Letter by Jack F. Matlock Jr., former US Ambassador to the Soviet Union, to the Gorbachev Foundation
I understand that President Gorbachev will be speaking in Philadelphia on September 17 when he receives an award. Unfortunately, I will be unable to attend the ceremony because of a commitment in California that day.
We are appalled at the way the press is handling the current confrontation between Georgia and Russia. President Gorbachev's interviews and op-ed articles have been important in bringing forward attention to the events of 1990-91, which lie at the root of much that has happened.
I hope we can all work together to bring some sanity to the current international situation. Just when I had the feeling that we could soon move in the right direction on the nuclear issues, the situation in Georgia has intruded to make that difficult.
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