President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev will hold a "tough love" summit in the USA May 30-June 3.
"I'm looking forward to meeting with him," Bush said, calling it "time for a lot of dialogue and a lot of discussion."
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Israel, U.S.: Strained allies; Unrest threatens 'special relationship'; Israel is 'pressed' to talk peace
May 24, 1990
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These are days of rage for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and there's no certainty - from either Israel or the United States - where the anger will lead.
The occupied territories - simmering with Palestinian resentment in the best of times - are surging with renewed violence in the wake of seven weekend murders. A lone Israeli gunman opened fire on 50 Palestinian laborers - and touched off an outcry that could tip the precarious balance of order in Israel.
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NATO plots future role as talks open
July 5, 1990
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LONDON - President Bush joined other NATO leaders in London shortly after dawn today to plot a new future for the alliance to reflect new military realities in Europe.
The 16-nation meeting comes in response to a reduced likelihood of Soviet attack and after the Kremlin's call to limit its own military forces.
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Leaders OK aid, but split on warming
July 11, 1990
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HOUSTON - Leaders of the world's seven economic powers reached agreement Tuesday on aid to China and the Soviet Union, but accords on the environment and agricultural trade remained elusive.
As aides hammered out details, Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady described the final communique that winds up the 16th Economic Summit today.
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Summit leaders vow to wrap up trade talks
July 18, 1991
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LONDON - The 1991 economic summit ended Wednesday with the seven world leaders promising that talks aimed at boosting global trade will be wrapped up by year's end.
To underscore their commitment, the leaders said if the talks appear to be in danger, "It would be perfectly possible, if it proved necessary, to actually call together (another) summit," said U.K. Prime Minister John Major.
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Peace talks an odyssey for Baker
Oct. 28, 1991
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When Secretary of State James Baker set off in March on his first peace mission to the Middle East, he talked about breaking taboos.
Two months later, he broke one in a highly symbolic way: After a day of talks, Jordan's King Hussein allowed Baker's jet to cross Jordanian air space directly to Israel - a course denied most planes, which must veer over the Mediterranean Sea and back because Jordan and Israel officially are still at war.
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Bush rules out apology for Japan bombing
Dec. 2, 1991
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President Bush Sunday said he won't apologize for the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan - as Japan reportedly neared its first official apology for attacking Pearl Harbor.
Told that some Japanese leaders believe an apology is due for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a terse Bush said: "Not from this president."
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U.S. set to quit Philippines
Dec. 30, 1991
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The Stars and Stripes will be lowered for the last time over a Philippine military base in one year and one day, when the United States makes a faster than expected departure from Subic Bay Naval Base.
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Bush faces a hard sell at home; 'Message received' in Japan
Jan. 10, 1992
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TOKYO - For President Bush, the hardest part of his Pacific trip is ahead: convincing U.S. voters it was a success.
Even Bush, recovering from a bout with stomach flu, wasn't too positive during a news conference here Thursday.
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Bush pounds away at trade barriers; 'Don't listen to gloom-sayers'
Jan. 14, 1992
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - President Bush, sounding like a candidate harvesting votes, pounded away Monday at trade barriers that hurt U.S. farmers and again defended his mission to Japan.
"Some political critics say I should not have taken this trip. Wrong," he told 6,000 members of the American Farm Bureau Federation, the USA's largest farm group.
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Peace talks find 'upbeat' end
Jan. 17, 1992
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The third round of Mideast peace talks ended Thursday amid new optimism that the players will keep talking.
"Things aren't actually as bad as they look," said Palestinian spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi. Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval, agreeing with Ashrawi for the first time all week, said: "I'm slightly upbeat on the peace process."
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Baker: 'The choice is Israel's'; Gets tough on issue of settlements
Feb. 25, 1992
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Secretary of State James Baker Monday once again used the drama of a congressional hearing room to press Israel.
Two years ago, angered by Israeli intransigence in the peace process, Baker went to Capitol Hill and disclosed the White House phone number, telling Israel: "When you're serious about peace, call."
