Gulf Crisis, and Enterprise for the Americas Initiative during an afternoon appearance at President Patricio Aylwin Azocar's residence. December 6 – President Bush delivers an address to a joint session of Congress in the Salon de Honor at the National Congress Building in Valparaiso, Chile. December 6 – President Bush attends a state dinner in the Patio de Los Naranjos at La Moneda Palace in Santiago. December 7 – President Bush attends a breakfast for the American Chamber of Commerce in the Salon de Directorio at the Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel. December 7 – In a statement referring to the Uruguay round, President Bush reaffirms American commitment to "maintaining and strengthening the multilateral trading system and to a timely and successful conclusion of the round." December 7 – President Bush attends a state dinner in the garden at La Casona in Caracas, Venezuela.December 10 – First Lady Barbara Bush unveils the Christmas decorations at the White House for the second time. December 12 – President Bush attends the awards ceremony for the Jobs for America's Graduates in the ballroom of the National Press Club. December 12 – President Bush delivers an address on the waiver of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment and on the Soviet Union receiving economic assistance during an afternoon Rose Garden appearance. December 13 – President Bush attends the presentation ceremony for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards in the Grand Hall at the Department of Commerce. December 13 – President Bush attends a briefing for the Points of Light Foundation in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. December 13 – President Bush declines to reward Hussein for the release of hostages when asked by a reporter in the Cabinet Room. December 13 – President Bush attends the lighting ceremony for the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse during the annual Christmas Pageant of Peace. December 14 – President Bush announces the nomination of Lynn Martin for United States Secretary of Labor and answers questions from reporters on the nomination as well as the Persian Gulf Crisis and minority scholarships during an afternoon appearance on the South Lawn. December 17 – President Bush addresses cabinet nominations and answers questions from reporters on comments made by President Hussein while in the Briefing Room. December 17 – President Bush delivers remarks on the current climate of the Gulf War, stating that the US and its allies neither want