[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)] [August 1, 1993] [Pages 2231-2238] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 [[Page 2231]]Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released August 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the NATO decision on air strikes on Bosnian Serbs List of participants in meeting with Congressional Progressive Caucus members Released August 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers White House statement on administration action on timber sales Transcript of a press briefing on the economic program by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta Released August 4 Transcript of a press briefing on the Executive orders on budget control and the deficit reduction fund by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan White House statement on the Executive order on Federal compliance with right-to-know laws and pollution prevention requirements Released August 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released August 6 Transcript of a press briefing on employment and the economic program by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Roger Altman and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Announcement of nomination for members of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation Announcement of nomination for seven U.S. attorneys White House statement on the President's meeting with Mario Chanes de Armas Released August 7 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Senate ratification of the Open Skies Treaty Released August 8 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the attack on U.N. forces in Mogadishu Released August 9 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers congratulating Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan Released August 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the appointment of Richard Schifter to the National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President and Counselor Released August 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Attorney General Phil Heymann and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs Bruce Reed Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Defense Les Aspin and Deputy National Security Adviser Sandy Berger White House statement on the plan to expand community policing and reduce gun violence Released August 12 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the technology reinvestment project White House statement on funds in the flood relief legislation Transcript of a press briefing on the President's meeting with Pope John Paul II by Ambassador to the Holy See Raymond L. Flynn in Denver, CO [[Page 2232]] Released August 17 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the upcoming visit of five Caribbean leaders on August 30 Released August 19 Announcement of appointment for the White House Office of Communications Released August 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's telephone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa Released August 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released August 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released August 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Ricki L. Seidman, Assistant to the President and Counselor to the Chief of Staff Statement by Acting Press Secretary Ricki L. Seidman on suspension of economic sanctions against Haiti Released August 31 White House statement on the fiscal year 1994 budget amendments for the Department of Justice to support the immigration initiative announced on July 27 Released September 1 Transcript of a press briefing on the midsession budget review by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson, and OMB Deputy Director Alice Rivlin Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released September 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Nigeria Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Nicaragua Announcement of appointment for Special Adviser to the President for NAFTA Released September 3 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Paul Keating of Australia White House statement on the Oval Office restoration Released September 7 Transcript of a press briefing on reinventing Government by National Performance Review consultants David Osborne and John Sharp Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's planned meeting with President Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia Released September 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Announcement of nomination for 10 U.S. attorneys Released September 9 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on plans to announce health care reforms Released September 12 Transcript of a press briefing on health care reform by Senior Adviser for Policy Development Ira Magaziner and members of the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform Released September 13 White House statement on the renewal of the Trading With the Enemy Act and U.S. policy toward Vietnam Transcript of a press briefing on the Middle East peace process by Ambassador Dennis Ross, State Department Special Coordinator, and Martin Indyk, Special Assistant to the President for Near East Affairs Released September 14 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the violence in Haiti Announcement of nomination for U.S. Permanent Representative to the European Office of the United Nations Released September 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing on health care reform by Small Business Administrator Erskine Bowles and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Ken Thorpe White House statement on Senator David Pryor's pharmaceutical restraint agreements [[Page 2233]] Statement by Dr. Arthur Flemming, former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, on the President's health care reform proposal Released September 17 Transcript of a press briefing on health care reform by Tim Hill, chair, Administrative Simplification Group, President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform; John Silva, practicing physician specializing in information technology, Department of Defense; Rick Kronick, senior health analyst, and Lynn Margherio, senior policy analyst, President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform Released September 18 Announcement of nomination for five U.S. attorneys Released September 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released September 21 Transcript of a press briefing on Russia and health care reform financing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Rubin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Roger Altman, and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson White House statement announcing an address by National Security Adviser Anthony Lake on U.S. foreign policy Released September 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers White House statement announcing U.S. attorneys confirmed by the Senate Released September 23 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the Transitional Executive Council in South Africa List of 55 radio talk show hosts invited to broadcast live from the White House lawn List of attendees of the health care rally on the South Lawn and letters of support for the President's health care plan Released September 24 Transcript of a press briefing on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner, Associate Attorney General Webb Hubbell, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Tim Worth, Special Counselor to the President for NAFTA William Daley, and Special Adviser to the President for NAFTA William Frenzel Released September 27 Fact sheet on nonproliferation and export policy Responses by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers to questions on U.S. arrearages for U.N. budget and peacekeeping assessments Released September 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on replacement of U.S. troops participating in UNOSOM II in Somalia Released September 29 Fact sheet entitled ``Toward a National Export Strategy: A Report of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee'' White House statement on partnership with auto makers for increased fuel efficiency Released September 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan List of winners of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology Transcript of a press briefing on regulatory reform by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta, Chief of Staff for the Vice President Jack Quinn, and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Sally Katzen Advance text of citation for the Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation to Colin L. Powell Released October 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers List of Members of Congress meeting with President on NAFTA White House statement on emergency assistance to earthquake victims in India Released October 4 White House statement announcing a ceremony to honor 18 artists and scholars Fact sheet on announcement of the preferred site for the B-Factory White House statement announcing the President's request to Congress for funds to rebuild the Cypress Freeway [[Page 2234]] Released October 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers in Culver City, CA Released October 6 Transcript of a press briefing on health care reform and the economy by Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Rubin, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and Small Business Administrator Erskine Bowles List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA Released October 7 List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on Somalia Transcript of a press briefing on Somalia by Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin, and Adm. David Jeremiah Released October 8 Statement by Senior Adviser for Policy Development Ira Magaziner on cost estimates in the President's health care reform proposal White House statement containing excerpts of letters from business leaders supporting the President's health care reform plan Released October 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Haiti White House statement on the availability of emergency funds under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA Released October 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Statement by Vice President Albert Gore, Jr., on the Bell Atlantic-TCI merger announcement Announcement of nomination for Ambassadors to The Netherlands and Denmark White House statement announcing the withdrawal of Shirley Chisholm's nomination to be Ambassador to Jamaica Released October 14 List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's telephone conversation with Chief Warrant Officer Michael Durant Released October 15 Statement by Director of Communications Mark Gearan on the Vice President's telephone conversation with President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti Released October 16 Statement by Director of Communications Mark Gearan on United Nations Security Council action to adopt sanctions on Haiti Released October 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the 1993 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards recipients Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Haiti Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the decision of Pakistan to provide 1,500 additional troops for the U.N. mission in Somalia White House statement announcing the upcoming informal meeting of Organization for Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members in Seattle, WA Released October 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on deployment of forces in Somalia Transcript of a press briefing on reduction of greenhouse gases by Director of the White House Office of Environmental Policy Kathleen McGinty, Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary, Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena, and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA White House statement announcing the climate change action plan Announcement of nomination for a Cochair of the Appalachian Regional Commission [[Page 2235]] Released October 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Haiti White House statement announcing the signing of the Executive order on Federal acquisition, recycling, and waste prevention White House statement announcing the establishment of Presidential Emergency Board No. 223 Released October 21 Text of a letter to the President from Jerry Jansinowski, president, National Association of Manufacturers, on health care reform Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Statement by AIDS Policy Coordinator Kristine Gebbie on effective HIV prevention in adolescents White House statement announcing the resignation of Marla Romash as Communications Director for the Vice President Released October 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the designation of Ambassador Paul J. Hare as U.S. Special Representative to the Angola peace process Announcement of nomination for four U.S. attorneys List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA White House statement announcing technology reinvestment project early award selections Joint Turkey-U.S. statement Released October 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta on reinventing Government Transcript of a press briefing on health care reform by Senior Adviser for Policy Development Ira Magaziner and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta List of Members of Congress meeting with the President on NAFTA Announcement of three Senior Executive Service appointments White House statement on the initiative to overhaul Government buying Released October 27 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on correction of the table of contents of the ``Health Security Act of 1993'' Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Roger Altman on health care reform Released November 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Announcement of nomination for three U.S. attorneys Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on transmittal to the Congress of $2 billion in spending cuts and reform measures for fiscal year 1994 Released November 2 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers releasing statements by former Presidents George Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford endorsing NAFTA White House statement on the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Martha Raye Released November 3 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the administration's intent to seek an international legal prohibition of ocean disposal of low-level radioactive waste Announcement of nomination for five U.S. marshals Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's signing of the instrument of ratification of the Treaty on Open Skies Released November 4 White House statement on the upcoming meeting of Organization of Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders in Seattle, WA Released November 5 Fact sheet on the Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement Reform Text of a letter from Jack Quinn, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, to broadcast journalist Larry King regarding arrangements for a debate on NAFTA between the Vice President and Ross Perot Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on release of unclassified and declassified documents relating to Salvadoran human rights cases Announcement of nomination for three U.S. attorneys and three U.S. marshals [[Page 2236]] Released November 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen on the economy Released November 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released November 10 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on declassification of documents relating to the Vietnam war and American POW/MIA's in Southeast Asia Released November 11 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on sanctions by the United Nations Security Council against Libya White House statement on the presentation of commemorative medals to four World War I veterans Released November 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Released November 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Richard Spring of Ireland Text of a letter endorsing NAFTA from five former Presidents to Members of Congress Fact sheet on the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 Announcement of nomination for eight U.S. marshals Released November 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen on the economy and NAFTA White House statement announcing the availability of emergency funds for use on damaged watershed protection systems along the Mississippi River and its tributaries Released November 18 Announcement of nomination for six U.S. marshals Released November 19 Transcript of a press briefing on the Penny-Kasich deficit reduction amendment to H.R. 3400 by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta and Secretary of Defense Les Aspin Released November 22 Memorandum on the ``Health Security Act of 1993'' Released November 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Mark Gearan and Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs Howard Paster Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the 1993 congressional session Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on White House restoration Announcement of nomination for six U.S. marshals List of Members of Congress meeting with the President Released November 24 Transcript of a press briefing on the technology reinvestment project awards by Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and Deputy Secretary of Defense William Perry Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the Chemical Weapons Convention Fact sheet on the Chemical Weapons Convention White House statement on the President's planned Thanksgiving holiday at Camp David, MD Fact sheet on the national Thanksgiving turkey White House statement announcing the second group of awards in the technology reinvestment project Released November 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers correcting a reference made in the afternoon briefing List of religious leaders attending a breakfast meeting with the President Released November 30 Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on GATT White House statement announcing the President's signing of H.R. 2401 and H.R. 3341 List of participants attending the Brady bill signing ceremony List and biographies of Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients [[Page 2237]] Released December 1 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden List of Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations members meeting with the President List of Nobel laureates meeting with the President Transcript of a press briefing on the Penny-Kasich amendment to H.R. 3400 by Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta and Secretary of Defense Les Aspin Announcement of nomination for five members of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation Announcement of appointment for a member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Released December 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's plans to travel to Europe Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for Western Arkansas Released December 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson on the economy Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers announcing the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's telephone conversation with Prime Minister Edouard Balladur of France on GATT negotiations Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's meeting with President Ketumile Masire of Botswana Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on sanctions against Libya White House statement announcing the third group of awards in the technology reinvestment project Released December 4 Fact sheet on the urban revitalization demonstration program Background on the California economic roundtable Released December 6 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the Presidential elections in Venezuela Released December 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the death of President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Cote d' Ivoire Released December 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing on reform of the Community Reinvestment Act by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Rubin, and Comptroller of the Currency Eugene Ludwig List of children attending the celebration of the first night of Hanukkah with the President Released December 9 Transcript of a press briefing on health care financing by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers List of mayors and police chiefs meeting with the President and the Attorney General for a discussion on crime Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers announcing the President's planned meeting with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria in Geneva, Switzerland Released December 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 1993, proclamation signing ceremony Released December 12 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's telephone conversations with Prime Minister Edouard Balladur of France, Prime Minister John Major of Great Britain, and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on GATT [[Page 2238]] Released December 13 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the elections in Russia Released December 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers Transcript of a press briefing on GATT by Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Rubin, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Deputy National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Bowman Cutter, and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Kyle Transcript of a press briefing by the Council of Economic Advisers Released December 16 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Biography of Bobby Ray Inman Text of a letter from Senior Adviser for Policy Development Ira Magaziner to the American Medical Association Released December 17 Transcript of a press briefing on the Annenberg Foundation education challenge grants by Secretary of Education Dick Riley, New American Schools Development Corporation President David Kearns, Coalition for Essential Schools Chairman Ted Sizer, Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, and Colorado Governor Roy Romer Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the Emergency Board proposed framework to settle the Long Island Rail Road contract impasse Released December 20 Fact sheet on the National Child Protection Act of 1993 Transcript of a press briefing on administration economic accomplishments by Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Robert Rubin, and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura D'Andrea Tyson Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on Social Security and related tax withholding for an employee of Adm. Bobby R. Inman Statement by Director of Communications Mark Gearan on the distribution of Vincent Foster's files Released December 21 Fact sheet on the groundbreaking for the Pan Am 103 Memorial Transcript of a press briefing on the UNICEF report on children by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, UNICEF Executive Director Jim Grant, and Agency for International Development Director Brian Atwood Released December 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta Transcript of a press briefing on homeless program grants by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros and Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Andrew Cuomo Fact sheet on homeless program grants Released December 23 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers of The Netherlands Statement by Director of Communications Mark Gearan on the President's instructions to make available to the Justice Department all documents relating to the Whitewater Development Corporation Released December 27 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President's upcoming visit to Russia