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>Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 20:39:26 -0500 (EST)
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>> President Clinton Hails 'New Africa'
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>> March 17, 1998
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>> Washington - Following is the text of President Clinton's videotaped
>> remarks on Worldnet to the African people:
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>> THE PRESIDENT: To all our friends in Africa, let me say how very much
>> I'm looking forward to my upcoming trip. I'll travel to Ghana, Uganda,
>> South Africa, Botswana, and Senegal. It will be a real privilege for
>> me to be the first American President to visit those countries.
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>> This journey will be my opportunity, and yours, to help to introduce
>> the people of the United States to a new Africa -- an Africa whose
>> political and economic accomplishments grow more impressive each
>> month. I want to see for myself what America can learn from Africa and
>> how we can work with you as partners to build a better future for all
>> our children.
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>> As I visit your countries and meet your leaders and citizens, I'll
>> have in mind four central goals for us to work toward together. First,
>> we want to support Africa's democracies -- those with long and proud
>> histories, and those that are newly emerging. Together we can create a
>> global community of nations that respect and promote human rights,
>> tolerance, and broad participation in public life.
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>> Second, we want to increase trade and investment with Africa. When it
>> comes to economic development, America and Africa can help each other,
>> opening markets, building businesses, creating jobs on both
>> continents. A prosperous future awaits us if we strengthen the
>> economic ties between our countries and give all our people the
>> education and training they need to succeed in this new global
>> economy.
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>> But democracy and prosperity are threatened where there is violence,
>> so our third goal is to look for ways to work in partnership with the
>> nations of Africa to prevent armed conflict. Ethnic and political
>> violence continues to plague parts of Africa. Together we can, and we
>> must, find solutions.
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>> Fourth, the United States wants to play a role in preserving Africa's
>> majestic natural beauty and wildlife, and ensuring sustainable
>> development of Africa's natural resources. The nations of the world
>> must continue to cooperate and avoid environmental destruction and to
>> leave a rich heritage to our children.
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>> There are many other areas where we can progress as partners --
>> improving nutrition and health care, eradicating diseases like AIDS
>> and malaria, empowering women, fighting crime and drugs, expanding
>> civic and cultural ties across the ocean. With the 21st century fast
>> approaching, Africa, the cradle of human civilization, is forging a
>> vibrant future for itself with new leaders, new opportunities, and new
>> hope. The core values that are driving Africa's renaissance --
>> democracy, diversity, free enterprise -- those are the values that the
>> United States shares.
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>> My wife Hillary, my daughter Chelsea, the entire United States
>> delegation and I look forward to being with you and sharing our
>> experience with the American people.
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>> 16 March 1998
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