    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book II)]
    [July 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

        Military operations in Iraq--1194

    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
        American Legion
            National convention in Reno, NV--1116
            Post 121 in Waco, TX--1461
        American Legislative Exchange Council in Philadelphia, PA--1012
        America's Promise Alliance, dinner honoring--1469
        Annapolis Conference in Annapolis, MD--1496
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation business summit in Sydney,
            Australia--1176
        Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey, swearing-in ceremony--1470
        Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, VA--1485
        Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX, visit with wounded
            troops--1449
        Budget, Federal
            Nashville, TN--982
            New Albany, IN--1463
            Rogers, AR--1310
        Burma situation--1354
        Cabinet meetings--1038, 1378, 1544
        Christmas
            Children's holiday reception--1512
            National Christmas tree lighting ceremony--1530
        Columbia, SC, arrival--1414
        Congress
            Congressional leaders, meeting--1192
            House Republican Conference, meeting--1393
        Congressional Gold Medal
            Borlaug, Norman E., presentation to--975
            Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, presentation to--1340
        Congressional Medal of Honor
            Murphy, Lt. Michael P., posthumous award to--1368
        Counterterrorism team, meeting--1039
        Defense Department
            Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, farewell to Gen. Peter
                Pace and an Armed Forces hail for Adm. Michael G. Mullen at
                Fort Meyer, VA--1254
            Senior officials, briefing--1505
        Democracy, meeting in New York City--1237
        Economic advisers, meetings--1023, 1050, 1301
        Economy, national, and homeland security--1290
        Energy security and climate change, meeting--1248
        Federalist Society's 25th Annual Gala Dinner--1475
        Fort Jackson, SC, basic training graduation ceremony--1416
        Fredericksburg, VA--1555
        GrafTech International Ltd. in Parma, OH, tour--925
        Greater Cleveland Partnership in Cleveland, OH, remarks and a
            question-and-answer session--926
        Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association fall
            conference--1398
        Gulf coast reconstruction in Bay St. Louis, MS--1131
        Hanukkah menorah, lighting--1534
        Health care
            Landover, MD--980
            Omaha, NE--1526
        Heritage Foundation--1409
        Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, HI, visit with wounded troops and
            their families--1190
        Hispanic Heritage Month reception--1298
        Homeownership financing--1150
        Iftaar dinner--1279
        Import Safety Working Group, meetings--981, 1433
        Independence Day in Martinsburg, WV--912
        Intelligence reform legislation--1297

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        Iraq
            Iraqi leaders, meeting at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq--1157
            Iraqi leaders, remarks congratulating at Kirtland Air Force
                Base, NM--1110
            Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders and brigade combat
                commanders, briefings--966, 1205
        Jewish community leaders, meeting--1533
        Legislative agenda, congressional action--1390, 1510
        Little Sisters of the Poor's Jeanne Jugan Residence, visit--1569
        Management and Budget, Office of
            Director James A. Nussle, swearing-in ceremony--1191
            Mid-Session Review--946
        Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, VA, luncheon with military
            personnel--1199
        Miami, FL--1302
        Middle East--971
        Military support organizations, meetings--1001, 1208
        Minneapolis, MN
            Interstate 35W bridge collapse and Minnesota floods, briefing--
                1097
            Interstate 35W bridge damage, tour--1042
        National Adoption Day--1482
        National Defense University--1370
        National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD--1292
        National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal, presentation--
            1472
        National Medals of Science and Technology, presentation--1024
        National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, visit with wounded
            troops--1572
        National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD, visit--1210
        NCAA championship teams--1224
        New Albany, IN, business and community leaders, lunch meeting--1462
        New Orleans, LA
            Elected officials and community leaders, meeting--1125
            Hurricane Katrina, recovery efforts--1126
            New homeowners, visit with--1130
        No Child Left Behind Act
            New York City--1241
            Reauthorization legislation, meeting--1295
            Washington, DC--1295
        Omaha, NE, arrival--1525
        Pakistan, death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, remarks in
            Crawford, TX--1592
        Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD--1357
        Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation--1422
        President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded
                Warriors
            Briefing--1010
            Meeting--1324
            Report--1010
        Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, presentation--1540
        Radio addresses--917, 967, 1002, 1027, 1041, 1066, 1074, 1107, 1156,
            1188, 1201, 1225, 1253, 1291, 1308, 1356, 1391, 1420, 1454,
            1483, 1490, 1509, 1532, 1554, 1590, 1594
        Rep. David G. Reichert and the Washington State Republican Party,
            reception in Bellevue, WA--1110
        Riverside, MO, community leaders, meeting--1098
        Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., and Secretary of
            Housing and Urban Development Alphonso R. Jackson, meeting--1527
        Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters and Federal Aviation
            Administration Acting Administrator Robert A. Sturgell,
            meetings--1246, 1473
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake, swearing-in ceremony--
            1585
        Southern California wildfires
            Escondido, CA, first-responders, meeting--1389
            Escondido, CA, remarks--1387
            San Diego, CA, remarks following tour of damaged areas--1385
            Washington, DC, remarks prior to departure for a tour of damaged
                areas--1385
        Special Olympics Global Law Enforcement Torch Run ceremony--1021
        State Department
            Annapolis Conference participants dinner hosted by Secretary of
                State Condoleezza Rice--1495
            Remarks--1379
        Stribling Packaging, Inc., in Rogers, AR--1309
        Striped bass and red drum fish populations, signing the Executive
            order on protection in St. Michaels, MD--1360

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        Supplemental appropriations, congressional action--1366
        Teen drug use statistics, discussion--1535
        Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1488
        U.S. military personnel
            Al Asad Air Base in Iraq--1159
            Charleston Air Force Base in Charleston, SC--1005
        U.S.-Palestinian Public-Private Partnership, meeting--1512
        United Nations in New York City
            Dinner hosted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon--1240
            General Assembly--1231
            Security Council meeting--1237
        Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Kansas City, MO--
            1099
        Walter Reed Army Medical Center, visits--909, 1588
        Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, visit--1071
        West Hempfield Township, PA, remarks and a question-and-answer
            session--1257
        White House Conference on the Americas in Arlington, VA--918
        White House Forum on International Trade and Investment--1430
        White House, James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, ribbon-cutting
            ceremony--945
        White House press pool--1406
        White House tee-ball--968
        World AIDS Day in Mount Airy, MD--1506
        Young Presidents' Organization--1227

    Appointments and Nominations

        See also Digest (Appendix A), Nominations Submitted (Appendix B),
            and Checklist (Appendix C)
        Agriculture Department, Secretary, remarks--1405
        Economic Council, National, Chairman, statement--1502
        Justice Department, Attorney General, remarks--1205
        Veterans Affairs Department, Secretary, remarks--1396
        White House Office
            Legislative Affairs, Assistant to the President for, statement--
                1549
            Speechwriting, Assistant to the President for, statement--1550
            Press Secretary, remarks--1153

    Bill Signings and Vetoes

        America COMPETES Act, statement--1064
        ``Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007,''
            vetoes, messages--1276, 1541
        College Cost Reduction and Access Act, remarks--1244
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, statement--1591
        Department of Defense
     Appropriations Act, 2008, statement--1468
        ``Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education,
            and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008,'' veto, message--
            1469
        Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, remarks--1569
        Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, statement--1200
        Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007,
            statement--1040
        Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, statement--
            1541
        Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, remarks--1587
        ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,'' veto,
            memorandum--1592
        Prevent taxation of payments from the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to
            Virginia Tech victims and families, remarks--1571
        Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, statement--1596
        United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act,
            remarks--1546
        ``Water Resources Development Act of 2007,'' veto, message--1420

    Communications to Congress

        Australia-U.S. Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty, message
            transmitting--1514
        Burma, Executive order blocking property and prohibiting certain
            transactions, message--1353
        Colombia, significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national
            emergency, message on continuation--1352
        Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, message
            on continuation--1384
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996,
            review of title III, letter--975
        Defense Department, supplemental budget revisions, letter
            transmitting request--1036

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        Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty between the United States, United
            Kingdom, and Northern Ireland, message transmitting--1223
        District of Columbia, Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request Act, letter
            transmitting--1065
        Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, letter on
            continuation--1073
        Federal employees, locality pay increases, letter transmitting
            alternative plan--1500
        Homeland Security and Justice, Departments of, letter transmitting
            budget amendments--1434
        Hydrographic Organization, Convention on the International, message
            transmitting protocol amending--1377
        Iran, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1453
        Iraq
            Benchmark Assessment Report, message transmitting--1200
            Executive order blocking property of additional persons in
                connection with the national emergency, message--979
            Initial Benchmark Assessment Report, message transmitting--965
        Lebanon, Executive order blocking property of persons undermining
            its sovereignty or democratic processes and institutions,
            message--1037
        Liberia, former regime of Charles Taylor, U.S. national emergency,
            message on continuation--1000
        Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, Convention
            on the Prevention of, message transmitting protocol--1172
        Maritime Terrorism, Convention on the Prevention of, message
            transmitting protocols--1257
        Military and intelligence operations, ongoing, and other
            international activities, letter transmitting supplemental
            appropriations request--1367
        Nuclear Terrorism, International Convention for the Suppression of
            Acts of, message transmitting--966
        Peru-U.S. free trade agreement, message transmitting legislation--
            1248
        Physical Protection of Nuclear Material, Convention on the, message
            transmitting amendment--1173
        Powers and duties of the President
            Resumption, letter--1004
            Temporary transfer, letter--1003
        Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1414
        Terrorism, persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support, U.S.
            national emergency, message on continuation--1223
        Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, message on
            continuation--1194
        U.S. Combat-Equipped Armed Forces, letter reporting on deployments--
            1552
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message on
            continuation--1452

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register
            (Appendix D)
        Combined Federal Campaign, memorandum--1023
        Ford, former President Gerald R., funeral expenses, reimbursement,
            memorandum--1065
        Illicit drug production and transit countries, memorandum--1202
        Liberians in the U.S., measures regarding, memorandum--1193

    Directives

        Public health and medical preparedness--1343

    Interviews With the News Media

        Exchanges with reporters
            Kennebunkport, ME--903, 1068
            Omaha, NE--1526
            San Diego, CA--1412
            Washington, DC--909
            White House--945, 1010, 1150, 1153, 1406, 1427, 1544
        Interviews
            ABC News--1603, 1622
            ABC News, ``ABC World News Tonight with Charles Gibson''--1619
            Al Arabiya--1280
            APEC, ``Visions of Leadership'' program--1599
            ARD German Television--1612
            Associated Press--1620
            CBS News--1608
            CNBC's ``Closing Bell'' program--1613
            Economic reporters--1604
            ESPN--1600

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            ESPN's ``Offshore Adventures'' program--1615
            Foreign print journalists--1135
            FOX Business Network--1618
            FOX News--1604, 1611, 1618
            Juniper Communications--1603
            Kathleen Parker, syndicated columnist--1600, 1619
            National Review--1600, 1611
            NBC News--1608
            New York Times--1611
            NewsMax magazine--1611
            NHK Japan--1148
            People magazine--1619
            RTL Television and N-TV of Germany--1439
            Sky News of Australia--1145
            TF1 Television of France--1435
            Travel pool reporters aboard Air Force One--1608
            U.S. News & World Report--1600, 1611
            Wall Street Journal--1613
            Washington Post--1600, 1601, 1611
            Washington Times--1611
            Weekly Standard--1600, 1611
        Joint news conferences
            Afghanistan, President Karzai--1045
            Australia, Prime Minister Howard--1160
            Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1076
            France, President Sarkozy--1444
            Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1455
            Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--1076
            United Kingdom, Prime Minister Brown--1028
        News conferences
            July 12--951
            August 6--1045
            August 9--1052
            August 21--1076
            September 5--1160
            September 20--1213
            October 17--1327
            November 7--1444
            November 10--1455
            December 4--1514
            December 20--1573

    Joint Statements

        Australia, Prime Minister Howard, climate change and energy--1169
        Canada, Prime Minister Harper, Security and Prosperity Partnership
            of North America--1090
        Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki, Declaration of Principles for a Long-
            Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship--1494
        Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa, Security and Prosperity
            Partnership of North America--1090
        Russia, President Putin, nuclear energy and nonproliferation joint
            actions--910

    Letters and Messages

        See also Communications to Congress
        Christmas, message--1589
        Eid al-Adha, message--1573
        Eid al-Fitr, message--1301
        Hanukkah, message--1513
        Holiday greetings to members of the Armed Forces, message--1589
        Kwanzaa, message--1590
        Labor Day, message--1155
        New Year's Day, message--1596
        Ramadan, message--1193
        Rosh Hashanah, message--1175
        Yom Kippur, message--1222

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements
        Afghanistan, President Karzai--1045, 1240, 1604, 1605, 1617
        Algeria, President Bouteflika--1623
        Argentina, President-elect Fernandez de Kirchner--1616
        Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders--1609
        Australia
            Governor General Jeffery--1608
            Opposition Leader Rudd--1609
            Prime Minister Howard--1160, 1169, 1171, 1604, 1608, 1609
        Belarus, prodemocracy political parties' leaders--1621
        Brazil, President Lula da Silva--1230
        Bulgaria, President Parvanov--1602
        Canada
            Governor General Jean--1606
            Prime Minister Harper--1076, 1090, 1603, 1606, 1611

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    China
            Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang--1612, 1620
            President Hu--1173, 1621
        Colombia, President Uribe Velez--1624
        Congo, Democratic Republic of the, President Kabila--1389
        El Salvador, President Saca Gonzalez--1503
        France, President Sarkozy--1068, 1434, 1444, 1605, 1617
        Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1453, 1455, 1617, 1618
        Greece, Prime Minister Karamanlis--1611
        Guatemala, President-elect Colom Caballeros--1618
        India, Prime Minister Singh--1605
        Indonesia, President Yudhoyono--1187
        Iraq
            Kurdistan Region of Iraq, President Barzani--1607
            President Talabani--1599, 1601, 1607, 1613
            Prime Minister Maliki--1235, 1599, 1601, 1603, 1607, 1609, 1613,
                1615, 1619
            Sunni tribal and Provincial leaders--1608
            Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq, Chairman Hakim--
                1620
            Vice President Abd Al-Mahdi--1599, 1601, 1607
            Vice President al-Hashimi--1599, 1601, 1607
        Israel, Prime Minister Olmert--1492, 1501, 1617, 1620
        Italy, President Napolitano--1538, 1622
        Japan
            Prime Minister Abe--1186, 1609
            Prime Minister Fukuda--1478, 1619
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--1602
        Lebanon, Parliament Member al-Hariri--1277
        Liberia, President Johnson Sirleaf--1341
        Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--1076, 1090, 1606
        Middle East, Quartet Representative Blair--1611
        Mongolia, President Enkhbayar--1364, 1615
        Nigeria, President Yar'Adua--1542
        Northern Ireland, First Minister Paisley and Deputy First Minister
            McGuinness--1531
        Pakistan, President Musharraf--1605, 1617, 1624
        Palestinian Authority, President Abbas--1229, 1492, 1501, 1620
        Peru, President Garcia Perez--1546, 1623
        Poland
            Ambassador to Iraq Pietrzyk--1617
            President Kaczynski--970, 1601
        Portugal, Prime Minister Socrates--1207
        Russia, President Putin--904, 1185, 1599, 1615, 1621
        South Korea, President Roh--1183, 1613
        Southeast Asian leaders--1183
        Sudan, First Vice President Kiir--1618
        Tibet, Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso--1614
        Turkey
            President Gul--1607, 1615
            Prime Minister Erdogan--1427, 1602
        Uganda, President Museveni--1394
        United Arab Emirates, President Khalifa--1601
        United Kingdom, Prime Minister Brown--1028, 1041, 1603, 1612
        United Nations
            General Assembly President Kerim--1612
            Secretary-General Ban--976, 1612, 1616
            U.N. leaders--1611

    Resignations and Retirements

        Agriculture Department, Secretary, resignation, remarks--1212
        Economic Council, National, Chairman, resignation, statement--1502
        Justice Department, Attorney General, resignation, remarks in Waco,
            TX--1109
        Veterans Affairs Department, Secretary, resignation, statement--978
        White House Office
            Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Assistant to the
                President for, resignation, statement--1488
            Legislative Affairs, Assistant to the President for,
                resignation, statement--1549
            Speechwriting, Assistant to the President for, resignation,
                statement--1550
            Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser, resignation, remarks--
                1072
            Presidential Personnel Director, resignation, statement--982
            Press Secretary, resignation, remarks--1153

    Statements by the President

        See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings and Vetoes;
            Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements
        Annapolis Conference--1491

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        Border security and immigration, improvement reforms within existing
            law--1066
        Budget, Federal--1107
        Burma situation--1134, 1247, 1540
        Central High School in Little Rock, AR, 50th anniversary of
            integration--1239
        Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, 15th anniversary--1133
        Damascus Declaration, National Council of the, formation--1551
        Deaths
            Carson, Rep. Julia M.--1555
            Casey, Germaine--1116
            Compton, John, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia--1192
            Davis, Rep. Jo Ann--1292
            Dunn, Jennifer Blackburn--1175
            El Hajj, Brig. Gen. Francois, of Lebanon--1544
            Ghanem, Antoine, Parliament Member of Lebanon--1211
            Gillmor, Paul E.--1174
            Griffin, Mervyn E., Jr.--1073
            Hyde, Henry J.--1506
            Johnson, former First Lady Claudia A. ``Lady Bird''--950
            Kennedy, D. James--1186
            Pavarotti, Luciano--1175
            Zahir Shah, Mohammed, former King of Afghanistan--1004
        Domenici, Sen. Pete V., decision not to seek reelection--1278
        Economy, national--1124
        Educational Progress, National Assessment of--1239
        Energy Information Administration, report--1502
        Hastert, Rep. J. Dennis, decision not to seek reelection--1074
        India, peaceful nuclear cooperation bilateral agreement, conclusion
            of negotiations--1026
        Intelligence reform legislation
            Congressional passage--1044
            House of Representatives passage--1043
            Senate passage--1043
        Libby, I. Lewis ``Scooter,'' granting executive clemency--908
        Lott, Sen. C. Trent, decision not to seek reelection--1493
        Military leaders, meeting--1154
        Mortgage forgiveness debt relief legislation, House of
            Representatives passage--1278
        Mukasey, Michael B., Senate confirmation as Attorney General--1452
        North Korea, six-party talks--1275
        Nussle, James A., Senate confirmation as Office of Management and
            Budget Director--1171
        Peake, James B., Senate confirmation as Secretary of Veterans
            Affairs--1551
        Peru, free trade agreement with U.S.
            House of Representatives approval--1451
            Senate approval--1524
        Pryce, Rep. Deborah D., decision not to seek reelection--1073
        Regula, Rep. Ralph S., decision not to seek reelection--1307
        Republican National Committee, chairman, resignation--1355
        Russia situation--1493
        Southwick, Leslie H., Senate confirmation as U.S. Circuit judge for
            the Fifth Circuit--1384
        Utah, Crandall Canyon Mine situation--1157
        Warner, Sen. John W., decision not to seek reelection--1155
        Wicker, Rep. Roger F., appointment as U.S. Senator for Mississippi--
            1595