Letter from Senator Mel Martinez to The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, U.S.
Secretary of State and to The Honorable Stephen Hadley, Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs
2006-02-11
Letter from Senator Mel Martinez to The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, U.S.
Secretary of State
February 8, 2006
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State
Harry S. Truman Building
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20520
Dear Madam Secretary:
Congratulations on the President's State of the Union address last week.
I believe the President presented a very positive, yet realistic, report
on the state of our nation and the challenges we face in the years ahead.
As the President highlighted, many of these challenges are beyond our
borders, where terrorism, tyranny and proliferation continue to pose
serious threats to the United States and all we hold dear. I fully agree
that the spread of freedom and democracy throughout the world is
critical to the effective elimination of these threats worldwide.
As the President discussed areas of the world that must not be forgotten
in their quest for freedom -Syria, Burma, Zimbabwe, North Korea and
Iran- I must confess my profound disappointment that the longest lasting
tyranny remaining in the world today -communist Cuba- was overlooked.
As a matter of fact, there was no mention of the Western Hemisphere at
all -an increasingly challenging area of the world that happens to be in
our own backyard. I know you and the President share my concern for the
region. President Bush on many occasions has clearly spoken of his hop
for freedom and democracy in Cuba, which made its omission even more
troubling.
I hope to hear from you soon.
With best regards,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator
* To access to the full original letter, please click on the following link:
http://www.netforcuba.org/News-EN/2006/Feb/Rice_State_of_the_Union_letter_2_8_06.pdf
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Letter from Senator Mel Martinez to The Honorable Stephen Hadley,
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
February 8, 2006
The Honorable Stephen Hadley
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
National Security Council
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20500
Dear Mr. Hadley:
Congratulations on the President's State of the Union address last week.
I believe the President presented a very positive, yet realistic, report
on the state of our nation and the challenges we face in the years ahead.
As the President highlighted, many of these challenges are beyond our
borders, where terrorism, tyranny and proliferation continue to pose
serious threats to the United States and all we hold dear. I fully agree
that the spread of freedom and democracy throughout the world is
critical to the effective elimination of these threats worldwide.
As the President discussed areas of the world that must not be forgotten
in their quest for freedom -Syria, Burma, Zimbabwe, North Korea and
Iran- I must confess my profund disappointment that the longest lasting
tyranny remaining in the world today -communist Cuba- was overlooked.
As a matter of fact, there was no mention of the Western Hemisphere at
all -an increasingly challenging area of the world that happens to be in
our own backyard. I know you and the President share my concern for the
region. President Bush on many occasions has clearly spoken of his hope
for freedom and democracy in Cuba, which made its omission even more
troubling.
I hope to hear from you soon.
With best regards,
Mel Martinez
United States Senator
* To access to the full original letter, please click on the following link:
http://www.netforcuba.org/News-EN/2006/Feb/Hadley_State_of_the_Union_letter_2_8_06.pdf
Given to Net For Cuba International by Nilda R. Pedrosa, State Policy
Director, U.S. Senator Mel Martinez.
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