Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 / June 12

Statement on Nuclear Nonproliferation Talks With June 11, 1993

I welcome the successful outcome of talks North Koreans strongly to comply fully with between the and North Korea international standards and to move towards the today in , which have led to the agree- goal of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. ment of North Korea to suspend its withdrawal The American negotiating team, under the di- from the Non-Proliferation Treaty. This agree- rection of Assistant Secretary Robert Gallucci, ment is a first but vital step towards ensuring achieved this important step not only on behalf North Korean participation in a strong inter- of the people of the United States but on behalf national nonproliferation regime, a goal that will of the entire international community. benefit all nations. Preventing the proliferation of nuclear weap- NOTE: The statement referred to Robert Gallucci, ons is one of the highest priorities of my admin- Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military istration, and we will continue to press the Affairs.

Nomination for Five Ambassadorial Posts June 11, 1993

The President today announced his intention ‘‘Each of these five men has demonstrated to nominate five career Foreign Service officers the high levels of talent and character required to ambassadorial posts. The five are: for a sensitive ambassadorial post,’’ said the President. ‘‘I salute them for their continuing William D. Montgomery, Bulgaria service to the United States and thank them Richard Boucher, Cyprus for taking on these important assignments.’’ Mark Hambley, Lebanon Roger Gamble, Suriname NOTE: Biographies of the nominees were made Jeffrey Davidow, Venezuela available by the Office of the Press Secretary.

The President’s Radio Address June 12, 1993

Good morning. Last night the , will of the international community. Therefore, acting with American and other coalition forces, following a request from the U.N. and pursuant successfully attacked the military positions in So- to a U.N. Security Council resolution, I ordered malia of the warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed. the participation of our troops in this action. Our forces, thankfully, have sustained no casual- I commend the decisive leadership of the U.N. ties. Secretary-General Boutros-Ghali, the com- The U.N.’s action was a response to a savage mander of the U.N. force, Turkish General Bir, attack this past week by Aideed’s forces carried and United States Major General Thomas Mont- out on U.N. peacekeepers. Aideed’s attack killed gomery. 23 Pakistanis and injured 3 Americans serving With this action, the world community moves in the U.N.’s force. It was a cold-blooded am- to restore order in Somalia’s capital and to un- bush on U.N. forces who were delivering food derscore its commitment to preserve the security and building peace for the people of Somalia. of U.N. forces. For if U.N. peacekeepers are The United Nations and the United States refuse to tolerate this ruthless disregard for the

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