[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 25 (Monday, June 24, 1996)]
[Page 1067]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the Appointment of the Special Envoy for Burundi Peace 
Negotiations

June 17, 1996

    I am pleased to announce the appointment of former U.S. 
Representative Dr. Howard Wolpe as Special Envoy of the President and 
Secretary of State for Burundi Peace Negotiations. He will work closely 
with Ambassador Richard Bogosian who continues to serve as the Rwanda/
Burundi Special Coordinator working from Washington to coordinate 
implementation of overall policy toward these two countries.
    Dr. Wolpe will lend U.S. influence and support to efforts aimed at 
bringing an end to the crisis in Burundi, which has claimed more than 
100,000 lives in the last 2\1/2\ years. Dr. Wolpe brings to this mission 
a wealth of experience gained during 14 years as a Member of Congress 
from Michigan, including 10 years as chairman of the House Foreign 
Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, and recently as a visiting fellow at the 
Brookings Institution. Dr. Wolpe received his Ph.D. from the 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in political science, focusing on 
Africa.