[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



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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 
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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

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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

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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 
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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 6

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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