Skip to Main Content Skip to Left Navigation Skip to Footer

Printing Page. To return to the web site, close this window after printing has completed.

Print this page again without navigation (left or right)

To print this page, use your browser's print button or function. To return to the web site, close this window after printing has completed.

United States of America

Department of Commerce

Commerce Seal montage illustrating the work Commerce does
 
Print without left or right navigation

Top News

NOTICE TO VISITOR:
THIS IS AN ARCHIVED SITE

This site contains information released online prior to January 20, 2009.

Click HERE to go the CURRENT commerce.gov website.
Information released from January 20, 2009 to present.

Please note: The content in this archive site is not updated and external links may not function.

President Bush speaking on the podium.

White House Photo

Bush Calls on Cuba to Join the Community of Democracies in the Western Hemisphere

Washington (Oct. 24)—In a major speech at the State Department, President George W. Bush laid out the Administration’s policy toward Cuba, and offered new initiatives to improve the quality of life and opportunity for the people of Cuba. The President called on the free world to do more to show its solidarity with the Cuban people. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez is the Co-Chair, along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba. (Remarks) (Fact Sheet)