[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 79 (Tuesday, June 21, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 21, 1994]
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                WELCOME TO PRESIDENT YOWERI K. MUSEVENI

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                          HON. HARRY JOHNSTON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 21, 1994

  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I want to welcome the President 
of Uganda, Yoweri K. Museveni, to the United States. President Museveni 
is leading a trade and investment mission including more than 30 
representatives of Uganda's private sector of the United States from 
June 18, 1994, to June 25, 1994. This mission will visit Washington, 
DC, Minneapolis, MN, and Dallas, TX. I am pleased to report that 
President Museveni's delegation has received widespread support from 
the U.S. business community, including the Corporate Council on Africa.
  President Museveni is an important leader for Uganda and Africa. His 
free market policies have resulted in an impressive record of economic 
growth, and his leadership has brought Uganda from the chaos of war to 
an unprecedented era of political and social stability. Uganda has 
significantly improved its human rights record, and continues its 
progress toward democracy. Uganda recently held Constituent Assembly 
elections which were declare free and fair by international observers. 
I am hopeful that President Museveni will ensure equally free and fair 
elections for President and Parliament early next year, after the 
adoption of Uganda's new constitution.
  Finally, I would like to recognize President Museveni's vital 
contributions to conflict resolution and international peacekeeping. 
His leadership has been especially important in Sudan, Somalia, and 
Liberia. I am particularly appreciative of President Museveni's efforts 
to relieve the terrible suffering in southern Sudan and to bring peace 
to this war-ravaged country. I welcome President Museveni to the United 
States, and I look forward to working with him to ensure the progress 
of political and economic reform in Uganda and the other countries of 
Africa.

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