[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
[August 1, 1994]
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[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 insert]]

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]

                                 1994

                             (IN TWO BOOKS)

                  BOOK II--AUGUST 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1994


                _________________________________________
                United States Government Printing Office
                           Washington : 1995


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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 1994, America continued to move forward to 
help strengthen the American Dream of prosperity here at home and help 
spread peace and democracy around the world.

    The American people saw the rewards that grew out of our efforts in 
the first 18 months of my Administration. Economic growth increased in 
strength, and the number of new jobs created during my Administration 
rose to 4.7 million. After 6 years of delay, the American people had a 
Crime Bill, which will put 100,000 police officers on our streets and 
take 19 deadly assault weapons off the street. We saw our National 
Service initiative become a reality as I swore in the first 20,000 
AmeriCorps members, giving them the opportunity to serve their country 
and to earn money for their education. I signed the Community 
Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, which will 
make capital available to Americans who have been denied access to basic 
banking services for far too long.

    As we gave our citizens the means to make America stronger at home, 
we also continued our efforts to assert American leadership in the 
world. The Congress passed and I signed the implementing legislation for 
the Uruguay Round Agreement of the GATT, the most comprehensive 
international trade agreement in history. It helped to put in place 
expanded export oppportunities for American products that will create 
more jobs and produce higher incomes for our people for years to come. I 
travelled to Indonesia for a meeting of the Asian Pacific Economic 
Cooperation forum in order to expand free trade with the world's most 
dynamic economies. In December, at the Summit of the Americas in Miami, 
the leaders of the 34 democratically elected countries in this 
hemisphere agreed to negotiate on a free trade area for the Americas by 
2005, to work together to preserve our natural resources, and to advance 
democracy and social justice, holding out promise of greater prosperity 
throughout the hemisphere.

    The United States also continued to help bring an end to ancient 
disputes around the world. We actively supported the efforts of the 
people of Northern Ireland to work toward a peaceful resolution after 
many years of conflict. Building on our work to bring peace to the 
Middle East, I had the great privilege to witness the signing of an 
historic peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. And closer to home, in 
our own hemisphere, America took active steps to promote democracy. Our 
Armed Forces again proved their strength, flexibility, and devotion to 
freedom as they helped give a second chance to the long-suffering people 
of Haiti, and renewed hope to freedom-loving people throughout the 
world.

                          

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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, 1994. 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 
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the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the 
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    The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the 
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Richard L. Claypoole
Director of the Federal Register

John W. Carlin
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, 1994 . . . 1403

Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 2211

Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 2223

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

Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal 
Register . . . 2241

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
                                          Frank N. Newman
                                          (acting, effective December 22)

Secretary of Defense .....................William J. Perry

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

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Director of the Office of Management
and Budget ...............................Alice M. Rivlin

Chief of Staff ...........................Leon E. Panetta

Counselor to the President ...............Thomas F. McLarty III

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

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

Administrator of the Small Business
Administration ...........................Philip Lader


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                  Administration of William J. Clinton

                                  1994