We can offer them no finer tribute than a pledge from each of us to strive for excellence in whatever we do.

Our government will not make concessions to terrorist groups despite their threats.

Our attention must not be diverted from the severe abuses of human rights that persist.

Our government remains unrelenting and alert in its search for opportunities to secure the release of our citizens no matter how long that may take.

The credibility of the CSCE process depends on fulfillment of commitments already undertaken.

To give in to terrorist blackmail would only encourage more terrorism.

I am pleased to nominate Alfred Hugh Kingon as our Ambassador to the European Communities.

Those who hold hostages, regardless of nationality, should release them immediately and unconditionally.

Americans who ignored this warning clearly did so at their own risk and on their own responsibility.

The sky is not the limit—not for Americans.

All CSCE states must fulfill their commitments if we are to realize the promise of a more secure peace with respect for human rights and with greater cooperation among all the peoples of Europe and North America.