For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 15, 2001

Statement by the Press Secretary
President Bush Will Travel to Genoa, Italy to Attend the G-7/8 Summit On
July 20-22. While in Italy, the President Will Visit Rome to Meet With
President Ciampi and Prime Minister Berlusconi. He Will Also Have An
Audience at Castelgandolfo with His Holiness Pope John Paul II. The
President Will Begin His Trip to Europe with a Stop in the United Kingdom

for discussions with Prime Minister Blair.

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