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FOIA Number:
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2002-1005-S
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MARKER
This is not a textual record. This is used as an
administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential
Library Staff.
Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records
Collection/Office of Origin: Appointments and Scheduling, White House Office of
Series:
Presidential Daily Diary/Backup
Subseries:
OA/ID Number:
12867
Folder ID Number:
12867-008
Folder Title:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 9/10/1991
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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Doc. No. / Type
Subject/Title
Date
Restriction
Classification
01. Daily schedule Name of briefer redacted (1 pp.)
n.d.
(b)(3)
02. Telephone
Telephone number redacted (1 pp.)
9/10/91
(b)(6)
Memo
Page 1 of 1
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Appointments and Scheduling, White House Office of
Series:
Presidential Daily Diary, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 9/10/1991
Pinksheet Number:
LT10344
OA/ID Number:
12867-008
Date Closed:
5/18/1998
FOIA/Sys Case #:
2002-1005-S
Re-review Case #:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
SCHEDULE OF THE PRESIDENT
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
7:30 am
Staff Time
Oval Office
(30 min)
(McClure)
8:00 am
Intelligence Briefing
Oval Office
(15 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
8:15 am
National Security Briefing
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scowcroft/Sununu)
8:45 am
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
9:15 am
Domestic Update
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Sununu)
9:45 am
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
10:00 am
B Arrival Ceremony for
South Lawn
(30 min)
President Diouf of Senegal
(Scowcroft)
10:30 am
Meeting with President Diouf
Oval Office/
(60 min)
(Scowcroft)
Cabinet Room
11:30
11:30 am
Staff Time Kasten
Oval Office
(30 min)
(Scowcroft) Imoie
12:00 pm
Lunch
Oval Office
(75 min)
1:15 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(15 min)
1:30 pm
Photo Opportunities
Oval Office
(20 min)
1. Nick Calio (McClure)
2. Peggy Dooley (Demarest)
3. William J. Canary, Jr.
(Demarest)
4. Hector Irastorza (Bateman)
2:00 pm
Staff Time
Roosevelt Room
(10 min)
(Scowcroft)
UNP 09/10/91
8:00 am
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
01. Daily
Name of briefer redacted (1 pp.)
n.d.
(b)(3)
schedule
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Appointments and Scheduling, White House Office of
Series:
Presidential Daily Diary, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 9/10/1991
Date Closed:
5/18/1998
OA/ID Number:
12867-008
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2002-1005-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)(1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
purposes
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
2:10 pm
Personal Staff Time
Oval Office
(80 min)
3:30 pm
Administrative Time
Oval Office
(60 min)
4:30 pm
Meeting with Governor Sununu
Oval Office
(30 min)
7:15 pm
B State Dinner for
State Floor
President Diouf
(Scowcroft) (Black Tie)
7:11 POTUS In
1:38 Photo op William J. Canary, Wife In
7:32
Sununu, scowcroft, Michuse. James Oyes
1:41
Photo Op Canary, Wite Out
sen. Boren, sen. Murkawski In
1:42
Photo Op Hector Irastozat family In
8:07
M'Clure, Dyer. Boren. Murkowski out
1:43
Pholo Op Hector Irastoza, Wife + Daughter
8:08
Gates, Dick kerr,
In (b)(3)
Out
8:27
Kerr,
Out (b)(3)
1:58
POTUS Out to Roosevelt Room.
8:47 Gates Scowcroft Out
2:31
POTUS In Oval
8:54
sunvive Out
2:32
Sununu In
8:56
survence In
2:36
Sununu Out
9:00 Sununn out
9:05 Sununu In/9:10 Porter, Darmant.
3:48 Sununu In 3:59 Sununu Out
tab
4:28
Demarest In
9:11
card In
sol
B
POTUS departs oval
4:29 Firestone In
9:51
9:55
POTUS arrives Dp room
4:37 Frestone Out
10:35
10:35
POTUS, Pres. Dione In Scowcroft In
4:38 Digger Phelps, Mrs. Phelps. Frank Diclemente
11:03
POTUS, Pres Diout, Scawcroft out
In (Protos in oval)
4:42
11:03 POTUS. Pres. Diout. Scowcroft In
Digger Phelps, us. Phelps. Frank clemente
out
Cabinet Room.
11:34 POTUS, Diout depart Cabinet Rr
4:45
Demarest out
11:38 Sen. Inouye, Leahy. Hasten
4:52 Sunana In
Sununu, scowcroft, Eagleburger
5:01
Sunana out
and POTUS In
?
5:38
12:40 Scowcraft out
POTUS to South Grounds for Putting
12:41 scowcroft In
wide Digger Phelps, diclemente
12:44 Inauye. Leahy. Kasten, Eagleburger
6:13
45
Porus in Residence
OUT
12:46 Sununu, Scowcroft Out
1:18 Phil Brady In
1:22 Brady Out
1:33 Photo Op Nick Calco + Family In
1:34 Photo Op
Out
1:35 Photo Op Peggy Dodey In
UNP 09/10/91
1:36
Photo op
Out
8:00 am
POTUS walked Pres. Diout to C-9
Tuesday, September 10
5:15
Breakfast
5:35 Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
5:40 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
7:10
The President and Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
7:12 The President to the Oval Office
8:10
Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
9:25
Yves Graux to Second Floor ***** down 9:50
9:30 Guests arrive on the South Grounds for the
Arrival Ceremony for President and Mrs. Diouf of
The Republic of Senegal
9:55
The President and Mrs, Bush to the Diplomatic Reception Room
10:00 The President and Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
to greet Pres. and Mrs. Diouf
10:25 The President and Mrs. Bush with Pres. and Mrs. Diouf
to the State Floor for tea in the Parlors
( 47 guests)
10:35 The President and Pres. Diouf to the Oval Office
11:03 Mrs. Diouf departed by the North Portico
11:05 Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
3:30 Mr. Frank di Clemente arrives South Grounds, to the
Second Floor
3:45 Mr. and Mrs. Digger Phelps arrive South Grounds, to the
Second Floor
4:45 Mrs. Bush, Mr. di Clemente, Mr. and Mrs. Phelps to
the South Grounds
4:55 Mrs. Bush to Second Floor
Queens Bedroom
5:30 The President to the Basketball Court
5:40 The President to the Putting Green
7:00
Guests Arrive East Gate
7:10
Guests arrive State Floor, to the East Room
7:16
Official Party arrives North Portico, to the Yellow
Oval Room
7:13
President and Mrs. Bush to the North Portico to
greet President and Mrs. Diouf
7:16
Principals to the Yellow Oval Room
7:49
President and Mrs. Bush, President and Mrs. Diouf
to the State Floor via Grand Staircase
8:06
Principals join guests in the State Dining Room
8:15
Toasts
8:30
Dinner served in the State Dining Room (125 guests)
9:15
After-dinner guests arrive (
guests)
9:30
Dessert served
9:50
Principals and guests to the Parlors for coffee
10:10
Principals and Guests to the East Room for entertainment
( the Boys Choir of Harlem )
10:25
Entertainment ends
10:35
President and Mrs. Diouf depart the North Portico
10:38
President and Mrs. Bush lead the dancing in the Foyer
10:43
The President and Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
10:50
Mrs. Bush to the South Grounds
11:15
The guests depart the White House
11:17
Mrs. Bush to the Second Floor
11:45
Retired
Houseguest
Mr. Frank di Clemente ***** Lincoln Bedroom
Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Digger) Phelps ***** Queen's Bedroom
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
SEPTEMBER 10 th, 19 91
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
7:15 AM
7:21
MR. ORLANDO FRILLES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
202-456-2723
TLKD-OK 7:21 A.M.
INC
RM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
8:34 AM
8:38
AMBASSADOR LAWRENCE S. EAGLEBURGER
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 460
TLKD-OK
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
MR. FREDERICK D. McCLURE
CA PER MRS. PATRICIA
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
A. PRESOCK 3:34 P.M.
NNC
3:31 PM
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 609
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR LLOYD BENTSON Beutsen
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
NNC
3:33 PM
4:11
202-224-5922
TLKD-OK 4:09 P.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR ORRIN HATCH
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
202-224-5251
TLKD-OK 3:45 P.M.
XNC
3:33 PM
3:52
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR J. BENNETT JOHNSTON
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
XNC
3:33 PM
4:00
202-224-5824
TLKD-OK 3:55 P.M.
Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
(George Bush Library)
Document No.
Subject/Title of Document
Date
Restriction
Class.
and Type
02. Telephone
Telephone number redacted (1 pp.)
9/10/91
(b)(6)
Memo
Collection:
Record Group:
Bush Presidential Records
Office:
Appointments and Scheduling, White House Office of
Series:
Presidential Daily Diary, Backup
Subseries:
WHORM Cat.:
File Location:
[Presidential Daily Backup] 9/10/1991
Date Closed:
5/18/1998
OA/ID Number:
12867-008
FOIA/SYS Case #:
2002-1005-S
Appeal Case #:
Re-review Case #:
Appeal Disposition:
P-2/P-5 Review Case #:
Disposition Date:
AR Case #:
MR Case #:
AR Disposition:
MR Disposition:
AR Disposition Date:
MR Disposition Date:
RESTRICTION CODES
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
Deed of Gift Restrictions
(b)(1) National security classified information
C(1) Closed by Executive Order 13526, governing access to national
(b)(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of an
security information
agency
C(2) Closed by statute or by the agency which originated the information
(b)(3) Release would violate a Federal statute
C(3) Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed of
(b)(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
gift [formerly listed as only C]
information
PRM. Removed as a personal record misfile
(b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy
(b)(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
purposes
(b)(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
P-2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
financial institutions
P-5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President and
(b)(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
his advisors, or between such advisors [(a)(5) of the PRA]
concerning wells
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
SEPTEMBER 10 th
91
, 19
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
XM
SENATOR JAMES M. JEFFORDS
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
202-224-5141
TLKD-OK 4:06 P.M.
INC
3:33 PM
4:08
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR CLAIRBORNE PELL
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
IXXX
3:33 PM
4:20
202-224-4642
TLKD-OK 4:15 P.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR JOHN McCAIN
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
TLKD-OK 4:23 P.M.
VINC
202-224-2235
3:33 PM
4:27
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR CONRAD BURNS
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
3:33 PM
202-224-2644
TLKD-OK 4:30 P.M.
4:34
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR LARRY CRAIG
WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
3:33 PM
5:00
(b) (6)
TLKD-OK 4:56 P.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
XNC
3:33 PM
4:52
202-224-5205
TLKD-OK 4:47 P.M.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
PRESIDENT BUSH
SEPTEMBER 10 th
. 1991
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
AMX
SENATOR STEVEN D. SYMMS
L.W. TOLD MRS.
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
PATRICIA A. PRESOCK
HNIX
3:33 PM
202-224-6142
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
xAM
SENATOR WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
INC
3:33 PM
5:25
202-224-2441
TLKD-OK 5:24 P.M.
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AMX
THE USHER'S OFFICE
TLKD-OK WITH MR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
CHRISTOPHER B. EMERY
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 780
INC.
5:31 PM
5:31
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
XAM
THE USHER'S OFFICE
TLKD-OK WITH MR.
OFC: WASHINGTON, D.C.
DENNIS W, FREEMYER
INC
6:41 PM
6:42
WHITE HOUSE ADMIN. EXT. 780
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
OUT
AM
INC
PM
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE MEMORANDUM
SIGNAL SWITCHBOARD
September 10 , 19 ⁹¹
TIME
NAME
ACTION
PLACED
DISC
OUT
9:00 AM
General Brent Scowcroft
PRESUS Cancel
Office, Washington, D.C.
9:01 AM
INXX
PM
White House Signal 7-2660
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PRESIDENTIAL MOVEMENTS
LOCATION Washington, D.C.
DATE 10 September 1991
TIME
MOVEMENTS
0700
South Grounds
45608
0713
Oval Office
.15609
0955
South Grounds
45610
0956
Diplomatic Reception Room
0957
South Grounds 45611
1029
State Floor
1037
South Grounds
1045
Oval Office
1108
Cabinet Room
1139
South Grounds
1400
Roosevelt Room
1432
Oval Office
1730
South Grounds
1814
Residence
1910
State Floor
1916
North Portico
1918
Residence
1949
State Floor
2239
North Grounds
2240
Residence
45676
717to
1036
WHCA FORM 15, OCTOBER 15, 1980
September 10, 1991
U.S. Government Officials
Anderson, Frank R.
The President
Brawn, Susan
Brent Scowcroft
Browne, Marjorie N.
Robert M. Gates
Castelli, Jeffrey W.
William W. Working
Chiarantona, Richard
Richard N. Haass
Hubbard, Lyman
James L. Pavitt
Kappes, Stephen R.
Bruce Riedel
Macary, Michael P.
Mattingly, Robert E.
McGill, Gene M.
Murphy, Patrick N.
Murray, William D.
Newman, James C.
O'Connell, John G.
Ogino, Jack S.
Piekney, William
Plues, Richard E.
Quaglia, Paul L.
Socolow, Frank
Sporn, James R.
Stuart, Patricia A.
Turner, Hugh J.
Vanell, David A.
Webster, Daniel K.
Hulse, Melvin Andrew
Qualkenbush, Eric
Price, Hugh E.
BF
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
MEETING WITH SENATORS DAVID BOREN AND FRANK MURKOWSKI
DATE:
September 10, 1991
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
7:30 a.m. (30 minutes)
FROM:
Frederick D. McClure 7m
I. PURPOSE
To discuss the nomination of Robert Gates to be Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency with Intelligence Committee
Chairman David Boren (D-OK) and Ranking Republican Frank
Murkowski (R-AK).
II. BACKGROUND
Robert Gates's hearings are scheduled to begin in the Senate
Intelligence Committee on September 16, 1991. The purpose
of this meeting is to encourage Chairman Boren and Ranking
Republican Murkowski to hold to their commitment to complete
the hearings, report the nomination from committee, and
bring the nomination to the Senate floor for a vote as soon
as possible.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Senator David Boren (D-OK), Chairman, Senate Intelligence
Committee
Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking Republican, Senate
Intelligence Committee
John Sununu, Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National
Security
Fred McClure, Assistant to the President for Legislative
Affairs
James W. Dyer, Deputy Assistant to the President for
Legislative Affairs (Senate)
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House photographer only.
- 2 -
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Members will enter through the Southwest Gate and be
escorted to the Oval Office for the meeting with you.
Attachment: Talking Points
MEETING WITH SENATORS DAVID BOREN AND FRANK MURKOWSKI
Many thanks to both of you for coming down
so early this morning.
I wanted to express to both of you my strong
support for Bob Gates. The events of the
past month have brought home to me again his
value as a member of my national security
team.
I remain convinced Bob is an outstanding
nominee and I need him confirmed and on the
job at the CIA as soon as possible.
Card Two
David, I hope we are on schedule to begin
the hearings next week and have your
committee vote the nomination out to the
floor shortly thereafter. I hope we can
then get a favorable final vote.
--
The Clair George indictment should not
affect your consideration of Bob Gates. The
charges against George have nothing to do
with Gates. He has flatly denied them and
is entitled to be presumed innocent like
anybody else.
I also want to offer any and all support we
can muster for Bob Gates.
Card Three
If there are any Democrats, especially
committee members, or Senators with strong
national security interests I need to
contact, let me know. I want to get them on
board as soon as possible.
Frank, I think we are in good shape with our
side but I would like to get your thoughts
on where we are and what else we can do.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 10, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR ELLEN W. McCATHRAN
FROM:
Frederick D. McClure for
SUBJECT:
Attendance at Oval Office Meeting
The following were in attendance in the Oval Office on September
10, at 7:30 a.m. for a meeting with the President to discuss the
nomination of Robert Gates to be the Director of Central
Intelligence.
The President
Congressional Participation - Senate
Senator David Boren (D-OK), Chairman, Senate Intelligence
Committee
Senator Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Ranking, Senate Intelligence
Committee
White House Staff
John Sununu, Chief of Staff
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs
Fred McClure, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
James W. Dyer, Deputy Assistant to the President for Legislative
Affairs (Senate)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
ARRIVAL CEREMONY/RECEPTION/COFFEE/MEETING
His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal,
and Mrs. Diouf
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
TIME:
9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
LOCATIONS:
South Lawn/Blue Room/
Oval Office/Cabinet Room
DRESS:
Business Suit/Day Dress
FROM:
Laurie Firestone Ly
9:55 a.m.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH meet in the Diplomatic
9:55
Reception Room and proceed to the South Lawn on cue
from the Military Aide.
10:00 a.m.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH are introduced to His
9:59
Excellency, The President of the Republic of Senegal,
and Mrs. Diouf by Ambassador Reed.
10:30 a.m.
At conclusion of the Arrival Ceremony, THE PRESIDENT
10:30
and MRS. BUSH escort President and Mrs. Diouf from
10.25
the South Lawn through the Diplomatic Reception Room
to the State Floor via the elevator for receiving
line.
Ambassador Reed (to introduce)
THE PRESIDENT
President Diouf
MRS. BUSH
Mrs. Diouf
10:40 a.m.
At the end of the receiving line, Ambassador Reed
will escort THE PRESIDENT and President Diouf to the
Oval Office via the elevator.
10:31
MRS. BUSH escorts Mrs. Diouf
to Green Room for coffee.
11:00 a.m.
?
After coffee, MRS. BUSH escorts Mrs. Diouf to North
Portico for departure.
MRS. BUSH returns to residence.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 10, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT DIOUF
IN ARRIVAL CEREMONY
The South Lawn
10:02 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: To President and Mrs. Diouf, ladies and
gentlemen, a sincere welcome. And on behalf of the United States of
America -- long known for its fidelity to freedom and human
dignity -- I am honored to welcome President Diouf, the President of
a nation which so clearly echoes those beliefs.
A Senegalese proverb says: "Misunderstandings don't
exist; only the failure to communicate exists. "
And, Mr. President, because you have communicated to the
world what Senegal embodies, there can be no misunderstanding about
the ideals and aspirations that link our two societies and peoples.
For those who follow Senegalese history, it is obvious
why Senegal has become one of our closest friends in Africa.
Ever since its independence in 1960, Senegal has adhered
to the principles of a democratic political system. Your robust,
free press can publish the full spectrum of political thought and
opinion. And like us, you have an independent judiciary -- vital to
any government which operates by the rule of law. And let me
mention, too, your enviable record in the field of human rights.
These facts, of course, could describe, we think, our
country, the United States of America. We both share a fundamental
commitment to the peaceful solution of conflicts. We both believe in
the inalienable rights of all. In Senegal it's said, "Man is the
best cure for his own ills." Well, Mr. President, the whole world
has begun to vanquish the ills of tyranny and totalitarianism.
Bayonets and barbed wire cannot conquer man's yearning to be free.
Last year at this time, Senegal was preparing to send
500 soldiers to the Gulf to participate in Operation Desert Shield.
Shortly after the end of Operation Desert Storm, a tragic plane crash
in Saudi Arabia claimed the lives of 93 of those brave Senegalese
soldiers as they returned to their base near the Gulf after a
pilgrimage to Mecca. So Senegal paid proportionately the highest
price of any coalition partner in freeing Kuwait from naked
aggression.
We mourn your lost countrymen -- but know that they died
for the noblest cause of all -- the unstoppable tide of freedom that
today is changing history swiftly, dramatically. Future generations
will look to our age and say: "Here -- here, in the 1990s -- began
the new world order."
And thus, we welcome not only an old and dear friend to
Washington, but a friend who shares our values, who will fight for
freedom, and who has a deep appreciation and respect for the American
way of life. Mr. President, just as your people love America, so
does America love the nation of your birth. God bless you and
Senegal and the United States of America. And once again, welcome to
our shores. (Applause.)
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PRESIDENT DIOUF: Mr. President, the words of welcome
you have just spoken are those of a true friend. I was deeply moved
by them and by the warmth of this beautiful ceremony. Allow me,
therefore, at the very outset to express heartfelt thanks to you on
behalf of my wife and on my own and that of the delegation
accompanying me.
Mr. President and dear friend, Madam Bush, your
excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: This is the third time in the
space of two years that I find myself in this great and beautiful
country. This time, however, my visit is of special significance.
To begin with, it is my first state visit and the second one by a
Senegalese president. It is also significant because it takes place
in the background of a particular international setting marked by the
end of an era and the heralding of a new order on which we Senegalese
and Americans are pinning equal hopes. Add to this the fact that,
with the strengthening of the Senegalese democracy, our approach
becomes more identical to yours, and this in turn makes your model
more appealing to us.
Lastly, I note that, since the end of the Gulf War, I am
the first African president to be received on a state visit by your
country. I fully appreciate the significance of this gesture, and I
should like to express my gratitude for the thoughtful demonstration
of friendship towards me and my country.
At this juncture I should like to dedicate my profound
thoughts to the worthy sons of America fallen on the field of honor.
As my country suffered the loss of 93 soldiers in Saudi Arabia, I can
well appreciate the grief of those who lost their loved ones and to
whom I should like to offer once again my condolences. We can take
comfort in the fact that their sacrifice has not been in vain, for
despite the Gulf War and its aftermath, despite the institutional
tremors that have shaken the Soviet Union over the past few weeks,
the international atmosphere is, happily, one of detente which our
peoples long for.
The progress made in arms reduction with the signing of
the START Treaty, following the adoption of the Paris Charter for a
new Europe, the triumph of democratic demands across the world and
particularly in Africa, the dismantling of the legal basis of
apartheid we still have to draw inferences from it -- are all
encouraging signs as we approach the end of the 20th century.
Indeed, never before in the history of mankind has the
sound of freedom resounded so loudly and so far and wide. Never have
freedom and peace combined so harmoniously for so many human beings
and peoples. Yet, this is no permanent achievement. Quite the
contrary, it is frail because of the major challenge that is still
confronting us poverty. This is a challenge to us all. Mr.
President, I know that this cause is so dear to your heart. I know
and I appreciate the efforts your government is making to face up to
it.
Africa, which had apprehended that it would be
marginalized to the benefit of the countries of Eastern Europe, is
now resolutely committed to the fight for integration a must for
its development. The adoption and signing of the June, 1991 OAU
summit of the treaty establishing the African Economic Community is a
clear manifestation of this commitment. In my capacity as the
current Chairman of the ECOWAS, I will leave no stone unturned to
translate that commitment into concrete achievements within our
subregion. I am confident that countries like yours, together with
international institutions which have always been by our side, will
support us in our endeavors
Mr. President, I cannot end without expressing once
again my thanks for the warmth of your welcome, without renewing my
determination to continue striving with you for the triumph of our
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common values and ideals for the greater well-being of all men and
the whole of mankind. I hope that our efforts to that end will be
successful and I express my most sincere wishes for your and your
family's good health and happiness, and for the sustained prosperity
of the friendly American people. (Applause.)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 7, 1991
MEETING WITH
PRESIDENT ABDOU DIOUF
DATE: September 10, 1991
LOCATION: Oval Office/Cabinet Room
TIME: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
A
See attached for participants
PARTICIPANTS
The Oval Office Meeting
U.S.
The President
Brent Scowdroft, Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs
Eliza Surnham, Interpreter
Senegal
Abdou Diouf, President
Gabriel Sarr, Interpreter
Cabinet Room Meeting
U.S.
Deperty
The President
James A Baker, III, Secretary of State
John Sununu, Chief of Staff
Marlin Fitzwater, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant 10 the Iresident for National Security
Affairs
Robert M. Gates, Assistant to the President and Deputy for
National Security Affairs
Herman J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Katherine Shirley, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
Thomas E. McNamara, Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for African Affairs (notetaker)
Alec Toumahan, Interpreter
Senegal
Adbou Diouf, President
Adboulaye Wade, Minister of State
Djibo Ka, Minister of Foreign Affairs
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PARTICIPANTS
The Oval Office Meeting
U.S.
The President
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs
Eliza Surnham, Interpreter
Senegal
Abdou Diouf, President
Gabriel Sarr, Interpreter
Cabinet Room Meeting
U.S.
The President
James A. Baker, III, Secretary of State L. Eagleburger
John Sununu, Chief of Staff
Marlin Fitzwater, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary
Brent Scowcroft, Assistant 10 the Iresident for National Security
Affairs
Robert M. Gates, Assistant to the President and Deputy for
National Security Affairs
Herman J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Katherine Shirley, U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
Thomas E. McNamara, Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for African Affairs (notetaker)
Alec Toumahan, Interpreter
Senegal
Adbou Diouf, President
Adboulaye Wade, Minister of State
Djibo Ka, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Famara Ibrahima Sagna, Minister of Economy, Finance and Planning
Alassance Dialy N'Diaye, Minister of Industry, Commerce and
Handicrafts
Ibra Deguene Ka, Senegalese Ambassador to the U.S.
Doudou Diop, Major General, Special Advisor to the President and
Inspector General of the Armed Forces
Pascal Manga, Vice President of the National Assembly
Babacar Carlos Mbaye, Presidential Diplomatic Advisor
Gabriel Sarr, Interpreter
THE WHITE HOUSE
BF
WASHINGTON
DEPARTURE PHOTO WITH NICK CALIO AND FAMILY
DATE:
September 10, 1991
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
1:30 p.m. (5 minutes)
FROM:
Frederick D. McClure 1m
I. PURPOSE
To take a departure photo with Nicholas E. Calio,
former Deputy Assistant to the President for
Legislative Affairs (House).
II. BACKGROUND
Nick. Calio served as your chief Deputy to the U.S. House of
Representatives since the beginning of the Administration.
He worked on several important administration initiatives
including capital gains and fast track negotiating
authority. Nick recently left the White House to join a
lobbying firm, The Duberstein Group, Inc., where he is Vice
President. He will be accompanied by his wife and three
children.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Nicholas E. Calio
Lydia Calio (wife)
Lydia Calio (daughter, age 8)
Nicholas Calio (son, age 5)
Jessica Calio (daughter, age 1)
Steve Hart, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director,
Office of Legislative Affairs
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House Photographer only.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
The Calio family will be met in the West Lobby and escorted
to the Oval Office for a photo with you.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 10, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR ELLEN W. McCATHRAN
FROM:
Frederick D. McClure for
SUBJECT:
Attendance at Oval Office Photo-Op
The following were in attendance in the Oval Office on September
10, at 1:30 p.m. for a photo opportunity with the President.
The President
White House Staff
Stephen T. Hart, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director,
Office of Legislative Affairs
Other
Nicholas E. Calio
Lydia Calio (wife)
Lydia Calio (daughter, age 8)
Nicholas Calio (son, age 5)
Jessica Calio (daughter, age 1)
BF
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 9, 1991
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH PEGGY DOOLEY
DATE:
September 10, 1991
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
1:30 pm
FROM:
David F. Demarest, Jr.
Assistant to the President
for Communications
I. PURPOSE
To say thank you to Peggy Dooley for her work at the White
House and in the campaign.
II. BACKGROUND
Peggy Dooley has been a Research Assistant in the
Speechwriting Office since the beginning of the
Administration. Before that, she worked at both the
Bush/Quayle campaign and Presidential Transition for Jim
Pinkerton. She is leaving us to become a speechwriter for
Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson. Among the many speeches
Peggy has researched are: your first State of the Union
Address in 1990, including the memo on the History of the
State of the Union; the Address to a Joint Session of
Congress following the Gulf War; and the Yale Commencement
Address.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
David F. Demarest, Jr.
Peggy Dooley
IV. PRESS PLAN
Closed
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Mr. Demarest and Ms. Dooley enter the Oval Office.
Photo is taken.
Mr. Demarest and Ms. Dooley depart.
VI. REMARKS
None required.
THE WHITE HOUSE
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WASHINGTON
September 9, 1991
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH WILLIAM J. CANARY
DATE:
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
LOCATION:
Oval Office
TIME:
1:30 P.M.
THROUGH:
DAVID F. DEMAREST, JR
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO Del THE PRESIDENT
DEBRA R. ANDERSON
AND DIRECTOR OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS
I.
PURPOSE
To participate in a photo opportunity with William J.
Canary, Jr. and his wife, Leura Garrett.
II.
BACKGROUND
Bill Canary worked in the White House from February
1989 to July 1991. He was the Special Assistant to the
President for Intergovernmental Affairs and served as
the Administration's liaison to local elected officials
and mayors.
Since July 1, Bill has been the Vice President of a
newly created Intergovernmental division at the
American Trucking Associations.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Deb Anderson
William J. Canary, Jr.
Leura Garrett, wife
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
* Participants enter Oval Office.
* Photos are taken.
* Guests depart Oval Office.
V.
PRESS PLAN
White House photographer only.
BF
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 9, 1991
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH HECTOR F. IRASTORZA, JR.
DATE:
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
TIME:
1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Oval Office
FROM:
Paul W. Bateman
I. PURPOSE
To bid farewell to Hector Irastorza.
II. BACKGROUND
After serving for the past two and half years as
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of
the Office of Administration, Hector has left to become
Deputy Manager of the 1992 Republican National Convention.
III. PARTICIPANTS
The President
Paul W. Bateman
Hector F. Irastorza, Jr.
Judith Irastorza, spouse
Ashley Irastorza, age 9 months
IV. PRESS PLAN
White House photographer only.
V. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Paul Bateman will present the Irastorza family;
photographs will be taken; guests will depart.
From Bush,
9-11-91
Supreme Compliments
Goodwill for Senegal and Nominee at Dinner
By Jacqueline Trescott
Besides functioning as commen-
and Donnie Radcliffe
tator on his nominee to the Su-
Washington Post Staff Writers
preme Court, Bush played big
spender yesterday by wiping out a
"Right from the heart" is how
$42 million debt owed by Senegal.
President George Bush evaluated
Though officials denied a link be-
the comments of Clarence Thomas
tween the debt forgiveness and
during his first day in front of the
Senegal's support in the Persian
Senate Judiciary Committee. "Con-
Gulf War, Bush said in his toast:
vincing, no theatrics," said Bush as
"The strength of character always
he mixed with the guests at last
outlasts the strength of arms."
night's state dinner for Abdou
In response Diouf, who at 6 feet
Diouf, the president of Senegal. "I
11 wasn't just a commanding pres-
don't think there was a dry eye in
ence but a towering figure, also
the house. It's exactly how I felt
expressed the hope that the chang-
sitting next to him in Kennebunk-
es toward democracy throughout
port.
I punched up Barb. 'Are
the world would inspire progress
you getting this?' And she was
toward freedom everywhere. It is,
watching it too. I choked up on it."
See DINNER, B4, Col. 1
BY DAYNA SMITH-THE WASHINGTON POST
Senegal's President Diouf and the Bushes at the White House.
Photo Copy Preservation
B4 WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1991
THE WASHINGTON POST
White
brother author Alex Haley, in the
S. Craig Lindner
Wesley McClure. president, Virginia State University
landmark book "Roots," traced their
Thomas E. McNamara. special assistant to the president and
family to the West African nation of
senior director for African affairs. NSC. and Emma McNa-
mara
Gambia, which borders Senegal. Al-
W. Tabb and Rosaline Moore. Washington
so on the list were Stanley Scott, a
George Moose, former U.S. ambassador to Senegal, and Judy
House
Moose
presidential assistant to Richard
William Mosebey Jr., chief African affairs, CIA, and Carolyn
Nixon; Franklin Thomas, president
Mosebey
Robert M. Mumma " and Susan Mumma. Harrisburg, Pa.
of the Ford Foundation; Gloria Scott,
Jose Nino. president, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
president of Bennett College; Arthur
and Theresa Nino
Dinner
Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and Colleen Nunn
E. Thomas, president of Central
Lawrence Pezzullo, president, Catholic Relief Services, and Jo-
State University; Robert Johnson,
sephine Pezzullo
Richard F. "Digger" Phelps and Teresa Phelps, South Bend,
president of Black Entertainment
Ind
Television; Dorothy Height, presi-
Lewis Preston, president, the World Bank, and Gladys Pres-
ton
DINNER, From B1
dent of the National Council of Ne-
Wesley Pruden, managing editor, the Washington Times, and
Corinna Metcalf
he said, "a common wish to see a
gro Women; and Detroit Pistons
Joseph Reed. chief of protocol
guard Isiah Thomas.
Ronald Roskens. administrator, U.S. International Develop-
new order and usher in a world
ment Cooperation Agency. and Lois Roskens
where the ballot will permanently
"There are usually a lot more Ital-
Edward and Celia Salomons, San Antonio
ians at a dinner for the Italian prime
Lori Santos, UPI White House correspondent, and Craig
replace the bullet."
Schwed
Earlier in the day, at the welcom-
minister too," said Anna Perez, Bar-
Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court, and Maureen
bara Bush's press secretary. "It has
Scalia
ing ceremony for Diouf, Bush said
Gloria R. Scott. president, Bennett College
to do with similar interests. For in-
Stanley S. and Bettye Scott, New Orieans
Senegal had paid "proportionately
stance, Bruce Johnson, a local re-
Brent Scowcroft, assistant to the president for national securi-
the highest price of any coalition
affairs
porter [for WUSA-TV], is here not
David Shear, president, International & Development Group
partner in freeing Kuwait from na-
because he's black but because he
Ltd., Barbara Shear
ked aggression." Senegal sent 500
Katherine Shirley. U.S. ambassador to Senegal
did a special on Senegal."
Lt. Gen Lawrence Skibbie (ret. president. American Defense
soldiers to Saudi Arabia, and during
The guests dined on roast tender-
Preparedness Association and Nancy Skibbie
the conflict 93 died in a plane crash.
Judy Smith, special assistant to the president and deputy
Dizzy Gillespie at the dinner.
loin of beef, carrot timbale and
press secretary. and Ray Valentine
Predictably, the start of the
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, chief of staff of the Army. and Gay
young squash, and lime sorbet with
Sullivan
Thomas confirmation hearings was a
vodka mousse. After dinner the Boys
John Sununu. chief of staff to the president. and Nancy Sunu-
key discussion point last night.
d'oeuvres. "I was on the Larry King
nu
Choir of Harlem sang patriotic,
Arthur E. Thomas, president, Central State University. and
When Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) ar-
show, so he made me late. I went
Gershwin and Ellington selections,
Dawn Thomas
from a King to a president," said De-
Franklin Thomas, president, the Ford Foundation, and Kate
rived, he passed the buck to Sen.
with the Bushes and the Dioufs look-
R.
Whitney
Hank Brown (R-Colo.)
Luise, who starts another television
ing on from the front row. Earlier,
Isiah Thomas. Detroit Pistons, and Lynn Thomas
"He was there the whole time,"
life next week as the host of the new
Walter Turnbull, director, Boys Choir of Harlem, and Joannie
the couples exchanged gifts. Bush
Danielides
said Nunn, who had actually present-
"Candid Camera."
gave Diouf an engraving of George
Stan Wachstetter, apostolic liaison, Global Christian Interac-
PHOTOS BY DAYNA WASHINGTON POST
tion, and Helen Wachstetter
ed Thomas, a fellow Georgian, to the
Another celebrity guest was jazz
Washington and the Dioufs gave the
James D. Watkins, secretary of energy. and Sheila Watkins
National Council of Negro Women President Dorothy Height and Robert Hall.
Judiciary Committee. Brown, the
great John Birks Gillespie, better
Bushes a traditional African bed-
Robert Woodson. president. National Center for Neighborhood
Enterprise, and Ellen Woodson
panel's newest member, looked at
known as "Dizzy," whose associa-
spread and a statue representing the
Nunn's disappearing back and wryly
tions with the White House through
mother of fertility.
commented, "He's a wonderful press
the years has swung between the
The guest list for last night's din-
agent." But he quickly took up the
two political parties. "I'm not a Dem-
ner:
slack.
ocrat. I'm not a Republican," Gilles-
Abdou Diouf, president of Senegal, and Elizabeth Diouf
Habib Diouf
"It was a clear win for Judge
pie said. "But I may vote for him," he
Jbrahima Diop and Yacine Diouf Diop
Abdoulaye Wade, minister of state
Thomas, not only with his moving
added, nodding in Bush's direction.
Famara Ibrahima Sagna, minister of finance
Coumbra Djibo Ka
opening statement but his taking of
Asked about the time he had Pres-
Alassane Dialy Ndiaye, minister of industrial development and
the natural law [debate] off the ta-
ident Carter coming in on the refrain
commerce
Pascal Manga, vice president of the national assembly
ble. That was a concern of mine,"
of "Salt Peanuts," Gillespie com-
Maj. Gen. Doudou Diop, special adviser to the president
Brown said.
Babacar Carlos Mbaye, diplomatic adviser to the president
mented, "Yeah, but I don't think this
Photo Copy Preservation
Lamar Alexander, secretary of education, and Honey Alexan-
Robert Woodson, president of the
president knows the tune. He'd want
der
Reginald Bartholomew, undersecretary of state for security as-
National Center for Neighborhood
'When the Saints Go Marching In.'
sistance. science and technology department, and Rose-
Anne Bartholomew
Enterprise and a popular conserva-
In fact, Gillespie said the last time
Rep Herbert Bateman (R-Va.) and Laura Bateman
tive pundit, also described Thomas
he tooted his horn for the Bush ad-
James L. Bayless Jr. and Elizabeth Bayless. McLean
William Bennett, Hudson Institute, and Elayne Bennett
as a winner. "He scored every time
ministration was in March 1990
Rep. Thomas Biley Jr. (R-Va.) and Mary Virginia Biley
Charles Bray. president. the Johnson Foundation, and former
they handed him the ball," he said.
when he accompanied Secretary of
ambassador to Senegal, and Katie Gingrass, Katie Gingrass
William Bennett, the former sec-
State James Baker to Namibia's in-
Art Gallery, Milwaukee
Sen Hank Brown (R-Colo.) and Nan Brown
retary of education and former drug
dependence ceremonies. Aboard the
Richard Carison, U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles, and Pa-
tricia Carlson
policy director, concurred with ev-
official plane taking them overseas,
James and Alice Clark, Easton, Md.
eryone else on how the opening
Gillespie said Baker asked him to
Herman Cohen. assistant secretary of state for African af.
fairs. and Suzanne Cohen
hearing went. "Good, good," he said.
play "Saints" and what could he do
William Lloyd and Teran Davis, Santa Monica, Calif.
Michael Deland, chairman, Council on Environmental Quality.
And Justice Antonin Scalia, a man
but oblige.
Jane Deland
Dom DeLuise, actor
with more than a passing interest in
Last night, Gillespie didn't have to
Frank Clemente. Phillips Academy
the outcome of the hearings, indicat-
perform for his supper. He was
Charles Fishman, Charismic Productions
Dizzy Gillespie, jazz musician
ed he never tuned in the way the
among an unusually heavy comple-
George W Haley. chairman, Postal Rate Commission, and Do.
ns Haley
rest of Washington did yesterday.
ment of black guests. Besides the 14
Kitty Carlisle Hart, New York
Asked if he had watched the hear-
members in the Senegalese official
Harry Haskell Jr., president and chairman, Abercrombie &
Fitch
ings. his reply was judicious.
entourage, there were another two
Dorothy Height. president. National Council of Negro Wom-
en. and Robert Hall
"Didn't,' he said and kept on walk-
dozen black Americans at dinner,
Edith E Holiday, assistant to the president and secretary of
ing.
with
additional
the cabinet, and Terrence Adamson
of the Ford Foundation; Gloria Scott,
Jose Nino, president U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
president of Bennett College; Arthur
and Theresa Nine
Dinner
Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) and Colleen Nunn
E. Thomas, president of Central
Lawrence Pezzullo. president. Catholic Relief Services, and Jo-
State University; Robert Johnson,
sephine Pezzullo
Richard F. "Digger" Phelps and Teresa Pheips. South Bend.
president of Black Entertainment
Ind
Television: Dorothy Height, presi-
Lewis Preston, president, the World Bank and Gladys Pres-
ton
DINNER, From B1
dent of the National Council of Ne-
Wesley Pruden, managing editor. the Washington Times, and
Corinna Metcalf
he said, "a common wish to see a
gro Women; and Detroit Pistons
Joseph Reed, chief of protocol
guard Isiah Thomas.
Ronald Roskens, administrator U.S. International Develop-
new order and usher in a world
ment Cooperation Agency and Los Roskens
where the ballot will permanently
"There are usually a lot more Ital-
Edward and Celia Salomons. San Antonio
replace the bullet."
ians at a dinner for the Italian prime
Lori Santos, UPI White House correspondent. and Craig
Schwed
Earlier in the day, at the welcom-
minister too," said Anna Perez, Bar-
Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court. and Maureen
bara Bush's press secretary. "It has
Scalia
ing ceremony for Diouf, Bush said
Gloria R. Scott. president, Bennett College
to do with similar interests. For in-
Stanley S. and Bettye Scott. New Orieans
Senegal had paid "proportionately
stance, Bruce Johnson, a local re-
Brent Scowcroft, assistant to the president for national securi-
the highest price of any coalition
ty affairs
porter [for WUSA-TV], is here not
David Shear, president, International & Development Group
partner in freeing Kuwait from na-
because he's black but because he
Ltd., Barbara Shear
ked aggression." Senegal sent 500
Katherine H. Shirley. U.S. ambassador to Senegal
did a special on Senegal."
Lt. Gen Lawrence Skibbe (ret. president. American Defense
soldiers to Saudi Arabia, and during
The guests dined on roast tender-
Preparedness Association and Nancy Skibble
the conflict 93 died in a plane crash.
Judy A. Smith, special assistant to the president and deputy
Dizzy Gillespie at the dinner.
loin of beef, carrot timbale and
press secretary. and Ray Valentine
Predictably, the start of the
Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, chief of staff of the Army, and Gay
young squash, and lime sorbet with
Sullivan
Thomas confirmation hearings was a
vodka mousse. After dinner the Boys
John Sununu. chief of staff to the president. and Nancy Sunu-
key discussion point last night.
d'oeuvres. "I was on the Larry King
nu
Choir of Harlem sang patriotic,
Arthur E. Thomas. president. Central State University. and
When Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) ar-
show, so he made me late. I went
Gershwin and Ellington selections,
Dawn Thomas
rived, he passed the buck to Sen.
from a King to a president," said De-
Franklin A. Thomas, president. the Ford Foundation, and Kate
with the Bushes and the Dioufs look-
R. Whitney
Hank Brown (R-Colo.)
Luise, who starts another television
ing on from the front row. Earlier,
Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons. and Lynn Thomas
life next week as the host of the new
Walter Turnbull, director, Boys Choir of Harlem. and Joannie
"He was there the whole time,"
the couples exchanged gifts. Bush
Danielides
"Candid Camera."
gave Diouf an engraving of George
Stan Wachstetter, apostolic liaison. Global Christian Interac-
PHOTOS BY DAYNA SMITH-THE WASHINGTON POST
said Nunn, who had actually present-
tion. and Helen Wachstetter
ed Thomas, a fellow Georgian, to the
Another celebrity guest was jazz
Washington and the Dioufs gave the
James D. Watkins, secretary of energy. and Sheila Watkins
National Council of Negro Women President Dorothy Height and Robert Hall.
Judiciary Committee. Brown, the
Bushes a traditional African bed-
Robert Woodson. president National Center for ghberhood
great John Birks Gillespie, better
Enterprise, and Ellen Woodson
panel's newest member, looked at
known as "Dizzy," whose associa-
spread and a statue representing the
Nunn's disappearing back and wryly
tions with the White House through
mother of fertility.
commented, "He's a wonderful press
the years has swung between the
The guest list for last night's din-
agent." But he quickly took up the
two political parties. "I'm not a Dem-
ner:
slack.
ocrat. I'm not a Republican," Gilles-
Abdou Diout. president of Senegal, and Elizabeth Diouf
Habib
Diout
"It was a clear win for Judge
pie said. "But I may vote for him," he
Jbrahima Diop and Yacine Diout Diop
Abdoulaye Wade. minister of state
Thomas, not only with his moving
added, nodding in Bush's direction.
Famara Ibrahima Sagna, minister of finance
opening statement but his taking of
Asked about the time he had Pres-
Coumbra Dito Ka
Alassane Dialy Ndiaye. minister of industrial development and
the natural law [debate] off the ta-
ident Carter coming in on the refrain
commerce
Pascal Manga, vice president of the national assembly
ble. That was a concern of mine,"
of "Salt Peanuts," Gillespie com-
Maj. Gen Doudou Diop. special adviser to the president
Brown said.
Babacar Carlos Mbaye. diplomatic adviser to the president
mented, "Yeah, but I don't think this
Lamar Alexander, secretary of education, and Honey Alexan-
Robert Woodson, president of the
president knows the tune. He'd want
der
Reginald Bartholomew undersecretary of state for security as-
National Center for Neighborhood
'When the Saints Go Marching In.'
sistance. science and technology department. and Rose-
Anne Bartholomew
Enterprise and a popular conserva-
In fact, Gillespie said the last time
Rep. Herbert H. Bateman (R-Va.) and Laura Bateman
Photo Copy Preservation
tive pundit, also described Thomas
he tooted his horn for the Bush ad-
James L. Bayless Jr. and Elizabeth Bayless. McLean
-William Bennett, Hudson Institute, and Elayne Bennett
as a winner. "He scored every time
ministration was in March 1990
Rep. Thomas J. Biley Jr. (R-Va.) and Mary Virginia Biley
Charles Bray. president. the Johnson Foundation, and former
they handed him the ball," he said.
when he accompanied Secretary of
ambassador to Senegal, and Katie Gingrass. Katie Gingrass
William Bennett, the former sec-
State James Baker to Namibia's in-
Art Gallery, Milwaukee
Sen. Hank Brown (R-Colo.) and Nan Brown
retary of education and former drug
dependence ceremonies. Aboard the
Richard Carison, U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles, and Pa.
tricia Carlson
policy director, concurred with ev-
official plane taking them overseas,
James and Alice Clark, Easton, Md.
eryone else on how the opening
Gillespie said Baker asked him to
Herman J. Cohen, assistant secretary of state for African af.
fairs, and Suzanne Cohen
hearing went. "Good, good," he said.
play "Saints" and what could he do
William Lloyd and Teran Davis, Santa Monica, Calif.
Michael Deland, chairman, Council on Environmental Quality.
And Justice Antonin Scalia, a man
but oblige.
Jane Deland
Dom DeLuise, actor
with more than a passing interest in
Last night, Gillespie didn't have to
Frank di Clemente. Phillips Academy
the outcome of the hearings, indicat-
perform for his supper. He was
Charles Fishman Charismic Productions
Dizzy Giffespie. jazz musician
ed he never tuned in the way the
among an unusually heavy comple-
George W Haley. chairman, Postal Rate Commission and Do-
ris Haley
rest of Washington did yesterday.
ment of black guests. Besides the 14
Kitty Carlisie Hart, New York
Asked if he had watched the hear-
members in the Senegalese official
Harry G. Haskell Jr., president and chairman, Abercrombie &
Fitch
ings. his reply was judicious.
entourage, there were another two
Dorothy Height. president. National Council of Negro Wom-
en. and Robert Hall
"Didn't," he said and kept on walk-
dozen black Americans at dinner,
Edith E. Holiday, assistant to the president and secretary of
ing.
the cabinet. and Terrence Adamson
with additional guests coming in for
C. Bruce Johnson, WUSA-TV. and Madge Johnson
The last guest to arrive for the
the after-dinner entertainment.
Robert Johnson, president, Black Entertainment Television,
and Sheita Johnson
dinner was TV commercial and com-
Notable faces in the crowd includ-
Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kan.)
Richard Kerr. acting director, CIA, and Janice Kerr
ic domo Dom DeLuise, who jokingly
ed George Haley, chairman of the
John B Kilrey Sr., Kilroy Industries, and Chantal Kilroy
wondered if he'd missed any hors
Postal Rate Commission, whose
Carl H. Lindner. chairman of the board and CEO. Great Ameri-
can Financial Corp.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:
OFFICIAL DINNER
in honor of His Excellency Abdou Diouf,
President of the Republic of Senegal,
and Mrs. Diouf
Tuesday, September 10, 1991
TIME:
7:15 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
State Floor
DRESS:
Black Tie
FROM:
Laurie Firestone Lf
7:15 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH greet His Excellency,
President of the Republic of Senegal, and Mrs. Diouf
at North Portico. THE PRINCIPALS pose for photo
on steps and then proceed to Yellow Oval Room via
Grand Staircase.
7:16 p.m.
The following guests arrive and are
escorted to Yellow Oval Room by
Ambassador Reed:
-- Mrs. Djibo Ka,
Wife of the Foreign Minister of
Senegal
-- His Excellency and Mrs. Ibra
Deguene Ka,
The Ambassador of Senegal
-- Mr. Habib Diouf,
Son of President and Mrs. Diouf
-- Mr. Ibrahima Diop,
Son-in-law of President and
Mrs. Diouf
-- The Honorable Katharine Shirley,
U.S. Ambassador to Senegal
7:40 p.m.
Yellow Oval Room guests depart
Yellow Oval Room.
7:45 p.m.
Color Guard secures the Colors and proceeds down
Grand Staircase followed by THE PRINCIPALS enroute
East Room for receiving line.
-2-
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991
Ambassador Reed (to introduce)
THE PRESIDENT
President Diouf
MRS. BUSH
Mrs. Diouf
8:15 p.m.
THE PRINCIPALS proceed to State Dining Room.
Once all guests are seated, THE PRESIDENT and
President Diouf will give toasts.
8:30 p.m.
Following toasts, dinner is served.
10:00 p.m.
Coffee and liqueurs are served in the Color Rooms.
(THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH greet after-
dinner guests in Blue Room.)
10:10 p.m.
THE PRINCIPALS proceed to designated seating in
East Room.
Performance by Boys Choir of Harlem.
10:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH bid farewell to
President and Mrs. Diouf at North Portico.
President and Mrs. Diouf return
to Blair House.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH return to Grand Foyer
and may begin dancing or mix and mingle and then
depart enroute Residence.
10:45 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT and MRS. BUSH depart State Floor.
All guests depart.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 10, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND PRESIDENT ABDOU DIOUF OF SENEGAL
IN EXCHANGE OF TOASTS
8:08 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the
White House. And to President and Mrs. Diouf, and members of the
Senegal delegation, a very special welcome.
Nine years ago, Barbara and I were hosted in Senegal.
Never forgotten that trip, and today, we have the opportunity to try
in this manner to repay Senegal's marvelous hospitality. And we
welcome to America's home, to this White House, a first citizen of
the Continent of Africa. This week provides an opportunity for our
countries to renew the shared interest which link our two nations and
peoples and the values that join us, the values we hold so dear. We
both revere liberty and human dignity and respect for the rights of
man. And we each believe for individuals, choice; for society,
pluralism; and for nations, self-determination.
And together, by lifting minds and horizons, we are
helping to shape a new world order. You see, Senegal was the first
sub-Saharian African nation to say to Saddam Hussein, your aggression
will not stand. And America, sir, applauds your courage in opposing
this threat to world security. You lifted up, you buoyed the
coalition and you showed that strength of character will always
outlast strength of arms.
Mr. President, you know, as recent events have verified,
totalitarianism is crumbling because democracy would not -- will not
be denied. And now, let us all pledge to help Senegal's democratic
system serve as a model for those countries seeking to embrace the
principles of self-government, self-determination and freedom of
expression.
We seek a world in which the lamp of liberty brightens
every corner of the Earth. And in that spirit, I would like to close
with words from Leopold Senghor, a poet-politician who was the first
President and founder of independent Senegal. Forty-six years ago,
near the end of World War II, President Senghor wrote A Prayer For
Peace, and he spoke of the peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa and
America and concluded this way: "Grant that their warm hands embrace
the Earth in a band of brotherly hands under the rainbow of your
peace.
Mr. President and ladies and gentlemen, now I would ask
that you guests and others join me in a toast, to the health of our
friend, President Diouf, to the happiness and prosperity of the
Senegalese people and to those brotherly hands which can build a
peace for our children and all the children of the world.
God bless you, Mr. President. Welcome to the White
House.
(A toast is offered.) (Applause.)
PRESIDENT DIOUF: Mr. President, allow me to say how
happy my wife and I and also the delegation accompanying me are to be
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in this great country and among its friendly people. I come at the
invitation of a very close, personal friend and a great respected
leader whose dynamism in terms of ideas, clear-sightedness and
steadfastness of purpose evoke admiration.
I come to meet a great people who have established
themselves as staunch defenders of the ideals of freedom, democracy,
peace and respect for human rights. They are the people whom you
have referred to as "a beacon of hope shining for the whole world."
The developments that have taken place in recent months
have brought to the fore how you view these people's responsibilities
and they have demonstrated the correctness of your vision. They
have given us Senegalese added reasons to be proud to be counted
among your friends and to share with you the same ideals.
By this, I'm not just referring to the crucial part that
your country played in solving the Gulf crisis. What I also have in
mind, and I should like to emphasize this, is the triumph of the
principles which form the basis of the societies we are striving to
build and our common wish to see a new order prevail in international
relations. I know that I also speak for you when I stress that this
new order should be characterized more by the rule of law, a greater
solidarity among peoples and nations, as well as a full respect for
human rights and basic freedoms.
But I hasten to point out that it should also foster a
process of democratization of international relations so that we are
able to entrench democracy better within all states and to usher in a
world in which the ballot paper will permanently replace the bullet.
This would, indeed, be a wonderful posthumous victory for one of your
illustrious predecessors who said of the ballot that it is stronger
than the bullet.
The United Nations, which has yet again proved its
usefulness and effectiveness, appears to me as the prime instrument
to achieve that objective. And with the United States at the
forefront, the outcome of the struggle is never in doubt. For all
these reasons I should like to express, in addition to my
compatriots' deep admiration for your excellency, my government's
determination to intensify, strenghten and diversify the excellent
relations that happily exist between our two countries. Better
still, we want to reinforce day by day the age-old links that our two
peoples have established and that will be symbolized by the Goree-
Almadies Memorial.
The exceptionally warm welcome showered on my wife and
me and on my delegation, and your determination to help Senegal
succeed in its development efforts are clear indications that you are
similarly well-disposed towards us. That is why my visit could not
have got off to a better start. That is also why I look forward to
seeing our already exemplary bilateral cooperation develop further,
and I'm delighted to meet again a very dear friend of mine.
With this fond hope, I invite you, ladies and gentlemen,
to raise your glasses and drink to the health and personal happiness
of his excellency, Mr. George Bush, and Madam Barbara Bush, to whom I
pay my humble respects. To friendship and cooperation between the
United States and Senegal; to the sustained prosperity of the
friendly American people; to freedom and democracy for all peoples.
(A toast is offered.) (Applause.)
END
8:17 P.M. EDT
STATE DINNER (SENEGAL) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 - 7:30 PM
STATE DINING ROOM - EAST ENTRANCE (Black Tie) (Valet Parking) (126)
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH
HE THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL & MRS. DIOUF
Mr. Habib Diouf
Son of President Diouf
Mr. & Mrs. Ibrahima Diop (Yacine Diouf)
Son-in-Law & Daughter of President Diouf
HE Abdoulaye Wade
Minister of State
HE Famara Ibrahima Sagna
Minister of Finance
Mrs. Djibo Ka (Coumba)
Wife of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
HE Alassane Dialy Ndiaye
Minister of Industrial Development & Commerce
HE The Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal & Mrs. Ka
HE Pascal Manga
Vice President of the National Assembly
Major General Doudou Diop
Special Advisor to the President
HE (Amb.) Babacar Carlos Mbaye
Diplomatic Advisor to the President
The Secretary of Education & Mrs. Alexander (Honey)
Hon. & Mrs. Reginald Bartholomew (Rose-Anne)
Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science & Technology
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Herbert H. Bateman (Laura)
R/Virginia
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Bayless, Jr. (Elizabeth)
McLean, Virginia
Hon. (Dr.) & Mrs. William J. Bennett (Elayne)
Hudson Institute
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (Mary Virginia)
R/Virginia
Hon. Charles Bray & Ms. Katie Gingrass
President, The Johnson Foundation & Former Ambassador to Senegal
Katie Gingrass Art Gallery, Milwaukee
Hon. (Sen.) & Mrs. Hank Brown (Nan)
R/Colorado
Hon. (Amb.) & Mrs. Richard Carlson (Patricia)
U.S. Ambassador to The Seychelles
Mr. & Mrs. James Clark (Alice)
Easton, Maryland
Hon. & Mrs. Herman J. Cohen (Suzanne)
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Mr. William Lloyd Davis
Santa Monica, CA
STATE DINNER (SENEGAL) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991
PAGE 2
Hon. & Mrs. Michael Deland (Jane)
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality
Mr. Dom De Luise
Actor
Mr. Frank di Clemente
Phillips Academy
Mr. Charles Fishman
Charismic Productions
Mr. John Birks ("Dizzy") Gillespie
Jazz Musician
Hon. & Mrs. George W. Haley (Doris)
Chairman, Postal Rate Commission
Mrs. Kitty Carlisle Hart
New York
Hon. & Mrs. Harry G. Haskell, Jr. (Mary)
President & Chairman of the Board, Abercrombie & Fitch
Dr. Dorothy I. Height & Mr. Robert Hall
President, National Council of Negro Women
Hon. (Ms.) Edith E. ("Ede") Holiday & Mr. Terrence Adamson
Assistant to the President & Secretary of the Cabinet
Dr. Ernest Holloway
President, Langston University
Mr. & Mrs. C. Bruce Johnson (Madge)
WUSA-TV
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Johnson (Sheila)
President, Black Entertainment Television
Hon. (Sen.) Nancy Landon Kassebaum
R/Kansas
Hon. & Mrs. Richard J. Kerr (Janice)
Acting Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Kilroy, Sr. (Chantal)
Kilroy Industries
Mr. Carl H. Lindner & son, Mr. S. Craig Lindner
Chairman of the Board & CEO, Great American Financial Corporation
Hon. & Mrs. Thomas E. McNamara (Emma)
Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for African
Affairs, NSC
Dr. & Mrs. W. Tabb Moore (Rosaline)
Washington, DC
Hon. & Mrs. George Moose (Judy)
Former Ambassador to Senegal
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Mosebey, Jr. (Carolyn)
Chief, African Affairs, Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Mumma II (Susan)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Mr. & Mrs. Jose F. Nino (Theresa)
President, U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Hon. (Sen.) & Mrs. Sam Nunn (Colleen)
D/Georgia
STATE DINNER (SENEGAL) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991
PAGE 3
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Pezzullo (Josephine)
President, Catholic Relief Services
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. ("Digger") Phelps (Teresa)
South Bend, Indiana
Hon. & Mrs. Lewis T. Preston (Gladys ("Patsy"))
President, The World Bank
Mr. Wesley Pruden & Ms. Corinna Metcalf
Managing Editor, The Washington Times
Hon. (Amb.) Joseph V. Reed
Chief of Protocol
Hon. & Mrs. Ronald Roskens (Lois)
Administrator, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Salomons (Celia)
San Antonio, TX
Ms. Lori Santos & Mr. Craig Schwed
White House Correspondent, UPI
Justice & Mrs. Scalia (Maureen)
The Supreme Court of the United States
Dr. Gloria R. Scott
President, Bennett College
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley S. Scott (Bettye)
New Orleans
Hon. (Gen.) Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Mr. & Mrs. David Shear
President, International & Development Group, Ltd.
Hon. (Amb.) Katherine H. Shirley
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal
Lt. Gen. Lawrence Skibbie, USA (Ret.) & Mrs. Skibbie (Nancy)
President, American Defense Preparedness Association
Hon. (Ms.) Judy A. Smith & Mr. Ray Valentine
Special Assistant to the President & Deputy Press Secretary
General & Mrs. Gordon R. Sullivan (Gay)
Chief of Staff of the Army
Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. John H. Sununu (Nancy)
Chief of Staff to the President
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Thomas (Dawn)
President, Central State University
Mr. Franklin A. Thomas & Ms. Kate R. Whitney
President, The Ford Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Isiah Thomas (Lynn)
All-Star Guard, Detroit Pistons
Dr. Walter J. Turnbull & Ms. Joannie Danielides
Director, The Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc.
Rev. & Mrs. Stan Wachstetter (Helen)
Apostolic Liaison, Global Christian Interaction
The Secretary of Energy & Mrs. Watkins (Sheila)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Woodson (Ellen)
President, National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
ENTERTAINMENT (SENEGAL) TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1991 - 9:30 PM
EAST ENTRANCE (BLACK TIE) (VALET PARKING)
Official Senegalese Delegation
Colonel Lamine Cisse
Mr. Mamadou Lamine Cisse
Mr. Ibrahima Deme
Colonel Abdoulaye Dieng
Mr. Babacar Diouf
Mr. Leopold Faye
Mr. Amadou Gaye
Mr. Mamadou Gning
Mr. Silcarneyni Gueye
Mrs. Diagna Ndiaye
Mr. Blaise Pascal Talla
Mrs. Awa Thiongane
Mr. Mamadou Toure
White House
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Barth (Carol Anne)
Director, International Economic Affairs, NSC
Mr. Richard A. Davis & Ms. Sara Grosvenor
NSC
Hon. & Mrs. Arnold I. Havens (Debra)
Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Ms. Anna Perez & Mr. Theophilus Sims
Hon. & Mrs. Gene C. Schaerr (Martha)
Associate Counsel to the President
Hon. & Mrs. Shawn H. Smeallie (Janice)
Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs
Department of State
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Gosende (Mary Beth)
Director, Office of African Affairs
Mr. & Mrs. Julius Coles (Jean)
Ms. Marilyn Jackson & Mr. Roburt Dumas
Mr. John Lewis & Ms. Carole Tyson
Other
Miss Mary Alice Wachstetter
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
September 10, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND PRESIDENT ABDOU DIOUF OF SENEGAL
IN EXCHANGE OF TOASTS
8:08 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the
White House. And to President and Mrs. Diouf, and members of the
Senegal delegation, a very special welcome.
Nine years ago, Barbara and I were hosted in Senegal.
Never forgotten that trip, and today, we have the opportunity to try
in this manner to repay Senegal's marvelous hospitality. And we
welcome to America's home, to this White House, a first citizen of
the Continent of Africa. This week provides an opportunity for our
countries to renew the shared interest which link our two nations and
peoples and the values that join us, the values we hold SO dear. We
both revere liberty and human dignity and respect for the rights of
man. And we each believe for individuals, choice; for society,
pluralism; and for nations, self-determination.
And together, by lifting minds and horizons, we are
helping to shape a new world order. You see, Senegal was the first
sub-Saharian African nation to say to Saddam Hussein, your aggression
will not stand. And America, sir, applauds your courage in opposing
this threat to world security. You lifted up, you buoyed the
coalition and you showed that strength of character will always
outlast strength of arms.
Mr. President, you know, as recent events have verified,
totalitarianism is crumbling because democracy would not -- will not
be denied. And now, let us all pledge to help Senegal's democratic
system serve as a model for those countries seeking to embrace the
principles of self-government, self-determination and freedom of
expression.
We seek a world in which the lamp of liberty brightens
every corner of the Earth. And in that spirit, I would like to close
with words from Leopold Senghor, a poet-politician who was the first
President and founder of independent Senegal. Forty-six years ago,
near the end of World War II, President Senghor wrote A Prayer For
Peace, and he spoke of the peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa and
America and concluded this way: "Grant that their warm hands embrace
the Earth in a band of brotherly hands under the rainbow of your
peace."
Mr. President and ladies and gentlemen, now I would ask
that you guests and others join me in a toast, to the health of our
friend, President Diouf, to the happiness and prosperity of the
Senegalese people and to those brotherly hands which can build a
peace for our children and all the children of the world.
God bless you, Mr. President. Welcome to the White
House.
(A toast is offered.) (Applause.)
PRESIDENT DIOUF: Mr. President, allow me to say how
happy my wife and I and also the delegation accompanying me are to be
MORE
- 2 -
in this great country and among its friendly people. I come at the
invitation of a very close, personal friend and a great respected
leader whose dynamism in terms of ideas, clear-sightedness and
steadfastness of purpose evoke admiration.
I come to meet a great people who have established
themselves as staunch defenders of the ideals of freedom, democracy,
peace and respect for human rights. They are the people whom you
have referred to as "a beacon of hope shining for the whole world. "
The developments that have taken place in recent months
have brought to the fore how you view these people's responsibilities
and they have demonstrated the correctness of your vision. They
have given us Senegalese added reasons to be proud to be counted
among your friends and to share with you the same ideals.
By this, I'm not just referring to the crucial part that
your country played in solving the Gulf crisis. What I also have in
mind, and I should like to emphasize this, is the triumph of the
principles which form the basis of the societies we are striving to
build and our common wish to see a new order prevail in international
relations. I know that I also speak for you when I stress that this
new order should be characterized more by the rule of law, a greater
solidarity among peoples and nations, as well as a full respect for
human rights and basic freedoms.
But I hasten to point out that it should also foster a
process of democratization of international relations so that we are
able to entrench democracy better within all states and to usher in a
world in which the ballot paper will permanently replace the bullet.
This would, indeed, be a wonderful posthumous victory for one of your
illustrious predecessors who said of the ballot that it is stronger
than the bullet.
The United Nations, which has yet again proved its
usefulness and effectiveness, appears to me as the prime instrument
to achieve that objective. And with the United States at the
forefront, the outcome of the struggle is never in doubt. For all
these reasons I should like to express, in addition to my
compatriots' deep admiration for your excellency, my government's
determination to intensify, strenghten and diversify the excellent
relations that happily exist between our two countries. Better
still, we want to reinforce day by day the age-old links that our two
peoples have established and that will be symbolized by the Goree-
Almadies Memorial.
The exceptionally warm welcome showered on my wife and
me and on my delegation, and your determination to help Senegal
succeed in its development efforts are clear indications that you are
similarly well-disposed towards us. That is why my visit could not
have got off to a better start. That is also why I look forward to
seeing our already exemplary bilateral cooperation develop further,
and I'm delighted to meet again a very dear friend of mine.
With this fond hope, I invite you, ladies and gentlemen,
to raise your glasses and drink to the health and personal happiness
of his excellency, Mr. George Bush, and Madam Barbara Bush, to whom I
pay my humble respects. To friendship and cooperation between the
United States and Senegal; to the sustained prosperity of the
friendly American people; to freedom and democracy for all peoples.
(A toast is offered.) (Applause.)
END
8:17 P.M. EDT