[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 41 (Monday, October 20, 2008)]
[Page ]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
          ------------------------------
              PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC 20408, the Weekly 
Compilation of Presidential Documents contains statements, messages, and
other Presidential materials released by the White House during the 
preceding week.

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published pursuant to
the authority contained in the Federal Register Act (49 Stat. 500, as 
amended; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 15), under regulations prescribed by the 
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the 
President (37 FR 23607; 1 CFR Part 10).

Distribution is made only by the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The Weekly Compilation of 
Presidential Documents will be furnished by mail to domestic subscribers 
for $80.00 per year ($137.00 for mailing first class) and to foreign
subscribers for $93.75 per year, payable to the Superintendent of 
Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The charge 
for a single copy is $3.00 ($3.75 for foreign mailing).

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is also available on the Internet on the GPO Access service at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html.

There are no restrictions on the republication of material appearing in 
the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.


[[Page i]]

Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

Documents



<R01>
Monday, October 20, 2008

<R01>
Volume 44_Number 41

<R01>
Pages 1335	1362

[[Page ii]]

  

  


<R03>
 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Bill Signings; Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Cabinet meeting--1346
    Florida, meeting with Cuban American community leaders in Coral 
        Gables--1335
    G-7 finance ministers and the heads of international finance 
        institutions, meeting--1335
    Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team leaders and brigade combat 
        commanders, video teleconference--1347
    Italy, state visit of Prime Minister Berlusconi
         State dinner--1341
         Welcoming ceremony--1338
    Michigan, meeting with business leaders in Ada--1347
    National economy--1342
    Radio address--1336
    Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings--1344
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce--1353
    Visa Waiver Program--1357

 Bill Signings

    Andean Trade Preference Act extension, remarks--1350
    Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2009, statement--1346
    Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, statement--1345

 Communications to Congress

    Colombia, letter on continuation of national emergency with respect 
        to significant narcotics traffickers--1353
    Treasury Secretary, letter certifying purchase of troubled assets--
        1346

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Designation of Officers of the Social Security Administration To Act 
        as the Commissioner of Social Security, memorandum--1358
    Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of 
        Brazil, memorandum--1349
  
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
  

Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on October 17, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.

[[Page iii]]

Contents--Continued

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters in Ada, Michigan--1347

Joint Statements

    G-8 leaders' statement on the global economy--1349

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    Italy, Prime Minister Berlusconi--1338, 1339, 1341

Notices

    Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant 
        Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia--1352

Proclamations

    National Character Counts Week--1351
    National Forest Products Week--1352
    White Cane Safety Day--1342

Statements by the President

    See Bill Signings

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--1360
     Checklist of White House press releases--1359
     Digest of other White House announcements--1358
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--1359
?

[[Page v]]


<GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT>


[[Page 1335]]




<R03>
Week Ending Friday, October 17, 2008