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 Addresses and Remarks

    See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Civil Rights Act of 1964, 40th anniversary--1185
    Iraq, transfer of sovereignty--1170
    Radio address--1161
    Small-business entrepreneurs, remarks following discussion--1186
    Swearing-in ceremony for John C. Danforth as U.S. Representative to 
        the United Nations--1184
    Turkey
         Galatasaray University in Istanbul--1177
         Religious leaders in Istanbul--1169

 Bill Signings

    Legislation to provide for the transfer of the Nebraska Avenue Naval 
        Complex, statement--1194

 Communications to Congress

    Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement, letter submitting 
        proposed legislative changes to implement--1195

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Administration of Certain Appropriations Relating to Iraq, 
        memorandum--1181
    Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority, memorandum--1195

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchange with reporters in Istanbul, Turkey--1170
    News conferences
         June 26 with European Union leaders in Shannon, Ireland--1162
         June 28 with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in 
            Istanbul, Turkey--1170

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    European Union
         Commission President Prodi--1162
         Council President Ahern--1162
    NATO, Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer--1170
    Turkey, Prime Minister Erdogan--1169
    United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--1170

  

  (Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

  Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on July 2, the 
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the 
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in 
this issue will be printed next week.


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Contents--Continued

Proclamations

    National HIV Testing Day--1168
    To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences--1182

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings
    U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture--1167

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--1198
     Checklist of White House press releases--1197
     Digest of other White House announcements--1195
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--1197

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The President's Radio Address


June 26, 2004

    Good morning. This week I'm traveling to the U.S.-EU Summit in 
Ireland, homeland to so many Irish Americans and one of the fastest 
growing and modern economies in the European Union. I will also be 
attending the NATO Summit in Turkey, a proud nation that successfully 
blends a European identity with secular democracy and Islamic 
traditions.
    I will discuss with our European Allies our common struggle to 
defeat the forces of global terror, our common interest in the spread of 
prosperity, and our common efforts to help the people of Iraq secure for 
themselves a future of freedom.
    Next Wednesday, full sovereignty in Iraq will be in the hands of the 
free Iraqi people. As that day approaches, the enemies of freedom in 
Iraq are growing ever more desperate. Last Tuesday, a young man from 
South Korea, Kim Sun-il, was viciously murdered by terrorists. That 
coldblooded act demonstrated once again the evil nature of the enemy. 
Their barbaric violence is designed to destabilize Iraq's new 
government, intimidate the Iraqi people, and shake the will of our 
coalition. Yet, our will is firm. South Korean President Roh has 
reaffirmed his determination to send more troops to help rebuild Iraq. 
Iraq's leaders, in a daily display of courage, refuse to be deterred 
from their dream of democracy, stability, and prosperity for the Iraqi 
people.
    The international community has a responsibility to promote the rise 
of a free Iraq, and it is meeting that responsibility. Today the nations 
of the European Union pledged their support for the new government of 
Iraq. Next week, at the NATO Summit, we will discuss Iraqi Prime 
Minister Alawi's request for NATO help in training Iraq's security 
forces. NATO has the capability to help the Iraqi people defeat the 
terrorist threat facing their country. As Iraq moves toward the transfer 
of sovereignty next week, NATO, the European Union, and the United 
States are united in our determination to help the people of that 
nation.
    The world's free nations also have a responsibility to advance the 
blessings of liberty that have lifted our own nations. Earlier this 
month, the nations of the G-8 pledged their energies and resources to 
working in partnership with the peoples of the broader Middle East to 
advance human dignity, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and economic 
opportunity. The United States, the European Union, and NATO are looking 
beyond the borders of Europe to support the momentum of freedom in the 
broader Middle East.
    At these summits, we will seek to strengthen the security of our 
homelands from the threat of terror. We have taken steps to freeze and 
block terrorists' finances, make transportation safer, and improve 
information sharing. We will discuss ways to further improve 
transportation safety and border security. Travel between our nations is 
the lifeblood of our friendship, our economies, and our alliances, and 
that travel must be safe.
    One important way to make the world safer is to make the world 
better. The United States and Europe share a fundamental interest in the 
health of the global economy. Our trade and investment relationship is 
the largest in the world. It creates millions of jobs on both sides of 
the Atlantic. Open trade has the power to lift nations out of poverty, 
so we will reaffirm our commitment to free and fair trade and the 
removal of obstacles to global economic growth.
    We believe that freedom has the power to defeat poverty and 
hopelessness and ignorance. We believe the advance of freedom makes the 
world safer for all nations. And we believe that when free nations work 
together, freedom will always prevail.
    Thank you for listening.

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Note: The address was recorded at 7:45 a.m. on June 25 in the Cabinet 
Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on June 26. The 
transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
June 25 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast. In his 
remarks, the President referred to President Roh Moo-hyun of South 
Korea; and Prime Minister Ayad al-Alawi of the Iraqi interim government. 
The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language 
transcript of this address.


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The President's News Conference With European Union Leaders in Shannon, 
Ireland

June 26, 2004

    Prime Minister Ahern. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to begin this 
press conference of the E.U.-U.S. Summit here in Dromoland by welcoming 
President Bush to Ireland for this important summit and thank him for 
coming to us and for the participation with President Romano Prodi and 
under the Irish Presidency.
    Our meeting has not only been extremely productive, I think it's, 
for us, also been historic, because it's the first summit between the 
enlarged E.U. of 25 and the United States. And it's also the first since 
we succeeded in concluding the negotiations in the European constitution 
last weekend.
    From the outset, the transatlantic relationship has been a core 
focus of our Presidency, and it is my steadfast belief that a close 
transatlantic partnership is essential for prosperity and for growth on 
both sides of the Atlantic as well as for the broader international 
community. And I'm pleased that this summit has reaffirmed the strength, 
the depth, and the significance of our relationship in the spirit of 
partnership.
    The economic relationship between the European Union, United States 
has been a central focus of our discussions today. It's a relationship 
that generates 12 million jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. We agreed 
at joint declaration on strengthening our economic partnership, which 
includes a commitment to work for successful outcome of the World Trade 
Organization negotiations. And we also launched a comprehensive review 
to maximize investment and reduce barriers to trade across the Atlantic. 
And the review will be concluded in time for the next summit this time 
next year.
    We also focused on common challenges facing the European Union and 
the United States, including the pressing need to promote peace in the 
Middle East, on how we can best work together to support the people of 
Iraq as they start the process of building a sovereign, secure, and 
democratic country. We discussed and have issued joint declarations on 
Iraq as well as on counterterrorism, on nonproliferation, the fight 
against HIV and AIDS, Sudan, and partnership with the Mediterranean and 
the Middle East.
    So the European Union and United States share, ladies and gentlemen, 
a common set of values based on the unshakeable commitment to democracy, 
to human rights, and the rule of law. And it's these shared values which 
make us enduring partners, a partnership that has been fundamental to 
the stability and prosperity of both Europe and America over the last 50 
years.
    And this summit has added significantly to our close relationship, 
and I thank the President, and I thank President Prodi for the good work 
that we've done today.
    Mr. President.
    President Bush. Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. Thanks for your 
hospitality. Thanks for doing such a great job at the E.U. President 

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