Upon Re-Election of a Third Mandate as OAU Secretary General

"As I embark on a third term at the helm of the General Secretariat of our Organization, I am, indeed, conscious of the challenges facing me in ensuring that no stone is left unturned in our collective efforts to make our Organization more relevant and more responsive to the needs and demands of our peoples and Continent as we approach the threshold of the new millennium. I pledge that I will do my utmost to live up to the confidence you have reposed in me in the discharge of my duties." - Dr. Salim, June 4, 1997