President Bush releases a statement urging Americans to pray for the Lebanon hostages during the Sunday services some will attend over the upcoming weekend. August 11 – Press Secretary Fitzwater releases a statement confirming the education summit with American governors will be held from September 27–28 in Virginia. August 12 – President Bush releases a statement on the twenty-eighth anniversary of the Berlin Wall being erected stating the anniversary has created "renewed determination to overcome the division of Berlin and of Europe" and that the US is committed to assisting Berlin with gaining freedom and prosperity. August 13 – President Bush issues a statement on the plane crash death of Mickey Leland expressing his disappointment with no survivors being found aboard the aircraft and his condolences for Leland's family. August 14 – President Bush signs the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 in the Roosevelt Room shortly before noon. Bush states that the legislation will provide relief with payments to compensate farmers affected by natural disasters. President Bush announces the nomination of Richard C. Breeden for membership on the Securities and Exchange Commission. August 15 – President Bush announces the nomination of James R. Locher III for Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict). August 16 – President Bush attends a fundraiser luncheon for Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in the ballroom at the Omni International Hotel in Miami, Florida during the afternoon. September September 18 – President Bush attends the Montana Centennial Celebration on the state capitol grounds. The speech delivered by the president reflects on the history of Montana and the advancements made in the state in the field of environmental policy. September 18 – President Bush delivers an address to the Five-State Legislators Conference in Helena, Montana in the house chamber of the state capitol. September 18 – President Bush holds his twenty-fourth news conference in the House of Representatives chamber of the Montana statehouse, answering questions from reporters on the subjects of Soviet Jews, wilderness areas, the Strategic Defense Initiative, arms control, the usage of American troops in the drug war, the War on Drugs, terrorism, trade between the Soviets and the United States, German reunification, federal role in education, Yasser Arafat's visa request, the role of the federal government in education, the drug war in Colombia, the summit meeting between the Soviet Union and the US, and racial tensions. September 18 – President Bush announces the