[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[House]
[Pages H1305-H1306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 ANNUAL REPORT OF NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY, FISCAL YEAR 1996--
            MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on International Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the provisions of section 504(h) of Public Law 98-164, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 4413(i)), I transmit herewith the 13th Annual Report 
of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 1996.
  The report demonstrates the National Endowment for Democracy's unique 
contribution to the task of promoting democracy worldwide. The 
Endowment has helped consolidate emerging democracies--from South 
Africa to the former Soviet Union--and has lent its hand to grass-roots 
activists in repressive countries--such as Cuba, Burma, or Nigeria. In 
each instance, it has been able to act in ways that government agencies 
could not.
  Through its everyday efforts, the Endowment provides evidence of the 
universality of the democratic ideal and of the benefits to our Nation 
of our continued international engagement. The

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Endowment has received and should continue to receive strong bipartisan 
support.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

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