Sixteen years ago the people of Kenya became free and independent, and a republic was founded.

We admire leaders like this, and we honor them when they come to our country, and we cherish their friendship with us.

The eastern coast of Africa is a turbulent part of the world, but there is a rock, an anchor, a bastion of freedom and stability.

Those who are strong and wealthy must not take those who are small and poor for granted.

We are also particularly grateful as a nation to the people of his country and to President Moi for their unswerving support for us in the trying times since the innocent American diplomats were captured by militants in Iran and held…

If there is one thing which can unite us all and which makes ideological arguments truly irrelevant, it is the whole subject of human rights and human dignity.

Through hard work, through the honoring of human rights in its broadest definition, Kenya has not only enjoyed political growth but also great economic achievement.

It is reassuring to a great nation like our own to realize how much we have in common with the great nation of Kenya.

We hope that the United States will be even more active in providing leadership in this field.

This will inspire others down the path of self-determination and democracy.

We depend upon Kenya and its leadership to help preserve peace and stability in east Africa and in the western part of the Indian Ocean.

I call on all Americans to join on this occasion in honoring those Americans who served on Iwo Jima.