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Hachigian, Nina L. 
Budig, Nyda N  
Crowley, Philip 1.  
Wozniak, Natalie S.  
and First Lady at the Lighting of the City Christmas Tree Belfast City Hall 
Belfast Northern Ireland .doc 
THE WHITE HOUSE 
Office of the PressSecretary" (Belfast, Northern Ireland) 
For Imm…

- children who offer us the clearest and purest reasons why peace and why this 
peace 'process is so important. 
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In a national-competition, asking students to share their hopes for a peaceful  
Northern Ireland in letters to my husband, two students whom you see here  
tonight, Cathy Harte and Mark Lennox won the top prize. We will be  
privilege to 
,  
have them in America.at summer camp this coming summer. Tonight-it is my  
privilege to read excerpts from their letters.  
This is what Cathy said: "My name is Cathy Harte-and I am a 12-year-old  
Catholic girl. I live in Belfast in Norther…

trees will be lit all over the world in the days to come. This Christmas let us 
remember the reason behind why we light Christmas trees. Let us remember 
the 
reason for this grea:t holiday celebration. And let us remember that we seek 
peace most of all for our children. May this be one of many, many happy and 
peaceful Christmases in Northern Ireland this year and for many years to 
come . 
. (Applause.) And may God keep you and bless you and hold all of you in the 
p~m 
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of His hand: Thank you and God bless you .. 
(Applause.) . 
LORD MAYOR: Now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a duty to d…

Christmas  
of peace. (Applause.)  
As I look down these beautiful streets, I think how wonderful it will be for 
people to do their holiday shopping without worry of searches or bombs; to 
visit 
. 
loved ones on the other side of the border without the burden of checkpoints 
or 
roadblocks; to enjoy these magnificent Christmas lights without any fear of 
violence. Peace has brought real change to your lives. 
Across the ocean, the Al11erican people are rejoicing with you. We are joined 
to 
you by strong ties of community and commerce and culture. Over the years 
men and 
· women of both tra…

million calls. 
The response left no doubt that all across Northern Ireland the desire for 
peace 
was becoming a demand. I am honored to announce today that those same 
two 
newspapers, the Newsletter and the Irish News, have established the 
President's 
Prize, an annual award to those at the grass-roots level who have contributed 
inost to peace and reconciliation. The honorees will travel to the United 
States 
to exchange experiences on the issues we share, including community 
relations and 
conflict resolution. We have a lot to learn from on another. The President's 
Prize will undersco…

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letters were full ofh6pe and love and humor. To al,l of you who took the time 
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write me, you've brightened my holiday season with your wqrds of faith and 
courage, and I thank you. To all of you who asked me to do what I could to 
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peace take root, I pledge you America's support. We will stand with you as  
you 
,  
take risks for peace., (Applause.)  
And to all of youwho have not lost your sense of humor, ~ say thank you.> I .  
got  
a.letter from 13-year-old Ryan from Belfast. Now, Ryan, if you're out in the  
crowd tonight, here's the answer' to your question. No,…