Text of a Letter from the President: Report on Counterdrug Assistance to Colombia and Neighboring Countries (10/26/00)
                              THE WHITE HOUSE

                       Office of the Press Secretary

_________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release                            October 26, 2000



                    TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
                  TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE
               COMMITTEES ON APPROPRIATIONS AND THE CHAIRMAN
             OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
       AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS



                         October 26, 2000






Dear Mr. Chairman:

I hereby report, in accordance with section 3202 of the Military
Construction Appropriations Act, 2001, on current U.S. policy and strategy
for counterdrug assistance to Colombia and neighboring countries.

The enclosed report sets forth the rationale for expanded support to
Colombia and neighboring countries and highlights the compre-hensive
initiatives now underway in the Andean region in support of the National
Drug Control Strategy.

Colombia's success in combating the threat of drugs is profoundly in the
interest of the United States.  A peaceful, democratic, and economically
prosperous Colombia will result in a significant reduction of the supply of
illicit drugs and help promote democracy and stability throughout the
hemisphere.  I am proud of the bipartisan effort that has made our
Colombian initiative possible.

                              Sincerely,





                              WILLIAM J. CLINTON




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