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KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE -- TREATY SIGNING \ EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992 \ 12:45 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
UKRAINIAN DELEGATION: ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES, IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO WELCOME YOU ON
THIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT BY A FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE. MAY I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
SENATORS PELL AND LUGAR, AND CONGRESSMEN BROOMFIELD AND
LEACH. ALL OF US JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE RENAISSANCE
OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE GREAT AND ANCIENT
NATION OF UKRAINE.
- 2 -
A FEW BLOCKS FROM HERE STANDS AN IMPOSING MONUMENT
ERECTED BY AN ACT OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT EISENHOWER. IT IS A STATUE OF
TARAS SHEVCHENKO, THE POET AND PROPHET OF A FREE
UKRAINIAN NATION. INSCRIBED ON THE MONUMENT IS THIS
VERSE COMPOSED BY SHEVCHENKO MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO:
- 3 -
"OUR SOUL SHALL NEVER PERISH, FREEDOM KNOWS NO
DYING,
AND THE GREEDY CANNOT HARVEST FIELDS WHERE SEAS ARE
LYING:
CANNOT BIND THE LIVING SPIRIT NOR THE LIVING WORD,
CANNOT SMIRCH THE SACRED GLORY OF THE ALMIGHTY
LORD."
- 4 -
MR. PRESIDENT, WHEN WE WELCOME UKRAINE'S NEW
INDEPENDENCE, WE HONOR GENERATIONS OF WOMEN AND MEN WHO
KEPT A FLAME OF HOPE ALIGHT THROUGH YEARS OF DARKNESS.
FREE PEOPLE MUST NEVER FORGET THE SUFFERING UKRAINE
ENDURED UNDER THE TOTALITARIAN YOKE. WE MUST REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS OF STALIN'S FORCED FAMINE -- THE HARVEST OF
SORROW. WE MUST REMEMBER THE RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS WHO
ENDURED PERSECUTION FOR THEIR FAITH.
- 5 -
WE MUST REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS WHO FACED PUNISHMENT IN
THE GULAG BECAUSE THEY SPOKE OUT FOR CULTURAL,
POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
Now THE DARKNESS IS LIFTED. UKRAINE HAS ENTERED A
SEASON OF HOPE AND REBIRTH.
THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE RECLAIMED THEIR INDEPENDENCE
ON DECEMBER 1, 1991. I AM PROUD THAT THE UNITED STATES
WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN WELCOMING THAT VOTE; IN
RECOGNIZING UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE; AND IN ESTABLISHING
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
- 6 -
WE ALSO WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH AN EMBASSY
IN KIEV, SOON TO BE LED BY A UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN,
AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE ROMAN POPADIUK.
IN OUR INTENSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL TALKS TODAY,
PRESIDENT KRAVCHUK AND I AGREED THAT THE UNITED STATES
AND UKRAINE SHOULD BE NOT JUST FRIENDS, BUT PARTNERS.
UKRAINE'S FUTURE SECURITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND FOR STABILITY IN EUROPE.
- 7 -
WE WELCOME PRESIDENT KRAVCHUK'S ASSURANCE THAT UKRAINE
WILL REMOVE ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM ITS TERRITORY AND
JOIN THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY AS A NON-NUCLEAR
WEAPONS STATE. WE HAVE PLEDGED TO ASSIST UKRAINE IN
THE ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL OF ITS NUCLEAR REACTOR
MATERIALS, TO ESTABLISH A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
IN UKRAINE, AND TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR
WEAPONS DESTRUCTION.
TT
- 8 -
WE ALSO ARE COMMITTED TO UKRAINE'S FUTURE ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY IN A FREE MARKET SYSTEM. THE UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
INCLUDING ADVICE IN ESTABLISHING A NEW UKRAINIAN
CURRENCY. WE WILL EXTEND $110 MILLION IN COMMODITY
CREDIT CORPORATION GUARANTEES TO PERMIT SALES OF
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES To UKRAINE.
- 9 -
OPENING UP MARKETS AND EXPANDING TRADE ARE
ESSENTIAL TO OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP. ROBUST EXCHANGE OF
GOODS AND SERVICES, OF IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES, WILL
CREATE BETTER JOBS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
PEOPLE IN BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES. THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE
JUST SIGNED ON TRADE AND THE OPENING OF OUR NEW
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION PROGRAM ARE AN
EXCELLENT BEGINNING.
- 10 -
THIS WEEK I PLAN TO WAIVE THE JACKSON-VANIK AMENDMENT,
AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I HOPE To CONFER MOST FAVORED
NATION STATUS ON UKRAINE.
FINALLY, WE HOPE TO ASSURE THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE
POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE
AND THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL CONTINUE To CONSULT ON
OUR VISION OF A DEMOCRATIC PEACE IN EUROPE.
- 11 -
OUR NEW PEACE CORPS PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED BY ANOTHER
AGREEMENT WE HAVE JUST SIGNED, WILL BRING VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP DEVELOP SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO BUILD PERSONAL
LINKS BETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES.
MR. PRESIDENT, UKRAINE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OR
ANCESTRAL HOME OF MORE THAN A MILLION AMERICAN
CITIZENS. THEY ENLIVEN AND ENRICH THIS COUNTRY WITH
THEIR CREATIVE TALENT AND THEIR PASSION FOR FREEDOM.
- 12 -
DECADE AFTER DECADE, AMERICANS OF UKRAINIAN HERITAGE
HAVE KEPT ALIVE IN THIS COUNTRY THE CAUSE OF UKRAINE'S
FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. THIS HISTORIC DAY IS A
TRIBUTE TO THEM AS WELL AS TO THEIR KINSMEN IN UKRAINE.
WE KNOW UKRAINIANS FACE MANY CHALLENGES IN THE
YEARS AHEAD DURING YOUR HISTORIC TRANSITION TO FREE
ENTERPRISE AND DEMOCRACY. LET ME ASSURE YOU, THE
UNITED STATES WILL STAND BESIDE A DEMOCRATIC UKRAINE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
- 13 -
MAY GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND OF THE UNITED
STATES -- AND MAY HE ALWAYS PRESERVE OUR FREEDOMS.
# # #
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE -- TREATY SIGNING \ EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992 \ 12:45 P.M.
MR. PRESIDENT AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
UKRAINIAN DELEGATION: ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES, IT HAS BEEN MY HONOR TO WELCOME YOU ON
THIS FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT BY A FREELY ELECTED PRESIDENT
OF INDEPENDENT UKRAINE. MAY I ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
SENATORS PELL AND LUGAR, AND CONGRESSMEN BROOMFIELD AND
LEACH. ALL OF US JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE RENAISSANCE
OF FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE GREAT AND ANCIENT
NATION OF UKRAINE.
- 2 -
A FEW BLOCKS FROM HERE STANDS AN IMPOSING MONUMENT
ERECTED BY AN ACT OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT EISENHOWER. IT IS A STATUE OF
TARAS SHEVCHENKO, THE POET AND PROPHET OF A FREE
UKRAINIAN NATION. INSCRIBED ON THE MONUMENT IS THIS
VERSE COMPOSED BY SHEVCHENKO MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO:
- 3 -
"OUR SOUL SHALL NEVER PERISH, FREEDOM KNOWS NO
DYING,
AND THE GREEDY CANNOT HARVEST FIELDS WHERE SEAS ARE
LYING:
CANNOT BIND THE LIVING SPIRIT NOR THE LIVING WORD,
CANNOT SMIRCH THE SACRED GLORY OF THE ALMIGHTY
LORD."
- 4 -
MR. PRESIDENT, WHEN WE WELCOME UKRAINE'S NEW
INDEPENDENCE, WE HONOR GENERATIONS OF WOMEN AND MEN WHO
KEPT A FLAME OF HOPE ALIGHT THROUGH YEARS OF DARKNESS.
FREE PEOPLE MUST NEVER FORGET THE SUFFERING UKRAINE
ENDURED UNDER THE TOTALITARIAN YOKE. WE MUST REMEMBER
THE VICTIMS OF STALIN'S FORCED FAMINE -- THE HARVEST OF
SORROW. WE MUST REMEMBER THE RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS WHO
ENDURED PERSECUTION FOR THEIR FAITH.
- 5 -
WE MUST REMEMBER THE THOUSANDS WHO FACED PUNISHMENT IN
THE GULAG BECAUSE THEY SPOKE OUT FOR CULTURAL,
POLITICAL OR ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
Now THE DARKNESS IS LIFTED. UKRAINE HAS ENTERED A
SEASON OF HOPE AND REBIRTH.
THE UKRAINIAN PEOPLE RECLAIMED THEIR INDEPENDENCE
ON DECEMBER 1, 1991. I AM PROUD THAT THE UNITED STATES
WAS AMONG THE FIRST IN WELCOMING THAT VOTE; IN
RECOGNIZING UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE; AND IN ESTABLISHING
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
- 6 -
WE ALSO WERE ONE OF THE FIRST To ESTABLISH AN EMBASSY
IN KIEV, SOON TO BE LED BY A UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN,
AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE ROMAN POPADIUK.
IN OUR INTENSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL TALKS TODAY,
PRESIDENT KRAVCHUK AND I AGREED THAT THE UNITED STATES
AND UKRAINE SHOULD BE NOT JUST FRIENDS, BUT PARTNERS.
UKRAINE'S FUTURE SECURITY IS IMPORTANT FOR THE UNITED
STATES AND FOR STABILITY IN EUROPE.
- 7 -
WE WELCOME PRESIDENT KRAVCHUK'S ASSURANCE THAT UKRAINE
WILL REMOVE ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM ITS TERRITORY AND
JOIN THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY AS A NON-NUCLEAR
WEAPONS STATE. WE HAVE PLEDGED TO ASSIST UKRAINE IN
THE ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL OF ITS NUCLEAR REACTOR
MATERIALS, TO ESTABLISH A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
IN UKRAINE, AND TO EXPLORE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR
WEAPONS DESTRUCTION.
- 8 -
WE ALSO ARE COMMITTED To UKRAINE'S FUTURE ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY IN A FREE MARKET SYSTEM. THE UNITED STATES
WILL CONTINUE ITS PROGRAM OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
INCLUDING ADVICE IN ESTABLISHING A NEW UKRAINIAN
CURRENCY. WE WILL EXTEND $110 MILLION IN COMMODITY
CREDIT CORPORATION GUARANTEES TO PERMIT SALES OF
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES To UKRAINE.
- 9 -
OPENING UP MARKETS AND EXPANDING TRADE ARE
ESSENTIAL TO OUR NEW PARTNERSHIP. ROBUST EXCHANGE OF
GOODS AND SERVICES, OF IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGIES, WILL
CREATE BETTER JOBS AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR
PEOPLE IN BOTH OF OUR COUNTRIES. THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE
JUST SIGNED ON TRADE AND THE OPENING OF OUR NEW
OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION PROGRAM ARE AN
EXCELLENT BEGINNING.
- 10 -
THIS WEEK I PLAN TO WAIVE THE JACKSON-VANIK AMENDMENT,
AND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE I HOPE TO CONFER MOST FAVORED
NATION STATUS ON UKRAINE.
FINALLY, WE HOPE TO ASSURE THE CLOSEST POSSIBLE
POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TIES BETWEEN INDEPENDENT UKRAINE
AND THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CONSULT ON
OUR VISION OF A DEMOCRATIC PEACE IN EUROPE.
- 11 -
OUR NEW PEACE CORPS PROGRAM, ESTABLISHED BY ANOTHER
AGREEMENT WE HAVE JUST SIGNED, WILL BRING VOLUNTEERS TO
HELP DEVELOP SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO BUILD PERSONAL
LINKS BETWEEN OUR TWO PEOPLES.
MR. PRESIDENT, UKRAINE IS THE BIRTHPLACE OR
ANCESTRAL HOME OF MORE THAN A MILLION AMERICAN
CITIZENS. THEY ENLIVEN AND ENRICH THIS COUNTRY WITH
THEIR CREATIVE TALENT AND THEIR PASSION FOR FREEDOM.
- 12 -
DECADE AFTER DECADE, AMERICANS OF UKRAINIAN HERITAGE
HAVE KEPT ALIVE IN THIS COUNTRY THE CAUSE OF UKRAINE'S
FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE. THIS HISTORIC DAY IS A
TRIBUTE TO THEM AS WELL AS To THEIR KINSMEN IN UKRAINE.
WE KNOW UKRAINIANS FACE MANY CHALLENGES IN THE
YEARS AHEAD DURING YOUR HISTORIC TRANSITION TO FREE
ENTERPRISE AND DEMOCRACY. LET ME ASSURE YOU, THE
UNITED STATES WILL STAND BESIDE A DEMOCRATIC UKRAINE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
- 13 -
MAY GOD BLESS THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND OF THE UNITED
STATES -- AND MAY HE ALWAYS PRESERVE OUR FREEDOMS.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 5, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
I
FROM:
JOSEPH P. DUGGAN & D
SUBJECT:
UKRAINIAN DEPARTURE STATEMENT
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, May 6, at 12:45 p.m. in the East Room,
you will sign bilateral agreements, then exchange departure
statements with President Kravchuk. There will be an
audience of about 200 Congressmen, cabinet members, and
Ukrainian Americans.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) demonstrate our
support for a free and independent Ukraine.
(Duggan/Nix)
May 5, 1992
Draft Six
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
12:45 p.m.
Mr. President and distinguished members of the Ukrainian
delegation: On behalf of the people of the United States, it has
been my honor to welcome you on this first official visit by a
freely elected President of independent Ukraine. We join in
celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence for your
great and ancient nation.
A few blocks from here stands an imposing monument erected
by an act of the United States Congress approved by President
Eisenhower. It is a statue of Taras Shevchenko, the poet and
prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on the monument is
this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord." "
Mr. President, when we welcome Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the suffering Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. We
must remember the victims of Stalin's forced famine -- the
harvest of sorrow. We must remember the religious believers who
endured persecution for their faith. We must remember the
2
thousands who faced punishment in the Gulag because they spoke
out for cultural, political or economic freedom.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
to Kharkiv [kar-KEEV], and throughout the Ukrainian countryside.
You have entered a season of hope and rebirth.
The Ukrainian people reclaimed their independence on
December 1, 1991. I am proud that the United States was among
the first in welcoming that vote; in recognizing Ukrainian
independence; and in establishing diplomatic relations. We also
were one of the first to establish an embassy in Kiev, soon to be
led by a Ukrainian-American, Ambassador-designate Roman Popadiuk.
In our intensive and successful talks today, President
Kravchuk and I agreed that the United States and Ukraine should
be not just friends, but partners. Ukraine's future security is
important for the United States and for stability in Europe. We
therefore agreed to begin an ongoing security dialogue between
our two governments, and to establish a defense partnership
program, including training and education in the United States
for Ukrainian officers. We welcome President Kravchuk's
assurance that Ukraine will remove all nuclear weapons from its
territory and join the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear
weapons state. We have pledged to assist Ukraine in the
accounting and control of its nuclear reactor materials, to
establish a science and technology center in Ukraine, and to
explore additional assistance for weapons destruction.
3
We also are committed to Ukraine's future economic
prosperity in a free market system. The United States will
continue its program of technical assistance, including advice in
establishing a new Ukrainian currency. We will extend $110
million in Commodity Credit Corporation guarantees to permit
sales of American agricultural commodities to Ukraine.
Opening up markets and expanding trade are essential to our
new partnership. Robust exchange of goods and services, of ideas
and technologies, will create better jobs and enhance the quality
of life for people in both of our countries. The agreement we
have just signed on trade and the opening of our new Overseas
Private Investment Corporation program are an excellent
beginning. This week I plan to waive the Jackson-Vanik
amendment, and as soon as possible I hope to confer most favored
nation status on Ukraine.
Finally, we hope to assure the closest possible political
and cultural ties between independent Ukraine and the United
States. We will continue to consult on our vision of a
democratic peace in Europe. Our new Peace Corps program,
established by another agreement we have just signed, will bring
volunteers to help develop small businesses and to build personal
links between our two peoples.
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of more than a million American citizens. They enliven and
enrich this country with their creative talent and their passion
for freedom. Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian
4
heritage have kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's
freedom and independence. This historic day is a tribute to them
as well as to their kinsmen in Ukraine.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
during your historic transition to free enterprise and democracy.
Let me assure you, the United States will stand beside a
democratic Ukraine every step of the way. Again, thank you, Mr.
President. May God bless the people of Ukraine and of the United
States -- and may He always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 5, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
I
FROM:
JOSEPH P. DUGGAN & D
SUBJECT:
UKRAINIAN DEPARTURE STATEMENT
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, May 6, at 12:45 p.m. in the East Room,
you will sign bilateral agreements, then exchange departure
statements with President Kravchuk. There will be an
audience of about 200 Congressmen, cabinet members, and
Ukrainian Americans.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) demonstrate our
support for a free and independent Ukraine.
(Duggan/Nix)
May 5, 1992
Draft Six
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
12:45 p.m.
Mr. President and distinguished members of the Ukrainian
delegation: On behalf of the people of the United States, it has
been my honor to welcome you on this first official visit by a
freely elected President of independent Ukraine. We join in
celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence for your
great and ancient nation.
A few blocks from here stands an imposing monument erected
by an act of the United States Congress approved by President
Eisenhower. It is a statue of Taras Shevchenko, the poet and
prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on the monument is
this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we welcome Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the suffering Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. We
must remember the victims of Stalin's forced famine -- the
harvest of sorrow. We must remember the religious believers who
endured persecution for their faith. We must remember the
2
thousands who faced punishment in the Gulag because they spoke
out for cultural, political or economic freedom.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
to Kharkiv [kar-KEEV], and throughout the Ukrainian countryside.
You have entered a season of hope and rebirth.
The Ukrainian people reclaimed their independence on
December 1, 1991. I am proud that the United States was among
the first in welcoming that vote; in recognizing Ukrainian
independence; and in establishing diplomatic relations. We also
were one of the first to establish an embassy in Kiev, soon to be
led by a Ukrainian-American, Ambassador-designate Roman Popadiuk.
In our intensive and successful talks today, President
Kravchuk and I agreed that the United States and Ukraine should
be not just friends, but partners. Ukraine's future security is
important for the United States and for stability in Europe. We
therefore agreed to begin an ongoing security dialogue between
our two governments, and to establish a defense partnership
program, including training and education in the United States
for Ukrainian officers. We welcome President Kravchuk's
assurance that Ukraine will remove all nuclear weapons from its
territory and join the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear
weapons state. We have pledged to assist Ukraine in the
accounting and control of its nuclear reactor materials, to
establish a science and technology center in Ukraine, and to
explore additional assistance for weapons destruction.
3
We also are committed to Ukraine's future economic
prosperity in a free market system. The United States will
continue its program of technical assistance, including advice in
establishing a new Ukrainian currency. We will extend $110
million in Commodity Credit Corporation guarantees to permit
sales of American agricultural commodities to Ukraine.
Opening up markets and expanding trade are essential to our
new partnership. Robust exchange of goods and services, of ideas
and technologies, will create better jobs and enhance the quality
of life for people in both of our countries. The agreement we
have just signed on trade and the opening of our new Overseas
Private Investment Corporation program are an excellent
beginning. This week I plan to waive the Jackson-Vanik
amendment, and as soon as possible I hope to confer most favored
nation status on Ukraine.
Finally, we hope to assure the closest possible political
and cultural ties between independent Ukraine and the United
States. We will continue to consult on our vision of a
democratic peace in Europe. Our new Peace Corps program,
established by another agreement we have just signed, will bring
volunteers to help develop small businesses and to build personal
links between our two peoples.
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of more than a million American citizens. They enliven and
enrich this country with their creative talent and their passion
for freedom. Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian
4
heritage have kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's
freedom and independence. This historic day is a tribute to them
as well as to their kinsmen in Ukraine.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
during your historic transition to free enterprise and democracy.
Let me assure you, the United States will stand beside a
democratic Ukraine every step of the way. Again, thank you, Mr.
President. May God bless the people of Ukraine and of the United
States -- and may He always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
Document No. 325669ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/5/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE STATEMENT
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY MAY 6, 1992
EAST ROOM
12:45 P.M.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
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PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
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ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
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SMITH
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REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 5, 1992
02 MAY 5 P5: 32
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
I
FROM:
JOSEPH P. DUGGAN 8 D
SUBJECT:
UKRAINIAN DEPARTURE STATEMENT
I. SUMMARY
On Wednesday, May 6, at 12:45 p.m. in the East Room,
you will sign bilateral agreements, then exchange departure
statements with President Kravchuk. There will be an
audience of about 200 Congressmen, cabinet members, and
Ukrainian Americans.
II. DISCUSSION
The remarks (7 minutes, on cards) demonstrate our
support for a free and independent Ukraine.
(Duggan/Nix)
May 5, 1992
Draft Six
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
12:45 p.m.
Mr. President and distinguished members of the Ukrainian
delegation: On behalf of the people of the United States, it has
been my honor to welcome you on this first official visit by a
freely elected President of independent Ukraine. We join in
celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence for your
great and ancient nation.
A few blocks from here stands an imposing monument erected
by an act of the United States Congress approved by President
Eisenhower. It is a statue of Taras Shevchenko, the poet and
prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on the monument is
this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we welcome Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the suffering Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. We
must remember the victims of Stalin's forced famine -- the
harvest of sorrow. We must remember the religious believers who
endured persecution for their faith. We must remember the
2
thousands who faced punishment in the Gulag because they spoke
out for cultural, political or economic freedom.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
to Kharkiv [kar-KEEV], and throughout the Ukrainian countryside.
You have entered a season of hope and rebirth.
The Ukrainian people reclaimed their independence on
December 1, 1991. I am proud that the United States was among
the first in welcoming that vote; in recognizing Ukrainian
independence; and in establishing diplomatic relations. We also
were one of the first to establish an embassy in Kiev, soon to be
led by a Ukrainian-American, Ambassador-designate Roman Popadiuk.
In our intensive and successful talks today, President
Kravchuk and I agreed that the United States and Ukraine should
be not just friends, but partners. Ukraine's future security is
important for the United States and for stability in Europe. We
therefore agreed to begin an ongoing security dialogue between
our two governments, and to establish a defense partnership
program, including training and education in the United States
for Ukrainian officers. We welcome President Kravchuk's
assurance that Ukraine will remove all nuclear weapons from its
territory and join the Non-Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear
weapons state. We have pledged to assist Ukraine in the
accounting and control of its nuclear reactor materials, to
establish a science and technology center in Ukraine, and to
explore additional assistance for weapons destruction.
3
We also are committed to Ukraine's future economic
prosperity in a free market system. The United States will
continue its program of technical assistance, including advice in
establishing a new Ukrainian currency. We will extend $110
million in Commodity Credit Corporation guarantees to permit
sales of American agricultural commodities to Ukraine.
Opening up markets and expanding trade are essential to our
new partnership. Robust exchange of goods and services, of ideas
and technologies, will create better jobs and enhance the quality
of life for people in both of our countries. The agreement we
have just signed on trade and the opening of our new Overseas
Private Investment Corporation program are an excellent
beginning. This week I plan to waive the Jackson-Vanik
amendment, and as soon as possible I hope to confer most favored
nation status on Ukraine.
Finally, we hope to assure the closest possible political
and cultural ties between independent Ukraine and the United
States. We will continue to consult on our vision of a
democratic peace in Europe. Our new Peace Corps program,
established by another agreement we have just signed, will bring
volunteers to help develop small businesses and to build personal
links between our two peoples.
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of more than a million American citizens. They enliven and
enrich this country with their creative talent and their passion
for freedom. Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian
4
heritage have kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's
freedom and independence. This historic day is a tribute to them
as well as to their kinsmen in Ukraine.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
during your historic transition to free enterprise and democracy.
Let me assure you, the United States will stand beside a
democratic Ukraine every step of the way. Again, thank you, Mr.
President. May God bless the people of Ukraine and of the United
States -- and may He always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
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DATE:
5/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 5/5/92 10:00
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/ TREATY SIGNING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 - - EAST ROOM
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
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SKINNER
MCBRIDE
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REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 10:00 a.m., TUESDAY, MAY 5, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Ccleo- llkianian agreement being signed
may be worth mentioning
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
32 MAY 4 A10 : 27
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord." "
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
3425
DATE:
5/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 5/5/92 10:00a
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/ TREATY SIGNING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 - - EAST ROOM
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
>
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 10:00 a.m., TUESDAY, MAY 5, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
May 5, 1992
TO: DAN McGROARTY
The NSC concurs with changes, as noted.
Brent AD Scowcroft
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
CC: Phillip D. Brady
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
G2 MAY 4 AIO : 27
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
distinguished [time] members of the Ukrainian delegation,
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
\
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
welcome
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
you have
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. NOW that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
Insent Attached
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.
]
language here
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamie Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
the Transformation to
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
a democratic
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
INSERT A-PRESIDENT'S EAST ROOM STATEMENT
The Ukrainian people reclaimed their independence on December 1,
1991. I am proud that the U.S. was among the first in welcoming
that vote; in recognizing Ukrainian independence; and in
establishing diplomatic relations. And we were one of the first
to establish an embassy in Kiev, which will soon be led by an
Ukrainian-American, Ambassador-designate Roman Popadiuk.
In our intensive and successful talks today, President Kravchuk
and I agreed that the United States and Ukraine should be not
just friends, but partners. Ukraine's future security is
important for the United States and vital for stability in
Europe. We therefore agreed to begin an ongoing security
dialogue between our two governments, and to establish a defense
partnership program, including military training. We accept
President Kravchuk's assurance that Ukraine will remove all
nuclear weapons from its territory, and join the Non-
Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state. We have
pledged in turn to assist Ukraine in the disabling and
destruction process and to establish a science and technology
center in Ukraine.
We are also committed to Ukraine's future economic prosperity in
a free market system. The U.S. will continue its program of
technical assistance, including in the introduction of a separate
Ukrainian currency. The U.S. will extend $110 million in CCC
credit guarantees to permit sales of American agricultural
commodities to Ukraine.
Finally, we hope to assure the closest possible political and
cultural ties between independent Ukraine and the United States.
We will continue to consult on our vision of a democratic peace
in Europe, and our new Peace Corps program will bring volunteers
to help develop small businesses and to build personal links
between our two peoples.
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
2 MAY 4 A10: 27
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
distinguished [time] members of the Ukrainian delegation,
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
\
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
welcome
Mr. President, when we acelaim Ukraine's new independence,
1
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
you have
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. NOW that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
Insent Attached
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.
]
language here
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
the Transformation to
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
a democratic
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
INSERT A-PRESIDENT'S EAST ROOM STATEMENT
The Ukrainian people reclaimed their independence on December 1,
1991. I am proud that the U.S. was among the first in welcoming
that vote; in recognizing Ukrainian independence; and in
establishing diplomatic relations. And we were one of the first
to establish an embassy in Kiev, which will soon be led by an
Ukrainian-American, Ambassador-designate Roman Popadiuk.
In our intensive and successful talks today, President Kravchuk
and I agreed that the United States and Ukraine should be not
just friends, but partners. Ukraine's future security is
important for the United States and vital for stability in
Europe. We therefore agreed to begin an ongoing security
dialogue between our two governments, and to establish a defense
partnership program, including military training: We accept
President Kravchuk's assurance that Ukraine will remove all
nuclear weapons from its territory, and join the Non-
Proliferation Treaty as a non-nuclear weapons state. We have
pledged in turn to assist Ukraine in the disabling and
destruction process and to establish a science and technology
center in Ukraine.
We are also committed to Ukraine's future economic prosperity in
a free market system. The U.S. will continue its program of
technical assistance, including in the introduction of a separate
Ukrainian currency. The U.S. will extend $110 million in CCC
credit guarantees to permit sales of American agricultural
commodities to Ukraine.
Finally, we hope to assure the closest possible political and
cultural ties between independent Ukraine and the United States.
We will continue to consult on our vision of a democratic peace
in Europe, and our new Peace Corps program will bring volunteers
to help develop small businesses and to build personal links
between our two peoples.
Document No. 325669ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 5/5/92 10:00,
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/ TREATY SIGNING
SUBJECT:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 - - EAST ROOM
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
R
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
ROGICH
CALIO
ROLLINS
DEMAREST
SMITH
A
YEUTTER
FITZWATER
FINDLAY
GRAY
HOLIDAY
KAUFMAN
FIRESTONE
MCGROARTY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 10:00 a.m., TUESDAY, MAY 5, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
good
DS
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
32 MAY 4 A|O : 27
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
Joe Duggan
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding:
Krauchuk Departure
Please return your comments to
Room 122 by:
Tomorrow 9:00AM
Today's Date: MAY 1992
V
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
to Kharkov - John Gardner
suggestion
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. Or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
Jennifer Grossman
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding:
Krauchek Departure
Please return your comments to
Room 122 by:
Tomorrow 9:00AM
Today's Date: MAY 4 1992
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
don't
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
think we
need phoneticsno longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
for this
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. Or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
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Carol Aarhus
Memorandum for Speechwriting Staff
From:
Dan McGroarty
Regarding:
Krauchok Departure
Please return your comments to
Room 122 by:
Tomorrow 9:00 AM
Today's Date:
MAY 4 1992
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord. "
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
Comeon,
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
don't
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
insult
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
the
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
Resident.
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
#
#
(Duggan/Nix)
May 4, 1992
Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord.' "
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 3, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR DAN McGROARTY
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Kravchuk Departure
We have reviewed the attached draft and have no suggested
changes from a policy standpoint. We approve of the draft
remarks in their current form.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 325669ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
5/4/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: TUESDAY, 5/5/92 10:00
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/ TREATY SIGNING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 - EAST ROOM
SUBJECT:
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Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 10:00 a.m., TUESDAY, MAY 5, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
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Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
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Draft Three
Ukraine
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: KRAVCHUK DEPARTURE/TREATY SIGNING
EAST ROOM
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1992
[time]
Mr. President and Mrs. Kravchuk, on behalf of the people of
the United States, it has been my honor to welcome you on this
first official visit by a President of independent Ukraine. We
join in celebrating the renaissance of freedom and independence
for your great and ancient nation.
A few city blocks from here stands an imposing monument
erected by an act of the United States Congress approved by
President Eisenhower. It is a bronze statue of Taras Shevchenko,
the poet and prophet of a free Ukrainian nation. Inscribed on
the pedestal is this verse composed by Shevchenko more than a
century ago:
"Our soul shall never perish, freedom knows no dying,
And the greedy cannot harvest fields where seas are lying:
Cannot bind the living spirit nor the living word,
Cannot smirch the sacred glory of the Almighty Lord."
Mr. President, when we acclaim Ukraine's new independence,
we honor generations of women and men who kept a flame of hope
alight through years of darkness. Free people must never forget
the sacrifices Ukraine endured under the totalitarian yoke. For
fear of persecution, religious believers gathered in the secrecy
of the forests to celebrate the holy sacraments. For speaking
2
out in favor of cultural, political and economic freedom,
Ukrainians faced punishment in the Gulag.
Now the darkness is lifted -- from Lviv [luh-VIEW] to Kiev
[KEY-ev] and throughout the Ukrainian countryside. We've entered
a season of hope and rebirth. Now that the totalitarian system
no longer suppresses their basic freedoms, Ukrainians are better
able to pursue the aspirations they share with people everywhere:
strong families, an economy with opportunity for productive work,
and cooperation to promote peace among nations.
[Placeholder for details of the talks from NSC.]
Mr. President, Ukraine is the birthplace or ancestral home
of millions of American citizens. They enliven and enrich this
country with their creative talent and their passion for freedom.
I think of scientific prodigies like Michael Yarymovych, whose
research for our Strategic Defense Initiative has helped disperse
the threat of nuclear war. or the dynamic Dobrianskys -- father
and daughter. Professor Lev Dobriansky served President Reagan
with distinction as a United States Ambassador, and now his
daughter Paula serves my administration as one of our highest-
ranking foreign policy officials. And soon I will be sending my
trusted advisor, Roman Popadiuk, as the first United States
Ambassador to Ukraine.
Decade after decade, Americans of Ukrainian heritage have
kept alive in this country the cause of Ukraine's freedom. This
historic day is a tribute to them as well as to their kinsmen in
Ukraine.
3
Mr. President, I salute the people of Ukraine for their
efforts to put past differences aside as they work to renew their
nation. The United States welcomes independent Ukraine as a
partner in the quest to build a better world. The ideas and
experience of Ukrainians now more than ever will be able to
contribute to constructive work in the United Nations, the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other
bodies.
We know Ukrainians face many challenges in the years ahead
as you work to consolidate systems of free enterprise and
democracy. Let me assure you, the United States will stand
beside free Ukraine every step of the way.
Again, thank you, Mr. President. May God bless the people
of Ukraine and of the United States of America -- and may He
always preserve our freedoms.
#
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