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Statement on the Resignation of Senior Adviser for Policy And 2458 Dec. 5 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 that is the same or substantially the Letter to Congressional Leaders same as such section 571 or any sub- Transmitting the Report on Budget section thereof.'' Deferrals Sec. 2. Judicial Review. This order is in- December 4, 1996 tended only to improve the internal manage- ment of the Federal Government, and is not Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) intended to create any right or benefit, sub- In accordance with the Congressional stantive or procedural, enforceable by a party Budget and Impoundment Control Act of against the United States, its agencies or in- 1974, I herewith report seven new deferrals strumentalities, its officers or employees, or of budgetary resources, totaling $3.5 billion. any other person. These deferrals affect programs of the De- partment of State, the Social Security Admin- William J. Clinton istration, and International Security Assist- ance. The White House, Sincerely, December 3, 1996. William J. Clinton [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Newt Ging- rich, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 9:49 a.m., December 4, 1996] and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Sec- NOTE: This Executive order was released by the retary on December 5. Office of the Press Secretary on December 4, and it was published in the Federal Register on December 5. Remarks Announcing the Second Term National Security Team and an Exchange With Reporters Statement on the Resignation of December 5, 1996 Senior Adviser for Policy and Strategy George Stephanopoulos The President. Good afternoon. During our first term in office, the Vice President December 4, 1996 and I were blessed to work with a remarkable national security team: Secretary of State From the snows of New Hampshire in Warren Christopher, Secretary of Defense 1991 until the present day, no one has ren- Bill Perry, National Security Adviser Anthony dered me better advice, nor given more loyal Lake, U.N. Ambassador Madeleine Albright, service to this Nation than George Director of Central Intelligence John Stephanopoulos. There's no one in Washing- Deutch, all very bright, forceful, strong- ton who has a better understanding of the minded individuals who came together as a intersection of politics, policy, and the way team to advance America's interests and val- those affect the American people. His work ues around the world. here at the White House is evidence of his Today the fact that our Nation is at peace, deep respect for our country, its system of our economy is strong, and we are making government, and its people. He cannot be real progress in seizing the opportunities, replaced. meeting the challenges of the 21st century, George will undoubtedly be a great teach- these things are due in no small measure to er at Columbia. His boundless intellectual the teamwork, vision, and leadership they curiosity will be put to good use, shaping the gave to the American people. The Vice Presi- leadership of the future. dent and I and every other American owe all of them a great debt of gratitude. Now as we embark upon a new term, our NOTE: Press Secretary Mike McCurry read this responsibility is to build on the strong foun- statement during his daily briefing. dation laid in the last 4 years, to make sure VerDate 22-AUG-97 11:43 Sep 29, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P49DE4.005 p49de4 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 / Dec. 5 2459 that as we enter the 21st century, America steely determination has helped to advance remains the indispensable nation, the world's our interests and our ideals around the world. greatest force for peace and prosperity, for She knows firsthand what it means for Amer- freedom and security. ica to be the indispensable nation. And I Today I am pleased to announce the new know firsthand that Madeleine Albright has national security team I have selected to help the instincts, the intelligence, the skill, and us meet that responsibility: Secretary of the strength to lead American foreign policy State-designate Madeleine Albright; Sec- in this time. retary of Defense-designate William Cohen; Time and again I have benefited from her Director of Central Intelligence-designate judgment and counsel on issues from Bosnia Anthony Lake; National Security Adviser to NATO, and many, many other difficult Samuel Berger. Each of these individuals has areas. The American people have also bene- remarkable qualities of intellect, energy, and fited because of her special ability, forged leadership. All are committed to work to- during her tenure as a teacher at George- gether as a team that will rise above partisan- town, to explain why American leadership is ship and rise to the challenges of meeting more important than ever and to get the job the opportunities, of dealing with the chal- done. lenges that we all face. Bill Perry has done a remarkable job in The challenges are many: terrorism; the preparing America's military for the chal- spread of weapons of mass destruction; drug lenges of the 21st century and in carrying trafficking; environmental degradation; eth- out all other aspects of the Secretary of De- nic, religious, and racial conflicts; dealing fense's job, which include running the largest with the sea changes occurring in Asia and and most complex organization in the Na- elsewhere throughout the globe. But the op- tion's Government. The bottom-up review he portunities are even greater: working toward completed has decreased the size of our a Europe that for the first time is undivided, forces, while increasing their readiness capa- democratic, and at peace; building a new bilities and technological edge. From Haiti partnership with a democratic Russia; meet- to Bosnia, from the Persian Gulf to the Tai- ing the challenge of change in Asia with wan Strait, through Bill Perry's leadership, strength and steadiness in a way that ad- we have demonstrated that our men and vances freedom and prosperity; extending women in uniform remain the best equipped the reach of peace and freedom in the Mid- and best trained fighting force in the world. dle East and Africa; opening more markets Earlier I had the opportunity to pay tribute in Latin America and strengthening the de- to the contributions of Secretary Chris- mocracies that have taken root there. topher. I want to say again how much I ap- These new people who will form the new preciate what he has done. But today I also national security team, they have the experi- want to thank Bill Perry for being one of the ence, the judgment, the vision to meet the finest Defense Secretaries in the history of heavy responsibility and the high privilege of the United States. I thank you, Bill, and I leadership. will miss both of you very much. By virtue of her life and accomplishments, Bill Cohen is the right man to build on Madeleine Albright embodies the best of these achievements, to secure the bipartisan America. It says something about our country support America's Armed Forces must have and about our new Secretary of State-des- and clearly deserve. He served in the United ignate, that a young girl raised in the shadow States Congress for 24 years, including 18 of Nazi aggression in Czechoslovakia can rise in the Senate. There his name became syn- to the highest diplomatic office in America. onymous with discipline, intellect, creative She watched her world fall apart, and ever independence, and deeply held principles. since, she has dedicated her life to spreading While serving the people of Maine, he has to the rest of the world the freedom and tol- also served every American through his de- erance her family found here in America. termination to find common ground on dif- During her 4 years as our Ambassador to ficult issues. He brought fresh ideas and the United Nations, Madeleine Albright's thoughtful analysis to his work on the Senate VerDate 22-AUG-97 11:43 Sep 29, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P49DE4.005 p49de4 2460 Dec. 5 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 Armed Services Committee; he helped craft eign policy team and given it direction, guid- the START I arms control treaty with Russia ance, and shared purpose. I believe we have that we have entered into force and played to have these things to move forward on the a key role in legislation that reorganized and interests and values of the American people. strengthened our military command. As National Security Adviser, he will bring Now the Senate's loss will be our adminis- to the job not just the ability to work hard tration's gain. I thank Senator Cohen for his and to work well, but the vision and sense willingness to cross party lines to make sure of our larger purpose that is necessary to that America's security is there in the 21st meet the challenges our Nation faces. I am century. pleased, and the American people are fortu- Just about every morning these last 4 nate, that Sandy Berger will be serving as years, the point man of our foreign policy my National Security Adviser. team, Tony Lake, came into this office to And before I ask each member of the new brief me on the state of the world and to national security team to say a few words, tell me what he thought I should do about starting with the Secretary-designate, I'd like it.
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