    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)]
    [November 21, 2008]
    [Page 1385]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to the President of the Senate Reporting a Certification
    Regarding NATO Invitee Albania
    November 21, 2008

    Dear Mr. President:
        Consistent with the condition set forth in the Senate resolution of
    advice and consent to ratification of the Protocols to the North
    Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of the Republic of Albania of
    September 25, 2008, and based on the recommendation of the Department of
    State, I hereby certify to the Senate that:
           (i)   the inclusion of the Republic of Albania in the North
                Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will not have the effect
                of increasing the overall percentage share of the United
                States in the common budgets of NATO; and
          (ii)   the inclusion of the Republic of Albania in NATO does not
                detract from the ability of the United States to meet or to
                fund its military requirements outside the North Atlantic
                area.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush