    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1998]
    [Pages A-1-A-16]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

                   Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998

    Subject Index

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    Abortion. See Health and medical care
    Accounting Standards Advisory Board, Federal--839
    Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). See Health and medical care
    Adoption. See Children and youth
    Aeronautics and Space Administration, National--324-559
    Affirmative action. See Civil rights
    Africa
        See also specific country
        African Crisis Response Initiative--139, 482
        Debt relief--452
        Democracy and human rights--436
        Desertification, United Nations convention to combat--478
        Economic reform--468
        Entebbe Summit--434
        Environmental initiative--478
        Genocidal violence, prevention--432
        Great Lakes Justice Initiative--433
        Health and nutrition initiative with U.S.--428
        President Clinton's visit--403
        Slavery--426
        U.S. aid--441
        U.S. Special Envoy--421
        U.S. trade and investment--115,
            468, 474
    African Development Bank--1108
    African Development Foundation--1114
    African Development Fund--1108
    African Unity, Organization of--434
    African-Americans. See specific subject; Civil rights
    Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998--
        1019, 1022, 1023
    Agriculture
        Research legislation--743
        Tobacco farmers--77
    Agriculture, Department of
        Commodity Credit Corporation--182
        Food safety--739
        Food Stamp Program--831
        Secretary--154
        Women, Infants, and Children, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
            (WIC)--858
    AIDS. See Health and medical care
    Air Force, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Air Force Academy, U.S.--823
        Groom Lake, NV, operating location--151
    Airline industry
        Bilateral civil aviation agreements--149
        Lebanon, U.S. restrictions on travel--1010
    Alabama
        Disaster assistance--543
        Family planning clinic bombing in Birmingham--141
        Governor--566
        President's visit--565
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Commission--1119
    Alaska
        Mineral resource report--350
        President's visit--1048
    Albania
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        Emigration policies and trade status--106
    Ambassadors. See specific country or region
    America's Heritage Abroad, Commission for the Preservation of--1111
    American. See other part of subject
    AmeriCorps--27-876
    ``Amistad''--34
    Amtrak Reform Board--1118
    Amtrak Reform Council--1118
    Andorra, U.S. Ambassador--1118
    Angola
        Economic sanctions--423
        National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA)--423
        U.S. Ambassador--1120
        U.S. national emergency--423
    Annie E. Casey Foundation--692
    Antigua and Barbuda, U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Commission--1119
    Arab American Institute--716
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board--1111
    Arctic Research Policy Committee, Interagency--322
    Argentina, President--586
    Arkansas
        Deaths at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro--430,
            486
        Disaster assistance--580
        Governor--430
    Armed Forces, U.S.
        See also specific military department; Defense and national security
        Missing Americans, repatriation of remains from North Korea--836
        Persian Gulf region, U.S. military forces, deployment--376

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        Southwest Asia, U.S. selected reserve ordered to active duty--282
        Supreme Allied Commander, Europe--138
        Vietnam War unknown, identification of remains--1104
    Armenia
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Armenian Remembrance Day--617
    Arms and munitions
        See also Defense and national security; Law enforcement and crime;
            Nuclear weapons
        Chemical and biological weapons--118,
            640, 827, 927, 936, 968, 986, 1076, 1119
        Conventional armed forces in Europe (CFE) treaty--1019
        Landmines--440
        Pakistan, military equipment purchase from U.S.--761
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency--927
    Army, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Assistant Secretary--1112
        Secretary--373
    Arts and the Humanities, National  Foundation on the
        Arts, National Endowment for the--20
        Humanities, National Endowment for the--20
    Arts, National Council on the--1118
    Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Advisory Council--1115
    Asia-Pacific region
        See also specific country
        Economic crisis--19,
            1098, 1107, 1108
        Trade with U.S.--92
        U.S. military role--139
    Asian Development Bank--785
    Association. See other part of subject
    Attorneys General, National Association of--363
    Austria
        Chancellor--1110
        Extradition treaty with U.S.--940
    Automobile industry--989
    Azerbaijan, emigration policies and trade status--1

    Bahamas, U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Bahrain, Amir--856
    Balkans. See specific country
    Barbados, U.S. Ambassador--1116
    BBC--770
    Beijing University--1080
    Belarus, trade status--872
    Belgium
        Prime Minister--1110
        U.S. Ambassador--1117
    Belize, stolen vehicle treaty with U.S.--1029
    Benin, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    BET--421
    Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998--1115
    Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for Purchase from People Who Are--
        1121
    Bloomberg Business News--1050
    Board. See other part of subject
    Bolivia, Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Border Environment Cooperation Commission--1108
    Bosnia-Herzegovina
        Apprehension of indicted war criminal--108
        NATO peacekeeping role--1008
        Peace efforts--94
        U.S. military role--94
        U.S. Special Representative--747
    Botswana
        Ambassador to U.S.--476
        Minister of Commerce and Industry--476
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--470
        National parks--472
        President--470
        President Clinton's visit--470
        U.S. Ambassador--476
        Vice President--470
    Bragdon v. Abbott--1066
    Brazil
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--636
        President--586
    Budget, Federal
        See also specific agency; Economy, national
        Arts funding--20
        Fiscal year 1998--455
        Fiscal year 1999--3
        Line item veto--218
        Rescissions and deferrals--162
        Surplus--4
    Building Sciences, National Institute of--740
    Bulgaria
        Economic assistance--204
        NATO membership candidacy--203
        President--203
        Relations with U.S.--203
    Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998--968
    Burkina Faso, Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Burma
        Economic sanctions--841
        U.S. national emergency--806
    Business and industry
        See also specific company or industry; Employment and unemployment;
            Taxation; Welfare system
        Corporate mergers--612
        Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program--485
        Empowerment zones. See Cities
        Health care programs, efforts to enroll uninsured children--238
        Pension plans--882
        Small and minority business--22
        Small disadvantaged businesses, benchmarking process for Federal
            contracts--1042
        Tax incentives for employee child care--8
    Business Week--1050

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    California
        Democratic Party events--304
        Disaster assistance--1109
        President's visits--285,
            676, 679, 941, 945, 962, 1116, 1118
    Cambodia
        Human rights--580
        Khmer Rouge leader--580
        U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Campaign finance reform. See Elections
    Canada, Prime Minister--633
    Cancer Advisory Board, National--1110
    Cancer Institute, National. See Health and Human Services, Department
        of, Health, National Institutes of
    Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998--968
    Caribbean region. See specific country
    Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Center--397
    Caspian Basin region, oil and gas resources--803
    CBS News--995
    CEDAW. See Women, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
        Discrimination Against
    Census, Bureau of the. See Commerce, Department of
    Census Monitoring Board, U.S.--1114
    Census 2000--859
    Central African Republic, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Central America. See specific country; Latin America
    Central Intelligence Agency--746
    CFE treaty. See Arms and munitions
    Chemical and biological weapons. See Arms and munitions
    Chief Information Officers Council--150
    Children and youth
        See also specific subject
        Adoption, convention on intercountry--940
        Child care--6,
            692, 732, 926
        Child labor--115
        Child support--732
        Crime and violence, juvenile--458
        Drug abuse, juvenile--986
        Gun control--486
        Health care--237
        Tobacco products, juvenile use--4,
            500, 544, 591, 594, 630, 687, 707, 758, 812, 813, 987, 1011,
            1012, 1057
        Violence in entertainment, effects--486
    Chile
        Environmental agreement with U.S.--571
        President--568
        President Clinton's visit--568,
            588, 589, 1111, 1115
        Trade with U.S.--571
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    China
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        Automobiles--1102
        Chemical and biological weapons--1076
        Drug control cooperation with U.S.--936
        Economy--1051
        Education--1087
        Financial markets, development--1055
        Human rights--372,
            1073, 1074, 1088
        Landmines--1076
        Libraries, U.S. assistance--1090
        Nonproliferation efforts--54,
            1077
        Nuclear detargeting agreement with U.S.--999
        Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--53,
            372, 1006, 1055
        Political rights--1036
        Pollution prevention and reduction--1102
        Premier--1121
        President--372
        President Clinton's visit--839,
            1055, 1060, 1062, 1065, 1068, 1069, 1076-1080, 1090, 1091, 1098,
            1104, 1113, 1119, 1121
        Radio Free Asia journalists, visa refusals--1022
        Relations with India--1058
        Relations with Pakistan--1058
        Relations with Taiwan--1004
        Relations with U.S.--650,
            1049, 1051, 1068, 1077, 1085, 1086, 1091-1098, 1102
        Religious freedom--997
        Tiananmen Square--939
        Tibet--1038
        Trade with U.S.--871,
            1054-1056
        U.S. Ambassador--372
        U.S. sanctions--1006
        U.S. satellite launch--830
    Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation--1112
    Cinco de Mayo--698
    Cities
        Community development--66
        Empowerment zones--66
    Citizens Medal, Presidential--1116
    City Year--873
    Civil justice system
        Federal court vacancies--117
        Independent Counsel. See Independent Counsel
        Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit--98
    Civil rights
        See also specific subject
        Affirmative action--41
        Discrimination--41,
            1042, 1088
        Health care for racial and ethnic minorities--264
        Immigrants--956
        King, Martin Luther, Jr., 30th anniversary of death--501

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        Minority business. See Business and industry, small and minority
            business
        Race, President's initiative on--18,
            1119
        Race relations--41
        Religious freedom and tolerance--837
        Sexual orientation, discrimination based on--849
        Women, convention on discrimination against--358
    Cloning. See Science and technology
    CNBC--682
    CNN--776
    Colombia
        Cali cartel--625
        Narcotics trafficking, U.S. national emergency--625
    Colorado, Governor--404
    Columbia. See Space program, shuttle
    Commerce, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--1109
        Census, Bureau of the--1025
        Commercial Service, U.S. and Foreign--1118
        Patent and Trademark Office--1111
        Secretary--66,
            715, 941
    Commerce, international
        See also specific country or subject; Economy, international
        Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
            Transactions, Convention on Combating--664
        Child labor--115
        Electronic commerce--761
        Export controls--511
        Fast-track trading authority--115
        Food safety--326
        Free and fair trade--810
        General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)--808
        Global trade expansion--799
        Group of Eight nations (G-8)--683,
            1117
        Labor and environmental standards--809
        Most-favored-nation trade status with U.S.--1,
            871, 872, 937, 989, 1000
        Sanctions use--998
        Trade expansion, U.S.--115
        Trademark law treaty--141
        Trade negotiations and agreements--141
        Wheat gluten imports--856
    Commission. See other part of subject
    Committee. See other part of subject
    Commodity Credit Corporation. See Agriculture, Department of
    Communications
        Electronic commerce--761
        Free TV time for political candidates--118
        Internet--120
        News media. See specific news organization
        Telecommunications services with Cuba--330
        Violence in entertainment--486
        Year 2000 conversion--414
    Communications Commission, Federal--118
    Community Assistance, Foundation for International (FINCA)--428
    Community Empowerment Board, President's--324
    Community Service, Corporation for National and--324,
        1111
    Computers. See Communications; Education
    Congo, Democratic Republic of the, President--434
    Congress. See specific subject
    Congressional Black Caucus Foundation--442
    Congressional Medal of Honor--81
    Connecticut
        Coerced abstinence for drug offenders--708
        Community policing in Hartford, funding--852
        Housatonic Community-Technical College--343
        President's visits--343
    Conservation
        See also Environment
        Desertification, United Nations convention to combat--478
        Forest preservation--155
        Historical and cultural sites and treasures, preservation--121,
            991
        Privately owned lands, preservation--599
        Wilderness and wildlife preservation--154
    Corruption, Inter-American Convention Against--484
    Costa Rica
        Ambassador to U.S.--1118
    Cote d'Ivoire, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Council. See other part of subject
    Cox Newspapers--995
    Critical Infrastructure Protection, Advisory Committee to the
        President's Commission on--1108
    Cuba
        Democracy and human rights--75
        Humanitarian assistance--412
        1996 downing of U.S. civilian aircraft--20
        Pope John Paul II, visit--89
        President--90
        Relations with U.S.--20
        Telecommunications services with U.S.--330
        U.S. national emergency--294
        U.S. restrictions on travel and other activities--648
    Cuban Independence Day--814
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996--75
    Customs Service, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the
    Cyprus
        Conflict resolution--3
        Missing U.S. citizens--832
        President--3
        Turkish Cypriot leader--3

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        U.S. Special Coordinator--3
        U.S. Special Emissary--48
    Czech Republic
        Foreign Minister--206
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--832
        NATO membership--117
        U.S. Ambassador--1121

    Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998--1033
    Defense and national security
        See also Arms and munitions; Nuclear weapons
        B-2 bombers, appropriations--481
        Counterterrorism efforts--800
        Critical infrastructure protection--827
    Defense, Department of
        See also specific military department; Armed Forces, U.S.
        Assistant Secretaries--1110
        Budget--140
        Defense Research and Engineering--1116
        Defense University, National--137
        Deputy Secretary--81
        Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents, Special Oversight Board
            for Department of Defense Investigations of--1110
        Joint Chiefs of Staff--81
        Principal Deputy Under Secretary--1108
        Secretary--137,
            720, 729, 815, 817, 1110
    Delaware
        Disaster assistance--1110
        Dover Air Force Base--729
        Governor--720
        President's visit--720
    Delaware River Basin Commission--1121
    Demining, Washington Conference on Global Humanitarian--815
    Democracy, National Endowment for--425
    Democratic Business Council--249
    Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee--226,
        911
    Democratic Governors' Association--272
    Democratic Leadership Council--884
    Democratic National Committee--10,
        646, 665, 733, 867, 962, 971, 975
    Democratic Party
        See also specific State; Elections
        Fundraising--646
        150th anniversary--623
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee--406
    Denmark
        Prime Minister--1110
        U.S. Ambassador--1113
    Department. See other part of subject
    Development Cooperation Agency, U.S. International
        Development, Agency for International (AID)--357,
            858, 1112, 1118, 1119
        Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)--435,
            1108
    Disabled persons--1066
    Disaster assistance
        Alabama--543
        Arkansas--580
        California--1109
        Delaware--1110
        Florida--284
        Georgia--413
        Indiana--1116
        Kansas--1119
        Kentucky--1111
        Maine--1107
        Marshall Islands--1112
        Massachusetts--1121
        Minnesota--1113
        New Hampshire--1108
        New Jersey--1111
        New Mexico--1109
        New York--1107
        North Carolina--1108
        North Dakota--1120
        Ohio--1121
        Oregon--1120
        Pennsylvania--1119
        South Dakota--1118
        Tennessee--580
        Texas--1121
        Vermont--1108
    Discovery Channel--464
    Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for. See Health and Human
        Services, Department of
    District of Columbia
        Budget--384
        Cardozo High School--77
        Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority--413,
            1118
        School voucher legislation--816
    Dominica
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Dominican Republic
        President--1119
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Drug abuse and trafficking
        See also Law enforcement and crime
        China, drug control cooperation--936
        Colombia, narcotics trafficking--625
        Drug control strategy, national--320
        Drug testing of prisoners and parolees--38
        Drug use and availability for offenders, zero tolerance--38
        Drunk and drugged driving--316
        International cooperation--779
        Juvenile drug abuse--986

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        Methamphetamines--708
        Mexico, drug control cooperation--193
        Prevention and treatment efforts--38
    Drug Control Policy, Office of National--117,
        576, 651, 708, 835
    Earth Day--598
    Easter--547
    Ebony/Jet--474
    Economic Advisers, Council of--202
    Economic Council, National--150
    Economic summit, international--683
    Economy, international
        See also specific country or region; Commerce, international
        U.S. support of Japanese yen--1050
    Economy, national
        See also Budget, Federal; Commerce, international
        Growth--3
        Interest rates--684
        Stock market--642
    Education
        See also specific institution; Taxation
        Affirmative action--564
        Before- and after-school programs--8
        Bilingual education--668
        Charter schools--727
        Class size--111
        College grants and loans--27
        Electronic information, access and literacy--179,
            898, 948, 1099
        Foreign exchange programs--1099
        Funding--594
        Hispanic high school dropout rate--23
        HOPE scholarships. See Taxation, tuition credit and deduction
        Low income area schools--713
        Math and Science Study, Third International (TIMSS)--278
        Mentoring and tutoring programs--171
        Postsecondary and job training--13,
            335, 693, 711
        Public school system--816
        Religious expression in schools--854
        ROTC programs--532
        Safe schools programs and efforts--321
        Scholarship programs--565
        School construction and renovation--111,
            592, 594, 992
        School violence and crime--458
        Social promotion--111
        Standards, national--13
        Teachers--111
    Education, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--1108
        Deputy Secretary--966
        Secretary--29,
            458, 486, 531, 553, 572, 582, 615, 616, 710, 712, 720, 725, 727,
            729, 959, 961, 966, 970, 977, 1017, 1107
    Election Commission, Federal--161
    Elections
        See also specific party or State
        Campaign finance reform--118,
            473, 601, 646, 1117
        Investigation of 1996 campaign financing--782
        Soft money system--302
    Emergency Management Agency, Federal--266,
        566, 567, 580, 588, 662, 710, 991
    Employment and Training Administration. See Labor, Department of
    Employment and unemployment
        See also Business and industry; Economy, national; Labor issues
        Discrimination in the workplace--53
        Family leave--116
        Income inequality--685
        International convention concerning discrimination with respect to
            employment and occupation--807
        Job creation--22
        Job training. See Education, postsecondary and job training
        Minimum wage--113
        Pension plans--882
        Retirement savings--881
        Unemployment rates--22
        Workplace guide to improve race relations--53
    Energy
        Caspian Basin oil and gas resources--803
        Energy conservation and conversion--151
        Energy Star Buildings Label program--592
        Nigerian oil and gas resources--492
        Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreements--53,
            708
        Offshore oil and gas drilling--943
        Solar energy--1059
    Energy, Department of
        Energy Regulatory Commission, Federal--1119
        Secretary--155
    Enrichment Corporation, U.S.--1108
    Environment
        See also Conservation
        Energy conservation and conversion--151
        Energy Star Buildings Label program--592
        Global climate change--119,
            1112
        Offshore oil and gas drilling--943
        Pemigewasset River report--693
        Pollution prevention and reduction--119
        Water quality--119
    Environmental Protection Agency--283
    Environmental Quality, Council on--324

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    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission--119
    Eritrea
        President--1116
        U.S. Ambassador--1115
    Estonia
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--995
        Partnership agreement with U.S.--68
        President--68
        Tax convention with U.S.--69
        U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Ethiopia, Prime Minister--434
    Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council--871
    Europe
        See also specific country
        Conventional armed forces treaty--1019
        Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)--671
        Trade with U.S.--799
        U.S. action plan for southeast Europe--203
    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development--1108
    European Commission--792
    European Union--75
    Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial Institutions
        Act--414
    Exports, U.S. See Commerce, international
    Fair Housing Act, 30th Anniversary--551
    Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993--116
    FEMA. See Emergency Management Agency, Federal
    Finland, U.S. Ambassador--1113
    Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials, Inter-
        American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and
        Trafficking in--927
    Fisheries agreements. See specific country; Maritime affairs
    Florida
        Community policing in Miami, funding--852
        Disaster assistance--284
        Governor--266
        President's visit--283
    Food and Agricultural Development, Board for International--1119
    Food safety. See Health and medical care
    Foreign Assets Control, Office of. See Treasury, Department of the
    Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, President's--1110
    Foreign policy, U.S.
        See also specific country, region, or subject
        Corruption, Inter-American Convention Against--484
        Debt relief for developing countries--774
        Economic and political involvement abroad--95
        Genocidal violence, prevention--432
        International organizations and financial institutions, funding--14,
            118, 333, 376, 455, 634, 635, 656, 662, 663, 998
        Peacekeeping operations, report--1043
        Sanctions use--998
        Women and girls, international efforts to combat violence against
            and trafficking in--357-359
    France
        Civil aviation agreement with U.S.--534
        Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, ratification--510
        President--177
        Prime Minister--1117
    Freedom, Presidential Medal of--56
    Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies--845
    ``From the Earth to the Moon''--334
    G-8 summit. See Commerce, international; Economic summit, international
    Gabon, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Gambia, U.S. Ambassador--1115
    General Motors--756
    General Services Administration--324
    Geographic Society, National--934
    Georgetown University--196
    Georgia, disaster assistance--413
    Georgia, Republic of
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        U.S. Ambassador--1119
    Germany
        Chancellor--743
        General Motors Opel plant in Eisenach--756
        President--750
        U.S. investment--756
        President Clinton's visit--743
    Ghana
        Energy agreement with U.S.--422
        President--418
        President Clinton's visit--418
        U.S. Ambassador--421
    Government agencies and employees
        See also specific agency
        Alternate Dispute Resolution Working Group--663
        Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)--237
        Citizen service--602
        Climate change programs and activities--351
        Combined Federal Campaign--632
        Customer service--319
        Federal records, privacy and personal information in--759
        Federally sponsored child care, steps to improve--346
        Financial management program--839
        Patients' Bill of Rights--258
        Prison inmates, suspension or reduction of Federal benefits--619
        Procurement--1042
        Quality Interagency Coordination task force on health care--374
        Sexual orientation, policy to prohibit discrimination based on--849
        Training programs, use of technology--150

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        Waivers of internal agency rules, streamlining the granting of--597
        Year 2000 conversion--414
    Governors' Association, National--265
    Great Lakes Fisheries Commission--1118
    Greece
        Cyprus conflict. See Cyprus
        Relations with Turkey--796
    Grenada, U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Gridiron Club--1112
    Group of Eight nations (G-8). See Commerce, international; Economic
        summit, international
    Guatemala, attack on U.S. citizens near Guatemala City--78
    Guinea-Bissau, evacuation of Americans--953
    Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents, Special Oversight Board for
        Department of Defense Investigations of--1110
    Guyana, elections--589

    Health and Human Services, Department of
        Assistant Secretaries--202
        Deputy Secretary--50
        Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for--500
        Food and Drug Administration--77
        Health Care Financing Administration--853
        Health, National Institutes of--120
        Indian Health Service--1119
        Medicare and Medicaid--5,
            237, 238, 258, 332, 394, 395, 516, 632, 853, 1026
        Secretary--6-
            375, 395
        Surgeon General--202
    Health and medical care
        Abortion--108
        Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)--1066
        Breast cancer--510
        Children's health insurance outreach initiative--237,
            1014, 1017
        Food safety--326
        Fraud and abuse--47
        Home health care providers--47
        Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)--1066
        Insurance--395
        Managed care--116
        Medical research. See Science and technology
        Prostate cancer--1002
        Racial and ethnic minorities, health care for--264
        Quality and consumer protection--6,
            372-375, 480, 601, 640, 848, 1015, 1025
        Smoking, health effects--77
    Health Care Industry, President's Advisory Commission on Quality and
        Consumer Protection in the--373-375
    Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee, American--1114
    Hispanic Education, President's Advisory Commission on Excellence in--
        159
    Hispanic-Americans
        See also specific subject; Civil rights
        Employment--22
    Historic Preservation, Advisory Council on--1108
    Historical Publications and Records Commission, National--1111
    Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998, U.S.--1024
    Holocaust Assets in the U.S., Presidential Advisory Commission on--1024
    Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S.--1111
    Holocaust Memorial Museum, U.S.--225
    Holocaust Victims Redress Act--225
    Holy See, head, Roman Catholic Church--89
    Honduras, Ambassador to U.S.--1118
    Housing
        Energy conservation program--680
        Low income housing--66
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of
        Annual report--321
        Assistant Secretary--1110
        Deputy Secretary--990
        Fair housing programs and initiatives--552
        Housing Administration, Federal (FHA)--552
        Secretary--18
    Human rights. See specific country or region
    Humanities, National Endowment for the. See Arts and the Humanities,
        National Foundation on the
    Hungary
        Foreign Minister--206
        NATO membership--117,
            821
    Iceland, Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Id al-Fitr--136
    Illinois
        Community policing in Chicago, funding--852
        Education--531
        Medicare funding for Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago--853
        President's visits--123
        Rachel Carson School in Chicago--530
    Illinois, University of--123
    Immigration and naturalization
        See also specific subject or region
        Enforcement of legislation--42
        Food stamps--831
        Refugees--1061
    ``In Performance at the White House''--880
    Independent Counsel, investigation of President--89,
        643, 645, 646
    India
        Economic sanctions--744
        Kashmir--772
        Nuclear tests--740,
            1077, 1117
        Prime Minister--762
        Relations with China--1078

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        Relations with Pakistan--772
        Relations with U.S.--1078
        U.S. Ambassador--877
    Indiana, disaster assistance--1116
    Indonesia
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        Civil unrest--761
        Economy--764
        President--761-1109
    Information Agency, U.S.--358,
        1115
    Infrastructure Protection, President's Commission on Critical--1113
    Inter-American Convention Against Corruption--484
    Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and
        Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related
        Materials--927
    Inter-American Development Bank--590
    Interior, Department of the
        Deputy Secretary--547
        Secretary--154
    Internal Revenue Service. See Treasury, Department of the
    Internet. See Communications
    Investigation, Federal Bureau of. See Justice, Department of
    Iran
        Relations with U.S.--982
        U.S. national emergency--329
        Weapons of mass destruction, development--793
    Iraq
        See also Persian Gulf region
        Deputy Prime Minister--502
        Economic sanctions--20
        Human rights--166
        Humanitarian assistance--165
        Maritime sanctions enforcement--1045
        No-fly zones--164
        President--52,
            201, 220, 232, 245, 261, 269, 376, 827
        Reparations to Kuwait--506
        United Nations Security Council resolutions--39,
            1044, 1046
        United Nations weapons inspections--20,
            170, 185, 233, 245, 268, 314, 317, 441, 502-504, 643, 1021, 1044
        U.S. military role--164
        U.S. national emergency--167
        U.S. public support for military action--245
        Weapons of mass destruction, development--118,
            504, 1046
    Ireland
        President--392
        Prime Minister--372
        Sinn Fein--262
        U.S. Ambassador--392
    Ireland, International Fund for--550
    Israel
        See also Middle East
        50th anniversary--627
        Hebrew University of Jerusalem--627
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--497
        Prime Minister--19,
            794, 1107, 1108
        U.S. loan guarantees--285
    Italy
        Ambassador to U.S.--824
        President--192
        Prime Minister--699
        Relations with U.S.--706
        United Nations Security Council membership--703
        U.S. Ambassador--824
        U.S. military aircraft accident near Aviano Air Base--161

    Japan
        Aviation agreement with U.S.--149
        Economy--499
        Electronic commerce agreement with U.S.--761
        Prime Minister--499
        Relations with U.S.--1055
    Jewish Women, National Council of--276
    Joint Chiefs of Staff. See Defense, Department of
    Jordan
        See also Middle East
        King--1110
        U.S. Ambassador--1113
    Judiciary, Federal court vacancies--117
    Justice, Department of
        Assistant Attorney General--1112
        Attorney General--252,
            450, 458, 486, 507, 553, 572, 710, 739, 851, 852, 959, 961, 968,
            970, 977
        Border Patrol--117
        Community policing funding for high-crime areas--852
        Criminal Division--1112
        Drug Enforcement Administration--231
        Investigation, Federal Bureau of (FBI)--252
        Prisons, Federal Bureau of--619
        Violence Against Women, Office of--301
    Kansas, disaster assistance--1119
    Kashmir. See India
    Kazakhstan
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--133
    Kennedy Center. See Smithsonian Institution
    Kentucky
        Disaster assistance--1111
        Governor--535
        President's visit--535
    Kenya
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        President--434

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    Korea, North
        Economic assistance--918
        Food assistance--920
        Korean Peninsula peace efforts--1040
        Missing Americans, repatriation of remains--836
        Sanctions--918
    Korea, South
        Ambassador to U.S.--1118
        Economic assistance--916
        Economy--922
        Korean Peninsula peace efforts--1040
        President--915
        Trade with U.S.--920
    Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization--329
    Kosovo. See Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
    Kuwait, Amir--1110
    Kyrgyzstan, emigration policies and trade status--1
    Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, American Federation of--
        53
    Labor, Department of
        Employment and Training Administration--1110
        Secretary--44,
            413, 421, 466, 567, 604, 605, 710, 739, 842, 846, 880, 890, 989,
            1017
        Solicitor--1115
        Wage and Hour Division--1110
    Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
        appropriations--1026
    Labor issues
        See also specific industry; Employment and unemployment
        Child labor--115
        General Motors strike--989
    Labor Relations Board, National--1115
    Landmines. See Arms and munitions
    Latin America
        See also specific country
        Free and fair trade--590
        Summit of the Americas. See Summit of the Americas
        Trade with U.S.--577
        U.S. Special Envoy--569
        Wartime relocation and internment of Latin-Americans of Japanese
            descent, restitution--948
    Latvia
        Fisheries agreement with U.S.--162
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--133
        Partnership agreement with U.S.--68
        President--68
        Tax convention with U.S.--69
        U.S. Ambassador--1119
    Law enforcement and crime
        See also Civil justice system; Drug abuse and trafficking
        Border Patrol agents--117
        Capital punishment--704
        Community policing--67
        Corruption, inter-American convention--484
        Counterterrorism efforts. See Defense and national security
        Crime prevention efforts--117
        Domestic violence--301
        Drug testing of prisoners and parolees--38
        Drug traffickers carrying firearms, court decision--909
        Extradition treaties--132
        Firearms manufacturing and trafficking, inter-American convention--
            927
        Gun control--146
        Hate crimes--1042
        International crime--741
        Juvenile crime and violence--117
        Legal assistance treaties--133,
            995
        Money laundering, indictment of Mexican bankers--806
        Sexual offender tracking system--39
        Stolen vehicle treaty, Belize-U.S.--1029
        Women and girls, international efforts to combat trafficking in--
            357, 359
    Lebanon
        See also Middle East
        U.S. Ambassador--1120
        U.S. restrictions on travel--1010
    Lesotho, U.S. Ambassador--1115
    Liberia
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
        President--1113
    Libraries and Information Service, National Commission on--1108
    Libya
        Bombing of Pan Am 103 and UTA 772 flights, role--50
        Economic sanctions--49
        United Nations Security Council resolutions--50
        U.S. national emergency--2
    Line item veto. See Budget, Federal
    Lithuania
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--593
        Partnership agreement with U.S.--68
        President--68
        Tax convention with U.S.--69
    Long-Range Air Power, Panel to Review--481
    Los Angeles Times--1050
    Lunar New Year--80

    Madagascar, U.S. Ambassador--1111
    Maine, disaster assistance--1107
    Management and Budget, Office of--324,
        1110, 1112, 1117, 1118
    Marine Corps, U.S. See Navy, Department of the
    Maritime affairs
        See also Conservation
        Fisheries agreements--162
        Fisheries restoration--943
        Niue-U.S. maritime boundary treaty--1029
        Ocean research--943
        Sustainable harbors and ports--943
        Whaling--606

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    Maritime Organization, International--606
    Marshall Islands, disaster assistance--1112
    ``Martha Stewart Living''--906
    Maryland
        Coerced abstinence for drug offenders--708
        Community policing in Baltimore, funding--852
        Governor--179
        Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton--257
        Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring--179
        President's visits--179
        Springbrook High School in Silver Spring--378
    Massachusetts
        Disaster assistance--1121
        President's visits--733
        Thoreau Institute--899
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology--894
    Mayors, U.S. Conference of--142
    McClatchy Newspapers--995
    Medical Association, American--338
    Medical care. See Health and medical care
    Medicare and Medicaid. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Medicare, National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of--74
    Megan's Law--265
    Memorial Day--835
    Mental Retardation, President's Committee on--1116
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority--1116
    Mexico
        Drug control cooperation with U.S.--193
        Extradition treaty with U.S.--821
        Fires--857
        Indictment of bankers involved in money laundering--806
        President--586
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Michigan, Governor--267
    Micronesia, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Middle East
        See also specific country; Palestinian Authority
        Peace efforts--19,
            738, 747, 763, 784, 794, 1119
        Terrorists threatening peace efforts, U.S. national emergency--105,
            121
        U.S. Special Coordinator--711
    Millennium lectures and discussions--211,
        1114
    Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal--1111
    Minimum wage. See Employment and unemployment
    Minnesota
        Disaster assistance--1113
        Tobacco settlement--731
    Mir space station. See Space program
    Missouri
        Governor--511
        Kansas City Jazz Museum--1114
        Negro Baseball League Museum--1114
        President's visit--511
    Moldova
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Monetary Fund, International--92,
        662, 667, 675, 745, 785, 853, 855, 1056
    Mongolia, emigration policies and trade status--88
    Montenegro. See Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
    Morocco, King--1110
    Mortgage Bankers Association of America--308
    Museum Services Board, National--1111
    NASA. See Aeronautics and Space Administration, National
    National. See other part of subject
    Native Americans, tribal governments--45
    NATO. See North Atlantic Treaty Organization
    Navy, Department of the
        See also Armed Forces, U.S.
        Marine Corps, U.S.--825
        Naval Academy, U.S.--825
        Secretary--81
    Netherlands, U.S. Ambassador--1117
    Nevada
        Arrests of suspects possessing anthrax in Las Vegas--252
        Governor--397
        President's visit--397
    New Hampshire, disaster assistance--1108
    New Jersey
        Disaster assistance--1111
        ``Megan's Law''--265
        President's visit--253
    New Mexico
        Disaster assistance--1109
        President's visit--155
    New York
        Community policing--68
        Disaster assistance--1107
        Penn Station, designation of new railroad station--328
        President's visits--10,
            1119
    New Zealand, Prime Minister--1110
    ``News Hour''--89
    Nigeria
        Democracy and human rights--451
        Energy resources--492
        General--451
    1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act--662
    Niue, maritime boundary treaty with U.S.--1029
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization--117,
        653, 817, 820, 871, 1008, 1116
    North Carolina
        Disaster assistance--1108
        Governor--616
    North Dakota, disaster assistance--1120
    Northern Ireland
        Alliance Party--1112
        Multiparty talks, independent chairman--393,
            778, 1114

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        Peace efforts--177,
            770, 775-778, 783, 797, 798, 817, 834, 835, 1114, 1119
        Sinn Fein--262
        Social Democratic and Labour Party--1112
        Ulster Democratic Party--1112
        Ulster Unionist Party--777
        Vital Voices Conference--715
        West Belfast Springvale Campus project--715
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission--1118
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board--1121
    Nuclear weapons
        See also specific country; Arms and munitions; Defense and national
            security
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--139,
            782, 999, 1035, 1070, 1073
        Dismantling and disposal--608
        Nonproliferation--139,
            1054, 1077
        Stockpile--157
        Test ban--118
        Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency--927
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission--1120
    Oceans Conference, National--941
    Ohio
        Democratic Party event--877
        Disaster assistance--1121
        President's visits--351
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust--1115
    Oklahoma, 1995 Federal building bombing in Oklahoma City--590
    Oman, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    One America in the 21st Century: The President's Initiative on Race--18,
        41, 53, 475, 560, 651, 956, 1119
    Oregon
        Deaths at Thurston High School in Springfield--818,
            1117
        Democratic Party event--949
        Disaster assistance--1120
        Portland State University--955
        President's visit--949
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). See Development
        Cooperation Agency, U.S. International
    Pacific Halibut Commission, International--1107
    Pacific Salmon Commission--1112
    Pakistan
        Economic sanctions--847
        Military equipment purchase from U.S.--761
        Nuclear tests--846
        Nuclear weapons development--761
        Prime Minister--744
        Relations with China--1058
        Relations with India--772
        Relations with U.S.--1078
    Palestinian Authority--19,
        747, 801, 1107
    Palestinians
        See also Middle East
        Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Pan American Health Organization--585
    Passover--524
    Patients' Bill of Rights. See Health and medical care, quality and
        consumer protection
    Peace Corps--2
    Pennsylvania
        Disaster assistance--1119
        President's visit--221
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--1112
    Persian Gulf region
        See also specific country
        U.S. aircraft tragedy--195
        U.S. military forces, deployment--376
        U.S. military role--455
    Personnel Management, Office of--150
    Pew Charitable Trusts, The--416
    Philippines, President--1113
    Poland
        Fisheries agreement with U.S.--181
        Foreign Minister--206
        NATO membership--117
        Prime Minister--1121
    Portland State University--955
    Portugal, U.S. Ambassador--1107
    Postal Rate Commission--1110
    Prayer Breakfast, National--172
    Presidents' Day--218
    ``Prime Time Live''--486
    Pritzker Architecture Prize--980
    Public Broadcasting, Corporation for--294
    Public Radio, National--100
    Puerto Rico
        Governor--273
        Political status--273
    Qatar, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Race, President's Advisory Board on--41
    Race, President's initiative on. See One America in the 21st Century:
        The President's Initiative on Race
    Racial issues. See Civil rights
    Radio. See specific program or organization; Communications
    Radio Free Asia. See Information Agency, U.S.
    Radio/TV Marti. See Information Agency, U.S.
    ``Ragtime''--623
    Railroad Retirement Board--162
    Ranger of the Year Award--1115
    Read Across America Day--303
    Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for--590,
        785, 853, 855, 1108
    Red Cross, American--1108

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    Refugees. See Immigration and naturalization
    Religion. See specific observance; Civil rights; Education
    Religious Freedom Abroad, Special Advisory Committee to the Secretary of
        State on. See State, Department of
    Religious leaders, meetings with President--984
    Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act--994
    Reserve System, Federal--684
    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, exemptions--151
    Retirement savings. See Employment and unemployment
    Rhode Island, Governor--9
    Roe v. Wade, 50th anniversary of Supreme Court's decision--108
    Roll Call--99
    Romania, President--1121
    Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership--205
    Ronald H. Brown Commercial Center. See South Africa
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center--690
    Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport--194
    Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission--1109
    Rural Telephone Bank Board--1109
    Russia
        Arms control negotiations and agreements--769
        Economy--853
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        Nuclear equipment and technology, sale to Iran--793
        Nuclear safety--793
        President--175,
            1109, 1114, 1117, 1118, 1120
        Prime Minister--372
        Relations with U.S.--220
        Religious freedom--837
        START II nuclear arms reduction treaty with U.S.--769
    Rwanda
        Civil conflict--431
        Genocide--431
        International Criminal Tribunal--433
        President--431
        President Clinton's visit--431
        Vice President--431

    St. Kitts and Nevis
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--414
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    St. Lucia, U.S. Ambassador--1116
    St. Patrick's Day--367
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
        Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--749
        U.S. Ambassador--1116
    Sao Tome and Principe, U.S. Ambassador--1120
    Saudi Arabia, U.S. Ambassador--716
    Savings Are Vital for Everyone's Retirement (SAVER) Summit--880,
        1113
    Scholars, Presidential--966
    Science, American Association for the Advancement of--221
    Science and technology
        Cloning--37
        Communications. See Communications
        Genetic screening--120
        Medical research--20
        Research and development--156
        Space program. See Space program
    Science and Technology, President's Committee of Advisors on--1108
    Science and Technology Policy, Office of--150
    Science Board, National--1061
    Science Foundation, National--120
    Secret Service, U.S. See Treasury, Department of the
    Securities and Exchange Commission--1111
    Senegal
        President--482
        President Clinton's visit--482
    Serbia and Montenegro (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
        Kosovo
            Democratic League--745
            Ethnic conflict--747
            Serbian attacks on ethnic Albanians--355
        President--356
        U.S. national emergency--850
    Service program, national. See AmeriCorps
    Seychelles, Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Sierra Leone, U.S. Ambassador--1121
    Singapore, Prime Minister--1107
    Skill Standards Board, National--1110
    Slovenia, U.S. Ambassador--1113
    Small Business Administration--61,
        843
    Smithsonian Institution, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
        Arts--1120
    Social Security--13-514,
        517, 618, 632, 634, 660, 661, 686, 838, 881
    Social Security Administration--239
    Social Security, National Forum on--511
    Sons of Italy Foundation--824
    South Africa
        Ambassador to U.S.--465
        Apartheid--447
        Demining equipment--440
        Deputy President--440
        Minister of Foreign Affairs--465
        Premier--442
        President--442
        President Clinton's visit--439,
            465, 466, 469, 1108, 1109

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        Ronald H. Brown Commercial Center--456
        Trade with U.S.--474
        Transportation and telecommunications projects--450
        U.S. Ambassador--465
        Victoria Mxenge Housing Project--439
    South Dakota
        Democratic Party event--892
        Disaster assistance--1118
    Soviet Union, New Independent States (NIS) of the Former
        See also specific country
        Economic assistance--112
    Space program
        Funding--559
        International space station--559
        Mir space station--558
        Shuttle--331
    Spain, U.S. Ambassador--1113
    Sports
        Baseball--235
        Basketball--1110
        Football--546
        Hockey--148
        Olympic winter and Paralympic games--638
        Soccer--508
    State and local governments. See specific State; Cities
    State, Department of
        Ambassadors. See specific country
        Assistant Secretaries--477
        Deputy Secretary--69
        International agreements, report--308
        Religious Freedom Abroad, Special Advisory Committee to the
            Secretary of State on--109
        Religious Freedom, Senior Adviser for International--985
        Secretary--68,
            572, 576, 582, 644, 675, 690, 702, 711, 738, 747, 763, 815, 817,
            837, 870, 982, 984
        Treaties and conventions, reports--132,
            484, 497, 593, 636, 664, 749, 807, 822, 832, 927, 940, 995,
            1029, 1066, 1067
        Under Secretaries--1114
    State Justice Institute--1109
    States, Organization of American--484
    Sudan, U.S. national emergency--697
    Summit of the Americas--585
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1998--662
    Supreme Court of the U.S.--265
    Surgeon General. See Health and Human Services, Department of
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission--1121
    Switzerland
        Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--134
        President Clinton's visit--807

    Taiwan, relations with China--1004
    Tajikistan
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        U.S. Ambassador--1121
    Tanzania
        President--434
        U.S. Ambassador--1111
    Taxation
        See also Budget, Federal; Business and industry
        Bilateral tax conventions and agreements--69
        Child care credits--8
        Earned-income tax credit--522
        Electronic commerce--296
        Environmental cleanup, tax incentives--151
        Low income housing credit--66
        Payroll tax--518
        Tax cut proposals--4
        Tax system reform--119
        Tuition tax credit and deduction--27
    Teacher of the Year, National--615
    TechnoServe--421
    Telecommunications. See Communications
    Television. See specific program or organization; Communications
    Tennessee
        Disaster assistance--580
        President's visit--1012
    Texas
        Disaster assistance--1121
        Environmental effects of fires in Mexico--857
        Gubernatorial candidate--1030
        Jasper murder investigation--931
        Mission High School--21
        President's visits--21,
            867, 1107, 1114, 1118, 1119
    Thailand
        Economy--371
        Minister of Finance--1108
        Prime Minister--371
        U.S. Ambassador--1121
    Therma, Inc.--653
    Tibet. See China
    Time magazine, 75th anniversary--322
    Tobacco
        See also specific State; Agriculture; Children and youth
        Industry--60,
            594, 595, 600, 646, 649, 707, 731, 813, 983, 987, 1011, 1012
        Minority groups, use of tobacco products--630
        Proposed legislation--76,
            536, 544, 545, 591, 594-596, 600, 645, 649, 687, 707, 758, 812,
            813, 901, 902, 919, 978, 979, 983, 987, 1002, 1011, 1012, 1057
    Togo, Ambassador to U.S.--1118
    Trade. See Commerce, international
    Trade Commission, U.S. International--1111
    Trademarks. See Commerce, international

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    Trade Representative, Office of the U.S.--326
    Transportation
        See also specific industry
        Bilateral civil aviation agreements--149
        Investment--466
    Transportation, Department of
        Maritime Administration--1116
        Research and Special Programs Administration--1119
        Secretary--149,
            923, 1117
    Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century--923
    Transportation Safety Board, National--1109
    Treasury, Department of the
        Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Bureau of--146
        Assault weapons report--508
        Assistant Secretaries--1116
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund--66
        Customs Service, U.S.--806
        Deputy Secretary--19
        Foreign Assets Control, Office of--49,
            841
        Internal Revenue Service--119
        Secret Service, U.S.--649
        Secretary--19
        Under Secretaries--507
    Treaties. See specific country or subject; State, Department of
    Trinidad and Tobago, Ambassador to U.S.--1112
    Turkey
        Ambassador to U.S.--1118
        Cyprus conflict. See Cyprus
        Prime Minister--485
        Relations with Greece--796
    Turkmenistan
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        President--607
        Relations with U.S.--607
        U.S. Ambassador--1119
    21st Century Community Learning Center Initiative--977

    Uganda
        Education initiative with U.S.--427
        President--425
        President Clinton's visit--425
        Women's village in Wanyange--429
    Ukraine
        Emigration policies and trade status--1
        Nuclear energy, peaceful cooperation agreement with U.S.--708
        Women and girls, strategy to combat trafficking in--357
    UNITA. See Angola
    United Arab Emirates
        Crown Prince--742
        Relations with U.S.--742
        U.S. Ambassador--1121
    United Kingdom
        Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, ratification--510
        G-8 summit in Birmingham. See Commerce, international; Economic
            summit
        Northern Ireland. See Northern Ireland
        President Clinton's visit--760,
            784, 791, 800, 802-804, 1112, 1117
        Prime Minister--173,
            510, 549, 552, 554, 613, 737, 765, 770, 776, 780, 782, 792, 795,
            1107-1110, 1114, 1117, 1119
        Relations with U.S.--178
    United Nations
        Children's Emergency Fund, International (UNICEF)--1107
        Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
            Women--358
        Convention to combat desertification. See Africa
        Drug Control Program, International--904
        General Assembly--903
        Labor Organization, International--807
        Secretary-General--165,
            501, 503, 504, 903, 1110
        Security Council--52
        U.S. debt--118
        U.S. Representatives--61
    Urban Radio Networks, American--474
    Uruguay, President--590
    Utah, Governor--404
    Uzbekistan, emigration policies and trade status--1
    Venezuela, mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S.--456
    Vermont, disaster assistance--1108
    Veterans Affairs, Department of
        Acting Secretary--81
        Deputy Secretary--835
        Secretary--260
        Veteran's Appeals, Board of--1109
    Vice President
        Electronic information, role--296
        Federal Government reform, role--837
        Patients' Bill of Rights report, role--258
        President's Community Empowerment Board, role--324
    Vietnam, trade status--354
    Vietnam War unknown, identification of remains--1104
    Virgin Islands, U.S., President's visit--1107
    Virginia, President's visits--231
    Voluntarism--27
    Wall Street Journal--682
    Wall Street Project--61
    Wartime relocation and internment of Latin-Americans of Japanese
        descent, restitution--948
    Washington, DC. See District of Columbia

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    Welfare system
        See also Immigration and naturalization
        Child care--844
        Education and training--844
        Job creation efforts--843
        Reform--12
        Welfare to work transportation--844
        Work-study programs--12
    Welfare to Work Partnership--842
    West Virginia
        Governor--380
        President's visit--598
    White House Conference on Social Security--200
    White House Correspondents' Association--620
    White House Endowment Fund--105
    White House Millennium Council--211
    White House Office
        Assistants to President
            Deputy Chief of Staff--1118
            Domestic Policy--324
            Economic Policy--196
            Intergovernmental Affairs--720
            Legislative Affairs--829
            National Security Affairs--68,
                835, 870, 1114
            Public Liaison--1118
            Special Projects--1112
            Staff Secretary--1112
        Chief of Staff Bowles--50
        Counselor to President--572
        Deputy Assistants to President
            Economic Policy--1107
            Legislative Affairs--1107
            National Security Affairs--1114
        Staff legal fees--645
    Whitewater Development Corp. investigation--1062
    Wisconsin, President's visit--129
    Women, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
        Against--358
    Women, President's Interagency Council on--357
    Women's Business Council, National--1119
    Women's Day, International--356
    World Bank. See Reconstruction and Development, International Bank for
    World Trade Organization (WTO)--585,
        1005, 1071, 1103
    Zimbabwe, extradition treaty with the U.S.--132