    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [May 20, 2004]
    [Page 913]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Anniversary of the Birth of the Republic of Cuba
    May 20, 2004

        On behalf of the people of the United States, I send greetings to
    all people of Cuban heritage who celebrate the anniversary of the birth
    of the Republic of Cuba.
        We stand firmly with the 11 million Cubans who still suffer under
    the repressive Castro dictatorship, and who dream of a prosperous and
    free future.
        The United States is working for the day when a free Cuba will
    rejoin the community of democracies in the Americas. We will vigorously
    implement the recommendations of the Commission for Assistance to a Free
    Cuba so that Cuba will reflect the vision of the great Cuban patriot
    Jose Marti: ``Con todos y para el bien de todos.'' (``With all the
    people and for the good of all the people.'')
        May God bless the Cuban people.

    Note: The Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language
    version of this statement.