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

    PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
    BOOK I

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              PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                         OF THE

                     UNITED STATES

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              PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                         OF THE

                     UNITED STATES

                    George W. Bush

       [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT

                          2007
                     (IN TWO BOOKS)

          BOOK I - JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 2007

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                        Published by the

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                                    Foreword

        This volume collects my speeches and papers from the first half of
    2007.

        At the beginning of the year, I delivered an address to the Nation
    in which I announced a bold new strategy for victory against the
    terrorists and insurgents in Iraq. I ordered a surge of more than 20,000
    additional American troops with a clear mission: to help Iraqis clear
    and secure neighborhoods, protect the local population, and help ensure
    that the Iraqi forces left behind were capable of providing the security
    their country needed.

        I told the American people ``Victory will not look like the ones our
    fathers and grandfathers achieved. There will be no surrender ceremony
    on the deck of a battleship. But victory in Iraq will bring something
    new in the Arab world--a functioning democracy that polices its
    territory, upholds the rule of law, respects fundamental human
    liberties, and answers to its peop1e. A democratic Iraq will not be
    perfect. But it will be a country that fights terrorists instead of
    harboring them--and it will help bring a future of peace and security
    for our children and our grandchildren.''

        Throughout these months, my Administration installed talented new
    leaders to shepherd our new strategy in Iraq and wage the wider War on
    Terror. In January, I appointed General David Petraeus as the new
    Commanding General of the Multi-National Force in Iraq. In February,
    Michael McConnell became the Nation's second Director of National
    Intelligence. And in June, I nominated Admiral Michael Mullen to become
    the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

        As our new strategy began to demonstrate promising results, I
    insisted that the Congress not substitute its judgment for that of our
    commanders in the field. In April, the new Democratic majorities in the
    House and Senate passed a supplemental spending bill for the war in Iraq
    that mandated timetables for troop withdrawal, limited the flexibility
    of our commanders in combat, and appropriated billions of dollars to
    projects unrelated to the War on Terror. I vetoed this bill and insisted
    that the Congress pass responsible legislation that would give our
    troops in the field all of the resources they needed to achieve victory.

        While we continued to focus on defeating our enemies, the United
    States also remained engaged with our allies around the world. In March,
    the First Lady and I visited Latin America, traveling to Brazil,
    Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico to discuss advancing the cause
    of social justice in the region. In Apri1, I hosted German Chancellor
    Angela Merkel and European Union President Jose Barroso for the U.S.-
    E.U. Summit in Washington. In May, I welcomed Great Britain's Queen
    Elizabeth II to a State Dinner at the White House. The Queen's visit
    coincided with the 400th anniversary of the British arrival at
    Jamestown, Virginia--America's first permanent settlement. And in June,
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    many and toured Europe, visiting with leaders in the Czech Republic,
    Poland, Ita1y, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Vatican.

        During this time, we also focused on important domestic priorities.
    In my State of the Union Address in January, I urged the Congress to
    support greater energy independence by pursuing the goal of reducing
    America's gasoline usage by 20 percent in 10 years. I called on the
    Congress to reform the tax code to make health insurance more
    affordable, as well as to financially support State governments
    providing health care for the poor and hard-to-insure. I continued to
    press the case for comprehensive immigration reform that would address
    the problem of illegal immigration and create a system that was both
    secure and fair.

        In addition to this forward-looking agenda, my Administration also
    continued to hold the line on legislation that threatened America's
    deepest moral values. When the Congress once again sent me a bill that
    would have compelled American taxpayers to support the deliberate
    destruction of human embryos, I vetoed it.

        Finally, this was a time when America paused to mourn. In January, I
    attended the funeral of President Gerald Ford, who died at his home in
    California at the age of 93. In April, I had the sad task of speaking to
    a convocation at Virginia Tech University, where students gathered to
    grieve 32 victims of an on-campus shooting. And in June, I spoke at the
    dedication of a new memorial in Washington to the victims of communism.

        As I reflected on the similarities between the struggle against
    communism and the modern totalitarian threat of radical Islam, I told
    the assembled crowd, ``Like the Communists, the followers of violent
    Islamic radicalism are doomed to fail. By remaining steadfast in
    freedom's cause, we will ensure that a future American President does
    not have to stand in a place like this and dedicate a memorial to the
    millions killed by the radicals and extremists of the 21st century.''

        As we moved into the second half of 2007, my Administration remained
    vigilant to ensure that this pledge would be fulfilled.

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                                     Preface

        This book contains the papers and speeches of the 43d President of
    the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary
    during the period January 1-June 30, 2007. The material has been
    compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National
    Archives and Records Administration.

        The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates
    shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In
    instances when the release date differs from the date of the document
    itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made
    to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and
    signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross
    references have been provided by the editors for purposes of
    identification or clarity. At the request of the Office of the Press
    Secretary, the Bush property known as Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford,
    Texas, is referred to simply as the Bush Ranch. Speeches were delivered
    in Washington, DC, unless indicated. The times noted are local times.
    All materials that are printed full-text in the book have been indexed
    in the subject and name indexes, and listed in the document categories
    list.

        The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in
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    the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the President's
    nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by the Office of
    the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the book, and
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    assisted by William K. Banks, Loretta F. Cochran, Lois Davis, Kathleen
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    Allison M. Gavin, Gwendolyn J. Henderson, Diane Hiltabidle, Alfred
    Jones, Joshua H. Liberatore, Heather N. McDaniel, Ashley Merusi, Amelia
    E. Otovo, Jennifer M. Partridge, D. Gregory Perrin, Matthew R. Regan,
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    Archivist of the United States

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                                    Contents

    Foreword . . . v

    Preface . . . vii

    Cabinet . . . xi

    Public Papers of George W. Bush,
    January 1-June 30, 2007 . . . 1

    Appendix A
    Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 835

    Appendix B
    Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 867

    Appendix C
    Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 885

    Appendix D
    Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register . . . 897

    Subject Index . . . A-1

    Name Index . . . B-1

    Document Categories List . . . C-1

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                                    Cabinet

            Secretary of State...................... Condoleezza Rice

            Secretary of the Treasur................ Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

            Secretary of Defense.................... Robert M. Gates

            Attorney General........................ Alberto R. Gonzales

            Secretary of the Interior............... Dirk Kempthorne

            Secretary of Agriculture................ Michael O. Johanns

            Secretary of Commerce................... Carlos M. Gutierrez

            Secretary of Labor...................... Elaine L. Chao

            Secretary of Health and Human
            Services................................ Michael O. Leavitt

            Secretary of Housing and Urban
            Development............................. Alphonso R. Jackson

            Secretary of Transportation............. Mary E. Peters

            Secretary of Energy..................... Samuel W. Bodman

            Secretary of Education.................. Margaret Spellings

            Secretary of Veterans Affairs........... R. James Nicholson

            Secretary of Homeland Security.......... Michael Chertoff

            Chief of Staff.......................... Joshua B. Bolten

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            Administrator of the Environmental
            Protection Agency....................... Stephen L. Johnson

            United States Trade Representative...... Susan C. Schwab

            Director of the Office of
            Management and Budget................... Robert J. Portman

            Director of National Drug Control
            Policy.................................. John P. Walters

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                       Administration of George W. Bush

                                      2007