US Department of State Dispatch articles from May 1991

US Department of State Dispatch archives from May 1991

Foreign assistance funding proposal for FY 1992. (fiscal year) (statement by Secretary of State James Baker) (transcript)
May 27, 1991... Mr. Chairman, I am privileged to appear before this subcommittee to testify on behalf of our foreign assistanc efunding proposal for fiscal yearl (FY) 1992. I would like to report on my recent trips to the Middle East, devoting the bulk...

The 89th anniversary of Cuban independence. (address by Assistant Secretary of State Bernard W. Aronson)(includes message by President Bush) (transcript)
May 27, 1991... It's a special honor to speak to the Cuban American National Foundation on this, the 89th, anniversary of Cuban independence. As I look out on this audience and the larger Cuban-American community beyond these halls, I see a mirror of...

Update on Iraqi refugees and displaced persons. (statement by Bureau for Refugee Programs Director Princeton N. Lyman) (transcript)
May 27, 1991... I appreciate this opportunity to provide an update on the crisis of the Iraqi refugees and displaced people. This crisis has been a human tragedy of tremendous proportions, magnified by the rapidity with which it happened. Some 2 million...

US relations with East Asia and the Pacific: a new era. (statement by Assistant Secretary of State Richard H. Solomon) (transcript)
May 27, 1991... I appreciate this opportunity to present an overview of US policy in the East Asia-Pacific region in the context of our corresponding FY 1992 bureau request. Dilemmas of Success In preparing this testimony, I reflected on how...

Feature: from isolationism to global leadership, 1933-45.
May 27, 1991... The Administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45), the longest in US history, marked an important period of transition for the United States as the country moved from isolationism to global leadership. During the dangerous war-time years,...

Central and Eastern Europe: a year later. (remarks by Acting Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger) (transcript)
May 20, 1991... Following are remarks as prepared for delivery at the annual conference of the US Export-Import Bank, Washington, DC, May 16, 1991 In March 1990, I gave a speech on Eastern Europe before the Eximbank's last annual conference at a time when...

US chemical weapons initiative. (statement by President Bush) (transcript)
May 20, 1991... President Bush Statement released by the White House, May 13, 1991 The Gulf war has once again raised the specter of chemical weapons and demonstrated that unscrupulous regimes can and will threaten innocent populations with these...

Gulf responsibility-sharing efforts. (statement by Assistant Secretary Eugene J. McAllister to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on financial responsibility for the Persian Gulf War) (transcript)
May 20, 1991... Eugene J. McAllister, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, May 14, 1991 Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on...

The Horn of Africa. (statement by Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Davidow to the Senate Subcommittee on Africa, about food shortages and war) (transcript)
May 20, 1991... Jeffrey Davidow, Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Statement before the Subcommittee on Africa of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 14, 1991 Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to appear this...

Queen Elizabeth II's arrival. (remarks by President Bush and the Queen)(includes profile of Great Britain) (transcript)
May 20, 1991... President Bush, Queen Elizabeth II Remarks at arrival ceremony, the White House, May 14, 1991 The President Your Majesty and Your Royal Highness, ladies and gentlemen, and friends of what is, indeed, our special relationship....

US-German views on the new European and trans-Atlantic architecture. (statements by Secretary of State James Baker and Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher) (transcript)
May 13, 1991... Secretary Baker: I'm pleased to have had the opportunity today to welcome my friend Hans-Dietrich Genscher back to the State Department. We've had a wide-ranging discussion of a host of different issues focusing primarily on the agenda for...

Algeria: Iraq's protecting power. (statement by Spokesman Margaret Tutwiler) (transcript)
May 13, 1991... Algeria has become the protecting power for Iraq in the United States. As President Bush has made clear, we cannot have normal relations with Iraq so long as Saddam Hussein remains in power. Establishment of a protecting power will...

US-Finnish relations. (remarks by President Bush and President Mauno Koivisto; includes profile of Finland) (transcript)
May 13, 1991... President Bush President Koivisto, welcome again to the United States. It's a pleasure to try to return the hospitality you showed President Gorbachev and me in Helsinki last September. And we're very greatful for that hospitality,...

Country profile: Laos. (includes joint US-Laos statement) (transcript)
May 13, 1991... Geography Area: 235,804 sq. km. (91,430 sq. mi.); smaller than Oregon. Capital--Vientiane (pop. est. 155,000). Other cities--Savannakhet, Luang Prabang, Pakse, Thakhek. Terrain: Rugged mountains, dense jungle, plateaus. ...

Focus on Central and Eastern Europe: summary of initiatives.
May 13, 1991... IMF Increases Loans to Region The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is taking a lead role in encouraging market-oriented roforms in Central and Eastern Europe and is providing substantial resources. Since January 1991, it has...

North American Free Trade Agreement. (presidential letter to Congress, includes summary of a report on the negotiations and excerpts from remarks by President Bush) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... Following is the text of identical letters to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance Lloyd Bentsen, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Dan Rostenkowski, and House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt. A similar letter was...

NAFTA: a critical priority. (address by Assistant Secretary Eugene J. McAllister on the North American Free Trade Agreement) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... I am delighted to be here in San Antonio for the conference on Mexico sponsored by Caribbean/Latin American Action. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), as the President has been saying, is a critical priority for the...

Status report of US sanctions on South Africa. (statement by Assistant Secretary Herman J. Cohen to the House Subcommittee on Africa) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... Mr. Chairman, thank you for the opportunity to come before this committee again. We place great value on the broad consensus which has guided US policy toward South Africa in the last 2 years. Speaking with one voice has maximized our...

Cease-fire and political settlement in Angola. (statement by Assistant Secretary Herman J. Cohen) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... As you know, for the past 12 months the parties to the Angolan conflict have been negotiating to resolve the conflict under the auspices of the Portuguese government. I'm very pleased to inform you that the negotiators have now completed...

Fact sheet: UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM). (United Nations)
May 6, 1991... On April 3, 1991, following extensive consultations, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 687 (see Dispatch, Vol. 2, No. 14) setting specific terms for a formal cease-fire between Iraq and Kuwait and the member states cooperating with...

Vietnam: the road ahead. (statement by Assistant Secretary Richard H. Solomon to the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... Mr. Chairman, Senator Murkowski, members of the subcommittee, I am pleased to have this opportunity to discuss another aspect of our policies toward Indochina--our effort to return to a dialogue on normalization with Vietnam. The...

A multi-faceted approach to non-proliferation. (statement by Assistant Secretary Richard A. Clarke to Subcommittee on Technology and National Security of the Joint Economic Committee) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... Mr. Chairman, thank you for inviting me to testify before this committee. The proliferation of missiles and nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons is a significant threat to US national security and to the vital interests of our friends...

US-Canada-Japan high seas driftnet fishing agreement. (statement by spokesman Margaret Tutwiler) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... The United States, Japan, and Canada have reached agreement on scientific monitoring and enforcement programs for Japan's high seas driftnet fisheries for the upcoming fishing season, which begins in June 1991. An exchange of letters to...

Sea turtle conservation in commercial fisheries. (statement by spokesman Margaret Tutwiler on steps taken by the U.S. and Caribbean countries) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... The Department of State certified yesterday that 13 countries in the wider Caribbean region have taken initial steps to protect sea turtles from capture and drowning in their shrimp fishing operations. The Department's certification is...

1990 Patterns of Global Terrorism. (excerpts) (transcript)
May 6, 1991... Introduction The continuing decline in the number of international terrorist incidents during 1990 is encouraging. From a peak of 856 in 1988, the number of incidents decreased to 455 in 1990. Even more encouraging is the increasing...

Fact sheet: CSCE - status of conferences mandated by Vienna. (Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe)
May 6, 1991... THE PROCESS Heads of state and government signed the Helsinki Final Act in 1975, setting forth principles and commitments which guide relations among the states of Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, and the United States. Currently,...

State Department releases American Foreign Policy volume supplement on microfiche. ('American Foreign Policy: Foreign Affairs Press Briefings and Treaties, 1987, Supplement')
May 6, 1991... The Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs, has released American Foreign Policy: Foreign Affairs Press Briefings and Treaties, 1987, Supplement. This microfiche publication contains the transcripts of the special press briefings...