[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 15, 1992]
[Pages 775-776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



White House Statement on the Establishment of the Inter-American 
Institute for Global Change Research

May 15, 1992
    The President today announced that the United States has joined 10 
other countries of the Americas in signing an agreement that will 
formally establish an Inter-American Institute for Global Change 
Research. The Institute will bring together the resources and 
capabilities needed to address important issues of global change in the 
Western Hemisphere.
    The agreement was signed this week by

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D. Allan Bromley, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, 
at a meeting hosted by President Lacalle of Uruguay in Montevideo.
    The President first announced the concept of a network of regional 
institutes to study global change in his closing remarks to the White 
House Conference on Science and Economics Research Related to Global 
Change, which was convened by the President in April 1990. Since then, 
the United States has actively developed this concept and promoted the 
establishment of the first of these institutes which will be located in 
the Western Hemisphere. The United States will continue to work with 
senior representatives in the areas involved to establish institutes in 
the European/African region and in the Western Pacific region.
    This agreement reflects the President's commitment to global 
stewardship and his desire to promote responsible environmental 
policies. It is consistent with his conviction that major decisions on 
the environment should be based on a sound, informed understanding of 
the scientific issues involved.