For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 19, 2006

President Bush to Welcome Salva Kiir, First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, to the White House

President Bush will welcome Salva Kiir, First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, to the White House on July 20, 2006. The President looks forward to working with First Vice President Kiir. The two leaders will discuss implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, establishment of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and the Government of Southern Sudan, the situation in Darfur, and the expeditious deployment of U.N. peacekeepers to Darfur.

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