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Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for participating in "Ask the White House" today. My name is Victor Cha. I am a Director in our East Asian Affairs Directorate at the National Security Council with responsibility for Japan, the Koreas, Australia and New Zealand. We are all looking forward to the visit of Prime Minister Koizumi of Japan this week to the United States. I welcome your questions regarding this visit and will do my best to answer them.
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Good afternoon everyone. President Bush has made securing our borders and reforming the immigration system a top priority of his administration.
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Good afternoon everybody. As a scuba diver, coral and marine life enthusiast, and a sometime economic and military history buff, today's topic is a particular personal pleasure to discuss! Last week, President Bush signed a proclamation to establish the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. This action represents the largest single act of conservation in our nation’s history and creates the largest protected marine area in the world. I am pleased to answer your questions today on this historic event.
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Thank you for participating in today’s discussion on hurricane preparedness. Last year we saw how devastating hurricanes can be, and there are many concerns about the severity of this season. I’m eager to answer your questions about what is expected and how best to prepare.
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Good Afternoon. My name is Peter Rodman. I am the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. I am one of the senior advisors to the Secretary of Defense for formulating international security and political-military policy relating to Africa, Asia-Pacific, Near East and South Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. I also provide policy oversight for security assistance and prisoner of war (POW)/missing in action (MIA) issues, and participate in interagency deliberations on policy issues within the National Security Council System.
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Good afternoon. My name is David Aguilar, and I am the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, a component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). I am honored to represent CBP and the Border Patrol. CBP remains steadfast in its commitment to securing our borders- it is a matter of national security. Through efforts like the Secure Border Initiative, the Arizona Border Control Initiative, and the deployment of National Guard resources to the border, we are consistently minimizing and shutting down vulnerabilities at the border.
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Good Afternoon and thank you for your interest in the White House Fellows Program – one of the nation’s most prestigious programs for leadership and service. This non-partisan, highly competitive program has a remarkable 40 year tradition of bringing talented Americans to Washington to work at the highest levels of the government for one year as special assistants to cabinet officials. This week, members of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowship are meeting to interview potential candidates for the next class of White House Fellows.
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) authorized a new U.S. trade and investment policy toward sub-Saharan Africa. AGOA promotes African development by reducing tariffs on African goods.
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I am delighted to be here to discuss the importance issue of immigration reform. This is an emotional and sensitive issue. But we need to find a middle ground that protects national security and makes immigration legal, safe, and humane.
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2008