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Document No. 19450755
WHITE HOUSE
STAFFING.MEMORANDUM 90
DATE: 11/29/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9(
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT Bootleg
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
N/C
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
N/C
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
N/C
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
90 NOV 29 PM 58
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
we live in anperio era of coromatic
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here change
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
should
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
must
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
canseecleorly can
new phase where we look to what unites us.
Because there is so much that unites us,
There is SO much that we can accomplish together. because
there is so much that does unite us There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare look into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition love of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
A
Argentina's hardship during past decades caused us deep
anguial and concern. But your people did not lose faich in
the democratic ideal and the United States clid mat lose faith
in you.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
But
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we ve had diploma
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another.'
But
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace return of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
A
has led to new advances.
And in the current crisis in the Gulf
shown strength and vision in your full pastics pation in
you have been a tremendous ally the only country outside
internation efforts to stop Saddam's brutel aggression."
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
and a clear sign that
the peace keeping force. Under President Menem you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf
this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict
is
a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
rewrite
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
move
B
experience when they team up together. ]]
I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
Itis
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
bold
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
clear actions
arguiture is carrying out
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
painful
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
prepared
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we ve
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
C
These treaties will allow the ursetted States to join Corgentina
in an extraordinary cooperative partnership,
important
anumuer of of steps have already 4 been taken.
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
(stet)
≡
the Mutual Legal Gooistance Treaty,
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
a Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
C
ese
efforts
be fully realized
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
economic reform efforts
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your the
your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning building a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
Private enterprise
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
our part
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
Droposed
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
which
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling 5 for a major hemispher-
trade, investment and growth.
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun inderway. here. And it will
is
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
for afew
for all we know that
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
moving us Closer to our ultimate objective
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas.
we support you in this
11
and look forward to
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
completing a framework agreement
on trade and Investment between
the United States and the Southern Cone.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
insert
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
(stet)
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
and prosperity
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
#####
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
December 2, 1990
5:15 p.m.
ARGEN2
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. Mr. President of the Senate, Eduardo Duhalde
[doo-WALL-day]. President Pro Tem of the Senate, Senator Eduardo
Menem. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Dr. Alberto Pierri
[pee-EH-ray]. Distinguished legislators, government officials,
ladies and gentlemen.
I am honored to be with you today in this beautiful hall of
democracy, with so many members of your Congress. And I am
privileged to be with you at this time in history -- both your
own history, and the history we share as members of the same
hemisphere. For we live in an era of dramatic change.
Some may have thought that the events of Monday would make
me change my plans. To the contrary -- they strengthened my
resolve to come to Argentina, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with
President Menem and the Argentine people, who love democracy and
are
unwilling refuse to see it subverted. I request deoply the loss
I have come to Argentina to speak about change -- the kind
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honeful symbolized
of positive, change heralded by the Sun of the Spirit of
May in your dramatic seal behind me, and in the ceiling overhead.
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continent (are beginning to stir tir in the new dawn of New World.
share the promise
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and acting. We are looking for something better.
No longer should we think in terms of "the Old World," where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we must move beyond the labels that separate us; have and into a
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to grass the comm Juline Unt
new phase where we can see clearly what unites us.
Because there is so much that unites us, there is much that
we can accomplish together. There's an old saying that when
North Americans meet Argentines, they look into a mirror. I've
felt that. Much here seems familiar. The cattle. The oil rigs.
The seas of grass. The love of liberty. The shared belief in
the dignity of the individual. Our common European roots and
shared colonial past. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
Even our interest in sport: we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
(I might also mention that when President Menem and I were tennis
partners in San Jose, we won -- as the U.S. and Argentina always
do, when they team up together.)
But above all, we share a devotion and commitment to our respective
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homelands that would have pleased Gen. San Martin [san mar-
TEEN], who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble
souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But it's also recent history that joins us. Your return of
democracy has brought our peoples closer than ever before. Your
sacrifice
hardship during past decades caused us deep anguish and concern.
3
But your people did not lose faith in the democratic ideal, and
the United States did not lose faith in you
In the current crisis in the Gulf, you have shown strength
and vision in your full participation in international efforts to
by helping to lead
stop Saddam's brutal aggression. Your contribution to the
multinational force in the Gulf is a statement of your commitment
to peace and the rule of law -- and a clear sign that you are
assuming your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving
nations.
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progress, is the principal crossroads and challenge for our
peoples and governments."
It is a difficult challenge as well. I believe few
presidents have ever taken office under more testing
circumstances than did President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink
from the task at hand. Instead, he set into motion a bold
structural, economic and social transformation of this country.
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one of the most remarkable economic restructuring programs the
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called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
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to expand trade, investment and growth. That is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire people to
better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential
economic restructuring which is already underway. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of
Interdependence. For economic revolution is the equal of
political revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced
not as a threat to privilege for a few, but as the key to
prosperity for all. We know that prosperity in our hemisphere
depends on trade, not aid. And it is within our power to make
our region the largest trading center of sovereign nations in the
world. Already, the Southern Cone Common Market is moving us
closer to our ultimate objective -- a free trade system that
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links all of the Americas. We support you in this and look
forward to completing a framework agreement on trade and
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The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a first
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
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mutual cooperation and understanding among traditional friends.
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other, because this is the first law: keep a true bond between
you at each and every time. "
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch
democracy grow. We will watch it from the vantage point of two
countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And we can
look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism to the
21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid New
World.
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hemisphere and the rest of the world, some things are clear. We all know that
we want to live in a New World that is a model of security and stability. This
means regional arms control, as well as nuclear, missile, and chemical
non-proliferation, and the collective determination to face down aggression.
As I said in Brasilia, the United States applauds the decision announced
November 28 by the leaders of Argentina and Brazil -- to move forward on
nuclear safeguards, and to bring the Treaty of Tlatelolco into
force. We hope you will move quickly to realize both of these commitments, as
they have a direct, measurable impact on regional and world security. Such
action will also allow the U.S. and other countries to expand significantly the
range of our nuclear and other technical cooperation.
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do so.
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international security. Here in Argentina, you are embarked on another
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Document No.
19450755
WHITE HOUSE MEMORANDUM
STAFFING OCT
DATE: 11/29/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/90
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Aee comments. Thanks.
Holls Williamson
11-30-90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
90 NOV 29 PM : 58
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World, where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty
The shared
commontelief
Trensury
in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
coned
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
quere sure for on that region,
as Be
IS this true ? From hi storical
per spective Maybe we mean
"love of liberty."
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
again
said.
"We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
not a
great
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
person
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
to ref
of
erence.
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another." "
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
/commerce
other
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only/country outside (besides
Canada?)
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
delete
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
Treasury+
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
commerce.
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
There is no
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
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Commerce
and Investment
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Insert
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But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a (nation in need than your
you to
Treasury
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
VUSTR to a modern, growing Argentina. *A A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
Private enterprise
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individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
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priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
/commerce economic restructuring which has is already begun underway. here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
commerce conmenecommon Market is a major elsep toward the world's first
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Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. INSER * see Treasury passent
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steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
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check Kommerce
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
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We must also face together the challenges of increasing
investment and easing the burden of debt on Latin American
economies. Attracting global capital flows and increasing
domestic private investment will be vital to countries' potential
for growth and prosperity. With the help of the Inter-American
Development Bank, we hope to see the reform and opening of
investment regimes. We also recognize that external debt weighs
heavily on countries' economic potential. As part of the
Initiative, we will help helping countries committed to crucial
economic and investment reforms reduce this burden.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
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Document No. 19450755
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 9407
DATE: 11/29/90
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
DARMAN
YER
Angentina- Your cleen draft
attached
REMA
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
The NSC Staff concurs with changes annotated in text.
James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
cc: James Cicconi
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
90 NOV 29 PM 58
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
For we ARE PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN, AND SHAPE, A
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here. PERIOD of
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously ARAMATIC CHANGE
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
THIS
REDEFINE WHAT et MEANS TO BE A PART of THE are
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of & New World. common
SKOULD
HOMEZAND,
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
THE NEW
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
world.
must MOVE
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
CAN See CLEARLY
new phase where we look to what unites us.
BECAUSE TITORE IS so much THAT UNITES us, THERES IS MUCH 0
There is so much r that we can accomplish together, because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare Look into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
AND OUR LOVE OF SPORTS. I ROCALL with SATISFACTION THE PRESTORN MONEM
AND I were TENNIS PARTNERS IN JAN Jose, COSTA R.CA LAST YEAR. FOR THE RECORD,
we won, AND wb LOOK FORWARD TO AN APPROPRIATE OCCASION TO DEFEND OUR TITLE. And
SPEAKING of TITLES AND CHIMPIONSHIPS,
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to BUT the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
Suggest
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
2000.
tic relations for nearly 170 years.
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1,9 wd LOSE FAITH IN you. ARGENTING Your RE-EMENGENCE AMOCRATIC
son us AND are on AMGENTINAS FRIENDS R
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And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
TRAVAIL AURING PAST DELAGES CAUSED us seep ANGUISH
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
AND CONCERN. Bn THE BUT YOUR PEOPLE 0.0 NOT lose FAITH IN THE HEMOCRATIC
has led to new advances. And In the current crisis in the Gulf
ShowN STRENGHTH AND Vision IN your FULL PARTIC patien
you have been a tremendous ally E the only country outside
IN INTSRNATIONAL TFFORTS to IN WART Saddams NANE AGGRESSION
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
Any A CLEAR SIGN
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this
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add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. 1] I was struck by some
thing your President said and his words do not apply just to-
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress; is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
IT IS A
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
ASSISTANA
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
VITAL
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social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
CLEAR ACTIONS
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brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
PAINFOL
We know the exeruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
for
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to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
PREPARED
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But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
ECONOMIC REFORM EFFORTS
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
YOUR
no act could be more significant for A nation &n-need than your THE
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
BUILDING
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to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world,
OUR PART
To do what-we oan to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced PROPOSED the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
Fox AFEW
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we BEALIZE THAT
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MOVING us CLOSER To BUR MEAL LTIMATE OBJECTIVE
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
WHICH ser SHOULD BE
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it SUPPORT You VIN THIS, AND will BE
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
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steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
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freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
AND PROSPERITY
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
^
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of splendid
OPPORTUNITIES 70 BE FOUND IN 6
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is a great nation with enormous resources, but none more impressive
then the Argentinian people themselves. When this century began,
Argentina was among the most prosperous and productive nations
in the entire world. I am confident that Argentina will regainz
be such an economic leader again.
fature
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Indeed, under President Menem's leadership, you have
already taken the first necessary steps towards that goal.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. Mr. President of the Senate, Eduardo Duhalde
[doo-WALL-day]. President Pro Tem of the Senate, Senator Eduardo
Menem. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Dr. Alberto Pierri
[pee-EH-ray]. Distinguished legislators, government officials,
ladies and gentlemen. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy. And I am privileged to be with you
at this time in history -- both your own history and the history
we share as members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change
is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of the Spirit of
May in your dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead.
For Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. It has been said that when
North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror. I've
felt that. Much here seems familiar. The cattle. The oil rigs.
The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared belief
2
in the dignity of the individual. Our common European roots and
shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus discovered
our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people. Even our
interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your team to
the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin
[san mar-TEEN], who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels
noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what our President
Teddy Roosevelt said in talking about his visit to Argentina:
"we have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals, and
methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another."
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
3
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circumstances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
4
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
5
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of
Interdependence. For economic revolution is the equal of
political revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced
not as a threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After
all, prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And
it is within our power to make our region the largest trading
center of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern
Cone Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas.
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings. For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
6
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to the movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual
cooperation and understanding among traditional friends. For we
read in Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other,
because this is the first law: keep a true bond between you at
each and every time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we will watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We will watch it from the vantage
point of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in
economy. And we can look forward -- together -- with shared and
sound optimism to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn
of a splendid New World.
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#
#
#
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Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this beautiful
hall of democracy, with SO many members of Argentina's Congress.
I feel privileged to be with you at this time in history-- both
your own history and the history we share as members of this
hemisphere. For we are privileged to live in, and shape, a
period of dramatic change.
Maybe some of you though that the events of Monday would make me
change my plans. To the contrary-- they strengthened my resolve
to come to Argentina, to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with
President Menem and all Argentines who love democracy and are
unwilling to see it subverted.
Monday/s events redoubled my resolved delemmunation to come to Argentina to
I have
speak about change-- positive change, not negative change.
Change that is often difficult, and even economically painful.
It strengthened my desire to stand before this chamber, with the
Sun of May of Argentina's seal behind me and in the ceiling
overhead, to tell SPEAK.,TO you unequivocally, to speak with faith candor and
optimism about our common homeland, the [Leater]]. New World.
We must not allow small bands of men with uniforms and painted
faces, regardless of what country they are in or what their
alleged grievances may be, to block the march of democracy in
this hemisphere and the rest of the world. These pathetic
figures represent old ways of thinking and acting. We are
looking for something better 11 No longer are we willing to think
in terms of the "Old World." Or of the "First World, or of the
"Third World." No, we must move beyond those persons who would BOTH TIRED
SLOGANS. AND
subvert our system. We must move beyond the labels that would
and beyond
separate
Into a new dawn where we can see clearly what
BUTLLE
us
unites us.
those who
wonld like
This is the message that I want to deliver today: Because there
to
subvert
is SO much that unites us in the New World, there is much that we
our
democratic
can accomplish together.
[Theres an old saying ]
gains.
return to
We are also joined by recent history. Your embrace of democracy
has brought our peoples and governments closer than ever before.
Argentina's travail during past decades caused us deep anguish
and concern. But your people did not lose faith in the repeats IS
democratic ideal, nor did we lose faith in Argentina. Your re-
emergence into the fraternity of democratic nations was an
occasion for all of Argentina's friends to rejoice. And to those
who have yet to hear or understand democracy's message, or are
unwilling to recognize the sovereignty of the ballot box -- to
those people we say, "Look up, see that the tides of history have
changed. Chart a different course. only democing
is a ccep table to to the people of this
hem's today."
2
Gowell
&
Argentina has shown strength and vision through its recent
actions on the international stage. Most conspicuous among these none
mneso
Argentina's full participation in international efforts to
then
thwart Saddam Hussein's naked aggression against Kuwait.
Argentina's response is a sure sign that you are assuming your
contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf is a confirms
rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations. Your
[IN
RECONCINED
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/29/90
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
-
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No Comment 11/30/90
81 it'd 06 130 06
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
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Document No. 1945075
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 9407
DATE: 11/29/90
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
The NSC Staff concurs with changes annotated in text.
James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
cc: James Cicconi
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
90 NOV 29 PM 58
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
for we ARE PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN, AND SHAPE, A
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here. PERIOD of
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously ARAMATIC CHANG
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
TAIS
REDEFINE WHAT t MEANS TO BE A PART of THE OUR
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of 4 New World. common
SHOULD
HOMEZAND,
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
THE NEW
world.
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World. If
must MOVE
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
can SEE CLEARLY
new phase where we look to what unites us.
BECAUSE TITORE IS So much THAT UNITES us, THERES IS MUCH 0
There is so much 1 that we can accomplish together, because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare Look into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
AND I were TENNIS PARTNERS IN JAN JOSE, COSTA RICA LAST YEAR. F5R THE RECORD,
we won, AÑO us LOOK FERWARD TO AN APPROPRIATE OCCASION TO DEFEND OUR TITLE AnD
FED
SPEAKING of TITLES AND CHAMPIONSHIPS,
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team BUT to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
ATREENTING
Suggest
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
ANOTHER
Quote,
tic relations for nearly 170 years.
It's what Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
IS Not VISUSE
FAURABLY
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and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
NOR 310 wd LOSE FAITH IN you. Your RE-EMENDENCE
the is pssociated
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that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
INTO 10EAL, THE FRATERNIPY of AMOCRATIC
diplaracy AND
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STICK a closer and more understanding relationship with one another. "]
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ARGENTINAS TRAVAIL AURING PAST HELADES CAUSED us Accr ANGUISH
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
AND CONCERN. Box THE BUT YOUR PEOPLE 0.0 NOT LOSE FAITH IN THE somocratic
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
ShowN STRENghth AND Vision IN your FULL PARTIC patien
you have been a tremendous ally E the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
IN INTSRNATIONAL SFFRTS to IN WART Saddan's NAME AGGRESSION
the peace keeping force H Under President Menem, you are assuming
Avg A CLEAR SIGN
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict is
a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law
INSERT
And under President Menem, you are launching, YET another
ACTION
courageous rebirth the restoration of your economic stability.
WORLD
ARTENTINA'S
You know, so Many, leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
BRICAT/ON
A PLACE a
Assuret
WATHING
AMOUNT
As we prepare-- with optimism and anticipation-- for the challenges facing this
hemisphere and the rest of the world, some things are clear. We all know that
we want to live in a New World that is a model of security and stability. This
means regional arms control, as well as nuclear, missile, and chemical
non-proliferation, and the collective determination to face down aggression.
As I said in Brasilia, the United States applauds the decision announced
November 28 by the leaders of Argentina and Brazil -- to move forward on
nuclear safeguards, and to bring the Treaty of Tlatelolco into
force. We hope you will move quickly to realize both of these commitments, as
they have a direct, measurable impact on regional and world security. Such
action will also allow the U.S. and other countries to expand significantly the
range of our nuclear and other technical cooperation. We are eager and ready to
do so.
Argentina and President Menem have not limited their efforts to promoting
international security. Here in Argentina, you are embarked on another
courageous action-- the restoration of your economic dynamism. I was struck
by (rest of para as written)
3
CADER A MAN
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some
thing your President said and his words do not apply just to-
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments.
IT IS A
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
AUTOMA
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex VITAL structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
CLEAR ACTIONS
ARGENTINA is CARRYING QUT
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
PANFUL
We know the exeruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because fox for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work, But
PREPARED
TRTATV LUILL or signid
know that the U.S. is here to work with you, To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
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More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
THERE ARE CONCRETE ACTIONT we ;AN POINT TO.
In-addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including:, the Tourism Treaty;
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the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
A Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
our EFFERTS TO 36 RV REALIZED FULLY,
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
ECONOMIC REFURM EFFORTS
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
YOUR
no act could be more significant for A nation on-need than your THE
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning BUILDING a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world,
OUR PART
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced PROPOSED the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
FOR A FEW
Fox
ALL.
FOR
we
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
LOE RERLIZE THAT
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
MOVINE us CLOSER To OUR HERE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
WHICH sou SHOULD BE
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
is SUPPORT You IN THB, Any will BE
trade system that links all of the Americas.
GAGER TO work with
you.
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
COOKING
FORWARD
that
all
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between
homeure
I'll
South
agreeme
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's gry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
AND PROSPERITY
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
^
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
OPPORTUNITIES 70 BE FOUND IN s
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of splendid
THIS THE New World.
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As I close, let me end with one final though: Argentina
is a great nation with enormous resources, but none more impressive
then the Argentinian people themselves. When this century began,
Argentina was among the most prosperous and productive nations
in the entire world. I am confident that Argentina will regatez
be such an economic leader again.
fature
aezwell. Indeed, under President Menem's leadership, you have
already taken the first necessary steps towards that goal.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
90 OCT 30 P2: 06
November 30, 1990
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: Address to Argentine
Congress, Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
As requested, we have reviewed the Presidential remarks
for the address to the Argentine Congress and have indicated
comments on the attached copy.
If you have any questions or we can help in any other way,
please let me know.
Attachment
c: James W. Cicconi
Document No.
19450755
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 11/29/90
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9(
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
90 NOV 29 PM 1: 58
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World, where
our roots lie. or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another."
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
and
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability. growth.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
4
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
and investment
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import / barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
sound
move toward a / market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
PRIVATE Public enterprise
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
/ build on
toward democracy
and free markets
To da what we can to help this embryonic movement/ in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major joint hemispher-
/ and private sector investment.
ic effort to expand free xand *fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
the maçroeconomic policies chose
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on /- trade, not aid. And it
by Latin American governments.
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
free and open trade.
Common Market is a major step toward the world' first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
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Document No. 19450755
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
90 OCT 30 PR:
DATE: 11/29/90
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED. DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
A
11/29/90
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
90 NOV 29 PM 58
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World,' where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another." "
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
4
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
#####
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THE WHITE HOUSE
wASHINGTON
November 30, 1990
MEMORANDUM TO CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
JIM PINKERTON
SUBJECT:
Draft Address to the Argentine Congress
One minor comment and a suggestion:
" Gen. San Martin
"
pg. 2, para. 2, line 2
To avoid the natural temptation to say "Martin" as it is
pronounced in English instead of Spanish, we suggest a
pronunciation key here: "[mar TEEN]. "
4,2,1 "We want to be part of your work because we
recognize that no act could be more significant for a
nation-in-need than your move toward a market-oriented
economy. That's because it lays the groundwork for a
modern, growing Argentina."
If we are to address the importance of market methods in
these Latin American speeches it seems necessary to cite
the most famous living Latin American expositor of free
markets, Hernando de Soto. Thus, here could be added:
"Argentina, indeed Latin American as a whole, has
already proven that market forces work and that we must
all travel farther down the road of market methods. For
example, the great Latin American economist, Hernando de
Soto, found in Peru that the ordinary streetside
entrepreneurs of Lima -- without any centralized,
bureaucratic direction -- are producing wealth on a scale
that rivals the economy officially-approved by the state
bureaucracy."
URGENT
Document No. 19450755
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM 9407
DATE: 11/29/90
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9(
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
TO: CHRISS WINSTON
December 3, 1990
The NSC Staff concurs with changes annotated in text.
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ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
For we ARE PRIVILEGED TO LIVE IN, AND SHAPE, A
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here. PERIOD of
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously ARAMATIC CHANGE.
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
THIS
REDEFINE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PART of THE OUR
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World. common
SHOULD
HOMEZAND,
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
THE NEW
WORLD.
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
MUST MOVE
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
CAN See CLEARLY
new phase where we look to what unites us.
BECAUSE THERE IS So much THAT UNITES us, THERE IS MUCH 0
There is so much that we can accomplish together. because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
Look
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
AND OUR LOVE of SPORTS. I ROCALL WITH SATISFACTION THAT PRESIDENT Monem
AND I WERE TENNIS PARTNERS IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA LAST YEAR. FOR THE RECORD,
we won; AND we LOOK FORWARD TO AN APPROPRIATE OCCASION To DEFEND OUR TITLE. AnD
AND
SPEAKING of TITLES AND CHAMPIONSHIPS,
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
BUT
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
ARGENTING
Suggest
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
ANOTHER
tic relations for nearly 170 years.
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a closer and more understanding relationship with one another.
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And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
INTO THE
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
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ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
AND CONCERN. Bur THE RE. BUT YOUR PEOPLE 0.0 NOT LOSE FAITH IN THE HOMOCRATIC
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
ShowN STRENGHTH AND Vision iN your FULL PARTIC pot
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
IN INTSRNATIONAL EFFORTS to THWART SAddAms NAMED AGGRESSION
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
AND A CLEAR SIGN
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf
this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict is
a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law
INSERT
And under President Menem, you are launching YET another
ACTION
courageous rebirth the restoration of your economic stability.
world
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You know, so Many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
AND INTICATION
ASSUME RIGHTFUL
Amount PREEOOM LOVING NATIONS.
3
As we prepare-- with optimism and anticipation-- for the challenges facing this
hemisphere and the rest of the world, some things are clear. We all know that
we want to live in a New World that is a model of security and stability. This
means regional arms control, as well as nuclear, missile, and chemical
non-proliferation, and the collective determination to face down aggression.
As I said in Brasilia, the United States applauds the decision announced
November 28 by the leaders of Argentina and Brazil -- to move forward on
nuclear safeguards, and to bring the Treaty of Tlatelolco into
force. We hope you will move quickly to realize both of these commitments, as
they have a direct, measurable impact on regional and world security. Such
action will also allow the U.S. and other countries to expand significantly the
range of our nuclear and other technical cooperation. We are eager and ready to
do so.
Argentina and President Menem have not limited their efforts to promoting
international security. Here in Argentina, you are embarked on another
courageous action-- the restoration of your economic dynamism. I was struck
by
(rest of para as written)
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
TRTATV will be signid
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
Fox AFEW
FOR
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threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
we REALIZE THAT
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of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
MOVING us CLOSER To OUR 16EAL ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
WHICH SHOULD BE
Hem ispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
we SUPPORT You IN THIS, AND will BE
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
GAGER TO work with
you.
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
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to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
ECONOMIC REFORM EFFORTS
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
YOUR
no act could be more significant for a nation in need than your THE
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
BUILDING
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
OUR PART
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PROPOSED
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
AND PROSPERITY
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
^
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FOUND IN 0
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
THIS THE New World. SEE NIXT PAGE FOR Suggested FINAL PARAGRAPH.
#####
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11-30-90 :12:42PM ;
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;# 2
As I close, let me end with one final though: Argentina
is a great nation with enormous resources, but none more impressive
then the Argentinian people themselves. When this century began,
Argentina was among the most prosperous and productive nations
in the entire world. I am confident that Argentina will regainz
be such an economic leader again.
fature
aszwell. Indeed, under President Menem's leadership, you have
already taken the first necessary steps towards that goal.
Document No.
19450755
WHITE HOUSE MEMORANDUM
STAFFING
DATE: 11/29/90
3:00 pm, FRI., 11/30/9(
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS,
SUBJECT:
BUENOS AIRES PALACIO DE CONGRESO, WED., DEC. 5, 1990
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
CARD
UNTERMEYER
CICCONI
WINSTON
DEMAREST
BOSKIN
FITZWATER
ROGERS
GRAY
PINKERTON
HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
No conrenks per EdR-
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
90 NOV 29 PM 58
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United. States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," " where
our roots lie. or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls. "
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another."
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
F
4
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time." "
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
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ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. Mr. President of the Senate, Eduardo Duhalde
[doo-WALL-day]. President Pro Tem of the Senate, Senator Eduardo
Menem. President of the Chamber of Deputies, Dr. Alberto Pierri
[pee-EH-ray]. Distinguished legislators, government officials,
ladies and gentlemen. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy. And I am privileged to be with you
at this time in history -- both your own history and the history
we share as members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change
is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of the Spirit of
May in your dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead.
For Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World, " where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World.' "
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. It has been said that when
North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror. I've
felt that. Much here seems familiar. The cattle. The oil rigs.
The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared belief
2
in the dignity of the individual. Our common European roots and
shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus discovered
our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people. Even our
interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your team to
the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin
[san mar-TEEN], who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels
noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what our President
Teddy Roosevelt said in talking about his visit to Argentina:
"we have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals, and
methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another."
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
3
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circumstances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
4
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
5
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of
Interdependence. For economic revolution is the equal of
political revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced
not as a threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After
all, prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And
it is within our power to make our region the largest trading
center of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern
Cone Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings. For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
6
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to the movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual
cooperation and understanding among traditional friends. For we
read in Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other,
because this is the first law: keep a true bond between you at
each and every time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we will watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We will watch it from the vantage
point of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in
economy. And we can look forward -- together -- with shared and
sound optimism to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn
of a splendid New World.
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VICE PRESIDENT
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WINSTON
DEMAREST
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GRAY
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HAGIN
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please send your comments directly to Chriss Winston, Room 122,
by 3:00 pm, Friday, 11/30/90, with a copy to my office. Thank you.
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TO: CHRISS WINSTON
December 3, 1990
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ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
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members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here. PERLOD of
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rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
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rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
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As we prepare- with optimism and anticipation- for the challenges facing this
hemisphere and the rest of the world, some things are clear. We all know that
we want to live in a New World that is a model of security and stability. This
means regional arms control, as well as nuclear, missile, and chemical
non-proliferation, and the collective determination to face down aggression.
As I said in Brasilia, the United States applauds the decision announced
November 28 by the leaders of Argentina and Brazil -- to move forward on
nuclear safeguards, and to bring the Treaty of Tlatelolco into
force. We hope you will move quickly to realize both of these commitments, as
they have a direct, measurable impact on regional and world security. Such
action will also allow the U.S. and other countries to expand significantly the
range of our nuclear and other technical cooperation. We are eager and ready to
10 SO.
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nternational security. Here in Argentina, you are embarked on another
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each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
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As I close, let me end with one final thought Argentina
is a great nation with enormous resources, but none more impressive
then the Argentinian people themselves. When this century began,
Argentina was among the most prosperous and productive nations
in the be entire world. I am confident that Argentina will
such an economic leader again.
aezwell. Indeed, under President Menem's leadership, you have
already taken the first necessary steps towards that goal.
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11/29/90 4:00 PM
DATE: 11/28/90
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: URUGUAYAN CONGRESS
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
ROGICH
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x2930, no later than 4:00 PM, Thursday, November 29, with a copy
to my office. Thank you.
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TO: CHRISS WINSTON
December 3, 1990
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James W. Cicconi
Brent Scowcroft
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO URUGUAYAN CONGRESS
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1990
Mr. Vice President, distinguished Members of the Congress,
ladies and gentlemen, citizens of Uruguay:
Barbara and I have been deeply touched by your warm welcome.
You've made us feel at home. And indeed, Montevideo is graced by
images that were once familiar features in our own nation's fron-
tier tradition -- the dramatic statues of Belloni and Zorrilla
depicting covered wagons, a stage coach, and the Gaucho himself.
For a moment there, I thought we were back home in Texas! 1111
The peoples of our two countries have long been linked by
bonds of tradition and belief. Both emphasize equality. Both
place their trust in the individual. Both are deeply rooted to
the land. Indeed, Uruguay is blessed with some of the best
farmland in the world -- and, flying over it this morning -- it
reminded me of the fertile heartland of the United States. 111
But the truth is, there is no place quite like Uruguay --
this heart-shaped country that's not only at the heart of the
Southern Cone -- but at the heart of South America's exciting new
movement towards free markets and free ideas. 111
Uruguay appears small on the map, but looms large in real
life -- large in land, large in character, large in heritage and
dreams. More than a century ago, W.H. Hudson crossed Uruguay's
rolling grasslands and purple banks, and brought them vividly to
life in his epic saga, The Purple Land. The Uruguay he saw was a
2
trackless prairie of vast spaces and limitless horizons.
Today, the horizons of Uruguay once again open up to a
future without limit. Just look around: Behind me you see Jose
Artigas [ar-TEE-gus], father of a modern nation. And before me
you see the Uruguayan Congress -- a new generation of Uruguayan
NATION
pioneers, seeking not to tame a land, but to build a country.
Our visit comes at a time when the Western Hemisphere looks
out upon a new era, an era that -- as I told your neighbors SPENKING in
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Together, we've embarked on a journey spurred by profound,
of THE NEW
worldwide changes -- political renewal, economic restructuring,
social realignment. And together we are leading the way.
We have a unique chance to realize the dreams and ambitions
of the people who came to the Americas, north and south, seeking
a better life for themselves and for those who followed. Like
the Unites States, Uruguay is a nation of immigrants. And the
history of our republics is told in the history of our families.
One such family was the MacGillycuddys of Ireland, who left
the shores of Europe in the last century. One went north. One
went south. Both worked hard, prayed to the same God, learned
the language of their adopted countries. And today, their grand-
children are the children of the Americas: Eduardo MacGillycuddy
-- Uruguay's Ambassador to Washington -- and Connie Mack --
United States Senator from the state of Florida.
Common dreams. Common bonds. Common families. This is my
first trip to Uruguay, yet I feel I know President Lacalle [la-
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KI-yay] well. We met in Washington last February, and again in
October in New York. Not only does your President have a vision
for his country, but he has the rare talent of being able to act
on his vision for the benefit of his people.
Last June, I announced the Enterprise for the Americas
Initiative -- an ambitious new plan to help create a hemispheric
free trade zone. It's a major new step in our shared dream for
the world's first completely democratic hemisphere -- and
President Lacalle was the first head of state to call me to
discuss how we could work together to realize its objectives.
The World is changing faster than anyone believed possible.
Fundamental changes are sweeping Latin America and Uruguay. From
Tierra del Fuego to the Rio Grande, old ways of doing business
are being re-examined and new ideas are on the march. The demo-
cratic form of government has come to be recognized as the embod-
ment of political legitimacy. The democratic ideal has become
irresistible precisely because it is now on indigenous force the
world over, from Poland to Paraguay, from China to Chile.
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# has not triumphed everywhere, and, to be sure, not all
INDER
men and women today live under freedom and democracy. But we
have reached the point where all are demanding to live under
freedom and democracy as their God-given right.
The Western Hemisphere can take pride in having launched
this worldwide transformation from dictatorship to democracy.
And nowhere has the process been more impressive than in Uruguay,
where your people have demonstrated the courage, cooperation and
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self-sacrifice necessary to win success. The transition was
difficult, but the potential rewards are great. The conversion
of the hemisphere to representative government and to rational
economic management opens up the possibility of unprecedented
mutual respect and common purpose across the Americas.
Here in Uruguav.
ruguay has long been famed for its awareness of the world beyond its borders.
here is no clearer evidence of this than the fact that the most important round
£ world trade talks is called the "Uruguay Round."
he Uruguay Round is aptly named. It is an effort to translate vision into
ction-- to open up the world trading system in ways that will benefits both
eveloped and developing countries. We all need a successful completion of the
ound. That is why I have made the Round my top trade priority, and explains
hy it has such a prominent place in my Enterprise for the Americas initiative.
S our trade ministers meet in Brussels this week, I want to speak to them from
he place where the Round began. The Round began with a commitment to expansion
f world trade. Let us finish the Round in the same spirit with which it
egan-- translating good intentions into firm commitments that will benefit us
11,
ruguay has taken positive made positions throughout the Round. We have worked
expirations
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losely. We realize what the stakes are. This image of a large industrialized
buntry working toward a common goal of free world trade with a small but
ar-seeing country like Uruguay is an example worthy of emulation. Let us
edouble our efforts and accept no result other than success.
I know some in Latin America fear we've become preoccupied
with dramatic developments in the old world. Let me assure you
today that we have not -- the Enterprise for the Americas Initia-
tive represents a fundamental shift in our relationship with
Latin America. It recognizes a simple truth, a truth President
Lacalle recognized last June at the O.A.S., a truth that has now
been heard and embraced throughout the Americas. Prosperity in
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our Hemisphere, he said, depends on trade -- not aid.
In order to promote trade, we have signed a framework agree-
ment with your government that commits us to explore practical
ways to reduce trade barriers. A strong multilateral trading
system is the cornerstone of a healthy, expanding world economy.
And that' why my highest trade priority is the successful
conclusion of the Uruguay Round of the GATT negotiations. It
presents us an extraordinary opportunity for unparalleled
economic growth for all nations, well into the 21st century.
At the Houston Summit, we stood with Uruguay and other Latin
American nations in insisting that countries stop subsidizing
agricultural products to the detriment of world trade The land
has Mistorically been at the heart of both our economies. And
from Montevideo to Montana, our farmers and ranchers enjoy. shared
traditions, shared interests, and shared concerns.
As the traveler in The Purple Land says: "We lose half our
opportunities in life through too much caution n The new dawn is
breaking. Let's shake the world. Let's conclude GATT now. 111
Improved trade must be bolstered by assistance with invest-
ment and with debt. In order to promote investment, we have
entered into the bilateral investment treaty with your government
that will pave the way for new U.S. investments in Uruguay.
In order to assist with debt, we have asked Congress to
approve a new package for the relief of official Latin debt.
This will not only allow us to reduce debt, but also to convert
other payments to investment in industry, and to swap "debt-for-
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6
nature" to protect Uruguay's natural beauty. Environmental
destruction knows no borders -- and it is our responsibility to
leave future generations not only a more prosperous world, but
also a cleaner and safer world. 111
A safer world also means a world free from the scourge of
this hemisphere -- the scourge called cocaine. For the sake of
EVERY COUNTRY RWST Do ITS PART TO STOP
our kids -- the explosive cycle of drugs, dependency and dollars
must be stopped. 111
And finally, safer world also means a world safe for
freedom a world governed by the Rule of Law. And looking out at
the assembled Supreme Court of this land only serves to remind us
of the importance of the judiciary to the freedom of a democracy
and the importance of Rule of Law to the freedom of the world.
What the world faces in the Persian Gulf is fundamental. No
one in Uruguay needs to be told about the sovereignty of nations.
In 1811, Artigas and his Gauchos led an exodus of free Uruguayans
who TO refused to submit to the control of foreign despets. His
THIS CAND.
demand was simple: complete autonomy for Uruguay. 111
Artigas' dream was not realized overnight. But today many
believe that -- had it not been for Artigas' brave stand --
Uruguay would surely have been absorbed into another nation.
Exactly 30 years ago, President Eisenhower spoke to the
people of Uruguay from this very podium. Our message hasn't
changed. He said: "The United states does not covet a single
acre of land that belongs to another. We do not wish to control
or dictate to another government
We believe that the people
7
of every nation are endowed with the right of free choice, and
that the most sacred obligation of the world community is to
guarantee such choice to all."
A generation after Artigas, Juan Lavalleja and the "33
Immortals" completed Uruguay's transition to sovereign freedom.
Today, their legacy has fallen to you -- an inheritance for
Uruguay, and for all the Americas. Today, the new 33 Immortals
are the very nations of this continent -- the O.A.S. nations now
barrelling in confidence towards the new century.
All of us have a stake in working together. Our goal is to
work with Latin America to build a hemisphere where trade and
investment are unfettered, private enterprise can flourish, and
individual rights are respected. I see a hemisphere with strong
democratic institutions and leaders; an ever expanding economic
opportunity for all members of society; a society free of drugs
and crime; a cleaner environment; and a new era of cooperation
between Latin America and the United States. 111
Uruguay is a colorful land of spectacular beauty from the
lush green expanses outside Salto, to the purple banks of the ¥1
River, to the white beaches of Punta del Este. But as a new dawn
breaks ever the New World, Uruguay, like all of Latin America,
will be searching for its own true colors, as vibrant and diverse
As WE CONTINUE OUR UOYAON or DISCOVERY OF our Nov THIS NEW WORLD,
as the continent itself. As you search, we will be watching with
we to so WITH HOPE, WITH OPTIMISM, AND WITH FAITH IN 600.
great hopes. And we will be standing with you. III Godspeed
you on this journey. And God bless the people of Uruguay.
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59
(Hinchliffe/Grossman/Garmey)
November 28, 1990 3 p.m.
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World," where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World,' or "the Third World." "
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls.' "
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another." "
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
4
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
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November 2: 200 1990 3 p.m.
ARGENT
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
ADDRESS TO ARGENTINE CONGRESS
Buenos Aires Palacio de Congreso
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Thank you. I am honored to be with you today in this
beautiful hall of democracy, with so many members of your
Congress. And I am privileged to be with you at this time in
history -- both your own history and the history we share as
members of the same hemisphere. For an era of change is here.
Change that will not be easy: but which will be tremendously
rewarding. Change that is heralded by the Sun of May in your
dramatic seal behind me and in the ceiling overhead. For
Argentina, the United States, and our sister nations in this
continent are beginning to stir in the new dawn of a New World.
No longer can we think in terms of the "Old World, " where
our roots lie. Or of "the First World," or "the Third World."
No, we have moved beyond the labels that separate us; and into a
new phase where we look to what unites us.
There is so much that we can accomplish together because
there is so much that does unite us. There's an old saying that
when North Americans meet Argentines, they stare into a mirror.
I've felt that. Much here feels familiar. The cattle. The oil
rigs. The seas of grass. The tradition of liberty. The shared
belief in the dignity of the individual. Our common European
roots and shared colonial past. The 500 years since Columbus
discovered our lands. The warm energy and spirit of the people.
2
Even our interest in soccer -- we look forward to welcoming your
team to the U.S. in 1994 for our first hosting of the World Cup.
And, above all, we share -- each for our own homeland -- a
devotion and commitment that would have pleased Gen. San Martin,
who wrote: "Love for one's native land fuels noble souls."
All of this is part of the unique bond between our countries.
But there's more. More even than the fact that we've had diploma-
tic relations for nearly 170 years. It's what Teddy Roosevelt
said. "We have such problems in common, such beliefs and ideals,
and methods of government and ways of life and habits of thought,
that we inevitably are closer together, and will in the end have
a closer and more understanding relationship with one another."
And it's also recent history that joins us. Your embrace of
democracy has brought our peoples and governments closer than
ever before. Our mutual cooperation in science and technology
has led to new advances. And in the current crisis in the Gulf
you have been a tremendous ally -- the only country outside
Europe and the Middle East itself to provide troops and ships for
the peace-keeping force. Under President Menem, you are assuming
your rightful place as a leader among freedom-loving nations.
Your contribution to the multinational force in the Gulf -- this
marvelous gesture from a nation so far from the conflict -- is a
statement of your commitment to peace and the rule of law.
And under President Menem, you are launching another
courageous rebirth -- the restoration of your economic stability.
You know, so many leaders feel friendship and admiration for this
3
man whose courage inspires people not just in his country, but
also in his region and, indeed, around the world. [[ And, may I
add, when we were tennis partners in San Jose, we won. I hope
that will be a lesson of the success the U.S. and Argentina
experience when they team up together. ]] I was struck by some-
thing your President said -- and his words do not apply just to
Argentina. He said: "to take advantage of democratic experiences
to propel economic growth and progress, is the principal
crossroads and challenge for our peoples and governments."
And a difficult challenge as well. I believe few presidents
have ever taken office under more testing circum-stances than did
President Menem. Yet he didn't shrink from the task at hand.
Instead, he set into motion his complex structural, economic and
social transformation of this country. It is with broad,
brilliant strokes that he is leading one of the most remarkable
economic restructuring programs the world has seen.
We know the excruciating short-term sacrifices you are being
called upon to make, in what your own President has called "surg-
ery without anesthesia." Because for this tremendous undertaking
to succeed, it will not take miracles. It will take work. But
know that the U.S. is here to work with you. To that end, we've
signed with your government the Bilateral Investment Treaty, to
encourage US investors to join Argentines in an extraordinary
cooperative partnership -- resulting in greater productivity.
More exports. More jobs. And greater optimism about the future.
4
In addition, we have signed, or are negotiating a variety of
other agreements with Argentina, including: the Tourism Treaty;
the Customs Cooperation Agreement; the Framework Trade Agreement;
Subsidies Agreement; the Joint Satellite Project; and others.
But for this exciting new chapter to begin, and to promote long-
term growth, we need the successful conclusion of the Uruguay
Round. It is vital that the negotiators succeed in their efforts
to reduce or eliminate tariffs, import barriers, subsidies and
other distortions to world trade. This will mean new market
opportunities for the farmer in Buenos Aires Province; the
agricultural workers in Jujuy; and the engineer in Rosario.
We want to be a part of your work because we recognize that
no act could be more significant for a nation-in-need than your
move toward a market-oriented economy. That's because it lays
the groundwork for your future by envisioning a road that leads
to a modern, growing Argentina. A country which will encourage
greater individual initiative, guaranteeing prosperity for this
and future generations. And an open and democratic economy will
unleash your great potential and restore this nation to its
position as one of the most vigorous nations in the world.
To do what we can to help this embryonic movement in your
nation and the others of this continent, we introduced the Enter-
prise for the Americas Initiative, calling for a major hemispher-
ic effort to expand free and fair trade. For that is the way to
unleash a million sparks of energy and enterprise. To encourage
5
individual initiative. And to let the incentive of reward inspire
people to better themselves, their families, and their futures.
We are absolutely committed to this Initiative as a major
priority. It will give impetus to the painful, yet essential,
economic restructuring which has already begun here. And it will
sustain and deepen this process in tangible ways.
The Initiative is our hemisphere's new Declaration of Inter-
dependence. For economic revolution is the equal of political
revolution. And economic cooperation must be embraced not as a
threat to privilege, but as the key to prosperity. After all,
prosperity in our hemisphere depends on trade, not aid. And it
is within our power to make our region the largest trading center
of sovereign nations in the world. Already, the Southern Cone
Common Market is a major step toward the world's first
Hemispheric Free Trade Zone. But our ultimate aim must be a free
trade system that links all of the Americas. 11
The way we deal with our common economic realities can be a
steppingstone to a permanent partnership among all the nations of
the Americas. And as we enter this era, perhaps we could turn to
La Difunta Correa, your unofficial patron saint of new
beginnings.
For we in the Americas are on the brink of something
unprecedented in world history: the first wholly democratic
hemisphere. Think of it. The first hemisphere devoted to
freedom. To free speech. Free elections. Free enterprise.
Free trade. Free markets.
6
You in Argentina -- following your anthem's cry of "freedom,
freedom, freedom" -- led the move away from military governments
to democracies in the 1980s. So you can now herald the 1990s as
the Decade of Democracy. 11 As representatives of our countries,
we have two duties. First, we must reaffirm our allegiance to
each other. Then, with the bonds of our common heritage
strengthened by our devotion to freedom, we must secure the
fruits of this liberty for all the peoples of the Americas.
That's why I've come to your country. To celebrate what we
share. To commit my nation to this movement toward democracy in
the Americas. To stress the vital importance of mutual coopera-
tion and understanding among traditional friends. For we read in
Martin Fierro: "Brothers should stand by each other because this
is the first law: keep a true bond between you at each and every
time."
Together, yet from our own beloved lands, we can watch this
Decade of Democracy grow. We can watch it from the vantage point
of two countries strong in liberty and expanding in economy. And
we can look forward -- together -- with shared and sound optimism
to the 21st century -- to the brilliant new dawn of a splendid
New World.
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