For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 8, 2002
Message to the Senate of the United States
With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to
ratification, I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty Between the
United States of America and the Republic of Peru, signed at Lima on
July 26, 2001.
In addition, I transmit for the information of the Senate, the
report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty. As the
report explains, the Treaty will not require implementing legislation.
The provisions in this Treaty follow generally the form and content
of modern extradition treaties recently concluded by the United States
and will replace the outdated extradition treaty in force between the
two countries signed in 1899. The Treaty will, upon entry into force,
enhance cooperation between the law enforcement communities of the two
countries. It will make a significant contribution to international
law enforcement efforts against serious offenses, including terrorism,
organized crime, and drug-trafficking.
I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration
to the Treaty and give its advice and consent to ratification.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 8, 2002.
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