No institution is more important to society than the family.

We discussed the European security and the importance of NATO in terms of future security for Europe.

I tried to think back, and it wasn't hard, to the brutality and the terrible grief that the families that stayed in Kuwait had.

I think there was general agreement that we'd like to be able to help the Soviet Union in every way possible.

The United States and Germany will offer joint technical assistance programs to enhance nuclear energy safety in Central and Eastern Europe.

We will work closely with the World Bank and the newly created European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to encourage a priority focus on safety and environmental concerns.

I believe you will find that the fiscal year 1992 budget submission sufficiently describes the activities of the Foundation and the uses to which it intends to put the monies appropriated.

It is our policy that there will not be normalized relations.

NATO kept the peace for 40 years, and the U.S. is a significant participant in NATO, obviously.

Cooperation will focus initially on safety matters related to older reactors operating in the region.

I hereby proclaim the week of May 12 through May 18, 1991, and the week of May 10 through May 16, 1992, as Emergency Medical Services Week.

Dear _____: Pursuant to section 915 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189), I am hereby transmitting a follow-on report that updates the status of the implementation of our Strategic…

You've got some. You can see what's already been done. Everybody was writing off Saudi Arabia earlier on, and the GCC countries have made a pretty good statement. So, there's plenty of reason. But I'm not going to go into any detail with…

Transportation Day and National Transportation Week May 17, 1991 Good morning, fellow travelers. [Laughter] It's really great to see you all here, representatives of every sector of the transportation industry: road and rail, sea and air…

Thank you all very much. Thank you all very much, and good day. [Laughter] I'm leaving. We'll see you guys. Note: The President spoke at 1:40 p.m. on the South Lawn of the White House. In his remarks, he referred to President Mohammed…

Let me just say that I've just received a full report from Secretary Baker on his travels to the Middle East. I've also been on the phone, as has Secretary Baker, with President Mubarak of Egypt. And my assessment after hearing the report…

Well, that's--the United States position is there. Anybody want to ask the Secretary a question before I--before we fire this machine up?

of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal May 17, 1991 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Basel Convention on the Control of…

I don't think so. I think the credibility of the United States is higher in the Middle East than it's ever been. I think it's still there, Jim. I don't think there's an erosion to it.

The Convention, which was negotiated under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program with the active participation of the United States, makes environmentally sound management the prerequisite to any transboundary movement of…

I am hereby transmitting a follow-on report that updates the status of the implementation of our Strategic Framework in Asia.

I think the credibility of the United States is higher in the Middle East than it's ever been.

I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.

I do hereby proclaim the month of May 1991 as National Huntington's Disease Awareness Month.

Our long-term objective remains the same: for Iraqi Kurds, and indeed for all Iraqi refugees and displaced persons, to return home and to live in peace, free from repression.