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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.

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Dec 20, 1992

No, we don't anticipate any. As a matter of fact, they have not raised it. I talked to Boris Yeltsin for 35 minutes this morning on other matters, and had that been on his mind I expect he would have raised it. He's a very frank…

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Dec 20, 1992

This is a little ahead of where we're going. We don't discuss how we are going to do things, especially before we've decided what they're going to be, so I just would have to duck that one right now.

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Dec 20, 1992

I do hereby proclaim 1993 as a Year of American Craft: A Celebration of the Creative Work of the Hand.

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Dec 19, 1992

The answer to your question is no; we don't have a trigger time.

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Dec 19, 1992

And I just want to say that particularly to the parents of the young people that are wearing British uniforms in the former Yugoslavia today.

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Dec 19, 1992

I feel as strongly as I ever have about the strength of the U.K. - U.S. relationship that is vital to our own interests.

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Dec 17, 1992

And I look forward to--[inaudible]--having a good discussion. Thank you all very much. Note: The President spoke at 10 a.m. in the Oval Office at the White House.

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Dec 17, 1992

You can answer, sure. Ambassador Chammas. Maybe we would have wished that the peace talks go ahead at a larger pace. But I take this opportunity to express the deep gratitude and recognition of the Lebanese Government on behalf of my…

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Dec 17, 1992

We will, we will. We're having the family coming here soon and everything. Note: The President spoke at 9:30 a.m. in the Oval Office at the White House.

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Dec 17, 1992

Maybe some of these fellows don't understand that under our new policy that's been in effect now for 2 months, that we have a more rigid policy than we used to. You've been in here many times. But under the new policy, I don't take…

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Dec 17, 1992

Used wisely, western aid can be a catalyst to democratic reform, reforms that are in the interest of all the world.

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Dec 17, 1992

We welcome the success of the Korean people in expressing their preference in a constitutional process which enables all concerned to support the winner through free and fair elections.

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Dec 17, 1992

We reaffirmed our commitment to the unhampered flow of humanitarian aid and to ending the violence there through a sound political solution.

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Dec 17, 1992

And a successful Uruguay round could result in over $5 trillion in increased world output over the next 10 years.

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Dec 17, 1992

I welcome the continued active role of the EC, particularly in the multilateral side of the talks.

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Dec 17, 1992

I hereby designate refugees, displaced persons, and victims of conflict from and within the former Yugoslavia as qualifying for assistance under section 2(b)(2) of the Act.

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Dec 17, 1992

We wish President Roh well and look forward to working closely with President-elect Kim Young Sam.

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Dec 16, 1992

King Hussein of Jordan December 16, 1992 The President today met with King Hussein of Jordan in connection with the King's private visit to the U.S. for a medical checkup. The two leaders had a discussion of the situation in the Gulf…

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Dec 16, 1992

I want to assure you of our determination to try to bring these as far along as we can while we're here.

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Dec 16, 1992

The world will long remember the images of that struggle: a citizen of Berlin, you know, sitting atop of the wall, chipping away with his hammer and chisel.

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Dec 16, 1992

This agreement will remove barriers to trade and investment across the two largest undefended borders of the globe.

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