[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