[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.