[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)] [July 1, 2006] [Pages A-1-A-21] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Administration of George W. Bush, 2006 Subject Index [[Page A-1]] ABC News--2243, 2250 Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. See Children and youth Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the (NAACP)-- 1425 Afghanistan Afghan military and security forces--1723, 1724 Counternarcotics programs--1702 Democracy efforts--1670, 1700, 1723 Former regime--1602, 1722, 1907, 2129 International assistance--1463, 1670, 1701, 1706, 1724 Judiciary--1725 NATO, role--1933, 2122, 2129, 2130 President--1696, 1700, 1702, 1709, 1722, 2240, 2244, 2245, 2247 Private organizations, assistance--1891 Reconstruction and infrastructure development--1725, 2130 Relations with Pakistan--1707 Relations with U.S.--1709 Terrorist attacks--1584, 1701 U.S. assistance--1701 U.S. military forces Casualties--1318, 1729, 2116, 2240, 2253 Deployment--1584, 1622, 1723-1725 Women's Teacher Training Institute--1664 Africa See also Developing countries; specific country Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--2184 HIV/AIDS epidemic, prevention and treatment--1331, 1430 Malaria, prevention and treatment--2182-2184 African Growth and Opportunity Act of 2000--2184 African Union--1432, 1670, 2232 Agriculture, Department of Commodity Credit Corporation--2237, 2242, 2254 Forest Service, U.S.--2251 Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services--2254 Agriculture, legislation--1971 AIDS. See HIV/AIDS; specific country or region Air and Space Museum, National. See Smithsonian Institution Air Force, Department of the 57th Bomb Wing--2249 60th anniversary--1853 Thunderbirds air demonstration team--2249 U.S. Air Force Memorial in Arlington, VA--1853 Alabama President's visit--1712, 1713, 2247 Republican Party event--1713 Unemployment rate--1714 U.S. Air Force Memorial in Hoover--2247 Alaska, disaster assistance--2238, 2250, 2251, 2258 Al Qaida. See Terrorism American Folklife Center. See Library of Congress American. See other part of subject Americas. See Central America; Western Hemisphere; specific country Amtrak Reform Board--2248 Antigua and Barbuda, U.S. Ambassador--2234 Appropriations. See Budget, Federal Archives and Records Administration, National, Historical Publications and Records Commission, National--2239 Arctic Research Commission, National--2234 Arizona Disaster assistance--2243 President's visit--1765, 1772, 2248 Republican Party event--1765 Arkansas President's visits--1573, 2039, 2241, 2253 Republican Party events--2039, 2241 Armed Forces, U.S. See also Defense, Department of; Defense and national security; specific military branch Expansion--2203, 2207 Funding--1373, 1633, 1732, 1759 Humanitarian aid and relief missions--1943 Military families--1445, 1943, 2222, 2260 Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act--2247 National Guard--1486, 1487, 1492 [[Page A-2]] Private organizations, assistance--1318, 1891, 2222, 2223 Reorganization--2190, 2207 Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act--1582 Servicemembers Casualties--1318, 1640, 1945, 2222, 2237, 2260 Citizenship requirements--1436 Deployment--1315, 1486, 1487, 1492, 1495, 1644, 2056, 2193, 2201, 2202, 2223, 2260 Hispanic and Mexican American servicemembers--1792 Meetings with President--1433, 1445, 2241, 2256, 2259, 2260 Service and dedication--1317, 1588, 1795, 1943, 2118, 2119, 2178, 2202 Arms and munitions See also specfic country Nuclear weapons and material Nonproliferation efforts--1402, 1415, 1416, 1607, 1627, 1731, 2090, 2097 Security--1401, 1402, 1415, 1416 Proliferation Security Initiative--1330, 1607, 1627, 1651, 2190 Weapons of mass destruction--1398, 1607, 1946 Army, Department of the 555th Anti-aircraft Artillery Battalion--2254 Army Special Operations Command, U.S. (USASOC)--2231 Assistant Secretary for Financial Management--2237 Walter Reed Army Medical Center--2222, 2235, 2260 Arts See also Smithsonian Institution ``Children of Glory,'' White House screening--2252 Arts, National Council on the--2232, 2254 Arts, National Endowment for the--2247 Arts, National Medal of--2241, 2254 Asia See also specific country Asia-Pacific clean energy and development partnership--2088 Defense relationship with U.S.--2090 Trade with U.S.--2087, 2088, 2102 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)--2087, 2099, 2102, 2115, 2251, 2255 Asian Nations, Association of Southeast (ASEAN)--2255 Associated Press--2250, 2252 Australia Detainee at Guantanamo Bay--2095 Iraq, role--2093, 2094 Prime Minister--2093, 2249, 2255 Avian influenza. See Diseases Awards. See Decorations, medals, and awards Banks. See Development banks and funds Barbados, U.S. Ambassador--2234 Belarus Democracy efforts--2128 U.S. Ambassador--2234 Belgium, U.S. Ambassador--2258 Belo Broadcasting--1906 Benin, President--2179, 2181, 2258 Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Award--2236 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation--2183 Bloomberg News--2252 Board. See other part of subject Bolivia, U.S. Ambassador--2232 Bosnia-Herzegovina, NATO Headquarters Sarajevo, U.S. military forces, deployment--2196 Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. and Mexico), International--2257 Boy Scouts of America--2234 Boys & Girls Clubs of America--2246 Boys and Girls Nation--2236 Brazil, President--1414, 2252 Broadcasting Board of Governors--2260 Budget, Federal See also specific Federal agency or organization Amendments--1676 Appropriations Defense and national security--1863, 2250 Defense, Department of--1733 District of Columbia--1735 Homeland Security, Department of--1772, 1774 Congressional spending restraint--1374, 1382, 1404, 1456, 1612, 1646, 1699, 1831, 2192, 2204 Deficit--1374, 1377, 1381, 1404, 1457, 1525, 1578, 1593, 1810, 1813, 1829, 1831 Fiscal year 2007 budget--2067 Funding--1676 Government programs, spending reductions--1699, 1831, 1850 Business and industry See also Commerce, international; Employment and unemployment; specific State or company [[Page A-3]] Automobile industry--2082 Business leaders, meetings with President--1333, 1697, 2082, 2232, 2251 Manufacturing industry--1455, 1456 Small and minority business--1429, 1503, 1517, 1791, 1830, 1895, 1986, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2251, 2253 Cabinet See also specific position under Federal department or executive branch agency Members, meetings with President--1612, 2067 Cable News Network television--2232, 2245 CAFTA, DR-. See Central America; Commerce, international California George W. Bush Elementary School in Stockton--2248 Klamath River Compact Commission--2248 Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego--2239 Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act--1862 President's visit--1750, 1757, 1758, 1765, 2248 Republican Party events--1750, 1757, 2248 Wildfires--1765, 2248, 2251 Canada Afghanistan, role--1325 Counterterrorism efforts--1325 Prime Minister--1325, 2232, 2248 Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission--2234 Trade with U.S.--1326 Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative--1326, 1328, 1329 Cancer Advisory Board, National--2236 Capital Planning Commission, National--2260 Catholic. See Roman Catholic Church; Holy See (Vatican City) CBS News--2243 Central America See also Commerce, international; Western Hemisphere; specific country Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- (DR-CAFTA)--1479, 1918, 2151 Central Intelligence Agency--1614, 1616-1619, 1636, 1644, 1648, 1653, 1662, 1682, 1708, 1716, 1721, 1746, 1755, 1756, 1762, 1763, 1770, 1771, 1780, 1857, 1858, 1874, 1875, 1880, 1887, 1924 Children and youth See also Education; Law enforcement and crime Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006--1453 AMBER Alert program--1453 Child protection and safety legislation--1434 Junior 8 (J-8) project--2233 Mentoring--1866 Project Safe Childhood--1453 Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006--2231 Transportation of minors across State lines, parental notification requirements--1444 China Central Military Commission, Vice Chairman--2234 Commercial products, exports from U.S., certification--1474, 2084, 2085 Congressional Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--2239 Economic Dialogue, U.S.-China Strategic, establishment--1676 President--1409, 2104, 2249, 2256 Relations with U.S.--1676, 2104 State Councilor--2249 Trade with U.S.--2104 Christian Broadcasting Network--2252 Christmas and winter holidays--2146, 2165, 2202, 2222, 2223, 2258-2260 Civil rights See also Human rights Civil Rights Museum, National, in Memphis, TN--1425 Minorities African American civil rights movement--1425, 1449, 2076, 2077 Political participation--1427 Slavery. See Slavery in U.S. (historical) Voting Rights Act of 1965--1431, 1448 Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King--1448 CNBC television--2251 CNN. See Cable News Network television Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006--1384 Coast Guard, U.S. See Homeland Security, Department of Colombia Free trade agreement with U.S., proposed--1553 [[Page A-4]] Narcotics traffickers, continuation of national emergency--1833 President--2099, 2238 Colorado Mile High Coffee in Englewood--2253 President's visits--1433, 1776, 2010, 2235, 2248, 2253 Republican Party events--1776, 2010, 2235 Combating Autism Act of 2006--2203 Commerce, Department of Assistant Secretaries Export Administration--2233 Oceans and Atmosphere--2247 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs--2237 Commerce, international See also specific country or region Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- (DR-CAFTA)--1479, 1918, 2151 Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries Export controls, U.S. national emergency--1491 Free and fair trade--1335, 1359, 1461, 1479, 1515, 1599, 1634, 2082, 2085, 2087, 2102, 2209 Group of Eight (G-8) nations--1362, 1363, 1403, 1411, 1434, 1504, 2233 Industrial designs, international registration of--2081 Intellectual property rights--2081 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--1479 Patent Law Treaty--1611 Commission. See other part of subject Committee. See other part of subject Commodity Credit Corporation. See Agriculture, Department of Commodity Futures Trading Commission--2258 Communications See also specific news organization, State, or country Interception. See Terrorism News media, Presidential interviews--1361, 2231, 2232, 2236, 2239- 2241, 2243-2245, 2247, 2250-2252, 2257-2260 Community Service, Corporation for National and--2238, 2254 Competitiveness Initiative, American--1355, 1356, 1459 Congo, Democratic Republic of the Blocking property of persons contributing to the conflict--1960 President--2258 Congress Bipartisanship--2054, 2058, 2059, 2062, 2150, 2152, 2156, 2205, 2207, 2214 Congressional Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China--2239 Ethics--1917 House of Representatives Majority leader-elect--2068 Speaker-elect--2057, 2068 Members, meetings with President--1417, 2152, 2166, 2232, 2235, 2237, 2247, 2254, 2258 Page program--1757, 1825 Senate Assistant majority leader-elect--2070 Majority leader-elect--2070 Connecticut President's visit--2246 Republican Party event--2246 Costa Rica Education, reforms--2151 President--2151, 2256 Relations with U.S.--2151 Corporation. See other part of subject Council. See other part of subject Cox Broadcasting--2252 Credit Rating Agency Reform Act--2247 Crime. See Law enforcement and crime Criminal Court, International. See Armed Forces, U.S. Croatia European Union, membership bid--1862 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1862 Prime Minister--1861, 2247 Relations with U.S.--1861 Cuba Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba--1360, 2231 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--1412 Democracy efforts--1360, 1490, 1500 Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base, detention of alleged terrorists-- 1339, 1614, 1618, 1636 President--1490, 1500 Czech Republic, U.S. Ambassador--2233 Deaths Basayev, Shamil--1370 Bradley, Ed--2070 Brown, James--2223 [[Page A-5]] Cruz, Mary--2119 Ecevit, Mustafa Bulent, former Prime Minister of Turkey--2254 Favela, Steve B.--2120 Ford, former President Gerald R.--2224, 2225, 2228, 2260 Friedman, Milton--2099 Gemayel, Pierre, Minister of Industry of Lebanon--2116 Hashimoto, Ryutaro, former Prime Minister of Japan--2238 Hussein, Saddam, former President of Iraq--2226 Jimenez, Aleena--2119 Kirkpatrick, Jeane J.--2168 Madla, Frank L., Jr.--2119 Nelson, J. Byron, Jr.--1708 O'Neil, John J. ``Buck''--1796 Richards, Ann--1646, 1658 Schembechler, Glenn E. ``Bo''--2103 Decorations, medals, and awards Arts, National Medal of--2241, 2254 Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Award--2236 Boys & Girls Clubs of America 2006 Youth of the Year finalists--2246 Humanitarian Medals, National--2254 Medal of Honor--2073, 2119, 2254 Nobel Prize--1865 Presidential Medal of Freedom--2185 Purple Heart Medal--2235, 2237, 2260 Scientists and Engineers, 2005 Presidential Early Career Awards for--2235 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award--2246 Spelling Bee champion, Scripps National--2246 Defense and national security See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense, Department of; Terrorism; specific military branch Border security--1326, 1328, 1486-1488, 1492, 1650, 1772, 1773, 1827, 1848, 1919, 1920, 2237 Classified information--2211 Container Security Initiative--1481, 1646 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism--1647, 1848 Intelligence--1519, 1613-1615, 1617, 1623, 1624, 1636, 1648, 1649, 1662, 1690, 1708, 1716, 1721, 1727, 1746, 1755, 1762, 1763, 1770, 1771, 1780, 1812, 1844, 1857, 1858, 1874, 1880, 1887, 1899, 1924 Intelligence Estimate, National--1703, 1704, 1717, 1719, 1720, 1728, 1736 Maritime Transportation Security Act--1848 Port and shipping security--1481, 1482, 1646, 1848, 1849 Security and Accountability For Every Port Act--1646, 1847, 1849 War on terror--1317, 1336, 1345, 1352, 1379, 1481, 1498, 1502, 1506, 1511, 1514, 1518, 1519, 1539, 1540, 1573, 1575, 1582, 1583, 1587, 1590, 1595, 1601, 1603, 1604, 1608, 1612, 1613, 1618, 1619, 1621, 1626, 1630, 1635, 1638, 1643, 1644, 1647, 1649, 1660, 1679, 1685, 1692, 1695, 1701-1703, 1705, 1708, 1709, 1711, 1716, 1717, 1720, 1722, 1725-1728, 1736, 1745, 1746, 1752, 1756, 1760, 1764, 1768, 1771, 1778, 1781, 1795, 1810, 1821, 1826, 1842, 1844, 1854, 1857, 1858, 1874-1876, 1880, 1886, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1914, 1923-1925, 1930, 1931, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1996-1998, 2004, 2005, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023, 2029- 2031, 2036, 2042, 2043, 2048-2050, 2059, 2072, 2075, 2089, 2102, 2114, 2129, 2131, 2141, 2154, 2158, 2173, 2189, 2194, 2203, 2207, 2208, 2240 Defense Appropriations Act, 2007, Department of--1733 Defense, Department of See also Armed Forces, U.S.; Defense and national security; specific military branch America Supports You program--1319, 2223 Assistant to the Secretary for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs--2235, 2258 Defense Policy and Programs team--1507 Employer Support Freedom Award--2246 Funding--1732, 1733 Joint Chiefs of Staff--2260 North America Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)--1325 Operation Jump Start--1488, 1492 Pacific Command, U.S.--2115, 2256 Secretary--1507, 1911, 2054, 2055, 2057, 2064, 2067, 2074, 2150, 2153, 2189, 2199, 2203, 2225, 2231, 2234, 2235, 2237, 2240, 2244, 2246, 2251, 2252, 2254, 2258-2260 Senior officials, meeting with President--2175 Stars and Stripes newspaper--2231 Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board--2242 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005--1457 Delaware, disaster assistance--2231 [[Page A-6]] Democratization. See Foreign policy, U.S. Denmark-U.S. Taxation Convention--1738 Developing countries See also Development banks and funds; specific country or region Doha Development Agenda--1362, 1388, 1414, 1461, 1479, 2087, 2167, 2209 Millennium Challenge Accounts--1324, 2089, 2108, 2179, 2184 Trade and economic growth--2217 U.S. assistance--1665 Development banks and funds See also Developing countries African Development Fund--2232 Asian Development Bank--2246 Asian Development Fund--2232 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development--2232 Inter-American Development Bank--2232 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development--2232 Development, U.S. Agency for International--2234, 2241, 2250 Disaster assistance See also Natural disasters; specific State or country Alaska--2238, 2250, 2251, 2258 Arizona--2243 Delaware--2231 Hawaii--2250 Hurricane Katrina Federal assistance--1426, 1537, 1552, 1555, 1557-1561, 1563, 1567, 1569, 1570 Private sector aid--1559, 1561, 1568, 1571, 1582, 2241 Illinois--2261 Indiana--2248 Louisiana--2253 Maryland--2231 Missouri--2235, 2253, 2261 New Jersey--2232 New Mexico--2242 New York--2231, 2250, 2251, 2259 Ohio--1485, 2231, 2237 Oregon--2260 Texas--2239 Virginia--2233, 2246 Washington--2259 Diseases See also HIV/AIDS Avian influenza--2089, 2097, 2102, 2108, 2113, 2240, 2255 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria--2184 Malaria--2179, 2180, 2241 SARS virus--2088 District of Columbia Archbishop of Washington--2234 D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program--1786 Fair and equal House voting rights legislation--2060 Federal appropriations--1735 FedEx Express DCA Facility--2248 Judicial Nomination Commission--2231 Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial--2076 Republican Party event--2247 Urban Trust Bank--1895, 2251 Walter Reed Army Medical Center--2222, 2235, 2260 Woodridge Elementary and Middle Campus--1783, 2248 Doha Development Agenda. See Developing countries Dominica, U.S. Ambassador--2234 Dominican Republic Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, Dominican Republic- (DR-CAFTA). See Central America; Commerce, international Economic growth--1918 President--1918, 2249 DR-CAFTA. See Central America; Commerce, international Drug abuse and trafficking See also specific country Interdiction efforts--1799, 1918 Methamphetamine, production and distribution, efforts to combat-- 1986, 1994 Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006, Office of National-- 2226 Drug-Free Communities, Advisory Commission on--2247 Economic Advisers, Council of--1524, 2240 Economy, international. See Commerce, international Economy, national See also Budget, Federal; Employment and unemployment; specific State Capital investment--1341, 1359 [[Page A-7]] Improvement--1334, 1349, 1355, 1358, 1373, 1403, 1456, 1503, 1524, 1525, 1528, 1577, 1593, 1595, 1656, 1752, 1758, 1766, 1778, 1789, 1809, 1813, 1821, 1829, 1841, 1879, 1885, 1895, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1955, 1964, 1972, 1979, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2021, 2035, 2169, 2192, 2204, 2208, 2216, 2229, 2239, 2248, 2251 Strengthening efforts--1525, 1528, 1789, 2216, 2239, 2248, 2251 Education See also specific State or country Advanced Placement programs--1354, 1459, 1788, 1870 D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program--1786 Foreign exchange programs--1439 Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative--1564, 1569 High schools, improvement efforts--1870 Higher education leaders, meeting with President--2259 Literacy initiatives--1663, 1664 Local control of schools--1867 Magnet schools--1866 Math and science programs--1354, 1459, 1788, 1870 Minority students--1428, 1791 No Child Left Behind Act--1334, 1350, 1382, 1427, 1458, 1578, 1634, 1679, 1782, 1784, 1786, 1787, 1793, 1865, 1867-1869, 1937, 1947, 1954, 1963, 2058, 2209 Opportunity scholarships--1788, 1869 Parental involvement--1428, 1804 Public School Choice Program--1788 School safety--1757, 1777, 1784, 1793, 1800, 1803, 1807 Postsecondary education Community colleges--1335, 1350, 1598 Historically Black Colleges and Universities--1428, 2257 Pell grants--1428 Tribal Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisers on--2257 Standards and school accountability--1427, 1517, 1685, 1715, 1777, 1785, 1787, 1788, 1791, 1803, 1867, 1870 Supplemental Service Initiative--1786 Teacher Incentive Fund--1787, 1870 Teachers--1787, 1804, 1865 Tutoring, funding--1788 Education, Department of Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach--2243 Higher Education, Commission on the Future of--1708 Secretary--2244 Under Secretary--2241 Egypt, President--2233, 2250, 2256 Eid al-Adha--2227 Eid al-Fitr--1894 El Salvador President--2245 U.S. Ambassador--2240 Election Assistance Commission, U.S.--2244, 2258 Elections See also specific State or country 2006 congressional elections--1342, 1540, 1541, 1657, 1677, 1766, 1821, 1822, 1826, 1875, 1882, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1947, 1954, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1986, 1993, 2002, 2011, 2020, 2027, 2034, 2040, 2047, 2052-2054, 2056-2058, 2061, 2063, 2067, 2068, 2070, 2073, 2093, 2253, 2254 Employment and unemployment See also Economy, national; specific State Job creation and growth--1373, 1456, 1791, 1830, 2169 Job training programs--1335, 1597 Minimum wage increase--2205 Unemployment rate--1373, 1377, 1456, 1479, 1598, 1830, 2169 Energy See also Environment; specific State or country Alternative and renewable sources and technologies--1340, 1351, 1362, 1365, 1460, 1579, 1593, 1598, 1634, 1712, 1713, 1715, 1750, 1768, 1808, 1835-1837, 1839, 1928, 1971, 2082, 2088, 2093, 2102, 2108, 2110, 2209 Coal and clean coal technologies--1838 Developing countries, energy sources--1366, 1460 Domestic sources--1837, 2170 Gasoline, oil, and natural gas costs--1366, 1536, 1634, 1712, 1759, 1768, 1834, 1872 National energy plan--1365, 1460, 1578, 1679, 1759, 1768, 1834, 1839, 1841, 1873, 1878, 1937, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1971, 1986, 1994, 2002, 2020, 2028, 2205, 2209, 2214, 2217 Natural gas--1838 Nuclear energy--1366, 1460, 1838, 2088 Oil supply and refining--1341, 1679, 1834, 1837 [[Page A-8]] Renewable Energy Conference, National--1833 Energy, Department of Advanced Energy Initiative--2217 Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability--2247 England. See United Kingdom Environment See also Energy Environmentally friendly technologies--1837, 2088, 2093 Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act--2248 Rio Grande Area Act--1846 Environmental Protection Agency--2236 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--2241, 2243, 2244 Estonia Afghanistan, role--2122 Democracy promotion efforts in Europe--2122 Democracy proponents, meeting with President Bush--2120 Estonian military forces, casualties--2122 Extradition Treaty, U.S.-Estonia--1739 National Opera House in Tallinn--2256 President--2121, 2126, 2256 President Bush's visit--2120, 2121, 2126, 2243, 2256 Prime Minister--2120 Taxation system--2120 U.S. Ambassador--2258 U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--2256 Visa policy, U.S.--2122 Ethiopia, U.S. Ambassador--2243 Europe See also specific country European Union European Commission President--2259 Extradition Agreement, U.S.-EU--1710 Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement, U.S.-EU--1710 Export Council, President's--2253 Export-Import Bank of the U.S.--2234, 2255 Faith-based and community organizations Government funding--1429, 1579, 1634, 2061 Programs and services--1579, 1760, 2061 Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. See Civil rights Farm Credit Administration--2237 FBI. See Justice, Department of Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006--1642, 1698 Federal. See other part of subject FFA. See Future Farmers of America Organization, National Finland-U.S. Taxation Convention--1738 Flag, U.S. Desecration ban, proposed constitutional amendment--1582 Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005--1437, 2235 Florida Job creation and growth--1478 Miami Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, U.S.--2236 Community leaders, meeting with President--2236 Hurricane Center, National--2236 Port of Miami--1477, 1482 Offshore drilling, restrictions--1679 President's visits--1476, 1477, 1482, 1676, 1682, 1683, 1896, 1902, 2034, 2236, 2246, 2251, 2253 Republican Party events--1676, 1683, 1896, 2034, 2236 Unemployment rate--1476, 1478, 2035 Folklife Center, American. See Library of Congress Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's--2242 Foreign policy, U.S. See also Human rights; specific country or region Democratization--1324, 1347, 1353, 1354, 1364, 1381, 1469, 1473, 1478, 1496, 1498, 1500, 1508, 1509, 1511, 1520, 1521, 1530, 1531, 1535, 1575, 1577, 1580, 1583, 1584, 1587, 1592, 1607, 1628, 1632, 1633, 1636, 1640, 1641, 1655, 1664, 1669, 1670, 1681, 1687, 1719, 1748, 1781, 1812, 1813, 1818, 1844, 1877, 1882, 1890, 1901, 1906, 1926, 1932, 1942, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1976, 1984, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2015, 2017, 2024, 2025, 2031-2033, 2037, 2039, 2045, 2050, 2051, 2078, 2091, 2103, 2111, 2131, 2132, 2181, 2182, 2207, 2245 Kleptocracy (government corruption)--1504 Forest Service, U.S. See Agriculture, Department of FOX television ``American Idol'' finalists, meeting with President--2236 FOX News--2236, 2250, 2252, 2257 [[Page A-9]] France Lebanon, role--1526, 1533, 1553 Minister of the Interior and Regional Development--2244 President--1408, 1666, 2256 Relations with U.S.--1666 Freedom, Presidential Medal of--2185 Future Farmers of America Organization, National--2236 Georgia Georgia Public Policy Foundation--1621 Governor--1629 President's visits--1621, 1629, 1807, 1946, 1963, 2243, 2249, 2252 Republican Party events--1629, 1807, 1946, 1963 Georgia, Republic of Democracy and reform efforts--1321 Economic development--1321 Iraq, role--1321 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, membership bid--1323, 1367 President--1321 Relations with Russia--2123 Germany Chancellor--1361, 1385, 1386, 2233, 2236, 2237, 2240, 2260 Former Chancellor--1363 President Bush's visit--1361, 1385, 1386, 2233 Relations with U.S.--1363, 1386, 1387 St. Nikolai Church in Stralsund--2233 Taxation Convention, Germany-U.S.--1739 Global Business Coalition--2183 Global Literacy, White House Conference on--1663 Government organization and employees See also Budget, Federal; specific agency or organization Combined Federal Campaign--1642 Disaster response capabilities, review--1555, 1559, 1567 Faith-based and community organizations initiative. See Faith-based and community organizations Locality pay increases--2142 Safety, Health, and Return-to-Employment (SHARE) Initiative--1734 Great Britain. See United Kingdom Grenada, U.S. Ambassador--2234 Group of Eight (G-8). See Commerce, international Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba Guard, National. See Armed Forces, U.S.; specific State Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative. See Education Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005--2216 Habitat for Humanity--2241 Halloween--2252 Hanukkah--2191, 2201 Hawaii Disaster assistance--2250 Earthquake, damage and recovery efforts--2250 Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu--2256 President's visit--2114, 2256 Health and Human Services, Department of Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency Preparedness--2235 Cancer Institute, National--2239 Funding--1420 General Counsel--2242 Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for--1610 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration--2254 Health and medical care See also Diseases; HIV/AIDS; Science and technology Association health care plans--1986, 1994 Bioethics. See Science and technology Cost control reforms--1459, 1543, 1544, 1548, 1745, 1760, 1841, 2082 Emergency contraception, FDA approval--1542 Health savings accounts, tax-free--1545, 1551, 2218 Information technology--1545, 1546 Medical liability reform--1351, 1383, 1518, 1544, 1549, 1550, 1594 Medicare and Medicaid--1358, 1376, 1382, 1427, 1458, 1459, 1523, 1525, 1544, 1679, 1684, 1832, 1873, 1884, 1937, 1948, 1954, 1964, 2250 Pricing transparency--1528, 1545, 1549 Seniors and disabled persons, prescription drug benefits--1427 Hearst-Argyle Television--1906 Heritage Areas Act of 2006, National--1847 Hispanic Heritage Month, National--1790 Historical Publications and Records Commission, National. See Archives and Records Administration, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisers on--2257 [[Page A-10]] HIV/AIDS See also specific country or region Coordinator of the U.S. Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally--2234 Domestic prevention and treatment strategy--2144 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's--2184 Global strategy--2089, 2144 Minorities--1430 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act--1430, 2144, 2171 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006--2260 World AIDS Day--2144 Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--2240 Holy See (Vatican City) See also Roman Catholic Church Papal Nuncio to U.S.--2234 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007, Department of--1772, 1774 Homeland Security Council--2239, 2240, 2242 Homeland Security, Department of See also Defense and national security; Terrorism Basic Pilot Program--1320 Chief Human Capital Officer--2235, 2239 Coast Guard, U.S.--1482, 2236 Domestic Nuclear Detection Office--1848 Fire Administration, U.S.--2258 Funding--1772, 1774 Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office, Federal Coordinator for--1676 Infrastructure Advisory Council, National--2234 Operation Texas Hold 'Em immigration control program--1488 Under Secretary for Management--2253 Honduras, President--2245 Housing American homeownership expansion legislation--1447 Homeownership and minority homeownership--1428, 1517 Housing and Urban Development, Department of Acting General Counsel--2258 Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations--2253 Housing Administration, Federal--1447 Human rights See also Civil Rights; specific country Detainee Treatment Act of 2005--1617, 1648, 1650, 1653 Torture, prohibition--1617, 1934 Humanitarian Medals, National--2254 Humanities, National Council on the--2234 Hungary, 1956 revolution, 50th anniversary--2246 Hurricanes. See Disaster assistance; Natural disasters; specific State or country Illinois Cabot Microelectronics Corp., in Aurora--2232 Disaster assistance--2261 Job creation and growth--1334, 1355 Job training programs--1335 President's visits--1333, 1334, 1348, 1354, 1840, 2232, 2249 Republican Party events--1348, 1840 U.S. Attorney for the Northern District--1340 Unemployment rate--1334, 1349, 1355 Immigration and naturalization See also Defense and national security; specific country or region American ``melting pot''--1490, 1792, 1892 Citizenship--1435, 1489, 1651 Illegal immigration--1488, 1489, 1772, 1773, 1827 Reform--1319, 1335, 1336, 1437, 1452, 1476, 1480, 1481, 1485, 1487, 1492, 1493, 1650, 1651, 1772, 1773, 1792, 1919, 1920, 1937, 1948, 1954, 1964, 2064, 2069, 2213 Secure Fence Act of 2006--1919 Temporary-worker program, proposed--1489, 1828, 2064 Visa policy--1450, 1452, 1623, 1643, 2122, 2123, 2127 Independence Day--1313-1315, 2231 India Economic reforms and growth--2197 Energy cooperation with U.S.--1460, 2098, 2172, 2197 Henry J. Hyde U.S.-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006--2196, 2198 Nuclear energy--2067, 2098, 2172, 2197 Prime Minister--1413, 2250 Relations with U.S.--1413, 2197 Terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1384 Indiana Disaster assistance--2248 President's visit--1936, 2251 Republican Party event--1936 Indonesia Banda Aceh, tsunami recovery efforts--2113 [[Page A-11]] Civic leaders, meeting with President Bush in Bogor--2106, 2255 Democracy and reform efforts--2106, 2109, 2111, 2112 Economic reforms and growth--2108, 2112 Education reform--2112 Energy cooperation with U.S.--2114 Lebanon, role--2114 President--2106, 2112, 2255 President Bush's visit--2106, 2107, 2251, 2255 Relations with U.S.--2108, 2112, 2113 U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--2255 Inter-American Foundation--2245 Intelligence. See Defense and national security; specific Federal agency Interior, Department of the Assistant Secretaries Indian Affairs--2237 Land and Mineral Management--2237 Healthy Forests Initiative--1765, 1767 Outer Continental Shelf--2170 Park Service, National 90th anniversary--1554 Director--2242 Future goals--1554 Reclamation Commissioner--2234 International. See other part of subject Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of Iowa President's visits--1920, 2000, 2251, 2253 Republican Party events--1920, 2000 Iran Democratization--1670 Iran freedom, legislation supporting--1737 Nuclear weapons development--1343, 1369, 1370, 1387, 1389, 1392, 1398-1400, 1463, 1468, 1482, 1496, 1531, 1534, 1585, 1605, 1651, 1652, 1666, 1670, 1819, 1824, 1909, 1934, 2078, 2080, 2108, 2125, 2138, 2160, 2210, 2211, 2240 President--2210 Relations with Iraq--1909, 2125 Relations with Syria--1406 Terrorism, sponsorship--1406, 1407, 1409, 1418, 1435, 1462, 1466, 1472, 1478, 1494, 1496, 1507, 1508, 1511, 1526, 1530-1532, 1584, 1605, 1637, 1909, 2138 U.S. national emergency, continuation--2070 Iraq Civilian casualties--1820 Compact for Iraq, International--1669, 1673 Democracy efforts--1380, 1439, 1443, 1445, 1501, 1530, 1576, 1585, 1591, 1604, 1654, 1669, 1673, 1815, 1889, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1914, 2060, 2094, 2125, 2136, 2141, 2145, 2178, 2205, 2206, 2212, 2226 Enemy casualties--2175 Former President Death--2226 Trial verdict--2018, 2043, 2049 Former regime, criminal activities--1652, 1913, 2018, 2141, 2226 Government Deputy President--1815 Formation--1316 President--1673, 2259 Prime Minister--1316, 1353, 1438, 1445, 1463, 1893, 1910, 1912, 1945, 2117, 2130, 2133, 2139, 2141, 2145, 2233, 2235, 2250, 2251, 2257 Vice President--2174 Infrastructure and economic development--1913 Insurgency and terrorist attacks--1315, 1316, 1333, 1336, 1346, 1352, 1380, 1438, 1442, 1501, 1505, 1520, 1530, 1534, 1541, 1576, 1585, 1596, 1603, 1631, 1639, 1654, 1659, 1815, 1817, 1820, 1823, 1889, 1893, 1903-1905, 1910, 1911, 1913, 2060, 2124, 2134-2137, 2139, 2142, 2147, 2153, 2158, 2164, 2169, 2173, 2175, 2176, 2204, 2206, 2207, 2212 International assistance--1321, 1439, 1904, 2156, 2173, 2178 Iraq Study Group--2053, 2079, 2146, 2150, 2152, 2153, 2156, 2159, 2163, 2169, 2177, 2254, 2258 Iraqi Leaders Initiative--1439 Iraqi military and security forces--1333, 1438, 1441, 1442, 1586, 1596, 1815, 1893, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1945, 2130, 2133, 2137, 2139, 2142, 2145 Kurdistan region, president--2259 NATO, role--2130 Prisoners, treatment by U.S. soldiers--1827 Private organizations, assistance--1891 Reconciliation efforts--2133, 2145, 2177, 2178, 2206, 2212, 2213 Reconstruction efforts--2173, 2178 Relations with Iran--1909, 2125 Relations with Syria--2125 [[Page A-12]] Security Responsibility, Joint Committee on Accelerating the Transferring of--2133, 2137, 2142 Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq--2147, 2169 U.S. Ambassador--1332, 2259 U.S. military forces Casualties--1337, 1436, 1446, 1588, 1628, 1903, 1905, 2019, 2072, 2116, 2119, 2208, 2235, 2239, 2240, 2254 Deployment--1316, 1342, 1346, 1347, 1353, 1438, 1439, 1441, 1446, 1519, 1530-1532, 1539-1542, 1576, 1585, 1587, 1588, 1592, 1593, 1596, 1628, 1631, 1639, 1659, 1660, 1680, 1686, 1703, 1706, 1718-1720, 1736, 1753, 1816, 1818, 1820, 1822, 1827, 1843, 1875, 1881, 1882, 1889, 1890, 1894, 1900, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1959, 1968, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2024, 2031, 2032, 2037, 2038, 2044-2046, 2050, 2051, 2053, 2055, 2056, 2059, 2060, 2067, 2093, 2094, 2110, 2130, 2136, 2137, 2140, 2158, 2160, 2169, 2176, 2177, 2204-2207, 2222, 2225, 2226, 2259 Ireland, Northern. See United Kingdom Israel See also Middle East Gaza and West Bank, withdrawal of settlements--2161 Hamas conflict--1391, 1406, 1411-1413, 1465, 1637, 2233, 2236 Israel-Hizballah conflict. See Lebanon Minister of Foreign Affairs--2244 Prime Minister--1397, 1406, 2078, 2239, 2253, 2254 Relations with U.S.--2078 U.S. assistance--1530 Italian American Foundation, National--1891 Italy Afghanistan and Iraq, role--1364 Former Prime Minister--1368, 2256 Prime Minister--1368, 1405, 2239, 2240 Relations with U.S.--1405 James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation--2248 Japan Iraq, role--1354, 1381 North Korea, past abductions of Japanese citizens--1372, 1825 Prime Minister--1520, 2100, 2101, 2247, 2249 Relations with China--1369 Relations with South Korea--1369 Relations with U.S.--1368, 2100, 2247 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007-- 1863, 2250 Jordan King--2117, 2233, 2257 President Bush's visit--2133, 2141, 2257 Judiciary Federal court nominations and confirmations--1928, 1937, 1948, 1955, 1964, 1971, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2020, 2241 Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care Supreme Court nominations--1579, 1594, 1955, 1964, 1971, 1979, 1986, 1994, 2002, 2020 Justice, Department of See also Law enforcement and crime Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Bureau of--2242 AMBER Alert program--1453 Assistant Attorneys General Criminal Division--1674 National Security--1695 Associate Attorney General--2242 Investigation, Federal Bureau of--1625 Operation Predator--1453 Project Safe Childhood--1453 Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, Office of--2257 Violence Against Women, Office of--2257 Kansas President's visit--2027, 2253 Republican Party event--2027 Kazakhstan Defense relationship with U.S.--1731 Democracy efforts--1731 Economic reforms and growth--1732 Energy cooperation with U.S.--1731 Iraq and Afghanistan, role--1729, 1731 President--1729, 2244 Relations with U.S.--1730, 1732 World Trade Organization, membership bid--1732 Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution Kleptocracy (government corruption). See Foreign policy, U.S. Korea. See North Korea; South Korea [[Page A-13]] Kosovo, KFOR international security force, U.S. military forces, deployment--2195 Kuwait Amir--1599, 2241, 2242 Relations with U.S.--1599 Kwanzaa--2193 Labor Day--1595, 1597 Labor, Department of Assistant Secretaries Mine Safety--2250 Policy--2253 Public Affairs--2236 Wage and Hour Division--2242 Labor Relations Authority, Federal--2260 Labor Relations Board, National--2237 Latvia Afghanistan and Iraq, role--2127 Extradition Treaty, U.S.-Latvia--1740 President--2126, 2132, 2256 President Bush's visit--2126, 2127, 2243, 2256 Riga Freedom Monument--2127 Latvia University--2127 Latvian National Opera--2256 Trade with U.S.--2127 U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--2256 Visa policy, U.S.--2127 Law enforcement and crime See also Drug abuse and trafficking; Justice, Department of; Terrorism; specific State or country AMBER Alert program--1453 Operation Predator--1453 Lebanon American citizens, evacuation--1420 Democracy efforts--1392, 1526, 1670 Former Prime Minister, assassination--2115, 2116 International assistance--1435, 1443, 1462, 1466-1468, 1472, 1494, 1529, 1553, 1670 Israel-Hizballah conflict--1391, 1392, 1397, 1406, 1409, 1411-1413, 1418-1420, 1434, 1439, 1442, 1443, 1450, 1462, 1465-1467, 1471- 1477, 1493-1496, 1499, 1501, 1502, 1506, 1508, 1510, 1513, 1520, 1525-1527, 1529, 1532, 1533, 1535, 1553, 1584, 1637, 1670, 1697, 2233, 2234, 2236-2240, 2246 Minister of Industry, assassination--2115, 2116 Partnership Fund, U.S.-Lebanon--1697 Prime Minister--2211, 2233, 2239, 2246 Relations with Syria--2116, 2179 Syrian occupation--1392, 1418, 1467, 1498, 1526, 1584, 2179 U.S. assistance--1439, 1529, 1530, 1697 Legal system. See Judiciary Legion, American--1581, 2248 Liberia, economic sanctions--1419 Library of Congress American Folklife Center--2237, 2242 Book Festival Gala, National--2247 Literacy Day--1625 Literacy Volunteers of America--2186 Line-item veto. See Presidency, U.S. Louisiana Disaster assistance--2253 Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--1537, 1538, 1552, 1556, 1563, 1565, 2186, 2241 Louisiana Recovery Authority--2186 New Orleans Law enforcement issues--1571 WGNO-TV--2240 WVUE-TV--2240 WWL Radio--2241 WWL-TV--2240 President's visit--1564 State and local officials, meeting with President--2241 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006--2171 Maine, President's visit--2240 Make-a-Wish Foundation--2237 Malaria, White House Summit on--2180 Malaria No More organization--2183 Malaria. See Diseases Malaysia Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Treaty, U.S.-Malaysia-- 2083 Prime Minister--1665, 2259 Malta-U.S. Extradition Treaty--1741 Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of--2236 Mid-Session Review--1372 Manufacturers, National Association of--1454 March of Dimes--2232 Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the Maritime affairs Fisheries and fishing practices--1749 Jones Act--1599 Marshall Islands, U.S. Ambassador--2234 [[Page A-14]] Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial--2076 Maryland Disaster assistance--2231 National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda--1483, 2237 President's visits--1483, 1524, 1597, 1800, 2231, 2237, 2240, 2242, 2247, 2249, 2256, 2260 Medal of Honor--2073, 2119, 2254 Medal of Valor Review Board--2260 Medals. See Decorations, medals, and awards Mediation Board, National--2234 Medical liability reform. See Health and medical care Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and medical care Medicare and Medicaid Services, Centers for. See Health and Human Services, Department of Mexico Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. and Mexico), International--2257 President--2069, 2250, 2256 Presidential election--2069 Relations with U.S.--2069 Michigan President's visits--1927, 2243, 2251 Republican Party events--1927, 2243 Middle East See also Palestinian Authority and Palestinians; specific country Israel-Hizballah conflict. See Lebanon Israeli airstrike in Gaza--2067 Peace and democracy efforts--1397, 1406, 1435, 1462, 1465, 1498, 1528, 1668, 1671, 1675, 1693, 1696, 2078, 2124, 2131, 2140, 2154, 2156, 2160, 2161 Terrorism--1388, 1391, 1392, 1397, 1408, 1409, 1412, 1413, 1418, 1419, 1443, 1450, 1465, 1466, 1501, 1508, 1509, 1528, 1531, 1583, 1627, 2124, 2154, 2161, 2233 Military commissions legislation--1682, 1708, 1721, 1857 Military Officers Association of America--1600 Millennium Challenge Corporation--2112 Millennium Challenge Accounts. See Developing countries Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal--2236, 2242 Minnesota President's visit--1543, 2240 Republican Party event--2240 Minorities. See Civil rights Mississippi Community leaders, meeting with President--1556 Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--1537, 1538, 1552, 1556, 1557, 1564, 2241 President's visit--1556, 1563, 2241 United States Marine, Inc., in Gulfport--1563 WLOX-TV Biloxi--2240 Mississippi River Commission--2238 Missouri Disaster assistance--2223, 2235, 2253 President's visits--1833, 1985, 1993, 2243, 2249, 2253 Republican Party events--1985, 1993, 2243 Monaco, U.S. Ambassador--2246 Monetary Fund, International--2232, 2235 Mongolia, great Mongolian State, 800th anniversary--2232 Montana President's visit--1970, 2252 Republican Party event--1970 Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation--2234, 2247, 2254 NAACP. See Advancement of Colored People, National Association for the NAFTA. See Commerce, international National security. See Defense and national security National. See other part of subject NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization Natural disasters See also Disaster assistance; specific State or country Federal disaster response capabilities, review--1555, 1559, 1567 Hawaii, earthquake--2250 Hurricane Ernesto--2241 Hurricane Katrina First anniversary--2241 Recovery efforts--1426, 2119 Navy, Department of the Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base. See Cuba Marine Corps, U.S.--2071, 2254 National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD--1483, 2237 USS George H.W. Bush, christening--1794 NBC News--2241, 2243 Nebraska President's visit--2019, 2253 Republican Party event--2019 Nevada President's visits--1743, 1977, 2248, 2252 [[Page A-15]] Republican Party events--1743, 1977 New England Caring for Our Military organization--2223 New Jersey, disaster assistance--2232 New Mexico, disaster assistance--2242 New Year's Day--2229 New York Disaster assistance--2231, 2250, 2251, 2259 President's visits--1637, 1663, 1665-1667, 1672, 1675, 2243-2246 Tribute WTC Visitor Center in New York City--1637, 2243 News media. See Communications; specific State or country Nicaragua, Presidential and legislative elections--2252 Nigeria, Leon H. Sullivan summit in Abuja--2232 Nobel Prize--1865 No Child Left Behind Act. See Education NORAD. See Defense, Department of North America Aerospace Defense Command. See Defense, Department of North Atlantic Council--2256 North Atlantic Treaty Organization--1323, 1367, 1701, 1706, 1724, 1725, 1862, 1933, 2121, 2122, 2126, 2128-2130, 2132, 2190, 2243, 2250, 2256 North Carolina Education reform--1868 President's visits--1313, 1314, 1864, 1871, 2231, 2250 Waldo C. Falkener Elementary School in Greensboro--2250 North Korea Ballistic missiles, testing--1322, 1323, 1327, 1328, 1330, 1337, 1339, 1371, 1434, 2231 Chairman--1328, 1329, 1338, 1371 Counterfeit U.S. currency--1538 Human rights--1825 Human Rights, U.S. Special Envoy for--1825 Japanese citizens, past abductions--1372, 1825 Missile technology, sale to Iran and Syria--1796 Nuclear weapons Development--1337, 1344, 1345, 1365, 1369-1371, 1388, 1398, 1399, 1409, 1417, 1434, 1526, 1538, 1645, 1814, 1816, 1819, 1823, 1824, 1826, 1852, 1910, 1962, 2090, 2095, 2097, 2100, 2102, 2108 Nuclear weapons--Continued Testing--1796, 1814, 1817, 1819, 1820, 1823, 1824, 1826, 1852, 1855, 1910, 1962, 2090, 2102, 2249 U.N. Security Council resolution--1855 Northern Ireland. See United Kingdom Nuclear energy. See Energy Nuclear weapons. See Arms and munitons; specific country Office. See other part of subject Ohio Disaster assistance--1485, 2231, 2237 Lake County Emergency Management Agency in Mentor--1485 Meyer Tool, Inc., in Cincinnati--2246 President's visits--1485, 1697, 2237, 2246, 2247 Republican Party events--2237, 2246, 2247 Oman, free trade agreement with U.S.--1433, 1674, 2246 OPIC. See Overseas Private Investment Corporation Oregon Disaster assistance--2260 Klamath River Compact Commission--2248 Outer Continential Shelf. See Interior, Department of Overseas Private Investment Corporation--2235 Pakistan Counterterrorism efforts--1690, 1693, 1726, 1727 Democracy efforts--1690, 1727 Earthquake, recovery efforts--1690, 1693 Economic reforms and growth--1690 Education reform--1690 Energy cooperation with U.S.--1694 Kashmir, conflict with India--1690, 1694 President--1689, 1696, 1702, 1709, 1722, 1726, 2240, 2244, 2245, 2247, 2254 Relations with Afghanistan--1690, 1707 Relations with India--1690, 1694 Relations with U.S.--1660, 1690, 1709, 1727, 2240 U.S. assistance--1727 Palestinian Authority and Palestinians See also Middle East Democracy and reform efforts--1499, 1671, 2140, 2161 Elections--1671 Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006--2221 President--1435, 1675, 2140 Security forces--2161 [[Page A-16]] Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act--2260 Park Service, National. See Interior, Department of PATRIOT Act, USA. See USA PATRIOT Act Peace Corps--2235 Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson Vehicle Operations in York--2239 President's visits--1515, 1872, 2239, 2244, 2250 Republican Party events--1515, 1872 Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, labor dispute-- 2231, 2233 People magazine--2258 People with Intellectual Disabilities, President's Committee for--2242 Peru Free trade agreement with U.S.--1797 President--1797, 2232, 2233, 2240 Relations with U.S.--1797, 1799 Trade Promotion Agreement, U.S.-Peru--1799 Poland, Prime Minister--2244 Population, U.S.--1864 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act--2219 Postal Rate Commission--2253 Postal Service, U.S.--2237, 2247, 2254 Presidency, U.S. Agenda--2214 Former President George H.W. Bush--1794 Former President Gerald R. Ford--1394, 2224, 2225, 2228, 2260 Line-item veto, proposed--1375, 1377, 1379, 1457, 1642, 1700, 1831 Presidential pardons--1536, 2239 President's health--2237 President. See other part of subject Presidential Emergency Boards No. 239--2231, 2233 No. 240--2259 Presidential Scholars, Commission on--2248 Proliferation Security Initiative--1330, 1607, 1627, 1651, 2190 Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003--1453 Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--2260 Purple Heart medal--2235, 2237, 2260 Radiation and Worker Health, Advisory Board on--2260 Ramadan--1689, 1856 Red Cross, American--2183 Refugees. See Immigration and naturalization Religious leaders See also specific country, State, or position Meetings with President--2242, 2249, 2259 Republican Party See also specific State Congressional Republican conferences--1643, 1711, 2244 National Republican Senatorial Committee--1884 Republican National Committee--2082, 2235, 2236, 2244, 2245, 2248- 2252 Reserve Officers Association--1721 Retirement. See Social Security and retirement Reuters--2252 Roman Catholic Church See also Holy See (Vatican City) Archbishop of Washington--2234 Romania Afghanistan and Iraq, role--1450 President--1449, 2232, 2236 Relations with U.S.--1449 Visa policy, U.S.--1450, 1452 Western Balkans, role--1451 Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission--2234 Rosh Hashanah--1688 Rush Limbaugh Show, The--2252 Russia Civic leaders, meeting with President Bush--1393 Counterterrorism efforts--1370 Democracy issues--1389, 1390, 1393, 1400 Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad in St. Petersburg-- 2233 NATO-Russia Council--2128 Nuclear energy, cooperation with U.S.--1415, 1416 Nuclear Terrorism, Global Initiative to Combat--1401, 1627 President--1362, 1394, 1401, 1415, 2105, 2231, 2233, 2248, 2249, 2255 President Bush's visit--1362, 1393, 1394, 1405, 1408, 1409, 1413, 1414, 2233, 2255 Relations with Georgia--2123 Relations with U.S.--1390, 1393, 1395, 1398, 1415 World Trade Organization, membership bid--1363, 1364, 1396, 2105 Saint Kitts and Nevis, U.S. Ambassador--2234 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, U.S. Ambassador--2234 [[Page A-17]] San Marino, U.S. Ambassador--2246 Saudi Arabia, Minister of Foreign Affairs--2235 Science and technology See also Health and medical care Bioethics issues--1421-1424 Fetus Farming Prohibition Act--1421 Research and development--1355, 1458, 1515, 1834 Stem cell research--1421-1424 ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005''--1421, 1424 Science and Technology Policy, Office of--2234 Science Board, National--2237 Scientists and Engineers, 2005 Presidential Early Career Awards for-- 2235 Security Council, National--2225, 2231, 2237, 2239, 2242, 2259 Security Education Board, National--2234 Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's National-- 2257 Senegal, President--2248 Sentencing Commission, U.S.--2259 Sinclair Broadcast Group--2252 Singapore Acting President--2255 Asia Civilisations Museum--2255 Economic reforms and growth--2086 Minister Mentor--2250 National Singapore University--2086 President Bush's visit--2085, 2086, 2092, 2251, 2255 Prime Minister--2085, 2086, 2092, 2255 Relations with U.S.--2086 U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--2255 Slavery (historical) in U.S.--1425, 1430 Slovenia Afghanistan and Iraq, role--1356 Prime Minister--1356 Relations with U.S.--1356 Small Business Administration--2243 Smithsonian Institution Air and Space Museum, National--2248 Board of Regents--2244 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts--2240, 2245, 2246, 2252, 2257 Social Security Administration--2244 Social Security and retirement 401(k), 403(b), and IRA accounts--1429, 1522 Deputy Commissioner of Social Security--2254 Pension Protection Act of 2006--1521, 1523 Private pensions--1491, 1521 Social Security Advisory Board--2245, 2250 Social Security reform--1358, 1376, 1382, 1458, 1523, 1525, 1832, 2063 South Africa President--2167, 2257 Relations with U.S.--2167 South Carolina, President's visit--1943, 2252 South Korea President--1643, 2100, 2101, 2239, 2244, 2249 Relations with U.S.--1643, 2100 U.S. military forces, deployment--1644 Visa policy, U.S.--1643 Southern Baptist Convention--2249 Space program, shuttle--1417, 2232, 2251 Space Station, International--2251 Special Olympics. See Sports Spelling Bee, Scripps National--2246 Sports Baseball--1796, 2185, 2252 Football--2241, 2246 Golf--1708 Indianapolis 500--2234 NASCAR--1871 Special Olympics--1361, 2232 Tee-ball--1475 Tour de France--2235 Stars and Stripes newspaper--2231 State, Department of See also Foreign Policy, U.S. Ambassadors. See specific country Assistant Secretary for International Security and Non- Proliferation--2232 Secretary--1493, 1507, 2231, 2234, 2236, 2238, 2240, 2244, 2247, 2251, 2252, 2259 Senior officials, meeting with President--2173 Stem cell research. See Science and technology Sudan African Union, peacekeeping efforts--1432, 1670 Blocking property of and prohibiting transactions with the Government, U.S. national emergency--1851 Darfur, conflict and human rights crisis--1325, 1432, 1463, 1655, 1670, 1742, 1743, 1962, 2167, 2172, 2179, 2240, 2248 First Vice President--1432, 2234 Special Envoy for Sudan, President's--1671, 1742, 1962 Sudan Liberation Movement Army leader--2235 U.S. national emergency, continuation--1969 United Nations, role--1432, 1463, 1655, 1742 Supply Management, Institute of--1456 [[Page A-18]] Supreme Court. See Judiciary Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force/Headquarters European Theater of Operations U.S. Army Veterans Association--2248 Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National-- 2258 Sweden King--2250, 2251 Queen--2250, 2251 Syria Democracy and human rights issues--2179 Relations with Iran--1406, 1670 Relations with Lebanon--2116, 2179 Relations with U.S.--2079, 2211 Terrorism, sponsorship--1391, 1406, 1407, 1409, 1418, 1434, 1462, 1468, 1472, 1478, 1494, 1496, 1507, 1508, 1511, 1526, 1530, 1532, 1637, 1670, 1909, 2160, 2211 Troops and intelligence officers in Lebanon, withdrawal--1392, 1418, 1467, 1498, 1526, 1584 Tanzania, President--2245 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006--2215, 2218 Taxation, tax relief--1349, 1356, 1358, 1373, 1374, 1377, 1381, 1403, 1455, 1476, 1479, 1503, 1517, 1541, 1577, 1593, 1597, 1633, 1657, 1677, 1679, 1684, 1697, 1698, 1714, 1744, 1752, 1758, 1766, 1767, 1778, 1789, 1808, 1810, 1821, 1826, 1829, 1830, 1841, 1842, 1873, 1874, 1879, 1880, 1885, 1886, 1895-1898, 1902, 1914, 1922, 1923, 1927-1929, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2020, 2021, 2028, 2029, 2035, 2041, 2042, 2047 Telecommunication Union, International--1360 Telemundo--2236 Tennessee Civil Rights Museum, National, in Memphis--1425 President's visits--1425, 1574, 2241, 2247 Republican Party events--1574, 2247 Tennessee Valley Authority--2238 Terrorism See also Defense and national security; specific country or region Al Qaida terrorist group--1345, 1451, 1501, 1513, 1519, 1534, 1601- 1604, 1614, 1615, 1622, 1693, 1703, 1718, 2142, 2164 Communications, interception--1514, 1527, 1539, 1624, 1648, 1656, 1662, 1716, 1746, 1754, 1755, 1761, 1762, 1770, 1780, 1812, 1844, 1875, 1899, 1924 Counterterrorism Center, National--1625, 2239 Counterterrorism efforts--1502, 1503, 1505, 1512, 1513, 1519, 1527, 1606, 1607, 1613, 1623, 1625, 1626, 1640, 1648, 1657, 1682, 1708, 1711, 1746, 1821, 1847, 1886, 1939, 1950, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1988, 1996, 2004, 2013, 2022, 2029, 2036, 2042, 2043, 2048, 2063, 2238 Global threat--1398, 1408, 1502, 1505, 1514, 1601, 1604, 1606, 1621, 1668, 1706, 2102 Hamas terrorist group--1388, 1391, 1397, 1406, 1411, 1465, 1469, 1498, 1508 Hizballah terrorist group--1388, 1391, 1397, 1406, 1411, 1413, 1418, 1419, 1434, 1442, 1450, 1462, 1465-1467, 1469, 1472, 1493-1496, 1498, 1499, 1502, 1506, 1508, 1510, 1511, 1520, 1525, 1526, 1530, 1532, 1535, 1584, 1605, 1637 Persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism, U.S. national emergency--1688 September 11, 2001, attacks--1542, 1601, 1612, 1622, 1624, 1626, 1631, 1635, 1637, 1638, 1641, 1647, 1652, 1661, 1667, 1722, 1856, 2158, 2189, 2240, 2243, 2244 Strategy for Combating Terrorism, National--1606 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency--1610 Terrorist Screening Center--1625 Terrorist Surveillance Act--2067 Terrorists Detention, conditions--1614-1616, 1618, 1619, 1644, 1648, 1650, 1653, 1658, 1708, 1858, 1859, 1934 Prosecution--1617, 1620, 1623, 1636, 1647, 1656, 1658, 1662, 1682, 1708, 1716, 1721, 1857, 1887, 2095 USS Cole bombing, sixth anniversary--1846 Texas Disaster assistance--2239 President's visits--1485, 1953, 2018, 2046, 2052, 2224, 2225, 2235, 2237-2239, 2241, 2252, 2253, 2260 Republican Party events--1953, 2046, 2239 Rio Grande Natural Area Act--1846 Texas A&M University in College Station--2253 [[Page A-19]] Thailand, King--2258 Thanksgiving--2117, 2118, 2256 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz--2244 Torture, prohibition. See Human rights Trade agreements or negotiations. See Commerce, international; specific country or region Trade Commission, U.S. International--2243 Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--2237 Trade. See Business and industry; Commerce, international Trafficking in persons. See Foreign policy, U.S. Transportation, Department of Former Secretary--2185 Inspector General--2233 Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation--2241, 2248 Secretary--1609, 1737, 1860, 2242 Transportation Safety Board, National--2246 Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization Act of 2006, National--2220 Treasury, Department of the Assistant Secretaries Economic Policy--2247 Financial Markets--2253 Public Affairs--2244 General Counsel--2235, 2247 Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board--2241 Secretary--1357, 2237, 2242 Under Secretary for Domestic Finance--2242 Tribal Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisers on--2257 Tribune Broadcasting--1906 Turkey Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, opening--2232 Economic reforms and growth--1743 European Union, membership bid--1743 Former Prime Minister--2254 Prime Minister--1742, 2234, 2244, 2258 Relations with U.S.--1742 Terrorist attacks--1374, 2234 Uganda, President--2260 Ukraine, Babyn Yar massacre, 65th anniversary--2245 United Kingdom Duke of Edinburgh--2084 Farnborough International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition and Air Show--2232 Northern Ireland, political institutions, restoration of--2145 Prime Minister--1405, 1462, 1637, 2153, 2235, 2236, 2238, 2257, 2258 Queen--2084 Relations with U.S.--1463, 2154 Terrorist attacks, prevention--1502, 1505, 1512, 1513, 1519, 1527, 1528, 1539, 1575, 1580, 1622, 1630, 1686, 1821, 2238 United Nations General Assembly--1661, 1667, 1672, 1695, 2244, 2245 Human Rights, Universal Declaration of--1668 Iraq, International Compact for--1669, 1673 Lebanon, role--2240 Peacekeeping operations--2240 Secretary-General--1370, 1655, 1672, 2240, 2245, 2250, 2258 Security Council--1534, 1855, 2108, 2114 Sudan, role--1432, 1463, 1655, 1742 U.S. Ambassador--2148, 2149, 2245 United Service Organizations, Inc.--2245 Urban Radio Network, American--2241 Uruguay, U.S. Ambassador--2244 U.S. See other part of subject USA PATRIOT Act--1514, 1625, 1657, 1716, 1754, 1761, 1769, 1779, 1811, 1843, 1844, 1874, 1881, 1887 USAID. See Development, U.S. Agency for International USA Today newspaper--2239 Utah President's visit--1580, 1581, 1589, 2241, 2242 Republican Party event--1589 Vatican. See Holy See (Vatican City) Veterans Affairs, Department of Acting General Counsel--2246 Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology--2241 Deputy Secretary--2249 Funding--1581 Medical care system, funding--1581 Veterans Business Development Corporation, National--2236 Veterans Day--2073-2075, 2254 Veterans of Foreign Wars--2249 Vice President. See White House Office Vietnam Business leaders, meeting with President Bush--2105 Communist Party General Secretary--2255 Democracy and human rights issues--2094, 2097, 2103 Economic reforms and growth--2096 [[Page A-20]] HIV/AIDS--2089, 2097, 2106, 2255 Ho Chi Minh City History Museum--2255 Pasteur Institute--2106, 2255 Securities Trading Center--2255 Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hanoi--2255 President--2096, 2099, 2251, 2255 President Bush's visit--2093, 2096, 2099-2101, 2103-2106, 2251, 2255 Prime Minister--2251, 2255 Relations with U.S.--2094, 2096, 2099 Trade with U.S.--2096, 2171, 2217 U.S. Embassy staff, meeting with President Bush--2255 U.S. servicemembers' remains, recovery efforts--2098 Vietnam war--2060, 2094 World Trade Organization, membership bid--2067, 2096, 2171 Virginia Arlington National Cemetery--2074, 2254 Counterterrorism Center, National, in McLean--1625, 2239 Disaster assistance--2233, 2246 Jamestown Settlement, 400th anniversary--2084 Museum of the Marine Corps, National, in Quantico--2071 President's visits--1319, 1445, 1507, 1514, 1853, 1878, 2071, 2074, 2175, 2189, 2199, 2231, 2235, 2239, 2240, 2244, 2249, 2254, 2259 Republican Party events--1878, 2235, 2240 Visa policy, U.S. See Immigration and naturalization; specific country Volunteers for Prosperity--2183 Wall Street Journal--2243, 2247 Washington, disaster assistance--2259 Washington, DC. See District of Columbia Washington Post--2260 Weapons of mass destruction. See Arms and munitions Weekly Standard--2259 Western Hemisphere. See Central America; Commerce, international; Developing countries Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. See Canada White House James S. Brady press briefing room, renovation--1483, 1543 Tree planting--2248 White House Fellows--2260 White House Office Assistants to the President Administration Office Director--2257 Cabinet Liaison--2253 Communications--2233 Domestic Policy--2237, 2238 Economic Policy--2237 Faith-based and Community Initiatives Director--2238 Homeland Security Adviser--2238 Intergovernmental Affairs Director--2260 International Economic Affairs, Deputy National Security Adviser for--2239 Legislative Affairs, Assistant for--2237, 2249, 2253 Legislative Affairs, Deputy Assistant for--2238 National Security Adviser--2234, 2236, 2238, 2244, 2247, 2251 National Security Adviser, Deputy--2251 National Security Council, Press Secretary--2249 National Security Council, Senior Director for Relief, Stabilization, and Development--2237 National Security Council, Special Assistant for African Affairs--2249 Policy--2245 Presidential Correspondence Director--2238 Presidential Personnel--2239, 2242 Press Secretary, Deputy--2247, 2257 Speechwriting, Deputy Director of--2242 White House Management--2238 Associate Counsel to the President--2237, 2238, 2257, 2260 Chief Usher--1902 Counterterrorism team--1514 First Lady, Office of the, Chief of Staff--2243 Foreign policy team--1507 Management Council, President's--1850 National Security Council Legal Advisor and General Counsel--2249 Senior Associate Counsel to the President--2249 Vice President--2057, 2210, 2244, 2247, 2251 Wisconsin Fox Valley Metal-Tech, Inc., in Green Bay--2238 President's visits--1377, 1378, 1502, 1503, 2232, 2238 [[Page A-21]] Republican Party events--1378, 2239 Women's rights. See specific country or region Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars--2244 World AIDS Day--2144 World Trade Organization--1363, 1364, 1396, 1732 Yemen, President--2246 Yom Kippur--1721