E. German Leader Will Make First Official U.S. Visit
Prime Minister Lothar de Maiziere embarks on the first official visit by an East German leader to the United States on Saturday.
The White House dropped an entry ban on East German leaders after East Germany fired its Stalinist elite, embraced democratic unification with West Germany and atoned for its Nazi past.
De Maiziere will meet World Jewish Congress leaders and U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar in New York, then go to Washington for talks Monday with President Bush and Secretary of State James A. Baker III.
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