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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 20 -- Memorandum on Trade With Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia ID 4138 Date 04/03/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination under Section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended -- Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)(A)), as amended, (the ``Act''), I determine that a waiver by Executive order of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of …
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Statement by Deputy Press Secretary Smith on the Peruvian Government Crisis ID 4144 Date 04/06/1992 The President was very disappointed to learn of the action taken by President Fujimori in suspending the Peruvian Constitution and dissolving the Congress and the judiciary. This is a regrettable step backwards for the cause of democracy in the hemisphere. We will be consulting with other countries in the hemisphere and are currently reviewing our assistance programs to Peru. We urge a rapid return to …
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Nomination of Kenton Wesley Keith To Be United States Ambassador to Qatar ID 4161 Date 04/08/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Kenton Wesley Keith, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar. He would succeed Mark Gregory Hambley. Since 1988 Mr. Keith has served as the Public Affairs Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. Prior to this, he served as a Senior Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France, 1985 - 88; Deputy Director of Near East and …
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Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Violeta Chamorro of Nicaragua ID 4168 Date 04/09/1992 President Chamorro. It's a wonderful visit. It always is, but I think we feel even more united now than ever. President Bush. Well, I think so. President Chamorro. We always come to the United States feeling at home, just as we are awaiting your visit in Nicaragua. President Bush. We weren't sure our Assistant Secretary, Bernie Aronson, was going to make it. He was down in Peru. He can tell us. …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting the Report on Soviet Noncompliance With Arms Control Agreements ID 4171 Date 04/09/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Enclosed are classified and unclassified copies of the annual Report on Soviet Noncompliance with Arms Control Agreements. Last year the Soviet Union ended and we have every reason to hope that this will lead to a new era of compliance with arms control agreements. The report I am forwarding covers actions taken in 1991 by the former …
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Nomination of Jerome H. Powell To Be an Under Secretary of the Treasury ID 4174 Date 04/09/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Jerome H. Powell, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury. He would succeed Robert R. Glauber. Currently Mr. Powell serves as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance at the U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he served as senior vice president with Dillon, Read Company, Inc., 1984 - 90; and as …
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Nomination of Timothy E. Flanigan To Be an Assistant Attorney General ID 4175 Date 04/09/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Timothy E. Flanigan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel. He would succeed J. Michael Luttig. Currently Mr. Flanigan serves as Acting Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice. Prior to this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal …
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Remarks at the Presidential Open Forum on Educational Choice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ID 4585 Date 07/21/1992 The President. Before taking your questions let me just make a few brief comments. The first, of course, is to say how very, very pleased I am to be here, and secondly, to thank Maria for that extraordinarily personal and generous and kind welcome and introduction; to say to Kelly Geiger, I'm glad he's not running for President this year -- [laughter] -- articulate guy that he is. But I was …
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Remarks at an Antidrug Rally in Arlington, Virginia ID 4597 Date 07/22/1992 Reverend, thank you, sir. It is most fitting that a ceremony like this, where we celebrate what a community has done, open its meeting with prayer. I'm proud to be here. My dear friend the Congressman from here, Frank Wolf, he and I came over together, and he was ecstatic in trying to give me the heartbeat of this community and tell me what you all have achieved. I've read about it, I've seen stories from time to time, but there's …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Oregon Public Lands Wilderness Designation ID 4598 Date 07/22/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to submit for congressional consideration and passage the ``Oregon Public Lands Wilderness Act''. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), (43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), directs the Secretary of the Interior to review the wilderness potential of the public lands. The review of the areas identified in …
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Nomination of Alan Greenspan To Be United States Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund ID 4599 Date 07/22/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 5 years. This is a reappointment. Dr. Greenspan currently serves as Chairman and Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Prior to this, he served as chairman of Townsend-Greenspan Co. Inc., 1954 …
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Statement on Signing the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 ID 4601 Date 07/23/1992 Today I am signing into law S. 1150, the ``Higher Education Amendments of 1992.'' It reauthorizes the many programs in the Higher Education Act of 1965. The legislation is broad in scope and significance, encompassing both the Pell Grant and Guaranteed Student Loan programs as well as a variety of other programs to assist students and institutions of higher education. I hope that many middle- and low-income families who …
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Memorandum on the President's Tree Planting Initiative ID 4603 Date 07/23/1992 Memorandum for the Heads of Certain Departments and Agencies Subject: President's Tree Planting Initiative I am writing to remind you of this Administration's continuing commitment to increase tree planting across America. The national tree planting program, a component of the America the Beautiful initiative, calls for public/private partnerships involving communities and volunteers throughout the Nation. Our goal is to plant …
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Remarks at a Community Picnic in Brookville, Ohio ID 4606 Date 07/24/1992 Thank you very, very much. Hey, listen, thanks for that warm Brookville welcome, and thanks for inviting me to this great picnic. My thanks to the Brookville High School Band, pressed into service out of school but playing well. May I salute Ohio's Governor, Governor Voinovich, an old friend doing a great job for this State, and our Lieutenant Governor, Mike DeWine, an old friend of mine and of Barbara's, he and his Fran. We want to …
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Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on Families in Columbia, Missouri ID 4607 Date 07/24/1992 The President. Well, Governor, all yours, sir. Governor John Ashcroft. Well, President Bush, the members of the National Commission on Urban American Families and these Missouri families, we're all pleased to be here with you this afternoon. I'm delighted to welcome you back to Missouri, to welcome the Commission to Missouri. I'm pleased that these families are here to share their unique stories of work, their …
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Remarks at the Show Me State Games in Columbia ID 4608 Date 07/24/1992 May I salute our great Governor and thank him and all of you for that warm welcome. And to Mary Ann McCollum, our Mayor, thank you, ma'am, for welcoming us to your city, making us feel so at home. May I also salute Gary Filbert, the executive director of these wonderful games; Dr. Jerry Brouder, the chancellor of the university, from whom we've heard. I thought Stephanie, Miss Missouri, did a fantastic job singing ``The Star-Spangled …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters on Arrival From Camp David, Maryland ID 4610 Date 07/26/1992 War on Drugs The President. I have two brief statements. In addition to yesterday's meeting with our national security advisers on the situation in Iraq, which has been widely reported, I spent considerable time today reviewing the antidrug fight in our communities. Jim Burke, who heads the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, gave me a very thorough and encouraging report at Camp David about the progress …
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Remarks on Arrival in Appleton, Wisconsin ID 4612 Date 07/27/1992 Thank you all for this marvelous turnout. I do have an official announcement I want to make today. I first want to salute Governor Thompson, Senator Kasten, and our distinguished Members of the United States House of Representatives. Great to be back in this State that's built on faith and family and freedom. Wisconsin is a great example to the rest of America, just as America is to the entire world. And today I'm very proud to be in a place …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Wyoming Public Lands Wilderness Designation ID 4614 Date 07/27/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to submit for congressional consideration and passage the ``Wyoming Public Lands Wilderness Act''. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), (43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), directs the Secretary of the Interior to review the wilderness potential of the public lands. The review of the areas identified in …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Situation in Somalia ID 4616 Date 07/27/1992 The tragedy in Somalia, where vast numbers of people are suffering and dying from famine caused by a senseless civil war, requires the urgent attention of the international community. We strongly support the proposals of U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to mobilize the international community to meet these urgent humanitarian needs and to convince the warring Somali factions to end the fighting. We urge …
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Remarks to Hispanic Business Leaders ID 4619 Date 07/28/1992 Nice to see you all. Thank you, and welcome to the Rose Garden. May I just say a word at the beginning of the great confidence I have in Secretary Barbara Franklin, our new Secretary of Commerce, and in our very able Ambassador, Carla Hills, who is doing a superb job hammering out the details, trying to achieve this NAFTA agreement; also continuing to work, both of them, on the need to get a worldwide agreement on successful conclusion to the …
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Remarks at a Breakfast With Community Service Clubs in Riverside, California ID 4628 Date 07/31/1992 Thank you very, very much for that warm welcome. And Governor, my friend Pete Wilson, thank you for that kind and generous introduction. You stole most of what I had planned to say -- [laughter] -- but I don't want to take up too much of your Friday morning here. Let me just, before getting going, quickly thank some of our hosts: Jim Milam, who I met on the way in; Bill Bonnett; your able emcee, Bob Wolf, …
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Nomination of Robert E. Gribbin III To Be United States Ambassador to the Central African Republic ID 4270 Date 05/06/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Robert E. Gribbin III, of Alabama, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States to the Central African Republic. He would succeed Daniel Howard Simpson. Currently Mr. Gribbin is a participant in the Senior Seminar at the U.S. Department of State. Prior to this, he served …
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Nomination of Peter Jon deVos To Be United States Ambassador to Tanzania ID 4271 Date 05/06/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate Peter Jon deVos, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador of the United States to the United Republic of Tanzania. He would succeed Edmund DeJarnette, Jr. Currently Ambassador deVos serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia. Prior to this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant …
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Remarks on Arrival in Los Angeles, California ID 4272 Date 05/06/1992 Well, I'm very pleased to be here in Los Angeles and thankful to see that calm has returned to the city; glad to receive that report just now from the Mayor, members of the city council, and from the Governor. As I think back today to what I said last Friday, I do think of the oath that I took when I entered the office, the Constitution's charge to every President to ``insure domestic Tranquility.'' This I know: We can never condone …
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Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With Leaders of the Korean Community in Los Angeles ID 4275 Date 05/07/1992 The President. Are you going to say something, or do you want me to go ahead? Let me just say thank you to the community leaders assembled here. And let me single out Mr. Lee for his hospitality not just to us today, to Secretary Sullivan, the Governor, Senator Seymour, Secretary Kemp, Pat Saiki of SBA, but to so many. This place has become not just a command center in times of turmoil, turmoil …
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Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion With the Weed and Seed Revitalization Committee and Community Leaders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ID 4290 Date 05/11/1992 Mr. Michael Baylson. Mr. President, good afternoon. We are honored to welcome you to our ``Weed and Seed'' neighborhood to meet with the members of the Weed and Seed Neighborhood Revitalization Committee and other community residents. We want to tell you about some of the innovative programs in Philadelphia. For example, the Violent Traffickers …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Fundraising Dinner in Philadelphia ID 4291 Date 05/11/1992 Thank you all. And Peter, thank you very much for that wonderfully warm introduction and for making me feel so welcome. I loved walking out through that crowd because it gave me a chance to see so many people who have been so supportive over the years, and I am very, very grateful to you. Barbara and I count our blessings, even in complicated times, and I am very privileged to serve as President of the United States. …
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Remarks at the Arrival Ceremony for President Patricio Aylwin of Chile ID 4304 Date 05/13/1992 Friends of Chile and the United States and ladies and gentlemen. President Aylwin, I'm honored to welcome you to the White House, an opportunity not only to exchange views but to return that wonderfully warm hospitality that I received in Chile. Mr. President, you once described Chile's success in this way: ``The reflection of a mature country that knows what it wants and is able to achieve it by means of the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With President Patricio Aylwin of Chile ID 4309 Date 05/13/1992 In their discussions today, President Bush and President Aylwin stressed their joint commitment to free trade throughout the hemisphere as envisioned in the President's Enterprise for the Americas Initiative. President Aylwin told the President that the long-term vision of the EAI is very important to Latin America and described it as the first chance for a genuine partnership …