Archive for the ‘US: White House News’ Category
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Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
Over approximately 480 nautical miles, the Mariana Archipelago encompasses the 14 islands of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Territory of Guam that sit atop the Mariana Ridge in an area known as the Mariana Volcanic Arc. The Mariana Volcanic Arc is part of a subduction system in which the Pacific Plate plunges beneath the Philippine Sea Plate and into the Earth’s mantle, creating the Mariana Trench. Six of the archipelago’s islands have been volcanically active in historic times, and numerous seamounts along the Mariana Ridge are volcanically or hydrothermically active. The Mariana Trench is approximately 940 nautical miles long and 38 nautical miles wide within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and contains the deepest known points in the global ocean.
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Establishment of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
Over approximately 480 nautical miles, the Mariana Archipelago encompasses the 14 islands of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Territory of Guam that sit atop the Mariana Ridge in an area known as the Mariana Volcanic Arc. The Mariana Volcanic Arc is part of a subduction system in which the Pacific Plate plunges beneath the Philippine Sea Plate and into the Earth’s mantle, creating the Mariana Trench. Six of the archipelago’s islands have been volcanically active in historic times, and numerous seamounts along the Mariana Ridge are volcanically or hydrothermically active. The Mariana Trench is approximately 940 nautical miles long and 38 nautical miles wide within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and contains the deepest known points in the global ocean.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Accra, Ghana to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Professor John Evans Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana, on January 7, 2009.
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to Accra, Ghana to attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Professor John Evans Atta Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana, on January 7, 2009.
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Establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
The Pacific Remote Islands area consists of Wake, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, and Palmyra Atoll, which lie to the south and west of Hawaii. With the exception of Wake Island, these islands are administered as National Wildlife Refuges by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior. These refuges are an important part of the most widespread collection of marine- and terrestrial-life protected areas on the planet under a single country’s jurisdiction. They sustain many endemic species including corals, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, seabirds, water birds, land birds, insects, and vegetation not found elsewhere.
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Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
In the Pacific Ocean approximately 130 nautical miles east‑southeast of Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, lies Rose Atoll — the easternmost Samoan island and the southernmost point of the United States. This small atoll, which includes the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with about 20 acres of land and 1,600 acres of lagoon, remains one of the most pristine atolls in the world. The lands, submerged lands, waters, and marine environment around Rose Atoll support a dynamic reef ecosystem that is home to a very diverse assemblage of terrestrial and marine species, many of which are threatened or endangered.
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Establishment of the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
In the Pacific Ocean approximately 130 nautical miles east‑southeast of Pago Pago Harbor, American Samoa, lies Rose Atoll — the easternmost Samoan island and the southernmost point of the United States. This small atoll, which includes the Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with about 20 acres of land and 1,600 acres of lagoon, remains one of the most pristine atolls in the world. The lands, submerged lands, waters, and marine environment around Rose Atoll support a dynamic reef ecosystem that is home to a very diverse assemblage of terrestrial and marine species, many of which are threatened or endangered.
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Fact Sheet: President Bush Has Advanced Cooperative Conservation
Because Of The President’s Efforts To Encourage Cooperative Conservation, Innovation, And New Technologies, America’s Air Is Cleaner, Our Water Is Purer, And Our Natural Resources Are Better Protected
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Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to appoint 45 individuals and designate two individuals to serve in his Administration.
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President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna Deeply Saddened by Passing of Their Cat India (”Willie”)
The President, Mrs. Bush, Barbara, and Jenna are deeply saddened by the passing of their cat India (”Willie”). The 18 year-old female black American Shorthair died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at home at the White House.