News Archive - June, 2006

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		June 30, 2006 President Bush Visits Graceland with Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Video Audio Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi Participate in Photo-Op with Mrs. Bush, Priscilla Presley, and Lisa Marie Presley President Bush Signs H.R. 5603 Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Pennsylvania Proclamation: To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences by the President of the United States of America To Implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement With Respect to Guatemala, and for Other Purposes Memorandum for the Secretary of State Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		June 29, 2006 President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Participate in a Joint Press Availability Video Audio Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Joint Statement: The Japan-U.S. Alliance of the New Century In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi in an Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn Video Audio Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Exchange Toasts Video Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Statement by the President on American Competitiveness Initiative Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Louisiana Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Mississippi Nomination Sent to the Senate Executive Order Amending Executive Order 13381, as Amended, to Extend Its Duration by One Year

		June 28, 2006 President Bush Meets with Military Personnel Returned From Iraq and Afghanistan Video Audio President Bush to Visit Chancellor Angela Merkel in East Germany Prior to G-8 Summit G-8 Summit 2006 Statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Poznan Uprising in Poland President Commends Senate for Confirming Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary Remarks by the President at Talent for Senate Dinner Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nominations Sent to the Senate

		June 27, 2006 President Discusses Line-Item Veto Video Audio Fact Sheet: The Legislative Line-Item Veto: Constitutional, Effective, and Bipartisan President Bush Goes on Run with Staff Sergeant Christian Bagge Video Audio President Meets with National Endowment for Democracy Award Recipients Video Audio Statement on Flag Desecration Vote Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Personnel Announcement

		June 26, 2006 President Bush Meets with Supporters of U.S. Military in Iraq and Afghanistan Video Audio President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month Video Audio African American History Statement by the President Marking Ten Years After Attack on Khobar Towers Statement by the Press Secretary on Murder of Four Russian Diplomats in Iraq Executive Order: Public Alert and Warning System Independence Day, 2006 Message to the Congress of the United States Nominations Sent to the Senate

		June 25, 2006 President and Mrs. Bush Attend Annual Ford's Theatre Gala

		June 24, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economy

		June 23, 2006 President Attends White House Tee Ball Game Video Audio Fact Sheet White House Tee Ball President's Statement on Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta President's Statement on Proliferation Security Initiative President Signs S. 1445 Executive Order: Protecting the Property Rights of the American People Message to the Congress of the United States Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Western Balkans Vice President's Remarks at a Luncheon for Congressional Candidate Dave McSweeney Personnel Announcement Vice President's Remarks at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange

		June 22, 2006 President's Remarks to the People of Hungary Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Meets with Hungarian President Sólyom Video President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Gyurcsány in Budapest, Hungary Video President Exchanges Toasts with Hungarian President and Prime Minister Video President Commends House Members for Support of the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006 Vice President's Remarks to the U.S.-India Business Council's 31st Anniversary Leadership Summit Interview of the Vice President by John King, CNN Personnel Announcement

		June 21, 2006 President Bush Participates in Press Availability at 2006 U.S.-EU Summit Video Audio U.S.-EU Summit President and Mrs. Bush Participate in Roundtable with Foreign Students Video Audio U.S.-EU Summit Fact Sheet: 2006 U.S.-EU Summit 2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on Political and Security Issues 2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on the Economic Initiative U.S.-EU Summit Declaration: Promoting Peace, Human Rights and Democracy Worldwide President Applauds Senate for Passage of Stronger Magnuson-Stevens Act White House South Lawn Tee Ball White House Tee Ball

		June 20, 2006 Message to the Senate of the United States Vice President's Remarks at the Gerald R. Ford Foundation Annual Dinner Personnel Announcement

		June 19, 2006 President Delivers Commencement Address at the United States Merchant Marine Academy Video Audio President Bush to Welcome President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia to the White House Vice President's Remarks at the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize Luncheon Followed by Q&A Remarks by the President at the 2006 President's Dinner Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday Targeted Sanctions on Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus Message to the Congress of the United States Cooperative Threat Reduction Agreement with Russia Extended Message to the Congress of the United States Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus Memorandum for the Secretary of State Nomination Sent to the Senate Just the Facts: The Bush Administration's Strong Worksite Enforcement Efforts

		June 17, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq

		June 16, 2006 Presidential Message on Juneteenth Remarks by the President at Heather Wilson for Congress Reception Nominations Sent to the Senate

		June 15, 2006 President Attends Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit Video Audio President Bush Establishes Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument Video Audio Proclamation: Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument Fact Sheet: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument: A Commitment to Good Stewardship of Our Natural Resources In Focus: Environment Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument President Bush Establishes Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument In Focus: Environment President Signs the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 Video Audio President Bush Signs S.2803, the MINER Act of 2006 Video Audio President and Mrs. Bush Attend Congressional Picnic Video President Applauds Congress for Approving Bill to Fund National Priorities President's Statement on Signing of Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 Fact Sheet: President Signs Emergency Funding Bill Memorandum for the Secretary of State Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate President Signs H.R. 1953, H.R. 3829, H.R. 5401, S. 1235, S. 193 and S. 2803 Personnel Announcement

		June 14, 2006 Press Conference of the President Video Audio President Meets with Iraq Study Group Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President Bush Welcomes President Uribe of Colombia to the White House Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy

		June 13, 2006 President Bush Makes Surprise Visit to Iraq, Meets with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President Bush Visits Troops in Iraq In Focus: Renewal in Iraq Fact Sheet: Camp David Meetings: Building on Progress in Iraq In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President and Mrs. Bush to Accompany Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan in Visit to Memphis, Tennessee Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi

		June 12, 2006 President Bush Meets with Interagency Team on Iraq Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President's Remarks to the Travel Pool After Meeting with Interagency Team on Iraq Video In Focus: Renewal in Iraq Nominations Sent to the Senate

		June 10, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: National Security

		June 9, 2006 President Bush and Prime Minister Rasmussen of Denmark Participate in Joint Press Availability Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy Statement on The President's Malaria Initiative Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile President Bush Welcomes President Bachelet of Chile to the White House Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		June 8, 2006 Statement by the President on Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Video Audio President Bush Attends National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast Video Audio President Bush Welcomes President Bachelet of Chile to the White House Video Audio Joint Statement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Meets with Governors on Line-Item Veto Video Audio President Bush to Visit Budapest, Hungary

		June 7, 2006 President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform in Nebraska Video Audio In Focus: Immigration President Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for Dirk Kempthorne as Secretary of the Interior Video Audio President's Cabinet President's Statement on the Senate's Marriage Protection Amendment Vote President Applauds Congress on Passage of S. 193, the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act President Pleased with Passage of Mine Safety Legislation President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister of Slovenia to the White House President Bush to Welcome President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia Executive Order: Task Force on New Americans Nomination Sent to the Senate

		June 6, 2006 President Discusses Border Security and Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for CBP Commissioner Video Audio In Focus: Immigration President's Remarks to the Travel Pool at Laredo Border Patrol Sector Headquarters Video Audio In Focus: Immigration President Bush to Attend 2006 Group of Eight (G-8) Summit G-8 Summit 2006 Father's Day, 2006 Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2006 Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		June 5, 2006 President Discusses Marriage Protection Amendment Video Audio President Bush Welcomes President Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo to the White House Video Audio In Focus: Africa In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Welcomes President Zelaya of Honduras to the White House Video In Focus: Global Diplomacy Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for California Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Minnesota Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for South Dakota Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for North Dakota Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2006 Nominations Sent to the Senate

		June 3, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio

		June 2, 2006 President Welcomes Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers to the White House Video Audio President Bush Participates in Swearing-In Ceremony for Rob Portman as OMB Director Video Audio Office of Management and Budget President Bush to Welcome President Michelle Bachelet of Chile to the White House Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.3 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 In Focus: Jobs & Economy National Oceans Week, 2006

		June 1, 2006 President Bush Meets with Cabinet Video Audio President's Cabinet President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform Video Audio Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Improving Worksite Enforcement In Focus: Immigration President Attends Swearing-In Ceremony for Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Video Audio In Focus: Judicial Nominations President Bush to Welcome President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo to the White House Statement on Presidential Designation of Foreign Narcotics Kingpins Text of a Letter from the President National Child's Day, 2006 Personnel Announcement