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Discuss Small Businesses and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
Join Sandy K. Baruah, Acting Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, on Thurday, September 18 at 12:00 PM to discuss small businesses and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)

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Official State Visit

President and Mrs. Bush are pleased to welcome the President of the Republic of Ghana and Mrs. Kufuor for a State Visit on September 15, 2008. The United States and Ghana enjoy warm relations and a shared commitment to promote peace and prosperity in Africa and throughout the world.

Welcoming the President of the Republic
of Ghana

Hurricane Preparedness

President Bush participated in a briefing at the White House with Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Paul Schneider and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison on the latest developments concerning Hurricane Ike on Sunday, September 14, 2008.

In Focus: Hurricane Preparedness

Call to Service

To empower Americans to help others, President Bush launched the USA Freedom Corps. The goal of the USA Freedom Corps was to connect Americans with opportunities to serve our country, to foster a culture of citizenship, responsibility and service. Over the last six years, USA Freedom Corps has met these goals.

Click here for video on the President's call to service

Remembering 9/11

Thursday, we marked the seventh anniversary of 9/11, when our nation saw the face of evil. Yet on that awful day, we also witnessed something distinctly American: ordinary citizens rising to the occasion, and responding with extraordinary acts of courage.

Remembering 9/11

Global War on Terror

President Bush's top priority is the safety and security of the American people. Though America and its allies are safer since 9/11, we are not yet safe. We have important challenges ahead as we wage a long-term battle not just against terrorists, but against the ideology that supports their agenda.

In Focus: National Security

Latest News

President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush, joined by President John Agyekum Kufuor and Mrs. Theresa Kufuor of Ghana, acknowledge the crowd Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, following the South Lawn Arrival Ceremony for President Kufuor and Mrs. Kufuor of Ghana at the White House. White House photo by Chris Greenberg

President Bush Receives Update on Hurricane Ike Response and Relief Efforts: President Bush on Monday said, "I'm going down tomorrow. I'm looking forward to going down. Members of my administration will be going down. We're looking forward to hearing from, you know, the local folks. I'm confident there will be people that are very frustrated because their lives have been severely affected by this storm. My message will be that we hear you and we'll work as hard and fast as we can to help you get your lives back up to normal." En Español
In Focus: Hurricane Preparedness
Gas Watch Reporting
Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson: Watch Monday's Press Briefing with White House Press Secretary Dana Perino and Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson
President Bush Participates in Joint Statement with President Kufuor of Ghana: President Bush on Monday said, "All in all, ...it's been a good partnership, it's been good partners amongst me and you, John, but it's been a good partner between our countries. And I firmly believe that beyond our time in office, whoever the next Presidents will be, they will find relations between our countries are in good shape, which I believe is vital."
Welcoming the President of the Republic of Ghana
President Bush and President Kufuor of Ghana Participate in Arrival Ceremony: President Bush on Monday said, "President Kufuor and Mrs. Kufuor, it is a pleasure to welcome you back to the White House. The American people are honored to receive Ghana's official delegation. And Laura and I are happy to host two good friends. The ties of friendship between the United States and Ghana are strong and they are enduring."
Welcoming the President of the Republic of Ghana
President Bush Receives Update on Hurricane Ike: President Bush on Sunday said, "I do urge people in the affected areas to listen closely to local authorities before they attempt to get back home. There are people now surveying damage and people reporting in to the state as to the conditions there in the different communities. And it's very important for citizens, who I know are anxious to get home, to take your time and listen, and take the advice of the local folks."
In Focus: Hurricane Preparedness

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