Date:

10 February 2006

Author(s):

George W. BushAndrew Card (Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor)J.D. Crouch II (Assistant to the Presidnet and Deputy National Security Advisor)Mike Gerson (Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning)Robert Zoellick (Deputy Secretary of State)Jendayi Frazer (Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs)Cindy Courville (Senior Director for African Affairs)(Notetaker)Rebecca Garangde Mabior (Minister of Transportation, Roads, and Bridges, Government of Southern Sudan) Cirino Hiteng Ofuho (Under Secretary for Regional Cooperation)Deng Dau Deng (Special Aide to Mrs. Garang)Simon Pouch (Member of Parliament)Chol Ding (Member of Parliament)Ezekiel Gatkuoth (Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Representative in North America)John Duku (Former Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Representative to the Nordic States)

Classification Level:

Confidential

Description:

Bush and Garang assess current problems of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and get a read on the character of President Bashir. Garang expresses disdain at unfair oil revenue sharing, Sudanese troop presence, and budgetary underfunding. Bush states his willingness to help but adds that American troops are not an option.

Citation:

National Security Council, Executive Office of the President.Memorandum of Conversation with Rebecca Garang. Unlisted, 10 February, 2006.