[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 [[Page C-1]] 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 [[Page C-2]] 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 [[Page C-3]] 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 [[Page C-4]] 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 [[Page C-5]] 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 [[Page C-6]] 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 [[Page C-7]] 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