Date:

8 August 2005

Author(s):

George W. Bush, Rebecca Nyandeng, Chol Garang de Mabior (widow of John Garang, then the vice president of Sudan), Susan Brockhaus, Tim Cronin, Michael Chapman (notetakers)

Classification Level:

Confidential

Description:

Bush expresses condolences over the death of John Garang and says that the United States is still committed to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Rebecca Garang encourages a more rapid deployment of African peacekeepers and thanks Bush for helping with building peace

Citation:

National Security Council, Executive Office of the President.Memorandum of Telephone Conversation between the President and Mrs. Rebecca Garang.Susan Brockhaus, Tim Cronin, Michael Chapman, 8 August 2005.