|
|
Article: Clinton Statement on International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
- Article from:
- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 9, 1998
CopyrightCopyright 1998 U.S. Newswire. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released
today by the White House:
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
I welcome today's strong bipartisan Senate passage, and the
anticipated passage in the House of Representatives, of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
I have made the promotion of religious freedom a priority of my
presidency and an integral part of our foreign policy through, among
other efforts, the creation of the Advisory Committee on Religious
Freedom Abroad and my appointment last June of our special
representative on international religious freedom.
The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is ...