Department of State Bulletin articles from June 1986

Department of State Bulletin archives from June 1986

U.S. exercises right of self-defence against Libyan terrorism. (transcript)
June 1, 1986... U.S. Exercises Right of Self-Defense Against Libyan Terrorism WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, APR. 14, 1986(1) U.S. military forces this evening have executed a series of carefully planned air strikes against terrorist-related targets in...

Security Council considers U.S. self-defense exercise. (statements by Vernon A. Walters and Herbert S. Okun) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Security Council Considers U.S. Self-Defense Exercise Following are statements by Ambassadors Vernon A. Walters, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and Herbert S. Okun, U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the United...

News conference of April 9 (excerpts.) (excerpts from President Reagan's news conference) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... News Conference of April 9 (Excerpts) Excerpts from President Reagan's news conference of April 9, 1986.(1) Two events in recent weeks have underscored the urgency of our aid request to the [Nicaraguan] democratic resistance....

Vice president Bush visits Persian Gulf. (excerpts from George Bush's remarks on his trip)
June 1, 1986... Vice President Bush Visits Persian Gulf Vice President Bush visited Saudi Arabia (April 5-7, 1986), Bahrain (April 7-9), Oman (April 9-10), and the Yemen Arab Republic (April 10-12). Following are excerpts from remarks he made on various...

Vice president Bush visits Tunisia and Portugal. (George Bush)
June 1, 1986... Vice President Bush Visits Tunisia and Portugal For over 50 years, President Bourguiba has been among the wisest and most able leaders of this region. He has consistently espoused democratic values. He has consistently advocated the cause...

Secretary visits France, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. (statement by George P. Shultz) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Secretary Visits France, Turkey, Greece, and Italy Secretary Shultz departed Washington, D.C., March 20, 1986, to visit Paris (March 21-22), Istanbul (March 22-24), Ankara (March 24-25), Athens (March 25-28), and Rome (March 28-30). He...

Moral principles and strategic interests: the worldwide movement toward democracy. (George P. Shultz's address for the London Lecture Series) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Moral Principles and Strategic Interests: The Worldwide Movement Toward Democracy Secretary Shultz's address for the Landon Lecture Series at Kansas State University in Manhattan on April 14, 1986.(1) It is, of course, an honor and...

Soviet nuclear test ban proposal. (White House statement, Mar. 29) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Soviet Nuclear Test Ban Proposal WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, MAR. 29, 1986(1) The President has taken note of General Secretary Gorbachev's speech on Soviet television today. The United States has repeatedly made it clear that the...

CDE talks resume. (Confidence-and Security-Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... CDE Talks Resume WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, APR. 16, 1986(1) Yesterday the Stockholm Conference on Confidence- and Security-Building Measures and Disarmament in Europe--the CDE--began its most critical session to date. If substantial...

U.S. diplomatic history records transferred to National Archives.
June 1, 1986... U.S. Diplomatic History Records Transferred to National Archives At a ceremony on April 16, 1986, Dr. Frank G. Burke, Acting Archivist of the United States, and Ambassador John R. Burke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for...

U.S. security interests in the Philippines. (statement by Gaston J. Sigur, Jr. before the Subcommittees on Sea Power and Force Projection and on Military Construction of the Senate Armed Services Committee) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... U.S. Security Interests in the Philippines Statement before the Subcommittees on Sea Power and Force Projection and on Military Construction of the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 10, 1986. Mr. Sigur is Assistant Secretary for...

U.S.-EC trade dispute. (Malcolm Baldrige's address before the American Chamber of Commerce) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... U.S.-EC Trade Dispute Address before the American Chamber of Commerce in The Hague on April 15, 1986. Mr. Baldrige is Secretary of Commerce. I am honored to be here today to take part in the 25th anniversary celebration of the...

OECD Council session held in Paris. (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... OECD Council Session Held in Paris The annual Council of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) met in Paris April 17-18, 1986. The U.S. delegation was headed by Secretary of the Treasury James A. Baker III....

Foreign unfair trade practices. (White House statement, Mar. 31) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Foreign Unfair Trade Practices WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, MAR. 31, 1986(1) Consistent with his announcement last fall of his belief in a "free but fair' trade policy, the President today announced three new trade policy actions aimed...

Structural adjustment and the trading system: Europe's role. (W. Allen Wallis' address before the London Chamber of Commerce) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Structural Adjustment and the Trading System: Europe's Role Address before the London Chamber of Commerce in London on March 7, 1986. Mr. Wallis is Under Secretary for Economic Affairs. At the Tokyo economic summit May 4-6, 1986,...

The oil market and U.S. energy security. (statement by E. Allan Wendt before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... The Oil Market and U.S. Energy Security Statement before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 25, 1986. Mr. Wendt is Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Energy and Resources Policy.1 I am pleased to...

Environment in the foreign policy agenda. (Richard E. Benedick's address before the Ecology Law Quarterly Symposium) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Environment in the Foreign Policy Agenda Address before the Ecology Law Quarterly Symposium on Environment and International Development on March 27, 1986. Ambassador Benedick is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Health, and...

International cooperation to protect the ozone layer. (Richard E. Benedick's address before the U.S. Workshop on Protecting the Ozone Layer) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... International Cooperation to Protect the Ozone Layer Following are an address by Richard E. Benedick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, before the U.S. Workshop on Protecting the...

President meets with Soviet ambassador Dobrynin. (Anatoliy Dobrynin) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... President Meets With Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin Following is a news conference Secretary Shultz held after the President's meeting with departing Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin on April 8, 1986.(1) The President and Ambassador Dobrynin...

Dealing with Gorbachev's Soviet Union. (Mikhail Gorbachev) (Michael H. Armacost's address before the World Affairs Council) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Dealing With Gorbachev's Soviet Union Address before the World Affairs Council in Dallas on April 8, 1986. Ambassador Armacost is Under Secretary for Political Affairs. It is a pleasure to speak in Dallas' "Salute to the World'...

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. (President's statement, Mar. 27) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT MAR. 27, 1986(1) I met with Michael Novak, a distinguished scholar and writer who will head the U.S. delegation to the Experts' Meeting next month of the...

25th report on Cyprus. (President Reagan's message to the Congress, Feb. 3) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... 25th Report on Cyprus MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS, FEB. 3, 1986(1) In accordance with Public Law 95-384, I am submitting to you a bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question. Since my last...

Foreign policy challenge: a 25-year retrospective. (Michael H. Armacost's address on the 25th anniversary of the International Fellows Program) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Foreign Policy Challenge: A 25-Year Retrospective Address on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the International Fellows Program at Columbia University in New York City on March 25, 1986. Ambassador Armacost is Under Secretary...

Arms sales policies toward the Middle East. (statement by Richard W. Murphy before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Foreign Affairs Committee) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Arms Sales Policies Toward the Middle East Statement before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on April 22, 1986. Ambassador Murphy is Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South...

Gulf of Sidra incident. (President's letter to the Congress, Mar. 26) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Gulf of Sidra Incident LETTER TO THE CONGRESS, MAR. 26, 1986(1) On March 23, United States forces in the Eastern Mediterranean began a peaceful exercise as part of a global Freedom of Navigation program by which the United States...

U.S., Canada, and Japan agree on salmon harvests.
June 1, 1986... U.S., Canada, and Japan Agree on Salmon Harvests The International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (INPFC), which is composed of delegates from the United States, Japan, and Canada, held an extraordinary meeting in Vancouver, British...

The benefits on collective security. (Paul M. Cleveland's address before the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... The Benefits of Collective Security Address before the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs in Wellington on April 15, 1986. Mr. Cleveland is U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand. When I arrived here in your beautiful country 3...

Compact of Free Association with Palau. (President Reagan's message to the Congress, Apr. 9) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Compact of Free Association With Palau MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS, APR. 9, 1986(1) There is enclosed a draft of a Joint Resolution to approve the "Compact of Free Association,' the negotiated instrument setting forth the future...

Counterterrorism policy. (statement by John C. Whitehead before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Counterterrorism Policy Statement before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 22, 1986. Mr. Whitehead is Deputy Secretary of State.1 I am pleased to be here with you today to talk about U.S. counterterrorism policy....

Ethiopia: the UN's role. (statement by Alan L. Keyes before the Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Ethiopia: The UN's Role Statement before the Subcommitee on African Affairs of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on March 6, 1986. Ambassador Keyes is Assistant Secretary for International Organizations.1 I deeply appreciate...

Hemispheric cooperation in the administration of justice. (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Hemispheric Cooperation in the Administration of Justice The countries of the Western Hemisphere all have constitutions or other fundamental laws that guarantee rights and offer remedies for a range of social wrongs. The implementation of...

Contadora negotiations with Nicaragua. (White House statement, Apr. 8) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... Contadora Negotiations With Nicaragua WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT, APR. 8, 1986(1) We made note of Nicaragua's intransigence there in negotiations. It is regrettable that Nicaragua has not engaged in serious negotiations in Panama City...

The alliance for progress and today's development policy. (Elliott Abrams' address before the Center for Advanced Studies of the Americans' conference) (transcript)
June 1, 1986... The Alliance for Progress and Today's Development Policy Address before a conference on "The Alliance for Progress Twenty-Five Years Later' organized by the Center for Advanced Studies of the Americas on March 13, 1986. Mr. Abrams...