[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)] [January 1, 1997] [Page 877] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997 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 January 1 Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack by an off-duty Israeli soldier in Hebron Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn Released January 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn Released January 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn Fact sheet: President's Title III Decision Released January 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary announcing four appointments to the White House staff Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Joyce Lashof and Adm. Paul Busick, USN, on the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Fact sheet: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Presidential Initiatives Announcement of nominations for 22 Federal Judges Released January 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting Between President Clinton and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Released January 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and Education Assistant Secretary David Longanecker on the student loan default rates report Statement by the Press Secretary: Delegation for Nicaragua Presidential Inauguration Released January 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Education Secretary Richard Riley, National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger, and Environmental Protection Administrator Carol Browner on the President's working session with the Cabinet Released January 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on the Chemical Weapons Convention Released January 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger on the Israeli-Palestinian agreement on Hebron Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the President's National Capital revitalization and self-government improvement plan Fact sheet: The President's National Capital Revitalization and Self- Government Improvement Plan Text of the citation read on the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to William J. Perry Released January 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Treasury Prohibits Business Dealings With and Freezes Assets of 78 Companies and Individuals Fronting for the Cali Drug Cartel Fact sheet: Treasury Prohibits Business Dealings With and Freezes Assets of Cali Cartel Front Companies and Individuals Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Assistant to the President for International and Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on Mexico's repayment of loans Fact sheet: Emergency Support Program for Mexico Concludes Successfully and Ahead of Schedule Released January 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Announces Next Steps on Antipersonnel Landmines Fact sheet: U.S. Initiatives on Antipersonnel Landmines Text of the citation read on the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Bob Dole Released January 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala on the President's budget proposal Released January 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Response to questions taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing Released January 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released January 28 Fact sheet: Report on Support for a Democratic Transition in Cuba Statement by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on the Congressional Budget Office's new budget forecast Released January 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson Released January 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin at the microenterprise awards ceremony Released January 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore and Council of Economic Advisers member Alicia Munnell on the national economy Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Spanish President Aznar Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Portuguese Prime Minister Guterres Released February 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson Statement by the Press Secretary: Canadian Prime Minister Chretien To Make Official Visit Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton To Visit The Netherlands Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the microcredit summit Announcement: White House and Governors Agree To Cooperate on Technology Released February 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on the State of the Union Address Statement by the Press Secretary: Helicopter Accident in Israel Advance text: Embargoed Excerpts of the State of the Union Address Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of South Dakota Released February 6 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, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Joseph E. Stiglitz, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the fiscal year 1998 budget Released February 7 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a news conference by Vice President Al Gore and Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Education Awards ceremony Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America Statement by the Press Secretary on the settlement of the civil case concerning Director of Central Intelligence nominee Anthony Lake's stocks Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of Guam Released February 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of regional finalists for 1997-98 White House fellowships Released February 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone conversation with Senator Richard Shelby, chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, concerning the nomination of Anthony Lake to be Director of Central Intelligence Announcement of nominations for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Released February 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Senior Policy Adviser to the Vice President Elaine Kamarck on the aviation safety report and by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Media Licensed To Open Bureaus in Cuba Announcement of nominations for four U.S. District Judges Released February 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson Released February 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to students at Cleveland Elementary School Statement by the Press Secretary: Release From Detention of Golden Venture Detainees Released February 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Chicago Children's Museum Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Denmark Released February 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released February 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released February 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released February 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released February 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy Director of Communications Ann Lewis Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on the 1997 National Drug Control Strategy Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Prince Sultan of Saudi Arabia Statement by the Press Secretary on the availability of documents concerning the 1996 Presidential election Released February 26 Text of a letter from Acting Secretary of Labor Cynthia Metzler to Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Chairman James Jeffords on the proposed ``Family Friendly Workplace Act'' Fact sheet: U.S.-Chile Trade Relations Fact sheet: Chile: Political-Economy and International Relations Released February 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released February 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: 1997 Presidential Certifications for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Belize Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Colombia Narcotics Control Fact Sheet: Mexico Released March 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore on 1996 campaign financing Response to a question taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing Released March 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the Pediatric AIDS Foundation Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Awards ceremony Released March 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released March 7 Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Russian Summit Dates Statement by the Press Secretary: McLarty Trip to Guatemala Fact sheet: Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Ongoing Initiatives Released March 10 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on endorsement by three former Senators of Anthony Lake to be Director of Central Intelligence Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Education Secretary Richard Riley in a roundtable discussion on education Released March 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Government Financial Policy Mozelle Thompson, and Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Ellen Seidman on the President's economic plan for the District of Columbia Response to a question taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing Released March 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of Transportation Mortimer Downey on the proposed ``National Economic Crossroads Transportation Efficiency Act'' Transcript of remarks by the First Lady on International Women's Day Released March 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and Defense Secretary William Cohen on education initiatives Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore to the California State Legislature Released March 14 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and National Naval Medical Center Chief of Clinical Services Cmdr. David Wade on the President's knee injury Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Joel Cohen of St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, FL, on the President's knee injury Transcript of a press briefing by physicians attending to the President's knee injury Released March 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a radio address by Vice President Al Gore Released March 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary announcing postponement of the President's visit to Denmark and a one-day delay in the start of the summit in Helsinki, Finland Released March 17 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore and Prime Minister John Bruton of Ireland at the shamrock presentation Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, former Vice President Walter Mondale, and former Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker on campaign finance reform Statement by the Press Secretary on negotiations between American Airlines and the Allied Pilots Association Released March 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's trip to Finland Released March 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's trip to Finland Statement by the Press Secretary: Emergency Board No. 233 Submits its Findings With Respect to the Dispute Between American Airlines and its Pilots Released March 20 Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released March 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Lawrence H. Summers on the Helsinki summit Fact sheet: Joint Statement on Parameters on Future Reductions in Nuclear Forces Fact sheet: Joint Statement Concerning the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty Fact sheet: Joint Statement on the Chemical Weapons Convention Fact sheet: Joint Statement on European Security Fact sheet: Joint Statement on U.S.-Russia Economic Initiative Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of Puerto Rico, the Northern District of Texas, and the Southern District of Texas Released March 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell on the antiballistic missile and theater missile defenses agreement at the Helsinki summit Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With King Hussein of Jordan Released March 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala on proposed Medicare and Medicaid fraud prevention legislation Statement by the Press Secretary: Ross Travel to Middle East Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponement of Presidential Travel to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela Released March 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Response to questions taken at Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing Released March 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released March 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Energy Secretary Federico Pena, Assistant Energy Secretary Tara O'Toole, and Acting Associate Attorney General John Dwyer on human radiation experiments Released March 31 Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Acting Director John Seal, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Ellen Seidman, and Assistant Labor Secretary Olena Berg on protection of pension programs and by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Meeting With Portuguese Prime Minister Guterres Released April 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson, National Security Council Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Bell, and Commerce Under Secretary William Reinsch on the Chemical Weapons Convention Released April 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Fact sheet: Federal Election Commission Requests for Additional Funding, Fiscal Years 1997 and 1998 Announcement of appointment for Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy Released April 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed, and Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice President Elaine Kamarck on implementation of welfare reform Announcement on national and State-by-State statistics on the decline of welfare caseloads during the President's first term Released April 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on the formation of a government of unity and reconciliation in Angola Released April 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the apparel industry partnership Statement by the Press Secretary on the President and Mrs. Clinton's 1996 Federal income tax return Released April 15 Statement by the Press Secretary: United Nations Human Rights Commission Vote on China Statement by the Press Secretary: Opening of Border Talks Between Ecuador and Peru Released April 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and NSC Senior Director for Defense and Arms Control Policy Robert Bell on the President's upcoming meeting with congressional leaders on foreign policy issues and on efforts to secure ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention Statement by the Press Secretary: CWC Agreed Conditions Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Japanese Prime Minister Hashimoto Released April 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady at the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning Released April 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Senior Policy Advisor to the Vice President Elaine Kamarck on reinventing the State Department, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the U.S. Information Agency, and the Agency for International Development Fact sheet: Reinventing State, ACDA, USIA, and AID Clarification of Press Secretary Mike McCurry's briefing Released April 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 22 Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the community right- to-know law Released April 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary on proposed legislation to modify the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Released April 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released April 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce Reed on the President's upcoming summit on national service Released April 26 Statement by the Press Secretary: Ambassador Richardson Mission to Zaire Released April 27 Transcript of remarks by Hillary Clinton, President George Bush, and Barbara Bush on presenting the President's Service Awards in Philadelphia, PA Transcript of a press briefing by Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce Reed, Welfare to Work Foundation President Eli Segal, and Diane Fortuna on the President's volunteer service initiatives Released April 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Domestic Policy Council Director Bruce Reed on the President's volunteer service initiatives Transcript of remarks by President George Bush, President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter, Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), Mrs. Nancy Reagan, and Vice President Al Gore at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future opening ceremony in Philadelphia, PA Transcript of remarks by President Gerald Ford and President George Bush at the Presidents' Summit for America's Future luncheon in Philadelphia, PA Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to students, teachers, parents, and AmeriCorps volunteers in Philadelphia, PA Released April 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Correction from daily briefing on the Chair of the Gambling Commission Released April 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: UNHCR Ogata Meeting Released May 1 Transcript of press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Special Envoy to the Americas Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty, and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on the President's visit to Latin America Released May 2 Statement by the Press Secretary: Legal Cooperation With Hong Kong Transcript of a press briefing by the President's budget team on the budget agreement Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff Concerning the Decision of the Eighth Circuit Released May 6 Advance text of the President's remarks at the state dinner in Mexico City Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey, Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner, and Special Envoy to Latin America Thomas F. (Mack) McLarty on the President's visit to Mexico Transcript of remarks by President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Mexico Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Gurria, Mexico Attorney General Jorge Madrazo, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey on receiving the Binational Commission report in Mexico City Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Dave Johnson on the President's visit to Mexico Fact sheet: President Clinton's Visit to Mexico: Building a Broad and Constructive Partnership for the 21st Century Released May 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Advance text of the President's address to the people of Mexico Released May 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner, Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, National Economic Council Senior Director for International Economic Policy Lael Brainerd, and National Security Council Director for Inter-American Affairs Geoffrey Pyatt on the President's visit to Costa Rica Fact sheet: The San Jose Declaration--A Deepened Partnership Between the United States and Central America Announcement: Immigration and Migrant Trafficking Announcement: U.S. Support for Central American Regional Integration Announcement: Cooperative Law Enforcement in Central America Released May 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Energy Federico Pena and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by the President to London Statement by the Press Secretary: Braulio Carrillo Joint Declaration Statement by the Press Secretary: Sustainable Development in Central America Fact sheet: Sustainable Development in Central America Fact sheet: U.S.-Costa Rica Statement of Intent: Electric Transportation Cooperation Released May 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg on the President's visit to the Caribbean Fact sheet: Caribbean Bananas and WTO Case Fact sheet: Partnership for a Prosperous and Secure Caribbean Fact sheet: Regional Security and Narcotics Interdiction Released May 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Gligorov of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Released May 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released May 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: A National Security Strategy for a New Century Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of NATO Secretary General Javier Solana Fact sheet: NATO-Russia Founding Act Announcement of the President's 1996 Public Financial Disclosure Report Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of Columbia and the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri Released May 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the budget agreement Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals Judge Statement by the Press Secretary: Anti-Personnel Landmines Fact sheet: Banning Anti-Personnel Landmines Fact sheet: International Nuclear Safeguards Strengthened Released May 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Mary Ellen Glynn, Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv, and Deputy Press Secretary David Johnson Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the President's announcement on most-favored-nation trade status for China Statement by the Press Secretary: Supplemental Report of Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Released May 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on the White House agreement with Representative Dan Burton, chairman, House Government Reform and Oversight Committee Released May 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on the President's upcoming visit to Europe Transcript of a press briefing by Ambassadors Lincoln Gordon and Vernon Walters on the history of the Marshall plan Released May 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Communications Ann Lewis and Mike Cohen, Special Assistant to the President for Education, Domestic Policy Council on the President's proposal for a V-chip for the Internet Released May 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released May 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's visit to Paris, France Transcript of remarks by President Jacques Chirac of France, President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, and NATO Secretary General Javier Solana at the signing ceremony for the NATO-Russia Founding Act in Paris, France Fact sheet: NATO-Russia Founding Act Released May 28 Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Meet With Australian Prime Minister Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President for International and Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the European Union-U.S. summit and mutual recognition agreements Announcement: United States and European Union Announce Steps To Address Common Problems Released May 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom Released May 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen, and Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines on the national economy Fact sheet: Charter on a Distinctive NATO-Ukraine Partnership Released May 31 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy Released June 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released June 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released June 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Released June 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv, Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, and Deputy Press Secretary Anne Luzzatto Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar Announcement of nominations for four U.S. District Judges Released June 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City Released June 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on negotiations on tax cut legislation Advance text of remarks by Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Announcement of amendments to pending budget requests for consistency with the bipartisan budget agreement Released June 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley, National Center for Education Statistics Commissioner Pascal Forgione, National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts, National Science Foundation Acting Deputy Director Joseph Bordogna, TIMSS Project Officer Lois Peak, and TIMSS National Research Coordinator Bill Schmidt on the results of the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) List of participants in the President's meeting with civil rights leaders Released June 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Amir of Qatar Statement by the Press Secretary: Northern Ireland Peace Process Released June 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Chief of Staff Sylvia Mathews and Office of Public Liaison Director Maria Echaveste on the President's initiative on race List of Members of Congress attending signing of disaster relief bill Released June 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan Released June 14 Transcript of a press briefing by members of the President's Advisory Board on Race Released June 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the Denver Summit of the Eight Released June 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Lang, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on the President's Africa trade initiative Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Kito Gligorov of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Statement by Counsel to the President Charles F.C. Ruff on the DC Circuit Court of Appeals decision on executive privilege to protect confidential documents Fact sheet: President Clinton's Strategy for Economic Growth and Opportunity in Africa Released June 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of remarks by the First Lady to the Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies Statement by the Press Secretary: President's Meeting With Crown Prince of Jordan Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Released June 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Hashimoto of Japan Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the Japan-U.S. initiative on deregulation and competition policy Statement by the Press Secretary: President Receives Winners of ``President's Prize'' Released June 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg, and Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers on the Denver Summit of the Eight Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo on the Denver Summit of the Eight Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with President Chirac of France Released June 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the summit nations Foreign Ministers report Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin on the G-7 leaders meeting Released June 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the Denver Summit of the Eight Released June 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo and Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv on the President's remarks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Released June 24 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on most-favored-nation trade status for China Announcement: President Clinton Appoints 1997-98 White House Fellows Released June 25 Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty on implementation of the Clean Air Act Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Second Circuit Released June 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Assistant to the President for International Economic Policy Daniel K. Tarullo, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Kathleen McGinty on the President's address to the United Nations Special Session on Environment and Development Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Eastern District of Missouri Released June 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala on the review of the proposed tobacco agreement Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton To Visit Poland, Romania, and Denmark Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth Circuit Released June 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Office of Management and Budget Director Franklin Raines, and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the President's tax cut proposal