For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 8, 2003
Presidential Letter
To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(c)(2)
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, with respect to a waiver of the
application of subsections 402(a) and (b) of that Act to Turkmenistan.
I report in that document my determination that such a waiver will
substantially promote the objectives of section 402. I have instructed
the Secretary of State to provide a copy of that determination to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and President of the Senate. I
have also provided a separate report, prepared by my Administration,
indicating that I have received the assurances with respect to the
emigration practices of Turkmenistan required by section 402(c) (2)(B)
of the Act.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
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