[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)] [January 1, 1998] [Pages C-1-C-10] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998Document Categories List [[Page C-1]] Addresses to the Nation State of the Union--112 Addresses and Remarks See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials; Resignations and Retirements Africa, video address--403 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Act of 1998, radio remarks--1019 Albuquerque, NM, community--158 American Association for the Advancement of Science in Philadelphia, PA--221 American Medical Association, national leadership conference--338 Arab American Institute, conference--716 Asia, South, action against nuclear proliferation--870 Assault weapons ban--507 Baltic nations, charter of partnership with U.S., signing ceremony-- 68 Botswana, Gaborone Environmentalists--476 Reception--470 Boxer, Barbara Dinner in Los Angeles, CA--304 Reception in San Francisco, CA--945 Brown, Tracey, videotaped remarks from Cape Town, South Africa--456 Brownsville, TX, arrival--26 California Labor Initiative, breakfast in Los Angeles, CA--676 Capitol Hill, departure from the White House--201 Capps, Lois, telephone conversation--361 Cardozo High School, volunteers--79 Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Training Center in Las Vegas, NV-- 397 Carroll County High School in Carrollton, KY--542 Carrollton, KY, roundtable discussion on tobacco--535 Child care After-school care initiative--110 Proposed legislation--6 Children's health care initiative--236 Chile Community in Casablanca--585 National Congress of Chile in Valparaiso--582 Santiago Business and community leaders--575 Discussions with President Frei--568 Joint declaration signing ceremony--570 Microenterprise discussion--575 State dinner--581 Summit of the Americas--585 China Beijing Beijing University--1080 Chongwenmen Church--1079 Meeting with President Jiang--1069 State dinner--1078 Most-favored-nation trade status--870 Shanghai Reception--1104 Roundtable discussion on shaping China for the 21st century--1091 Shanghai Radio 990, call-in show--1098 Xiahe Community--1065 Roundtable discussion with area residents--1062 Xi'an, arrival--1060 City Year Convention in Cleveland, OH--873 Clean water initiative, announcement in Baltimore, MD--246 Congressional Medal of Honor, presentation ceremony--81 COPS, distressed neighborhoods pilot project--851 Crime control strategy, international--740 Cuban Independence Day, radio remarks--814 Democratic Business Council Dinners Chicago, IL--525 Cincinnati, OH--351 Washington, DC--387 Luncheons Baltimore, MD--249 Westport, CT--349 Democratic caucus--213 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Dinners Beverly Hills, CA--673 New York City--911 San Francisco, CA--290 Receptions Houston, TX--863 Philadelphia, PA--226 San Francisco, CA--285 Democratic Governors' Association dinner--272 Democratic Leadership Council, national conversation--884 [[Page C-2]] Democratic National Committee Dinners Beverly Hills, CA--962 Boston, MA--733 Dallas, TX--867 New York City--15 Portola Valley, CA--665 Washington, DC--83 West Orange, NJ--253 Luncheons New York City--10 Washington, DC--613 Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, dinners Chicago, IL--688 New York City--636 Washington, DC--406 Dover, DE Delaware State legislature--720 Dover Air Force Base, community--729 Drinking and driving, memorandum on prevention standards--316 Drugs, ending use and availability for offenders--38 Earth Day in Harpers Ferry, WV--598 Economic team, meeting--987 Economy--335 Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK--1048 Equal pay, proposed legislation--931 Family Re-Union VII conference in Nashville, TN--1012 Federal budget--3 Fisher, Lee, reception in Cleveland, OH--877 Food safety legislation--326 Ford's Theatre, festival--196 Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies, dinner--845 ``From the Earth to the Moon,'' movie screening--334 Georgetown University--196 Germany Berlin Berlin Airlift, remembrance ceremony--754 Community--750 State dinner--753 Eisenach Community--757 General Motors Opel plant, roundtable discussion--756 Potsdam, meeting with Chancellor Kohl--743 Ghana, Accra Community--419 TechnoServe/Peace Corps project site--421 Health care, supporting proposed bill of rights--50 Health and Human Services Department, Surgeon General Report on tobacco use by minorities--630 Swearing-in ceremony--219 High Hopes for College initiative--170 Hinojosa, Ruben, reception in McAllen, TX--24 Holiday Park Senior Center, Wheaton, MD--257 Hollings, Ernest, dinner--367 Hooley, Darlene, reception in Portland, OR--949 Housatonic Community-Technical College in Bridgeport, CT--343 Houston, TX Astronauts at Kennedy Space Center, FL, telephone conversation-- 557 Roundtable discussion on the 2000 census--857 ESPN townhall meeting on race--560 High school students, parents, and teachers--28 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center--558 Id al-Fitr, videotaped remarks--136 ``In Performance at the White House''--880 International Women's Day--356 Israel, 50th anniversary celebration reception--627 Iraq Compliance with United Nations Security Council resolution, videotaped remarks--261 United Nations Secretary-General's mission--245 Italy, visit of Prime Minister Prodi State dinner--709 Welcoming ceremony--699 Jamaica, NY, community policing--67 John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation, dinner--314 Jonesboro, AK, memorial service--471 Kansas City, MO, Social Security forums National forum--511 Regional forums--514 Kennelly, Barbara B., reception in Westport, CT--906 Kissimmee, FL, tornado damage--283 La Crosse, WI--129 Lee, Sheila Jackson, reception in Houston, TX--33 Legislative agenda--497 Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM--155 Los Angeles, CA, disaster assistance--304 Major League Soccer champion D.C. United--508 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, commencement in Cambridge, MA--894 Mauro, Garry, dinner in Washington, DC--1030 Mayors Conference on Public Schools--710 McDonald Chapel, AL--566 Medicare National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, meeting--332 Proposed legislation--5 Mellon, Andrew W., dinner--534 Memorial Day celebration in Arlington, VA--835 Mikulski, Barbara A., reception--548 Mission High School in Mission, TX--21 Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD--179 Moran, James P., reception--240 Mortgage Bankers Association of America--308 [[Page C-3]] NASA, selection of Lt. Col. Eileen M. Collins, USAF, as the first woman space mission commander--331 National Association of Attorneys General--363 National Council of Jewish Women--276 National Defense University--137 National Geographic Society--934 National Governors' Association Dinner--265 Meeting--266 National Oceans Conference in Monterey, CA--941 National Prayer Breakfast--172 National Teacher of the Year, award ceremony--615 NATO Membership enlargement--409 Protocols of accession for Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic Senate ratification--817 Transmittal signing ceremony--206 NCAA football champions Michigan Wolverines--546 Nebraska Cornhuskers--546 Northern Ireland Peace accord referendum--817 Peace process--549 Oakland, CA, roundtable discussion on disaster assistance--298 Olympic games, reception for winter Olympic and Paralympic teams-- 638 Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993, reception for supporters--608 Palestinian Authority, meeting with Chairman Arafat--106 Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing, announcement in San Fernando, CA--679 Patients' Bill of Rights--846 Pentagon in Arlington, VA--231 Portland, OR, departure for Springfield, OR--959 Portland State University, commencement ceremony in Portland, OR-- 955 President's Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry, submission of final report--373 Presidential Medal of Freedom, presentation ceremony--56 Presidential scholars--966 Pritzker Architecture Prize, dinner--980 Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force, establishment--373 Race initiative, outreach meeting--41 Rachel Carson School in Chicago, IL--530 Radio addresses--1, 415, 458, 500, 552, 588, 618, 670, 732, 768, 833, 853, 902, 953, 1002, 1068 ``Ragtime,'' premiere--623 Religious leaders, meeting--984 Roe v. Wade, video remarks commemorating 25th anniversary of Supreme Court decision--108 Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, presentation ceremony--205 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, dedication ceremony--690 Roundtable discussions Carrollton, KY, on tobacco--535 Dakar, Senegal, on human rights--490 Eisenach, Germany, with General Motors Opel plant employees--756 Houston, TX, on census for the year 2000--857 Johannesburg, South Africa, on the future of South Africa--459 Oakland, CA, on disaster assistance--298 San Jose, CA, with employees of Therma, Inc.--653 Shanghai, China, on shaping China for the 21st century--1091 Silver Spring, MD, on education--378 Xiahe, China, with area residents--1062 Rwanda, Kigali, genocide survivors--431 Safe schools initiative--401 St. Patrick's Day celebrations--391 Sanchez, Loretta, reception in Westwood, CA--671 SAVER Summit--880 Senegal Goree Island--494 Roundtable discussion in Dakar on human rights--490 Senegalese troops in Thies trained for the African Crisis Response Initiative--482 Silver Spring, MD, roundtable discussion on education--378 Social Security and Medicare trustees, report--632 Social Security, satellite remarks to a discussion--416 Sons of Italy Foundation, reception--824 South Africa Cape Town Parliament--442 Victoria Mxenge Housing project--439 Johannesburg Ronald H. Brown Commercial Center--466 Roundtable discussion on the future of South Africa--459 Somerset West, state dinner--457 Soweto Church service--469 Peterson, Hector, memorial--465 South Dakota Victory Fund, dinner--892 South Korea, visit of President Kim State dinner--930 Welcoming ceremony--915 Springbrook High School in Silver Spring, MD--380 Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings--148 Super Bowl XXXII champion Denver Broncos--970 Technology '98 conference in San Francisco, CA--295 Thailand, meeting with Prime Minister Chuan--371 Therma, Inc., roundtable discussion with employees in San Jose, CA-- 653 Thoreau Institute in Lincoln, MA--899 Thurston High School in Springfield, OR--960 [[Page C-4]] Time magazine, 75th anniversary celebration in New York City--322 Tobacco Marketing to youth--60 Proposed legislation--591 Survey of youth tobacco-brand preference--1010 Townhall meeting on race at ESPN in Houston, TX--560 Transportation, proposed legislation--829 21st Century Community Learning Center initiative--977 Uganda Entebbe Departure--430 Summit for Peace and Prosperity--438 Mukono, Kisowera School--426 Wanyange Foundation for International Community Assistance women's village--429 Meeting with village business owners--428 United Kingdom Birmingham Group of Eight (G-8) summit--780 Meeting with Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom--765 Meeting with Prime Minister Hashimoto of Japan--760 President Chirac of France Luncheon--764 Meeting--763 Visit of Prime Minister Blair Meeting--174 State dinner--183 Welcoming ceremony--173 United Nations Meeting with Secretary-General Annan--354 Security Council Resolution 986, expansion--261 World drug problem, special session in New York City--903 U.S. Air Force Academy, presentation of Commander in Chief trophy-- 823 U.S. Conference of Mayors Breakfast--142 Teleconference and question-and-answer session--989 U.S. Naval Academy, commencement ceremony--825 University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL--123 Wall Street Project, conference in New York City--61 Welfare to Work Partnership Board--842 White House Easter Egg Roll--553 Endowment Fund, dinner--105 Millennium Evenings--211 White House Correspondents' Association, dinner--620 World Cup, U.S.-Iran game--986 World Series, 1997 champion Florida Marlins--235 World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland--807 Appointments and Nominations See also Digest (Appendix A); Nominations Submitted to the Senate (Appendix B); Checklist (Appendix C) Defense Department, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman, statement--132 Energy Department, Secretary of Energy, remarks--981 Labor Department, Bureau of the Census, Director, statement--1025 National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, Chairman, statement--74 Office of Management and Budget, Director, remarks--555 State Department, Ambassador to the United Nations, remarks--981 Bill Signings Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 Remarks--1019 Statement--1023 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act, remarks--968 Care for Police Survivors Act--968 Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998, remarks--1033 Examination Parity and Year 2000 Readiness for Financial Institutions Act, statement--414 Holocaust Victims Redress Act, statement--225 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, statement--662 Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act, statement--994 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, designation legislation, statement--194 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Remarks--923 Statement--924 U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Act of 1998, statement--1024 Bill Vetoes District of Columbia, legislation on public education, message--816 Iran, missile proliferation sanctions legislation Message--1027 Statement--1027 Communications to Congress See also Bill Vetoes Alaska, mineral resources, message transmitting report--350 Albania, emigration policies and trade status, letter transmitting report--106 Angola, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--423 Armed Forces Forces deployed to Bosnia-Herzegovina, message--325 [[Page C-5]] Forces deployed to areas of the former Yugoslavia, letter reporting--1008 Ordering the selected reserve to active duty, message--282 Austria-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--940 B-2 bombers, appropriations, message reporting--481 Belarus, most-favored-nation trade status, message transmitting waiver--872 Belize-U.S. stolen vehicle treaty, message transmitting--1029 Blood alcohol content, proposed legislation on uniform standard to combat drunk driving, letter--481 Bosnian Serbs, U.S. national emergency, letter--850 Brazil-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting-- 636 Burma, U.S. national emergency Letter reporting--840 Message--806 Campaign finance reform legislation, letters--263 Chemical and biological weapons defense, letter transmitting report--283 Chemical Weapons Convention Letter transmitting report--986 Message reporting--640 Message transmitting report--968 Children, convention on protection and cooperation with regard to intercountry adoption, message transmitting--940 China Most-favored-nation trade status, message transmitting waiver-- 871 Nuclear cooperation agreement with U.S., letters--53 Climate change, Federal programs and activities, message transmitting report--351 Colombia, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--625 Commodity Credit Corporation, message transmitting report--182 Community service, message transmitting proposed legislation--405 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, letter--360 Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, letter transmitting report--1019 Corporation for Public Broadcasting, message transmitting report-- 294 Crime, international, message transmitting proposed legislation--928 Cuba Action on title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, letter--76 Telecommunications services payments, message reporting--330 U.S. national emergency, message--294 Cyprus Negotiations, letters transmitting reports--3 U.S. citizens missing, message transmitting report--832 Czech-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--832 Disadvantaged business enterprise program, letter--485 District of Columbia Courts, fiscal year 1999 budget request, message transmitting--384 Drug control strategy, message transmitting--320 Eastern Bloc, countries of the former, emigration policies and trade status, letter transmitting report--1 Education Class-size reduction and teacher quality, message transmitting proposed legislation--728 Proposed legislation, letter--592 Estonia Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting-- 995 Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1067 Export Administration Act, U.S. national emergency, letter transmitting report--511 Federal budget, rescissions and deferrals Letter transmitting--263 Message transmitting--162 Food safety legislation, letter--739 Guinea-Bissau, internal conflict, letter reporting--953 Hate crimes prevention, proposed legislation, letter--1042 Helsinki joint statement on nuclear forces reduction, letter transmitting report--608 Housing and Urban Development Department, message transmitting report--321 India, detonation of nuclear device, message reporting--748 Inter-American Convention Against Corruption, message transmitting-- 484 Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials, message transmitting--927 Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, message transmitting--833 Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee, message transmitting report--322 International agreements, letter transmitting report--308 International business transactions, convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials, message transmitting--664 International Labor Organization, convention regarding discrimination with respect to employment and occupation, message transmitting--807 [[Page C-6]] International Monetary Fund, funding, letter--635 Iran, U.S. national emergency Messages reporting--384 Message--329 Iraq Compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions, letters reporting--163 U.S. national emergency, message reporting--167 Israel Loan guarantees, message transmitting report--285 Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting-- 497 Kazakhstan-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message transmitting--133 Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, letter transmitting report--329 Latvia Fisheries agreement with U.S., message transmitting--162 Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting-- 133 Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1067 Libya, U.S. national emergency Letter--2 Letter reporting--49 Lithuania Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting-- 593 Tax convention with U.S., message transmitting--1066 Mexico-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--821 Middle East, U.S. national emergency regarding terrorists who threaten to disrupt the peace process Letter--105 Message reporting--121 Mongolia, emigration policies and trade status, letter transmitting report--88 National Endowment for Democracy, message transmitting report--425 National Endowment for the Humanities, messages transmitting reports--181 National Institute of Building Sciences, message transmitting report--740 NATO Accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic Message transmitting protocols--208 Messages reporting certifications--820 Membership enlargement, letter--377 Niue-U.S. maritime boundary treaty, message transmitting--1029 Nuclear proliferation prevention, letter transmitting report--568 Nuclear weapons stockpile, letter transmitting certification--213 Pakistan, detonation of nuclear device, letter reporting--855 Patients' Bill of Rights, letter--480 Peacekeeping operations, letter transmitting report--1043 Pemigewasset River, message transmitting report--693 Poland-U.S. fisheries agreement, message transmitting--181 Railroad Retirement Board, message transmitting report--162 St. Kitts/Nevis, mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--414 St. Vincent and Grenadines, mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--749 Science and engineering indicators, message transmitting report-- 1061 Serbia and Montenegro Economic sanctions in response to situation in Kosovo, message reporting--933 U.S. national emergency, letter--850 Small business, message transmitting report--694 Sudan, U.S. national emergency, message reporting--697 Switzerland-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message transmitting--134 Tobacco, proposed legislation, letter--813 Trade policy agenda and trade agreements program, message transmitting report--308 Trademark law treaty, message transmitting--141 Transportation legislation, letter--465 Ukraine-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, message transmitting--708 United Nations, funding, letter--635 U.S. Air Force, exemptions for operating location near Groom Lake, NV, letter--151 Venezuela-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--456 Vietnam, most-favored-nation trade status Letter transmitting waiver--524 Messages transmitting waivers--354 Weapons of mass destruction, U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--927 Wheat gluten, action to facilitate positive adjustment to competition from imports--856 Zimbabwe-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--132 Communications to Federal Agencies See also Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register (Appendix D) Campaign finance Airtime for advertising, letter--182 Reform, letters--183 Child care, improving federally sponsored, memorandum--347 Children's health insurance outreach, memorandums--239 Citizen service, memorandum--602 Drinking and driving, prevention standards, memorandum--318 [[Page C-7]] Drugs, ending use and availability for offenders, memorandum--40 Education Enhancement through technology, memorandum--150 Social promotions, termination, memorandum--271 Federal Government Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital area, memorandum--632 Customer service improvement through ``Conversations With America,'' memorandum--319 Dispute resolution and negotiated rulemaking, alternate means, memorandum--663 Financial management improvement, memorandum--839 Patients' Bill of Rights, Federal agency compliance, memorandum--260 Privacy and personal information in records, memorandum--759 Reinvention laboratories, streamlining the granting of waivers, memorandum--597 Lebanon, lifting travel restrictions, memorandum--1010 Outer Continental Shelf, withdrawal of certain areas from leasing, memorandum--945 President's Community Empowerment Board, memorandum--324 Prison inmates, preventing inappropriate Federal benefits, memorandum--619 Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force, establishment, memorandum--374 Refugee admissions, memorandum--1061 Soviet Union, New Independent States of the Former, assistance, memorandum--112 Women and girls, combating violence against and trafficking in, memorandum--358 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Accra, Ghana--418 Baltimore, MD--246 Birmingham, AL--565 Birmingham, United Kingdom--760 Cape Town, South Africa--440 Cardozo High School--77 Dakar, Senegal--482 Entebbe, Uganda--430 Kampala, Uganda--425 Kasane, Botswana--472 Mutianyu, China--1080 Portland, OR--959 Potsdam, Germany--743 Robben Island, South Africa--454 Santiago, Chile--579 Wanyange, Uganda--428 White House--3, 354, 371, 497, 508, 549, 554, 555, 591, 594, 604, 610, 632, 829, 837, 977, 979, 981, 987, 1010, 1019, 1033 Xiahe, China--1062 Interviews ABC News--486 American Urban Radio Network--474 Black Entertainment Television--445 Bloomberg Business News--1050 British Broadcasting Corporation--770 Business Week--1050 CBS News--995 Chinese journalists--1003 CNBC--682 CNN--776 Cox Newspapers--995 Discovery Channel--464 Ebony--474 Jet--474 Los Angeles Times--1050 McClatchy Newspapers--995 National Public Radio--100 PBS--89 Radio Free Asia--1036 Roll Call--99 Wall Street Journal--682 Joint news conferences China, President Jiang--1069 European Union Commission President Santer--791 Council President Blair--791 Italy, Prime Minister Prodi--700 South Africa, President Mandela--448 South Korea, President Kim--916 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--184 News conferences No. 155 (Feb. 6)--184 No. 156 (Mar. 27)--448 No. 157 (Apr. 30)--641 No. 158 (May 6)--700 No. 159 (May 18)--791 No. 160 (June 9)--916 No. 161 (June 27)--1069 Joint Statements Bahrain, visit of Shaikh Khalifa--856 Bulgaria-U.S. partnership for a new era--203 Chile, joint declaration--572 China Antipersonnel landmines--1076 Biological Weapons Convention--1076 South Asia--1076 Entebbe Summit for Peace and Prosperity--434 Estonia, charter of partnership with Latvia, Lithuania, and U.S.--71 European Union Caspian energy--803 Counterterrorism, shared objectives and close cooperation--800 [[Page C-8]] Nonproliferation policy--802 Transatlantic partnership on political cooperation--804 Group of Eight (G-8) summit--779 Italy, partnership for a new century--706 Japan, electronic commerce--766 Latvia, charter of partnership with Estonia, Lithuania, and U.S.--71 Lithuania, charter of partnership with Estonia, Latvia, and U.S.--71 Mexico, joint communique--910 Turkmenistan, relations with U.S.--607 United Arab Emirates, relations with U.S.--742 Letters and Messages See also Bill Vetoes; Communications to Congress; Communications to Federal Agencies Armenian Remembrance Day, message--617 Cinco de Mayo, message--698 Easter, message--547 Fair Housing Act, 30th anniversary, message--551 Lunar New Year, message--80 Passover, message--524 Pilgrimage to Memphis celebrating the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., message--501 Presidents' Day, message--218 St. Patrick's Day, message--367 Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials See also Joint Statements Argentina, President Menem--1115 Botswana President Masire--470 Vice President Mogae--470 Brazil, President Cardoso--1115 Canada, Prime Minister Chretien--1117 Chile, President Frei--568 China Premier Zhu--1121 President Jiang--1069 Congo, Democratic Republic, President Kabila--438 Dominican Republic, President Fernandez--1119 Eritrea, President Afworki--1116 Estonia, President Meri--68 Ethiopia, Prime Minister Meles--438 European Union Commission President Santer--791 Council President Blair--791 France, President Chirac--763 Germany Chancellor Kohl--743 Opposition leader Schroeder--1117 President Herzog--750 Ghana, President Rawlings--418 Group of Eight (G-8) leaders--780 Ireland President McAleese--1120 Prime Minister Ahern--391 Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu--80 Italy, Prime Minister Prodi--699 Japan, Prime Minister Hashimoto--760 Jordan, King Hussein I--1112 Kenya, President Moi--438 Kosovo Albanian leader Rugova--1118 Latvia, President Ulmanis--68 Lithuania, President Brazauskas--68 Mexico, President Zedillo--1119 Northern Ireland Alliance Party leaders Lord Alderdice and Johnston--1112 Sinn Fein leaders Adams and McGuinness--1112 Social Democratic and Labor Party leaders Hume and Mallon--1112 Ulster Democratic Party leaders McMichael and Adams--1112 Ulster Unionist Party leaders Trimble and Taylor--1112 Organization of African Unity, Secretary General Salim--438 Palestinian Authority, Chairman Arafat--106 Philippines, President Ramos--1114 Russia, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin--1112 Rwanda, President Bizimungu--431 Senegal, President Diouf--482 South Africa Deputy President Mbeki--440 President Mandela--442 South Korea, President Kim--1054 Summit of the Americas leaders--1115 Tanzania, President Mkapa--438 Thailand Finance Minister Tharin--1108 Prime Minister Chuan--371 Turkmenistan, President Niyazov--1115 Uganda, President Museveni--425 United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Khalifa--1117 United Kingdom, Prime Minister Blair--173, 770, 776, 1109, 1117 United Nations General Assembly President Udovenko--903 Secretary-General Annan--354 Resignations and Retirements See also Statements by the President Energy Department, Secretary of Energy, statement--510 Interior Department, Deputy Secretary of the Interior, statement-- 547 Navy Department, Secretary of the Navy, statement--909 Office of Management and Budget, Director, remarks--555 White House Office, Counselor to the President and Special Envoy for the Americas, remarks--610 [[Page C-9]] Statements by the President See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Signings; Bill Vetoes; Joint Statements; Resignations and Retirements AFL-CIO initiative against discrimination--53 Africa, legislation on economic growth and opportunity--362 Agricultural research, proposed legislation--743 Annie E. Casey Foundation, report on child care--692 Arkansas, tornado damage--580 Birmingham, AL, family planning clinic bombing--141 Blood alcohol content, proposed legislation on uniform standard to combat drunk driving--473 Bragdon v. Abbott, Supreme Court decision--166 Breast cancer prevention trial--510 Brimmer, Andrew F., service on the District of Columbia financial control board--413 Campaign finance reform Congressional action--601 Proposed legislation--161 Child care, proposed legislation--132 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, British and French ratification--510 Cuba, humanitarian assistance--412 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, action on title III--75 Deaths Abzug, Bella--480 Bono, Sonny--6 Douglas, Marjory Stoneman--758 Friendly, Fred--327 McDougal, James B.--338 Pol Pot--580 Sanford, Terry--589 Schiff, Steven--445 Sinatra, Frank--766 Spock, Benjamin--383 Stevens, Roger--161 Wynette, Tammy--524 Zurita, Manuel--9 Disadvantaged business enterprise initiative, continuation--336 E-rate, Federal Communications Commission decision--948 Education Legislation, congressional action--606 National standards--14 Education Department, appropriations legislation--1026 Energy Star buildings label program--592 European Economic and Monetary Union--671 Family and Medical Leave Act, fifth anniversary--180 Federal Government Budget Republican proposal--901 Supplemental appropriations legislation--455 Equal employment opportunity, Executive order signing--849 Procurement, benchmarking process--1042 France-U.S. civil aviation agreement--534 Georgia, tornado disaster--413 Handgun control, proposed legislation--1003 Health and Human Services Department Appropriations legislation--1026 Surgeon General and Assistant Secretary for Health, confirmation--202 Home health moratorium, removal--47 Indonesia Internal unrest--766 Resignation of President Soeharto--815 Interior Department, indictment of Secretary--210 Internal Revenue Service reform legislation, congressional action-- 716, 994, 1026 International Monetary Fund, congressional action on funding--333 Internet taxes--404 Iraq, United Nations Security Council vote--314 Italy, U.S. aircraft accident--161 Japan, civil aviation agreement with U.S.--149 Jelisic, Goran, apprehension--108 Job training reform legislation, congressional action--693 Jonesboro, AR, shooting incident at Westside Middle School--430 Kaiser Family Foundation, report on the Patients' Bill of Rights-- 601 Kennedy, Joseph P., II, decision not to seek reelection--376 Kosovo, situation--747 Labor Department Appropriations legislation--1026 Secretary of Labor--739 Land and Water Conservation Fund, acquisitions--154 Latin Americans of Japanese descent, compensation for wrongful internment--948 Line item veto District court decision--218 Supreme Court decision--1059 Medicare--1025 Methamphetamines, funding for efforts to fight--708 Mexico Bankers indicted for involvement in laundering drug money--806 Binational drug strategy with U.S.--193 Middle East peace process--738 Minimum wage--404 Narcotics Coerced abstinence for drug offenders--708 Supreme Court decision on penalties for traffickers who carry firearms--909 NATO, membership enlargement--319 Nevada biological materials case, Federal law enforcement efforts-- 252 New Jersey's ``Megan's Law'', Supreme Court decision--265 [[Page C-10]] New York City, new railroad station--328 Northern Ireland Peace accord referendum passage--835 Peace process--262 Northern right whale, protection--606 Oklahoma City, third anniversary of bombing of Federal building--590 Pakistan, nuclear testing--855 Patients' Bill of Rights--640 Persian Gulf, U.S. aircraft accident--195 Prison inmates, drug use--622 Puerto Rico, congressional action on future political status--328 Ravenswood Hospital in Chicago, IL, withdrawal of Medicare funding-- 853 Russia Economic reform--855 Economic situation--853 School crime--553 Solar energy systems partnership--1059 State Department, Secretary's Special Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad, interim report--109 Stokes, Louis, decision not to seek reelection--77 Teen drug use, efforts to curtail--986 Tennessee, tornado damage--580 Tobacco House of Representatives release of industry documents--600 Minnesota settlement--731 Proposed legislation--383 Torres, Esteban, decision not to seek reelection--318 Vietnam war unknown soldier, identification--1104 Violence Against Women program, grants--301 Washington Conference on Global Humanitarian Demining--815 World Trade Organization, conclusion of meeting--816