George W. Bush: “The comprehensive peace agreement laid the groundwork for lasting peace and unity for all of Sudan.”

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.