George H.W. Bush
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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.
Panama has fully cooperated with the United States, or taken adequate steps on its own, to control narcotics production, trafficking, and money laundering.
As we prepare to enter the 1990's, it is clear that America needs a new working relationship between the Federal Government and the cities.
The promise of America also depends on safeguarding our natural resources.
I am convinced that the Panamanian people and their government recognize that it is in their direct national interest to end their association with the scourge of drugs.
I am grateful for the enthusiastic and bipartisan support that the Congress gave to the National Drug Control Strategy last year.
I know that every Member of Congress shares my desire to overcome the terrible scourge of drugs.
I intend to nominate C. Anson Franklin to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
I intend to nominate John R. Dunne to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.
Full congressional support of this national strategy is essential if we are to give Americans the thorough and effective drug control policy they expect and deserve.
I am writing to ask your help in the common cause of furthering democracy in Nicaragua.
I think there are some real reasons... that we should retain relations with China.
I am pleased to announce my intention to appoint John M. Engler to be a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.
I recommend the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the convention and supplementary protocol and give its advice and consent to ratification.
If democratic peoples and organizations do not stand together to make democracy work, they can only blame themselves if democracy does not flourish.





