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US President Clinton's Speech at the Signing of the Declaration of Principles (1993)

Location
Washington, DC
Date
1993-09-13
People
Anwar Sadat, Egypt: Subject, George H.W. Bush, United States: Subject, Harry S. Truman, United States: Subject, James E. Carter, United States: Subject, Shimon Peres, Israel: Subject, Yitzhak Rabin, Israel: Subject, William J. Clinton, United States: Speaker, Yasser Arafat, PLO: Subject, Menachem Begin, Israel: Subject
A speech given by US President Bill Clinton at the signing ceremony for the Declaration of Principles (Oslo I Accord) in Washington, DC, on 13 September 1993. Clinton cited the Camp David Accords and the Madrid Conference as important milestones in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, saluted the Israeli and Palestinian leaders that reached the agreement and offered American support for the continuation of the peace process.