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HR 1879 102th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Cultural relations Diplomats Estonia Foreign Trade and International Finance Latvia Lithuania National self-determination Negotiations Sovereignty U.S.S.R. United Nations

Directing the Secretary of State and the Director of the Foreign Commercial Service to appoint permanent cultural and commercial representatives to the Baltic States, to encourage the President to appoint a special envoy to encourage Baltic-Soviet negotiations, and to extend certain assistance to the Baltic States.

Introduced: April 17, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 6, 1991
Executive Comment Received from State.
May 10, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations.
Apr 17, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of State to appoint a cultural representative to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia to expand U.S.-Baltic cultural contacts and exchange programs with such countries.

Requires the Director of the Foreign Commercial Service to appoint a permanent cultural representative to each of the Baltic States to expand U.S.-Baltic commercial relations.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should appoint a special envoy to encourage Baltic-Soviet negotiations leading to independence for each of the Baltic States; and (2) the United States should raise the question of Baltic independence during the September 1991 session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Makes each Baltic State eligible for assistance established under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 and the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1991.

What's happening now September 6, 1991

Executive Comment Received from State.

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