[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 48 (Monday, December 5, 2005)]
[Pages 1807-1808]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Resignation of Andrew S. Natsios as Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development

December 2, 2005

    Andrew Natsios has served as a key member of my administration for 
more than 4 years. He has exemplified the compassion and generosity of 
the American people and our deep commitment to helping and improving the 
lives of those who are suffering. Under his leadership, USAID has 
implemented important reforms and helped us

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combat AIDS and malaria, rebuild Afghanistan and Iraq, provide 
humanitarian aid in Sudan, and assist victims of the tsunami and the 
recent devastating earthquake in South Asia. I thank him for his 
dedicated service to our country, and I wish him and his family well.