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for me and for Hillary. My wife has been so and to Ghana as the leaders of America, a coun- interested in Africa, and she and our daughter try that hopes to be a better model than we made a wonderful trip to Africa not so long once were for the proposition that all men and ago. women are free and equal, and that children It’s a great day for the Members of Congress ought to have an equal chance. And we hope like Congressman Royce, a Republican from that their successes will play a role in our com- California, and Congressman McDermott, a mon triumphs, the United States and Africa, Democrat from Washington, who himself the United States and Ghana, in the years worked in the Peace Corps in Africa many years ahead. ago. Thank you, and God bless you. But I don’t think you can possibly imagine what this day means to the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, to the African- NOTE: The President spoke at approximately 4 American members of my Cabinet, and those p.m. In his remarks, he referred to Alicia Diaz, who hold senior positions in the White House Peace Corps volunteer, who introduced the Presi- and in the departments of Government. It dent; President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana and wasn’t so very long ago in the whole sweep his wife, Nana Konadu Rawlings; Ambassador Ed- of human history that their ancestors were ward Brynn and his wife, Jane; and J. Brian At- yanked from the shores of western Africa as wood, Administrator, U.S. Agency for Inter- slaves. Now they come back home to Africa national Development.

Message to the Congress Reporting on the National Emergency With Respect to (UNITA) March 23, 1998

To the Congress of the United States: petroleum and petroleum products to the terri- I hereby report to the Congress on the devel- tory of Angola other than through designated opments since my last report of September 24, points of entry. The order also prohibited such 1997, concerning the national emergency with sale or supply to UNITA. United States persons respect to Angola that was declared in Executive are prohibited from activities that promote or Order 12865 of September 26, 1993. This report are calculated to promote such sales or supplies, is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the or from attempted violations, or from evasion National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), or avoidance or transactions that have the pur- and section 204(c) of the International Emer- pose of evasion or avoidance, of the stated pro- gency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). hibitions. The order authorized the Secretary of On September 26, 1993, I declared a national the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary emergency with respect to the National Union of State, to take such actions, including the pro- for the Total Independence of Angola mulgation of rules and regulations, as might be (‘‘UNITA’’), invoking the authority, inter alia, necessary to carry out the purposes of the order. of the International Emergency Economic Pow- 1. On December 10, 1993, the Department ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the United of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Con- Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. trol (OFAC) issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanc- 287c). Consistent with United Nations Security tions Regulations (the ‘‘Regulations’’) (58 Fed. Council Resolution (‘‘UNSCR’’) 864, dated Sep- Reg. 64904) to implement the imposition of tember 15, 1993, the order prohibited the sale sanctions against UNITA. The Regulations pro- or supply by United States persons or from the hibit the sale or supply by United States persons United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or from the United States, or using U.S.-reg- or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all istered vessels or aircraft, of arms and related types, including weapons and ammunition, mili- materiel of all types, including weapons and am- tary vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and munition, military vehicles, equipment and spare

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parts, and petroleum and petroleum products aircraft owned or controlled by UNITA; (c) the to UNITA or to the territory of Angola other granting of permission to any aircraft to take than through designated points. United States off from, land in, or overfly the United States persons are also prohibited from activities that if the aircraft, as part of the same flight or promote or are calculated to promote such sales as a continuation of that flight, is destined to or supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from any land in or has taken off from a place in the transaction by any United States persons that territory of Angola other than a specified point evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading of entry; (d) the provision or making available or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the by United States persons or from the United prohibitions set forth in the Executive order. States of engineering and maintenance servicing, Also prohibited are transactions by United States the certification of airworthiness, the payment persons, or involving the use of U.S.-registered of new claims against exiting insurance contracts, vessels or aircraft, relating to transportation to or the provision, renewal, or making available Angola or UNITA of goods the exportation of of direct insurance with respect to (i) any air- which is prohibited. craft registered in Angola other than those speci- The Government of Angola has designated the fied by the Secretary of the Treasury, in con- following points of entry as points in Angola sultation with the Secretary of State, and other to which the articles otherwise prohibited by appropriate agencies; (ii) any aircraft that en- the Regulations may be shipped: Airports: tered the territory of Angola other than through and Katumbela, Province; a specified point of entry; (e) any transaction Ports: Luanda and , ; by any United States person or within the and Namibe, Namibe Province; and Entry United States that evades or avoids, or has the Points : Malongo, Province. Although no purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to specific license is required by the Department violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in this of the Treasury for shipments to these des- order. Specific licenses may be issued on a case- ignated points of entry (unless the item is des- by-case basis authorizing, as appropriate, med- tined for UNITA), any such exports remain sub- ical emergency flights or flights of aircraft car- ject to the licensing requirements of the Depart- rying food, medicine, or supplies for essential ments of State and/or Commerce. 2. On August 28, 1997, the United Nations humanitarian needs. Executive Order 13069 be- Security Council adopted UNSCR 1127, ex- came effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern standard pressing its grave concern at the serious difficul- time, December 15, 1997. ties in the peace process, demanding that the There have been no amendments to the Reg- Government of Angola and in particular UNITA ulations since my report of September 24, 1997. comply fully and completely with those obliga- 3. On December 31, 1997, OFAC issued an tions, and imposing additional sanctions against order to the Center for Democracy in Angola UNITA. Subsequently, the Security Council (‘‘CEDA’’ or ‘‘CDA’’) to immediately close its adopted UNSCR 1130 postponing the effective offices in the United States as required by Exec- date of measures specified by UNSCR 1127 utive Order 13069. The CEDA responded that until 12:01 a.m., eastern standard time, October it had closed its only U.S. office, located in 30, 1997, at which time they went into effect. Washington, D.C., in compliance with Executive On December 12, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13069. Order 13069 to implement in the United States The OFAC has worked closely with the U.S. the provisions of UNSCRs 1127 and 1130 (62 financial and exporting communities to assure Fed. Reg. 65989, December 16, 1997). Executive a heightened awareness of the sanctions against Order 13069 prohibits (a) the sale, supply, or UNITA—through the dissemination of publica- making available in any form, by United States tions, seminars, and a variety of media, including persons or from the United States or using U.S.- via the Internet, Fax-on-Demand, special fliers, registered vessels or aircraft, of any aircraft or and computer bulletin board information initi- aircraft components, regardless of origin: (i) to ated by OFAC and posted through the U.S. UNITA; (ii) to the territory of Angola other Department of Commerce and the U.S. Govern- than through a specified point of entry; (b) the ment Printing Office. There have been no li- insurance, engineering, or servicing by United cense applications under the program since my States persons or from the United States of any last report.

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4. The expenses incurred by the Federal Gov- toms Service, the Office of the Under Secretary ernment in the 6-month period from September for Enforcement, and the Office of the General 26, 1997, through March 25, 1998, that are di- Counsel) and the Department of State (particu- rectly attributable to the exercise of powers and larly the Office of Southern African Affairs). authorities conferred by the declaration of a na- I will continue to report periodically to the tional emergency with respect to UNITA are Congress on significant developments, pursuant about $80,000, most of which represent wage to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c). and salary costs for Federal personnel. Per- WILLIAM J. CLINTON sonnel costs were largely centered in the De- partment of the Treasury (particularly in the The White House, Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Cus- March 23, 1998.

Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report of the National Endowment for Democracy March 23, 1998

To the Congress of the United States: Annual Report of the National Endowment for As required by the provisions of section Democracy, which covers fiscal year 1997. 504(h) of Public Law 98–164, as amended (22 WILLIAM J. CLINTON U.S.C. 4413(i)), I transmit herewith the 14th The White House, March 23, 1998.

Exchange With Reporters Prior to Discussions With President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda in Kampala, Uganda March 24, 1998

The President. Good morning. President’s Visit to Africa President’s Invocation of Executive Privilege Q. There is speculation, sir, you’re glad to be out of Washington for a couple weeks. Is Q. Mr. President, we haven’t yet had the op- that the case? portunity to ask you about your decision to in- voke executive privilege, sir. Why shouldn’t the The President. Well, I’m glad to be doing American people see that as an effort to hide the business of the United States and the peo- something from them? ple. I’ve looked forward to this for years. And The President. Look, that’s a question that’s I think most Americans want me to do the job being asked and answered back home by the I was elected to do. And so I’m going to try people who are responsible to do that. I don’t to do what most people want me to do. believe I should be discussing that here. Q. What was your reaction to the crowd yes- Q. Could you at least tell us why you think terday? We saw—the pictures were pretty dra- the First Lady might be covered by that privi- matic. lege, why her conversation might fall under The President. I thought it was wonderful. that? I’ve never seen so many people at an event. The President. All I know is—I saw an article But what I was concerned about, there were about it in the paper today. I haven’t discussed two people there who were just wedged be- it with the lawyers. I don’t know. You should tween the crowd and the barrier, and I was ask someone who does. afraid they would be hurt or perhaps even killed

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