12/20/1999
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Violence must be a thing of the past, over, done with, gone."
"Nothing any of us can say will erase the pain that those of you who have experienced loss know now."
"My belief that Russian-U.S. relations have promising prospects has been supported by the agreements we have made in the security and foreign policy areas."
"Russia is important to America."