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Nomination of Richard E. Bissell To Be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development ID 1516 Date 02/05/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard E. Bissell to be Assistant Administrator for Science and Technology of the Agency for International Development, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency. He would succeed Nyle C. Brady. Since 1986 Dr. Bissell has served as Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination at the Agency for …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti of Italy ID 1619 Date 03/06/1990 The President. Mr. Prime Minister and Mrs. Andreotti, and friends of Italy. Barbara and I are pleased to welcome the President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy, Giulio Andreotti, and his wife, Livia, to the United States and to the White House. Prime Minister Andreotti's public career is rich in achievement, unrivaled in modern Europe. He served his nation with distinction as statesman …
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Remarks at the National Drug Control Policy Luncheon ID 1626 Date 03/07/1990 Bill, thank you. Thank you all. Well, I heard about this luncheon, and I have talked to Bill about your really heroic work. And I'd like to just say a word about his heroic work to start with, because I've never seen a fellow come in and take a tremendously difficult assignment like this, hit the ground running, and accomplish a great deal. And I think we all owe Bill Bennett a vote of thanks. He's out there in the trenches. He's …
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Remarks at a Presentation Ceremony for the Panama Campaign Streamer at Fort Myer, Virginia ID 1628 Date 03/08/1990 Thank you all very much, Secretary Cheney and General Powell, and all the members of the Joint Chiefs, service secretaries, men and women of the Armed Forces. We are here today to add another campaign streamer to the rollcall of glory, the roster of great American campaigns: Yorktown, Gettysburg, Normandy, and now, Panama. Let us never forget that our Armed Forces have always fought for the …
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Remarks at the National Transportation Policy Meeting ID 1629 Date 03/08/1990 Well, Sam, thank you very, very much. And Deputy Secretary Elaine Chao and to our able Commandant of the Coast Guard and to Dr. Larson, who did such heroic work on all of this, thank you all for being here -- Governor, so many Members of Congress here. And as some of you may know, after Sam Skinner, our able Secretary of Transportation, became Secretary, he took time to earn a license as a jet pilot. I've wondered: if I'd named …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Nuclear Cooperation With EURATOM ID 1634 Date 03/09/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) The United States has been engaged in nuclear cooperation with the European Community for many years. This cooperation was initiated under agreements that were concluded over 3 decades ago between the United States and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and that extend until December 31, 1995. Since the inception of this cooperation, the Community has adhered to …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Restoration of Lithuanian Independence ID 1637 Date 03/11/1990 The United States has never recognized the forcible incorporation of the independent states of Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania into the U.S.S.R. We have consistently supported the Baltic peoples' inalienable right to peaceful self-determination. The new Parliament has declared its intention to restore Lithuanian independence. The United States would urge the Soviet Government to respect the will of …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With Former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita of Japan ID 1638 Date 03/12/1990 The President met for approximately 1 hour with former Japanese Prime Minister and current LDP [Liberal Democratic Party] leader Noboru Takeshita. They discussed the whole range of issues underpinning the overall U.S.-Japan relationship. The discussion focused on bilateral economic issues, the U.S.-Japan security arrangement, and the global partnership between the …
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The President's News Conference ID 1641 Date 03/13/1990 The President. We began this administration by saying that the day of the dictator is over. And now restless millions have spoken and have elected, or prepare to elect, new governments -- their governments. As long as we live, the images of this revolution, the Revolution of '89, will always be with us: a playwright President in Prague, the tumbling of the Berlin Wall, crumbling of a Romanian dictatorship. But this revolution leaves us with a new …
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Message on the Observance of St. Patrick's Day, 1990 ID 1648 Date 03/13/1990 I am delighted to extend warm greetings to all those celebrating St. Patrick's Day. As history tells us, St. Patrick led a life filled with exciting adventures and tremendous challenges. Born the son of a British city leader, he was captured by pirates as a youth and sold into slavery. After gaining his freedom, Patrick returned home, where he eventually decided to dedicate his life to God as a cleric. Soon he was to discover that …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Remarks to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California ID 1526 Date 02/07/1990 In the President's reference to Chancellor Kohl and Foreign Minister Genscher [of the Federal Republic of Germany] today, he meant that Germany would remain as a member of NATO, but NATO may have a changing mission. This changing mission, involving an increased political role for NATO, was discussed in Brussels following the Malta …
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Remarks at a Briefing for Head Start Volunteers in Columbus, Ohio ID 1531 Date 02/08/1990 Ms. Clark. What I would like to do, President and Mrs. Bush, is to officially welcome you to our Head Start program and to Columbus on behalf of our board of trustees, our executive director, our policy council chairperson, the children of Head Start and their families, the staff, all of our community who work so very closely with us. We'd just like to say welcome. The President. Well, we're very pleased to be here. …
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Nomination of Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli To Be Alternate United States Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations ID 1536 Date 02/09/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Shirin Raziuddin Tahir-Kheli to be the Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Dr. Tahir-Kheli has served as Director for Near East and South Asia at the National Security Council Staff at the …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Congo ID 1542 Date 02/12/1990 President Bush. Well, Mr. President, it is a great pleasure to welcome you and Mrs. Sassou-Nguesso to the United States and to the White House. The last time you visited, 3 years ago, you and I met at the United States Capitol Building, and today we meet at the White House. In the 3 years since your last visit, southern Africa has seen significant progress towards peace and stability. Namibia is on the …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Bolivia-United States Essential Chemicals Agreement ID 1553 Date 02/15/1990 The U.S. and Bolivia signed a bilateral agreement on essential chemicals today. William J. Bennett, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, signed on behalf of the United States, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Iturralde signed on behalf of Bolivia. The agreement: specifies certain information to be collected by the parties and provides for information sharing, mutual …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Peru-United States Extradition Agreement ID 1554 Date 02/15/1990 The United States and Peru signed an exchange of notes on extradition today. Secretary of State James A. Baker III signed on behalf of the United States. Guillermo Larco Cox, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, signed on behalf of Peru. This exchange of notes will: confirm our bilateral commitment to extradition; confirm explicitly that narcotics trafficking and related drug offenses are incorporated by …
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White House Fact Sheet on the Bolivia-United States Weapons Export Control Memorandum of Understanding ID 1557 Date 02/15/1990 The United States and Bolivia signed a weapons export control memorandum of understanding today. Secretary of State James A. Baker III signed on behalf of the United States. Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Iturralde signed on behalf of Bolivia. The memorandum of understanding will help diminish the flow of U.S. light arms and other items to drug traffickers in the Andean …
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Joint News Conference Following the Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia ID 1558 Date 02/15/1990 President Barco Vargas of Colombia. The multilateral agreement we have just signed opened a new era in this struggle against drugs. It is the first time that we developed a common scheme for common action. In -- [inaudible] -- we have agreed upon a very clearcut goal to be followed, and it has been agreed that it is necessary to adopt commercial measures to strengthen our economies, with the purpose of …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Negotiations on Agricultural Trade ID 1560 Date 02/15/1990 Dear Mr. Chairman: As required under section 4301 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, I am enclosing a report on the status of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations concerning agricultural trade. The report contains information on the progress that has been made to date in the negotiations, the general areas …
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Message to the Congress on Trade With Czechoslovakia ID 1565 Date 02/20/1990 To the Congress of the United States: Pursuant to subsection 402(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (the Act) (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)), I have determined that a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of Section 402 with respect to Czechoslovakia will substantially promote the objectives of section 402. A copy of that determination is enclosed. I have also received the assurances with respect to the emigration practices of …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the National Association of Agriculture Journalists ID 1796 Date 04/24/1990 The President. Thank you for that unique introduction -- [laughter] -- and I am -- look, we're just delighted you're here -- Secretary and Cooper Evans telling me that they feel it's most worthwhile. And then I was just picking the brain of my friend -- brains, plural -- of my friend Roger Porter; and I think he, too, has gotten something out of this. So, thank you for coming. …
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Remarks to Capital Area Community Food Bank Volunteers ID 1804 Date 04/25/1990 Hey, listen, I'm the one that should be clapping for you all. And I want to thank Barry Scher, the chairman; and Lynn Brantley; and I guess everybody else for the tour of this Capital Area Community Food Bank. It's nice to know that all the broccoli -- [laughter] -- that my wife loves so much found a good home. And I'm told that it was well received. It's especially fitting that I come over here today, as your President, because …
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Remarks Announcing Federal Budget Reform Proposals ID 1805 Date 04/25/1990 The President. Let me welcome Senators Thurmond -- I thought Pete Domenici was going to be here -- certainly Dan Coats; and Tom Tauke, Lynn Martin; Representatives Craig, Penny; and of course, Secretary Brady and the Attorney General and Director Darman, General Counsel Boyden Gray. Today I'm signing letters to send to Congress a budget reform package that would propose an amendment to the Constitution to provide a line-item veto; …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Federal Budget Reform ID 1806 Date 04/25/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: [Dear Mr. President:] Today I am proposing to the Congress a budget reform package. In order to help restore fiscal integrity, we need a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution, a line-item veto constitutional amendment, and enhanced rescission authority for the President. These tools -- together with political courage and discipline -- are vital to solving the problem of budget deficits. The most …
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Remarks at a White House Ceremony for the Observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week ID 1808 Date 04/25/1990 Welcome to the White House. And may I say I'm very pleased to see so many members of the House and the Senate here today to pay their respects to these honorees. I want to thank them for their outstanding support -- Republicans, Democrats alike -- on this whole concept of National Crime Victims' Week. It's always a pleasure to see our able Attorney General, who will do the honors in a minute, …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for President Carlos Andres Perez of Venezuela ID 1813 Date 04/26/1990 President Bush. Welcome, all of you. It is my great honor to welcome the leader of one of South America's oldest democracies and one of Latin America's most respected statesmen, Carlos Andres Perez, President of Venezuela. And I am especially pleased that we welcome him today. He's just come here from Managua, just hours after attending the inauguration of Violeta Chamorro as the new President of …
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Designation of Edward E. Allison as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation ID 1822 Date 04/27/1990 The President today designated Edward E. Allison as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation. He would succeed Arthur A. Fletcher. Currently Mr. Allison serves as a partner with the law firm of McAuliffe, Kelly, Raffaelli and Siemens in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as an associate with Heron, …
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Appointment of Olin L. Wethington as Special Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Council ID 1749 Date 04/12/1990 The President today announced the appointment of Olin L. Wethington as Special Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the Economic Policy Council. Mr. Wethington has served as a partner in the law firm of Steptoe and Johnson in Washington, DC. Prior to this he served as Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of …
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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One ID 1752 Date 04/13/1990 Good Friday Sunrise Service The President. -- -- very nice service. Q. Were you the only person there? The President. No. No. It was surprising. Well, there was, I'd say, about 30 - 40 people. Patty Presock and some came, even though they're not on the trip. But it was sweet, and it was very thoughtful of John Harper to do this -- 20 minutes. I'm sorry that those of you who would like to have been couldn't make it. But we just had -- -- …
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Remarks at a White House Briefing on Nicaragua ID 1755 Date 04/16/1990 The President. Welcome to the White House. Bernie, have you been on yet? Assistant Secretary Aronson. Yes, sir. The President. Okay then. As you've just heard from Bernie Aronson, our chief Latin American expert, we are committed to the future of Nicaragua under democracy. And I think Fred Zeder, esteemed head of OPIC, will be briefing you in a minute; Jim Berg, of OPIC also; and Fred Schieck, of AID. And in these presentations I think …