President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to the White House
President Bush on Monday said, "We just had a extensive and important dialogue about how Turkey and the United States can and must work together to achieve peace. ... We talked about our common efforts to bring stability to the Middle East. ... Our desire is for -- to help people who care about a peaceful future to reject radicalism and extremism." In Focus: Global Diplomacy
Energy Policy Discussed
On Monday, Samuel Bodman, Secretary of Energy, discussed the President's Advanced Energy Initiative, "Advancing Renewable Energy," a conference jointly hosted by the Departments of Energy and Agriculture, which builds upon the Advanced Energy Initiative, as well as energy efficiency.
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President Meets with Andrew Natsios, Special Envoy for Sudan
President Bush said on Monday, "We believe the world has a responsibility to respond to what this government has called genocide. And Andrew Natsios is going to help rally the world to solve the problem. The United Nations can play an important role in helping us achieve our objective, which is to end human suffering and deprivation. In my view, the United Nations should not wait any longer to approve a blue helmeted force, a U.N. force of peacekeepers to protect the innocent people." In Focus: Africa
President's Radio Address In his weekly radio address President Bush said, "We do not create terrorism by fighting terrorism. The terrorists are at war against us because they hate everything America stands for, and because they know we stand in the way of their ambitions to take over the Middle East. We are fighting to stop them from taking over Iraq and turning that country into a safe haven that would be even more valuable than the one they lost in Afghanistan." Audio In Focus: National Security
President George W. Bush meets with Andrew Natsios, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan, in the Oval Office Monday, Oct. 2, 2006. White House photo by Eric Draper
Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will discuss energy efficiency and how ENERGY STAR's "Change a Light, Change the World" campaign is brightening America's future one light at a time, Wednesday at 3 PM ET.
America's prosperity depends on reliable, affordable and secure sources of energy. President Bush believes the power of technology and the innovative spirit of America will reduce our reliance on foreign sources of energy, which will help ensure a growing and prosperous America in the 21st Century. Click here to learn more.
On Friday, President Bush spoke about the struggle between moderation and extremism that is unfolding across the broader Middle East. Moderate leaders in the broader Middle East are standing against these extremists, working to secure a future of peace and freedom for their region and the world.
On Monday, President Bush welcomed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House to discuss increased cooperation in the War on Terror, including on countering the PKK; and in advancing freedom in Lebanon, Iraq, and the Broader Middle East.
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