[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 [[Page A-1]] 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 [[Page A-2]] 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 [[Page A-3]] 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 [[Page A-4]] 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 [[Page A-5]] 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 [[Page A-6]] 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 [[Page A-7]] 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 [[Page A-8]] 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 [[Page A-9]] 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 [[Page A-10]] 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 [[Page A-11]] 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 [[Page A-12]] 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 [[Page A-13]] 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 [[Page A-14]] 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 [[Page A-15]] 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 [[Page A-16]] 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