For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 16, 2004
Statement by Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Recently I accepted, with regret, the resignation of Ambassador
Otto Reich who has been a valuable and trusted member of this
Administration. He has served as Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere
Initiatives and previously as Assistant Secretary of State for Western
Hemisphere Affairs.
I have been able to count on his good judgment and advice in
advancing, through the President's initiatives, freedom and prosperity
in the Western Hemisphere. I am especially grateful for Ambassador
Reich's work and effort on the Commission for Assistance to a Free
Cuba. The Commission recently sent to the President its
recommendations for how the Administration can hasten the day when Cuba
will be a free country.
I appreciate Ambassador Reich's service to our country and his
commitment to a brighter future for the Western Hemisphere.
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