[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[April 13, 1992]
[Page 595]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With 
Prime Minister Jan Olszewski of Poland

April 13, 1992
    The President met for approximately 45 minutes this afternoon with 
Prime Minister Jan Olszewski of Poland, who is in the United States on a 
private visit. The President reaffirmed his strong support for the 
pioneering transformation to democracy and a free market economy in 
Poland, whose success is all the more important in light of the 
revolutionary changes farther East.
    The two leaders discussed economic and political developments in 
Poland as well as the larger European security situation. Prime Minister 
Olszewski outlined his government's economic policies and its commitment 
to working with the IMF on an agreed reform program. He thanked the 
President for U.S. support and discussed ways the U.S. could be helpful 
during the present difficult economic situation in Poland, particularly 
through encouraging greater trade and investment.
    In that context, the Prime Minister welcomed the President's offer, 
made in a recent letter to President Walesa, to send a mission of U.S. 
business leaders to Poland with the aim of facilitating some of the many 
U.S. private investment projects now under negotiation. The President 
has asked former Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead to lead the 
mission and to select a long-term U.S. adviser who would remain in 
Warsaw to follow up on the mission's recommendations and assist U.S. 
enterprises in their efforts to find joint venture partners and other 
investment opportunities.