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hope of the to have a free, Letter to Congressional Leaders on independent, and democratic Cuba as a close Continuation of the National friend and neighbor. In achieving this, the Emergency Regarding Export Cuban people can count on the full and un- Control Regulations conditional support of the United States. August 3, 2006

NOTE: The Office of the Press Secretary also re- Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) leased a Spanish language version of this state- Section 202(d) of the National Emer- ment. gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), provides for the automatic termination of a national emer- gency unless, prior to the anniversary date Notice—Continuation of Emergency of its declaration, the President publishes in Regarding Export Control the Federal Register and transmits to the Regulations Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniver- August 3, 2006 sary date. In accordance with this provision, On August 17, 2001, consistent with the I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that authority provided me under the Inter- the emergency caused by the lapse of the national Emergency Economic Powers Act Export Administration Act of 1979, as (50 U.S.C. 170l et seq.), I issued Executive amended, is to continue in effect for 1 year Order 13222. In that order, I declared a na- beyond August 17, 2006, to the Federal Reg- ister for publication. tional emergency with respect to the unusual Sincerely, and extraordinary threat to the national secu- rity, foreign policy, and economy of the George W. Bush United States in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as NOTE: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.). Be- and Richard B. Cheney, President of the Senate. cause the Export Administration Act has not been renewed by the Congress, the national emergency declared on August 17, 2001, must continue in effect beyond August 17, 2006. Therefore, in accordance with section Digest of Other 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 White House Announcements U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Execu- The following list includes the President’s public tive Order 13222. schedule and other items of general interest an- This notice shall be published in the Fed- nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and eral Register and transmitted to the Con- not included elsewhere in this issue. gress. July 29 George W. Bush In the morning, the President had an intel- The White House, ligence briefing. August 3, 2006. July 30 In the afternoon, the President traveled to [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, , FL. While en route aboard Air Force 8:45 a.m., August 4, 2006] One, he had a telephone conversation with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to dis- cuss her ongoing visit to the Middle East. NOTE: This notice was published in the Federal Upon arrival in Miami, he met with USA Register on August 7. Freedom Corps volunteer Dorcas Piegari.

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During the day, the President had several The President announced his intention to separate telephone conversations with Sec- nominate Arthur K. Reilly to be a member retary of State Condoleezza Rice, Prime of the National Science Board (National Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, Science Foundation). and National Security Adviser Stephen J. The President announced his appointment Hadley to discuss the situation in the Middle of Bryan Corbett as Special Assistant to the East. President for Economic Policy. In the evening, the President traveled to The President announced his appointment Miami Beach, FL, where he attended a din- of Kenneth Kiyul Lee as Associate Counsel ner with community leaders. He then re- turned to Miami. to the President. The President announced his appointment of Andrea Becker Looney as Special Assistant July 31 to the President for Legislative Affairs. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his appointment ligence briefing. Later, at the Versailles Res- of Michael Magan as Special Assistant to the taurant and Bakery, he participated in an President and Senior Director for Relief, Sta- interview with Radio Mambi. He then visited bilization, and Development of the National the National Hurricane Center. Security Council. Later in the morning, at the U.S. Coast The President announced his appointment Guard Integrated Support Command, the President participated in an interview with of Scott Walter as Special Assistant to the Michael Putney of WPLG–TV Miami. President for Domestic Policy. In the afternoon, at the U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command, the President August 1 participated in separate interviews with In the morning, the President had an intel- Pedro Sevcec of Telemundo and Neil Cavuto ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Be- of FOX News. Later, he traveled to Coral thesda, MD, where, at the National Naval Gables, FL, where, at a private residence, Medical Center, he had his annual physical he attended a Republican National Com- mittee luncheon. He then returned to Wash- examination and visited wounded military ington, DC. personnel and presented Purple Hearts to In the evening, the President met with seven of them. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to dis- During the day, the President met with cuss her recent visit to the Middle East. Republican Senators. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Randolph James Clerihue to be As- nominate C. Stephen Allred to be Assistant sistant Secretary of Labor for Public Affairs. Secretary of the Interior for Land and Min- The President announced his intention to eral Management. nominate Susan E. Dudley to be Adminis- The President announced his intention to trator of the Office of Information and Regu- nominate Carl Joseph Artman to be Assistant latory Affairs at the Office of Management Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs and Budget. and to appoint him as a member of the Board The President announced his intention to of Trustees of the American Folklife Center. nominate Michael F. Duffy to be a member The President announced his intention to of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Re- nominate Alex A. Beehler to be Inspector view Commission, and, upon confirmation, General of the Environmental Protection to designate him as Chairman. Agency. The President announced his intention to nominate Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., to be The President announced his intention to Assistant Administrator of the Environmental nominate Wilma B. Liebman to be a member Protection Agency (General Counsel). of the National Labor Relations Board.

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The President announced his intention to Secretary of the Army (Financial Manage- nominate Leland A. Strom to be a member ment). of the Farm Credit Administration Board. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Cynthia A. Glassman to be Under- nominate James H. Bilbray to be a Governor secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs. of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal The President announced his intention to Service. nominate John K. Veroneau to be Deputy The President announced his intention to U.S. Trade Representative with the rank of nominate Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., to Ambassador. be a member of the Board of Directors of The President announced his intention to the Commodity Credit Corporation. nominate Gerald Walpin to be Inspector The President declared a major disaster in General of the Corporation for National and Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement Community Service. State and local recovery efforts in the area The President announced his intention to struck by severe storms, straight line winds, nominate William H. Graves to be a member and flooding on July 27 and continuing. of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. August 2 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate the following individuals to be ligence briefing. Later, he met with Secretary Commissioners of the Mississippi River of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. He then Commission: Bruce Arlan Berwick; Robert met with Republican Senators. Crear, and, upon confirmation, to designate In the afternoon, the President met with him President; Samuel P. De Bow, Jr.; and Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Gregg F. Martin. Jr. Later, he participated in a photo oppor- The President announced his appointment tunity with Make-a-Wish Foundation chil- of Jay Hein as Deputy Assistant to the Presi- dren. He then traveled to Mentor, OH. dent and Director of the Office of Faith- Later in the afternoon, the President trav- Based and Community Initiatives. eled to Kirtland Hills, OH, where, at a pri- vate residence, he attended an evening re- ception for Ohio gubernatorial candidate J. August 4 Kenneth Blackwell. He then returned to In the morning, the President had an intel- Washington, DC. ligence briefing. The President announced his designation August 3 of the following individuals as members of In the morning, the President had an intel- a Presidential delegation to attend the fu- ligence briefing. neral of former Prime Minister Ryutaro In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hashimoto of Japan on August 8: Norman McAllen, TX. While en route aboard Air Y. Mineta (head of delegation); and John Force One, he had a telephone conversation Thomas Schieffer. with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany The President announced his designation to discuss the situation in the Middle East. of the following individuals as members of Upon arrival in McAllen, he participated in a Presidential delegation to attend the Inau- a tour of Border Patrol and National Guard guration of President Alvaro Uribe Velez of assets. Colombia on August 7: Henry M. Paulson, Later in the afternoon, the President trav- Jr. (head of delegation); Carlos M. Gutierrez; eled to Mission, TX, where he viewed a dem- and William B. Wood. onstration of the Border Patrol-National The President declared a major disaster in Guard Skybox. Later, he traveled to the Bush Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supple- Ranch in Crawford, TX. ment State and local recovery efforts in the The President announced his intention to area struck by snow melt and ice jam flooding nominate Nelson M. Ford to be Assistant from May 13–30.

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Nominations the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2011 Submitted to the Senate (reappointment). Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., The following list does not include promotions of of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator members of the Uniformed Services, nominations of the Environmental Protection Agency, to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- vice Ann R. Klee, resigned. eign Service officers. Arthur K. Reilly, Submitted August 1 of New Jersey, to be a member of the Na- tional Science Board, National Science C. Stephen Allred, Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the 2012, vice Michael G. Rossmann, term ex- Interior, vice Rebecca W. Watson, resigned. pired. Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Leland A. Strom, the Interior, vice David Wayne Anderson. of Illinois, to be a member of the Farm Cred- it Administration Board, Farm Credit Ad- Alex A. Beehler, ministration, for a term expiring October 13, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Envi- 2012, vice Douglas L. Flory, term expiring. ronmental Protection Agency, vice Nikki Rush Tinsley, resigned. Submitted August 2 James H. Bilbray, Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the U.S. Post- of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Sen- al Service for the remainder of the term ex- tencing Commission for the remainder of the piring December 8, 2006, vice John F. term expiring October 31, 2009, vice Michael Walsh, resigned. O’Neill. James H. Bilbray, Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, of Nevada, to be a Governor of the U.S. Post- of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for al Service for a term expiring December 8, the Eastern District of New York, vice David 2015 (reappointment). G. Trager, retired. Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., Liam O’Grady, of Texas, to be a member of the Board of of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Directors of the Commodity Credit Corpora- Eastern District of Virginia, vice Claude M. tion, vice Joseph J. Jen. Hilton, retired. Randolph James Clerihue, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Lawrence Joseph O’Neill, Labor, vice Lisa Kruska. of , to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California, vice Oliver Susan E. Dudley, W. Wanger, retired. of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office Submitted August 3 of Management and Budget, vice John D. Graham, resigned. Brig. Gen. Bruce Arlan Berwick, USA, to be a member of the Mississippi River Michael F. Duffy, Commission. of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Re- Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, USA, view Commission for a term expiring August to be a member and President of the Mis- 30, 2012 (reappointment). sissippi River Commission. Wilma B. Liebman, Rear Adm. Samuel P. De Bow, Jr., NOAA, of the District of Columbia, to be a member to be a member of the Mississippi River of the National Labor Relations Board for Commission.

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