[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book II)] [July 1, 2008] [Pages C-1-C-7] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Administration of George W. Bush, 2008-2009 [[Page C-1]] Document Categories List Addresses to the Nation Economy, national--1237 Farewell Address--1577 Addresses and Remarks See also Addresses to the Nation; Bill Signings and Vetoes; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials; Resignations and Retirements 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA, dedication ceremony--1193 2008 NCAA championship teams--1358 2008 Presidential election--1349 2008 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings--1306 2008 U.S. summer Olympic and Paralympic teams--1039, 1276 Ada, MI, business leaders, meeting--1311 Afghanistan Bagram Air Force Base, remarks to military personnel--1459 Military and civilian leaders, video teleconference--1248 Security situation, briefing--1261 Alexandria, LA, meeting with business leaders--1325 American auto industry--1499 American Enterprise Institute, remarks and a question-and-answer session--1476 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Summit in Lima, Peru-- 1386 Austin, TX, Emergency Operations Center, briefing--1166 Bangkok, Thailand--1114 Baton Rouge, LA, Emergency Operations Center, briefing--1171 Beijing, China 2008 U.S. summer Olympic team, remarks--1128 Beijing Kuanjie Protestant Christian Church, visit--1131 Remarks--1129 U.S. Embassy, dedication ceremony--1127 Bishop John T. Walker Memorial Dinner--1360 Burmese activists, lunch in Bangkok, Thailand--1119 Cabinet meetings--1065, 1168, 1310, 1564 Central Intelligence Agency briefing in Langley, VA--1141 Children's holiday reception--1431 Coalition for Affordable American Energy--1138 Colombian Independence Day celebration--1043 Congress, congressional leaders, meeting--1242 Cuban American community leaders, meeting in Coral Gables, FL--1296 Drug use reduction, discussion--1439 Economic advisers, meeting--1009 Economic stabilization Legislation--1254, 1259, 1267 Meeting with business leaders--1265 Economy, national Chantilly, VA--1279 Washington, DC--1210-1212, 1244, 1294, 1305, 1414 Eielson Air Force Base, AK, remarks to military personnel and their families--1099 Energy, remarks on--1014 Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Quantico, VA, graduation ceremony--1344 Federal Emergency Management Agency, briefing--1165 Federalist Society Cincinnati Chapter in Cincinnati, OH--1272 Food security, meeting in New York City--1231 Former Presidents and President-elect, meeting--1521 Former President Theodore Roosevelt's 150th birthday, remarks honoring--1342 Fort Campbell, KY--1393 Georgia, Republic of, situation--1137, 1140, 1142, 1144 Group of Seven (G-7) nations, Finance Ministers and heads of international finance institutions, meeting--1297 Gulf Coast reconstruction in New Orleans, LA--1150 [[Page C-2]] Gulfport, MS, elected officials and community leaders, dinner--1156 Hanukkah menorah lighting--1466 Health savings accounts, discussion in Oklahoma City, OK--1195 Hispanic Heritage Month reception--1292 Housing counseling, roundtable discussion in North Little Rock, AR-- 967 Houston, TX Hurricane Ike, briefing--1206 Remarks on arrival--1037 Human rights activists, lunch in New York City--1232 Hurricane Ike, recovery efforts Briefings--1199, 1204, 1206 Remarks--1197 Iftaar dinner--1208 Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony in Charlottesville, VA--989 India, terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1399 Intelligence reform legislation--1007 International Religious Freedom Act, 10th anniversary--1012 Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City, rededication ceremony--1354 Iraq Camp Victory in Baghdad, remarks to military personnel--1449 Coalition members, meeting in New York City--1234 Multi-National Force--Iraq, former commanding general, meeting-- 1207 Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders and brigade combat commanders, video teleconference--1311 Strategic Framework Agreement and Status of Forces Agreement, signing ceremony in Baghdad--1446 Japan, remarks to White House press pool in Toyako--1005 Lackland Air Force Base, TX--1167 Lincoln Electric Company in Euclid, OH--1060 Manhattan Institute in New York City--1364 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, proclamations establishing, signing ceremony--1517 Mentoring Children of Prisoners Initiative, remarks in Greensboro, NC--1411 Midland, TX, remarks to White House press pool--1270 Military appreciation parade at Fort Myer, VA--1515 National Basketball Association champion Boston Celtics--1214 National Building Museum, remarks on arrival--1372 National Christmas tree lighting ceremony--1412 National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, VA--1632 National Defense University--1184 National Medals of Science and Technology, presentation--1255 National Museum of American History, reopening--1378 National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD Departure from--976 Wounded troops and their families, visit--1353 National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, proclamation signing ceremony--1413 National Security Agency at Fort Meade, MD, briefing--1338 New York City, remarks on arrival--1354 No Child Left Behind Act in Philadelphia, PA--1522 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, accession protocols for Albania and Croatia, signing ceremony--1339 Official portraits of the President and First Lady, unveiling--1501 Oklahoma City, OK, arrival--1195 One Warm Coat Service Project, visit with volunteers--1506 Points of Light Institute, remarks honoring--1522 Presidential Citizens Medals, presentation--1375 President's freedom agenda--1047 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentations--1567, 1571 Radio addresses--992, 1010, 1038, 1053, 1098, 1129, 1143, 1157, 1164, 1174, 1197, 1222, 1252, 1269, 1298, 1321, 1340, 1348, 1352, 1370, 1384, 1397, 1421, 1444, 1505, 1508, 1512, 1528, 1580 Redding, CA, aerial tour of areas damaged by wildfires, remarks following--1036 Republican National Convention, satellite remarks--1170 Saban Forum--1415 [[Page C-3]] Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health--1401 San Antonio, TX, remarks to White House press pool--1271 Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr., meeting--1392 Sudan, Darfur human rights activist Halima Bashir, meeting--1439 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy--1372 Texas A&M University in College Station, TX, commencement address-- 1440 Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony--1396 Transportation Department--1376 Treasury Department, visit--1269 Union League of Philadelphia's Presidential portrait, unveiling in Philadelphia, PA--1422 United Nations in New York City Dinner hosted by Secretary-General Ban--1235 General Assembly--1227 High-Level Debate on Interfaith Dialogue--1363 United Service Organizations World Gala--1263 U.S.-Afghan Women's Council, reception honoring--1475 U.S. Army Garrison-Yongsan, South Korea, remarks to military personnel--1109 U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA--1471 U.S. Chamber of Commerce--1315 U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY--1433 U.S. Ocean Action Plan, remarks on--1244 U.S. Olympic athletes, current and former, dinner honoring--1042 USS George H.W. Bush, commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, VA--1529 Veterans Day--1354 Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Orlando, FL--1146 Visa Waiver Program--1319 Voluntarism, remarks--1177 Walter Reed Army Medical Center, visits--1189, 1507 National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, groundbreaking ceremony--974 War on terror--1089 West Virginia Coal Association in White Sulphur Springs, WV--1091 Western Hemisphere leaders, remarks in New York City--1235 White House Office, former Press Secretary Tony Snow Death--1011 Funeral service--1034 White House staff, remarks--1350 White House Summit on International Development--1327 White House tee-ball--1031, 1176 World AIDS Day--1401 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, proclamation signing ceremony--1413 Bill Signings and Vetoes Andean Trade Preference Act extension, remarks--1313 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, statement--1260 Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, statement--1309 FISA Amendments Act of 2008, remarks--1007 Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, statement--1308 ``Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,'' veto message--1028 Renewal of Import Restrictions Contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, remarks--1059 Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008, remarks--1059 United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008, remarks--1066 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act Remarks--1288 Statement--1290 Communications to Congress Albania and Croatia North Atlantic Treaty Organization invitees, letters reporting certification--1385 North Atlantic Treaty protocols on accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, message transmitting--1047 [[Page C-4]] Albatrosses and petrels, report and agreement on conservation, message--1251 China Letters certifying U.S. exports--1161, 1377 Message certifying U.S. exports--1046 Colombia, significant narcotics traffickers, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1315 Comprehensive Nuclear Threat Reduction and Security Report, letter transmitting--1069 Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1336 Cuba Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, review of title III, letters--1037, 1576 U.S. national emergency relating to the anchorage and movement of vessels, message--1574 District of Columbia, Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request Act, letter transmitting--1169 Export control regulations, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1046 Federal budget amendments, letter transmitting--1098 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, message transmitting--1183 India, proposed agreement for cooperation with the U.S. on peaceful uses of nuclear energy, message transmitting--1191 Interior Department, budget amendment, letter transmitting--1059 International Atomic Energy Agency, actions related to protocol additional to the agreement with the U.S. for application of safeguards, letter--1510 Iran, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1358 Iraq Defense articles, registration and monitoring system, letter certifying--1337 Defense articles, transfer, letter--1055 Drug Control Strategy, National, message transmitting--1575 Kosovo and Azerbaijan, Generalized System of Preferences benefits, letter on extension--1504 Lebanon, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1070 Liberia, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1033 Malta-U.S. Taxation Convention, message transmitting--1575 Middle East, terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1574 Naval Petroleum Reserve, message extending production period--1267 Nuclear security, letter transmitting report--1510 North Atlantic Treaty for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information, new parties, message--1544 Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, International Treaty on, message transmitting--1002 Poland-U.S. Social Security Agreement, message transmitting--1033 Proliferation detection and interdiction activities, letter transmitting report--1182 Russia Russia-U.S. Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, proposed, message--1182 Russia-U.S. Mutual Fisheries Agreement, extension, message transmitting--1575 Rwanda-U.S. Treaty Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, message transmitting--1380 Sudan, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation--1347 Terrorism, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1211 Terrorist attacks, U.S. national emergency, letter on continuation-- 1160 Treasury, Department of Emergency economic stabilization efforts, message transmitting report concerning--1564 Letter certifying the Treasury Secretary to purchase troubled assets--1309 U.S. combat-equipped Armed Forces, deployment, letter reporting on-- 1469 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act, letter transmitting certifications--1327 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message on continuation--1353 Zimbabwe, blocking property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions, message--1052 [[Page C-5]] Communications to Federal Agencies See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register (Appendix D) Exchange Stabilization Fund, use of to support money market mutual fund guaranty facility, memorandum--1259 Marine conservation management areas, potential, memorandum--1159 National Science and Technology Summit, assignment of function under the America COMPETES Act to convene, memorandum--1145 North Atlantic Treaty for Cooperation Regarding Atomic Information, new parties to, memorandum--1543 Treasury Department, use of exchange stabilization fund to support guaranty facility for money market mutual funds, memorandum-- 1217 U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, withdrawal of areas from leasing disposition, memorandum--1015 Directives Arctic Region Policy--1545 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Ada, MI--1311 Baghdad, Iraq--1446 Oklahoma City, OK--1195 Toyako, Japan--999 Washington, DC--1507 Interviews ABC News--1609, 1610 ``ABC World News with Charles Gibson''--1607 America TV of Peru--1381 Bangkok, Thailand, foreign radio journalists--1120 C-SPAN--1492 CBS Sports--1423 CCTV, China--1086 CNN--1605 El Comercio, Peru--1606 Foreign media--976, 1070, 1583 FOX News--1531, 1583 Japanese television station--1606 John Chettle--1587 KBS TV, South Korea--1081 MBC TV--1424 National Multimedia Group, Thailand--1083 NBC News--1608 NBC Sports--1134 Pentagon Channel--1609 Print journalists--1583 Radio Mambi--1614 RealClearPolitics--1609 Rev. Billy Graham television tribute--1586 Richard Norton Smith--1614 StoryCorps--1605 Wall Street Journal--1609 Washington Post--1588, 1609 White House press pool--1452 Joint news conferences Afghanistan, President Karzai--1462 Colombia, President Uribe Velez--1217 Japan, Prime Minister Fukuda--993 South Korea, President Lee--1103 News conferences July 2--969 July 6--993 July 15--1016 August 6--1103 September 20--1217 December 15--1462 January 12, 2009--1552 Joint Statements European Union leaders, global economy--1325 Group of Eight (G-8) nations, leaders, global economy--1312 Pakistan, Prime Minister Gilani, strategic partnership with U.S.-- 1056 Letters and Messages See also Communications to Congress Christmas, message--1507 Eid al-Adha, message--1433 Eid al-Fitr, message--1261 Holiday greetings to members of the Armed Forces, message--1508 Independence Day, message--973 Kwanzaa, message--1509 Labor Day, message--1163 New Year's Day, 2009, message--1511 Ramadan, message--1163 Rose Revolution, fifth anniversary, message--1385 Rosh Hashanah, message--1258 [[Page C-6]] United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, message--1400 Yom Kippur, message--1288 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Interviews With the News Media; Joint Statements Afghanistan, President Karzai--1248, 1462, 1599, 1610 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders--1607 Brazil, President Lula da Silva--1588 Burkina Faso, President Compaore--1030 Canada, Prime Minister Harper--1386, 1602 Central bank governors--1602 China Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang--1587 Premier Wen--1133 President Hu--1004, 1131, 1589, 1590, 1598, 1607 Vice President Xi--1132 Colombia Minister of Defense Santos Calderon--1586 President Uribe Velez--1583, 1217, 1224, 1598 Egypt, President Mubarak--1611 El Salvador, President Saca Gonzalez--1236, 1467 Estonia, President Ilves--1591 European Union Commission President Durao Barroso--1322, 1325 Council President Sarkozy--1590, 1591, 1322, 1325 France, President Sarkozy--1592, 1601, 1602 Georgia, Republic of, President Saakashvili--1590, 1591, 1593 Germany, Chancellor Merkel--1003, 1590, 1601, 1602 Ghana, President Kufuor--1200, 1201, 1205, 1597 Grenada, Prime Minister Thomas--1601 Group of Eight (G-8) nations G-8 leaders--1312, 1584 Major economies leaders--1584 Outreach representatives--1001, 1584 Group of Twenty (G-20) nations, Finance Ministers--1602 India, Prime Minister Singh--1003, 1242, 1586, 1599, 1600, 1608, 1612 Iraq Kurdistan Region of Iraq, President Barzani--1344 President Talabani--1190, 1234, 1446, 1610 Prime Minister Maliki--1583, 1585, 1592, 1610 Vice President Abd Al-Mahdi--1610 Vice President Hashimi--1610 Israel, Prime Minister Olmert--1393, 1612 Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--1590, 1594, 1300, 1301, 1304, 1601, 1602 Japan Prime Minister Aso--1607 Prime Minister Fukuda--993, 1583 Jordan, King Abdullah II--1611 Kosovo President Sejdiu--1041 Prime Minister Thaci--1041 Kuwait, Prime Minister Nasir--1211 Lebanon, President Sleiman--1240 Liberia, President Johnson Sirleaf--1335 Lithuania, President Adamkus--1256, 1590, 1591 Mexico, President Calderon Hinojosa--1565 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer--1603 Pakistan Former President Musharraf--1592 President Zardari--1225, 1595, 1612 Prime Minister Gilani--1055, 1056, 1587, 1592 Palestinian Authority President Abbas--1241, 1502, 1611 Prime Minister Fayyad--1611 Panama, President Torrijos Espino--1208 Paraguay, President Lugo Mendez--1341 Peru, President Garcia Perez--1607 Poland, President Kaczynski--1590 Russia Ambassador to the U.S. Kislyak--1598 President Medvedev--999, 1391, 1590 Prime Minister Putin--1589 Saudi Arabia, King Abdallah--1605, 1611 Slovakia, President Gasparovic--1291 South Korea, President Lee--1102, 1103, 1584, 1588, 1589, 1607 Sudan, First Vice President Kiir--1513 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, leaders--1371, 1606 Tanzania, President Kikwete--1161 Thailand, Prime Minister Samak--1112, 1589 Turkey, President Gul--1584 [[Page C-7]] Uganda, President Museveni--1233 Ukraine, President Yushchenko--1257, 1591 United Arab Emirates Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed--1606 President Khalifa--1584 Vice President and Prime Minister Muhammad Bin Rashid--1588 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Brown--1250, 1590, 1599, 1601, 1602 United Nations, Secretary-General Ban--1235, 1598, 1605, 1612 Western Hemisphere, leaders--1235, 1599 Statements by the President See also Bill Signings and Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements Africa, terrorist attacks against U.S. Embassies, 10th anniversary-- 1126 Bond, Sen. Christopher S. ``Kit,'' decision not to seek reelection-- 1528 Cuba situation--1570 Deaths Helms, Jesse--992 Jones, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs--1156 Laghi, Pio Cardinal--1542 Marin, Carlos--1210 Mwanawasa, Levy P., President of Zambia--1145 Neuhaus, Richard J.--1528 Snow, Tony--1011 Wyeth, Andrew N.--82 Doping in Sport, International Convention Against--1101 Economic stabilization legislation Congressional action--1253 Senate action--1262 Economy, national--1225, 1351 Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, President's, Senate passage of reauthorization legislation--1032 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac corporations--1175 Georgia, Republic of, situation--1158, 1160, 1173 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact--1059 India, terrorist attacks in Mumbai--1399 India-U.S. Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act House of Representatives passage--1253 Senate passage--1263 Iraq Provincial elections legislation--1236 Strategic Framework Agreement and Status of Forces Agreement, approval--1398 Jeffrey, James F., Senate confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Turkey--1267 Klamath River Basin Conservation Agreement--1369 Lebanon, Marine barracks in Beirut, 25th anniversary of terrorist attack--1337 Lowe, Alan C., selection as Director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum--1584 Mandela, Nelson R., 90th birthday--1038 Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument--1520 Martinez, Sen. Melquiades R. ``Mel,'' decision not to seek reelection--1412 McKiernan, Gen. David D., Senate confirmation as commander of U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan--1266 Military operations in Iraq--1168 Nuclear Weapons, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of--968 Pakistan, terrorist attack in Islamabad--1224 Palin, Gov. Sarah, selection as Republican Vice Presidential nominee--1163 U.S. Airways plane crash in New York City--1573 Zimbabwe Signing an Executive order blocking property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions-- 1051 Situation--1391, 1438