George W. Bush

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the authority vested in me by 46 U.S.C. 53902 and 53905.

I hereby approve the provision by the Secretary of Transportation of insurance or reinsurance of vessels against loss or damage from war risks.

I have determined that Bolivia no longer satisfies the eligibility criterion in section 203(d)(11) of the ATPA, as amended.

This approval to provide insurance or reinsurance is effective for 90 days.

I have determined that Bolivia is no longer performing satisfactorily under the eligibility criterion in section 204(b)(6)(B)(v) of the ATPA, as amended.

It's important for the American people to know that there is close cooperation.

That vision is alive and needs to be worked on.

I strongly believe that Israel will benefit by having a Palestinian state, a democracy on her border that works for peace.

One thing is for certain: You've kept your word.

This is a tough situation for America, but we'll recover from it.

The Federal share for Public Assistance for this disaster has been increased to 90 percent of the total eligible costs.

Asia has been a very important area for us and an area in which I think we leave the relationships in a much, much stronger position than we found them.

We reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and streamline patent procedures.

APEC is a very special organization and I actually think it has evolved and gotten stronger over the years.

We pledged to reach agreement this year on modalities that leads to an ambitious and balanced conclusion to the Doha Round.

We reaffirmed our commitment to meet the energy needs of regional economies through the operation of well-functioning markets that promote trade in energy goods and services.

We agreed on 15 sets of model measures for free trade agreement issue-specific chapters to promote high-quality FTAs.

We need to push forward on Doha, and if there are countries who don't want to join in, so be it.

Leaders expressed appreciation for financial support from Australia, Japan, and the United States for the Clean Technology Fund.

We pledged to take coordinated action to restore stability to financial markets and economic growth.

I think I can use the dual citizenship as an academic and as a former Secretary of State to really talk about the education issues as a national security priority.

We affirmed that concluding the Doha negotiations will be key to addressing high food prices.

Fundamentally admired for the sense that in America it really doesn't matter where you came from, it matters where you're going.

We reaffirmed our commitment to enhancing economic growth, prosperity, security, and the quality of life for all citizens in the Asia-Pacific community.

These demonstrations proved once again, that when given a choice, people choose to live in freedom.