    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [February 25, 2004]
    [Page 269]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress Reporting a Certification Regarding NATO
    Invitees Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and
    Slovenia
    February 25, 2004

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Consistent with Condition (3) of the resolution of advice and
    consent to the ratification of the Protocols to the North Atlantic
    Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,
    Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, adopted by the United States Senate on
    May 8, 2003, and based on the recommendation of the Department of State,
    I hereby certify to the Congress that each of these governments is
    cooperating fully with United States efforts to obtain the fullest
    possible accounting of captured or missing United States personnel from
    past military conflicts or Cold War incidents, to include:
         (A) facilitating full access to relevant archival material; and
         (B) identifying individuals who may possess knowledge relative to
            captured or missing United States personnel, and encouraging
            such individuals to speak with United States Government
            officials.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     February 25, 2004.

    Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    February 26.