    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2000]
    [Pages C-1-C-9]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

                   Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000

    Document Categories List

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    Addresses to the Nation

        State of the Union--129

    Addresses and Remarks

        See also Addresses to the Nation; Appointments and Nominations; Bill
            Signings; Interviews With the News Media; Meetings With Foreign
            Leaders and International Officials
        Abigail Adams Elementary School in New York City--1162
        AFL-CIO, Building and Construction Trades Department conference--610
        Air travel delays reduction initiative--430
        Airline safety--59
        Akaka, Daniel K., reception--876
        American Ireland Fund, dinner--479
        American Society of Newspaper Editors--691
        Armed Forces Day, 50th anniversary celebration in Suitland, MD--968
        Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, dinner--
            1031
        Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month--1025
        Aspen Institute in San Jose, CA--365
        Assateague Island, MD, coral reef and marine protected areas
            initiatives--1038
        Association of State Democratic Chairs, meeting in Los Angeles, CA--
            1259
        Audubon Elementary School in Owensboro, KY--819
        Bangladesh, visit of President Clinton in Dhaka
            State dinner--498
            Visitors from Joypura--495
        Bates, Daisy, memorial service in Little Rock, AR--782
        Biotechnology, foundation, and international leaders, meeting--357
        Bloom, Elaine, reception in Miami, FL--342
        Boricua College in Brooklyn, NY--42
        Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington--65
        Burundi peace talks, participants--283
        Business Council--296
        California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA--94
        California State Democratic Party, reception in Los Angeles, CA--
            1237
        Carleton College, commencement in Northfield, MN--1116
        Carnahan, Mel, dinner--428
        Carnegie Endowment, nonproliferation conference, videotaped
            remarks--478
        Central High School in Davenport, IA--826
        China, permanent normal trade relations--20
        City Academy in St. Paul, MN--828
        Cleveland, OH, community--446
        Clinical trials, increasing participation--1106
        Clinton, Hillary, reception in Little Rock, AR--858
        Clyburn, James E., reception in Columbia, SC--562
        COMDEX 2000, spring conference in Chicago, IL--744
        Community livability funding, radio remarks--253
        Congressional Medal of Honor, presentation ceremonies--200
        Council of the Americas, 30th Washington conference--813
        Davis, Susan, reception in San Diego, CA--1225
        Delta, national conference on building prosperity, in Arlington,
            VA--880
        Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
            Luncheons
                Cleveland, OH--443
                Philadelphia, PA--971
                Washington, DC--419
            Receptions
                Hispanic Caucus in Washington, DC--1139
                Palo Alto, CA--598
        Democratic Governors' Association, dinner--329
        Democratic Leadership Council
            Conference in San Jose, CA--602
            Meetings
                Hyde Park, NY--993
                Washington, DC--36
        Democratic National Committee
            Brunch in Las Vegas, NV--591
            Dinners
                Baltimore, MD--467
                Beverly Hills, CA--725
                Boston, MA--79
                Chicago, IL--451
                Dallas, TX--218
                Greenwich, CT--957
                Lincolnwood, IL--455
                Los Angeles, CA--384
                New York City--309
                San Diego, CA--1227
                San Francisco, CA--372
                Washington, DC--205
            Gala--84
            Luncheons
                Los Angeles, CA--104
                Minneapolis, MN--1120
                New Orleans, LA--663
                New York City--568
                Phoenix, AZ--1216

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                West Palm Beach, FL--336
            National tribute to President Clinton--1019
            Receptions
                Las Vegas, NV--594
                Los Angeles, CA--382
                New York City--55
                San Francisco, CA--380
                Washington, DC--203
        Democratic National Convention 2000, host committee breakfast in Los
            Angeles, CA--1249
        Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
            Dinners
                Austin, TX--1185
                Chicago, IL--985
                San Francisco, CA--376
                Washington, DC--699
            Luncheon in Houston, TX--1176
            Reception in Austin, TX--1180
        Democratic Unity, reception--222
        Digital divide, efforts to bridge--614
        District of Columbia residents, college access--1190
        Dodd, Christopher J., dinner--1134
        Dr. George Washington Carver National Recognition Day, videotaped
            remarks--10
        East Palo Alto, CA, community--728
        Easter Egg Roll--766
        Eastern Michigan University, commencement in Ypsilanti, MI--794
        Education
            Higher education and lifetime learning agenda--89
            White House strategy to improve Hispanic student achievement--
                1148
        Education Writers Association in Atlanta, GA--702
        Egypt, discussions with President Mubarak--541
        Employment rates--851
        Equal pay initiative--109
        Family planning, legislative agenda for assistance for
            international--656
        Federal budget
            Emergency supplemental appropriations legislation--1103
            Fiscal year 2001--115
            Midsession review--1270
        Federal Victory Fund, reception in Phoenix, AZ--1212
        Feinstein, Dianne, brunch in Los Angeles, CA--1253
        Firearms
            Commerce report--186
            Gun buyback initiative--787
            Gun safety
                Proposed legislation--393
                Rally in Denver, CO--678
            National enforcement initiative in Boston, MA--67
        Forbes, Michael P., luncheon in New York City--767
        Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Washington, DC--169
        Genetic information, prohibiting discrimination in Federal
            employment, Executive order signing ceremony--198
        Germany, visit of President Clinton
            Berlin
                Conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century--
                    1071
                Discussions with Chancellor Schroeder--1062
            International Charlemagne Prize in Aachen
                Presentation ceremony--1064
                Sponsors--1068
        Giant Sequoia National Monument, establishment in Sequoia National
            Forest, CA--720
        Gonzalez, Elian, reunion with father--760
        Grand Canyon
            National monuments, establishment--27
            Sightseeing flights, radio remarks--542
        Granoff Forum at the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia,
            PA--300
        Harman, Jane, reception--184
        Hate crimes, proposed legislation--773
        Health insurance initiative--81
        Hill, Baron P., reception in Bethesda, MD--864
        Hillary 2000 dinner--1202
        Hinojosa, Ruben, luncheon in McAllen, TX--213
        Hoeffel, Joseph M., reception in Philadelphia, PA--981
        Home heating, emergency assistance for low income families,
            videotaped remarks--282
        Human genome, completion of the first survey--1267
        Independent Insurance Agents of America, legislative conference--804
        India, visit of President Clinton
            Business reception in Mumbai--533
            Hyderabad
                Business community--527
                Mahavir Trust Hospital--525
            India-U.S. joint statement on energy and the environment,
                signing ceremony in Agra--519
            Naila Village
                Discussion with dairy cooperative members--523
                Discussion with governing council members--524
            New Delhi
                Joint session of Parliament--513
                State dinner--507
        Information systems protection, national plan--13
        International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, luncheon for
            Hillary Clinton--588
        Internet broadcasts and chats
            Internet webcast--1247
            Video conference in Shiprock, NM--738
            Webside chat with Tracy Smith of Channel One in St. Paul, MN--
                834
        Internet security--253
        Irish-American Democrats dinner--1199
        Jackson Lee, Sheila, reception in Houston, TX--31
        Japan
            Hospitalization of Prime Minister Obuchi--597

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            Memorial service for former Prime Minister Obuchi in Tokyo--1109
        Korean war, 50th anniversary--1264
        Landrieu, Mary, reception--873
        League of United Latin American Citizens, Lifetime Achievement
            Award--239
        Leahy, Patrick J., reception--619
        Legislative agenda--8
        Lewis, John, dinner in Atlanta, GA--717
        Maryland State Legislature, bill signing ceremony in Annapolis, MD--
            673
        Mayer Sulzberger Middle School in Philadelphia, PA--977
        McKinney, Cynthia A., reception in Atlanta, GA--711
        Medicare
            Prescription drug coverage--414,
                1143
            Strengthening for the future--332
        Memorial Day ceremony in Arlington, VA--1045
        ``Messiah 2000,'' performance in Alexandria, LA--670
        Millennium Matinee--1129
        Million Mom March
            Meeting with Ohio representatives in Akron, OH--915
            Meeting with organizers in Washington, DC--862
            Rally--927
        Minimum wage, proposed legislation--401
        Minner, Ruth Ann, reception--287
        Morocco, visit of King Mohamed VI
            State dinner--1195
            Welcoming ceremony--1189
        NAACP, Fight for Freedom Fund, dinner in Detroit, MI--798
        National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education,
            banquet--269
        National Campaign Against Youth Violence, townhall meeting,
            videotaped remarks--756
        National Conference of State Legislatures, dinner--175
        National Equal Pay Day--896
        National Governors' Association
            Dinner--325
            Roundtable discussion--326
        National League of Cities, congressional city conference--438
        National Medals of Science and Technology, presentation ceremony--
            459
        National Nutrition Summit, videotaped remarks--1041
        National Prayer Breakfast--181
        National Summit on Africa, opening ceremony--273
        National Teacher of the Year, award ceremony--901
        Native American programs, funding--317
        Navajo Nation in Shiprock, NM--735
        NCAA football champion Florida State Seminoles--360
        Nevada State Democratic Party, reception in Las Vegas, NV--594
        New Democrat Network, dinner--1533
        New Leadership Network, reception in Minneapolis, MN--1125
        New markets legislation--1006
        New York State Democratic Party convention, reception in Albany,
            NY--947
        Nordic leaders, luncheon--786
        Northern Ireland peace process--856
        Norton, Eleanor Holmes, reception--1141
        O'Bannon, Frank, reception--545
        Oil prices--475
        Oklahoma City National Memorial, dedication ceremony in Oklahoma
            City, OK--752
        One America
            Corporate leaders--640
            Religious leaders--422
        Pakistan, citizens in Islamabad--537
        Palestinian Authority, discussions with Chairman Arafat--92,
            1147
        Patient safety, efforts to improve--285
        Patients' Bill of Rights--208
        Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies--404
        PBS, ``The American President'' documentary series screening--659
        Peace officers memorial ceremony--930
        Portugal, visit of President Clinton in Lisbon
            Arrival--1048
            Scientific community--1049
            State dinner--1050
            U.S. Embassy community--1059
        Puerto Rico, videotaped address on impasse over Vieques Island--166
        Quincy, IL, community--146
        Radio addresses--1,
            489,
            1115
        Radio and Television Correspondents Association, dinner--650
        Ramadan, celebration of conclusion--18
        Read Across America Day, radio remarks--350
        Robb, Charles, reception--938
        Rock the Vote, 10th anniversary, videotaped remarks--294
        Roundtable discussions
            Akron, OH, on permanent normal trade relations status for
                China--918
            Columbus, OH, on reforming America's schools--840
            Washington, DC, with the National Governors' Association--326
        Russia, State Duma in Moscow--1092
        Saint Patrick's Day, celebrations--484
        Saxophone Club, reception in Hollywood, CA--1241
        Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee participants, videotaped
            remarks--1198
        Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center in New York City--574

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        Shakopee, MN, community--920
        Shearer, Casey, memorial service in Providence, RI--1028
        Smith & Wesson, gun safety agreement
            Announcement--481
            Teleconference with mayors--483
        Social Security, Internet retirement planner, radio remarks--658
        Sons of Italy Foundation, dinner--1035
        South Africa, visit of President Mbeki
            State dinner--1005
            Welcoming ceremony--1000
        Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, reception in
            Houston, TX--1172
        Spain, visit of King Juan Carlos I
            State dinner--295
            Welcoming ceremony--291
        Squier, Bob, memorial service--188
        Stabenow, Debbie, reception--543
        Stanley Cup champion Dallas Stars--477
        Switzerland, World Economic Forum in Davos--150
        Syria, death of President Asad--1119
        Tauscher, Ellen O., reception--1201
        Texas Legislative Victory Fund in Houston, TX--33
        Theo J. Buell Elementary School, shooting in Mount Morris, MI--340
        Tobacco, proposed legislation--332
        Townhall meetings
            Denver, CO, on gun safety--681
            Washington, DC
                ABC's ``Good Morning America'' on gun safety--905
                National Campaign Against Youth Violence, videotaped
                    remarks--756
        Towns, Edolphus, reception in New York City--1165
        Transportation for working families, budget initiatives--292
        U.S. Air Force Academy, Commander in Chief Trophy presentation--872
        U.S. Coast Guard Academy, commencement in New London, CT--948
        U.S. Conference of Mayors, breakfast reception--140
        U.S. Dream Academy, participants--1151
        U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA--1233
        Ukraine, visit of President Clinton in Kiev
            Citizens--1101
            Environment and public health agreement--1099
        UUNET and MCI WorldCom employees in Ashburn, VA--345
        VH1, Save the Music Today campaign in New York City--1159
        Voting rights march in Selma, AL, 35th anniversary--388
        Wall Street Project in New York City
            Conference--45
            Reception--54
        Washington National Cathedral, Christmas II, Holy Eucharist
            service--2
        Waters, Maxine, reception--289
        Wexler, Robert, reception--936
        White House
            Conferences
                New economy--625
                Raising teenagers and resourceful youth--810
            James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, dedication--234
        White House Correspondents' Association, dinner--792
        White House News Photographers' Association, dinner, videotaped
            remarks--878
        Whiteville, NC, community--779
        William H. Bowen Law School, dedication ceremony in Little Rock,
            AR--784
        Williams, Anthony A., reception--1153
        WNBA champion Houston Comets--934
        Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr., funeral in Annapolis, MD--22

    Appointments and Nominations

        Federal Reserve Board, Chairman, remarks--5

    Bill Signings

        Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000
            Radio remarks--1192
            Statement--1192
        Congressional Gold Medal, legislation awarding to John Cardinal
            O'Connor, statement--391
        Federal Government reporting requirements, legislation amending,
            statement--818
        Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act
            of 2000, statement--280
        Hmong Veterans Naturalization Act of 2000, statement--1043
        Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, statement--462
        Joseph Ileto Post Office, legislation designating, statement--716
        Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International
            Telecommunications Act, statement--486
        Peru, legislation to encourage free and fair elections, statement--
            776
        Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, statement--322
        Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000, remarks--653
        Trade and Development Act of 2000, remarks--963
        Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
            Century, statements--637

    Bill Vetoes

        Nuclear waster policy legislation, message--776

    Communications to Congress

        See also Bill Vetoes

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        Africa, comprehensive trade and development policy, letter
            transmitting report--102
        Albania, normal trade relations, message transmitting report--216
        Angola, U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--541
        Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, memorandum of understanding, letter--
            487
        Arctic research plan, message transmitting revision--169
        Bahrain-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1009
        Bankruptcy reform, proposed legislation, letter--1114
        Bangladesh-U.S. peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement, proposed
            extension, message transmitting--494
        Belarus, normal trade relations status, letter transmitting report--
            1069
        Bolivia-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1009
        Burma, U.S. national emergency
            Message--967
            Message transmitting report--967
        Chemical and biological weapons defense, letter transmitting
            report--905
        Chemical Weapons Convention, letters transmitting reports--59
        Chile-U.S. Social Security agreement, message transmitting--1002
        China
            Normal trade relations, letter transmitting report--1070
            Permanent normal trade relations
                Letter--113
                Proposed legislation, message transmitting--409
        Colombia, U.S. national emergency with respect to narcotics
            traffickers, message transmitting report--818
        Consumer product safety, message transmitting proposed legislation--
            925
        Corporation for Public Broadcasting, message transmitting report--
            619
        Croatia-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1010
        Crude oil imports, letter--791
        Cuba
            Telecommunications payments, message transmitting report--540
            U.S. national emergency, letter transmitting notice--322
        Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, letter--63
        Cyprus, letters transmitting reports--5
        Digital computers, action on exports, letter transmitting report--
            256
        District of Columbia, budget request for courts, message
            transmitting--864
        East Timor, deployment of U.S. Armed Forces, letter--323
        Egypt-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--175
        El Salvador-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1010
        Energy policy, proposed legislation, letter--1222
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act extension, letter--586
        Estate tax legislation, letter--1111
        Export controls, U.S. national emergency, message--1147
        Federal Advisory Committees, message transmitting report--427
        Federal budget, rescissions and deferrals, message--217
        Federal Government, climate change programs and activities, letter
            transmitting report--467
        Former Eastern Bloc states, normal trade relations, letter
            transmitting report--17
        France-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--
            162
        Greece-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--
            168
        Gun safety, proposed legislation, letters--497
        Hazardous chemicals and pesticides, convention on prior informed
            consent procedure, message transmitting--217
        Hazardous materials transportation, message transmitting report--639
        HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and medical technologies, access, letter--
            888
        Honduras-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1011
        International agreements, letter transmitting report--351
        International plant protection, message transmitting convention--524
        Iran, U.S. national emergency
            Letter--451
            Message transmitting report--1208
        Iraq
            Compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions,
                letters transmitting reports--17
            U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--351
        Israel, loan guarantees program, letter transmitting report--36
        Jordan-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1012
        Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, letter
            transmitting report--640
        Kosovo International Security Force, deployment of U.S. Armed
            Forces, letter--1164
        Latvia-U.S. fisheries agreement, message transmitting--163
        Libya, U.S. national emergency
            Letter--4
            Letter transmitting report--17
        Line pipe, imports, letter--281

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        Middle East peace process, U.S. national emergency
            Letter--88
            Message transmitting report--193
        Minimum wage, proposed legislation, letter--399
        Money laundering, national strategy, message transmitting--414
        Montreal Protocol amendment, message transmitting--1224
        Mozambique-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1012
        Narcotics, sanctions against foreign persons designated as kingpins,
            letter--1063
        National Endowment for the Arts, message transmitting report--644
        National Endowment for the Humanities, message transmitting report--
            522
        National Science Foundation, message transmitting report--523
        National security strategy, letter transmitting report--11
        NATO strategic concept, message--162
        Nicaragua-U.S. investment treaty, message transmitting--1274
        Nuclear nonproliferation, letter transmitting report--752
        Peacekeeping operations, letter transmitting report--4
        Romania-U.S. mutual legal assistance treaty, message transmitting--
            184
        Russia
            Mutual legal assistance treaty with U.S., message transmitting--
                226
            U.S. national emergency, message--1206
        Science and engineering indicators, message transmitting report--
            1111
        Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnian Serbs, and Kosovo, U.S. national
                emergency
            Message--1029
            Message transmitting report--1031
        Sierra Leone, situation, letter--929
        Social Security reform, proposed legislation, letters--342
        South Africa-U.S. extradition treaty, message transmitting--967
        South Korea-U.S. Social Security agreement, message transmitting--
            1002
        Steel wire rod, imports, letter--269
        Sudan
            U.S. assistance to opposition-controlled areas, letter
                transmitting report--227
            U.S. national emergency, message transmitting report--956
        Taliban, U.S. national emergency, letter transmitting report--18
        Trade policy agenda and trade agreements program report, message
            transmitting--351
        U.S. Air Force, operating location near Groom Lake, NV, message--163
        Vietnam, normal trade relations, letter transmitting report--1069
        Weapons of mass destruction, message transmitting report--1147
        Wekiva River and tributaries, message transmitting report--1138
        World Intellectual Property Organization, treaties, letter
            transmitting report--164
        Yugoslavia, former, deployment of U.S. Armed Forces, letter--128

    Communications to Federal Agencies

        Bosnia-Herzegovina, efforts to achieve sustainable peace,
            memorandum--754
        Census 2000, memorandum--585
        China, delegation of authority regarding report on espionage
                activities, memorandum--871
        Clinical trials, increasing participation of Medicare beneficiaries,
            memorandum--1107
        Coral reefs in the northwest Hawaiian Islands, protection,
            memorandum--1040
        Crude oil, effect of imports on national security, memorandum--533
        Education
            Guidelines for charter schools, memorandum--832
            International policy, memorandum--750
        Emergency Response Assistance Program, leadership, memorandum--652
        Fatherhood, efforts to support responsibility, memorandum--1169
        Federal Government
            Automated external defibrillators in buildings, memorandum--992
            Employees
                Assistance for those affected by fires in the Los Alamos,
                    NM, area, memorandum--946
                Improving human resources management, memorandum--1128
            Safeguards against Internet attacks, memorandum--371
        Federal Housing Administration revenues for affordable housing,
            memorandum--401
        Hanford Reach National Monument, memorandum--1114
        Israel-U.S. cooperation on affordable housing and community
            development, memorandum--1189
        Javits-Wagner-O'Day program, memorandum--561
        Listeria, reducing risk, memorandum--854
        National Moment of Remembrance, White House program, memorandum--818
        Oceanic exploration, memorandum--1132
        Public safety officers, honoring extraordinary valor, memorandum--
            933
        Russia, delegation of authority to transmit report on cooperative
            projects, memorandum--392
        Volunteer service opportunities, memorandum--956
        Youth, promoting health through physical activity and participation
            in sports, memorandum--1236

    Interviews With the News Media

        See also Addresses and Remarks

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        Exchanges with reporters
            Agra, India--518
            Air Force One--1099
            Akron, OH--915
            Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington--64
            Chappaqua, NY--11
            Grand Canyon, AZ--24
            Minneapolis, MN--1119
            San Jose, CA--371
            Sequoia National Forest, CA--722
            West Palm Beach, FL--340
            White House--5,
                253,
                760,
                1106
        Interviews
            ABC
                ``Good Morning America''--905
                ``Planet Earth 2000'' with Leonardo DiCaprio--761
                ``This Week''--433
                ``World News Tonight''--508
            CBS Evening News--362
            Chicago Tribune--227
            Christian Science Monitor--71
            CNBC, ``Business Center''--52
            CNN
                ``Burden of Proof''--410
                ``Moneyline News Hour''--193
            CNN.com--245
            Ekho Moskvy Radio--1085
            Los Angeles Times--227
            NBC
                ``Nightly News''--1003
                ``Today''--352
            PBS, ``NewsHour''--121
            USA Today--227
            VH1--1157
            WAMU National Public Radio--889
        Joint news conferences
            Bangladesh, Prime Minister Hasina--491
            European Union leaders--1051
            India, Prime Minister Vajpayee--498
            Russia, President Putin--1081
        News conferences
            No. 186 (Feb. 16)--257
            No. 187 (Mar. 20)--491
            No. 188 (Mar. 21)--498
            No. 189 (Mar. 29)--547
            No. 190 (May 31)--1051
            No. 191 (June 4)--1881

    Joint Statements

        European Union, new World Trade Organization round--1058
        India
            Cooperation to eliminate HIV/AIDS--527
            Institutional dialog--504
            Relations with U.S.--502
        Russia
            Early warning systems data exchange and missile launch
                notification--1077
            Global warming--1074
            Strategic stability principles--1076
            Weapon-grade plutonium management and disposition--1075
        United Kingdom
            25th anniversary of the Biological and Toxin Weapons
                Convention--540
            DNA research promotion--462

    Letters and Messages

        See also Bill Vetoes; Communications to Congress
        Cinco de Mayo, message--850
        Columbine High School, first anniversary of shooting in Littleton,
            CO, message--756
        Easter, message--757
        Id al-Fitr, message--13
        Jubilee 2000 celebration, message--671
        Lunar New Year, message--174
        Passover, message--738
        Presidents' Day, message--279
        Saint Patrick's Day, message--485

    Meetings With Foreign Leaders and International Officials

        See also Joint Statements
        Argentina, President de la Rua--1289
        Azerbaijan, President Aliyev--1280
        Bahrain, Crown Prince Hamad--1278
        Bangladesh
            Bangladesh National Party leader Zia--1282
            President Ahmed--498
            Prime Minister Hasina--491
        China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
            Chief Executive Tung--1284
            Democratic Party chairman Lee--1286
        Colombia, President Pastrana--150
        Czech Republic, President Havel--1064
        Egypt, President Mubarak--541
        European Union
            Commission President Prodi--1051
            Council President Guterres--1051
        Finland, President Halonen--1064
        Germany
            Chancellor Schroeder--1062
            President Rau--1064
        India
            Foreign Minister Singh--519
            President Narayanan--507
            Prime Minister Vajpayee--498
            Vice President Kant--513
        Indonesia, President Wahid--1289
        Ireland, Prime Minister Ahern--484
        Israel, Prime Minister Barak--677
        Italy, President Prodi--1051
        Japan, Prime Minister Mori--851
        Jordan, King Abdullah II--1102
        Mexico, President Zedillo--1112

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        Morocco, King Mohamed VI--1189
        Norway, King Harald V--787
        Oman, Sultan Qaboos--1283
        Pakistan, President Tarar--1283
        Palestinian Authority, Chairman Arafat--92
        Portugal
            President Sampaio--1048
            Prime Minister Guterres--1048
        Russia
            Former President Yeltsin--1288
            Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivanov--1285
            President Putin--1081
        South Africa, President Mbeki--150
        South Korea
            National Security Adviser Hwang--1290
            President Kim--1289
        Spain
            King Juan Carlos I--291
            President Aznar--150
        Sweden, Prime Minister Persson--1288
        Syria
            Foreign Minister Shara--1277
            President Asad--1283
        Tibet, Dalai Lama--1290
        Turkey, Prime Minister Ecevit--150
        Ukraine
            Foreign Minister Tarasyuk--1101
            President Kuchma--1099
        United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
            Deputy First Minister Mallon--1282
            First Minister Trimble--1282
            Sinn Fein leader Adams--1277
            Social Democratic and Labour Party leader Hume--1282
        World Economic Forum, President Schwab--150
        Yemen, President Salih--1284

    Resignations and Retirements

        Defense Department, Deputy Secretary, statement--24
        White House Office, Senior Adviser to the President for Policy and
            Strategy, statement--149

    Statements by the President

        See also Bill Signings; Joint Statements; Resignations and
            Retirements
        Africa and Caribbean Basin trade, proposed legislation--715,
            904
        Agriculture Department meat inspectors
            Action to prosecute those responsible for killing--1237
            Shootings--1222
        Alaska Airlines flight 261, crash--167
        Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Bureau report--1199
        America's Private Investment Companies, initiative--690
        Amtrak, funding--329
        Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline agreement--790
        Bandelier National Monument, compensation for losses incurred from
            fire--1043
        Barksdale, James and Sally, monetary pledge to University of
            Mississippi--93
        Birmingham, AL, arrest of suspects in the 1963 bombing of the 16th
            St. Baptist Church--965
        Campaign financing, Supreme Court decision--112
        Child soldiers, Geneva protocol--101
        Chile, election of Ricardo Lagos as President--67
        China
            Negotiations with the European Union on accession to the World
                Trade Organization--984
            Permanent normal trade relations--676
        Clinical trials, enhancing safeguards--1008
        Coast Guard, report of the interagency task force on the roles and
            missions--321
        Colombia, counterdrug efforts assistance--26
        Community Reinvestment Act, report--749
        Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Russian State Duma action--
            757
        Computers and semiconductors, export controls--168
        Crime, Federal Bureau of Investigation uniform report--861
        Croatia, election of Stipe Mesic as President--202
        Deaths
            Albert, Carl B.--191
            Asad, Hafiz al- --1119
    Bourguiba, Habib--643
            Casey, Robert P.--1058
            Foerster, Tom--42
            Martin, Marsha Pyle--24
            Obuchi, Keizo--929
            O'Connor, John Cardinal--826
            Patterson, Frank--1133
            Puente, Tito--1062
            Schulz, Charles M., Jr.--239
            Squier, Bob--113
            Starr, John Robert--590
            Takeshita, Noboru--1195
            Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr.--3
        Drunk driving, legislation to establish a national standard--1138,
            1151
        E-commerce, first estimate of retail sales--360
        East Timor, peacekeeping efforts--237
        Economy--755
        Electronic signatures, proposed legislation--1110
        Elephant ivory and whale products, proposals to reopen trade--717
        Embassy security initiatives--225
        Entertainment and media industry's parental media guide website--
            1110
        Environmental Protection Agency, efforts to reduce emissions from
            trucks and buses--954
        Eritrea-Ethiopia, cease-fire agreement--1172
        Estate tax legislation--1113
        European security and defense policy--1194

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        Federal budget
            Fiscal year 2001--466
            Supplemental appropriations request, House action--578
            Surplus--102
        Federal Reserve Board, confirmation of Chairman--183
        Fishing communities, emergency assistance--321
        Forest roadless areas, protection--870
        Geneva Protocol of 1925, 75th anniversary--1171
        Global Positioning System, decision to stop degrading signals--803
        Gonzalez, Elian, Circuit Court of Appeals decision--1062
        Greece
            Entry into the Economic and Monetary Union--1184
            Legislative elections--672
        Gun laws, proposed legislation to enhance enforcement--1222
        Gun safety legislation, Maryland State Legislature action--618
        Hate crimes, proposed legislation--1193
        Health care, proposed legislation--871
        Herman, Alexis, conclusion of Independent Counsel's investigation--
            639
        Hurricane Floyd, supplemental emergency assistance--321
        Indonesia, earthquake--1106
        Japan
            Death of former Prime Minister Obuchi--929
            Death of former Prime Minister Takeshita--1195
        Judicial nominations, confirmation--399
        Kerrey, Bob, decision not to seek reelection--94
        Korean peninsula, summit--672
        Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Departments,
            appropriations legislation--1146
        Meat and poultry inspection system--1043
        Memorial Day National Moment of Remembrance--1029
        Minimum wage legislation, House action--427
        Miranda v. Arizona, Supreme Court decision to uphold--1274
        Monuments, recommendation by Interior Department Secretary--1059
        Mozambique, assistance--350
        National Youth Service Day--717
        NATO
            Future of alliance--450
            Operations in southeast Europe--532
        Natural resources conservation, proposed legislation--904
        Nazi slave and forced labor victims, German negotiations to
            compensate--1133
        Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty, 30th anniversary--392
        North Korea, easing sanctions--1185
        Northern Ireland peace process--237
        Nowruz, observance--497
        OPEC, decision to increase oil production--542
        Organ donation, proposed legislation--691
        Ottoman Empire deportation and massacre of Armenians,
            commemoration--770
        Patients' Bill of Rights, Senate action--1112
        Peru, upcoming elections--1042
        Prescription drug coverage, Health and Human Services Department
            report--672
        President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina,
            establishment--341
        Private insurance prescription coverage, proposed legislation--1531
        Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership--966
        Russia, election of Vladimir Putin as President--539
        School modernization, proposed legislation--1221
        Sierra Leone, efforts to stabilize situation--904
        Social Security reform legislation, Senate action--521
        Southeast Europe, conference on regional funding--577
        Southern Africa, floods--329
        START II treaty, Russian State Duma action--716
        Sudan, bombing of school--253
        Syria, death of President Asad--1120
        Taiwan, election of Chen Shui-bian as President--490
        Tobacco
            Litigation legislation, congressional action--1184
            Need for congressional action--955
            Regulation, Supreme Court decision--506
        Treasury Department, debt reduction efforts--51
        Tunisia, death of former President Bourguiba--643
        Ukraine-U.S. commercial space launch agreement termination--1100
        Unemployment, report of the Labor Department--853
        United Arab Emirates, U.S. sale of F-16 aircraft--391
        United Negro College Fund, technology enhancement capital campaign--
            432
        U.S. Air Force, proposed funding for Little Rock Air Force Base--15
        U.S. Armed Forces, strengthening police and judicial institutions in
            countries where peacekeeping forces are deployed--309
        U.S. Court of Appeals, Senate opposition to nomination for judge--
            857
        V-22 aircraft tragedy--671
        Vento, Bruce F., retirement from Congress--174
        Vieques Island, PR, impasse over U.S. Armed Forces training--161
        Violence Against Women Act, Supreme Court decision on a provision--
            934
        Welfare reform--1061
        World Press Freedom Day--825
        Youth, initiatives to empower--30