Somebody told me that you are about the only two men around who can do this work, so we want to take good care of you.

There is a feeling, I think, in the foreign Service, that the State Department and the foreign Service are constantly under attack.

This distinguished mantel which bears the prayer is a work with which he had a good deal to do.

In the foreign Service today you have a great chance and a great opportunity.

Therefore, in the final analysis, it depends on you.

President Kennedy recognized that the fundamental goal of the Mexican Revolution is the same as that of the Alliance for Progress-social justice and economic progress within the framework of individual freedom and political liberty.

The people of the United States of America will work to strengthen the bonds of friendship between our two countries.

I look forward to the establishment of the most cordial relations between our two countries, and all Americans stand ready to work with the people of Rwanda to reach the goals we all share of peace, enlightenment and material well-being.

I wish to extend to you, your Government, and the people of the Republic of Rwanda, on the occasion of Rwanda's accession to independence, the congratulations and warm wishes of the people of the United States.

In extending the congratulations of my country, I speak for a people who cherish individual liberty and independence and who have made great sacrifices so that these principles may endure, and who share with the people of Rwanda a profound…

We in the United States have observed with great interest the transition of Rwanda from its status as a UN Trust Territory to sovereign independence.