US Department of State Dispatch articles from May 1994

US Department of State Dispatch archives from May 1994

U.S. renews most-favored-nation trade status for China. (President Bill Clinton speech; Secretary of State Warren Christopher report) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... President Clinton Opening statement at a news conference, Washington, DC, May 26, 1994. Today, I would like to announce a series of important decisions regarding U.S. policy toward China. Our relationship with China is important...

America and the Asia-Pacific future. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... It is a privilege to speak to America's pre-eminent organization dedicated to forging links across the Pacific. We are joined in a common endeavor: to help build, with our partners and friends, a New Pacific Community. Our engagement in...

Communique on Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... Text of communique released at a foreign ministers' meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, May 13, 1994. The Foreign Ministers of Greece, Belgium and Germany and European Commissioner Hans van den Broek, comprising the Troika of the...

UN Security Council adopts Resolution 918 on Rwanda. (United Nations Security Council) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... The Security Council, Reaffirming all its previous resolutions on the situation in Rwanda, in particular its resolution 872 (1993) of 5 October 1993 by which it established the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR),...

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. (Legal Adviser Conrad K. Harper speech) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: I am pleased to appear before you today to testify in support of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Clinton Administration is committed to...

General meeting on U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective. (joint U.S.-Japan press statement) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... Text of a joint press statement released following the General Meeting on U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective, Washington, DC, May 24, 1994. This morning, at the Department of State, Under Secretary of State...

UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. (United Nations)(Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans David A. Colson speech) (Transcript)
May 30, 1994... Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the Law of the Sea Convention on behalf of the Administration. As you know, there have been efforts recently to address the objections of the United...

Fact sheet: U.S. initiatives for demining and landmine control. (includes information on anti-personnel landmines)
May 30, 1994... Anti-personnel landmines are the weapon of choice for many government and insurgent groups. They are cheap, easy to manufacture and use, difficult to detect, and expensive and dangerous to remove. Usually, landmines are not removed after...

U.S. taking new steps to respond to crisis in Haiti. (President Bill Clinton, Special Adviser William Gray, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Madeleine K. Albright speeches; fact sheet, United Nations Security Council Resolution 917) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I want to speak for a few moments about the crisis in Haiti, the challenge it poses to our national interests, and the new steps I am taking to respond. Three and one-half years ago, in free and fair...

Pursuing the restoration of democracy in Haiti. (Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott speech) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... All of us in the room today recognize the growing importance of this organization as a force for democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean and throughout the world as a whole. After all, the OAS is itself a democratic institution. Each...

U.S. support for reform in Central and Eastern Europe and the NIS. (New Independent States)(Deputy Secretary Strobe Talbott speech) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chance to testify today in support of the Administration's program to assist the 26 nations that are emerging from communism in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Our policy toward that vast...

U.S.-ASEAN relations: building on shared strength, prosperity, and democratic values. (Acting Secretary Strobe Talbott speech; joint press statement) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... Secretary Christopher sends you his warm greetings. He regrets that he could not be here to welcome you himself; he is out of the country today. He looks forward to meeting again with his ASEAN colleagues later this year in Thailand and...

Crisis in Rwanda. (Assistant Secretary for African Affairs George E. Moose speech)(includes statement by Acting State Department Spokesperson Christine Shelly on human-rights violations in Liberia) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... Mr. Chairman, members of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa: On April 6, the private plane of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana crashed outside Kigali under suspicious circumstances, killing President Habyarimana and...

Cambodia: recent developments. (Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Peter Tomsen speech) (Transcript)
May 23, 1994... Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I welcome this opportunity to testify today on Cambodia. As we approach the first anniversary of the dramatically successful UN-organized elections in Cambodia - held May 23-28, 1993 - the...

Pursuing peace in the Middle East and Bosnia. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher, President Bill Clinton, Jordanian King Hussein, Russian Foreign Minister Andrei V. Kozyrev, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin speeches)(includes statement by Spokesperson Michael D. McCurry) (Transcript)
May 16, 1994... Palestinian Self-Rule Marks A Key Step Toward Lasting Peace Before reporting to you on aspects of my recent trip, let me take a moment commend the AJC and the outstanding leadership of Al Moses. Al, a long-time friend,...

A new consensus of the Americas. (U.S.-Mexico relations)(Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
May 16, 1994... I am delighted to be in this vast metropolis, the cradle of the New World and now the largest city on earth. As a Californian and a Los Angeleno, I am particularly proud to be with you in this vital center of modern Hispanic culture in the...

The Americas: new priorities in a new partnership. (Council of the Americas)(Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Alexander F. Watson speech) (Transcript)
May 16, 1994... It is a truly great pleasure to be here this morning with so many friends in the Council of the Americas. I have enjoyed a very close association with the Council and the Americas Society for many years - but most intensely during my 3 1/2...

The Clinton Administration's policy on reforming multilateral peace operations. (U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Madeleine K. Albright, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Anthony Lake, Lieutenant General Wesley Clark speeches) (Transcript)
May 16, 1994... Statement by the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations before the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs of the House Appropriations Committee, Washington, DC, May 5, 1994. Mr. Chairman...

Annual terrorism report released. (Acting State Department Spokesperson Christine Shelly speech)(includes information on obtaining the report) (Transcript)
May 16, 1994... Statement by Acting Department Spokesman Christine Shelly, Washington, DC, May 9, 1994. Available in the Press Office are copies of Patterns of Global Terrorism: 1993. The report describes the dimension of the international terrorist...

Treaty actions. (multilateral and bilateral treaties)
May 16, 1994... Multilateral Finance Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Done at Rome June 13, 1976. Entered into force Nov. 30, 1977. TIAS 8765; 28 UST 8435. Accession: Eritrea, Mar. 31, 1994. Genocide...

U.S. pledge to South Africa: building upon a newfound freedom. (US President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore) (Transcript)
May 15, 1994... President Clinton. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to all of you. Last week we watched with wonder as the citizens of South Africa went to the polls--as voters lined up for miles and miles, coming on crutches and in...

Fact sheet: trade, aid, and investment package for South Africa.
May 15, 1994... When President Clinton signed the bill in November 1993 lifting federal sanctions against South Africa, he instructed federal departments and agencies to consider new initiatives to assist South Africa once nonracial elections took place in...

U.S.-South Africa commitment to a common future. (US Vice President Al Gore) (Transcript)
May 15, 1994... Tipper, the First Lady, and I were talking earlier about this trip, and we agreed that our spirits were soaring toward the inauguration tomorrow so much that we really didn't need airplanes to get over here; the journey was a journey ofjoy....

Country profile: South Africa.
May 15, 1994... * Geography Area: 1.2 million sq. km. (472,400 sq. mi.). Cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban. Terrain: Plateau, savanna, desert, mountains, coastal plains. Climate: Moderate. * People Nationality: Noun...

Chronology: negotiations leading to South African elections.
May 15, 1994... February 1990: South African President Frederik W. de Klerk releases African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela and un-bans the ANC and other liberation movements. December 1991: Convention for a Democratic South Africa...

Fact sheet: South Africa's April 1994 elections: the process and transition.
May 15, 1994... The Election Process South Africans of all races voted in national and regional elections April 26-29, 1994. Voters elected members of the National Assembly (lower house) as well as regional legislative bodies. The balloting system...

U.S. presidential delegation to the South African elections. (Jesse Jackson) (Transcript)
May 15, 1994... We have just witnessed a major milestone in South Africa's transition to nonracial democracy. The delegation was moved by the jubilation which South Africans demonstrated during these momentous elections. The American people congratulate all...

Fact sheet: economic situation in South Africa.
May 15, 1994... South Africa is a country of vast potential whose economy is only just beginning to crawl out of four years of recession. The recession capped a decade-long stagnation resulting from global recession, loss of business confidence, double-digit...

Fact sheet: women in South Africa.
May 15, 1994... During the months prior to South Africa's first multiparty elections, South African women have challenged traditional law and notions of male leadership. Many women were highly active in the struggle against apartheid, including those in the...

Fact sheet: education in South Africa.
May 15, 1994... The legacy of apartheid continues to affect the quality of education in South Africa. While the average student-teacher ratio in white schools is 20 to 1, it is 38 to 1 in black schools, excluding those in the former homelands, where the...

U.S. pledge to South Africa: building upon a newfound freedom. (President Bill Clinton, Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., speeches) (Transcript)
May 9, 1994... President Clinton. Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to all of you. Last week we watched with wonder as the citizens of South Africa went to the polls--as voters lined up for miles and miles, coming on crutches and in...

U.S. security policy in Korea. (Secretary of Defense William Perry speech) (Transcript)
May 9, 1994... Today I would like to talk to you about my recent trip to Korea, and, in particular, to try to answer the critical question that was often posed to me on this trip and since this trip--that is, how is it possible to achieve a nuclear-free...

Promoting democracy and prosperity in Central Asia. (Acting Secretary Strobe Talbott speech) (Transcript)
May 9, 1994... What I would like is to focus in my remarks on the broader goals and strategy of the Clinton Administration's foreign policy--and the place that the Republics of Central Asia play in our thinking about the world as a whole. In the...

Fact sheets: Central Asian republics. (includes related articles)
May 9, 1994... U.S.-Kankhstan Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

Fact sheet: Georgia. (Asia)(includes related articles)
May 9, 1994... U.S.-Georgia Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

American engagement in a changing world: a vital commitment. (President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
May 2, 1994... This week, all of us watched with wonder as South Africa was reborn. Young men carried their elderly fathers on their backs to the polling booths; black voters came on crutches and in wheelchairs, traveling for miles and waiting for hours in...

Statements by President Clinton. (statements on South Africa, Rwanda, Latvia, Russia and fishery conservation) (Transcript)
May 2, 1994... South Africa Congratulated On Start of Elections Statement released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Washington, DC, April 26, 1994. On behalf of all Americans, I want to congratulate the people of South Africa on...

U.S. economic policy and the Asia-Pacific region: the search for balance. (Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs Joan E. Spero speech) (Transcript)
May 2, 1994... It is a pleasure to be with you today. As many of you know, New York is my home, and it always feels good t come home. I especially welcome the opportunity to speak to the Asia Society, one of the greatest New York institutions. I have often...

Fact sheet: Armenia. (includes related articles)
May 2, 1994... U.S.-Armenian Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

Fact sheet: Azerbaijan. (includes related articles)
May 2, 1994... U.S.-Azerbaijan Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

Fact sheet: Belarus. (includes related articles)
May 2, 1994... U.S.-Belarusian Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

Fact sheet: Moldova. (includes related articles)
May 2, 1994... U.S.-Moldovan Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

Fact sheet: Ukraine. (includes related articles)
May 2, 1994... U.S.-Ukraine Relations The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity to build bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and...

A new consensus of the Americas. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994) (Transcript)
May 1, 1994... I am delighted to be in this vast metropolis, the cradle of the New World and now the largest city on earth. As a Californian and a Los Angeleno, I am particularly proud to be with you in this vital center of modern Hispanic culture in the...

The United States and Mexico: friends, neighbors, and partners. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher and Mexican Foreign Secretary Carlos Tello Macias speeches) (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994) (Transcript)
May 1, 1994... Arrival Remarks, Mexico City Remarks by Secretary Christopher upon his arrival in Mexico City, May 8, 1994. Secretary Christopher. Good evening. Thank you very much for coming. On behalf of my Cabinet colleagues, let me say how...

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... The U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) is a unique forum established by the two countries to allow for regular exchanges at the Cabinet level on a wide range of issues critical to U.S.-Mexico relations. Development of the BNC ...

Fact sheet: cooperation with Mexico - in our national interest. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... The United States and Mexico have a unique relationship. They share a common border and the stewardship of the border environment, a commitment to economic growth benefiting the peoples of both nations, and a belief that open, democratic...

Fact sheet: International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... Background On March 1, 1889, the United States and Mexico signed a convention establishing the International Boundary Commission. Under the Water Treaty of 1944, the commission was reconstructed and designated the International...

Fact sheet: Mexico - electoral reforms. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... Since 1989, the Mexican Congress has approved a series of electoral reforms which have established the legal basis for free and fair presidential elections to be held on August 21, 1994. In 1990, a new Federal Code of Electoral Institutions...

Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico cooperation on the environment. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... The areas along the U.S.-Mexico border have experienced rapid increases in population, urbanization, and industry over the past 20 years. The development of infrastructure to deal with the resulting serious problems of air and water pollution...

Fact sheet: Mexico's counter-narcotics efforts. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... The United States and Mexico maintain close, effective counter-narcotics cooperation to better coordinate bilateral, regional, and hemispheric responses to the drug threat. On January 1, 1993, Mexico assumed the full cost of the...

Fact sheet: the Mexican economy. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... Domestic Sector The Mexican economy has undergone massive restructuring in the last six years. Government spending as a percentage of gross domestic product fell from 40% in 1988 to an estimated 25% in 1993. The government has...

Fact sheet: labor in Mexico. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... American trade unions, some Members of Congress, and the U.S. public have expressed concern about Mexican labor law and its enforcement. Issues include the right and ability to organize and bargain for wages, to strike, and to work in a...

Fact sheet: human rights in Mexico. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... The Mexican Government, under the direction of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, has taken significant steps to improve respect for human rights in Mexico. Although there are areas in which farther actions are needed to ensure that Mexican...

Fact sheet: Mexico's marine conservation efforts. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... Reducing Dolphin Kills In Tuna Fisheries The eastern Pacific tuna purse-seine fishery once posed a serious threat to the survival of dolphin populations in the region. As a result of efforts by Mexico and other fishing...

Country fact sheet: Mexico. (U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission Meeting: Mexico City, May 8-9, 1994)
May 1, 1994... PEOPLE Mexico is the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world; it is the second-most-populous country in Latin America after Portuguese-speaking Brazil. About 70% of the people live in urban areas. Many Mexicans emigrate...