[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 51 (Monday, December 25, 2000)]
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Weekly Compilation of

Presidential

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Monday, December 25, 2000

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Volume 36--Number 51
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 Contents

 Addresses and Remarks

      See also  Meetings With Foreign Leaders
    Arts and Humanities Awards
         Dinner--3145
        Presentatations--3132
     Charles F.C. Ruff, memorial service--3103
    Medical records privacy, issuance of final regulations on 
        protection--3138
    Radio address--3102

 Bill Signings

    Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act, 
        statement--3144
    Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, statement--3153

 Bill Vetoes

    ``Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000,'' memorandum of disapproval--3130

 Communications to Congress

    African Growth and Opportunity Act, letter on action to implement--
        3115
    Kosovo
        International Security Force, letter reporting on the deployment 
            of U.S. military personnel--3112
        Peacekeeping operations, letter transmitting report--3156

 Communications to Congress--Continued

    United Nations, letter transmitting report on U.S. participation--
        3131
    Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), letter transmitting report on 
        national emergency--3145

 Communications to Federal Agencies

    Assistance to the Government of Serbia and the Government of 
        Montenegro, memorandum--3131
    Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, 
        memorandum--3113

 Executive Orders

    To Protect the Privacy of Protected Health Information in Oversight 
        Investigations--3140

Interviews With the News Media

     Exchanges with reporters in the Oval Office--3104, 3128
     Interviews
         Dan Rather of CBS News--3116
         Ellis Rubinstein of Science Magazine--3146
  
  
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)

  Editor's Note: The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is 
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              WEEKLY COMPILATION OF
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Contents--Continued

Joint Statements

    United States-European Union
         Building Consumer Confidence in E-Commerce and the Role of 
            Alternative Dispute Resolution--3107
         Communicable Diseases in Africa--3109
         Declaration on the Responsibilities of States and on 
            Transparency Regarding Arms Exports--3106
         Southeast Europe--3110

Letters and Messages

    Christmas, message--3157
    Eid Al-Fitr, message--3157
    Hanukkah, message--3156
    Kwanzaa, message--3157

Meetings With Foreign Leaders

    See also Joint Statements
    European Union
         President Chirac of France (President, European Council)--3104
         President Prodi, European Commission--3104

Proclamations

    Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of 
        Preferences for Sub-Saharan African Countries and for Other 
        Purposes--3114

Resignations and Retirements

    Securities and Exchange Commission, Chairman, statement--3143

Statements by the President

    See also Bill Signings; Resignations and Retirements

    Budget agreement, fiscal year 2000--3101

    Death of John Lindsay--3143

    Diesel emissions, action to reduce--3153

    Kashmir, action by India and Pakistan to reduce tensions--3143

    Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds, release--3112

    NATO, Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, outcome--3129

    Northern Ireland peace process--3102

Supplementary Materials

     Acts approved by the President--3160

     Checklist of White House press releases--3159

     Digest of other White House announcements--3158
     Nominations submitted to the Senate--3159

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