I am determined to succeed in setting a .08 standard in the new year.
Bill Clinton
The Public Record
Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
We must maintain our fiscal discipline; continue to invest in our people through education, health care, and research and development; and continue to lead the global economy.
It is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $12 million in funds made available under Chapter 4 of Part II of the Act for assistance for KEDO.
I believe 1999 can offer significant opportunities to achieve progress toward a Cyprus settlement that will meet the concerns of the parties involved.
I urge all the parties to avoid taking any steps that could increase tensions on the island, including the expansion of military forces and armaments.
As we approach the feast of light, I'd like also to send a special greeting to all the brave men and women in uniform who are serving our country in lands far from home.
On this joyous occasion, Hillary and I would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.
May the spirit of the season be with you today and throughout the year.
The United States strongly supports U.N. Secretary-General Annan's September 30, 1998, initiative to reduce tensions and promote progress toward a just and lasting settlement on Cyprus.
Let us give thanks for the precious gift of love that graces our lives.
As families across our nation gather to celebrate this festive holiday, Hillary and I extend warmest wishes for a joyous Kwanzaa and a new year of peace and happiness.
It is the love that moves us to reject the prejudices that divide us.
It is a time to honor God and to reaffirm a commitment to the values of love, community, and responsibility.
The most important gifts we give are those that we give to those who need it the most.
And none of us want to live in a world where such violence goes unpunished and people can kill with impunity.
The secret recipe is to take the wasted food and the wasted capacity, train people, put the food there, and solve the problem.
D.C. Central Kitchen has taken 3 1/2 million pounds of surplus donated food, turned them into 5.5 million meals for men in homeless shelters, women in battered women's shelters, children in after-school and child care programs.
Although 10 years or 20 or 30 or 50 may never be long enough for the sorrow to fade, we pray it will not be too long now before the wait for justice and resolution is over.
I would like to begin by thanking all of you for giving Hillary and me the chance to be here today.
We thank you for not letting the world forget that it is necessary and right to pursue the perpetrators of this crime, no matter how long it takes.
Thank you for the dreidel, the book, the letters. I came away so well, I might have to make the room again. [Laughter] Thank you very much.





