    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book II)]
    [September 22, 2004]
    [Page 2174]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Senate Confirmation of Porter J. Goss as Director of Central Intelligence
    September 22, 2004

        I am very pleased that a strong bipartisan majority in the U.S.
    Senate today voted to confirm Porter Goss as the next Director of
    Central Intelligence. Porter Goss is a leader with strong experience in
    intelligence and in the fight against terrorism. He is the right man to
    take on the essential mission of leading the CIA at this critical moment
    in our Nation's history as we face the challenges and the dangerous
    threats of this century. I look forward to his counsel as we implement
    intelligence reform, including the recommendations of the 9/11
    Commission.