    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1999]
    [Pages 1081-1091]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

             Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1999

    Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

    [[Page 1081]]

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

    Released January 2

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's exchange of letters
    with President Jiang Zemin of China on the 20th anniversary of
    diplomatic relations between the two nations

    Fact sheet: Strengthening America's Military

    Released January 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary
    Donna Shalala, Office of Personnel Management Director Janice Lachance,
    and Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Care Chris Jennings on
    the President's long-term health care initiative

    Released January 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Drug Control Policy Director
    Barry McCaffrey on the President's zero tolerance for drugs in prison
    initiative

    Transcript of a press briefing by Special Assistant for National
    Security Affairs Robert Bell on military readiness

    Released January 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the fiscal year 1999
    budget surplus

    Announcement of nomination for District of Columbia Superior Court and
    District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judges

    Released January 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released January 8

    Transcript of remarks by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the upcoming
    Senate impeachment trial

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

    Released January 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council (NSC) Senior
    Director for Inter-American Affairs Jim Dobbins on the state visit of
    President Menem of Argentina

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

    Released January 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and
    Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair George Frampton on the
    lands legacy initiative

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger to
    the Carnegie International Non-Proliferation Conference

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Trade Penalties Against Three Russian
    Entities

    Released January 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore announcing 20 new
    empowerment zones

    Transcript of a press briefing by Labor Secretary Alexis Herman,
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed, and National
    Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's initiative to
    improve economic opportunities for Americans with disabilities

    Released January 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Donald K. Bandler as
    Special Assistant to the President for the NATO Summit

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    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Antony J. Blinken
    as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European
    Affairs at the National Security Council

    Statement by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the Senate impeachment
    trial

    Released January 16

    Advance text of a statement by Special Counsel Gregory Craig on the
    Senate impeachment trial

    Released January 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the State
    of the Union Address

    Released January 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Doug
    Sosnik, National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and Assistant to the
    President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the State of the Union
    Address

    Released January 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Defense Policy
    and Arms Control Robert Bell on a limited national missile defense
    system

    Released January 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Nobel
    laureate Dr. Joshua Lederberg, and Federal National Mortgage Association
    (Fannie Mae) vice chair Jamie Gorelick on keeping America secure for the
    21st century

    Transcript of a press briefing by Attorney General Janet Reno, Health
    and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, and National Coordinator for
    Infrastructure Protection and Counterterrorism Richard A. Clarke on
    administration efforts to combat biological, chemical, and cyber
    terrorism

    Released January 23

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Situation in Romania

    Released January 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary
    Donna Shalala, Labor Secretary Alexis Herman, and Assistant to the
    President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on welfare-to-work funding in
    the budget

    Released January 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign
    Affairs P.J. Crowley on the President's meeting with Pope John Paul II

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Meeting With His
    Holiness Pope John Paul II

    Announcement of renomination for six U.S. Court of Appeals Judges and
    six U.S. District Judges, and nomination for two U.S. Court of Appeals
    Judges and four U.S. District Judges

    Released January 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Inter-American
    Affairs Jim Dobbins on the visit of President-elect Chavez of Venezuela

    Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by President Rawlings of
    Ghana

    Released January 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Massimo
    D'Alema of Italy

    Released January 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew
    Cuomo on the President's meeting with the U.S. Conference of Mayors

    Advance text of remarks by National Economic Council Director Gene
    Sperling to the National Press Club

    Released January 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming
    visits to Mexico and to Central America

    Released February 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin,
    Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew, and National Economic
    Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's proposed budget

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    Released February 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the President's visit to Boston, MA

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With President Mahuad of
    Ecuador and President Fujimori of Peru

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Miles Lackey as
    Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Legislative
    Affairs

    Released February 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released February 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chair
    Janet Yellen on the Economic Report of the President

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Senate vote rejecting the
    request for live witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial

    Released February 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with
    President Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador and President Alberto Fujimori of Peru

    Released February 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder
    and Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Jim Johnson on a gun
    control report by the Justice and Treasury Departments1
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    Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Northern
    District of Alabama

    Released February 7

    Announcement: Official United States Delegation to Amman, Jordan

    Released February 8

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore to the Little League
    World Champions

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the 1999 National
    Drug Control Strategy

    Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary
    Donna Shalala and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry
    McCaffrey on the 1999 National Drug Control Strategy

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

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

    Released February 9

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Chancellor
    Gerhard Schroeder of Germany

    Released February 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Permanent Representative to the
    United Nations

    Released February 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for European
    Affairs Antony Blinken on the President's meeting with Chancellor
    Gerhard Schroeder of Germany

    Released February 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, NSC Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs Jim Dobbins,
    Office of National Drug Control Policy Deputy Director Thomas Umberg,
    Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Lael
    Brainard, and Assistant Secretary of State for Latin America Peter
    Romero on the President's upcoming visit to Mexico

    Announcement: Official Delegation to Mexico

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Southern
    District of New York and the Northern District of New York

    Released February 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,
    Attorney General Janet Reno, National Security Adviser Sandy Berger,
    Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Barry McCaffrey, and
    National Economic Council Deputy Director Lael Brainard on the
    President's visit to Mexico

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    Fact sheet: U.S. Support for Fire Prevention and Restoration Through the
    Mexico Nature Conservation Fund

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Counterdrug Cooperation: Binational Performance
    Measures of Effectiveness

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Economic Cooperation: New Financing Agreement To
    Support U.S. Exports to Mexico

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Cooperation in Law Enforcement

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Against Border Violence

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Tuberculosis Control

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Mexico Civil Aviation Agreement

    Released February 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by the First Lady and Tipper Gore on debt relief
    to Central American countries affected by Hurricane Mitch

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State Peter
    Romero; Ambassador Wendy Sherman, Counselor of the State Department;
    Assistant Director of Aid for Latin America and the Caribbean Mark
    Schneider; and Office of Management and Budget Executive Associate
    Director Josh Gotbaum on debt relief to Central American countries
    affected by Hurricane Mitch

    Released February 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released February 19

    Statement by the Press Secretary on acceleration of assistance for
    Jordan

    Released February 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released February 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Health Policy Chris Jennings on the ``Insure Kids Now'' initiative

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Africa Ministerial in March

    Released February 24

    Fact sheet: Strengthening the U.S.-Ghana Partnership: The State Visit of
    President Rawlings

    Released February 26

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Annual Presidential Certifications for
    Major Drug Producing and Transit Countries

    Fact sheet: Overview of Annual Presidential Certification of Major Drug
    Producing and Transit Countries

    Released March 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Nigeria: Presidential Election Results

    Released March 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and
    NSC Spokesman David Leavy

    Released March 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Barry Toiv and
    NSC Spokesman David Leavy

    Released March 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, Deputy Chief of Staff Maria Echaveste, USIA Administrator Brian
    Atwood, and Acting Assistant Secretary of State Peter Romero on the
    President's upcoming visit to Central America

    Released March 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet Yellen on the
    unemployment rate and the economy

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Funds for the District of Columbia to
    Upgrade Computers for Year 2000

    Announcement: Official Delegation to Central America

    Released March 6

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Murder of Americans by Colombian
    Rebels

    Released March 8

    Transcript of remarks by Peace Corps Director Mark Gearan on Peace Corps
    activities in Central America

    Fact sheet: U.S. Immediate Relief Efforts Already Undertaken in Response
    to Hurricane Mitch

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    Fact sheet: President Clinton Announces New Disaster Assistance To
    Alleviate the Impact of Hurricane Mitch

    Announcement of nomination for two U.S. Court of Appeals Judges and
    three U.S. District Judges

    Released March 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Army Secretary Louis Caldera and
    Commander in Chief of U.S. Southern Command Charles Wilhelm on the U.S.
    military efforts in response to Hurricane Mitch

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore regarding the Kennedy-
    Murray ed-flex amendment

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Medal of Freedom for George Mitchell

    Fact sheet: President Clinton Outlines Central America Reconstruction
    Assistance

    Released March 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Peter Romero, Immigration
    and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meissner, and Press
    Secretary Joe Lockhart on the President's visit to Guatemala

    Fact sheet: President Clinton Highlights U.S. Support for Central
    America's Transformation

    Statement by the Press Secretary on submission of a supplemental
    appropriation for the Department of the Interior

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. attorney for the Southern District
    of Texas

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

    Released March 11

    Fact sheet: President Clinton Highlights U.S. Support for Regional
    Cooperation at Antigua Summit

    Released March 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for
    African Affairs Susan Rice and NSC Senior Director for African Affairs
    Gayle Smith on the U.S.-Africa Partnership for the 21st Century

    Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Council on Food
    Safety/National Academy of Sciences Report

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth
    Circuit and U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida

    Released March 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released March 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcripts of press briefings by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim
    Steinberg on the President's Saint Patrick's Day schedule

    Released March 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore to the National
    Newspaper Publishers Association

    Released March 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released March 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by Vice President Gore on his telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Yevgeniy Primakov of Russia

    Released March 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nominations for four U.S. District Judges

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Gore at the presentation of the
    Ron Brown Awards

    Released March 25

    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 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia
    and Montenegro)

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the Northern
    District of Texas and the District of Columbia

    Released March 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    [[Page 1086]]

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Visit by Chinese Premier Zhu
    Rongji

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Farm Loan Assistance

    Statement by President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board Chairman
    Warren B. Rudman on the review of security and counterintelligence at
    the Energy Department weapons labs

    Released March 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released March 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Meets With Nigerian
    President-Elect Obasanjo

    Transcript of remarks by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the
    Warren Christopher portrait unveiling

    Released March 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Initiates Review on Space
    Launch Ranges

    Released April 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing an interagency delegation to
    southeast Europe

    Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Atlantic Fleet Commander in Chief
    Adm. J. Paul Reason, USN, and Air Combat Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen.
    Thomas Keck on the President's visit to Norfolk Naval Station

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen and
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Hugh Shelton on the NATO
    mission in Kosovo

    Released April 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Multilateral
    and Humanitarian Affairs Eric Schwartz, Assistant Secretary of State for
    Population, Refugees, and Migration Julia Taft, USAID Deputy
    Administrator Hattie Babbitt, and Joint Chiefs Director of Logistics Lt.
    Gen. John McDuffie on relief efforts in the Balkans

    Fact sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Relief Efforts for Kosovar Albanians

    Released April 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Fact sheet: Additional U.S. Humanitarian Relief for Kosovar Albanians

    Released April 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released April 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim
    Steinberg, NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Kenneth G. Lieberthal,
    and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs
    Lael Brainard on the visit of Premier Zhu Rongji of China

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Ports Closed to Federal Republic
    of Yugoslavia Vessels

    Released April 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on trade
    with China

    Released April 9

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Medal of Freedom for Helmut Kohl

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Jose Maria Aznar of
    Spain

    Released April 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Defense William Cohen and
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, on the
    situation in the Balkans

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the verdict in the Susan McDougal
    trial

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone
    conversation with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the situation in
    the Balkans

    Released April 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by the Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President and Mrs. Clinton's
    1998 Federal tax return

    Released April 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by the Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and Deputy Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on the
    Universal Savings Accounts initiative

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    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley on
    Census 2000

    Released April 15

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

    Released April 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency James Lee Witt, Agency for International Development
    Deputy Administrator Hattie Babbitt, and NSC Director for Multilateral
    Affairs Eric Schwartz on the humanitarian situation in the Balkans

    Released April 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Jack Lew, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott, and Deputy
    Secretary of Defense John Hamre on the fiscal year 1999 supplemental
    budget request for Kosovo

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Hungarian President Goncz

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with FEMA
    Director James Lee Witt and members of the Project Impact Fire Services
    Partnership for Disaster Prevention

    Released April 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,
    Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the NATO 50th anniversary celebration

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Imprisonment of Four Baha'is in Iran

    Text of the citation for the presentation of the Presidential Medal of
    Freedom to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany

    Released April 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released April 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nomination for two U.S. District Judges and two U.S.
    Court of Appeals Judges

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision to seek a
    delay in the destruction of the declared stocks of smallpox virus

    Released April 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the North Atlantic Council meeting on Kosovo

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the White House homepage link to
    information on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 50th Anniversary
    Summit

    Released April 24

    Fact sheet: NATO Summit: NATO-Ukraine Commission

    Fact sheet: NATO Summit: Membership Action Plan

    Fact sheet: NATO Summit: The New Strategic Concept

    Released April 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,
    National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and Secretary of Defense
    William Cohen on the NATO 50th Anniversary Summit

    Released April 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

    Released April 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder,
    Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Jim Johnson, and Assistant to
    the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on proposed gun control
    legislation

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Establishment of an Interagency
    Commission on Crime and Security in U.S. Seaports

    Released April 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Humanitarian Exemptions From Sanctions

    Released April 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at a youth issues event

    [[Page 1088]]

    Released April 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Director of the National
    Economic Council Lael Brainard and NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs
    Kenneth G. Lieberthal on the President's upcoming meeting with Prime
    Minister Obuchi of Japan

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Northern
    District of Oklahoma

    Released May 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Council on Environmental Quality
    Acting Chair George Frampton and Environmental Protection Agency
    Administrator Carol Browner on clean air initiatives1
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    Fact sheet: New Sanctions Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    Released May 2

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Russian Special Envoy Viktor
    Chernomyrdin

    Released May 3

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Japan Cooperation in Science and Technology and the
    Environment

    Fact sheet: U.S.-Japan Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and
    Competition Policy

    Released May 5

    Transcript of a readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on the Internet

    Transcript of a press briefing by Defense Secretary William Cohen, Joint
    Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Hugh Shelton, and Supreme Allied Commander
    of European Forces Gen. Wesley Clark on the situation in the Balkans

    Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Agency for International
    Development Administrator Brian Atwood and Assistant Secretary of State
    for Population, Refugees and Migration Julia Taft on the President's
    meeting with Joint Task Force Shining Hope

    Announcement: National Finalists for 1999-2000 White House Fellowships

    Released May 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the G-8 statement on Kosovo

    Released May 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the White House Strategy Session on
    Children, Violence, and Responsibility

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Administration Response to Report on
    China Satellite Launch

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Working Visit With His Majesty King
    Abdullah of Jordan

    Released May 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the White House Strategy Meeting on
    Children, Violence, and Responsibility

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Cardoso of Brazil

    Released May 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released May 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released May 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released May 14

    Transcript of a press readout by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Ports No Longer Closed to Vessels
    Owned and Operated by the Government of Montenegro

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Court of Appeals ruling on clean
    air standards

    Released May 17

    Statement by Counsel to the President Charles Ruff on the President's
    1998 Public Financial Disclosure Report

    Released May 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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    Transcript of remarks by the First Lady on her trip to the Balkans

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Mission Travels to the
    Fifth African/African-American Summit

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of His Majesty King Abdullah of
    Jordan

    Released May 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on proposed
    legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    Statement by the Press Secretary: White House Initiates Review on Space
    Launch Failures

    Released May 20

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit to North Korea by Dr. William J.
    Perry

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Colombian Peace Process

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Mara Rudman as
    Counselor to the President and Assistant to the President for National
    Security Affairs

    Released May 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a radio actuality by Vice President Gore on the Iowa
    disaster declaration

    Statement by the Press Secretary on passage of the 1999 Emergency
    Supplemental Appropriations Act

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Sean Maloney as
    Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary

    Released May 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Democracy in Georgia

    Released May 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Agriculture Secretary Daniel Glickman
    and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo on the White
    House Community Empowerment Conference

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Arturo Valenzuela
    as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Inter-
    American Affairs at the National Security Council

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Amended Mines Protocol of the
    Convention on Conventional Weapons

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Release of Cox Report

    Released May 26

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Delegation to Nigerian
    Inauguration

    Advance text of remarks by Office of Management and Budget Director Jack
    Lew at the Brookings Institution

    Released May 27

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Trip to Europe

    Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore at the juvenile justice
    press conference

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge and five U.S.
    District Judges

    Released May 28

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Elie Wiesel To Visit Refugee Camps in
    Macedonia and Albania

    Released June 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released June 2

    Fact sheet: New U.S. Aircraft Deployments to Operation Allied Force and
    U.S. Contributions to the Kosovo International Security Force (KFOR)

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing Special Envoy for the
    Americas Buddy MacKay's trip to Central America

    Released June 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by the President's Coordinator for
    Climate Change Todd Stern on the Executive order on greening the
    Government through efficient energy management

    Released June 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Health Policy Chris Jennings on efforts to further employment of people
    with disabilities

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    Released June 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for
    Health Policy Chris Jennings on the President's radio address on mental
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    Released June 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Roger Ballentine
    as Deputy Assistant to the President for Environmental Initiatives

    Released June 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit with President
    Hosni Mubarak of Egypt

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Actions by Iran Against Jews

    Announcement: President Asks the Congress To Add Funding To Strengthen
    Embassy Security and To Meet Supreme Court Requirements for 2000 Census

    Released June 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Elie Wiesel Reports on his Visit to
    Refugee Camps in Macedonia and Albania

    Text of a report from Elie Wiesel to the President

    Released June 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: African Growth and Opportunity Act and
    Caribbean Basin Initiative Enhancement

    Released June 11

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Jeffrey A. Hunker
    as Senior Director for Infrastructure Protection, Office of
    Transnational Threats, at the National Security Council

    Transcript of a press briefing by Brig. Gen. Leroy Barnidge, Jr., USAF,
    on B-2 bomber operations

    Released June 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright,
    National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, and National Economic Council
    Director Gene Sperling on the President's upcoming visit to Europe

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Delegation to South
    African Inauguration

    Released June 15

    Announcement: Official U.S. Delegation for President Clinton's Trip to
    Europe, June 15-June 22

    Released June 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and Deputy Under Secretary of Labor for International
    Labor Affairs Andrew Samet on the President's remarks to the
    International Labor Organization Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

    Released June 17

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the
    Third Circuit, the Ninth Circuit, and the District of Columbia Circuit

    Released June 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the
    President's bilateral meetings with foreign leaders

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim
    Steinberg and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the
    meeting of the G-7 and G-8

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Jerusalem Embassy Act Waiver

    Fact sheet: The Cologne Debt Initiative

    Fact sheet: Strengthening the International Financial Architecture

    Released June 19

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Visit to Macedonia
    and Aviano, Italy

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    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Sergey Stepashin
    of Russia

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim
    Steinberg on the G-8 Summit

    Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Trip to America's New
    Markets

    Transcript of a June 18 joint press conference in Helsinki by President
    Martti Ahtisaari of Finland, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright,
    Secretary of Defense William Cohen, and Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and
    Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev of Russia on implementation of an
    international security presence in Kosovo

    Released June 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the President's meeting with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia

    Released June 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Cooperation on Russia and Ukraine

    Fact sheet: The 1999 U.S.-EU Summit: Strengthening the Transatlantic
    Economic Partnership

    Released June 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit by Korean
    President Kim Dae-jung

    Released June 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Working Visit by Australian Prime
    Minister John Howard

    Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin,
    Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew, and National Economic
    Council Director Gene Sperling on the midsession review of the Federal
    budget

    Released June 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy
    Chris Jennings on the President's plan to modernize Medicare

    Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary
    Donna Shalala, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and
    Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings on
    the President's plan to modernize Medicare

    Released June 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary on resolution of charges against Webb
    and Suzy Hubbell

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of newly declassified
    documents relating to events in Chile from 1973 to 1978