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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(San Jose, Costa Rica)
For Immediate Release
October 27, 1989
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
UPON ARRIVAL IN COSTA RICA
Juan Santamaria International Airport
San Jose, Costa Rica
10:00 A.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. President, thank you, sir. And it is
a great pleasure for me to be here and to greet all who are here to
celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors not
with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of those
school children. (Applause.)
And I think you have another marvelous institution --
that is a band that can play the Star-Spangled Banner, a difficult
anthem, without a flaw. (Applause.)
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the
inauguration of President Arias. And the stadium where the
celebration was held was filled to capacity. And when our United
States delegation entered behind the United States flag, the Costa
Rican people rose to their feet and the arena erupted in cheers. And
they were cheering for the friendship between our countries -- and
they were cheering for democracy. And this welcome today also has me
deeply moved and very proud.
They asked me, why are we coming? We are back in San
Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica; a leader, President Oscar Arias;
and an idea, democracy. On behalf of your neighbors in the United
States, I congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th
anniversary of your democracy.
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration in
Central America, to this entire hemisphere, to the world. A nation
in which the people rule through the ballot box. A nation whose
economy is being freed from the shackles of the state, and whose
people are sharing in the fruits of economic growth. A nation that
lives in peace with its neighbors because it threatens none with
aggression or subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy that
we honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F. Kennedy,
speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of tyranny," can
be counted on one hand.
I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere. (Applause.) And I also believe
that the Americas can become the model for the rest of the world for
a true partnership between the developed and the developing world;
where trade is free, prosperity is shared and the benefits of
technology are harnessed for all.
Mr. President, in that regard, I join you in celebrating
the announcement you just made regarding the debt. I salute those
private interests in the United States that cooperated. I salute our
leaders who worked with yours to achieve this marvelous example of
what cooperation can bring. And I congratulate Costa Rica on this
MORE
- 2 -
significant step.
And, lastly, I do believe that here in the Americas we
can and will unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the
democratic dream -- the narco traffickers who poison our children,
murder elected officials and wage war on civil society.
I believe that the democratic leaders of the Americas are
reaching out to the United States, just as we are to them, offering a
new partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. And I'm
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of this
hemisphere that we embrace this new partnership.
To you, President Arias, my esteemed friend, and to all
the officials who have made these arrangements, I express to you my
gratitude on the one hand and my joy at being here on the other.
Thank you very, very much. (Applause.)
END
10:10 A.M. (L)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
UNTIL 6:20 A.M. EDT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
TEXT OF REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
UPON DEPARTURE FROM ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE
EN ROUTE SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
October 27, 1989
This morning we are traveling to San Jose, at the invitation of
President Arias, to celebrate a century of democracy in the
Republic of Costa Rica. As with our trip in July, when we
traveled to Paris to commemorate their bicentennial, we will
carry with us the warm congratulations of the American people to
a nation that has been both a good friend, a good neighbor, and a
pillar of democracy.
Three years from now, we will celebrate the 500th Anniversary of
Columbus's first great voyage of discovery. Eight years after
that, the beginning of a new century.
As we approach these landmarks, the people of the Western
Hemisphere have strongly affirmed their democratic ideals. In
nation after nation, courageous people voted new leaders into
office and marked the end of autocratic rule. Today, many who
blazed the path to democracy are transferring the people's
mandate to elected successors. Costa Rica is no longer one of a
few lonely democracies. Indeed, today there are only a few
lonely holdouts against the sweep of democracy through the
hemisphere.
I believe history will show that this hemisphere's democratic
resurgence helped set the stage for today's electrifying changes
in the communist world. When people replace dictatorship with
popular rule across an entire continent -- the world takes
notice. The news is irrepressible and inspiring for those with
democratic dreams of their own.
Here in the Americas, we have the opportunity to create the
world's first completely democratic hemisphere, where free
markets and the marketplace of ideas can prosper hand in hand.
And so we journey today to advance this new world of freedom, and
to salute the traditions of a nation and a people that, in many
ways, represents the model for our entire hemisphere.
# # #
ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
MR. PRESIDENT:
IT IS A PLEASURE FOR BME TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, AND TO
GREET ALL WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE DEMOCRACY IN COSTA RICA.
GATHERED BEFORE US IS ONE OF THE WONDERFUL TRADITIONS OF
THIS GREAT COUNTRY -- THE TRADITION OF GREETING FOREIGN VISITORS
NOT WITH THE GUNS OF MILITARY SALUTES, BUT WITH THE CHEERS OF
SCHOOL CHILDREN,
- 2 -
A FEW YEARS AGO, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO ATTEND THE
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT ARIAS. THE STADIUM WHERE THE
CELEBRATION WAS HELD WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. AND WHEN
OUR DELEGATION ENTERED BEHIND THE UNITED STATES FLAG,
THE COSTA RICAN PEOPLE ROSE TO THEIR FEET AND THE ARENA
ERUPTED INTO CHEERS. THEY WERE CHEERING FOR THE
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES, AND THEY WERE
CHEERING FOR DEMOCRACY.
- 3 -
AND YOUR WELCOME TODAY, AS ON THAT DAY, HAS ME
DEEPLY MOVED, AND PROUD.
WE ARE BACK IN SAN JOSE TO HONOR A NATION, COSTA
RICA -- A LEADER, PRESIDENT OSCAR ARIAS -- AND AN IDEA,
DEMOCRACY.
ON BEHALF OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IN THE UNITED STATES, I
CONGRATULATE THE PEOPLE OF COSTA RICA ON THE 100TH
ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR DEMOCRACY.
- 4 -
THE COSTA RICAN MODEL IS AN EXAMPLE AND AN INSPIRATION TO
CENTRAL AMERICA, TO THIS ENTIRE HEMISPHERE AND TO THE WORLD, A
NATION IN WHICH THE PEOPLE RULE THROUGHT THE BALLOT BOX, A NATION
WHOSE ECONOMY IS BEING FREED FROM THE SHACKLES OF THE STATE, AND
WHOSE PEOPLE ARE SHARING IN THE FRUITS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, A
NATION THAT LIVES IN PEACE WITH ITS NEIGHBORS BECAUSE IT
THREATENS NONE WITH AGGRESSION OR SUBVERSION,
- 5 -
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY
WHICH WE HONOR TODAY WAS THE EXCEPTION IN THE AMERICAS.
TODAY, IT IS THE RULE. AND TODAY THE NATIONS STILL
OPPRESSED BY WHAT JOHN F. KENNEDY, SPEAKING HERE IN SAN
JOSE, CALLED "THE LAST VESTIGES OF TYRANNY," CAN BE
COUNTED ON ONE HAND.
BUT I BELIEVE WE CAN DO MORE. I BELIEVE WE MUST DO
MORE. I BELIEVE WE CAN CREATE HERE IN THE AMERICAS THE
WORLD'S FIRST COMPLETELY DEMOCRATIC HEMISPHERE.
- 6 -
I BELIEVE AS WELL THAT THE AMERICAS CAN BECOME THE
MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD FOR A TRUE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE DEVELOPED AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD; WHERE
TRADE IS FREE, PROSPERITY IS SHARED, AND THE BENEFITS
OF TECHNOLOGY ARE HARNESSED FOR ALL.
- 7 -
AND I BELIEVE THAT HERE IN THE AMERICAS WE CAN AND
WILL UNITE TO CONFRONT AND DEFEAT THE NEW SLAYERS OF
THE DEMOCRATIC DREAM -- THE NARCO-TRAFFICKERS WHO
POISON OUR CHILDREN, MURDER ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND WAGE
WAR ON CIVIL SOCIETY.
THESE ARE AMONG THE IDEAS I PLAN To SHARE IN
DIALOGUE HERE IN COSTA RICA.
- 8 -
I BELIEVE THAT THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OF THE AMERICAS
ARE REACHING OUT TO THE UNITED STATES OFFERING A NEW
PARTNERSHIP OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND MUTUAL
RESPONSIBILITY. I AM HERE IN SAN JOSE TO MAKE IT CLEAR
TO THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OF THIS HEMISPHERE THAT WE
EMBRACE THIS NEW PARTNERSHIP.
- 9 -
IT IS AN OLD AND VALUED TRADITION. ONE HUNDRED
YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, ON A BRISK OCTOBER MORNING IN
WASHINGTON, 27 DELEGATES FROM THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS
HUDDLED IN OVERCOATS JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE. LIKE OTHER EXPLORERS BEFORE THEM, THEY WERE
ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY, AN ODYSSEY
BY TRAIN THAT WOULD TAKE THEM 6,000 MILES ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES.
- 10 -
IT WAS THE FIRST INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE, AN
EVENT AND AN IDEA THAT WAS EVENTUALLY TO FLOWER INTO
THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES. BUT THE
CONFERENCE OF 1889-1890 WAS DIFFERENT FROM ITS
PREDECESSORS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT CONVENED FOR DEFENSE
AGAINST A COMMON ENEMY, OR THE SETTLEMENT OF A SPECIFIC
PROBLEM. RATHER, THE AMERICAN NEIGHBORS GATHERED TO
BRING THEIR COUNTRIES CLOSER TOGETHER, AND TO ARRIVE AT
BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING.
- 11 -
THAT JOURNEY OF FRIENDSHIP AND DISCOVERY CONTINUES
TODAY IN SAN JOSE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR VISIT, TO
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL TALKS, AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS
WARM WELCOME TO COSTA RICA.
#
#
#
Interpreter
STEPHANIE
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/26/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
WINSTON
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
oncards
RESPONSE: * Need to make a change gc pa caw
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James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
1989 0CT 25 PM 2: 15 1989 OCT
October 25, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
cw
FROM:
EDWARD McNALLY and
SUBJECT:
ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
I.
SUMMARY
Attached for your consideration and review are draft
remarks for Friday morning's arrival statement at Juan Santamaria
International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica.
II. DISCUSSION
At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 1989, you are
scheduled to arrive at the San Jose's international airport, and
to make a brief arrival statement.
The attached remarks note that the primary purpose of
the visit is to participate in Costa Rica's democratic
centennial.
The remarks also emphasize the theme of this visit -- the
historic opportunity to create the world's first completely
democratic hemisphere -- underscore America's commitment to
supporting those who battle political tyrants and drug
traffickers, and stress your belief in the power of free
elections and free markets to bring about national prosperity for
any country.
McNally/Simon
October 25, 1989
Draft Four (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America, to this entire hemisphere and to the world. A
nation in which the people rule through the ballot box -- not
commandantes or colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed
from the shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in
the fruits of economic growth. A nation that lives in peace with
its neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the world for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world; where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to the United States offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that we embrace this new partnership.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in overcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like other explorers before
them, they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an
odyssey by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the
United States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 25, 1989
INFORMATION
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
EDWARD McNALLY and
SUBJECT:
ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
I. SUMMARY
Attached for your consideration and review are draft
remarks for Friday morning's arrival statement at Juan Santamaria
International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica.
II. DISCUSSION
At 9:30 a.m. on Friday, October 27, 1989, you are
scheduled to arrive at the San Jose's international airport, and
to make a brief arrival statement.
The attached remarks note that the primary purpose of
the visit is to participate in Costa Rica's democratic
centennial.
The remarks also emphasize the theme of this visit -- the
historic opportunity to create the world's first completely
democratic hemisphere -- underscore America's commitment to
supporting those who battle political tyrants and drug
traffickers, and stress your belief in the power of free
elections and free markets to bring about national prosperity for
any country.
McNally/Simon
October 25, 1989
Draft Four (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America, to this entire hemisphere and to the world. A
nation in which the people rule through the ballot box -- not
commandantes or colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed
from the shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in
the fruits of economic growth. A nation that lives in peace with
its neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the world for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world; where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to the United States offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that we embrace this new partnership.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in overcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like other explorers before
them, they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an
odyssey by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the
United States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
3:30pm/5pm
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER N/C
DARMAN N/C
ROGICH
BATES N/C
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
praff Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
and to the world.
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
economic
cheek
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
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neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
world ofor
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
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partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
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It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
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other explorers
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER
RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Arrival Statement In
Costa Rica
We have reviewed the draft arrival statement in Costa Rica
and have no suggested changes from a policy standpoint. We
approve of the draft in its present form.
CC: James W. Cicconi
$12:25 0012
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
ppraff Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that I am reaching back to them.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Please wee suggested nevisions.
10/24/89
IS : Ed $2100.68
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
ppraff Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
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The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
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shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first a
completely democratig hemisphere.
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that the Americas can become the model for
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the rest of the planet for true partnership between the
developed and the developing world; where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
the valted states
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
we embrace this new portnuship.
this hemisphere that + am reaching back to them
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
other explorers
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
a
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
SUBJECT:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Computer
Assistant
James to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
no comment
a Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
pipraff Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that I am reaching back to them.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
Draft Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that I am reaching back to them.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
STEPHEN G. RADEMAKER SR
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Arrival Statement in
Costa Rica
Pursuant to James Cicconi's request, Counsel's Office has
reviewed the above-referenced matter and has no objection to the
Presidential Remarks as drafted.
Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.
CC: James W. Cicconi
90 : Pd 12 100 68
084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8528
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
October 25, 1989
The NSC Staff concurs.
B
Brent
68
CC: James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
16:84 88700.00
890CT24 P 1 : 57
EF
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
praff Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that I am reaching back to them.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1989
Memorandum to Chriss Winston
From:
Jim Pinkertand
Subject:
Draft Presidential Statement: Arrival in Costa Rica
pg.2, para. 1, line 5 " and whose people are sharing in the
fruits of expanding growth. "
This statement needs to be checked against our recollection
that the Costa Rican economy is in decline. If so, the phrase
"free enterprise" might be used as an alternative to "expanding
growth.
"
3,1,2
"
the democratic leaders of the Americas are reaching
out to my Administration offering a new partnership of mutual
respect and mutual responsibility. "
It is not entirely clear who is "offering a new
partnership, " the Administration or the leaders of the Americas.
If it is the Administration, then the sentence slightly conveys
the sense that the Latin American leaders are reaching out their
hands as supplicants -- a patronizing image.
We should either say that the Administration is offering
this new partnership and eliminate the image of responding to
outreached hands, or we should make the image clearer so that,
e.g., "together, we are both are reaching out" to each other.
Also, instead of "my Administration," it seems more fitting
that the President should speak on behalf of the nation or the
government or the American people.
###
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084239SS
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/24/89
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 10/24/89 4:00 PM
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
BATES
UNTERMEYER
ROGERS
CARD
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
PINKERTON
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Chriss Winston, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 4:00 PM TODAY, Tuesday, October 24, with a
copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
OK. S.R - VEry good SPEEd
However,On page 3 term "great
Coats may lose
something translation. in
05 : 6v
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
McNally/Simon
October 24, 1989
1989 OCT 24
praft Three (B:ARRIVAL.CR)
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ARRIVAL STATEMENT IN COSTA RICA
SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1989
[[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]]
It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning, and to
greet all that are here to celebrate democracy in Costa Rica.
Gathered before us is one of the wonderful traditions of
this great country -- the tradition of greeting foreign visitors
not with the guns of military salutes, but with the cheers of
school children.
A few years ago, I was privileged to attend the inauguration
of President Arias. The stadium where the celebration was held
was filled to capacity. And when our delegation entered behind
the United States flag, the Costa Rican people rose to their feet
and the arena erupted into cheers. They were cheering for the
friendship between our countries, and they were cheering for
democracy.
And your welcome today, as on that day, has me deeply moved,
and proud.
We are back in San Jose to honor a nation, Costa Rica -- a
leader, President Oscar Arias -- and an idea, democracy.
On behalf of your neighbors in the United States, I
congratulate the people of Costa Rica on the 100th anniversary of
your democracy.
2
The Costa Rican model is an example and an inspiration to
Central America and to this entire hemisphere. A nation in which
the people rule through the ballot box -- not commandantes or
colonels. A nation whose economy is being freed from the
shackles of the state, and whose people are sharing in the fruits
of expanding growth. A nation that lives in peace with its
neighbors because it threatens none with aggression or
subversion.
One hundred years ago, the constitutional democracy which we
honor today was the exception in the Americas. Today, it is the
rule. And today the nations still oppressed by what John F.
Kennedy, speaking here in San Jose, called "the last vestiges of
tyranny," can be counted on one hand.
But I believe we can do more. I believe we must do more. I
believe we can create here in the Americas the world's first
completely democratic hemisphere.
I believe as well that the Americas can become the model for
the rest of the planet for a true partnership between the
developed and the developing world, where trade is free,
prosperity is shared, and the benefits of technology are
harnessed for all.
And I believe that here in the Americas we can and will
unite to confront and defeat the new slayers of the democratic
dream -- the narco-traffickers who poison our children, murder
elected officials, and wage war on civil society.
3
These are among the ideas I plan to share in dialogue here
in Costa Rica. I believe that the democratic leaders of the
Americas are reaching out to my Administration offering a new
partnership of mutual respect and mutual responsibility. I am
here in San Jose to make it clear to the democratic leaders of
this hemisphere that I am reaching back to them.
It is an old and valued tradition. One hundred years ago
this month, on a brisk October morning in Washington, 27
delegates from throughout the Americas huddled in greatcoats just
a few blocks from the White House. Like Columbus before them,
they were about to embark on a journey of discovery, an odyssey
by train that would take them 6,000 miles across the United
States.
It was the first Inter-American Conference, an event and an
idea that was eventually to flower into the Organization of
American States. But the Conference of 1889-1890 was different
from its predecessors because it was not convened for defense
against a common enemy, or the settlement of a specific problem.
Rather, the American neighbors gathered to bring their countries
closer together, and to arrive at better mutual understanding.
That journey of friendship and discovery continues today in
San Jose. We look forward to our visit, to mutually beneficial
talks, and we thank you for this warm welcome to Costa Rica.
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Department of State
Remarks by President Bush
Toasting the Centenary of Costa Rican Democracy
October 27, 1989
(Note: The program for the San Jose summit does not call for
toasts at the Friday evening dinner at the National Theatre.
These remarks are provided for use on a contingency basis.)
President Arias, ladies and gentlemen: I want to offer a
few words in celebration of one hundred years of democracy in
the Republic of Costa Rica.
This is a national holiday for Costa Rica, but it is a
historic milestone we celebrate all. across the Americas. For
today represents the triumph of a century of Costa Rican work in
service of the values that define this hemisphere. A century of
free voting in fair elections. A century of respect for human
rights. A century of open debate in the press. A century of
respect for free men and women empowered to govern their own
affairs.
These are the values and practices that give the Americas
our own place in history: nations freed from colonial power,
individuals free to build societies based on equality of
opportunity.
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In the last decade, people across the hemisphere have
strongly reasserted democratic ideals. And they have succeeded
-- in nation after nation, courageous democrats have won popular
mandates and taken office, marking the end of years or even
decades of autocratic rule. Today, many who blazed the
democratic path are transferring the people's mandate to elected
successors. So we celebrate two things: Costa Rican democracy
and the many new democracies that have joined it.
As we celebrate, let's also remember our responsibilities to
work and act in solidarity as a family of democracies. Wherever
democracy has been trampled, wherever people do not enjoy the
the right to act and speak and replace their government without
fear through elections, we need to stand up for our common
values.
So let's raise a glass to celebrate the democratic values
that bind us, and Costa Rica's century of democracy.