March 11, 2003 Washington, DC (JBANC) - Members of the Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc. (JBANC) met on March 11 with California Republican Dana Rohrabacher to discuss matters of mutual concern, including U.S. foreign policy, the Baltic countries, NATO and the war on terrorism. Rep. Rohrabacher, now representing California's 46th congressional district, is a senior member of the International Relations Committee and is currently Chairman of the House Science Committee's Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee. He is a member of the House Baltic Caucus. Pictured are (left to right) JBANC Managing Director Karl Altau, Congressman Rohrabacher, JBANC Chairman Janis Bolsteins and Paul Berkowitz, Mr. Rohrabacher's Legislative Assistant dealing with foreign affairs issues. 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