    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 15, 2004]
    [Page 77]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of Emergency With Respect
    to Sierra Leone and Liberia
    January 15, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Consistent with section 202(a) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
    U.S.C. 1622, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order on
    January 15, 2004, that terminates the national emergency described and
    declared with respect to Sierra Leone in Executive Order 13194 of
    January 18, 2001, and expanded in scope with respect to Liberia by
    Executive Order 13213 of May 22, 2001.
        I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order. This order becomes
    effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2004.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    January 16. The Executive order is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.