[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book I)] [January 1, 2000] [Pages 1299-1307] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases [[Page 1299]] The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released January 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcripts of readouts to the traveling press pool by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on the Israel-Syria peace talks Released January 4 Announcement: 1999 National Security Strategy Report Announcement of nomination for Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Released January 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released January 6 Transcript of a readout to the traveling press pool by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart and State Department Spokesman James Rubin on the Israel- Syria peace talks Released January 7 Transcripts of telephone remarks to the traveling press pool by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on the Israel-Syria peace talks Statement by the Press Secretary on the working document that the President presented to the delegations at the Israel-Syria peace talks Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta, Secretary of Commerce Bill Daley, James Madison University President Linwood H. Rose, and NSC National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism Richard A. Clarke on the National Plan for Information Systems Protection Fact sheet: Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection Fact sheet: Federal Cyber Services Training and Education Initiative Released January 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chairman George Frampton on the President's designation of three new national monuments and the expansion of a fourth Fact sheet: Colombia Assistance Package Released January 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed on the President's speech to the Democratic Leadership Council Released January 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Released January 15 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's action on Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 Released January 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released January 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Education Secretary Richard Riley and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's upcoming announcement of investments in education Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Mark C. Medish as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council Released January 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Neal Lane, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and [[Page 1300]] Dr. Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation, on the President's science and technology budget proposals Released January 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released January 25 Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program emergency funds Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the White House State of the Union website Released January 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released January 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta, Deputy Chief of Staff Maria Echaveste, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed, and National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the State of the Union Address Released January 28 Transcript of remarks by Chief of Staff John Podesta to the pool on the State of the Union Address Released February 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert and NSC Spokesman David Leavy Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming visit to South Asia Fact sheet: Export Controls on Computers Released February 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Special Assistant to the President Tom Kalil on the digital divide Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on China\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\This item was embargoed for release until 12:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released February 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released February 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed, ATF Director Brad Buckles, and Treasury Under Secretary for Enforcement Jim Johnson on the gun crimes initiative Statement by the Press Secretary: State Visit by King Juan Carlos I of Spain Released February 7 Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew on the fiscal year 2001 budget Released February 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released February 9 Fact sheet: Embassy Security Funding Announcement of nomination for two U.S. Court of Appeals and two U.S. District Judges Released February 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on the President's Economic Report Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's action on the home heating oil situation Released February 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on import relief for the U.S. line pipe industry Statement by the Press Secretary on import relief for the U.S. steel wire rod industry Statement by the Press Secretary on death sentences for three members of the Baha'i community of Iran Released February 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released February 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart [[Page 1301]] Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta; Commerce Secretary Bill Daley; Harris Miller, president, Information Technology Association of America; Maynard Webb, president, eBay Technologies; and Howard Schmidt, chief information officer, Microsoft, on the President's meeting on cyber security Fact sheet: Cyber Security Budget Initiatives Fact sheet: Strengthening Cyber Security Through Public-Private Partnership Released February 16 Statement by the Press Secretary: Federal Panel Continuation To Declassify Selected Historically Valuable Documents Statement by the Press Secretary on Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding Released February 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert and NSC Spokesman David Leavy Fact sheet: Solidifying Our Partnership With Africa Released February 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Gayle Smith and Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Howard Wolpe on the Burundi peace talks in Arusha, Tanzania Fact sheet: Background to the Burundi Peace Process Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Ninth Circuit Released February 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Visit to Germany May 1-2 Released February 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement: Visit of His Majesty Juan Carlos I, February 22-24 Released February 28 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 of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the Southern District and the Eastern District of New York Released February 29 Transcript of remarks to the pool by Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings and Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on Medicare and tobacco Released March 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary: Annual Presidential Certifications for Major Drug Producing and Transit Countries Fact sheet: Overview of Annual Presidential Certification of Major Drug Producing and Transit Countries Released March 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Eighth Circuit Released March 7 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming visit to Pakistan Released March 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released March 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Released March 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released March 13 Statement by the Press Secretary: Belarus: Pro-Democracy Demonstrations Released March 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew on the budget resolution Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Neal Lane and National Human Genome Research Institute Director Francis Collins on the human genome project [[Page 1302]] Transcript of a press briefing by Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli and Ambassador Frank Wisner on the President's trip to India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan Released March 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Released March 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Lael Brainard, and Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Rick Inderfurth on the President's upcoming visit to South Asia Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Mubarak of Egypt Announcement of nomination for District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Released March 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo, Deputy Treasury Secretary Stuart Eizenstat, and Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder on the gun safety agreement with Smith & Wesson Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to South Asia Released March 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's announcement on oil prices Released March 19 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing cancellation of the President's planned visit to Joypura, India Fact sheet: Promoting Clean Energy Development in Bangladesh Fact sheet: Food Assistance for the People of Bangladesh Fact sheet: Helping Bangladesh To Conserve Its Tropical Forests Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to South Asia Released March 20 Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Brady Anderson on initiatives in Bangladesh Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh Fact sheet: Helping To Eliminate Child Labor and Improve the Lives of Working People in Bangladesh Released March 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on the President's visit to India Statement by the Press Secretary on the attack on a village in Kashmir Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming visit to Oman Fact sheet: The U.S. and India: Concrete Steps To Improve Economic Relations Fact sheet: The U.S. and India: Promoting Democracy in Asia and Beyond Released March 22 Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles on the Indo-U.S. Joint Statement on Energy and the Environment Fact sheet: President Clinton's India Trip: Protecting the Environment, Promoting Clean Energy Development, and Combating Global Warming Fact sheet: Combating Trafficking in Women and Children in South Asia Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky Released March 23 Fact sheet: The Clinton Administration: Helping To Protect India's Endangered Tigers and Elephants Released March 24 Fact sheet: New Financing To Expand India-U.S. Trade Fact sheet: President Clinton Announces Internet for Economic Development Assistance for India Fact sheet: India and the United States: Partners for a Healthy World Announcement: Special Envoy MacKay Heads U.S. Delegation to the Peru- Ecuador Consultative Group Meeting, and Attends the Annual Meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank in New Orleans Released March 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart [[Page 1303]] Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's upcoming meeting with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria Released March 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart on the President's meeting with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria Released March 27 Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the District of Nevada and the Northern District of Georgia Statement by the Press Secretary on Peru's April 9 national elections Released March 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Energy Secretary Bill Richardson, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on the OPEC oil production decision Statement by the Press Secretary on the transmittal to Congress of the fiscal year 2000 supplemental appropriations request Released March 29 Statement of Beth Noland, Counsel to the President, on the Privacy Act and the Executive Office of the President Released March 30 Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Deputy Assistant to the President for Health Policy Chris Jennings on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report Announcement: White House Special Envoy for the Americas, Buddy MacKay To Attend Inter-American Dialogue Conference in Costa Rica March 31 through April 3 Released March 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert Released April 3 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming visit to Colorado Released April 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley Statement by Press Secretary on the visit of President Ali Abdallah Salih of Yemen Announcement: Participants: The White House Conference on the New Economy Released April 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico Released April 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released April 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming visit to Oklahoma City Released April 8 Statement by the Press Secretary: President Will Meet Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafat Released April 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released April 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Released April 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the President's participation in MSNBC's townhall meeting on guns Released April 13 Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Brooke D. Anderson as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Communications at the National Security Council Released April 14 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming commencement addresses [[Page 1304]] Statement by the Press Secretary on the release of the President and Hillary Clinton's Federal income tax return Fact sheet: START II Treaty Summary Announcement of nomination for U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois Released April 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality George Frampton on the President's visit to Sequoia National Park\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\This item was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on April 14, but it was embargoed for release until 7 a.m. on April 15. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Released April 17 Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming travel to Portugal, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling and Special Assistant to the President for Technology Matters Tom Kalil on the digital divide Released April 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a senior staff briefing on proposed prescription drug benefit legislation Released April 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on the President and Vice President's separate interviews with representatives of the Department of Justice Campaign Finance Task Force Released April 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released April 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Central District of California Released April 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily, Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus Robert M. Solow on permanent normal trade relations status for China Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the District of Nevada and the Southern District of New York Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of New York Released April 26 Statement by the Press Secretary on National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling's leadership of the U.S. delegation to the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal Released April 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming travel to Tokyo and Okinawa, Japan Announcement of nomination for District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Transcript of remarks by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling to the International Consultative Forum on Education for All in Dakar, Senegal Released May 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office of Science and Technology Neal Lane, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Arthur L. Money, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator James Baker, and Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy Gene Conti on improvements in the Global Positioning System Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on progress in paying down the national debt Released May 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Armed Forces Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on China at the East Asian Institute Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed and the First Lady's Deputy Chief of Staff Shirley Sagawa [[Page 1305]] on the White House Conference on Teenagers and Resourceful Youth and the President's education tour Released May 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Bruce Reed on the President's education tour Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey Released May 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released May 8 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing a state visit of President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa on May 22 List of attendees of the President's meeting with organizers of the Million Mom March Released May 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting with President Fernando de la Rua of Argentina Transcript of a May 8 interview of Chief of Staff John Podesta and Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman by members of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Released May 10 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida Released May 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley Released May 12 Announcement of nominations for five U.S. District Judges Released May 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Financial Disclosure Statement for President Clinton Financial Disclosure Statement for Vice President Gore Released May 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released May 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released May 19 Fact sheet: Armed Forces Day Turns 50 Released May 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of King Mohammed VI of Morocco Released May 23 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the new markets legislation agreement Statement by the Press Secretary on the Executive order on increasing opportunities for women-owned small businesses Fact sheet: The Clinton-Gore Administration Accomplishments for Women- Owned Businesses Released May 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Statement by the Press Secretary on Senate action on judicial nominations Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of New Mexico Released May 25 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's upcoming visit to Europe Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Third Circuit Released May 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley Transcript of a press briefing by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator James [[Page 1306]] Baker and Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes on the President's coral reef and marine protected areas initiatives Released May 29 Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Portugal Released May 30 Statement by Press Secretary on the President's upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Barak of Israel Fact sheet: U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Issues Released May 31 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 and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Lael Brainard on the United States- European Union Summit Fact sheet: The European Union (EU) Fact sheet: Working for Greater Stability in Southeast Europe Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Madrid Protocol on Trademark Registration Fact sheet: U.S.-EU Cooperation on Biotechnology Fact sheet: Data Privacy Accord with EU (Safe Harbor) Fact sheet: The U.S.-EU Summit: Joint Efforts on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Germany Released June 1 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel Berger on the President's meeting with Chancellor Schroeder of Germany Fact sheet: President Clinton To Receive The Charlemagne Prize Released June 2 Statement by the Press Secretary: Working Visit With His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan Statement by the Press Secretary on sanctions under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Fact sheet: Implementation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act Released June 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released June 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott on the President's meetings with President Vladimir Putin of Russia Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on the President's meetings with President Vladimir Putin of Russia Fact sheet: United States-Russian Federation Plutonium Disposition Agreement Fact sheet: Protecting the Environment and Combating Global Warming Fact sheet: Expanded Threat Reduction Initiative Fact sheet: U.S.-Russia Joint Steel Dialogue Fact sheet: Agreement on the Establishment of a Joint Warning Center for the Exchange of Information on Missile Launches and Early Warning Fact sheet: People to People Cooperation Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Russia Released June 5 Fact sheet: Nuclear Safety Assistance Increased Fact sheet: Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Fact sheet: Chornobyl Closure Fact sheet: U.S. Assists Ukraine in Small and Medium Enterprise Development Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Ukraine Released June 7 Statement by the Press Secretary: Terrorist Bombing in Sri Lanka Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the District of Kansas, the Northern District of Alabama, and the Middle District of Florida Released June 8 Transcript of a readout to the pool by NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Kenneth G. Lieberthal on the President's meetings with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori of Japan Transcript of readout to the pool by Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley on the President's meetings with President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judges for the District of Hawaii and the Middle District of Florida Released June 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart [[Page 1307]] Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President Robert Kocharian of Armenia Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs Arturo Valenzuela on the President's meeting with President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico Transcript of a press briefing by Acting Council on Environmental Quality Chair George Frampton and Department of the Interior Solicitor John Leshy on the proclamations establishing national monuments Announcement: Deputy National Security Adviser James B. Steinberg To Depart the White House Released June 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released June 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Federal Aviation Administrator Jane Garvey on the FAA budget Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs Arturo Valenzuela on the President's meeting with President Fernando d la Rua of Argentina Statement by the Press Secretary on a review regarding missing data at Los Alamos National Laboratory Released June 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released June 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley Released June 16 Fact sheet: President Clinton Encourages Support of Arts and Music Education Released June 19 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Supreme Court decision on the Massachusetts law barring State business with companies doing business with Burma Released June 20 Statement by the Press Secretary: Meeting With the Dalai Lama Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Released June 21 Statement by the Press Secretary on an initiative to protect privacy on the Internet Statement by the Press Secretary on new safeguards for Internet users Released June 22 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Independent Counsel's press release on the travel office report Released June 23 Announcement of nominations for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia Released June 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart Transcript of a press briefing by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute; Dr. Craig Venter, president and chief scientific officer, Celera Genomics Corp.; and Dr. Ari Patrinos, Associate Director for Biological and Environmental Research, Department of Energy, on the completion of the first survey of the human genome Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, Chief of Staff John Podesta, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, and Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew on the midsession review of the budget