[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 40 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   REPORT CONCERNING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
              DEMOCRACY--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 26

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 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 Endowment has received 
and should continue to receive strong bipartisan support.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 8, 1997.

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