[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)] [January 1, 1995] [Pages 1857-1867] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases [[Page 1857]] The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released July 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Shevardnadze of Georgia Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Aliyev of Azerbaijan Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Speechwriting Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Scheduling Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Assistant to the President, Communications Team Announcement of actions to promote electronic commerce around the world Released July 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Defense Secretary William Cohen, and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on the upcoming NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Travel to Spain Released July 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Travel to Denmark Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President will address the conventions of the NAACP and the National Association of Black Journalists on July 17 Released July 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's meetings in Madrid prior to the NATO Summit List of the congressional delegation in Madrid Released July 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Defense Secretary William Cohen, National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the NATO Summit Transcript of a press briefing by Members of Congress on the NATO Summit Transcript of remarks by President of the Government (Prime Minister) Jose Maria Aznar of Spain and NATO Secretary General Javier Solana at the NATO Summit opening session Transcript of remarks by NATO Secretary General Solana on the expansion of NATO Announcement: Administration Releases State-by-State Analysis on Education Impact of Tax Cut Proposal Released July 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's activities in Madrid Released July 10 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the capture of an indicted Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect in Bosnia Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland Announcement: Administration Releases State-by-State Analysis on Child Tax Credit Impact of Tax Cut Proposal Released July 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's visit to Romania Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida [[Page 1858]] Released July 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Anne Luzzatto on the President's trip to Europe Released July 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Presidential Health Care Policy Adviser Chris Jennings on proposed health care legislation and genetic screening Released July 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Southern District of Indiana and the Western District of New York Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Released July 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President Don Gips on steps to make the Internet family-friendly Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit Released July 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Education Secretary Richard Riley on the President's education initiative and reauthorization of the Higher Education Act Released July 18 Statement by the Press Secretary: Fourth African/African-American Summit Released July 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released July 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released July 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell on the negotiations on conventional forces in Europe Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With President Grimsson of Iceland Released July 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Meeting With German President Roman Herzog Transcript of a press briefing by Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty, NOAA Aeronomy Lab Director Dan Albritton, and Office of Science and Technology Policy Associate Director for Environment Jerry Melillo on global climate change Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. District Judges Released July 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's approval of implementation of the privatization plan for the U.S. Enrichment Corporation Statement by the Press Secretary: William Ruckelshaus To Serve as Coordinator for Salmon Dispute With Canada Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of William H. Courtney as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasian Affairs Fact sheet: ``Immigration Reform Transition Act of 1997'' Released July 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty and Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on Lake Tahoe environmental issues Released July 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on balanced budget negotiations Released July 29 Statement by the Press Secretary: Ross Trip Announcement Transcript of a press briefing by the President's budget team Released July 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Deputy President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth Circuit [[Page 1859]] Released July 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the state of the economy Announcement of nominations for 13 U.S. District Court Judges Released August 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Stephen J. Flanagan as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Central and Eastern European Affairs Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan Fact sheet: Presidential Signing Ceremony Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Policy on Arms Transfers to Latin America Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Delegation to the Presidential Inauguration in Liberia Released August 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry List of business leaders participating in climate change meeting Released August 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released August 6 Statement by the Press Secretary: National Security Adviser's Trip to China List of 1997 Presidential news conferences Released August 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs Released August 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released August 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on aspects of balanced budget legislation Released August 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed, and Welfare to Work Foundation president Eli Segal on the reduction in the number of people on welfare rolls Released August 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings on proposed FDA regulations on safe and effective use of medication to treat children Released August 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Guidelines on religious exercise and religious expression in the Federal workplace Released August 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the National Archives and Records Administration announcing the White House Millennium Program Released August 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Statement by the Press Secretary: United States To Join Ottawa Process Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama Released August 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Statement by the Press Secretary: KEDO and DPRK Groundbreaking Released August 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv [[Page 1860]] Released August 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Statement by the Press Secretary on the establishment of Presidential Emergency Board No. 234 to investigate a labor dispute Released August 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on the administration's filing before the Supreme Court in Piscataway Township Board of Education v. Sharon Taxman Released August 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Released August 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Donald K. Bandler as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for European Affairs Released August 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Released August 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released August 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on the alternative plan for Federal civilian employee pay adjustments Released September 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nominations for District of Columbia Superior Court Judges Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas Released September 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released September 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Washington and the District of Utah Released September 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Delegation to Panama Released September 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and the Northern District of California Released September 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry List of participants in ethnic roundtable Released September 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo on renewal of fast-track trading authority Released September 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina Released September 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry List of Members of Congress attending fast-track meeting Announcement of nomination for Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services [[Page 1861]] Released September 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by Gov. William Weld announcing his withdrawal as nominee to be Ambassador to Mexico Statement by the Press Secretary: Success of Bosnian Elections List of attendees for meeting on climate change Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia Released September 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo on fast-track trading authority Statement by the Press Secretary: Northern Ireland Peace Talks Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting with His All Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch Fact sheet: ``The Export Expansion and Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1997'' Released September 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed on the President's tobacco initiative Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell on landmines Statement by the Press Secretary: Northern Ireland Peace Talks Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts To Address the Problem of Anti-Personnel Landmines Fact sheet: U.S. Requirements for Landmines in Korea Fact sheet: Anti-Tank Munitions Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada Released September 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released September 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and the First Lady's Director of Communications Marsha Berry on Chelsea Clinton's arrival at Stanford University Statement by the Press Secretary: Representative David E. Skaggs' Support of Fast-Track Trading Authority Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's condolences to the families of the airmen of the 37th Bomb Squadron Announcement of nomination for U.S. Tax Court Judge Released September 20 Statement by Special Counsel Lanny J. Davis on Justice Department action to determine whether a preliminary investigation is warranted on 1996 campaign financing Released September 22 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell, Assistant Secretary of State Rick Inderfurth, Assistant Secretary of State John Shattuck, and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's visit to the United Nations Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Assistant Secretary of State Rick Inderfurth on the President's visit to the United Nations Statement by the Press Secretary: Emergency Board Proposes Framework To Settle Impasse Between Amtrak and its Maintenance of Way Employees Fact sheet: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Fact sheet: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Safeguards Fact sheet: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Chronology During Clinton Administration Released September 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at Georgetown University Released September 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Economic Support for Northern Ireland Peace Process Statement by the Press Secretary: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) [[Page 1862]] Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Northern District of Georgia Released September 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Released September 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcements of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Michigan Released September 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the 1996 income and poverty statistics Released September 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released October 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry List of Members of Congress attending tobacco meeting Released October 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released October 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Staff Secretary Todd Stern Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Dr. Connie Mariano on the President's annual physical examination Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's annual physical examination Announcement on the White House Conference on Climate Change Released October 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on line item vetoes of the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998 Released October 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretaries Joe Lockhart and Barry Toiv on Senate action on campaign finance reform legislation Transcript of a press briefing by Special Envoy to Latin America Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty on the President's upcoming trip to South America Released October 8 Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Rev. Jesse Jackson as Special Envoy for the President and the Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of Oregon and the Western District of Virginia Announcement of nomination for U.S. Tax Court Judge Released October 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released October 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on Internal Revenue Service reform Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for Operations Statement by the Press Secretary: Southeast Asia Fires--U.S. Assistance Released October 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released October 13 Transcript of a press briefing by National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on counter-drug-trafficking strategies with the Venezuelan Government Transcript of a press briefing by Energy Secretary Federico Pena on Venezuela-U.S. energy, trade, and environmental agreements [[Page 1863]] Fact sheet: U.S.-Venezuelan Partnership for the 21st Century: Promoting Common Solutions for Energy and Development, Trade and Investment, and Protecting the Environment Released October 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's meeting with President Fernando Cardoso of Brazil Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell, and Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre on the President's line item vetoes of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998 Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of James E. Baker as Special Assistant to the President and Legal Advisor Fact sheet: The U.S. Brazil Partnership: Improving Education in the 21st Century Fact sheet: U.S.-Brazilian Partnership for the 21st Century Released October 15 Advance text of the President's speech to business leaders in Sao Paulo, Brazil Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the global economy Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on withdrawal of John H. Bingler, Jr., as nominee to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania Fact sheet: U.S. Trade With Latin America Released October 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National Security Council Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs James Dobbins, and Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs Jeffrey Davidow on the President's visit to Argentina Fact sheet: United States-Argentina Partnership for the 21st Century Fact sheet: Line Item Veto Announcement of the President's meetings with Argentine political opposition leaders and Jewish community leaders and list of participants Announcement of nomination for U.S. Tax Court Judge Released October 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's visit to Latin America Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works John Zirschky, Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Patricia Benecke, and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Energy Elgie Holstein on the line item vetoes of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1998 Announcement on the White House Conference on Child Care Released October 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's visit to Argentina Released October 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley Released October 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the First Circuit and U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California Released October 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Harry Harding and Kenneth Lieberthal on the upcoming visit of President Jiang Zemin of China Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo, Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, Staff Secretary Todd Stern, Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on climate change Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Released October 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry [[Page 1864]] Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Jennifer Klein on the President's child care initiative Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the upcoming visit of President Jiang Zemin of China Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by President Zedillo of Mexico Released October 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released October 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at her birthday party in Chicago, IL Released October 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the visit of President Jiang Zemin of China Fact sheet: Accomplishments of U.S.-China Summit Released October 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on unveiling the STARBRIGHT World on-line computer network Released October 31 Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at the National Security Council 50th anniversary symposium Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia Released November 1 Transcript of a radio address by Vice President Al Gore Announcement of the President's letter to the Governors of the 36 States that have not yet begun to participate in the national registry of sex offenders established at the Justice Department under a 1996 directive by the President Released November 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Participation in APEC Leaders Meeting Released November 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Sudan: Declaration of Emergency and Imposition of Sanctions Released November 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, Commerce Secretary Bill Daley, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's balanced budget proposals Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Excellency Mesut Yilmaz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Released November 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by President George Bush, President Jimmy Carter, President Gerald Ford, and Mrs. Nancy Reagan at the George Bush Presidential Library dedication ceremony in College Station, TX Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on fast-track trade legislation Statement by the Press Secretary: Malian President Invited for White House Visit Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals and U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judges Released November 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Public Liaison Maria Echaveste and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Elena Kagan on the upcoming White House Conference on Hate Crimes Statement by White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles on efforts to resolve issues in the remaining appropriations bills Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Released November 8 Fact sheet: Gulf War Illnesses Released November 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry [[Page 1865]] Released November 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan Released November 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Special Envoy to Latin America Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty, National Security Council Senior Director for Inter- American Affairs James Dobbins, and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on the upcoming visit of President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico Released November 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen, and Domestic Policy Adviser Elena Kagan on Iraq and the first year of the President's second term Transcript of remarks by President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico at the signing ceremony for the OAS Hemispheric Arms Trafficking Convention Fact sheet: OAS Convention Against Illicit Firearms Trafficking Released November 16 Statement by the Press Secretary on China's decision to release Wei Jingsheng on medical parole Released November 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the situation in Iraq Released November 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Jennifer Klein on the President's signing of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting Between President Clinton and Malian President Konare Released November 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the situation in Iraq Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and Labor Secretary Alexis Herman on the health care ``Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities'' Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo and Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit Statement by the Press Secretary: Telemarketing Fraud Report Released November 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released November 22 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released November 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the APEC Summit Released November 24 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo, Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on the APEC Summit Released November 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo on the APEC Summit Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Mara Rudman as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Legislative Affairs Advance text of remarks to the U.S. Embassy community in Vancouver, Canada Released November 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry [[Page 1866]] Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by the Presidents of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Announcement: The White House and the National Endowment for the Arts Announce a Millennium Logo Competition Released November 29 Statement by the Press Secretary: Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations Resolution on Partition Released December 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released December 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Ann Lewis on the President's initiative on race Statement by the Press Secretary on appointment of Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region Announcement of appointment of Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Released December 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released December 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty, and the Vice President's National Security Adviser Leon Fuerth on the Vice President's visit to Kyoto, Japan, for the conference on the international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions Released December 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Canada Tony Wayne and National Security Council Senior Director for European Affairs Donald K. Bandler on the European Union-United States Summit Fact sheet: The New Transatlantic Agenda Fact sheet: U.S.-European Union Relations Announcement of appointment of four members of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare Released December 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released December 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Advance text of the President's remarks at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts To Promote Human Rights and Democracy Announcement by the White House Millennium Council and the National Endowment for the Arts on the Millennium logo competition deadline extension Released December 10 Announcement of recess appointment of a U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Released December 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, and Vice President's National Security Adviser Leon Fuerth on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on the Caribbean interdiction operation Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change Released December 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released December 13 Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel Tarullo, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on the international financial services agreement Statement by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky regarding the successful conclusion of WTO financial services negotiations Released December 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of appointment of Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights [[Page 1867]] Released December 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released December 18 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and Special Representative for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords Robert Gelbard on the peace process in Bosnia Statement by the Press Secretary: Jackson-Vanik Waiver for Vietnam Fact sheet: Background on Bosnia and Herzegovina Released December 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Ninth Anniversary of Pan Am 103 Bombing Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Turkish Prime Minister Yilmaz Released December 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on the President's radio address Released December 22 Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Senator Robert Dole to the troops in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina Released December 23 Statement by the Press Secretary: Travel to New York and Texas Fact sheet: Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) for Haitians Announcement: President Clinton Lights the 1997 Hanukkah Menorah Released December 24 Statement by the Press Secretary on the massacre of civilians in the Mexican State of Chiapas Released December 26 Statement by the Press Secretary on the detention of former President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia Released December 27 Statement by the Press Secretary: Killing in Northern Ireland Released December 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and Renaissance Weekend founders Philip Lader, Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and Linda LeSourd Lader, Renaissance Institute president, on the President's participation in Renaissance Weekend activities in Hilton Head, SC Released December 31 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart