at March JBANC Baltic Security Conference February 11, 2003 Washington, DC (JBANC) The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) is pleased to invite you to its fifth conference on Baltic Security, “Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in NATO: Building Trans-Atlantic Security” at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington, DC March 6-8. His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, the President of Lithuania, together with ministerial level representatives from the Baltic countries, and acclaimed scholars from leading NGO’s, high-level representatives from the U.S. government, Congress and the diplomatic community will join in the three-day event. Discussions will focus on Baltic political, military, economic and regional developments, the outcome of the Prague Summit and the NATO enlargement treaty ratification process in the U.S. Senate. The program includes a half-day business and economic seminar at the Department of Commerce (Thursday, March 6), briefings on Capitol Hill and with the Administration (Friday, March 7), and a full day of panel discussions, along with a luncheon and dinner on Saturday, March 8. A reduced registration fee of $110 includes lunch and dinner on Saturday and round trip transportation from the hotel to briefings on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. This rate will apply only until February 21. Hotel reservations can be made by calling the Washington Marriott at: 1-888-236-2427 or 202-872-1500. A special hotel rate of $119 is available only until February 13. Please mention that you will be attending the Joint Baltic American National Committee Conference. For more information on the program, please visit http://www.jbanc.org/conference5.html 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... The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. 400 Hurley Avenue Rockville, MD 20850-3121 tel. 301-340-1954 fax: 301-309-1406 e-mail:jbanc@jbanc.org