We did discuss the question of human rights.

We must ensure that all political groups have an equal and fair opportunity to compete in free elections in Namibia.

I think that is accurate to say, too, that the recent action by the United Nations to implement an arms embargo against South Africa was preceded by our own unilateral action implementing an arms embargo long before the U.N. acted.

We appeal to all nations to strive vigorously for the achievement of global economic justice.

I know that several major companies—Ford, Mack Truck, Bechtel, and others—are now coming into Nigeria to invest.

It is necessary and urgent to intensify efforts to achieve a just, comprehensive and durable peace in the Middle East.

I'm proud and deeply moved to be the first American President to make an official visit to your country.

I believe that this day is coming for Africa.

I am especially pleased that the Nigerian people and Government, your leaders, are so deeply committed to democratic principles.

We share with you a desire to see all the people of Africa at peace with each other, preserving their diversity and their national character, living in mutual respect, and enjoying the fruits of development and of democracy.

I come from a great nation to visit a great nation.

The American people have a longstanding but growing interest in the continent of Africa—its history, its cultural richness, its increasingly developed economic potential.

It is a personal privilege for me to begin this first state visit of a President of the United States to the sub-Saharan region of Africa.

We must not allow great power rivalries to destroy our hopes for an Africa at peace.

ANITA M. MILLER, of California, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 1983, vice Jonathan Moore, term expired.

ROBERT L. YOST, of California, a Foreign Service officer of Class one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic.

SAUL SILVERMAN, of Pennsylvania, to be Assayer of the United States Assay Office at New York, New York, vice Allan Stephen Ryan, deceased.

GEORGE S. BENTON, of Maryland, to be Associate Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, vice John W. Townsend, Jr., resigned.