1775 Legal system. See Civil justice system; Judiciary Legion, American--1059 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004--1216 Liberia Civil conflict--830 Elections--1230 Peace efforts--816 President--817 U.S. assistance--979 U.S. military, role--933 U.S. national emergency--953 Libraries and Information Science, National Commission on--1766 Library of Congress--1787 Libya Leader--1753 U.S. national emergency--805 Weapons of mass destruction, efforts to disclose and dismantle--1753 Mad cow disease. See Agriculture, Bovine spongiform encepholopathy Malaysia, Prime Minister--1377 Mali Ambassador to U.S.--1773 President--1764 Management and Budget, Office of--1475 Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the Maritime Commission, Federal--1771 Maryland Disaster assistance--1775 Governor--839 Highland Park Elementary School--839 President's visits--839, Republican Party event--1679 Massachusetts, same sex marriages--1572 MATHCOUNTS--1789 Medal. See other part of subject Mediation Board, National--1774 Medical care. See Health and medical care Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003--1694 Mexico Ambassador to U.S.--1232 President--1780 U.S. Ambassador--1231 Mexico Border Health Commission, U.S.---1778 �if�isz�==�IS10�Michigan Detroit Edison Monroe Plant--11591770 President's visits--919, 926 Republican Party events--926 Micronesia, disaster assistance--1791 Middle East See also specific country; Palestinian Authority Peace efforts--817 Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--926 Midwest Airlines Center--1238 Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2004--1603 Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003--1784 Miller Brewing Company--1542 Minnesota President's visit--1055 Republican Party event--1055 Minority business. See Business and industry Mississippi Governor-elect--1783 President's visits--1145 Republican Party event--1145 Missouri President's visits--1059 Republican Party event--1065 Montenegro, U.S. military, role--1544 Moldova, trade with U.S.--987 Morocco King--1472 President--1776 U.S. Ambassador--1778 Mozambique President--869 NASA. See Aeronautics and Space Administration, National National. See other part of subject NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization Navy, Department of the See also Armed Forces, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S.--811 Secretary--810 Nebraska, disaster assistance--1767 Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs--1772 Prime Minister--1083 Relations with U.S.--1083 Nevada Governor--1614 President's visit--1613 Republican Party event--1614 New Hampshire Air National Guard Base in Portsmouth--1273 Disaster assistance--1774 Governor--1274 Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce--1280 President's visits--1273 New Jersey Disaster assistance--1776 President's visits--1654 Republican Party event--1654 New York Disaster assistance--1771 Governor--1770 Power blackout--1015 President's visits--1189 New Zealand, relations with U.S.--1342 Nicaragua, Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Niger, President--1764 Nigeria Leon H. Sullivan Summit--865 President--822 President Bush's visit--825 U.S. Ambassador--1763 Nobel laureates--1785 Nobel Peace Prize--1297 North Atlantic Treaty Organization--977 North Carolina Disaster assistance--1775 Governor--1736 President's visits--1479 Republican Party event--1479 North Dakota, disaster assistance--1768 Nuclear Regulatory Commission--1766 Nuclear weapons See also Arms and munitions; Defense and national security Atomic information, cooperation from new NATO parties--977 Nonproliferation--1537 Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission--1765 Office. See other part of subject Ohio Disaster assistance--1766 Governor--835 President's visits--835 Republican Party event--1419 Oregon Disaster assistance--1040 Forest management--1042 Governor--1039 President's visit--1034 Republican Party event--1034 Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)--1786 Pacific Gas and Electric Corporation--1542 Pakistan President--1326 Prime Minister--1219 Palestinian Authority See also Middle East Chairman--1180 Finance Minister--934 Minister of Foreign Affairs--934 Minister of State for Security Affairs--962 Prime Minister Abbas--818 Prime Minister Korei--1132 Palestinians See also Middle East Economic development--931 Statehood--962 U.S. assistance--931 Panama, President--1788 Papau New Guinea, Ambassador to U.S.--1773 Paraguay, President--1769 Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003--1466 Peace Corps--1232 Peace, U.S. Institute of--1771 Pecos River Commission--1777 Pediatric Equity Research Act of 2003--1790 Pennsylvania Disaster assistance--1771 President's visits--913 Republican Party event--1165 People magazine--1788 Personnel Management, Office of--1695 Peru, U.S. Ambassador--1780 Philippines Counterterrorism efforts--1323 Education program with U.S.--1351 Election--1337 Military reform--1352 NBNTV-4--1337 Philippine Congress--1351 President--1323 President Bush's visit--1348 Relations with U.S.--1349 Poland NATO membership--977 President--1773 Postal Service, President's Commission on the U.S.--1788 Postal Service, U.S.--1268 President. See other part of subject Presidential. See other part of subject Presidio Trust--1771 Prison Fellowship Ministries--1758 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003--1091 Prison Rape Reduction Commission, National--1091 Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--1785 Public Diplomacy, U.S. Advisory Commission on--1780 Puerto Rico, disaster assistance--1786 Puerto Rico's Status, President's Task Force on--1788 Railroad Retirement Board--1699 Ramadan--1391 Red Cross, International--1529 Refugees. See specific country or region Religious Freedom, U.S. Commission on International--1778 Religious leaders, meetings with President--1373 Republican National Committee--1269 Republican Party See also specific State; Elections Fundraisers--894, Reserve System, Federal--1772 Romania Investment treaties with U.S.--1703 President--1782 Rosh Hashana--1200 Russia President--817 Relations with Iran--1203 Relations with U.S.--1206 Trade with U.S.--987 Saint Kitts and Nevis, U.S. Ambassador--1777 Saint Lucia, Prime Minister--1776 Saint Vincent, U.S. Ambassador--1777 St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation--1787 Samoa, Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Saudi Arabia See also Middle East Ambassador to U.S.--1768 Counterterrorism efforts--812 Crown Prince--1596 Foreign Minister--1768 Relations with U.S.--957 U.S. Ambassador--1785 Schools. See specific institution or State; Education Science and technology Communications. See Communications Medical research--1790 Nanotechnology research--1672 Science and Technology, National Medals of--1478 Science and Technology Policy, Office of--1478 Science and Technology, President's Council of Advisors on--1787 Science Foundation, National--1478 Security Council, National--1258 Security Education Board, National--1783 Security, national. See Defense and national security Seeds of Peace--1765 Selective Service System--1769 Senegal President--820 President Bush's visit--844 U.S. Ambassador--847 Sentencing Commission, U.S.--1768 Serbia, U.S. military, role--1544 Service Organizations, Inc., United--1788 Sierra Leone President--1764 U.S. national emergency--953 Singapore Ambassador to U.S.--1081 President--1780 President Bush's visit--1780 Prime Minister--1321 Relations with U.S.--1321 Trade with U.S.--834 Singapore Technologies Telemedia, investments--1185 Small Business Administration--991 Small business. See Business and industry Smithsonian Institution African American History and Culture, National Museum of--1790 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--1691 Social Security Administration--1695 Social Security Advisory Board--1772 South Africa Ambassador to U.S.--1773 President--824 President Bush's visit--848 Relations with U.S.--848 U.S. Ambassador--1764 South African Broadcasting Corporation--826 South Carolina Governor--1496 President's visits--1496 Republican Party event--1502 Space program International Space Station--1777 Shuttle--1052 Spain Ambassador to U.S.--1232 Assistance to Iraq--1391 NATO membership--977 President--1194 Sports Basketball--1299 Cycling--1768 Football--1772 Golf--1569 Gymnastics--1769 Hockey--1207 Lacrosse--1569 Little League--1772 NASCAR--1667 Pan American Games--1769 Softball--1569 Tee-ball--1768 Tennis--1569 Sri Lanka Prime Minister--1781 Taxation convention with U.S.--1409 Standards and Technology, National Institute of--1478 State and local governments See also specific State or subject Adoption--1661 Head Start programs--843 Homeland security efforts--1009 Power blackouts--1008 State, Department of Ambassadors. See specific country Assistant Secretaries--818 Deputy Secretary--815 Global AIDS Coordinator--815 Presidential Envoy to Iraq--870 Secretary--815-1791 Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues--1777 Special Envoy for Peace in the Sudan--849 Under Secretary--1779 States, Organization of American--1292 Steel industry--1515 Student Loan Marketing Association--1768 Sudan Civil conflict--849 U.S. Special Envoy for Peace--849 U.S. national emergency--1413 Sudan People's Liberation Movement--1788 Surface Transportation Board--1785 Surgeon General. See Health and Human Services, Department of Sweden Foreign Minister--1774 Prime Minister--1774 U.S. Ambassador--1787 Switzerland, U.S. Ambassador--1768 Syria President--1596 Relations with U.S.--1715 U.S. Ambassador--1779 Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003--1715 Taiwan President--1701 Relations with China--1701 Tajikistan Trade with U.S.--987 U.S. Ambassador--1768 Taxation Bilateral conventions and agreements--1409 Child tax credit--913 Military tax relief--1784 Tax cuts for small and minority businesses--1185 Tax relief legislation--1032 Tennessee Disaster assistance--1768 Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville--1107 President's visit--1107 Republican Party event--1111 Terrorism See also specific State, country, or region; Defense and national security Al Qaida--812 Certain terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency--1139 Counterterrorism efforts--849, Critical infrastructure protection--1740 Detention, treatment, and trial of certain noncitizen terrorists--888 Persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, U.S. national emergency--1183 September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--925 Terrorist organizations, efforts to freeze assets--1053 Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, National Commission on--1395 Terrorist Threat Integration Center--1136 Texas Disaster assistance--1766 Governor--890 Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Youth Education Center in Dallas--1414 Power Center in Houston--1151 President's visits--890 Republican Party events--894 Thailand Assistance to Afghanistan--1360 King--1362 Nation TV--1339 President--1362 President Bush's visit--1357 Prime Minister--1339 Relations with U.S.--1339 Trade with U.S.--1360 Thanksgiving--1604 Trade agreements. See specific country; Commerce, international Trade Commission, Federal--1199 Trade Commission, U.S. International--1771 Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--973 Transportation, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1764 Aviation Administration, Federal--1796 Deputy Secretary--1775 Treasury, Department of the Assistant Secretaries--1786 Deputy Secretary--1764 Foreign Assets Control, Office of--1292 Funding for counterterrorism--1750 General Counsel--1782 Inspector General--1785 Internal Revenue Service--1788 Secretary--866 Under Secretaries--1764 Treaties and conventions. See specific country, region, or subject Tribal Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisors on--1771 Tunisia, U.S. Ambassador--1772 Turkey Prime Minister--1548 Terrorist attacks in Istanbul--1547 Turkmenistan, trade with U.S.--987 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act--1672 Tyson Foods--1542 Uganda AIDS Support Organisation Centre in Entebbe--860 Democracy and human rights--822 President--822 President Bush's visit--859 Ukraine Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Trade with U.S.--987 United Kingdom Ambassador to U.S.--1773 British detainees at Guantanamo Bay--1585 Conservative Party leader--1785 Liberal Democrat Party leader--1785 President Bush's visit--1573 Prime Minister--883 Queen--1579 Relations with U.S.--1563 Sedgefield Community College--1597 The Sun--1558 United Nations Assistance to Iraq--1105 Bombing of headquarters in Iraq--1033 General Assembly--1189-1776 Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council--1763 Peacekeeping operations, U.S. participation--813 Secretary-General--816 Security Council--1193 Special Representative for Iraq--1034 U.S. Representatives--1763 U.S. See other part of subject Urban League, National--937 USA Freedom Corps--1702 Uzbekistan Ambassador to U.S.--1788 Trade with U.S.--987 U.S. Ambassador--1778 Verizon--1542 Vermont, disaster assistance--1774 Veterans Benefits--1790 Korean War veterans--930 Veterans Affairs, Department of Assistant Secretaries--1764 Deputy Secretary--1776 Funding--876 Secretary--1060 Veterans Benefits Act of 2003--1790 Veterans Day--1507 Veterans of Foreign Wars--1766 Violence Against Women, Office of. See Justice, Department of Virgin Islands, disaster assistance--1789 Virginia Disaster assistance--1775 Governor--1186 Hurricane Isabel--1186 President's visits--1133, Republican Party event--1707 Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act--1716 Voice of America--828 Voluntarism--832 Walter Reed Army Medical Center--1751 Washington Disaster assistance--1783 Ice Harbor Lock and Dam in Burbank--1045 President's visits--1045 Republican Party event--1771 Washington, DC. See District of Columbia Weapons. 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