For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
January 15, 2004

Memorandum for the Secretary of State
SUBJECT: Designation of the State of Kuwait as a Major Non-NATO Ally
Presidential Determination: No. 2004-21

Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "Act"), I hereby designate the State of Kuwait as a Major Non-NATO Ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the Arms Export Control Act.

You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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