06/13/1997
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"Enactment of this legislation reaffirms United States leadership in Antarctic affairs."
"The Antarctic Treaty has proven a uniquely successful agreement and has spawned an innovative system of supplementary agreements to protect the Antarctic environment and conserve its living resources."
"I am sending Dennis Ross, our Special Middle East Coordinator, to the region now."
"The Antarctic Treaty establishes this fascinating and remote region of our planet as a zone of peace, reserved exclusively for peaceful uses."