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Article: Remarks to the United States Coast Guard in Seattle. (Pres. Clinton; Seattle, Washington) (Transcript)
- Article from:
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- November 29, 1993
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Thank you very much. This is a warm reception in more ways than one. And after a cold day on the boat, it's a wonderful thing to behold.
I want to thank Admiral Lockwood and Captain Murray and all the men and women of the Coast Guard for the wonderful assistance that I have received today and that our Nation receives every day.
The Blake Island meeting I think was a great success. Indeed, these have been a good few days for the United States. We had the leaders of 14 of the Asian-Pacific nations here in Seattle for a couple of days. We represent 40 percent of the world's people, half the world's economy, the fastest growing economies in the world. And I ...