THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release August 13, 2008
President Bush Has Taken Action To Ensure Peace, Security And Humanitarian Aid In
The Wall Street Journal Inaccurately Claims The Administration Was Slow To Respond To The Conflict Between
The Wall Street Journal asserts that "
President Bush and his Administration have taken aggressive action, both public and non-public, to manage this crisis.
Friday, August 8, 2008:
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks several times with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and makes a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire.
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· President Bush meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in
· National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley speaks twice with Prime Minister Putin's Foreign Policy Advisor Yuriy Ushakov.
· Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov as well as Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili.
· Deputy Secretary Negroponte meets with Russian Charge.
· U.S. Ambassador in
· U.S. Embassy Tbilisi releases State Department pre-positioned disaster packages – valued at $1.2 million – to help those in need. The packages include basic medical supplies, tents, blankets, bedding, hygiene items, clothing, beds, and cots.
· Ambassadors Khalilzad and Wolff make statements in New York UNSC sessions from August 8 to 11 stressing the inviolability of Georgia's territorial integrity and calling on Russia to cease its attacks.
Saturday, August 9, 2008:
· Secretary Rice speaks with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
· President Bush speaks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
· President Bush speaks with Georgian President Saakashvili.
· President Bush delivers a statement from
"This situation can be resolved peacefully. We've been in contact with leaders in both
· National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley speaks with British Foreign Policy Advisor Simon McDonald.
· National Security Advisor Hadley speaks with French Diplomatic Advisor Jean-David Levitte.
· Defense Secretary Gates speaks with Georgian President Saakashvili.
Sunday, August 10, 2008:
· President Bush speaks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
· U.S. Ambassador John F. Tefft declares a disaster due to the effects of armed conflict in
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· State Department officials meet with Russian Charge.
Monday, August 11, 2008:
· President Bush discusses the situation in
"I said this violence is unacceptable – I not only said it to Vladimir Putin, I've said it to the President of the country, Dmitriy Medvedev. And my Administration has been engaged with both sides in this, trying to get a cease-fire, and saying that the status quo ante for all troops should be August 6th. And, look, I expressed my grave concern about the disproportionate response of
· Secretary Rice hosts a conference call with G7 Counterparts.
· Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt issues statement on support for
"Given its sound macroeconomic and fiscal policies and excellent progress in transition to a market economy,
· President Bush speaks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
· President Bush delivers statement upon arrival at the White House calling on
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· President Bush speaks with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus.
· President Bush speaks with Polish President Lech Kaczynski.
· National Security Advisor Hadley speaks with French Diplomatic Advisor Levitte.
· President Bush speaks with Georgian President Saakashvili.
· Secretary Rice speaks with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
· Department of Defense cancels naval exercise with
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008:
· President Bush speaks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
· President Bush speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
· Secretary Rice makes a statement after meeting with the President at the White House.
"I want to make very clear that the
· USAID provides an initial $250,000 for the local procurement and distribution of emergency relief supplies.
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· Secretary Rice discusses situation in
"[W]e're concentrating right now on getting this conflict stopped, so that people can stop dying, on getting the Russians to stop their bombardment of Georgian infrastructure and even Georgian ports and towns like Gori. We are concentrating on the humanitarian assistance that
Wednesday, August 13, 2008:
· President Bush speaks with Georgian President Saakashvili.
· President Bush speaks with French President Sarkozy.
· President Bush makes a statement in the Rose Garden. Announces he has asked Secretary Rice to travel to
"We expect
· Defense Secretary Robert Gates directs the
· A EUCOM C-17 plane arrives in
· Tonight a C-130 will arrive carrying an ESAT survey team to prepare the way for further humanitarian assistance.
· State Department is sending 104,000 doses of antibiotics in response to a request from the Georgian Minister of Health.
· State Department is supporting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as it prepares to send a team of surgeons to
· State Department is supporting the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which is moving stocks from one of its emergency warehouses in
· USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Washington-based regional team is coordinating U.S. humanitarian response activities, maintaining close contact with U.S. Embassy Tbilisi and partners on the ground.
· USAID is coordinating the
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