    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [July 1, 1999]
    [Pages 2387-2396]
    [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 2387]]

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

    Released July 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Security Adviser's
    announcement of the release of NSC policy documents from the Kennedy
    through Bush administrations

    Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta, Secretary
    of Commerce Bill Daley, and Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre on
    export controls on computers

    Fact sheet: Export Controls on Computers

    Released July 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and Deputy Chief of Staff Maria Echaveste on the
    President's trip to promote the new markets initiative

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert
    and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley

    Released July 3

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's telephone
    conversations with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan and Prime
    Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of India concerning the situation in
    Kashmir

    Released July 7

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Job Training Program for Ireland

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Provides Import
    Relief and Adjustment Assistance for U.S. Lamb Industry

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming travel to
    Des Moines, IA

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting
    with Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel

    Released July 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of funds under the Low
    Income Home Energy Assistance Program

    Released July 13

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's ``right-to-know''
    for American workers proposal

    Released July 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on human stem cell research

    Fact sheet: Nonproliferation: The Clinton Administration Record

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern
    District of Georgia, Central District of California, and Middle District
    of Louisiana

    Released July 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Agreement Between Argentina and the
    United Kingdom on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands

    Released July 16

    Announcement: Special Envoy for the Americas Kenneth H. (Buddy) MacKay
    Embarks on Andean Trip to Peru and Bolivia

    Released July 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Adviser Gene
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    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's being informed about
    the disappearance of the airplane carrying John F. Kennedy, Jr., and
    others

    Released July 19

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

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    Released July 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Fact sheet: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

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

    Released July 21

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President and First
    Lady's plans to attend the Kennedy memorial service in New York City

    Released July 22

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance for Iowa

    Released July 24

    Announcement: Official Delegation to Rabat, Morocco, July 25, 1999

    Released July 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger and Ambassador Dennis Ross, Special Middle East Coordinator, on
    the funeral of King Hassan II of Morocco

    Released July 26

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Implementing Humanitarian Exemptions
    From Sanctions

    Advance text of National Security Adviser Samuel Berger's remarks to the
    Council on Foreign Relations

    Released July 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern
    District of Pennsylvania and the District of Utah

    Announcement: The President's Special Envoy for the Americas, Kenneth H.
    (Buddy) MacKay, Jr., To Attend Ministers Hemispheric Energy Conference
    in New Orleans July 28-30

    Released July 28

    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 trip to southeast Europe and budget legislation

    Released July 29

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's gratitude to
    National Science Board member Chang Lin Tien

    Statement by the Press Secretary on National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger's announcement of the appointment of Special Assistant to the
    President and Counselor for Southeast European Stabilization and
    Reconstruction

    Announcement: Official Delegation to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Released July 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the
    President's trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina

    Fact sheet: Building a Durable Peace in Bosnia: Implementation of the
    Dayton Accords

    Fact sheet: Promoting Democracy in Serbia

    Fact sheet: Promoting Trade and Investment in Southeast Europe

    Fact sheet: Stability Pact for Eastern Europe

    Released August 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Director of National Drug Control
    Policy Barry McCaffrey on the national drug control strategy

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Extends Condolences to
    Victims of Indian Train Crash

    Released August 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the President's meeting with the National
    Welfare to Work Forum

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Excellency Bulent
    Ecevit, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey

    Announcement: President Clinton Releases Second Round of Emergency Funds
    To Respond to Heat Wave

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judge for the Northern
    District of Georgia and U.S. Court of International Trade Judge

    Released August 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Mara Rudman as
    Deputy Assist ant to the President for National Security Affairs and
    Chief of Staff to the National Security Adviser

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    Released August 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the Presidential Medal of
    Freedom awards

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton and Vice President
    Gore Strengthening the Partnership With State and Local Governments

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Northern District
    of West Virginia

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of South
    Dakota

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

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Northern
    District of Ohio, the Northern District of Illinois, and the Eastern
    District of Michigan, and U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the Seventh
    Circuit and the Fourth Circuit

    Released August 6

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the convention concerning the
    prohibition and elimination of child labor

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Excellency Kjell
    Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Announces
    Legislation To Provide Parity for Central American and Haitian Migrants

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Travels to New
    Zealand for APEC Leaders Meeting and State Visit

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the establishment of a task force to
    coordinate the Federal response to the drought

    Announcement: U.S. Special Envoy for the Americas, Mr. Kenneth H.
    (Buddy) MacKay, Jr., Visits Countries of the Eastern Caribbean and the
    Dominican Republic

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

    Released August 9

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of J. Terry Edmonds
    as Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting

    Released August 10

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Designation of Ariana Afghan Airlines
    Under the Taliban Sanctions

    Released August 11

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

    Transcript of a press briefing by Agriculture Secretary Daniel Glickman,
    Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley, and Deputy Chief of Staff Maria
    Echaveste on the White House Drought Relief Task Force

    Statement by the Press Secretary presenting the text of the Presidential
    Medal of Freedom citations

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Visit to Canada

    Fact sheet: White House Drought Relief Task Force

    Released August 12

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

    Transcript of a press briefing by Environmental Protection Agency
    Administrator Carol Browner, Department of Energy Assistant Secretary
    for Renewable and Energy Efficiency Dan Reicher, Department of
    Agriculture Deputy Chief Economist Joseph Glauber, and Deputy Assistant
    to the President for Environmental Issues Roger Ballentine on the
    Executive order on developing and promoting biobased products and
    bioenergy

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the creation of an
    interagency Manufacturing Task Force

    Released August 13

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

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of NSC Special
    Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Defense Policy and Arms
    Control

    Released August 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Environmental Protection Agency
    Administrator Carol Browner and Office of Management and Budget
    Associate Director for Natural Resources Elgie Holstein on the
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    Released August 16

    Fact sheet: The President's International Affairs Budget: Investments in
    Peace

    Released August 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert
    and NSC Spokesman David Leavy

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    Released August 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert
    and NSC Spokesman David Leavy

    Released August 19

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Beth Nolan as
    Assistant to the President and Counsel to the President

    Announcement: U.S. Special Envoy for the Americas Presses for Increased
    Economic Cooperation on Eight-Day Trip to South America

    Released August 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Fact sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Relief Efforts for Turkey Earthquake
    Victims

    Released August 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released August 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released August 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: National Security Staff Realignment

    Released August 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Special Envoy for Sudan

    Released August 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that Chief of Staff John
    Podesta will address the National Press Club on September 1

    Released September 1

    Advance text of remarks by Chief of Staff John Podesta on research and
    development funding at the National Press Club

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With Georgian President
    Shevardnadze

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointments of Mark F. Lindsay
    as Assistant to the President for Management and Administration and
    Bradley J. Kiley as Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and
    Administration

    Released September 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President and
    Hillary Clinton entered into a contract to purchase a home in Chappaqua,
    NY

    Fact sheet: U.S. Humanitarian Relief Efforts for Turkey Earthquake
    Victims

    Released September 3

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Appointment of Alfred H. Moses as
    Special Presidential Emissary for Cyprus

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Names Robert A. Bradtke as
    Executive Secretary of the National Security Council

    Released September 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley,
    National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Assistant to the
    President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the impact of the Republican
    tax cut

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing 12 individuals will sign
    statements agreeing to all conditions of the clemency grant

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of
    North Carolina

    Released September 8

    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 foreign
    affairs

    Statement by Counsel to the President Beth Nolan on the President's
    interview with Independent Counsel Ralph Lancaster

    Released September 9

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Anti-Sweatshop Fair Labor Association
    Names Ruff as Chair

    Official delegation to New Zealand

    Released September 10

    Transcript of remarks and an exchange with reporters by National
    Security Adviser Samuel Berger aboard Air Force One

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    Released September 11

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Press
    Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released September 12

    Transcript of a readout by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on
    the President's meetings with foreign leaders

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Fact sheet: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

    Fact sheet: The World Trade Organization Ministerial in Seattle

    Released September 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Press
    Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger on the statement of President Bacharuddi Habibie of Indonesia on
    the situation in East Timor

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the imprisonment of Canadian
    journalist Murray Heibert in Malaysia

    Announcement of letter to Members of Congress on proposed campaign
    reform legislation

    Released September 14

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Address the United
    Nations General Assembly

    Statement by Chairman Martin N. Baily, President's Council of Economic
    Advisers on the national economy

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of
    Vermont

    Released September 15

    Fact sheet: President Clinton: Protecting Antarctica and the Global
    Environment

    Released September 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim
    Steinberg, Attorney General Janet Reno, Deputy Secretary of Defense John
    Hamre, Under Secretary of Commerce Bill Reinsch, and Office of
    Management and Budget Chief Counselor for Privacy Peter Swire on
    encryption policy

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Administration Announces New Approach
    to Encryption

    Fact sheet: Administration Updates Encryption Export Policy

    Fact sheet: The Cyberspace Electronic Security Act of 1999

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the
    Fifth Circuit and the Sixth Circuit

    Announcement: Vice President Al Gore Announces New Report Demonstrating
    Stronger Federal and State Laws Needed To Protect Americans Against On-
    Line Stalking

    Released September 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Easing Sanctions Against North Korea

    Fact sheet: Easing Sanctions Against North Korea

    Released September 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released September 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Working Visit of Nigerian
    President Obasanjo

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of journalist Sander
    Thoenes in East Timor

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the
    District of Columbia Circuit and the Tenth Circuit and for U.S. District
    Judge for the District of New Jersey

    Released September 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released September 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the appointment of the
    Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) at
    the Justice Department

     Released September 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and Dr.
    Connie Mariano on the President's physical

     Released September 27

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Travel to Bulgaria,
    Turkey, Italy, and Greece

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    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Visit to Canada

     Released September 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Prepared text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger
    at the Africare dinner

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

    Announcement of nominations for U.S. Court of Appeals Judges for the
    Federal Circuit and the Third Circuit

     Released September 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

     Released September 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Jack Lew, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and
    Council of Economic Advisers Chair Martin Baily on the continuing
    resolution and Census Bureau income and poverty statistics

    Statement by the Press Secretary on National Security Adviser Samuel R.
    Berger's meeting with Jose Alexandre Gusmao (Xanana), president of the
    National Council for the Timorese Resistance

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger on
    the challenges in Kosovo at the U.S. Institute for Peace

    Released October 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released October 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Arms
    Control John Holum, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and
    Requirements Ted Warner, Under Secretary of Energy Ernie Moniz, and
    Former NSC Senior Director for Defense and Arms Control Policy Bob Bell
    on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Meets With Senate
    Finance Committee Chairman Roth and Ranking Member Moynihan To Discuss
    Medicare Reform

    Fact sheet: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000

    Released October 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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

    Released October 7

    Announcement: Official Delegation to Canada

    Announcement: President Clinton's Special Envoy for the Americas To
    Attend Hispanic Conference in Chicago

    Released October 8

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the release by the Department of
    State, the Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, the
    Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Archives and Records
    Administration of newly declassified and other documents related to
    events in Chile from 1968-1978

    Released October 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released October 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky, and
    Agriculture Secretary Daniel Glickman on the trade agenda

    Transcript of remarks to the pool by Council on Environmental Quality
    Chairman George Frampton on protection of forest roadless areas

    Released October 14

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the First Family has
    secured substitute financing for the purchase of their Chappaqua, NY,
    home

    Released October 15

    Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Panamanian President Mireya
    Moscoso

    Released October 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of
    Florida

    Released October 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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    Released October 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Housing and Urban Development
    Secretary Andrew Cuomo on the President's signing of the Departments of
    Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent
    Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger: The
    Middle East on the Eve of the Millennium: Building Peace, Strengthening
    America's Security

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

    Released October 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger:
    American Power: Hegemony, Isolationism, or Engagement

    Released October 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement: President To Visit Oslo, Norway, November 1-2, 1999

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's intention to veto
    Department of the Interior appropriations legislation.

    Released October 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling on the President's radio address on financial
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    Released October 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released October 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley,
    Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, and Deputy Attorney General Eric
    Holder on Republican proposal for an across-the-board cut of 1.4 percent
    in Federal spending

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President will
    attend a summit meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation
    in Europe in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 17-19

    Released October 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Announcement of nominations for District of Columbia Superior Court
    Judges

    Released October 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman
    Martin Baily on the gross domestic product report

    Released October 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Health and Human Services Secretary
    Donna Shalala on action to preserve privacy of medical records

    Released October 30

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the U.S. District Court of West
    Virginia's ruling on mining regulations

    Text of a letter from Chief of Staff John Podesta to Speaker J. Dennis
    Hastert on legislation to protect the Social Security surplus

    Released October 31

    Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Norway

    Released November 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the Norway-U.S. initiative to
    provide prosthetic devices and rehabilitation services for mutilated and
    disabled victims of the war in Sierra Leone

    Statement by Special Advisor to the White House Counsel James E. Kennedy
    on the closing on the First Family's house in Chappaqua, NY

    Released November 2

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

    Released November 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released November 4

    Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger to
    the Bilderberg Steering Committee, entitled Strengthening the Bipartisan
    Center: An International Agenda for America

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    Released November 5

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President and House
    Speaker J. Dennis Hastert have agreed to work together to enact
    legislation on the President's new markets initiative

    Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on the
    labor market report

    Released November 6

    Announcement: President Clinton Announces Nationwide Initiative To
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    Released November 8

    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 class size
    reduction

    Released November 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Listing: Cabinet Meeting

    Released November 10

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's visit to Greece

    Released November 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger, Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Mark Grossman,
    and NSC and Special Assistant to the President for Southeastern Europe
    Chris Hill on the President's visit to Europe.

    Announcement: U.S. Special Envoy for the Americas Headed for Panama and
    Colombia To Discuss Trade and Other Bilateral Issues

    Fact sheet: Southwest Europe Trade Preference Act

    Released November 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

    Released November 16

    Transcript of remarks to the pool by NSC Director for Multilateral and
    Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Guarnieri

    Transcript of remarks to the pool by Lynn Thomas, USAID Office of
    Foreign Disaster Assistance on assistance to Turkey following the
    earthquake

    Fact sheet: White House Policy Declaration on Environment and Trade

    Released November 17

    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 meeting with Prime Minister Ehud Barak of
    Israel

    Fact sheet: Background on U.S. Caspian Energy Policy

    Fact sheet: Caspian Energy Pipelines

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of
    Columbia

    Released November 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta and Office
    of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew on the budget agreement

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

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
    on the OSCE summit

    Transcript of a press briefing by Energy Secretary Bill Richardson and
    Special Adviser to the President and Secretary of State for Caspian
    Basin Energy Diplomacy John Wolf on the signing of the pipeline
    agreement

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Senator Warren B. Rudman

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with Turkish
    nongovernmental organizations

    Fact sheet: Achievements of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe

    Released November 19

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Executive Order on Declassification

    Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Western District of
    Kentucky

    Fact sheet: Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in
    Europe (CFE)

    Released November 20

    Fact sheet: Measures To Strengthen U.S.-Greek Relations

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    Released November 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger and NSC Director for Southeastern Europe Chris Hill on the
    President's discussions with the President and Prime Minister of
    Bulgaria

    Fact sheet: U.S. Initiatives To Assist Bulgaria/Southeast Europe

    Released November 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel
    Berger and United Nations Mission in Kosovo Principal Deputy Special
    Representative of the Secretary-General Jock Covey on Kosovo

    Fact sheet: Winning the Peace in Kosovo: A Progress Report

    Fact sheet: U.S. Winterization Efforts in Kosovo

    Transcript of remarks by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to the
    people of Ferizaj, Kosovo

    Released November 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Gene Sperling and U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky on the
    Seattle Round of the World Trade Organization

    Released November 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With His Excellency Ernesto
    Zedillo, President of Mexico

    Announcement: Attendees at the Signing of H.R. 3194, ``Omnibus
    Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2000''

    Released December 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene
    Barshefsky and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the
    Seattle Round

    Released December 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and
    National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the International
    Labor Organization convention

    Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky and Council
    on Environmental Quality Chairman George Frampton: On Trade
    Liberalization and Forest Protection

    Released December 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and
    Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on economic growth

    Released December 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the ``Ask the White House''
    Internet service

    Fact sheet: Human Rights Day 1999 and Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights
    Award

    Fact sheet: Taliban Persecution of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

    Announcement: Attendees at Congressional Black Caucus Meeting

    Released December 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released December 11

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Delegation for Panama Canal
    Turnover

    Released December 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Council on Environmental Quality
    Chairman George Frampton and Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt on
    expansion of the national park system

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released December 15

    Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of the Treasury
    Stuart Eizenstat on action by Germany to compensate Nazi victims of
    forced labor

    Released December 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
    on the Israel-Syria peace talks

    Released December 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for European
    Affairs Antony J. Blinken on the European Union-U.S. summit

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    Released December 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the bombing in Sri Lanka

    Released December 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Transcript of a press briefing by Environmental Protection Agency
    Administrator Carol Browner on tougher emission standards for cars and
    sport utility vehicles

    Fact Sheet: U.S.-EU Joint Statement on Northern Europe

    Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Statement of Common Principles and Action Plan on
    Small Arms and Light Weapons

    Released December 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

    Released December 27

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Visit to World
    Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland

    Released December 28

    Announcement: The Clinton Administration Unveils New Initiative To
    Protect Consumers Buying Prescription Drug Products Over the Internet