I salute the contribution which all of them have made to this tremendous success in removing the Ethiopian Jews from harm's way and reuniting them with their loved ones in Israel.

I also salute your efforts to bring peace and democracy to that country, to Ethiopia.

I want to just take this opportunity before the Cabinet to thank him.

I am confident that this appointment will be well-received by your many friends on both sides of the aisle of the United States Senate, of the Congress, and certainly by the American people.

Our mission must be to provide stability in aeronautics and space leadership in an ever-changing international environment.

I am pleased that he has agreed to remain in office through at least the end of July.

And I'm very proud that he will be our representative to the Soviet Union during this important, I would say, critical period.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in accordance with section 403(j)(1) of title 37 of the United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 403(a) of…

This was an event of emotional proportions.

Thank you for being willing to do this.

The successful launch of 28 expendable launch vehicles put into orbit a wide variety of spacecraft including the Cosmic Background Explorer and the Roentgen satellite.