[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