[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 31 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, August 4, 2003

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Volume 39--Number 31

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Pages 983-1028

  

  

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Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Cabinet meeting--1024
    Death of Bob Hope--983
    Maryland, departure from Andrews Air Force Base--983
    Medicare, 38th anniversary--1015
    Pennsylvania, National Urban League Conference in Pittsburgh--984
    Radio address--983

 Bill Signings

    Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 and the accompanying 
        Executive order, statement--990

 Communications to Congress

    Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 and the accompanying 
        Executive order, letter--993
    Clean Diamond Trade Act, implementing
        Letter on waiver certification--1002
        Letter transmitting Executive order--1001
    Emergency Response Fund, letter on the reallocation of funds 
        previously transferred--1023
    Iraq, national emergency
        Letter on continuation--1023
        Letter transmitting report--1023

 Communications to Congress--Continued

    Sierra Leone and Liberia, letter transmitting report on national 
        emergency--1003

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties 
        to the Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal 
        Court, memorandum--1003

 Executive Orders

    Blocking Property of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain 
        Transactions--991
    Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions--1019
    Homeland Security Information Sharing--998
    Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act--999

Interviews With the News Media

    Exchange with reporters in the Cabinet Room--1024
    News conferences
         July 29 with Prime Minister Sharon of Israel--995
        July 30--1003
  
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Contents--Continued

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--995

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq--1022

Proclamations

    Death of Bob Hope--984

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    Earth Observation Summit--1019

Statements by the President--Continued

    International initiative to help developing countries stop illegal 
        logging--990
    Senate filibuster of judicial nominees--1025

Supplementary Materials

    Acts approved by the President--1028
    Checklist of White House press releases--1028
    Digest of other White House announcements--1026
    Nominations submitted to the Senate--1027

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