[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book II)]
[June 27, 2000]
[Pages 2155-2159]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




 Appendix C / Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000 

Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

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

Released June 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released June 28

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Gregory L. 
Schulte as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for 
Southeast European Affairs at the National Security Council

Released June 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Announcement of nomination for Secretary of Commerce

Released June 30

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit

Released July 4

Fact sheet: New Class of Ship Named After Admiral Zumwalt

Released July 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for Multilateral 
and Humanitarian Affairs Eric Schwartz on the United Nations Protocols 
on Child Soldiers and the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution, and 
Child Pornography

Fact sheet: United Nations Protocols on Child Soldiers and the Sale of 
Children, Child Prostitution, and Child Pornography

Released July 6

Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponement of Tunisian State Visit

Released July 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert 
and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley

Released July 10

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton's Trip to Africa

Announcement of designation of Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs

Released July 11

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary: Haiti's Elections

Announcement: The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David: Official 
Delegations

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Federal Claims Chief Judge

Released July 12

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released July 13

Fact sheet: Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement: Historic Strengthening of 
the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship

Released July 14

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released July 16

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released July 17

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for 
International Economic Affairs Lael Brainard and Deputy National 
Security Adviser Jim Steinberg on the President's upcoming participation 
in the Group of Eight summit in Japan

Statement by the Press Secretary: Administration Updates, Encryption 
Export Policy

Released July 18

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on Title III of the Cuban Liberty and 
Democratic Solidarity Act

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Statement by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on the 
consumer price index

Transcript of remarks by Chief of Staff John Podesta to the National 
Press Club on electronic privacy

Released July 19

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's decision to delay 
his trip to Japan

Statement by the Press Secretary on the conclusion of the Middle East 
Peace Summit

Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Japan

Text of a letter from Chief of Staff John Podesta to House Speaker J. 
Dennis Hastert on congressional spending

Released July 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Announcement: Revised Official Delegation Accompanying the President to 
Japan

Announcement of nomination for the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia

Released July 21

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Fact sheet: Education Initiatives

Fact sheet: Illicit Diamonds and Conflicts

Announcement: Disposition of United States and Russian Federation 
Weapon-Grade Plutonium

Released July 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jim 
Steinberg on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Mori of Japan

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for 
International Economic Affairs Lael Brainard on the G-8 summit

Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Philippine President Joseph 
Estrada

Text of a letter from Chief of Staff John Podesta to House Speaker J. 
Dennis Hastert on willingness to meet with congressional leaders

Text of a memorandum from Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob 
J. Lew to the President on the effect of congressional legislative 
action on the budget surplus

Fact sheet: U.S.-Japan Bilateral Issues

Fact sheet: Majority of G-8 Mobilizes Billions To Combat Infectious 
Disease in Developing Countries

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the District of 
Arizona

Released July 23

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling on the education initiative for developing countries

Fact sheet: President Clinton and the Okinawa Summit: Protecting the 
Global Environment

Released July 24

Transcripts of press briefings by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released July 25

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Vajpayee of India

Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President directed 
the Department of Health and Human Services to release Low Income Home 
Energy Assistance Program emergency funds

Released July 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released July 27

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President 
Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivica Racan of Croatia

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of President-
elect Vicente Fox of Mexico

Statement by the Press Secretary on the 10th anniversary of the 
Declaration of State Sovereignty of Belarus

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Tenth 
Circuit

Announcement of nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania

Released August 2

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's interview with Waco 
Special Counsel John Danforth

Released August 3

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming Presidential Medal of 
Freedom award ceremony

Fact sheet: Export Controls on Computers

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Released August 4

Fact sheet: Presidential Decision Directive on the Colombia Initiative: 
Increased U.S Assistance for Colombia

Released August 9

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Medal of Freedom 
recipients

Released August 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of excerpts of the President's speech at the Democratic 
National Convention

Released August 16

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
Tanzania in support of the Burundi peace process

Released August 22

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's upcoming visit to 
New York City for the United Nations Millennium Summit

Released August 24

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's upcoming visits to Nigeria, Tanzania, and 
Colombia

Released August 26

Transcript of a press briefing by NSC Senior Director for African 
Affairs Gayle Smith and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs 
Susan Rice on the President's visit to Nigeria

Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to Africa, 
August 25-29, 2000

Fact sheet: Nigeria

Fact sheet: Nigeria: The Challenging Transition to Democracy

Fact sheet: U.S.-Nigerian Cooperation on Peacekeeping and Military 
Reform

Fact sheet: United States-Nigeria Open Skies Agreement and Other 
Transportation Initiatives

Fact sheet: The United States and Nigeria: Energy, Labor, Law 
Enforcement, Environment, Democracy, and Biotechnology

Released August 27

Transcript of a press briefing by White House Office of National AIDS 
Policy Director Sandra Thurman and Assistant Secretary of State for 
African Affairs Susan Rice on the President's visit to Nigeria

Fact sheet: Nigeria: Bridging the Digital Divide and Improving Access to 
Education

Fact sheet: The United States and Nigeria: Expanding Trade and 
Investment

Fact sheet: The United States and Nigeria: Joining Forces to Fight AIDS 
and Infectious Diseases

Released August 28

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger, NSC Senior Director for African Affairs Gayle Smith, and Special 
Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region Howard Wolpe on the Burundi peace 
process

Announcement: U.S.-Tanzania Bilateral Relations

Released August 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Ambassador Dennis Ross, Special Middle 
East Coordinator, on the President's meeting with President Hosni 
Mubarak of Egypt in Cairo

Released August 30

Transcript of a press briefing by Speaker of the House of 
Representatives J. Dennis Hastert on U.S. assistance to Colombia

Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to 
Colombia, August 30, 2000

Fact sheet: Cooperation Between the United States and Colombia on 
Programs To Counter Money Laundering and Counterfeiting

Fact sheet: Human Rights and U.S. Assistance for Plan Colombia

Fact sheet: Increased U.S. Assistance for Colombia on Counter-Drug 
Programs

Fact sheet: USAID/Colombia Casas de Justicia National Program

Released August 31

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Released September 1

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the August 31-September 1 meeting of 
South American Presidents in Brasilia, Brazil

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Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on national missile defense

Fact sheet: National Missile Defense

Released September 5

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta, Office of 
Management and Budget Director Jack Lew, Office of Management and Budget 
Deputy Director Sylvia Mathews, and Deputy Assistant to the President 
for Health Policy Chris Jennings on the legislative agenda

Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Samuel 
Berger on the President's upcoming visit to the United Nations 
Millennium Summit

Announcement: Official Delegation Accompanying the President to New York 
for the U.N. Millennium Summit

Released September 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a readout to the pool by Deputy Secretary of State Strobe 
Talbott and Senior Adviser to the Under Secretary for International 
Security and Arms Control Jim Timbie on the President's meeting with 
President Vladimir Putin of Russia

Fact sheet: U.S. Support for the United Nations: Engagement, Innovation, 
and Renewal

Released September 7

Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright 
on the meeting of the U.N. Security Council

Fact sheet: President Clinton and the Millennium Summit: Protecting the 
Global Environment

Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts on the Millennium Report ``Call to Action'' on 
Poverty and Economic Development Issues

Fact sheet: U.S. Efforts on HIV/AIDS and Infectious Diseases

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of California

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Western 
District of Oklahoma

 Released September 12

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Jake Siewert 
and Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs P.J. Crowley

Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Guiliano Amato of Italy

Announcement of nomination for the U.S. Tax Court

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Nebraska

Announcement: Offical U.S. Delegation to the 2000 Olympic Games

 Released September 13

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta, Commerce 
Secretary Norman Mineta, NOAA Administrator Jim Baker, and NOAA Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Rollie Schmitten on U.S. 
action on Japanese whaling

Statement by the Press Secretary on release of declassified documents 
relating to Chile during and prior to the Pinochet era

Fact sheet: President Clinton Directs U.S. Actions in Response to 
Japanese Whaling

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Montana

 Released September 14

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary: President Clinton Travels to Brunei 
and Vietnam

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania

 Released September 15

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Press Secretary for Foreign 
Affairs P.J. Crowley, Near East and South Asian Affairs and National 
Security Council Senior Director Bruce Riedel, and Assistant Secretary 
of State for South Asian Affairs Rick Inderfurth on the President's 
meeting with Prime Minister Vajpayee of India

 Released September 18

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Assistant to the President for 
Health Policy Chris Jennings on a report on a low-income prescription 
drug plan

 Released September 19

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

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 Released September 20

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Special Assistant for Economic Policy 
Tom Kalil and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on 
digital opportunity for all Americans

Statement by the Press Secretary on Independent Counsel Robert Ray's 
Whitewater investigation

Statement by Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Wim 
Kok of The Netherlands

Fact sheet: President Clinton Accepts German Media Prize

 Released September 21

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's reaction to the 
Iranian Court of Appeals decision in the espionage case against Jewish 
Iranians

 Released September 22

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on guests of the First Family at the 
White House and at Camp David, MD

 Released September 26

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director 
Gene Sperling and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Martin Baily on 
the President's announcement on income and poverty

Statement by the Press Secretary on the appointment of Mary B. DeRosa as 
Special Assistant to the President and Legal Adviser

 Released September 28

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Statement by the Press Secretary on the Northern Ireland peace process

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of 
California

 Released September 29

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Joe Lockhart

Transcript of a press briefing by Chief of Staff John Podesta on the 
national economy

 Released October 1

Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's discussions with 
Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of the 
Palestinian Authority

 Released October 2

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Jake Siewert

Statement by the Press Secretary on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister 
Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh

 Released October 3

Statement by the Press Secretary on pipeline safety legislation

Announcement of nomination for U.S. District Judge for the Western 
District of Oklahoma

 Released October 6

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Jake Siewert

Announcement of nomination for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit

 Released October 10

Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Jake Siewert

Transcript of a press briefing by Special Adviser to the President and 
Policy Coordinator on North Korea Wendy Sherman on the visit of the 
North Korean delegation