Marju Rink-Abel, President of Estonian American National Council - JBANC President Lya Karm, Representative of Estonian American National Council - JBANC Chair Erik Puskar, Representative of Estonian American National Council Juris Mezinskis, President of American Latvian Association - JBANC Secretary Peteris Blumbergs, Representative of American Latvian Association Gustavs Plato, Representative of American Latvian Association Saulius Kuprys, President of Lithuanian American Council - JBANC Treasurer Ramunas Kondratas, Representative of Lithuanian American Council Henry Gaidis, Representative of Lithuanian American Council Karl Altau, Managing Director E-mail: jbanc@jbanc.org Tel: 301-340-1954 Fax: 301-309-1406 JBANC, 400 Hurley Ave., Rockville, MD 20850 Summer 2008 JBANC Interns: Monika Ramanauskaite Erin Williamson
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Octobr 17, 2008 - President Bush Discusses the Visa Waiver Program Office of the Press Secretary/ White House News  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. (Applause.) Please be seated, thank you. Welcome to the White House. I'm pleased to stand with the representatives of seven countries -- the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, and South Korea -- that have met the requirements to be admitted to the United States Visa Waiver Program. Soon the citizens of these nations will be able to travel to the United States for business or tourism without a visa. I congratulate these close friends and allies on this achievement, and I thank you for joining us here.I also thank Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of the Homeland -- Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff for working hard to make sure this day has finally arrived. Appreciate other members of the administration here and members of the Diplomatic Corps. More... 400 Hurley Avenue Rockville, MD 20850-3121 tel. 301-340-1954 fax: 301-309-1406 e-mail:jbanc@jbanc.org |