George W. Bush

Trade is the best way to help reduce poverty around the world.

David H. Laufman, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense, vice Joseph E. Schmitz, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 5, 2006.

I appreciate your emphasis on education.

Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, vice Dale Klein, resigned.

Our discussions started with the bilateral relationship between the United States and Costa Rica.

I want to work with the Congress; I want to work with people in both parties.

I want to thank you all for taking time out of your schedules to come.

I congratulate you on being very successful in educating the younger children of your country.

I take your comments very seriously.

Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.

Jill E. Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2009.

Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

Those who wear the uniform know they'll have a friend in Bob Gates in the Defense Department.

Heidi M. Pasichow, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years.

Michael W. Tankersley, of Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank.

The security of our Nation's surface transportation systems is a national priority.

Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium.

He's going to do an excellent job for us.

Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008.

I hope for a speedy confirmation so he can get sworn in and get to work.

It is the policy of the United States to protect the people, property, and territory of the United States.

Bob Gates will be a fine Secretary of Defense.

Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Estonia.

He admires our military; he respects those who have volunteered to serve our country.

I appreciated very much His Eminence's strong position against the murder of innocent life.