1352 Oct. 16 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2008
Proclamation 8309—National Forest of the Independence of the United States of
Products Week, 2008 America the two hundred and thirty-third.
October 16, 2008 George W. Bush
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register,
By the President of the United States 8:45 a.m., October 20, 2008]
of America
NOTE: This proclamation will be published in the
Federal Register on October 21.
A Proclamation
During National Forest Products Week,
we highlight our country’s commitment to
Notice—Continuation of the
protect and wisely use America’s forests for National Emergency With Respect to
our Nation’s prosperity and well-being. Significant Narcotics Traffickers
Across our country, citizens rely on forest Centered in Colombia
products to meet their daily needs. Our for- October 16, 2008
ests enable us to produce goods such as
paper and furniture, provide raw materials On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order
such as lumber for homes and buildings, and 12978, the President declared a national
offer job opportunities that bring economic emergency pursuant to the International
security for many Americans. Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
My Administration is steadfast in its com- 1701–1706) to deal with the unusual and ex-
mitment to protect our forests from both traordinary threat to the national security,
manmade and natural harm. It is vital that foreign policy, and economy of the United
we continue to make progress in conserving States constituted by the actions of signifi-
our natural resources and using them respon- cant narcotics traffickers centered in Colom-
sibly. Since 2002, we have worked to restore bia, and the extreme level of violence, cor-
our forests and protected them against cata- ruption, and harm such actio