Chapter 7:Statements/Speeches:
John Taylor
Financial Reconstruction in Iraq: Strategy and Tactics, Senate Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee,
September 16, 2003*
John Taylor to Committee on Foreign Relations- Reconstruction in Iraq:
Economic and Financial Issues – June 4, 2003
John Taylor to Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance – Financial
Reconstruction in Iraq – February 11, 2004
John Taylor on US State Dept Panel – “US Assistance to the Iraqi Economy”
with Alan Larson, Dov Zakheim
John Taylor Remarks on the Occasion of the One-Year Anniversary of the Iraq
Currency Exchange - October 22, 2004
Secretary John W. Snow Remarks to the Iraq Reconstruction Donor Conference
in Madrid – October 24, 2003
Background:
Federal Register – President Bush – Executive Order 13290 – March 20, 2003
Assorted Documents: Fact Sheet, Statement by Secretary Snow, Executive
Order, Letter to Fed, Letter to Banks, List of Banks with Accounts
to Vest
IMF - 2005 Article IV Consultation
President Bush - Executive Order: Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi
Property – March 20, 2003
Chapter 8:
Statements/Speeches:
John Taylor - Briefing: “Reconstruction of Iraq’s Banking Sector” – October
10, 2003
John Taylor - “Press Statement on Visit to Iraq to Discuss Progress on
Monetary and Financial Issues” – February 8, 2005
President Bush - Executive Order
Modifying
the Protection Granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Property
in Which Iraq Has An Interest and Protecting the Central Bank of Iraq
Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers – April 2003
Bremer’s Speech to Iraqi People: Budget and Banknotes – July 7, 2003
Foreign Press Center Briefing – Taylor, Larson, Zakheim: US Assistance to
the Iraqi Economy
Chirac Press Conference after G8 Summit (Excerpts) – June 10, 2004
Statement of G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors– September 20,
2003
President Bush – Press Conference – October 28, 2003
President Bush – Radio Address – October 11, 2003
Statement by John B. Taylor to Committee on Foreign Relations-
Reconstruction in Iraq: Economic and Financial Issues – June 4, 2003
CPA – About the Iraqi Currency Exchange
Background:
Bloomberg.com - Bush Wants Iraq's Creditor Countries to Help Write Off Debt
Jubilee Australia - France questions Iraq debt cancellation – June 11, 2004
Agence France Press - “US calls for 18-month break on Iraq debt payments” –
May 1, 2003
Washington Post - US, Germany Agree on Iraqi
Debt Write-Off – November 21, 2004
The
Washington Times - "Poet Speaks for Troops" - December 20, 2005 (from
International War Veterans' Poetry Archive)
G8 Fact Sheet – Accomplishments at the G8 Summit, Day 1 – June 9, 2004
Middle East Report Online – Justin Alexander: “Assessing US Policy on
Saddam’s Debt” – March 2, 2004
Iraqi Government Letter of Intent to IMF– September 24, 2004
John Maynard Keynes – The Economic Consequences of the Peace –
Chapter 3: The Conference
InvestDinars.com - Iraqi Dinar
Investing
Chapter 9:
Statements/Speeches:
Secretary John Snow – Statement at U.S.-Iraq Debt Reduction
Agreement Signing Ceremony
G-7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Statement -
October 1, 2004
G-7 Finance Ministers Urge World Bank/IMF Involvement in Iraq
Secretary John Snow – Statement at US Treasury Dept with
Secretary James Baker – December 10, 2003
The White House - President Bush Meets with Finance Minister
Mahdi
Background:
G8 – 2003 Evian Summit Website
Paris Club Website
Paris Club – Evian Approach
Forbes.com – “IMF submits Iraq debt analysis to creditor
nations” – May 27, 2004
2004 Sea Island G8 Meeting – Official Documents