US Department of State Dispatch articles from September 1993

US Department of State Dispatch archives from September 1993

Confronting the challenges of a broader world. (President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
September 27, 1993... Mr. Secretary General, distinguished delegates and guests: It is a great honor for me to address you and to stand in this great chamber which symbolizes so much of the 20th century--its darkest crises and its brightest aspirations. I...

Building peace in the Middle East. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
September 27, 1993... President Rupp, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you, Les Gelb, for that generous and insightful introduction. The Council on Foreign Relations is very fortunate to have Les Gelb as its new president. As many of you know, I had the pleasure of...

From containment to enlargement. (Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Anthony Lake speech) (Transcript)
September 27, 1993... I have come to speak with you today because I believe our nation's policies toward the world stand at a historic crossroads. For half a century, America's engagement in the world revolved around containment of a hostile Soviet Union. Our...

Use of force in a post-Cold War world. (Madeleine K. Albright speech) (Transcript)
September 27, 1993... To me, this auditorium-this military institution--is the right place to discuss the Clinton Administration's foreign policy goals and address that most crucial of topics: the use of military force in the post-Cold War world. I believe that...

U.S. support for reform in Russia and the other New Independent States. (Ambassador-at-Large Strobe Talbott speech) (Transcript)
September 20, 1993... Mr. Chairman, I welcome the opportunity to report to this Committee on President Clinton's policy toward Russia, Ukraine, and the other New Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. In appearing before you, my colleagues and I hope...

POW/MIA update: finding the answers. (prisoners of war and missing in action in southeast Asia)(Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord speech) (Transcript)
September 20, 1993... It is my great honor and pleasure to address an organization that speaks for more than 3 million veterans, their families, and survivors. When your National Commander Roger Munson extended this invitation, I accepted at once. As a...

Focus on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation: a periodic update. (includes statement by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord and list of information sources)
September 20, 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 the embargo against Vietnam. (statement of Office of the Press Secretary)(includes statement by Department Spokesperson Michael McCurry on funding for humanitarian programs in Vietnam) (Transcript)
September 20, 1993... Statement released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, Washington, DC, September 13, 1993. In order to maintain the embargo against Vietnam and other countries, the President today signed a determination which renews his...

The Middle East: opening the door to a comprehensive and lasting settlement. (President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
September 13, 1993... Today marks a shining moment of hope for the people of the Middle East; indeed, of the entire world. The Israelis and the Palestinians have now agreed upon a declaration of principles on an interim self-government that opens the door to a...

NAFTA: embracing change. (North American Free Trade Agreement)(President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
September 13, 1993... Thank you very much. Mr. Vice President, President Bush, President Carter, President Ford, ladies and gentlemen: I would like to acknowledge just a couple of other people who are in the audience, because I think they deserve to be seen by...

NAFTA: a bridge to a better future for the United States and the hemisphere. (North American Free Trade Agreement)(Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
September 13, 1993... Chairman Moynihan, members of the committee: I want to thank you for giving Secretary Bentsen, Ambassador Kantor, and me the opportunity to discuss with you the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement. I believe that this...

Fact sheet: NAFTA - key provisions and supplemental agreements. (North American Free Trade Agreement)
September 13, 1993... Overview The United States' leadership in the next century will depend on our ability to compete in the global marketplace. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will expand export markets in Mexico and Canada for U.S. goods...

What's in print: 'Foreign Relations of the United States.' ('Foreign Relations of the United States: 1958-1960', vol. 10, part 1)
September 13, 1993... The Department of State has released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960, Volume X, Part I (Eastern Europe Region; Soviet Union; Cyprus). This volume of the Foreign Relations series documents U.S. diplomatic relations with...

Treaty actions. (multilateral and bilateral treaties)
September 13, 1993... Multilateral Copyrights Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, of Sept. 9, 1886, as revised at Paris July 24. 1971, and amended on Oct. 2, 1979. Entered into force for the U.S. March 1, 1989. [Senate]...

U.S. interests in the Caribbean: building a hemispheric community of democracies. (President Bill Clinton speech) (Transcript)
September 6, 1993... Opening statement at news conference with Caribbean leaders, Washington, DC, August 30, :[993 Today I have the great honor of welcoming five outstanding leaders from the Englishspeaking Caribbean to the White House: President Cheddi...

NAFTA and the U.S. national interest. (North American Free Trade Agreement)(Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs Alexander F. Watson speech) (Transcript)
September 6, 1993... Address to the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association and the Executives' Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, September 2, 1993 I appreciate this chance to talk about the issues we face in our foreign policy toward Latin America and...

Vision for a new Pacific community. (Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Winston Lord speech) (Transcript)
September 6, 1993... Opening statement at news briefing, Washington, DC, August 31, 1993 You have various handouts for your background information. I'm going to make some brief, informal opening remarks to try to give you a conceptual framework of this...

Protection of war victims. (Refugee Programs Director Warren Zimmermann speech) (Transcript)
September 6, 1993... Address by the U.S. representative to the International Conference for the Protection of War Victims, Geneva, Switzerland, August 30, 1993 Mr. President and distinguished colleagues, it is a credit to the Government and people of...

Department statements. (State Department; statements by Secretary of State Warren Christopher on diversity, Office of the Spokesman on repression in southern Iraq and Spokesperson Michael McCurry on Equatorial Guinea) (Transcript)
September 6, 1993... Memorandum to State Department employees from Secretary Christopher, Washington, PC, August 7, 1993. As we explore ways to enhance the overall mission of the Department of State, I will be paying particular attention to the Department's...

What's in print: 'Foreign Relations of the United States.' (State Department releases 'Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960, Volume XII, Near East Region; Iraq; Iran; Arabian Peninsula')
September 6, 1993... The Department of State has released Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960, Volume XII, Near East Region; Iraq; Iran; Arabian Peninsula. The volume is 1 of 19 in this series documenting the foreign policy of President Dwight D....

A commitment to peace: signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles. (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Following is the text of the Declaration of Principles between the Government of the State of Israel and the P.L.O. team (in the Jordanian-Palestinian delegation to the Middle East Peace Conference) signed in Washington, DC, September 13,...

Ceremony for signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles. (statements by Bill Clinton, Shimon Peres, Mahmoud Abbas, Warren Christopher, Andrei Kozyrev, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... The following remarks were made in Washington, DC, September 13, 1993, and released by the White House, Office of the Press Secretary on the same day. President Clinton. Prime Minister Rabin, Chairman Arafat, Foreign Minister Peres, Mr....

Luncheon hosted by Secretary Christopher in honor of the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee member Mahmoud Abbas speeches) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... The following remarks were made in Washington, DC, September 13, 1993, and released by the Office of the Spokesman on the same day. Secretary Christopher. Your excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: It's my great pleasure to welcome you to...

White House briefing for Arab- and Jewish-American leaders following signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles. (Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., President Bill Clinton speeches) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... The following remarks were made in Washington, DC, September 13, 1993, and released by the White House, Offices of the Vice President and the Press Secretary, on the same day. Vice President Gore (as prepared). How many times over the last...

Israel and Jordan initial Common Agenda. (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Following is the text of the Common Agenda between Israel and Jordan [Jordan and Israel], initialed in Washington, DC, September, 14, 1993, and released by the Office of the Spokesman. A. Goal: The achievement of a just, lasting and...

Ceremony for initialing the Common Agenda. (agreement between Israel and Jordan)(Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Ambassador Viktor Posuvaluk, Ambassador Eliakim Rubinstein, Ambassador Fayiz Tarawneh speeches) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Following are remarks by Secretary Christopher; Ambassador Viktor Posuvaluk, Director of the African and Middle Eastern Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ambassador Eliakim Rubinstein, Head of the Israeli Delegation to...

Building peace in the Middle East. (Secretary of State Warren Christopher speech) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Address at Columbia University, co-sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, September 20, 1993, President Rupp, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you, Lea Gelb, for that generous and insightful introduction. The Council on...

Letters between Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and PLO Executive Committee Chairman Arafat, and from PLO Executive Committee Chairman Arafat to Norwegian Foreign Minister Holst, September 9, 1993. (Yitzhak Rabin, Yasir Arafat, Gustav Holst, Palestine Liberation Organization) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Letters Between Israeli Prime Minister Rabin and PLO Executive Committee Chairman Arafat, and From PLO Executive Committee Chairman Arafat to Norwegian Foreign Minister Hoist, September 9, 1993 Letters reprinted from press reports,...

President Clinton. (speech on peace agreement between Israel and Palestine Liberation Organization) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Statement at the White House, Washington, DC, September 10, 1993. Today marks a shining moment of hope for the people of the Middle East; indeed, of the entire world. The Israelis and the Palestinians have now agreed upon a declaration of...

Letter of invitation to the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference. (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... Letter of Invitation To the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference Following is the text of the October 18, 1991, letter of invitation sent to each participant of the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid, Spain. It was released to Congress...

UN Security Council resolutions on the Middle East. (United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 and 338) (Transcript)
September 1, 1993... RESOLUTION 242 (NOVEMBER 22, 1967) The Security Council, Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East, Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work...