Letters of Support USA President Bill Clinton Russia President Boris Yeltsin Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui Kyrghyzstan President Askar Akayev Hungary President Árpád Göncz and Prime Minister Gyula Horn Korea President Kim Young Sam Slovenia President Milan Kucan USA Vice President Al Gore Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba Thailand Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra Australia Premier Bob Carr Canada Prime Minister Jean Chrétien France Minister François Fillon Netherlands Minister Dr. G.J. Wijers United Kingdom Hon. Ian Taylor MBE MP Taiwan Premier Lien Chan Canada Minister John Manley Thailand Honorable Dr. Vichit Suraphongchai Netherlands Hon. S. Patijn, Mayor of Amsterdam Spain Hon. Pasqual Maragall, Mayor of Barcelona Singapore RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean