    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2004]
    [Pages A-1-A-16]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Subject Index

                     Administration of George W. Bush, 2004

    Subject Index

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    Adriatic Charter--476
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, National. See Space program
    Afghan Women's Council, U.S.---376
    Afghanistan
        Constitution, adoption--5
        Democracy efforts--252
        Education--1047
        International aid and support--1056
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, role--962
        President--963
        Reconstruction and reform efforts--1047
        Security and antinarcotics efforts--1057
        Trade with U.S.--1048
        U.S. Ambassador--1158
        U.S. assistance--423
        U.S. military forces, casualties--699
        Women, political and economic participation--378
    Africa
        See also specific country
        AIDS pandemic--377
        Development efforts--1022
        Peacekeeping initiatives--1022
        Trade with U.S.--914
    African American History Month, National--1164
    African Development Foundation--1174
    African Growth and Opportunity Act--914
    African Union--1019
    Agency. See other part of subject
    Aging, Policy Committee of the White House Conference on--1174
    Agriculture
        Food safety and defense efforts--3
        Mad cow disease--3
    Agriculture, Department of
        Plant Disease Recovery System, National--176
        Rural development--1124
        Secretary--3
        Veterinary Stockpile, National--175
    AIDS. See HIV/AIDS
    AIDS Policy, Office of National--1178
    Air Force, Department of the
        Air Force Academy, U.S.--974
        Groom Lake, NV, operating location near--151
        MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL--1060
    Al-Ahram International newspaper--791
    Al Arabiya Television--770
    Albania, Prime Minister--475
    Alfalfa Club--1160
    Al Hurra, Arabic language satellite television--767
    Al Qaida terrorist group. See Terrorism
    American. See other part of subject
    Amtrak Reform Board--1162
    Appropriations. See Budget, Federal
    Angola
        President--1178
        U.S. Ambassador--1178
    Antitrust Modernization Commission--1166
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--1162
    Arctic Research Plan, U.S.--914
    Argentina, President--1158
    Arizona, President's visits--96
    Arkansas
        Butterfield Junior High School in Van Buren--842
        Central High School in Little Rock--892
        Disaster assistance--1177
        Governor--131
        Lieutenant Governor--131
        President's visits--130
        State Scholars program--850
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also Defense, Department of; Defense and national security;
            specific military branch
        Deployment of troops--423
        Military families--838
        Funding--776
        National Guard--1163
    Armenia
        Nagarno-Karabakh conflict--667
        U.S. Ambassador--1177

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    Armenian Remembrance Day--667
    Arms and munitions
        See also specific country
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--220
        Chemical Weapons Convention--151
        Nuclear weapons, nonproliferation--203
        Proliferation Security Initiative--411,
            1022
        Weapons of mass destruction--190,
            1022
    Army, Department of the
        Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.--1133
        Army War College, U.S.--919
        Chief of Staff--230
        Fort Campbell, KY--406
        Fort Polk, LA--229
        Military Academy, U.S.--1160
        Secretary--230
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center--414
    Arts, National Council on the--1157
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)--1168
    Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, President's Commission on--1181
    Atlantic Tunas, International Commission for the Conservation of--1165
    Atomic Energy Agency, International--204,
        1172
    Attorney General. See Justice, Department of
    Australia
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--219
        Prime Minister--981
        Relations with U.S.--981
        Troops in Iraq--982
    Azerbaijan, U.S. assistance--406
    Bahamas, U.S. Ambassador--1177
    Bahrain
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--1059
        King--1182
        U.S. Ambassador--1183
    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation--
        1172
    Baseball Hall of Fame, National--490
    Belarus, trade with U.S.--985
    Belgium, U.S. Ambassador--1178
    Bioethics, President's Council on--1165
    Black Music Month--1108
    Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase From People Who Are--
        1158
    Board. See other part of subject
    Bolivia
        Bolivia Support Group--326
        President--1158
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
        U.S. Ambassador--1182
        U.S. military, role--114
    Boy Scouts of America--1165
    Brazil
        President--1158
        U.S. Ambassador--1162
    Budget, Federal
        See also specific Federal agency or organization
        Amendments--790
        Consolidated appropriations--81
        Fiscal year 2004--86
        Fiscal year 2005--166
        Iraq war, funding--834
    Building Sciences, National Institute of--1161
    Bulgaria
        Investment treaty with U.S.--101
        Prime Minister--475
    Burma, U.S. national emergency--894
    Business and industry
        See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment;
            specific country
        Class action reform legislation--1075
        Investment--1072
        Productivity--349
        Small and minority business--34
        Women business owners--34
    Cabinet members, meetings with President--170
    CAFTA. See Commerce, international
    California
        Disaster assistance--1158
        President's visits--297
        Ruiz Foods--435
    Cameroon, U.S. Ambassador--1168
    Canada
        Fishery agreement with U.S.--1066
        Great Lakes, collaboration with U.S.--899
        Prime Minister--54
        Relations with U.S.--54
    Cancer Advisory Board, National--1185
    Cancer Panel, President's--1164
    Caribbean leaders, meeting with President--1158
    Catholic Educational Association, National--39
    Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). See Commerce,
        international

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    Central Intelligence Agency--2
    Central Piedmont Community College--677
    Chad, U.S. Ambassador--1163
    Charles, Ray (Ray Charles Robinson), death--1098
    Children's Miracle Network--1169
    Chile
        Free trade agreement with U.S.--51
        President--51
        U.S. Ambassador--1161
    China, Congressional Executive Committee on the People's Republic of--
        1169
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--1165
    Cinco de Mayo--773
    Civil rights
        See also Discrimination
        Brown v. Board of Education, 50th anniversary--891
        Freedom of religion--713
        School desegregation--891
    Clean Air Act--666
    Climate change. See Environment
    Colleges and universities. See specific State
    Colombia, President--1157
    Colorado
        President's visits--965
        Republican Party event--965
    Commerce, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--1171
        Deputy Secretary--1164
        Secretary--14
        Technological innovation--1121
        Under Secretaries--1168
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country or subject
        Agricultural subsidies--1017
        Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA)--53
        Developing countries--1017
        Economic reforms--832
        Foreign employers of U.S. workers--350
        Foreign sales corporations, tariffs--289
        Free and fair trade--17,
            442, 1016-1018, 1022, 1076, 1099, 1134, 1136
        Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)--289
        Group of Eight (G-8) summit--993,
            1183, 1184
            African leaders, meetings--1179
            Middle Eastern leaders, meetings--963
        North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--350
        Poverty--832
        Steel, demand and cost--752
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Committee. See other part of subject
    Communications
        Broadband technology--638
        Global Positioning System--1136
        News media, war coverage--698
    Communications Commission, Federal--638
    Community Colleges, American Association of--667
    Community Development Advisory Board--1178
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--1179
    Compassion Capital Fund initiative--65
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. Ambassador--1168
    Congress
        Members, meetings with President--143,
            1186
        Senate majority leader--1162
        Senate Youth Program, U.S.--1165
        Speaker of the House of Representatives--81
    Congressional Gold Medal--430
    Connecticut
        Disaster assistance--1159
        President's visits--159
        Yale University in New Haven--1180
    Conservation. See Environment
    Conservative Union, American--869
    Consumer Product Safety Commission--1167
    Corporation. See other part of subject
    Costa Rica, trade with U.S.--248
    Cote d'Ivoire, U.S. Ambassador--1160
    Credit Union Administration, National--1176
    Crime. See Law enforcement and crime
    Croatia, Prime Minister--475
    Cuba
        Democracy and human rights--783
        Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, detention of terror suspects--423,
            687, 982, 984
        Republic, anniversary--913
        U.S. national emergency--283
    Cuba Broadcasting, Advisory Board for--1182
    Cuba, Commission for Assistance to a Free--783
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--79

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    Cultural Property Advisory Committee--1164
    Czech Republic, investment treaty with U.S.--380

    Defense and national security
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; Terrorism
        Atomic energy cooperation agreement with United Kingdom--1045
        Border security--15
        Classified national security information--2
        First-responders--294
        Intelligence--190
        Project BioShield--903
        War on terror--200,
            640, 641, 644, 776, 797, 798, 860, 887-889, 895, 896, 916, 941,
            942, 946, 975, 979, 987, 988, 1023, 1027, 1028, 1085, 1134
    Defense, Department of
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific
            military branch
        American Forces Radio and Television Service--836
        Assistant Secretary--1181
        Combatant commanders--1160
        Defense University, National--200
        Deputy Under Secretaries--1160
        Funding--324
        Joint Chiefs of Staff--1160
        Military equipment upgrades--751
        Secretary--767,
            1170, 1173, 1175-1177, 1179, 1181, 1184, 1186, 1187
        Under Secretary--1166
        Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences--1170
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--1177
    Democratic Party, Presidential primary elections--1165
    Denmark, Prime Minister--940
    Department. See other part of subject
    Development Bank, North American--533
    Development, U.S. Agency for International--1177
    Disability, National Council on--1179
    Disabled persons--869
    Disaster assistance
        American Samoa--1159
        Arkansas--1177
        California--1158
        Connecticut--1159
        Illinois--1175
        Indiana--1182
        Iowa--1180
        Kentucky--1184
        Louisiana--1183
        Maine--1159
        Massachusetts--1159
        Micronesia--1172
        Missouri--1184
        Nebraska--1180
        New Hampshire--1159
        New Mexico--1176
        New York--1166
        North Dakota--1171
        Ohio--1160
        Oregon--1164
        South Carolina--1163
        Virginia--1184
        West Virginia--1183
        Wisconsin--1185
    Discrimination
        See also Civil rights
        Antisemitism--898
        Racial segregation and discrimination--891
    Diseases
        See also HIV/AIDS
        Animals--3
        Humans--88
        Plants--176
    District of Columbia
        Archbishop Carroll High School--213
        Ford's Theatre--1167
        Republican Party event--492
    Dominican Republic, trade with U.S.--248
    Dream Downpayment Act, American--474
    Drug abuse and trafficking
        Foreign narcotics traffickers, U.S. sanctions--964
        Interdiction efforts--247
        Prevention and treatment efforts--88
    Drug Control Policy, Office of National--290
    Drug Control Strategy, National--287
    Drug-Free Communities, Advisory Commission on--1159
    Earth Day--649
    Easter--546
    Economic Advisers, Council of--1162
    Economy, international. See Commerce, international
    Economy, national
        See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment

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        Growth rate--34,
        Strengthening efforts--44,
                Technological transformation--518
    Ecuador, President--1157
    Education
        Adjunct Teacher Corps--850
        Advanced Placement programs--850
        American Indian and Alaska Native students--693
        Catholic schools--39
        Community involvement--23
        Funding--3
        Literacy initiatives--22
        Math and science programs--540
        Minority students--20
        No Child Left Behind Act--5
        Parental involvement--21
        Pell grants--540
        Perkins vocational program--540
        Public school safety--711
        School choice--41
        Job training in secondary education--85,
                Standards and school accountability--3,
               State scholar programs--850
        State school officers--1169
        Students with disabilities--869
        Teachers--5
    Education, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--1180
        Deputy Secretary--1174
        Secretary--20
        Under Secretary--1174
    Education Sciences, National Board for--1177
    Egypt
        Democracy efforts--550
        President--549
        Relations with Israel--555
    Elections
        See also specific State or country
        2004 Presidential election--304
    Elliot Richardson Prize for Excellence in Public Service--1177
    El Salvador
        President--1170
        Trade with U.S.--248
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Economy, national
        Federal job training assistance--85
        Job creation and growth--191,
                Reemployment accounts, legislation--991
    Endowment for Democracy, National--180
    Energy
        Alternative sources and technologies--667
        Electricity systems--822
        Energy plan, national, proposed--1099
        Gasoline and oil costs--711
        Hydrogen--675
        Nuclear energy, peaceful uses, cooperation agreement--323
        Strategic Petroleum Reserve--901
    Energy, Department of
        Consumer protection--918
        Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--1172
        Nuclear Security Administration, National--1162
        Secretary--426
        Under Secretary--1171
        England. See United Kingdom
    Environment
        Air quality improvement efforts--666
        Brownfields cleanup--666
        Climate change programs, Federal expenditures--964
        Community and corporate partnerships--650
        Forest management--666
        Pollution prevention and reduction--649
        Wetlands conservation and expansion--649,
          Environmental Protection Agency--899
    Environmental Youth Awards, President's--653
    Equatorial Guinea, U.S. Ambassador--1168
    Eritrea, U.S. Ambassador--1160
    ESPN television--491
    Estonia
        Investment treaty with U.S.--383
        Prime Minister--475
        U.S. Ambassador--1182
    Ethics, Office of Government--1167
    Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council--1187
    Europe
        See also specific country

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        European Union--141,
                Relations with U.S.--971
    Evangelicals, National Association of--355
    Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--1157

    Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, White House Conferences on
        District of Columbia--947
        Los Angeles, CA--297
    Farm Bureau--1185
    Farm Credit Administration Board--1178
    FBI. See Justice, Department of
    Federal. See other part of subject
    Federation of Independent Businesses, National--1068
    FEMA. See Homeland Security, Department of
    Fine Arts, Commission of--1178
    Finland, U.S. Ambassador--1167
    Fishery agreements. See Maritime affairs
    Florida
        Environmental protection and restoration efforts--656
        Governor--29
        Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce--671
        NuAir Manufacturing--1163
        President's visits--28,
                Republican Party events--28
        Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve--655
    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country or region
        Debt reduction--343
        Human rights--1141
        International aid--887
        Relations with Europe--971
        Trafficking in persons, efforts to combat--377
        Women and children, human rights--375
    FOX Sports Midwest--1171
    France
        D-Day, 60th anniversary--1002
        Normandy American Cemetery--1183
        Paris Match Magazine--986
        President--993
        President Bush's visits--1000
        Relations with U.S.--986
    Freedom, Presidential Medal of--991

    Gabon
        President--1178
        U.S. Ambassador--1176
    Gambia, The
        Ambassador to U.S.--1170
        U.S. Ambassador--1160
    Georgia
        Group of Eight (G-8) summit at Sea Island--1020
        President's visits--72
        Republican Party events--72
    Georgia, Republic of
        President--266
        Relations with Russia--267
    Germany
        Chancellor--284
        Relations with U.S.--284
    Government organization and employees
        See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization
        Diversity--712
        Faith-based and community organizations initiative--60,
                Federal contracting and subcontracting, small businesses--37
        Federal lands, rights-of-way--679
        Regulatory reform--1074
        Safety and health management initiative--43
    Governors Association, National--250
    Great Britain. See United Kingdom
    Great Lakes Interagency Task Force--899
    Greece
        Olympic games in Athens--912
        Prime Minister--912-1170
        U.S. Ambassador--1176,
    Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
        American Democracy--1170,
    Group of Eight (G-8) nations. See Commerce, international
    Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba
    Guard, National. See Armed Forces, U.S.
    Guatemala
        Ambassador to U.S.--1170
        President--1157
        Trade with U.S.--248
    Guinea, U.S. Ambassador--1167

    Haiti
        Civil rebellion--267
        President, resignation--289
        Refugees--267

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        U.S. assistance--710
        U.S. Embassy personnel, security--268
        U.S. military forces, deployment--268
    Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation--1181
    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--1172
        Breast cancer research and prevention funding--647
        Health, National Institutes of--648
        Information technology, standards and funding--1123-1125
        Medicare and Medicaid--165, 398
        Secretary--682
    Health and medical care
        See also Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Science and technology
        Abortion--102
        Association health plans--399
        Breast cancer--646-648
        Cervical cancer--648,
        Community health centers--132
        Ethics issues, new technologies--887
        Generic drugs--1040
        Information technology--676
        Mad cow disease--3
        Medical liability reform--264
        Medical savings accounts--398
        Preventive health care--648
        Reform--86
        Seniors, health care reforms--1039
        Sexually transmitted diseases, prevention--88
    Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003--666
    Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, U.S.--431
    HIV/AIDS
        See also specific country or region
        Domestic strategy to combat--1114
        Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise--1022
        Global strategy to combat--711
    Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--1159
    Holy See (Vatican City)
        Head, Roman Catholic Church--973
        President Bush's visit--973
        Secretary of State--1182
    Homeland Security Council--174
    Homeland Security, Department of
        See also Defense and national security; Terrorism
        Establishment, anniversary--291
        Assistant Secretary--1172
        Chief Financial Officer--1157
        Emergency Management Agency, Federal (FEMA)--624
        Secretary--14
    Honduras, trade with U.S.--248
    Housing
        Homeownership--121
        Minority homeownership--121
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--1163
        Chief Financial Officer--1180
        Deputy Secretary--122
        Homeownership assistance programs--470
        Housing Administration, Federal--464
        Secretary--61
    Housing Finance Board, Federal--1172
    Human rights. See Foreign policy, U.S.; specific country
    Humanities, National Council on the--1180
    Hungary
        Prime Minister--1105
        Iraq, role--1107
        Trade with U.S.--1106
        Travel to and from U.S.--1106

    Iceland
        Prime Minister--1173
        Whaling, lethal research program--1110
    Illinois, disaster assistance--1175
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also specific country or region
        Citizenship--16
        Illegal immigration--15
        Refugees--267
        Temporary-worker program--16
    India
        Minister of External Affairs--1160
        Prime Minister--1180
        Relations with Pakistan--2
        Relations with U.S.--52
    Indian Education, National Advisory Council on--1172
    Indiana
        Disaster assistance--1182
        Gubernatorial election--699
        President's visit--699

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    Indonesia, nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--323
    Infrastructure Advisory Council, National--1166
    Intel Corporation, Science Talent Search--1167
    Intelligence. See Defense and national security; specific Federal agency
    Inter-American Foundation--1179
    Interior, Department of the
        Park Service, National--71
        Solicitor--1161
    International. See other part of subject
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iowa
        Architectural Arts, Inc.--588
        Disaster assistance--1180
        President's visits--580
    Iran
        Nuclear weapons development--645
        Parliamentary elections--265
        President--646
        Relations with Iraq--911
        U.S. assistance--1
        U.S. national emergency--354
    Iraq
        Al Zaman newspaper--907
        Ba'ath Party, former members--769
        Coalition armed forces, casualties--906
        Coalition civilian workers, casualties--1134
        Democracy efforts--1062-1140
        Development Fund for Iraq--913,
        Governing Council--325
        Hussein, Saddam, capture--988
        Insurgency and terrorist attacks--249,
                Interim Government--955
        Interim President--1015
        Interim Prime Minister--956,
                International aid and support--559,
                Iraq Survey Group--562
        Iraqi-Americans, meeting with President--1187
        Iraqi military and security forces--922,
                Iraqi civilians, medical care--925
        Iraqi officials, casualties--893
        National Olympic Committee--797
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, role--559,
                Oil production--963
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, anniversary--410
        Pre-war intelligence--139
        President Bush's personal envoy on the issue of Iraqi debt--1,
                Prisoners, treatment by U.S. soldiers--692,
              Reconstruction efforts and funding--240,
                Terrorist organizations, links to former regime--1054
        Transfer of sovereignty--234,
          Transitional security arrangement--957
        2005 elections--924
        U.S. Ambassador--603
        U.S. civilians, casualties--854
        U.S. military forces
            Casualties--153,
                       Deployment--560
            Operations report--633
        U.S. Presidential Envoy--958
        U.S. State Governors' visit--252
        United Nations, role--795
        United Nations Special Envoy--547,
              Weapons of mass destruction--139
        Women--378
    Ireland
        See also United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
        Deputy Prime Minister--1186
        President--1139

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        President Bush's visit--1133
        Prime Minister--405
        Radio and Television Ireland--1129
        Relations with U.S.--1129
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        Gaza and West Bank, settlements, withdrawal plan--553,
                Military operations--900
        Prime Minister--553
        Relations with U.S.--894
        Security wall--794
    Israel Public Affairs Committee, American--894
    Italian Americans--905
    Italy
        Fosse Ardeatine mausoleum in Rome--1182
        President--1177
        President Bush's visits--991
        Prime Minister--565,
                RAI Television--971
        Relations with U.S.--905
        U.S. Ambassador--1182

    Japan
        Prime Minister--1
        Relations with North Korea--1178
        U.S. military forces, deployment--1178
    Jordan
        King--571
        Social and economic reforms--784
        U.S. Ambassador--1175
        U.S. assistance--783
    Judiciary
        Appropriations requests--205
        Federal court recess appointments--77
        Supreme Court--1177
    Juneteenth--1098
    Justice, Department of
        Attorney General--2
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of--623
        Parole Commission, U.S.--1161
        Special Counsel--1181
    Justice Mission, International, Anti-Trafficking Operations--377

    Kansas
        Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka--891
        President's visit--891
    Kazakhstan, U.S. Ambassador--1167
    Kentucky
        Disaster assistance--1184
        President's visits--270
    Kosovo, U.S. military role--424
    Kuwait, U.S. Ambassador--1172

    Labor, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--1180
        Occupational Safety and Health Administration--43
        Secretary--43
        Workers' Compensation Programs Office--43
    Labor Relations Authority, Federal--1158
    Ladies' Home Journal--1171
    Laos, U.S. Ambassador--1172
    Latvia
        Investment treaty with U.S.--385
        President--1167
        Prime Minister--475
    Law enforcement and crime
        See also Drug abuse and trafficking; Terrorism; specific State or
            country
        Law enforcement officers, memorial ceremony--889
        Prisoner reentry initiative--88
        Violence against women and unborn victims--283
    Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, National--889
    Lebanon
        Sovereignty, status of--1003
        Syrian occupation--852
        U.S. Ambassador--1172
    Lesotho, U.S. Ambassador--1176
    Liberia
        Chairman--1162
        Ship-boarding agreement with U.S.--860
        U.S. national emergency, termination--77
    Library of Congress, ``Churchill and the Great Republic'' exhibit--178
    Libya
        Leader--202
        U.S. national emergency, continuation--13
        Weapons of mass destruction, efforts to disclose and dismantle--238,
      Literacy, National Institute for--1161
    Lithuania
        Investment treaty with U.S.--384
        President--1187

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        Prime Minister--475
    Louisiana
        Disaster assistance--1183
        Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge--914
        President's visits--60
        Republican Party events--66

    Macedonia
        President, death--287
        Prime Minister--475
    Madagascar, U.S. Ambassador--1175
    Maine
        Disaster assistance--1159
        President's visits--649
        Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve--1175
    Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award--344
    March for Life--102
    March of Dimes--1175
    Maritime affairs, fishery agreements--1066
    Marriage, same-sex marriage--88
    Marshall Islands, transfer of U.S. Government property--556
    Maryland
        Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore--684
        President's visits--680,
      Massachusetts
        Disaster assistance--1159
        President's visit--454
    MATHCOUNTS National Competition--1178
    Mayors, U.S. Conference of--115
    Medal. See other part of subject
    Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Memorial Day--941
    Mercury Office Supply--402
    Merit Systems Protection Board--1164
    Mexico
        Ambassador to U.S.--1170
        Border Environment Cooperation Commission, agreement with U.S.--533
        Border Partnership Agreement with U.S.--326
        Immigration to U.S.--48
        President--45
        President Bush's visit--45
        Relations with U.S.--46
        Trade with U.S.--326
        U.S. Ambassador--14
    Michigan
        Detroit Free Press--1176
        Detroit News--1176
        President's visits--699
    Micronesia
        Disaster assistance--1172
        U.S. Ambassador--1174
    Middle East
        See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country
        Counterterrorism efforts--1148
        Europe-U.S. cooperation--286
        Forum for the Future--1021
        Middle East Television Network--233
        Modernization and reform--1020
        Partnership for Progress and a Common Future--1021
        Peace and democracy efforts--84,
          Terrorism--427
        Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--78
        Trade development--342
        U.S. image--791
        Women, human rights--1022
    Military Appreciation Month--837
    Millennium Challenge Accounts--831
    Millennium Challenge Corporation--831
    Minnesota
        President's visit--667
        Republican Party event--1175
    Miss America--1165
    Missouri
        Disaster assistance--1184
        KMOX Radio of St. Louis--1171
        Pierre Laclede Elementary School in St. Louis--5
        President's visits--5,
               Republican Party events--8
    Missouri River Basin, operating plan--1133
    Monetary Fund, International--783
    Morocco
        King--379
        Trade with U.S.--342
    Motor Racing Network--1163

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    Museum and Library Services Board, National--1186
    Namibia, U.S. Ambassador--1176
    NASA Flexibility Act--265
    NASA. See Space program
    NATO-Ukraine Commission--1187
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    National security. See Defense and national security
    National. See other part of subject
    Navy, Department of the
        Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba
        Naval Academy, U.S.--601
        Under Secretary--1162
    NBC Television--1162
    Nebraska, disaster assistance--1180
    Nepal, U.S. Ambassador--1168
    Netherlands, Prime Minister--392
    Nevada, President's visit--1091
    New Hampshire
        Community Technical College at Nashua/Claremont--448
        Disaster assistance--1159
        President's visits--152
    New Mexico
        Disaster assistance--1176
        President's visits--103
    New Year's Day--1
    New York
        Disaster assistance--1166
        Nassau County 9/11 Memorial--1167
        President's visits--357
        Republican Party event--625
    News media. See Communications
    Newspaper Association of America--636
    Nicaragua, trade with U.S.--248
    Nigeria, U.S. Ambassador--1164
    No Child Left Behind Act. See Education
    North Atlantic Council--1187
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--141,
        North Carolina
        Carolina Paper & Builders Materials, Inc.--401
        Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte--1171
        Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem--671
        President's visits--514
        Republican Party event--527
        Unemployment rate--517
    North Dakota, disaster assistance--1171
    North Korea
        Chairman--642
        Nuclear weapons--642
        U.S. assistance--643
    NTV Turkish television--1186
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--1163
    Nuclear Security Administration, National. See Energy, Department of
    Nuclear weapons. See Arms and munitions
    Office. See other part of subject
    Ohio
        Disaster assistance--1160
        President's visits--89,
                Republican Party event--1186
        Sinclair Community College in Dayton--749
        Thermagon, Inc.--1166
        Unemployment rate--350
        Youngstown State University in Youngstown--927
    OPIC. See Overseas Private Investment Corporation
    Organization. See other part of subject
    Oregon, disaster assistance--1164
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation--1159

    Pakistan
        Counterterrorism efforts--645
        Nuclear weapons proliferation--201
        President--2
        Relations with India--2
        Relations with U.S.--2
    Palestinian Authority and Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        Economy--1020
        Humanitarian aid--1020
        Prime Minister--784
        Reforms--1020
    Panama
        President--1158
        Ship-boarding agreement with U.S.--860
        Trade with U.S.--53
    Paraguay
        Ambassador to U.S.--1170
        President--1173
    Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of
    Passover--533
    Peace, U.S. Institute of--1161
    Pennsylvania
        Central Dauphin High School in Harrisburg--206

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        Greater Exodus Baptist Church in Philadelphia--1111
        President's visits--167,
                Republican Party events--167
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--1183
    Peru, Ambassador to U.S.--1170
    Philippines, President--1186
    Poland
        Alliance with U.S.--141
        Citizens, entry into U.S.--140
        Investment treaty with U.S.--382
        President--138
        U.S. Ambassador--1172
        U.S. military aid--139
    Portugal, Prime Minister--1169
    Prayer Breakfast, National--182
    Prayer, National Day of--788
    Presidency, U.S.
        See also White House Office
        President George H.W. Bush, 80th birthday--1034
        President Ronald Reagan, death--1006,
                President's family members--990
        President's religious beliefs--713
        Women, senior advisers--877
    President. See other part of subject
    Presidential. See other part of subject
    Prison Rape Reduction Commission, National--1179
    Qatar, U.S. Ambassador--1183
    Race for the Cure, National--646
    Radio and Television Correspondents' Association--440
    Railroad industry, labor disputes--1173
    Reader's Digest--1178
    Red Cross, American--1185
    Red Cross and Red Crescent, International--768
    Refugees. See Immigration and naturalization; specific country or region
    Religious leaders
        See also specific State or country
        Meetings with President--1143
    Republican Party
        See also specific State
        Congressional Committee, National--498
        Congressional elections--170
        Fundraisers--8
        Governors Association--257
        National Committee--777
        New members--3
        Senatorial Committee, National--1165
        2004 Congress of Tomorrow luncheon--167
    Reserve System, Federal--1179
    Rolling Thunder--945
    Romania
        Prime Minister--475
        U.S. Ambassador--1167
    Russia
        Nuclear proliferation risk, U.S. national emergency--1066
        President--940
        Relations with Republic of Georgia--268
        Terrorist attacks, Moscow subway--191
    Russian Joint Commission on POW/MIAs, U.S.-1185,
        Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, International--545
        Genocide, anniversary--545
        Violence against women--545
    Saint Patrick's Day--404
    Salon Azure hair design studio--400
    Same-sex marriage. See Marriage
    Samoa, American, disaster assistance--1159
    Sao Tome and Principe, U.S. Ambassador--1176
    Saudi Arabia
        Counterterrorism efforts--645
        Crown Prince--1025
        U.S. citizen, murder--1091
    Scholars, White House Commission on Presidential--1159
    Science and Mathematics Teaching, Presidential Award for Excellence in--
        1168
    Science and technology
        See also Health and medical care
        Medical research and technology--668
        Scientific research and development--674
    Science Board, National--655
    Science Foundation, National--1163
    Science, President's Committee on the National Medal of--1165
    Security Council, National--1158,
        Security Education Board, National--1162

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    Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National--1177,
        Selective Service System--1176
    Senegal, President--1173
    Sentencing Commission, U.S.--1164
    September 11th Victim Compensation Fund--1184
    Serbia and Montenegro, U.S. Ambassador--1164
    Sierra Leone
        U.S. Ambassador--1168
        U.S. national emergency, termination--77
    Singapore, Prime Minister--1173
    Slovakia
        Investment treaty with U.S.--381
        Prime Minister--475
    Slovenia
        Prime Minister--475
        U.S. Ambassador--1162
    Social Security Administration--1166
    Solomon Islands, Ambassador to U.S.--1170
    Sons of Italy Foundation--905
    South Africa
        Election--648
        President--648
        U.S. Ambassador--1168
    South Carolina
        Disaster assistance--1163
        President's visit--184
    South Korea
        Iraq
            Assistance--1164
            Role--1107
        President--1107
        Relations with North Korea--1178
        U.S. Ambassador--1169
        U.S. military forces, deployment--1178
    Southern Baptist Convention--1057
    Space Exploration Policy, President's Commission on Implementation of
        U.S.--1065
    Space program
        Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--55,
                Shuttle--1162
        Solar system exploration--55
    Spain
        Ambassador to U.S.--372
        Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group--356
        Elections--374
        Former President--1174
        King--356
        President--59
        Television of Spain--373
        Terrorist attacks in Madrid--356
        Iraq, withdrawal of forces--1174
    Sports
        Baseball--123
        Basketball--918
        Football--171
        NASCAR--221
        NCAA championship teams--427
        Olympic games--912
    State, Department of
        See also Foreign policy, U.S.
        Ambassadors. See specific country
        Assistant Secretaries--1168
        Deputy Secretary--559
        International agreements, report--290
        Secretary--14,
                Trafficking in Persons, Office to Monitor and Combat--1185
    States, Organization of American--326
    Sudan
        Civil conflict--545
        Genocide and human rights crisis--1019
        Government--963
        Humanitarian aid--1019
        Peace efforts--1019
        President--545
        Sudan People's Liberation Movement--545
    Supreme Court. See Judiciary
    Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation--647
    Swaziland, U.S. Ambassador--1167
    Sweden, Prime Minister--686
    Syria
        Ambassador to U.S.--1170
        Economic sanctions--797
        Iraq, interference with U.S. efforts--853
        Lebanon, occupation--852
        President--237
        Terrorism, sponsorship--798
        Weapons of mass destruction--852
    Taiwan, World Health Organization, participation--1044
    Taxation
        Export tariffs--289
        Tax relief legislation, remarks--35
    Teacher of the Year Award, National--634
    Tennessee
        President's visits--18

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        Republican Party event--23
        Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville--933
        West View Elementary School in Knoxville--18
    Terrorism
        See also Defense and national security; specific country or region
        Al Qaida terrorist group--248,
          Counterterrorism efforts--79,
        Global threat--410
        September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--230
    Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, National Commission on--489,
      Texas
        Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo--343
        President's visits--1,
                University of Texas at Austin--1180
    Thailand
        Prime Minister--1175
        U.S. Ambassador--1177
    Trade agreements or negotiations. See Commerce, international; specific
        country or region
    Trade Commission, Federal--1172
    Trade Commission, U.S. International--1183
    Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--1173
    Trade. See Business and industry; Commerce, international; specific
        country or region
    Trafficking in persons. See Foreign policy, U.S.
    Transatlantic Business Dialogue--1187
    Transportation, Department of
        Assistant Secretary--1174
        Chief Financial Officer--1176
        Deputy Secretary--1181
        Secretary--1177
    Transportation Safety Board, National--1165
    Treasury, Department of the
        Assistant Secretaries--1167
        Former Secretary--50
        Secretary--1173
        Under Secretary--1166
    Tunisia, President--240
    Turkey
        Democracy--1152
        Europe-Middle East relations, role--1152
        Galatasaray University in Istanbul--1151
        President--1158
        President Bush's visit--1133
        Prime Minister--150
        Relations with U.S.--1151
        Religious leaders, meetings with President Bush--1143
        Terrorist attacks in Istanbul--645
        U.S. Consul General in Istanbul--1187
    Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission--667
    Turkmenistan, trade with U.S.--986
    Uganda, Ambassador to U.S.--376
    Unborn Victims of Violence legislation--102
    United Arab Emirates (UAE), U.S. Ambassador--1170
    United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America--468
    United Kingdom
        Atomic energy for mutual defense purposes, cooperation agreement
            with U.S.--1045
        Northern Ireland
            Peace efforts--405
            Political and civic leaders, meeting with President--1168
            U.S. Special Envoy--1138
        Prime Minister--565,
                Relations with U.S.--591
    United Nations
        Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council--1163
        Secretary-General--177
        Security Council--220,
                Torture, Fund for Victims of--1142
        Torture, International Day in Support of Victims of--1141
        Transnational Organized Crime, U.N. Convention Against, and
            supplementary protocols--256
        U.S. Representatives--1172
        Weapons of mass destruction, resolution--688
        Women, Commission on the Status of--376

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    U.S. See other part of subject
    USA PATRIOT Act--600
    USAID. See Development, U.S. Agency for International
    Uzbekistan
        President--1170
        Terrorist attacks in Tashkent--1170
    Vatican. See Holy See (Vatican City)
    Valor, Public Safety Officer Medal of--1169
    Venezuela
        Presidential recall efforts--326
        U.S. Ambassador--1176
    Veterans
        Veterans service organizations--1184
        World War II veterans--698
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--1160
        Health care information technology--682
        Secretary--683
    Veterans Business Development Corporation, National--1174
    Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission--1179
    Veterans of Foreign Wars--1166
    Vietnam
        HIV infection rate--1114
        Trade with U.S.--986
    Vietnam Education Foundation--1179
    Virginia
        Disaster assistance--1184
        President's visits--191
        R.W. Murray Company--403
    Voluntarism--653
    Volunteer programs, Federal funding--713
    Volunteer Service Award, President's--650

    Washington
        President's visits--1078
        Republican Party event--1078
    Washington, DC. See District of Columbia
    Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions
    Welfare, reform--1101
    West Virginia
        Disaster assistance--1183
        Parkersburg South High School in Parkersburg--861
        President's visits--504
    Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency--1128
    Whaling Commission, International--1110
    White House
        See White House Office; other part of subject
        Classified information leaks, investigation--2
        President William J. Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton,
            official portraits, unveiling--1035
        White House Fellows--1169
    White House Correspondents' Association--698
    White House Fellowships, President's Commission on--1170
    White House News Photographers Association--1167
    White House Office
        Assistants to the President
            Domestic Policy Adviser--252
            Homeland Security Adviser--1176
            National Security Adviser--1
            Policy, Special Assistant for--1188
        Counsel to the President--689
        Deputy Assistants to the President
            Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Director--62
            International Economic Affairs--1186
            Legislative Affairs--1158
        Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of
            Mass Destruction, Commission on the--190
    Wisconsin
        Cabela's Inc.--808
        Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon--885
        Disaster assistance--1185
        Economy--482
        Lutheran Counseling and Family Services in Milwaukee--886
        Prairie Industries--818
        President's visits--477
        W.S. Darley & Co.--816
    Women. See Foreign Policy, U.S.; specific country, region, or subject
    Women's Day, International--342
    Women's Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century Forum--346
    World Bank--783
    World Economic Forum--784
    World Health Organization--1044
    World Trade Organization--1017
    World War II Memorial, National--941

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    Yemen, U.S. Ambassador--1170
    Yugoslavia. See Serbia and Montenegro

    Zimbabwe
        Persons undermining democratic processes or institutions, blocking
            property of--296
        U.S. Ambassador--1178