On Monday night the Palestinian Central Council unexpectedly affirmed its commitment to declare a Palestinian state by Sept. 13, whether or not a final peace deal is reached with the Israelis.
But Biegun was apparently willing to fly Trump halfway around the world to Hanoi based on the idea that it represented a commitment to declare other secret facilities and abandon them.
While Obama may have sent conciliatory signals to Iran concerning the possibility of rapprochement in the aftermath of his election in November 2008, this was not the environment faced by Iran when it made the decision to withdraw from its commitment to declare any new nuclear facility under construction.
Following talks with the South Korean president last weekend, President Bush said that it was premature to make a judgment about whether North Korea was willing to follow through with a commitment to publicly declare its nuclear-related programs, materials and facilities.
When guests arrived on Saturday night two weeks ago, they were greeted with name tags that asked them to declare a commitment.
Ban Ki Moon, for example, coined the term "torch bearers" to describe the role they should play, while politicians have lined up to declare their commitment.
It calls on signatories to declare their commitment to equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination on the grounds of race, religion and ethnicity, and for all citizens to be able live without fear.
Germany's free education movement began in 1999 with the founding of the Alliance against Tuition Fees when 200 organisations including student unions, trade unions and political parties came together to declare their commitment to fighting for free education.
Businesses need to have the courage to declare their commitment to social change, the conviction to participate in building systemic solutions to social issues, and governance policies that support these priorities.
Some of the Dixiecrats went so far as to declare their commitment to "white supremacy," according to The Confederate Battle Flag: America's Most Embattled Emblem by John M. Coski.
