US Department of State Dispatch articles from October 1993

US Department of State Dispatch archives from October 1993

Widening the circle of peace in the Middle East. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Address at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, DC, October 15, 1993 I would like to thank Barbi Weinberg, Mike Stein, and Robert Satloff for inviting me to speak this evening. It is a pleasure to meet with such an...

Recent developments and next steps in the Middle East peace process. (Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Edward P. Djerejian speech) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Statement before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC, October 15, 1993 Mr. Chairman and other distinguished members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it is a pleasure to appear before you, particularly at this...

Report on U.S. military operations in Somalia transmitted to Congress. (President Bill Clinton's letter to Congress) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Text of a letter to the Congress, October 13, 1993. To the Congress of the United States: In response to the request made by the House and Senate for certain information on our military operatiwns in Somalia, I am pleased to forward...

A strategy of enlargement and the developing world. (Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Anthony Lake speech) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Address to the Overseas Develwpment Council, Washington, DC, October 13, 1993 It is a great pleasure to join John Sewell and many old and new friends at the Overseas Development Council this evening. As a former ODC board member, this a...

Focus on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: upcoming Seattle ministerial and results of Honolulu senior officials meeting. (Seattle, Washington; Honolulu, Hawaii)
October 25, 1993... U.S. To Host APEC Ministerial In November U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher will chair APEC's fifth ministerial meeting November 17-19, 1993, in Seattle, Washington. APEC ministers will focus on trade and investment...

U.S. policy toward Nicaragua. (Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Alexander F. Watson speech) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Statement before the Subcommitte on Western Hemisphere Affairs of the House Foreign Affairs Committe, Washington, DC, October 6, 1993 Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee: Thank you for giving me this opportunity to join you for a...

UN Security Council adopts Resolution 873 on Haiti. (Madeleine K. Albright speech; United Nations Security Council resolution) (Transcript)
October 25, 1993... Statement by the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations before the UN Security Council, New York City, October 13, 1993. Mr. President, this past Monday, the military leaders of Haiti violated a solemn agreement. That...

U.S. military involvement in Somalia. (President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Today I want to talk with you about our nation's military involvement in Somalia. A year ago, we all watched with horror as Somali children and their families lay dying by the tons of thousands--dying the slow, agonizing death of starvation,...

Achieving a political settlement in Somalia. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Defense Secretary Les Aspin, Admiral Jeremiah speeches) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Secretary Christopher. Good afternoon. You have just heard the President explain the reasons why American forces went to Somalia, what they have accomplished, and the reasons why the forces will remain there. From the standpoint of...

U.S. response to events in Haiti. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech)(includes statement by President Bill Clinton on sanctions) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Statement by Secretary Christopher, released by the Office of the Spokesman, Washington, DC, October 11, 1993. President Clinton, from the outset of his Administration, has strongly supported efforts of the United Nations and the...

Remaking American diplomacy in the post-Cold War world. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Secretary Rogers, Secretary Vance, Secretary Shultz, Secretary Eagleburger, Congressman Moran, Congressman Wolf, colleagues: This new center stands as a proud symbol of the bipartisan cooperation that has served America so well. The plans for...

Feature: building bridges to the future at the National Foreign Affairs Training Center.
October 18, 1993... The National Foreign Affairs Training Center will be a key part of the foundation for advancing American diplomacy and strengthening American leadership in the post-Cold War era. As the Department of State reshapes U.S. foreign policy for...

U.S. policy on support for reform in the New Independent States. (Ambassador-at-Large Strobe Talbott speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Mr. Chairman, my last appearance before you and your colleagues, on September 21, ended in something of a flurry. You and I were both passed notes by our staffs informing us that President Yeltsin had just announced that he was suspending the...

The new centrality of economics: the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. (Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs Joan E. Spero speech)(includes statement by President Bill Clinton on audiovisual services under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Ladies and gentlemen, it is a great pleasure to be back with you tonight at the Council on Foreign Relations. With the end of the Cold War, the world has changed fundamentally. We see images of that change on TV: the crumbling of the...

U.S. policy on Japan and the new Japanese government. (Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... Mr. Chairman, members of the committee: I am pleased to have this opportunity to share views with you on U.S. policy on Japan and the new Japanese Government. The elections in Japan on July 18 showed a strong desire for change following...

Status of Bosnian peace negotiations. (Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs Stephen A. Oxman speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... It is a pleasure to be back before you and your colleagues, and I would like to make a few opening remarks and respond to some of the points that you and Senator Lugar have made. I am hero with Ambassador Vic Jackovich to bring you up to date...

The vital task of Lebanon's reconstruction. (Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Edward P. Djerejian speech) (Transcript)
October 18, 1993... I am pleased to have the opportunity to be here today to discuss with you the vital task of Lebanon's reconstruction. I see many friends here, all dedicated, as am I, to seeing Lebanon renewed. As many of you know, for me Lebanon holds a...

Treaty actions. (multilateral and bilateral treaties)
October 18, 1993... Multilateral Atomic Energy Statute of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Done at New York Oct. 26, 1956. Entered into force July 29. 1957. TIAS 3873; 8 UST 1093. Acceptances deposited: Armenia. Czech Republic....

U.S., Israel, and Jordan take additional steps toward peace in the Middle East. (President Bill Clinton, Jordanian Crown Prince Hassan, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres speeches) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... President Clinton. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I have a brief statement, and then I want to give the Crown Prince and the Foreign Minister an opportunity to make a few remarks. I have just had the privilege of hosting what to...

The Conference to Support Middle East Peace. (speeches by Vice President Albert Gore, Jr.; Secretary of State Warren Christopher; Belgian Foreign Minister Claes; Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... Vice President Gore. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I would like to begin by acknowledging, with gratitude, Secretary Christopher and Secretary Bentsen and Minister Fyodorov, representing our co-host, the Russian Federation. And may I...

The multilateral talks in the Arab-Israeli peace process. (Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Edward P. Djerejian speech)(includes related article on nuclear-testing moratorium) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... Tast week, we were witnesses to history. The signing at the White House of the Israeli-Palestinian Joint Declaration was one of those seminal events which transform the international landscape. Like all major events, the signing will have...

Economics and foreign policy: the new Pacific community. (Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs Joan E. Spero speech) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... With the end of the Cold War, the world has changed fundamentally. We all know it. We see images of that change on TV: the crumbling of the Berlin Wall, President Yeltsin waving off tanks, free elections in Cambodia. Perhaps nothing better...

Averting nuclear chaos: the tasks before us. (U.S. Negotiator on Safe and Secure Dismantlement of Nuclear Weapons James E. Goodby speech)(includes statement by Ambassador-at-Large Strobe Talbott on Moscow, Russia) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... Nearly 2 years ago, the Soviet Union dissolved into 15 sovereign states, and the world was confronted with an unprecedented and unanticipated prospect: the political breakup of a superpower equipped with weapons of mass destruction. The...

Violations of women's human rights. (Assistant Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs John Shattuck speech) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee: I am honored to appear before you today. I commend you for holding this hearing on the important issue of violations of women's human rights. Promotion of the rights of women is one of the highest...

Fact sheet: first annual report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. ('Toward a National Export Strategy: U.S. Exports Equal U.S. Jobs')
October 11, 1993... Following is a fact sheet released by the White House on September 29, 1993, on the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committes's report, Toward a National Export Strategy: U.S. Exports Equal U.S. Jobs. The report is available from the...

Department statements. (State Department; statements by Spokesperson Michael McCurry on Abkhazia and Acting Department Spokesperson David Johnson on Republic of Georgia) (Transcript)
October 11, 1993... U.S. Condemns Abkhazian Violations of Sochl Agreement Statement by Department Spokesman Michael McCurry, Washington, DC, September 24, 1993. On September 16, Abkhazian forces broke the cease-fire agreement signed at Sochi on July...

NAFTA will increase environmental protection and enforcement. (North American Free Trade Agreement)(Secretary of State Warren Christopher, U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor speeches) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Remarks at meeting of non-governmental organizations on NAFTA, Washington, DC, September 24, 1993. We are committed--that is, President Clinton and Vice President Gore and all of us here at the State Department team--to making America a...

U.S.-Italian ties: creating a common understanding of common objectives. (President Bill Clinton, Italian Prime Minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi speeches)(includes statement by President Clinton on Russian elections) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... President Clinton. Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome Prime Minister Ciampi to the White House and to see him again after our very successful meeting in Tokyo this summer. I deeply value the opportunity to exchange...

FY 1994 refugee admissions. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... 3 Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: I am very pleased to appear before the committee today to outline the President's proposal for the admission of 120,000 refugees to the United States in FY 1994. The committee has already...

Letter to Congress on Iraqi compliance with UN Security Council resolutions. (United States Security Council, President Bill Clinton) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Text of a letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, September 23, 1993. Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Consistent with the Authorization for Use of Military Force...

Fact sheet: non-proliferation and export control policy.
October 4, 1993... Fact sheet released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Washington, DC, September 27, 1993. The President today established a framework for U.S. efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the...

U.S. economic policy in the Middle East: challenges and opportunities. (Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs Edward P. Djerejian speech) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... In the wake of the momentous events on Monday involving the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles, it is timely for us to discuss the Administration's economic and commercial policy toward the Middle East. As we...

Chinese compliance with MOU governing prison labor exports. (Memorandum of Understanding)(Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord speech) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to appear before this committee to provide an update on the problem of Chinese prison labor exports to the United States. With certain exceptions, U.S. law prohibits...

UN Security Council adopts Resolution 864 on Angola. (United Nations Security Council)(U.S. Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs to the United Nations Robert Grey speech) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Statement by the U.S. Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs to the United Nations before the UN Security Council, New York City, September 15, 1993. The adoption of today's resolution is a critical step in the international...

UN Security Council adopts Resolution 865 on Somalia. (United Nations Security Council)(U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations Irvin Hicks speech) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Statement by the U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations before the UN Security Council, New York City, September 22, 1993. Today, the Council has taken a most important action with regard to United Nations operations in Somalia....

White House statements. (Office of the Press Secretary)(statements on South Africa and Baltic states) (Transcript)
October 4, 1993... Statement released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Washington, DC, September 23, 1993. Today, the South African Parliament took a historic step in approving the establishment of a Transitional Executive Council (TEC)....