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




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PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

                     PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
                                 OF THE
                              UNITED STATES
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                     PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
                                 OF THE
                              UNITED STATES


                           WILLIAM J. CLINTON



                                   2000-2001

                               (IN THREE BOOKS)

                       BOOK I--JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 26, 2000


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                                Washington : 2001


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                                Foreword

    At the dawn of a new millennium, America paused to celebrate its 
remarkable achievements and quickly set out to build an even better 
future. Employers and entrepreneurs created another 2 million new jobs, 
continuing to fuel what in February became the longest economic 
expansion in American history. With unemployment hitting a 30-year low, 
wages rose across the board, inflation held steady, and we paid off a 
record $133 billion in public debt.

    We also worked to widen the circle of opportunity, so that all 
people might acquire the skills they need to prosper in our new economy. 
As part of our New Markets Initiative, I visited East Palo Alto, 
California, and the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, highlighting our 
efforts to spread the benefits of new technologies to hard-pressed 
communities. To help close the digital divide, we opened the first of 
1,000 Community Technology Centers across the country, so that Americans 
from all walks of life might tap the power of the Internet.

    In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers completed their 
first map of the human genome, the complex genetic blueprint of human 
life. This milestone holds great promise for revolutionary medical 
treatments, but also raises the possibility of genetic discrimination. 
To combat this specter, I issued an Executive Order banning the use of 
genetic information to discriminate against Federal employees, an 
important first step in our effort to protect all Americans from similar 
discrimination.

    As part of an ongoing effort to strengthen ties between the world's 
oldest democracy, the United States, and its biggest, India, I traveled 
to South Asia. There, I urged India and Pakistan to end their nuclear 
arms race and resume negotiations toward a permanent peace. We also 
continued to push for a peaceful settlement in the Middle East. And at a 
Moscow summit, we renewed our commitment to blocking the proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction and explored further steps to reduce our 
nuclear arsenals.

    At the World Economic Summit in Switzerland, I urged leaders to help 
make sure that globalization benefits workers and the environment. We 
continued to build a global coalition for debt relief in the developing 
world and to fund vaccines and treatments that could eliminate the 
ravages of AIDS and other deadly diseases. And in Germany, I was humbled 
to become the first American President to receive the Charlemagne Prize, 
awarded for America's contributions to peace and integration in Europe.

    We worked hard for peace at home, too--especially in our continuing 
efforts to reduce gun violence. We kept pushing the Congress to support 
sensible gun safety legislation and funding for more gun prosecutors--
issues at the heart of the Million Mom March on Mother's Day.

    Despite substantial congressional opposition, we continued to push 
for the passage of both a strong Patients' Bill of Rights and a Medicare 
prescription drug benefit that would help older Americans afford costly 
prescriptions.

    We also worked hard to protect our natural heritage. We created new 
national monuments to safeguard the Grand Canyon and the Giant Sequoias 
of California and proposed permanent conservation funding to ensure that 
America's greatest natural treasures will forever endure. To combat 
global warming, we proposed the Clean Air Partnership Fund to reduce 
greenhouse gases and air pollution and outlined tax incentives for 
developing cleaner engines and renewable energy sources. We also 
dedicated more funding to climate change research.

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    With the strong support of the American people, our Nation got off 
to a strong start in the new century. We built upon our past successes 
and made smart investments for the future. If we continue to work hard, 
honor our values, and make wise choices together, America will indeed 
flourish as never before.

                          

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                                 Preface

    This book contains the papers and speeches of the 42d President of 
the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary 
during the period January 1-June 27, 2000. The material has been 
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Records Administration.

    The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates 
shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In 
instances when the release date differs from the date of the document 
itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made 
to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and 
signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross 
references have been provided by the editors for purposes of 
identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC, 
unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that 
are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and 
name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.

    The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in 
response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications 
Commission. An extensive compilation of messages and papers of the 
Presidents covering the period 1789 to 1897 was assembled by James D. 
Richardson and published under congressional authority between 1896 and 
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or the United States Supreme Court Reports. Many Presidential papers 
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the Office of the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the 
President's nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by 
the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the 
book, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential 
documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in 
the Federal Register. This information appears in the appendixes at the 
end of the book.

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also included in the Public Papers series.

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Jennifer S. Mangum, Lisa N. Morris, Michael J. Sullivan, and Karen A. 
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Archivist of the United States


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                                Contents

Foreword . . . v

Preface . . . vii

Cabinet . . . xi

Public Papers of William J. Clinton,
January 1-June 26, 2000 . . . 1

Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 1277

Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1291

Appendix C
Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1299

Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal Register . . . 1309

Subject Index . . . a-1

Name Index . . . b-1

Document Categories List . . . c-1


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                                Cabinet

Secretary of State ............................ Madeleine K. Albright

Secretary of the Treasury ..................... Lawrence H. Summers

Secretary of Defense .......................... William S. Cohen

Attorney General .............................. Janet Reno

Secretary of the Interior ..................... Bruce Babbitt

Secretary of Agriculture ...................... Dan Glickman

Secretary of Commerce ......................... William M. Daley

Secretary of Labor ............................ Alexis M. Herman

Secretary of Health and Human 
Services ...................................... Donna E. Shalala

Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development ................................... Andrew M. Cuomo

Secretary of Transportation ................... Rodney E. Slater

Secretary of Energy ........................... Bill Richardson

Secretary of Education ........................ Richard W. Riley

Secretary of Veterans Affairs ................. Togo D. West, Jr

United States Representative to 
the United Nations ............................ Richard C. Holbrooke

Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency ............................. Carol M. Browner

United States Trade Representative ............ Charlene Barshefsky

Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget ......................... Jacob J. Lew

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Chief of Staff ................................ John D. Podesta

Chair of the Council of Economic 
Advisers ...................................... Martin N. Baily

Director of National Drug Control Policy ...... Barry R. McCaffrey

Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration ....................... Aida Alvarez

Director of Central Intelligence .............. George J. Tenet

Director of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency ............................. James Lee Witt

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                  Administration of William J. Clinton

                                2000-2001