Date:

22 March 2004

Author(s):

George W. Bush, Omar Hassan, Ahmed Al-Bashir (President of Sudan), Shuckam Kamal (interpreter), Andrew Boerstling, Jeff Blair, Chris Fatheree, Brian Gilligan (notetakers)

Classification Level:

Confidential

Description:

Transcription of a telephone conversation between President Bush and President Bashir regarding the current and future relationship between the United States and Sudan. Bashir states that progress has been made on the peace process and states flexibility around the Danforth proposal. President Bush urges President Bashir to hasten the peace process along to unify Sudan and allow President Bush to secure funding from Congress for foreign aid to Sudan.