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[Public Papers of the Presidents]
[William J. Clinton -- 1994]
[Volume 2]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access]
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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]
1994
(IN TWO BOOKS)
BOOK II--AUGUST 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1994
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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
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 Kent Giles, Margaret A. Hemmig, Carolyn
W. Hill, 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.
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