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Nomination of George Edward Moose To Be United States Deputy Representative at the Security Council of the United Nations ID 3236 Date 07/25/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate George Edward Moose, of Maryland, to be Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. He would succeed Milton James Wilkinson. Since 1988 Ambassador Moose has served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal. Prior to …
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Nomination of Richard C. Houseworth To Be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank ID 3238 Date 07/25/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Richard C. Houseworth, of Arizona, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank. He would succeed Larry K. Mellinger. Since 1988 Mr. Houseworth has served as Director of the Export-Import Bank of the United States in Washington, DC. Prior to this he served in …
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Remarks Commemorating the First Anniversary of the Signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 ID 3245 Date 07/26/1991 First, may I greet the distinguished Members of Congress here in the front rows, thank them for coming, thank them for their interest in the passage of this important legislation we're here to celebrate today, but also in their interest in following up on it. May I greet, also, the Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, and our Secretary of HHS Lou Sullivan and the Vice President, of …
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Remarks at the Arrival Ceremony in Moscow ID 3250 Date 07/30/1991 President Gorbachev. Mr. President, Mrs. Bush, I would like to extend a warm and sincere welcome to you on Soviet soil within the walls of our ancient Kremlin. It has been little more than a year since I visited the United States. This year has seen events of tremendous importance, both in our two countries and in the world. For us in the U.S.S.R., it was a year that put to a daily test our capacity to act constructively at a critical time …
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Remarks at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations ID 3251 Date 07/30/1991 First, may I salute the Acting Director Tyulin, and of course, the distinguished Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, Mr. Bessmertnykh. It is a great privilege to meet with you at this critical moment in the history of your nation -- at this time of great hope for all the world. For 4 long decades, our two nations stood locked in conflict as the cold war cast its shadow across an armed and uneasy peace. This summit …
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Remarks Following Discussions With President Boris Yeltsin of the Republic of Russia ID 3252 Date 07/30/1991 President Yeltsin. Of course, this is a short meeting. I met President Bush and his party. The main issues that we have covered and discussed were questions of the situation in the Russian Federation and in the country -- the matters of the union compact, and why there has been a delay in the signing of the union compact. I spoke about the decision, which subject was only yesterday agreed upon. And …
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Remarks to Soviet and United States Businessmen in Moscow ID 3255 Date 07/31/1991 Good morning. May I pay my respects and thanks to our able Ambassador, Ambassador Matlock. This gives me a good opportunity to thank him for the fantastic job he has done for the United States of America, and I think also that he's done an awful lot to further understanding between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. May I say good morning to Mr. Bunich, Mr. Vladislavlev, Mr. Tikhonov, and say that I've been …
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Remarks by President Gorbachev and President Bush at the Signing Ceremony for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Treaty in Moscow ID 3256 Date 07/31/1991 President Gorbachev. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, comrades. In a few moments the President of the United States and I will put our signatures under the treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive arms. This completes many years of efforts that required hard work and patience on the part of government leaders, diplomats, and military officials. …
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Nomination of Russell K. Paul To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ID 3261 Date 07/31/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Russell K. Paul, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations. He would succeed Timothy J. Coyle. Currently Mr. Paul serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prior to this he served as an …
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White House Fact Sheet on The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) ID 3263 Date 07/31/1991 Today, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. This treaty marks the first agreement between the two countries in which the number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons will actually be reduced. Reductions will take place over a period of 7 years, and will result in parity between the strategic nuclear forces of the two sides at levels approximately 30 percent below …
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Proclamation 6319 -- Helsinki Human Rights Day, 1991 ID 3264 Date 07/31/1991 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation In 1975, when the United States, Canada, and 33 European states joined in adopting the Helsinki Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, we affirmed ``the close link between peace and security in Europe and in the world as a whole.'' Signatories to the Helsinki accords also recognized that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms is …
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Remarks at the Arrival Ceremony in Kiev, Soviet Union ID 3265 Date 08/01/1991 Chairman Kravchuk. Today on the Ukrainian soil we are extending our hearty welcome to the high-ranking guests, President of the United States of America George Bush and Mrs. Bush. Our sincere words of welcome are also addressed to the well-known U.S. statesmen and those accompanying the President. Mr. President, we attach to your visit to the Ukraine very great importance, and we think it will be another step in improving …
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Remarks to the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of the Ukraine in Kiev, Soviet Union ID 3267 Date 08/01/1991 Well, first, thank all of you for that warm welcome. And may I take this opportunity to thank all people of Ukraine that gave us such a warm welcome, such a heartfelt greeting. Every American in that long motorcade -- and believe me, it was long -- was moved and touched by the warmth of the welcome of Ukraine. We'll never forget it. Chairman Kravchuk, thank you, sir. And to the Deputies of the Soviet, …
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Remarks at the Babi Yar Memorial in Kiev, Soviet Union ID 3268 Date 08/01/1991 Thank you, Chairman Kravchuk. And to our special guests today, the survivors of the Babi Yar massacres and the Ukrainians who helped rescue them, it is my great honor to be here today. We come to Babi Yar to remember. We remember violence and valor; we remember prejudice and selflessness. At Babi Yar, in the vast quiet here, something larger than life assails us: the shadows of past evil, the light of past virtue. The wind that …
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Remarks on the Middle East Peace Talks in Kiev, Soviet Union ID 3269 Date 08/01/1991 The President. -- -- a wire service report that Prime Minister Shamir has accepted and they will attend this conference. I've not yet had a chance -- just got on the plane -- have not had a chance to talk to Secretary Baker, but this, indeed, is good news if that report is accurate. And I hope it is, assume it is. And there's still a lot of hard work ahead, but this is bound to be good news for peace in the Middle East. …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990, With Annex ID 3270 Date 08/01/1991 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990, with Annex, adopted at London November 30, 1990. I also transmit, for the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State …
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Memorandum on Trade With the Soviet Union ID 3271 Date 08/02/1991 Presidential Determination No. 91 - 47 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination under Section 405(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended -- the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 - 618, January 3, 1975; 88 Stat. 1978), as amended (the ``Trade Act''), I determine, pursuant to section 405(a) of the Trade Act, that the ``Agreement on Trade …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Proclamation on Soviet-United States Trade Relations ID 3272 Date 08/02/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with section 407 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Public Law 93 - 618, January 3, 1975; 88 Stat. 1978), as amended (the ``Trade Act''), I am transmitting a copy of a proclamation that extends nondiscriminatory treatment to the products of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As an annex to the proclamation, I also enclose the text of …
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Statement on the Nomination of Clarence Thomas To Be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court ID 3282 Date 08/05/1991 Judge Clarence Thomas, accompanied by Senator Jack Danforth, has met individually with almost 60 Members of the Senate. Fred McClure, our Director of Legislative Affairs, informs me that these visits have gone very well. Judge Thomas has attracted the support of a broad spectrum of people from across America. With the overwhelming support that is now showing up for Judge …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Annual Report on Nuclear Nonproliferation ID 3285 Date 08/05/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I have reviewed the activities of the United States Government departments and agencies during calendar year 1990 related to preventing nuclear proliferation, and I am pleased to submit my annual report pursuant to section 601(a) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (Public Law 95 - 242, 22 U.S.C. 3281(a)). As the report demonstrates, the United …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the All-American Cities Awards ID 3286 Date 08/06/1991 Please be seated and thank you. You're probably clapping for this fantastic weather. [Laughter] Isn't it marvelous. Let me just thank the Members of Congress who are with me today and thank them for their interest. A couple of them were former mayors, so they know something about what it's like to be on the firing line. But Dick Lugar and Mike McNulty, Ben Cardin, Bob McEwen are with us. And I want to …
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Exchange With Reporters in Kennebunkport, Maine ID 3311 Date 08/18/1991 Hostage Situation Q. Mr. President, there's been a real lull in the hostage situation. Are you concerned that there's a loss of momentum here? The President. Well, I've expressed my views. We ought not to get the hopes of people up. The Secretary-General doesn't seem that concerned about this lull, and so you don't want to dash hopes either. But the last comments I saw from him in the reporting cable were that he was not all that …
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Remarks in a Teleconference With the National Governors' Association in Seattle, Washington ID 3312 Date 08/18/1991 The President. Well, Booth, thank you very much for that kind introduction. Let me also say hello to the Speaker, Tom Foley, who's come back home to his State to welcome the Governors to the Emerald City. My thanks to all of you for letting me come by in this manner, come in by satellite. Booth, I know as NGA chairman for the past year you've been frequently doing that bicoastal redeye. So, I …
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The President's News Conference in Kennebunkport, Maine, on the Attempted Coup in the Soviet Union ID 3317 Date 08/20/1991 The President. The events in the Soviet Union continue to deeply concern the whole world. The unconstitutional seizure of power is an affront to the goals and aspirations that the Soviet peoples have been nurturing over the past years. This action also puts the Soviet Union at odds with the world community and undermines the positive steps that have been undertaken to make the Soviet …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senatorial Candidate Bob Kasten in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ID 3106 Date 06/17/1991 Thank you, Bob Kasten and Eva, great to be with you. I am so pleased to see an early supporter and great friend of mine who has certainly done a wonderful job in this State, and that is your outstanding Governor Tommy Thompson and his wife, Sue Ann. What a wonderful couple you have running this State. And your Lieutenant Governor is with us, Scott McCallum; your State treasurer Kate Zeuske. …
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Remarks at a White House Briefing for Law Enforcement Officials on Crime Legislation ID 3109 Date 06/18/1991 I understand you've been here for a while, but I'm the last event, you'll be happy to know. [Laughter] I first want to single out the two gentlemen, and I use the term advisedly, sitting behind me: our Attorney General, who has done such a superb job in standing up for the victims of crime and against the criminals, and then Governor Bob Martinez, who has just taken over as our czar. Why in America …
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Exchange With Reporters ID 3111 Date 06/19/1991 Chief of Staff's Travel Q. Mr. President, are you angry at the Chief of Staff? The President. No. Q. The papers said that you're ready to take some action. The President. Well, I've looked into this matter and, given the circumstances, I think it was appropriate. We had a lot of very important negotiation on legislation. We have a very important speech that needed fine-tuning. He knew I wasn't happy with that. He made plenty of phone calls. You know, I …
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Remarks by President Bush and President Collor of Brazil on Signing an Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Multilateral Trade Agreement ID 3113 Date 06/19/1991 President Bush. Well, first, let me welcome everybody here -- a most distinguished guest list from all across our treasured hemisphere, and we're delighted to have you here. Of course, I want to single out our guest of honor, who's been here for what the United States feels has been a terribly important visit, President Collor of Brazil. I want …
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Remarks to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ID 3118 Date 06/21/1991 Thank you. Let me salute Secretary Skinner. I'll tell you, he is doing a superb job out there. And I heard about a half an hour of his remarks there -- [laughter] -- and I thought he did a great job warming up the crowd. We don't need it here, but he gave my speech. But look, we all know that Sam is committed, doing a first-class job, overcoming obstacles along the way, and making great progress on …
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Message to the Congress Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation ID 3119 Date 06/21/1991 To the Congress of the United States: 1. On November 16, 1990, in Executive Order No. 12735, I declared a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (``IEEPA'') (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) to deal with the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States caused by the proliferation of chemical and biological …