[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



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

Released July 1

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