[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book II)]
[July 1, 1998]
[Pages 2245-2254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]


         Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998



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The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press 
Secretary which are not included in this book.

Released July 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's visit 
to China

Released July 2

Transcript of a readout by Press Secretary Mike McCurry to the pool

Fact sheet: Environment Speech and Roundtable

Released July 3

Transcript of remarks to the pool by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
National Security Adviser Samuel Berger

Released July 6

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Announces Summit 
Meeting With Russian Federation President Boris Yeltsin

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council (NSC) 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Director of Public 
Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley, Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, and 
Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings on 
Medicare and the President's upcoming visit to Russia

Released July 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings on 
compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Released July 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed on efforts to promote gun safety and 
responsibility

Released July 9

Statement by the Press Secretary: Working Visit With President 
Sanguinetti of Uruguay

Transcript of a press briefing by Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Director Barry McCaffrey, Chairman of the Partnership for a Drug Free 
America James Burke, and President of the Advertising Council Ruth 
Wooden of the national youth antidrug campaign

Released July 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Carlos E. Pascual 
as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian, 
Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council

Announcement of nomination for a U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit

Text of the citation read on the award of the Congressional Medal of 
Honor to Robert R. Ingram

Released July 11

Transcript of a press briefing by National Institute of Justice Director 
Jeremy Travis and Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program Director Jack 
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Released July 12

Statement by the Press Secretary: Violence in Northern Ireland

Released July 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released July 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Gore on the Year 2000 conversion 
computer problem

Transcript of a press briefing by President's Council on Year 2000 
Conversion Chair John Koskinen on the Year 2000 conversion computer 
problem

Released July 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on investigations by the Russian 
Government into export control violations

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Statement by the Press Secretary: Congressional Consideration of 
Legislation to Increase the Number of H-1B Visas

Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary 
Donna Shalala on the Patients' Bill of Rights

Released July 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released July 17

Transcript of Press Secretary Mike McCurry's morning press gaggle

Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by President Havel of the 
Czech Republic

Released July 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman 
and Agency for International Development Administrator Brian Atwood on 
the President's radio address

Released July 20

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Will Visit Ireland 
and Northern Ireland

Statement by the Press Secretary: IMF Additional Financing for Russia

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District 
of Illinois

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of 
Florida

Released July 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary 
Donna Shalala and Health Care Financing Administrator Nancy-Ann Min 
DeParle on new nursing home regulations

Released July 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the District of Hawaii

Released July 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Julio Maria 
Sanguinetti of Uruguay

Statement by the Press Secretary: Execution of Baha'i in Iran

Statement by the Press Secretary on proposed Senate legislation on 
nursing home care

Released July 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Names Ambassador 
Richard L. Morningstar To Be Special Adviser to the President and the 
Secretary of State for Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy

Fact sheet: Vital Voices of the Americas: Women in Democracy

Released July 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Released July 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released July 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Meet With Gerhard 
Schroeder

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania

Released July 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Dayton Duncan, Chairman of the 
American Heritage Rivers Initiative Advisory Committee, and Elliot 
Diringer, Assistant Director of Communications for the President's 
Council on Environmental Quality, on the designation of American 
Heritage Rivers

Statement by the Press Secretary: National Security Council Staff 
Realignment

Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge and 
U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Released July 31

Statement by the Press Secretary: Agreement To Protect New Mexico's 
Scenic Boca Ranch

Released August 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Inter-American 
Affairs Jim Dobbins on the President's meeting with President-elect 
Andres Pastrana of Colombia

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Statement by the Press Secretary: On the Visit of President-Elect Andres 
Pastrana of Colombia

Released August 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and Labor Secretary Alexis Herman on 
the anniversary of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996

Released August 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Meeting with South 
African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki

Released August 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for 
Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and Special Assistant for Domestic 
Policy Jose Cerda on the proposed extension of the Brady Handgun 
Violence Prevention Act

Released August 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Released August 10

Statement by the Press Secretary: Ceremony Marking Return of Remains for 
the American Citizens Who Lost Their Lives in Kenya

Announcement: President Clinton Welcomes Plan To Strengthen U.S. 
Leadership in Information Technology

Released August 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart 
and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Released August 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Released August 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 17

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 18

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 20

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on military action against 
terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan

Released August 21

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger and Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Kenneth G. 
Lieberthal as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for 
Asian Affairs at the National Security Council

Released August 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released August 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Released August 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Gregory L. 
Schulte as Special Assistant to the President and Director for 
Implementation of the Dayton Accords at the National Security Council

Statement by the Press Secretary: Federal Panel Orders Declassification 
of Selected Cold War Documents

Released August 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

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Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger, Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, Deputy Treasury 
Secretary Larry Summers, and Ambassador at Large for the Newly 
Independent States Steve Sestanovich on the President's upcoming visit 
to Russia, Northern Ireland, and Ireland

Released August 29

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Northwest Airlines pilots strike

Announcement: Official Delegation to Russia

Announcement: Official Delegation to Northern Ireland and Ireland

Released August 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, National 
Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling on the President's upcoming visit to Russia

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern 
District of Alabama

Released September 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Special Assistant to the President for 
National Security Affairs Robert Bell, Assistant Secretary of Defense 
(Strategy and Threat Reduction) Ted Warner, NSC Senior Director for 
Nonproliferation Gary Samore, and Director of Policy and Regional 
Affairs for Russia and the New Independent States Debra Cagan on the 
President's visit to Russia

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry, Deputy 
Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry 
Summers, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Senator 
Pete Domenici on the President's visit to Russia

Fact sheet: Plutonium Disposition Statement

Fact sheet: Joint Statement on the Exchange of Information on Missile 
Launches and Early Warning

Released September 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim 
Steinberg and Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President's visit to 
Russia

Fact sheet: U.S.-Russian Export Control Cooperation

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Oklahoma

Released September 3

Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim 
Steinberg on the President's visit to Northern Ireland

Text of the Plaque Presented to the People of Omagh

Statement by the Press Secretary: Rwanda Tribunal Verdict

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision to send 
Special Middle East Coordinator Ambassador Dennis Ross back to the 
region

Released September 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and 
Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's visit 
to Ireland

Released September 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released September 9

Statement by the Press Secretary on assistance to Kosovo

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of 
South Carolina

Released September 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of David C. Leavy as 
Special Assistant to the President, Deputy Press Secretary, and Senior 
Director for Public Affairs at the National Security Council

Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit of President Pastrana of 
Colombia

Released September 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by attorney David Kendall and Counsel to 
the President Charles Ruff on the Independent Counsel's referral to the 
Congress

Released September 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and 
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on global economic 
issues

Citation: Presidential Medal of Freedom to Zachary Fisher

Released September 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released September 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Vice President Al Gore, Deputy Chief 
of Staff John Podesta, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General 
Robert Litt, FBI Assistant Director Carolyn Morris, Under Secretary

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of Commerce William Reinsch, Deputy Secretary of Defense Jim Hamre, and 
Deputy National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on updates in encryption 
policy

Statement by the Press Secretary: Administration Updates Encryption 
Policy

Fact sheet: Administration Updates Encryption Policy

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Africa trade bill

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern 
District of Illinois

Released September 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and 
Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs Col. P.J. Crowley

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's upcoming remarks to the United Nations General 
Assembly

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Chief of Staff Maria Echaveste, 
Small Business Administrator Aida Alvarez, and Rebecca Blank of the 
Council of Economic Advisers on the President's Initiative on Race

Announcement: Millennium Evening at the White House, ``Jazz: An 
Expression of Democracy''

Released September 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press readout by Deputy Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's visit to the United Nations

Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of materials relating to 
the Independent Counsel's investigation

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Orban of 
Hungary

Announcement on emergency assistance to help farmers in crisis

Released September 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene 
Barshefsky, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Deputy 
National Security Adviser Jim Steinberg, and Deputy Treasury Secretary 
Larry Summers on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Keizo 
Obuchi of Japan

Fact sheet: U.S.-Japan Y2K Cooperation Statement

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Middle 
District of Tennessee

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of 
New York

Released September 23

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Prime Minister Goh Chok 
Tong of Singapore

Statement of the Press Secretary: Meeting With Nigerian Head of State 
Abubakar

Released September 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chair 
Janet Yellen and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the 
Census Bureau report on income and poverty

Statement by the Press Secretary: President and First Lady Extend 
Condolences to Victims of Hurricane Georges

Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Meet With Prime Minister 
Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat Next Week

Released September 25

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv

Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Task Force on 2002 Salt 
Lake City Olympic and Paralympic Games Established

Statement by James E. Kennedy, Special Adviser to the White House 
Counsel, on the House Judiciary Committee's decision to release 
materials relating to the Independent Counsel's investigation

Released September 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of 
Israel

Announcement of nominations for three U.S. Court of Federal Claims 
Judges

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of 
the Northern Mariana Islands

Released September 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

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Transcript of a press briefing by Federal Emergency Management Agency 
Director James Lee Witt on Hurricane Georges

Statement by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and Council of Economic 
Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the Federal Reserve Board's 
decisionmaking authority on the Nation's monetary policy and the 
national economy

Released September 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Photo release: The President Meets With the Assassination Records Review 
Board Members

Released October 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Mike McCurry

Released October 2

Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the upcoming visit of 
Chancellor-elect Gerhard Schroeder of Germany

Statement by the Press Secretary: Actions by Iran Against Baha'is

Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the release of 
materials relating to the Independent Counsel's investigation

Released October 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling and Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on initiatives 
on the international economy

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Northern 
District of New York

Released October 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Robert Malley as 
Special Assistant to the President for Arab-Israeli Affairs and Director 
for Near East and South Asian Affairs at the National Security Council

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of 
California

Released October 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of 
Minnesota

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode 
Island

Released October 8

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of D. Holly Hammonds 
as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy for both the 
National Economic Council and the National Security Council

Released October 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling and Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy 
Planning Bruce Reed on education funding in the budget

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Inter-American 
Affairs Jim Dobbins on the President's meeting with President Alberto 
Fujimori of Peru and President Jamil Mahuad Witt of Ecuador

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Meeting With 
Presidents Fujimori and Mahuad

Fact sheet: Ecuador-Peru Border Dispute

Statement by the Press Secretary: The Washington Summit at Wye River

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Will Attend APEC 
Summit

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President will sign 
H.R. 4558, ``Noncitizen Benefit Clarification and Other Technical 
Amendments Act of 1998''

Released October 10

Transcript of remarks by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles on the budget

Released October 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the situation in Kosovo

Released October 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and 
Associate Attorney General Ray Fisher on the White House Conference on 
School Safety: Causes and Prevention of Youth Violence

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Released October 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and State 
Department Spokesman James Rubin on the Wye River Conference on the 
Middle East

Transcript of remarks by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel

Transcript of remarks by Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian 
Authority

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, Deputy 
Chief of Staff John Podesta, Office of Management and Budget Director 
Jack Lew, and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the 
budget agreement

Released October 17

Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 19

Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 20

Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy U.S. Trade Representative 
Richard Fisher on the Korea-U.S. auto agreement

Statement by the Press Secretary on the waiver concerning blocked 
property of terrorist-list states

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Janez Drnovsek of Slovenia

Statement by the Press Secretary condemning the information legislation 
passed by the Serbian Parliament in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Released October 22

Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 23

Statement by the Press Secretary on congressional inaction on 
legislation to promote African growth and opportunity

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 
National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, and Special Middle East 
Coordinator Dennis Ross on the Wye River Memorandum

Released October 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released October 29

Text of the citation for the Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded to 
Dante B. Fascell

Released October 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, 
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Deputy Treasury 
Secretary Larry Summers on efforts to deal with the international 
financial crisis

Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on evidence of 
violations of grand jury secrecy by the Office of the Independent 
Counsel

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on Republican attacks on 
the President

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at 
the National Press Club

Statement by the Press Secretary: 1998 National Security Strategy Report

Released November 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the killing of Brian Service in 
Belfast, Northern Ireland

Released November 3

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released November 4

Transcript of remarks by Chief of Staff John Podesta on newly instituted 
personnel changes

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Slovenian Prime Minister 
Drnovsek

Released November 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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Statement by the Press Secretary announcing emergency funding to support 
anti- and counter-terrorism activities and recovery from natural 
disasters

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Chissano of 
Mozambique

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Chief of Staff Maria Echaveste; 
NSC Senior Director of Multilateral Affairs Eric Schwartz; Agency for 
International Development Administrator J. Brian Atwood; Joint Chiefs of 
Staff Director for Operations Brig. Gen. Robert Wagner; and Deputy Under 
Secretary of Agriculture Jim Schroeder on the administration's response 
to Hurricane Mitch

Fact sheet: U.S. Government Response to Hurricane Mitch

Released November 6

Fact sheet: Stepped Up Disaster Assistance for Central America

Released November 7

Statement by the Press Secretary: Easing of Sanctions on India and 
Pakistan

Released November 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary: Lake Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea

Released November 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With the Dalai Lama

Released November 11

Statement by the Press Secretary: Better Health Care for Our Military, 
Veterans, and Their Families

Released November 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling; Deputy National Security Adviser for International 
Economic Affairs Lael Brainard; NSC Senior Director for Russian, 
Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs Carlos Pascual; and NSC Senior Director 
for Asian Affairs Kenneth G. Lieberthal on the President's trip to the 
APEC Summit in Malaysia

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the signing of the Kyoto 
Protocol on Climate Change

Fact sheet: President Clinton Announces New Grants for After-School 
Programs

Released November 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin and 
Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on international economic 
support for Brazil

Fact sheet: International Support for Brazil

Fact sheet: President Clinton: Honoring and Protecting Our Law 
Enforcement

Released November 14

Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on the President's 
decision not to attend the APEC Summit due to the situation in Iraq

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the situation in Iraq

Statement by the Press Secretary on the agreement in Buenos Aires to 
settle by the end of 2000 key issues arising from the Kyoto Protocol on 
Climate Change

Report to the President From Tipper Gore: Presidential Delegation to 
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Fact sheet: Administration Response to Hurricane Mitch 1

Released November 15

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger, Defense Secretary William Cohen, and Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh Shelton on the situation in Iraq

Released November 16

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the First Lady's announcement of 
expanded U.S. emergency disaster relief for Central American countries 
damaged by Hurricane Mitch

Released November 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim 
Steinberg, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Deputy 
Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on the President's upcoming visit to 
Japan, South Korea, and Guam

Released November 18

Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on the impeachment 
inquiry

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Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of His Holiness 
Pope John Paul II

Announcement: Official Delegation to Japan, Korea, and Guam

Released November 20

Transcript of a gaggle by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling and NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Kenneth G. 
Lieberthal on the President's visit to Japan

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Director for Asian Affairs Jack 
Pritchard and Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on the President's 
visit to Japan

Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the 
impeachment inquiry

Released November 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's visit to South Korea

Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Bioethics Advisory 
Commission's letter concerning hybrid embryonic stem cell research

Released November 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released November 25

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to Lebanon by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services

Released November 27

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming 
visit to the Middle East

Released November 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released December 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for African 
Affairs Gayle Smith on the President's discussions with President 
Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique

Transcript of a press briefing by National AIDS Policy Director Sandra 
Thurman on AIDS initiatives

Released December 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling on the upcoming White House Conference on Social Security

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Near Eastern 
and South Asian Affairs Bruce Riedel and Assistant Secretary of State 
for South Asian Affairs Karl Inderfurth on the President's meeting with 
Prime Minister Nawaz of Pakistan

Released December 3

Statement by the Press Secretary on a letter from the House Judiciary 
Committee concerning the impeachment inquiry

Released December 4

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released December 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released December 8

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the funeral of his 
father, former Senator Albert Gore, Sr.

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at 
Stanford University

Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit of President Menem of 
Argentina

Released December 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling on the White House Conference on Social Security

Released December 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the 
impeachment inquiry

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of French President Chirac

Fact sheet: Human Rights Day 1998 and Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights 
Award

Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts To Promote Human Rights and Democracy

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Released December 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's upcoming 
visit to the Middle East

List of official delegation to the Middle East

Statement by the Press Secretary on the formation of a private sector 
host committee for the 50th anniversary of NATO

Released December 12

Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the House 
Judiciary Committee vote on impeachment

Released December 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's visit to 
the Middle East

Released December 14

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on additional police 
officers and new technologies

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
on the President's visit to the Middle East

Released December 15

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the All-American 
Cities Awards presentation

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's visit to the Middle East

Released December 16

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the Business and 
Entrepreneurial Roundtable

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart announcing the 
President's address to the Nation on military strikes on Iraq

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on military strikes on Iraq

Released December 17

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Central District of 
California

Released December 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Economic, 
Business, and Agricultural Affairs Stuart Eizenstat and NSC Senior 
Director for European Affairs Don Bandler on the European Union-U.S. 
summit

Senior Level Group Report to the U.S.-EU Summit

Released December 19

Transcript of remarks by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on Representative 
Bob Livingston's decision to resign

Released December 21

Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the Plain Language 
Awards

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Pakistan-U.S. agreement on F-16 
aircraft purchased by Pakistan

Released December 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released December 23

Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger at 
the National Press Club

Released December 29

Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Mexico and 
Central America

Released December 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Linda Lesourd Lader, Renaissance 
Institute president, on the President's participation in the Renaissance 
Weekend retreat in Hilton Head, SC

Fact sheet: Foreign Affairs Reorganization

Released December 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Amy Weiss