George W. Bush

James Casey Kenny, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Untied States of America to Ireland.

Medicare must be modernized.

This was a threat that had been out there too long.

The purpose of the Medicare system is to deliver modern medicine to America's seniors.

Pamela P. Willeford, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Switzerland.

Something had to be done about that threat.

We have a duty and a call to not only describe a problem but to address it.

We will know precisely what happened to Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.

America is firmly committed to the security of Israel as a Jewish state, and we are firmly committed to the safety of the Israeli people.

Terrorists are against peace.

I hereby certify that an applicable waiver, within the meaning of section 15 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act, granted by the World Trade Organization is in effect and will remain in effect until December 31, 2006.

Those who want to destroy the peace process through terrorist activities must be dealt with.

The United States of America will continue to act in the interests of peace.

I want to thank Ariel for all he's done to contribute to that friendship, for his leadership, and his willing to make tough decisions in the cause of peace.

I expanded the scope of that emergency in Executive Order 13213 and prohibited absolutely the importation of rough diamonds from Liberia.

All parties agree that a fundamental obstacle to peace is terrorism, which can never be justified by any cause.

Today, America mourns the loss of one of its great treasures.

We extend our prayers to his family, and we mourn the loss of a good man.

We mourn the passing of Bob Hope.

I hereby order:Section 1.

I applaud the Congress' efforts to address the Government of Burma's action.

Bob Hope made us laugh, and he lifted our spirits.

The world must make clear—through word and deed—that the people of Burma, like people everywhere, deserve to live in dignity and freedom under leaders of their own choosing.

Nothing in this order is intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States.

Bob Hope served our Nation when he went to battlefields to entertain thousands of troops from different generations.