- Date:
- 14 January 2009
- Author(s):
- Dana Deruiter (Relief, Stabilization, and Development Directorate)
- Classification Level:
- Unclassified
- Citation:
- National Security Council. Executive Office of the President. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Dana Deruiter. Transition 3183.
- Related Links:
- Africa
PEPFAR
Transition Memo
Transition 3183 – President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
Memo attachments
| Item | Details |
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Chronology for PEPFAR |
Date: 14 January 2009 (assumed released with memo) Author(s): National Security Council (assumed) Description: Chronology of major events concerning PEPFAR, including speeches, key memos, proposals, nominations, etc. Chronology notes tabs relevant to events. |
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Memorandum for the President from Secretaries Powell and Thompson, "Creating a Leadership Structure for HIV/AIDS" (March 27, 2001) |
Date: 27 March 2001 Author(s): Colin L. Powell (Secretary of State), Tommy G. Thompson (Secretary of Health and Human Services) Description: Secretaries Powell and Thompson recommend that the Cabinet Council to coordinate inter-agency activity in Bush’s efforts to fight HIV/AIDS. The memo also recommends the creation of a State Department committee chaired by under secretary for global affairs to coordinate State response including international resource mobilization, expanding drug access, public diplomacy, and international diplomacy. |
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Memorandum for the President from Margaret LaMontagne and Condoleezza Rice, "White House Office of National AIDS Policy" (April 7, 2001) |
Date: 7 April 2001 Author(s): Margaret LaMontagne (Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy), Condoleezza Rice (National Security Advisor) Description: LaMontagne and Rice follow up on Powell and Thompson’s memo, suggesting a somewhat modified structure for the same purpose of fighting AIDS. They recommend using the White House Office of National AIDS Policy to deal with the issue and adding a representative from the Department of State to reflect the initiative’s international focus. |
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Information Memorandum from Condoleezza Rice, "International HIV/AIDS Initiative" (May 29, 2002) |
Date: 29 May 2002 Author(s): Condoleezza Rice (National Security Advisor) Description: Rice provides this memo, which states relevant facts about the scale of the international AIDS crisis, known treatment methods, avenues of support, and potential outcomes with appropriate resources. |
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Executive Summary of Report by Mark Dybul, "Comprehensive, results-based, global initiative for the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV, TB, and Malaria” (August 2002) |
Date: August 2002 Author(s): Mark Dybul Description: Dybul’s draft describes the scale and harms of AIDS globally, outlines a plan of action (the first comprehensive action plan against HIV/AIDS), describes how the plan will adapt to varying infrastructure levels, outlines different tracks, states potential results with adequate support, and specifies the plan’s administrative structure. |
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Presentation: Scope of the Global HIV/AIDS Problem and Proposed U.S. Response (2002) |
Date: 2002 Author(s): Unknown Description: The presentation outlines the magnitude of the global AIDS crisis and states that the United States will lead the global effort against it, citing potential results and declaring $16.5 billion in funding over five years. The presentation then details the outline, including layered response, percent of cost supported, and several potential countries’ infrastructure. The presentation calls for urgent action to save lives. |
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Proposal for a Comprehensive Results-Based Global Initiative for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of HIV, TB, and Malaria (2002) |
Date: 2002 Author(s): Unknown Description: The document details scope of the AIDS problem, the potential for harm reduction, the urgency of action, the mechanisms of the proposed plan, the structure of implementation leadership, the plan’s relation to international and domestic AIDS programs, and pricing estimates. |
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State of the Union Address (January 28, 2003) |
Date: 28 January 2003 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush delivers a State of the Union Address calling for tax reform, extending free market competition/insurance flexibility in healthcare, calling for environmental support, highlighting proposed AIDS response (with details on scale, cost, and impact), supporting anti-biological warfare measures, and justifying the war in Iraq. This State of the Union is significant for publicly announcing and describing PEPFAR. |
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Fact Sheet: The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (January 29, 2003) |
Date: 29 January 2003 Author(s): The White House, Office of the Press Secretary Description: The fact sheet summarizes PEPFAR, including funding and objectives (prevention, treatment, and care). The document then justifies need for AIDS response given the scale of crisis and time pressures involved. It then outlines the initiative’s multilayered aid structure and management. |
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President Discusses the Fight Against Global and Domestic HIV/AIDS (January 31, 2003) |
Date: 31 January 2003 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush extends thanks and highlights the moral imperative to combat AIDS, especially given America’s historical and present commitment to human rights. Bush describes PEPFAR funding along with other global funds, PEPFAR’s purpose of dramatically focusing efforts, targeted treatment and infrastructure results, and domestic AIDS treatment efforts. |
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Remarks on the Signing of H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003 (May 27, 2003) |
Date: 27 May 2003 Author(s): George W. Bush (statement) Description: Bush extends thanks (particularly to Thompson and Powell, who submitted initial proposal). Bush describes impacts of AIDS, human stories of those affected, other current initiatives, and PEPFAR aims and benefits. |
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World AIDS Day Fact Sheets (2003-2007) |
Date: 2003-2007 (each on December 1, World AIDS Day) Author(s): George W. Bush, Office of the Press Secretary Description: First document proclaims World AIDS Day on December 1, 2003. The statements underscore the perils of the AIDS crisis, the need to fight the epidemic, domestic and international progress in fighting AIDS, and calls for action. |
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Announcement of Five-Year, $30 Billion HIV/AIDS Plan (May 30, 2007) |
Date: 30 May 2007 Author(s): George W. Bush (speech) Description: Bush highlights the successes of PEPFAR thus far but calls current funding merely a good start against a massive problem. Bush calls for $30 billion over the next five years to continue efforts. Bush highlights the results-based aspect of the program and stories of those benefited by the program’s efforts. |
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Remarks on the Signing of H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 (July 30, 2008) |
Date: 30 July 2008 Author(s): Laura Bush, George W. Bush (statement) Description: Mrs. Bush highlights lives saved by PEPFAR, illustrating the point with human stories, and then introduces President Bush. President Bush extends thanks to bill supporters, points to the successes of PEPFAR, summarizes the plan’s methods, and states that bill will allow the continuation of the fight against AIDS on multiple fronts. |