    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2007]
    [Pages C-1-C-7]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Administration of George W. Bush, 2007

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    Document Categories List

    Addresses to the Nation

        State of the Union--42
        Military operations in Iraq--16

    Addresses and Remarks

         See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations;
            Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media;
            Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials;
            Resignations and Retirements
        African American History Month celebration--124
        Albania, small-business owners, meeting in Fushe-Kruje--726
        Alternative fuel sources, discussion in Franklinton, NC--175
        American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research--146
        American Legion
            Post 177 in Fairfax, VA--401
            Washington, DC--237
        America's 400th anniversary celebration in Williamsburg, VA--576
        Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and presentation of
            President's Volunteer Service Awards--560
        Associated Builders and Contractors--747
        Associated General Contractors of America, remarks and a question-
            and-answer session--517
        Biloxi, MS, elected officials and community leaders, meeting--206
        Black Music Month, reception--794
        Boys & Girls Clubs of South Central Kansas--21st Street in Wichita,
            KS--760
        Bulgaria, American University in Bulgaria in Sofia--734
        Cabinet meetings--2, 100
        Cancer prevention advances, discussion in Bethesda, MD--35
        Childhood obesity, meeting--91
        Cinco de Mayo celebration--538
        Colombia, Afro-Colombian outreach program, discussion in Bogota--289
        Commander in Chief's Trophy, presentation to U.S. Naval Academy
            Midshipmen--376
        Congress
            Congressional leaders, meetings--425, 532
            Congressional picnic--773
            House Democratic Caucus issues conference in Williamsburg, VA--
                96
            House Democratic Caucus, meeting in Williamsburg, VA--99
            House Republican Conference, meetings--68, 358, 778
            National Republican Congressional Committee dinner--317
            Republican Senate Policy Committee, meeting--737
        Congressional Gold Medal, Tuskegee Airmen, presentation--358
        Congressional Medal of Honor
            Crandall, Bruce P., presentation--191
            Dunham, Cpl. Jason, posthumous award--21
        Czech Republic, Democracy and Security Conference in Prague--685
        Defense Department
            Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders, meeting--56
            Military leaders, meetings--67, 465, 747
        Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, swearing-in ceremony--
            200
        Director of National Intelligence J. Michael McConnell, swearing-in
            ceremony--162
        Easter--395
        Economy, national
            East Peoria, IL--75
            New York City--81
        Emergency supplemental appropriations
            Congressional action--471
            House of Representatives passage--340
        Employment Eligibility Verification System--585
        Energy
            Athens, AL--780
            Claycomo, MO--329
            Wilmington, DE--50
        Enterprise, AL
            Briefing on tornado damage--226
            Enterprise High School--228

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        Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA--632
        Financial literacy, meeting--485
        Ford, former President Gerald R., funeral services--1
        Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration dinner--122
        Fort Hood, TX, remarks to reporters--395
        Fuel economy and alternative fuel standards--579
        Greek Independence Day celebration--341
        Greensburg, KS
            Tornado damage, remarks in Washington, DC--542
            Tour of tornado damage--553
        Guatemala, tour of Labradores Mayas in Iximche--289
        Gulf coast grant recipients, visit in Long Beach, MS--205
        Harlem Village Academy Charter School in New York City--473
        Health care
            Chattanooga, TN--165
            Lee's Summit, MO--57
            Washington, DC--164, 810
        Health savings accounts, meeting--375
        Homeland Security Department, briefing--119
        Immigration reform
            Newport, RI--829
            Washington, DC--534, 597, 676, 806
            Yuma, AZ--396
        Iraq
            Invasion, fourth anniversary--324
            Provincial Reconstruction Teams, meeting with leaders--339
            U.S. Ambassador-designate, meeting--156
        Islamic Center of Washington, rededication ceremony--808
        Italy, meeting with members of the Community of Sant'Egidio in
            Rome--713
        Joint Reserve Officer Training Corps commissioning ceremony--595
        Justice Department--334
        Large vehicle fleet operations, meeting with executives--346
        MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, FL--508
        Malaria Awareness Day--523
        March for Life, telephone remarks--41
        Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, volunteer event--31
        Medicare prescription drug benefits, meeting--467
        Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--628
        Mexico, Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships Program
            recipients, discussion in Merida--305
        Miami Dade College--Kendall Campus in Miami, FL, commencement
            address--497
        Micron Technology, Inc., in Manassas, VA--103
        Military Spouse Day and presentation of President's Volunteer
            Service Awards--572
        Military support organizations, meetings--204, 416
        National Basketball Association champion Miami Heat--202
        National Catholic Prayer Breakfast--411
        National Cattlemen's Beef Association--347
        National Day of Prayer--532
        National Governors Association conference--188
        National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast--757
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, visit with wounded
            troops--626
        National Parks Centennial Initiative in Luray, VA--115
        National Peace Officers Memorial Service--581
        National Prayer Breakfast--90
        Naval War College in Newport, RI, remarks and a question-and-answer
            session--816
        NCAA championship teams--764
        NCAA football champion University of Florida Gators--326
        New Albany, IN
            Departure for--212
            Silver Street Elementary School--213
        New Jersey Republican Committee, reception in Edison, NJ--642
        New Orleans, LA
            Elected officials and community leaders, meeting--207
            Samuel J. Green Charter School--207
        No Child Left Behind Act
            Fifth anniversary, meeting with Members of Congress--14
            Reauthorization legislation, meeting--410
        Parochial education leaders and parents, meeting--413
        Peoria, IL, small-business leaders, breakfast--74
        Physical Fitness Month, remarks in Beltsville, MD--540

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        President George Washington's 275th birthday in Mount Vernon, VA--
            159
        Presidential Scholars--800
        President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded
            Warriors, meetings--253, 321
        President's Dinner--742
        President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief--640
        Radio addresses--11, 29, 39, 71, 94, 120, 157, 186, 226, 279, 323,
            343, 362, 393, 414, 463, 496, 541, 575, 599, 627, 680, 711, 763,
            797, 831
        Radio and Television Correspondents' Association dinner--356
        Republican Governors Association gala--194
        Republican National Committee gala--563
        Saint Patrick's Day shamrock presentation ceremony--322
        Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, PA, commencement address--568
        Sao Paulo, Brazil
            Community members, discussion--273
            Petrobras Transporte S.A. Facility--262
        Securing America's Future Energy organization, meeting--73
        Senatorial candidates
            McConnell, Sen. Addison M. ``Mitch,'' dinner in Louisville, KY--
                219
            Sessions, Sen. Jefferson B., III, reception in Mobile, AL--786
        Shenandoah National Park in Luray, VA--117
        Southern Baptist Convention, satellite remarks--738
        Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes--92
        Sudan, Darfur situation--630
        Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts--468
        Teachers of the Year, 2007 National and State--485
        Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, OH, remarks and a question-and-
            answer session--426
        Tornadoes in Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri--212
        Transportation fuel experts and researchers, meeting--185
        U.S. automobile makers, meeting--345
        U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, commencement address--
            606
        U.S. Global Leadership Campaign--648
        U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce legislative conference--229
        U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum--420
        U.S. military personnel
            Fort Benning, GA--23
            Fort Irwin, CA--388
        Victims of Communism Memorial, dedication--735
        Virginia Tech
            Memorial convocation in Blacksburg, VA--419
            Shootings in Blacksburg, VA--419
        Voluntarism, meeting--127
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, visit--359
        White House Office, Press Secretary Tony Snow--347
        White House tee-ball--812
        Wichita, KS, arrival--759
        Wildfires in Georgia and Florida, briefing in Brunswick, GA--631
        World Affairs Council of Western Michigan in East Grand Rapids, MI,
            remarks and a question-and-answer session--445
        World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals--33
        YMCA Anthony Bowen, tour--128
        Yuma, AZ, border tour--395

    Appointments and Nominations

        See also Digest (Appendix A), Nominations Submitted (Appendix B),
            and Checklist (Appendix C)
        Defense Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman and Vice
                Chairman
            Remarks--814
            Statement--710
        Health and Human Services Department, Surgeon General, statement--
            625
        Intelligence, Director of National, remarks--9
        Management and Budget, Office of, Director, remarks--772
        State Department, Deputy Secretary, remarks--9
        White House Office
            Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser
                for Iraq and Afghanistan, statement--584
            Counsel to the President, statement--15
            Counselor to the President, remarks--740
        World Bank, President, remarks--639

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    Bill Signings and Vetoes

        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization
            Act of 2006, statement--29
        National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
            Reauthorization Act, remarks--444
        ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007,'' veto
            Message--777
            Remarks--775
        ``U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq
                Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007,'' veto
            Message--515
            Remarks--513

    Communications to Congress

        Belarus, blocking property of certain persons undermining democratic
            processes or institutions, U.S. national emergency, message on
            continuation--757
        Belgium-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting protocol
            amending--792
        Burma, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--599
        Caribbean Region, Convention for the Protection and Development of
            the Marine Environment of the Wider, message transmitting
            protocols--161
        China, messages certifying U.S. exports--122, 585
        Cote d'Ivoire, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--102
        Cuba, U.S. national emergency relating to the anchorage and movement
            of vessels, letter on continuation--194
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
            review of title III, letter--35
        Defense Department, supplemental budget revisions, letter
            transmitting request--273
        Drug trafficking, interdiction of aircraft, message transmitting
            report--102
        Federal budget
            Amendments, letter transmitting--727
            Proposed cancellations, letter transmitting--274
        Haiti, message on trade--329
        Homeland Security, Department of, letter transmitting request for
            funding--20
        Iran, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--261
        Iraq, Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property, U.S.
            national emergency, message on continuation--601
        Kingpin Act, letter transmitting designations--679
        Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process,
            U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--38
        Panama, letter transmitting notification of intention to enter into
            a free trade agreement--362
        Russian Federation, U.S. national emergency with respect to weapons-
            usable fissile material, message on continuation--774
        Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, message transmitting--536
        Somalia, letter transmitting report--357
        South Korea, letter transmitting notification of intention to enter
            into a free trade agreement--374
        Sweden-U.S. Social Security Agreement, message transmitting--337
        Syria, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--553
        Turkmenistan, normal trade relations status, letter transmitting
            waiver on extension--830
        U.S. Combat-Equipped Armed Forces, letter reporting on deployments--
            760
        Western Balkans, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--
            797

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register
            (Appendix D)
        Maritime Security (Piracy) Policy, memorandum--746
        U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, withdrawal of certain areas from
            leasing disposition, memorandum--15

    Directives

        National Continuity Policy--547
        Weapons of mass destruction, medical countermeasures against--109

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Enterprise, AL--228
            Heiligendamm, Germany--702, 705
            White House--67, 100, 334, 465, 766, 778
            Yuma, AZ--395
        Interviews
            ABC News--838, 850

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            Belo Television--837
            British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) of the United Kingdom--
                854
            Bulgarian National Television--673
            C-SPAN--841
            CBS, ``60 Minutes'' program--837
            CBS, ``The Early Show''--864
            CBS News--850
            CNN En Espanol--258
            Cox Broadcasting--837
            Foreign print journalists--244, 658
            FOX News--839, 845
            McClatchy Company--859
            National Public Radio--838
            NBC News--850
            PBS, ``Charlie Rose'' program--851
            PBS, ``The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'' program--837
            RCN TV of Colombia--253
            Reuters--857
            Sinclair Broadcasting--837
            The Sun newspaper of the United Kingdom--856
            Tribune Broadcasting--837
            Univision--256
            USA Today newspaper--838
            Vizion Plus TV of Albania--671
            Wall Street Journal--839, 859
            Washington Examiner--864
            Weekly Standard--840
            White House press pool in Heiligendamm, Germany--691
            Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen of Germany--669
        Joint news conferences
            Albania, Prime Minister Berisha--720
            Brazil, President Lula da Silva--264, 364
            Bulgaria, President Parvanov--727
            Colombia, President Uribe Velez--281
            European Union leaders--501
            Germany, Chancellor Merkel--4
            Guatemala, President Berger Perdomo--292
            Italy, Prime Minister Prodi--714
            Japan, Prime Minister Abe--488
            Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--307
            North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General de Hoop
                Scheffer--602
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--586
            Uruguay, President Vazquez--274
        News conferences
            January 4--4
            February 14--129
            March 9--264
            March 10--274
            March 11--281
            March 12--292
            March 14--307
            April 3--379
            April 27--488
            April 30--501
            May 10--554
            May 17--586
            May 21--602
            May 24--613
            June 9--714
            June 11--727

    Joint Statements

        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--372
        Caribbean heads of Government--779
        Japan, Prime Minister Abe, energy security, clean development, and
            climate change--495
        Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--314
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair, Defense Trade Cooperation
            Treaty--792

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Armenian Remembrance Day, message--480
        Cinco de Mayo, message--540
        Cuban Independence Day, message--600
        Easter, message--393
        Independence Day, message--831
        Nowruz, message--337
        Passover, message--378

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--851
        Albania
            President Moisiu--862
            Prime Minister Berisha--720, 726, 862
        Brazil
            Ambassador Patriota--844
            President Lula da Silva--264, 364, 372, 844, 848, 855
        Bulgaria
            President Parvanov--727, 733, 862
            Prime Minister Stanishev--862

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        China, President Hu--861
        Colombia, President Uribe Velez--281, 516, 845, 854
        Croatia, Prime Minister Sanader--726
        Czech Republic
            President Klaus--681, 860
            Prime Minister Topolanek--681
            Social Democratic Party leader Paroubek--860
        Egypt, President Mubarak--846, 855
        El Salvador, President Saca Gonzalez--199
        Estonia, President Ilves--799, 864
        European Union
            Commission President Durao Barroso--13, 501, 836, 853
            Council President Merkel--501, 853
        France, President Sarkozy--854, 861
        Germany, Chancellor Merkel--4, 700, 835, 860
        Guatemala, President Berger Perdomo--290, 292, 845
        Haiti, President Preval--545
        Holy See (Vatican City)
            Pope Benedict XVI--861
            Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone--861
        India, Prime Minister Singh--855
        Indonesia, President Yudhoyono--846
        Iraq
            President Talabani--655, 851
            Prime Minister Maliki--835, 841, 846, 850, 855, 857, 859, 863,
                864
            Vice President Abd Al-Mahdi--316, 859, 863
            Vice President al-Hashimi--859, 863
        Ireland, Prime Minister Ahern--322, 846,
        Israel, Prime Minister Olmert--766, 863
        Italy
            Former Prime Minister Berlusconi--862
            President Napolitano--861
            Prime Minister Prodi--714, 861
        Japan, Prime Minister Abe--488, 495, 701, 852, 856
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--844
        Lebanon
            Former President Gemayel--840
            Parliament Member al-Hariri--860
        Liberia, President Johnson Sirleaf--144
        Lithuania, President Adamkus--123
        Macedonia, Prime Minister Gruevski--726
        Mauritania, President-elect Abdellahi--849
        Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--300, 302, 303, 307, 314, 845
        New Zealand, Prime Minister Clark--338, 847
        Nicaragua
            President Bolanos--836
            President-elect Ortega Saavedra--836
        North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General de Hoop
            Scheffer--602, 857
        Palestinian Authority, President Abbas--863
        Panama, President Torrijos Espino--155
        Peru, President Garcia Perez--466, 842,
        Poland, President Kaczynski--707, 861
        Russia
            Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov--839
            President Putin--705, 851, 855
        Saudi Arabia, King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud--837, 846
        Singapore, Prime Minister Lee--536
        Sweden, Prime Minister Reinfeldt--580
        United Kingdom
            Prime Minister Blair--586, 702, 792, 849, 856, 857, 861, 863
            Queen Elizabeth II--542, 544, 546, 855
        United Nations, Secretary-General Ban--32
        Uruguay, President Vazquez--274, 845
        Vietnam, President Triet--793, 864
        Yemen, President Salih--531, 854

    Resignations and Retirements

        White House Office
            Counselor to the President, resignation, statement--679
            Deputy National Security Adviser, resignation, statement--539

    Statements by the President

        See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes;
            Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements
        Bald eagle, removal from the list of endangered species--830
        Blair, Tony, appointment as Quartet Representative in the Middle
            East--814
        Deaths
            Chanes de Armas, Mario--212
            Eido, Walid, Parliament Member of Lebanon--741
            Falwell, Jerry L., Sr.--584
            Firefighters in Charleston, SC--773
            France, William C., Jr.--690
            Graham, Ruth Bell--756
            Ivins, Mary Tyler ``Molly''--89
            Millender-McDonald, Rep. Juanita--464

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            Nasher, Raymond D.--328
            Norwood, Rep. Charles W., Jr.--128
            Orin-Eilbeck, Deborah--73
            Robinson, Edward G.--393
            Schirra, Walter M. Jr.--535
            Thomas, Sen. Craig L.--691
            Valenti, Jack J.--488
            Yeltsin, Boris, former President of Russia--471
        Earth Day--463
        Emergency supplemental appropriations, congressional passage--626
        Energy Information Administration, reports--612
        Faith-Based and Community Initiative, Supreme Court decision--805
        Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations legislation, congressional action--
            155
        Free trade agreements with Peru, Colombia, Panama, and South Korea--
            562
        Holocaust, International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the
            Victims of the--71
        Identity Theft Task Force, report--471
        Immigration reform, Senate action--598
        International trade and investment policy--561
        Iran, detention of American citizens--678
        Iraq, bombing of the Al-Askari Mosque in Samarra--741
        Israel, U.S. assistance--771
        Lebanon
            Hariri, former Prime Minister Rafiq, second anniversary of
                death--145
            Situation--74
        Libby, I. Lewis ``Scooter,'' granting executive clemency--901
        Maritime interests, U.S.--583
        Minimum wage and tax relief legislation, Senate passage--92
        National security leaders, Senate confirmation--120
        North Korea Freedom Week--496
        North Korea, six-party talks--129
        Partial-birth abortion, Supreme Court decision--425
        Republican National Committee, leadership--39
        Returning Global War on Terror Heroes, Interagency Task Force on--
            480
        Robinson, Jackie--415
        South Korea, free trade agreement with U.S.--833
        ``Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007'' and ``Hope Offered
            through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act,'' Senate
            passage--409
        Stem cell research legislation, House of Representatives action--707
        U.S. military personnel, recommendations from Secretary of Defense
            Robert M. Gates--11
        Unified Combatant Command for Africa, Department of Defense,
            establishment--108
        Virginia Tech
            ``Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech
                Tragedy''--742
            Commencement ceremonies in Blacksburg, VA--575
        Visa Waiver Program, modifications--833
        World Press Freedom Day--535
        Zoellick, Robert B., approval as World Bank President--805