US Department of State Dispatch articles from February 1992

US Department of State Dispatch archives from February 1992

FY 1993 foreign assistance request - partnership for peace. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 24, 1992... Over the last 3 months, I have visited 11 of the 12 new states of the former Soviet Union. I have met leaders everywhere, explained our policies to them, and listened to their hopes and concerns. Last week, I completed a trip to Russia,...

Diplomatic relations with new Independent States. (Commonwealth of Independent States)
February 24, 1992... Statement by White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater, Washington, DC, February 19, 1992, and remarks by Secretary Baker prior to meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Sigua, Moscow, February 18, 1992. White House Statement ...

Supporting scientists of the former Soviet Union. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 24, 1992... When this facility was built decades ago, no one could have envisioned the meeting we are having today: An American Secretary of State sitting down with the very Russian physicists and technicians who built weapons of the Cold War to discuss...

Tripartite statement on proposed International Science and Technology Center. (employment of former Soviet nuclear engineers)
February 24, 1992... Issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary/Spokesman, Washington, DC, February 17, 1992. Foreign Minister Genscher of the Federal Republic of Germany, Foreign Minister Kozyrev of the Russian Federation, and Secretary of State Baker...

Arms control in the Commonwealth States.
February 24, 1992... Excerpt from news conference by Secretary Baker and Uzbekistan President Karimov, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, February 16, 1992. Q:... What is your attitude toward this decision concerning armies of the Commonwealth of Independent States and...

Nuclear safety and disarmament. (Russia and the United States)
February 24, 1992... Excerpts from a press conference following their meeting, Moscow, February 17, 1992 Secretary Baker: Ladies and gentlemen, we have just concluded what I would characterize as a very, very good meeting that lasted approximately 3 hours,...

Deputy Secretary's meeting with president of Bosnia-Hercegovina. (Lawrence Eagleburger, Alija Izetbegovic)
February 24, 1992... Statement issued by the Office of the Assistant Secretary/Spokesman, Washington, DC, February 19, 1992. Deputy Secretary Eagleburger met today with Alija Izetbegovic, President of Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Deputy Secretary expressed to...

US-Swedish relations.
February 24, 1992... President Bush, Prime Minister Bildt's February 20, 1992 Remarks upon Prime Minister Bildt's departure. President Bush: Mr. Prime Minister, I am delighted to have welcomed you on your first official visit to...

Country profile: Sweden.
February 24, 1992... Geography Area: 449.964 sq, km. (173,731 sq. mi.); about the size of California. Cities: Capital--Stockholm (pop. 1.5 million. Other cities--Goteborg 720,000, Malmo 467,000. Terrain: Generally flat or rolling. Climate:...

Restoring democracy in Haiti: persistence and patience. (Donna Hrinak address) (Transcript)
February 24, 1992... Donna Hrinak, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Caribbean and Mexican Affairs Statement before the Subcommittee of Western Hemisphere Affairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC, February 19,...

Lifting US sanctions against South Africa.
February 24, 1992... On July 10, [1991], the President announced that South Africa had met the conditions for lifting the trade and economic sanctions contained in the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 (CAAA). Since that time, the political process in...

Zaire demonstrations.
February 24, 1992... On February 16, a peaceful demonstrations organized city-wide in Kinshasa, Zaire, by the members of all major Christian churches were attacked by military units intent on breaking up and suppressing this evidence of support for the...

Dr. King's message to the world: make real the promise of democracy. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) (Lawrence Eagleburger address) (Transcript)
February 24, 1992... With Secretary Baker in El Salvador, I feel greatly honored to have this opportunity to welcome you on his behalf to the State Department as we pay tribute today to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King's birthday is a...

Feature: the United States and Ethiopia, 1903.
February 24, 1992... At the turn of the century, the US Consul in Marseilles, Robert P. Skinner, proposed to his superiors in Washington that the United States undertake a diplomatic mission to the only independent state in Sub-Saharan Africa--the Kingdom of...

Focus on the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative. (includes related article with excerpts from a speech by Robert S. Gelbard to the Globescope Americas Conference)
February 24, 1992... The Initiative In Brief The Enterprise for the Americas Initiative is an innovative proposal which rest on three pillars--trade, investment, and debt. * To expand trade, the President has proposed a hemisphere-wide free trade...

CSCE: our community of democratic values. (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe)(James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 17, 1992... It is a pleasure for me to return to the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe [CSCE]. I very much regret the brevity of my stay, for the future of both Czechoslovakia and the CSCE is...

Human rights: an international responsibility. (Dan Quayle address) (Transcript)
February 17, 1992... I stand before you representing a nation and a people for whom the rights of the individual are supreme. The United States is a nation built around a simple but compelling idea: that all men and women are created equal, that they are endowed...

Fact sheet: Operation Provide Hope. (aid to former Soviet republics)
February 17, 1992... Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, announced Operation Provide Hope at the Coordinating Conference on Assistance to New Independent States [Jan. 22-23, 1992] in Washington. Fifty-four countries agreed on the need to launch an immediate...

Shipment of supplies to the former Soviet republics.
February 17, 1992... Badly needed pharmaceuticals and medical supplies will be flown tomorrow from the United States to Yakutsk, Russia, in Eastern Siberia. The shipment is part of the Humanitarian Medical Initiative announced by the President on December 12,...

Report to Congress on developments in Iraq. (George Bush address) (Transcript)
February 17, 1992... To the Congress of the United States: I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last report of July 26, 1991, concerning the national emergency with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 12722 of...

Accelerated schedule to protect ozone layer. (Marlin Fitzwater statement)
February 17, 1992... President Bush today announced that the United States will unilaterally accelerate the phase-out of substances that deplete the earth's ozone layer and called on other nations to agree to an accelerated phase-out schedule. Current US...

Enhanced US-Turkish partnership.
February 17, 1992... The President was eager to have [Turkish] Prime Minister Demirel come to the United States soon after he formed his government at the end of last year because of the changes in the world, because of the importance of Turkey given its unique...

North Pacific salmon convention.
February 17, 1992... On February 22, 1992, the United States, Canada, Japan, and Russia signed the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean. Deputy Chief of Mission James F. Collins signed the convention in Moscow for the...

North American free trade agreement. (includes related article on meetings with the public)
February 17, 1992... The United States, Mexico, and Canada have embarked on free trade negotiations that would create a North American market of more than 360 million consumers and producers and an annual output of more than $6 trillion. The proposed North...

Country fact sheet: Ireland.
February 17, 1992... History From 1800 to 1921, Ireland was an integral part to the United Kingdom. Religious freedom was guaranteed in 1829. Severe economic depression and mass famine occurred when the potato crop failed in 1846-48. In 1858, the Irash...

Foreign affairs budget request for fiscal year 1993. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 10, 1992... Mr. Chairman, it is a privilege to appear before this committee to testify on behalf of our foreign affairs funding proposal for FY [fiscal year] 1993. A Year of Transformation Mr. Chairman, just a year ago this week, I presented...

US effort to halt weapons proliferation in the former Soviet Republics. (Reginald Bartholomew address) (Transcript)
February 10, 1992... I am happy to come before this committee to talk about the questions of nuclear weapons and nonproliferation as they relate to the former Soviet Union. The events of August 19 opened up unprecedented prospects for reductions in nuclear...

Official name: Republic of Venezuela. (includes related article)
February 10, 1992... * Geography Area: 9 million sq. km. (352,143 sq. mi.); about the size of Texas and Oklahoma combined. Cities: Capital--Caracas (metropolitan area pop. est. 4 million). Other major cities--Maracaibo, Valencia. Terrain: Varied....

Gist: Enterprise for the Americas Initiative.
February 10, 1992... Background On June 27, 1990, President Bush announced the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, a major initiative to help forge a genuine partnership of free market reform to promote economic growth and political stability in Latin...

Fact sheet: Panama 2 years after Operation Just Cause. (includes related article)
February 10, 1992... Panama has made great strides since December 20, 1989, when President Bush ordered US forces into the country. The new Panamanian Government assumed power on December 20, having been denied office by Manuel Noriega after winning the May 1989...

Fact sheet: who belongs to what.
February 10, 1992... APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) Australia, Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States Arab League Algeria,...

State of the Union address. (President Bush) (Transcript)
February 3, 1992... I mean to speak tonight of big things; of big changes and the promises they hold, and of some big problems and how together we can solve them and move our country forward as the undisputed leader of the age. We gather tonight at a...

Securing American's fate. (military policy)
February 3, 1992... Securing a New World Order The President noted the historic American victory in the Cold War and paid tribute to the "roll call of honor"--the long list of servicemen and -women who fought faithfully for freedom. He also acknowledged...

The United Nations: power to act for peace and freedom. (Transcript)
February 3, 1992... Thank you, Mr. President, for your key role in convening this first-ever summit of the UN Security Council. Fellow members and Mr. Secretary General, congratulations to you, sir, as you take office at this time of tremendous challenge and...

UN Security Council summit. (United Nations meeting)
February 3, 1992... On January 31, 1992, the United Nations Security Council held its first meeting of heads of state and government. The presidency of the Security Council rotates among the members in alphabetical order for 1-month periods. As presiding...

US-Russian relations. (meeting of Presidents Bush and Yeltsin)
February 3, 1992... Review of Bilateral Relations Excerpts from news conference, Camp David, Maryland, February 1, 1992. President Bush: Today, for the first time, an American President and the democratically elected President of an independent...

Organizational meeting for the multilateral negotiations on the Middle East. (Transcript)
February 3, 1992... News Conference Opening remarks by Secretary Baker and Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, Moscow, Russia, January 28, 1992. Secretary Baker: Let me say a few words, and then, perhaps, Andrei would like to add to or subtract...

Human rights in 1991. (government report)
February 3, 1992... Human Rights Practices If you were to ask me what single event in 1991 most approrpiately symbolized the change which the world is undergoing regarding respect for human rights, I would say it is the toppling of the statute of Felix...

US opens embassy in Kiev. (Ukraine)
February 3, 1992... On January 23, 1992, the United States of America began official Embassy operations in Kiev, Ukraine. Pending the designation of an Ambassador, Jon Gundersen has been appointed as Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America....

Humanitarian aid to Haiti.
February 3, 1992... Under OAS [Organization of American States] auspices, a Chilean plane carrying 19 metric tons of powdered milk provided by the US Agency of International Development and 11.5 metric tons of medical supplies provided by the Pan American Health...

Plight of Cuban detainee. (Sebastian Arcos)
February 3, 1992... The US Government is deeply concerned over the plight of Sebastian Arcos, a leader of the Cuban Committee on Human Rights, who Cuban security forces detained on January 15. We understand Cuban authorities intend to charge him with rebellion,...

Deputy Secretary Eagleburger meets with Serbian official. (Lawrence Eagleburger, Borisav Jovic)
February 3, 1992... Deputy Secretary Lawrence Eagleburger met yesterday with Borisaw Jovic, the Serbian member of the rump Yugoslav presidency. This meeting does not change the US view that the rump memberships of Yugoslav federal institutions do not...

The world after the Persian Gulf War. (George Bush address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Mr. President, and Mr. Speaker, thank you, sir, for those very generous words spoken from the heart about the wonderful performance of our military. Members of Congress, 5 short weeks ago, I came to this House to speak to you about the...

Foreign assistance funding proposal for FY 1992. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Mr. Chairman, I am privileged to appear before this subcommittee to testify on behalf of our foreign assistance funding proposal for fiscal year (FY) 1992. I would like to report on my recent trips to the Middle East, devoting the bulk...

Middle East Peace Conference - the hope of a new era. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I want to apologize for running up so close to the Sabbath, but today is an important day and this is an important moment. An American Secretary of State and a Soviet Foreign Minister are together in...

Meeting between Presidents Bush and Gorbachev. (excerpts from opening remarks at a news conference, Madrid, Spain, October 29, 1991) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... President Bush: I want to thank President Gorbachev. We've had yet another very constructive meeting. We're here, of course, for this international conference on the Middle East, and I can express my gratitude to President Gorbachev for the...

Opening session of Middle East Peace Conference. (George Bush address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Prime Minister Gonzalez [of Spain], and [Soviet] President Gorbachev, Excellencies. Let me begin by thanking the Government of Spain for hosting this historic gathering. With short notice, the Spanish people and their leaders stepped...

Middle East Peace Conference. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Opening remarks at the Middle East Peace Conference, the Royal Palace, Madrid, November 1, 1991. Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen: Over the last 8 months, many people in the region have exerted great efforts and contributed...

The Middle East in the post-Gulf War period. (Edward P. Djerejian address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Statement by the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs before the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Washington, DC, November 20, 1991 Mr. Chairman, it is a distinct...

Statements on the Middle East Peace process. (news conferences by James A. Baker, with various foreign leaders, taking place between March and October 1991)
February 1, 1992... Secretary Baker: Let me say that I think we've had a good series of meetings today, particularly the meeting with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, and myself. After that, I had separate...

Organizational meeting for multilateral negotiations on the Middle East. (James A. Baker address) (Transcript)
February 1, 1992... Opening remarks by Secretary Baker, Moscow, Russia, January 28, 1992. Let me say a few words, and then, perhaps, [Russian Foreign Minister] Andrei [Kozyrev] would like to add to or subtract from what I'm going to say. I think we had a...

Fact sheet: US diplomatic efforts toward a Middle East peace conference.
February 1, 1992... Following the end of the Gulf war in February 1991, President Bush and Secretary Baker engaged in an intensive diplomatic effort to bring about a Middle East peace conference, in person and over the telephone in many diplomatic conversations....