President Ngo Dinh Diem
ADDRESS BEFORE “THE COUNCIL ON
FOREIGN RELATIONS’’
(New York, May 1957)
Gentlemen,
It is for me both a great
pleasure and an honor to be among you today, for you rightly represent the
elite of the United States.
By accepting your kind
invitation I have not only respected a long tradition, for other foreign
statesmen have preceded me here and their eloquence can still be felt in these
precincts. But still more, I have just seen a personal wish come true. I have always
wanted to have the opportunity of meeting personally with men of good will and
high learning who, in spite of their very important work, take time for the
serious study of international questions.
