Lyndon Johnson: “I am happy to greet members of the Foreign Service of the United States on this day dedicated in their honor.”

Sometimes it is your job to go out and scout the road, to encounter and overcome the difficulties that always accompany such a vast new venture as this.

We are grateful for the impressive gesture of good will and partnership that you have extended to us.

Any reservations or withdrawals heretofore made which affect the lands described above are hereby revoked.

Thank you all for your welcome and for the wonderful work that you carry on.