President's Visit to India and Pakistan March 1-5, 2006

President George W. Bush participates in the troop review Thursday, March 2, 2006, during the arrival ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. White House photo by Paul Morse.INDIA VISIT GALLERY

President Traveling to India and Pakistan, March 1-5, 2006

"India in the 21st century is a natural partner of the United States because we are brothers in the cause of human liberty. Yesterday, I visited a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, and read the peaceful words of a fearless man. His words are familiar in my country because they helped move a generation of Americans to overcome the injustice of racial segregation. When Martin Luther King arrived in Delhi in 1959, he said to other countries, "I may go as a tourist, but to India, I come as a pilgrim." I come to India as a friend.

For many years, the United States and India were kept apart by the rivalries that divided the world. That's changed. Our two great democracies are now united by opportunities that can lift our people, and by threats that can bring down all our progress. The United States and India, separated by half the globe, are closer than ever before, and the partnership between our free nations has the power to transform the world."

--President George W. Bush, March 3, 2006

Speeches & News Releases:
Mar. 3, 2006
President Discusses Strong U.S.-India Partnership in New Delhi, India
President Meets with Young Entrepreneurs at Indian School of Business
Mar. 2, 2006
President Thanks Prime Minister and India at State Dinner in New Delhi
Fact Sheet: United States and India: Strategic Partnership
President and Prime Minister Singh Exchange Toasts in India
President Meets with Religious Leaders in New Delhi, India
President and Prime Minister of India Discuss Growing Strategic Partnership
President Meets with with American and Indian CEOs in New Delhi
U.S.-India Joint Statement on Trade
U.S.-India Joint Statement

President George W. Bush greets a student in the middle of a field during his visit Friday, March 3, 2006, to the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University in Hyderabad, India. The President ended his visit to India Friday,

flying to Pakistan for a day before heading back to Washington. White House photo by Eric Draper. MORE INDIA VISIT GALLERY

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President to nominate one, appoint fourteen and designate two

President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate one individual, appoint fourteen individuals and designate two individuals to serve in his Administration:

The President intends to nominate William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Air and Radiation. Mr. Wehrum currently serves as Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to this, he served as Counsel to the Assistant Administrator. Earlier in his career, he served as an environmental attorney at Latham & Watkins as well as at Swidler & Berlin. Mr. Wehrum received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University and his JD from Widener University.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be Members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:

F. Duane Ackerman, of Georgia, Paul M. Anderson, of Washington, Robert A. Brown, of Massachusetts, Nance K. Dicciani, of Pennsylvania, Richard H. Herman, of Illinois, Martin C. Jischke, of Illinois, Fred Kavli, of California, Daniel A. Reed, of Illinois, Hector de Jesus Ruiz, of Texas, Stratton D. Sclavos, of California, John Brooks Slaughter, of Connecticut, Joseph M. Tucci, of New Hampshire, Robert E. Witt, of Alabama, Tadataka Yamada, of Pennsylvania

The President intends to designate Susan Schanlaber Barnes, of Illinois, to be Vice Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

The President intends to designate Jeffrey William Runge, of North Carolina, to be Acting Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security.

# # # For Immediate Release, Office of the Press Secretary, February 27, 2006, Personnel Announcement

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