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[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents]
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Monday, June 9, 2003
Volume 39--Number 23
Pages 697-735
Contents
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Weekly Compilation of
Presidential
Documents
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Addresses and Remarks
See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Egypt, multilateral meeting with Arab leaders in Sharm el-Sheikh--
711
Jordan, Red Sea Summit in Aqaba--713
Poland
People of Poland in Krakow--700
Tour of the World War II Nazi Concentration Camp in Auschwitz--
700
Qatar, U.S. troops at Camp As Sayliyah--729
Radio address--703
Communications to Congress
Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act, letter transmitting designations--709
Communications to Federal Agencies
Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century, memorandum--726
Interviews With the News Media
Exchange with reporters in Evian-les-Bains, France--709
Interviews
RTR TV of Russia--697
White House press pool--717
News conference with President Putin of Russia in St. Petersburg,
June 1--704
Joint Statements
President George W. Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin on the New
Strategic Relationship--708
President George W. Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin on the
U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Space--708
Letters and Messages
Great American Cleanup, message--697
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
Editor's Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on June 6, 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
Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Bahrain, King Hamad--711
Egypt, President Mubarak--711
France, President Chirac--709
Israel, Prime Minister Sharon--713
Jordan, King Abdullah II--711, 713
Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Abbas--711, 713
Poland
President Kwasniewski--700
Prime Minister Miller--700
Portugal, Prime Minister Durao Barroso--731
Qatar, Amir Hamad--729
Russia, President Putin--704, 708
Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Abdullah--711, 713
Proclamations
National Child's Day--699
Flag Day and National Flag Week--732
Statements by the President
Burma, detention of Aung San Suu Kyi--710
Partial-birth abortion legislation, House of Representatives
action--726
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--735
Checklist of White House press releases--734
Digest of other White House announcements--732
Nominations submitted to the Senate--734
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Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2003
Message on the Great American Cleanup, 2003
May 30, 2003
I send greetings to the participants of the 2003 Great American
Cleanup. I am honored to serve as Honorary Chair of this event. America
is a land of majestic beauty, and Americans can be proud of the
remarkable progress we have made in protecting our environment and
natural resources. Today, our air is cleaner, our waters are less
polluted, and our lands are better protected, better managed, and more
accessible to the American people. Through volunteer service programs
such as the Great American Cleanup, we continue to preserve our natural
heritage for future generations and make our communities more vibrant
places to visit and live.
I have called on every American to dedicate at least 4,000 hours
over the rest of their lives to the service of others. Through the USA
Freedom Corps initiative, my Administration is mobilizing individuals
and organizations and providing opportunities for citizens to give back
to their communities. Americans have responded with an outpouring of
acts of kindness and volunteer service that is transforming our Nation,
one heart and one soul at a time.
I commend those involved with the Great American Cleanup for
answering the call to serve. I also applaud Keep America Beautiful for
50 years of encouraging Americans to take responsibility for improving
the environment.
Laura joins me in sending our best wishes.
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Week Ending Friday, June 6, 2003
Interview With RTR TV of Russia
May 29, 2003
Strength of the Dollar
Q. Let me start with the people's question. In my country, for many
people, America is associated first and foremost with the U.S. dollar.
You bring the muscle. What's going on? Is it going to stay as weak as it
is now? And what's your forecast?
The President. The policy of my administration is for there to be a
strong U.S. dollar.
Q. Which is not at the moment.
The President. Well, I understand that. And the marketplace is
making decisions as to whether the dollar should be strong or not. Our
policy is a strong dollar. And we believe that good fiscal and monetary
policy will cause our economy to grow and that the marketplace will see
a growing economy and therefore strengthen the dollar.
But you're right, the market, at this point in time, has devalued
the dollar, which is contrary to our policy.
Q. You're not going to launch a separate dollar for the vendor
states and a separate dollar internationally, because there was a rumor
like that. [Laughter]
The President. No, forget that. No, we're not going to do that.
Speculation on the War on Terror
Q. Tell me about rumors. Is there any seriousness behind today's
press reports that America's next target is Iran and that your Armed
Forces are going to use bases in the former Soviet republics Azerbaijan
and Armenia?
The President. We've had all kinds of reports that we're going to
use force in Syria. And now some on the left, I guess, are saying force
in Iran or force here and force there. You know, it's pure speculation.
And we used
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force in Iraq after a long, long period of diplomacy. Remember, I was a
person that went to the United Nations on September the 12th in 2002 and
said, ``Let's work together.'' And we got a resolution out of the United
Nations.
Q. The 1441.
The President. Fourteen-forty-one. Then we tried to get a second
resolution, which obviously was a stalemate. We never had a vote. And
then--but the point was, is that I tried everything we could do
diplomatically to bring about a common solution in dealing with Saddam
Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction.
And so, you know, people love to speculate about U.S. intentions and
our military. And I'm just telling you it's idle speculation.
Iraq
Q. Coming back to the U.S. role, now that the war in Iraq is over,
there is still a new twist in this discussion about America's role, a
natural leader or a self-proclaimed leader which enforces its----
The President. A natural leader.
Q. Natural leader.
The President. Emerging in Iraq, you're talking about the leadership
of Iraq? Yes, the Iraqi people are plenty capable of picking their own
leadership. There's a lot of work to do to create the conditions
necessary for a smooth political process.
And the first thing is to improve the lives of the Iraqi people. I
mean, make sure they've got food and electricity and water and sewer.
And in many parts of the country, life is improving. Baghdad is
difficult. Baghdad--the security is tough in Baghdad because----
Q. Did you expect anything like that?
The President. Sure. I mean, this is a country that had been
enslaved for years by Saddam Hussein. And as we're discovering through
the mass graves all around the countryside, he used torture and killing
to stay in power. And therefore, it's not surprising that after--I
forget how many days we've been there, 70 or 80 days--that democracy
hasn't sprung forth yet. It's going to take a while to improve
conditions, and it's going to take a while to take care of the security
issues within Baghdad. But life is improving, and that's what's
important.
President's Upcoming Visit to Russia
Q. Now that you're going to Russia, last time, I remember, when you
were planning your first trip you read Dostoyevsky. Now you read
Dostoyevsky, you've dealt with Mr. Putin, what are your expectations
now? Are you going to try anything in Russia, in the sense of a new
political initiative or maybe taste something new?
The President. Well, I tell you, I think--first of all, I'm looking
forward to going to St. Petersburg for my third time since I've been the
President. It's a fantastic city. And Vladimir kindly invited Laura and
me to go to the 300th anniversary of the city, and we're looking forward
to it.
I think the most important thing that will come out the meetings
with Vladimir Putin is the world will see that even though we had some
disagreement on Iraq, that we're willing to continue to work together
for the good of our respective countries as well as world peace.
Secondly, there will be a strategic--a formal strategic dialog
established, not only between Vladimir and me but throughout our
bureaucracies, our different agencies, so that the Russian people and
the American people know that we're working in concert to work on common
opportunities as well as to deal with problems before they become acute.
President's View of Russia
Q. Now that you've dealt with Putin, read Dostoyevsky, have been to
St. Petersburg three times, do you think you understand Russia better
than you did in the past, or what's your notion?
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