[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 47 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Pages 2828-2829]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Resignation of Spencer Abraham as Secretary of Energy

November 15, 2004

    Spence Abraham has been a valued member of the Cabinet and a strong 
and steady leader of the Department of Energy. He helped develop our 
National Energy Policy to reduce our country's reliance on foreign 
sources of energy and to provide reliable, affordable, and 
environmentally sound energy for America's future. He launched new 
technological research initiatives that will lead to the next generation 
of pollution-free automobiles and clean coal powerplants. In the war on 
terror, Spence Abraham played a pivotal role in keeping the most 
dangerous

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weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people through his work 
on nuclear nonproliferation.
    I am very grateful for Spence's service and thank him for his 
sacrifice and hard work for America. I wish him and Jane all the best.

 Note: The Office of the Press Secretary also made available Secretary 
Abraham's letter of resignation.