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A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center
December 6, 2024
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We must accelerate PEPFAR's Lifesaving work

About 4,000 girls in sub-Saharan Africa acquire HIV every week. Programs like the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, are critical to making sure they have a fighting chance.
To mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, Bush Institute Senior Fellow Dr. Deborah Birx and Global Policy Program Manager Hannah Johnson wrote in Devex about the need to reauthorize PEPFAR for another five years so that the program can continue to save lives until the work is complete.
“The world needs to chart an aggressive course to meet the global goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030,” they wrote. “The good news is that by sustaining PEPFAR and its mission, we have the tools to get there.”
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Exemplifying values-based leadership
The Bush Institute's monthly U.S. democracy roundup
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‘Africa’s Iron Lady’ on her hope for the future of the continent
New episode of The Strategerist podcast with the 24th President of Liberia, Madame Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(Cover: Oil painting of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by President George W. Bush, 2013)
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(Cover: Oil painting of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf by President George W. Bush, 2013)
Protest in Warsaw, Poland in February 2022 against the war in Ukraine and Russia's invasion.
America must win the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism
Policy recommendations by Ellen Bork ([link removed]) , Fellow at the Bush Institute
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Finish your holiday shopping by Dec. 13 to receive your order in time for Christmas

Get our exclusive 2024 holiday ornament ([link removed]) , buy a gift from the children’s holiday book guide ([link removed]) , or order an autographed book ([link removed])
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In Case You Missed It
Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

President Trump: Here’s Why You Want Ukraine to Win ([link removed]) | Politico
Article by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy (2005-2009) Eric Edelman and Bush Institute Executive Director David J. Kramer ([link removed])
Former U.S. officials condemn violent crackdown on protesters in Republic of Georgia and recommend U.S. policy measures ([link removed])
Open letter from Bush Institute Executive Director David J. Kramer ([link removed]) ; John E. Herbst, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan; and 17 other former U.S. officials
Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries extends grant application deadline ([link removed])
School libraries across the country can apply for a library grant through December 13
Food, Family & Holiday Fun | Overheard at the Bush Center podcast ([link removed])
An Engage at the Bush Center conversation presented by NexPoint featuring
The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond and lifestyle expert Kimberly Schlegel Whitman
A Thanksgiving reflection: Freedom, progress, and the D-Day beaches of Normandy ([link removed])
Article by Cullum Clark ([link removed]) , Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative
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Various times in December
Holiday Choir Performances at the Bush Museum ([link removed])
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Saturdays | 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. CT
Sundays | 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. CT
Mondays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration.


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