[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992-1993, Book II)]
[August 1, 1992]
[Pages i-xi]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]





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       PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES


                       PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                                 OF THE

                              UNITED STATES

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[[Photographic insert]]

photographic portfolio




                                     

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                     PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

                                 OF THE

                              UNITED STATES

                        ________________________

                               George Bush

                


                                 1992-93

                             (IN TWO BOOKS)

               BOOK II--AUGUST 1, 1992 TO JANUARY 20, 1993

                        ________________________
                United States Government Printing Office
                            Washington : 1993

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                            Published by the

                     Office of the Federal Register

              National Archives and Records Administration

                             For sale by the

                       Superintendent of Documents

                     U.S. Government Printing Office

                          Washington, DC 20402

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                                Foreword

    The six months between August 1992 and January 1993 should really be 
divided into two parts: The first part was the final stage of a long and 
difficult election campaign; the second saw both the orderly transfer of 
power to a new administration and several important economic and foreign 
policy developments.

    We showed promising signs of economic growth as the Gross Domestic 
Product grew 3.4% in the third quarter, and 4.8% in the fourth quarter 
of 1992.

    On October 7, I met with Prime Minister Mulroney of Canada and 
President Salinas of Mexico in San Antonio to initial the North American 
Free Trade Agreement, which I later signed on December 17. This historic 
agreement proposes to link North America, its 350 million people and its 
6 trillion dollar market into the largest free trading block in the 
world. Currently, 2.1 million Americans owe their jobs to trade with 
Canada and Mexico. This number would continue to increase dramatically 
with the passing of NAFTA.

    On December 8, I ordered the deployment of U.S. troops to Somalia 
for Operation Restore Hope. This historic humanitarian effort helped to 
secure the distribution of food and supplies to desperate and starving 
Somali villages. Over the New Year holiday, I visited our troops in 
Somalia and saw the dramatic success of the Operation, as literally 
thousands of Somalis a day were saved from imminent starvation.

    I traveled to Russia on January 2 to sign the START II weapons 
treaty with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. This treaty eliminates the 
world's most threatening land-based missiles. START II, together with 
START I, greatly enhances strategic stability and will result in an 
overall reduction of approximately 75 percent in nuclear forces.

    Much was accomplished during the last six months of our 
Administration. I am proud to have passed on to the next Administration 
a recovering economy and a United States strong and respected around the 
world.

                          

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                                 Preface

This book contains the papers and speeches of the 41st President of the 
United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary 
during the period August 1, 1992-January 20, 1993. The material has been 
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Records Administration.

    The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates 
shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In 
instances when the release date differs from the date of the document 
itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made 
to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and 
signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross 
references have been provided by the editors for purposes of 
identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC, 
unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that 
are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and 
name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.

    The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in 
response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications 
Commission. An extensive compilation of messages and papers of the 
Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D. 
Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and 
1899. Since then, various private compilations have been issued, but 
there was no uniform publication comparable to the Congressional Record 
or the United States Supreme Court Reports. Many Presidential papers 
could be found only in the form of mimeographed White House releases or 
as reported in the press. The Commission therefore recommended the 
establishment of an official series in which Presidential writings, 
addresses, and remarks of a public nature could be made available.

    The Commission's recommendation was incorporated in regulations of 
the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, issued under 
section 6 of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 1506), which may be 
found in title 1, part 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations.

    A companion publication to the Public Papers series, the Weekly 
Compilation of Presidential Documents, was begun in 1965 to provide a 
broader range of Presidential materials on a more timely basis to meet 
the needs of the contemporary reader. Beginning with the administration 
of Jimmy Carter, the Public Papers series expanded its coverage to 
include all material as printed in the Weekly Compilation. That coverage 
provides a listing of the President's daily schedule and meetings, when 
announced, and other items of general interest issued by the Office of 
the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the President's 
nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by the Office of 
the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the book, acts 
approved by the President, and proclamations and Executive orders. This 
information appears in the appendixes at the end of the book.

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    Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, 
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan are also 
available.

    The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the 
direction of Gwen H. Estep. The Chief Editor of this book was Karen 
Howard Ashlin.

    White House liaison was provided by Marlin Fitzwater, Assistant to 
the President and Press Secretary. The frontispiece and photographs used 
in the portfolio were supplied by the White House Photo Office. The 
typography and design of the book were developed by the Government 
Printing Office under the direction of Michael F. DiMario, Acting Public 
Printer.

Martha L. Girard
Director of the Federal Register

Trudy Huskamp Peterson
Acting Archivist of the United States


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                                Contents

                    Foreword . . . v>a-1

                    Name Index . . . b-1

                    Document Categories List . . . c-1


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                                Cabinet

        Secretary of State                James Addison Baker III.

                                          Lawrence S. Eagleburger.
                                          (acting, effective 
                                          August 23)..............

        Secretary of the Treasury         Nicholas F. Brady.......

        Secretary of Defense              Richard B. Cheney.......

        Attorney General                  William P. Barr.........

        Secretary of the Interior         Manuel Lujan, Jr........

        Secretary of Agriculture          Edward R. Madigan.......

        Secretary of Commerce             Barbara Hackman Franklin

        Secretary of Labor                Lynn M. Martin..........

        Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services                          Louis W. Sullivan.......

        Secretary of Housing and Urban     
        Development                       Jack Kemp...............

        Secretary of Transportation       Andrew H. Card, Jr......

        Secretary of Energy               James D. Watkins........

        Secretary of Education            Lamar Alexander.........

        Secretary of Veterans Affairs     Edward J. Derwinski.....

        Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget             Richard G. Darman.......

        United States Trade 
        Representative                    Carla Anderson Hills....


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                      Administration of George Bush

                                 1992-93