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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 14, 2008

President Bush Visits CIA Headquarters, Participates in Briefings
Central Intelligence Agency Headquarters
Langley, Virginia

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2:52 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the Director, Mike Hayden, and Steve Kappes for hosting me out here at the CIA. It's a chance to thank a lot of the folks who work out here for their service to the country.

It's really important for the people who work here to understand the significant -- the significance of the contributions they're making to secure the homeland. The people here work long and hard hours. They're smart, capable, and they deserve the nation's thanks.

President George W. Bush, joined by Central Intelligence Agency Director Michael Hayden, right, and Deputy CIA Director Stephen Kappes, addresses reporters Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008 at the CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., following President Bush's participation in briefings on the war on terror and the current situation in Georgia. White House photo by Eric Draper We also had a couple of briefings, one on the war on terror and the other on the situation in Georgia. Got a lot of folks, smart folks analyzing the situation on the ground and, of course, briefing us on different possibilities that could develop in the area and the region.

I sent Condi Rice, Secretary of State Rice, over there. She'll be coming back to brief me on Saturday. I'm looking forward to hearing firsthand what she has seen, what she has heard. And I call for the territorial integrity of Georgia to be respected and the cease-fire agreement to be honored.

And we will be working this issue throughout the coming weeks, and people out here at the agency have been incredibly helpful. And I thank you very much for your hospitality. Thank you.

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