Only the private sector can mobilize the vast amounts of capital and the human skills and technology needed to help complete the transformation of Central Europe's free markets.

It is in our national interest to help them succeed.

I came here today because I know that America must remain engaged in the world.

Isabelle Leeds, of New York, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 49th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator for Counter Terrorism.

David Folsom, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice Sam B. Hall, Jr., deceased.

Now that freedom has been won, our nations must be determined that it will never be lost again.

Sidney H. Stein, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Pierre N. Leval, elevated.

Bridgestone-Firestone should get back to the bargaining table with the United Rubber Workers to reach a fair settlement.

Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Israel.

Americans and Central Europeans alike will benefit through the increased business.

White House statement on the White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

They are another step toward integrating Europe's new democracies with an expanding transatlantic community.

White House statement on Ex-Im Banks expansion of programs with Central and Eastern Europe

Lacy H. Thornburg, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, vice Robert D. Potter, retired.

When companies replace their workers under these circumstances, they sow seeds of distrust and resentment.

These bilateral investment treaties put in place a strong foundation for expanded U.S. trade and investment with the reforming democracies of Central and Eastern Europe.

John D. Snodgrass, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice E.B. Haltom, Jr., retired.