[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 3 (Monday, January 19, 2004)]
[Page 86]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of Emergency With Respect 
to Sierra Leone and Liberia

January 15, 2004

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)

    Consistent with section 202(a) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1622, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order on 
January 15, 2004, that terminates the national emergency described and 
declared with respect to Sierra Leone in Executive Order 13194 of 
January 18, 2001, and expanded in scope with respect to Liberia by 
Executive Order 13213 of May 22, 2001.
    I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order. This order becomes 
effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 16, 2004.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the 
Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
January 16.