20070112 The White House Weekly Review

The White House Weekly Review

January 8-12, 2007

Monday, January 8, 2007

President Bush met with European Commission President Jose Barroso. The two leaders continued discussions on a number of key global challenges, including strengthening our cooperation to advance peace and security in the Middle East and Afghanistan, promoting energy security, stopping the genocide in Darfur, combating terrorism, increasing prosperity and economic development around the world, and advancing free and fair trade.

In the afternoon, President Bush met with bicameral and bipartisan members of Congress on the fifth anniversary of No Child Left Behind. When he came to Washington, President Bush worked with Republicans and Democrats to pass the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which he signed into law in 2002. Since NCLB was passed, we have seen major improvements in student achievement all across America, and by reauthorizing this important legislation, we can help make our schools a gateway to opportunity for every child.

President Bush Welcomes European Commission President José Barroso to the White House

In Focus: Global Diplomacy

President Bush Marks Fifth Anniversary of No Child Left Behind

Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Five Years of Results for America's Children

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

No official public events.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

President Bush delivered an address to the Nation to discuss the new strategy in the way forward in Iraq.

"The challenge playing out across the broader Middle East is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of our time. On one side are those who believe in freedom and moderation. On the other side are extremists who kill the innocent, and have declared their intention to destroy our way of life. In the long run, the most realistic way to protect the American people is to provide a hopeful alternative to the hateful ideology of the enemy, by advancing liberty across a troubled region."

President Bush's Address to the Nation

Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq

Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF)

In Focus: Renewal in Iraq

Thursday, January 11, 2007
President Bush participated in the posthumous presentation of the Medal of Honor to Marine Corporal Jason Dunham, who gave his life to save his fellow troops when he fell on a hand grenade in Iraq. He then traveled to Fort Benning, Georgia, where he participated in lunch with military personnel and families. He later delivered remarks before participating in a demonstration of infantry training at Fort Benning.

"The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor a President can bestow. The Medal is given for gallantry in the face of an enemy attack that is above and beyond the call of duty. The Medal is part of a cherished American tradition that began in this house with the signature of President Abraham Lincoln... With this Medal we pay tribute to the courage and leadership of a man who represents the best of young Americans. With this Medal we ask the God who commands us to love our neighbor as ourselves to wrap his arms around the family of Corporal Jason Dunham, a Marine who is not here today because he lived that commandment to the fullest."

President Bush Presents Medal of Honor to Corporal Jason Dunham

President Bush Visits with Military Personnel and Families at Fort Benning, Georgia

In Focus: Defense

Friday, January 12, 2007
President Bush signed the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. This Act embraces the President's priorities of ending overfishing and rebuilding our Nation's fish stocks through more effective, market-based management and tougher enforcement. It also provides stronger tools to achieve progress internationally to ensure healthy fish stocks, promote better management, and halt destructive fishing practices based on sound science.

President Bush Signs the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

Fact Sheet: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act
Sunday, January 7, 2006

Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kansas

Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Nebraska

Monday, January 8, 2007

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Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education discussed the fifth anniversary of the No Child Left Behind Act on Monday.

Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Otero County, Colorado

Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Colorado

Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado

Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency José Daniel Ortega Saavedra

Personnel Announcement

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

President Bush Selects Fred Fielding to Serve as Counsel to the President

Press Briefing by Tony Snow

Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior

Nominations Sent to the Senate for the Judiciary

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Personnel Announcement

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Personnel Announcement

Vice President's Remarks to a Joint Session of the Virginia General Assembly

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives

President Bush Signs H.R. 486, H.R. 4588, H.R. 6060, and H.R. 6345

Briefing by the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Press Gaggle by Gordon Johndroe

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007

Religious Freedom Day, 2007

Nominations Sent to the Senate

Friday, January 12, 2007

Ask the White House
Brett McGurk, Director for Iraq, National Security Council, discussed the President's Address to the Nation on the way forward in Iraq on Friday.
President Bush to Welcome United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the White House

Press Briefing by Tony Snow

Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of His Excellency Marc Ravalomanana of Madagascar

President Bush Signs H.R. 6338, the "Geneva Distinctive Emblem Protection Act of 2006"

President Bush Signs H.R. 482, H.R. 1245, H.R. 4709, H.R. 4997, H.R. 5483, H.R. 5948, and H.R. 6338

Saturday, January 13, 2007

President's Radio AddressEmbargoed until 10:06 AM ET

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