    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [August 1, 1993]
    [Pages i-xiii]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

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    photographic portfolio

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                        PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
                                    OF THE
                                UNITED STATES

                             William J. Clinton

    [GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

                                     1993

                                 (IN TWO BOOKS)

                      BOOK II--AUGUST 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1993

                    _________________________________________
                    United States Government Printing Office
                               Washington : 1994

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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

        During the second half of 1993, the American people continued to
    confront vast changes around the world and here at home. We found the
    courage to move forward as a Nation, striving to build better lives for
    ourselves and our children and to chart America's course into the 21st
    century.

        As these papers document, we continued to make the changes necessary
    to empower the American people to move ahead with confidence. The
    Congress enacted our Administration's economic plan, providing the
    largest cut in the Federal budget deficit in history and increasing
    investments to help hardworking Americans meet the challenges of the
    world economy. After a vigorous debate, the Congress enacted the North
    American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, forging ties among
    our countries that will help us all compete and win around the world.

        As business responded favorably to the changes in our country's
    economic policy, we strove to change the way our government does the
    people's business as well. Following Vice President Gore's
    recommendations in the National Performance Review, we began to reinvent
    our government to make it more efficient and more effective for the
    American people, streamlining the Federal workforce, giving more
    responsibility to frontline workers, and making the regulatory process
    less costly, more accountable, and more efficient.

        We recognized, too, that government can only do so much. The
    greatest responsibility for renewing the American Dream and restoring
    our spirit of community belongs to the American people themselves. In
    signing legislation creating a new national service program, AmeriCorps,
    I asked all Americans to seize the opportunity ``to reach beyond
    themselves and to reach out to others and to make things better.'' In
    the final analysis, the most lasting changes must come from the
    individual acts of all Americans. At the Church of God in Christ in
    Memphis, Tennessee, where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., had
    delivered the last speech of his lifetime, I asked our fellow citizens
    to remember that, without spiritual renewal, ``none of the things we
    seek to do will ever take us where we need to go.''

        We all were reminded of the hopeful possibilities of our times when
    we witnessed an historic act of reconciliation that American diplomacy
    helped foster. The Prime Minister of Israel and the Chairman of the
    Palestine Liberation Organization came to the White House for a
    handshake of hope and a declaration of principles to put an end to their
    ancient conflict. America and the world saw how much we can all
    accomplish when we decide to move forward together.

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                                     Preface

        This book contains the papers and speeches of the 42d President of
    the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary
    during the period August 1-December 31, 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 additional 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, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential
    documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in
    the Federal Register. This information appears in the appendixes at the
    end of the book.

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

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        The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the
    direction of Frances D. McDonald, Director of the Presidential Documents
    and Legislative Division. The series is produced by the Presidential
    Documents Unit, Gwen H. Estep, Chief. The Chief Editor of this book was
    Karen Howard Ashlin, assisted by Margaret A. Hastings, Carolyn W. Hill,
    Susannah C. Hurley, Albert Kapikian, Rachel Rondell, Cheryl E.
    Sirofchuck, and Michael J. Sullivan.

        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, 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

    Preface . . . vii

    Cabinet . . . xi

    Public Papers of William J. Clinton,
    August 1-December 31, 1993 . . . 1297

    Appendix A
    Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 2209

    Appendix B
    Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 2219

    Appendix C
    Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 2231

    Appendix D
    Presidential Documents Published in the Federal
    Register . . . 2239

    Subject Index . . . a-1

    Name Index . . . b-1

    Document Categories List . . . c-1

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                                    Cabinet

    Secretary of State .......................Warren M. Christopher

    Secretary of the Treasury ................Lloyd Bentsen

    Secretary of Defense .....................Les Aspin

    Attorney General .........................Janet Reno

    Secretary of the Interior ................Bruce Babbitt

    Secretary of Agriculture .................Mike Espy

    Secretary of Commerce ....................Ronald H. Brown

    Secretary of Labor .......................Robert B. Reich

    Secretary of Health and Human Services ...Donna E. Shalala

    Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development ..............................Henry G. Cisneros

    Secretary of Transportation ..............Federico Pena

    Secretary of Energy ......................Hazel Rollins O'Leary

    Secretary of Education ...................Richard W. Riley

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs ............Jesse Brown

    United States Representative to the
    United Nations ...........................Madeleine Korbel Albright

    Administrator of the Environmental
    Protection Agency ........................Carol M. Browner

    United States Trade Representative .......Michael Kantor

    Director of the Office of Management
    and Budget ...............................Leon E. Panetta

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    Assistant to the President and
    Chief of Staff ...........................Thomas F. McLarty III

    Chair of the Council of Economic
    Advisers .................................Laura D'Andrea Tyson

    Director of National Drug
    Control Policy ...........................Lee Patrick Brown

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                      Administration of William J. Clinton

                                      1993