Dec 16, 1996
SFOR's limited and focused mission is to consolidate the peace that IFOR successfully established and maintained.
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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).
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Dec 16, 1996
At the same time, our European allies are sharing the responsibility for building long-term stability.
Dec 16, 1996
I still believe the IRA should immediately call a cease-fire in words as well as deeds.
Dec 16, 1996
By helping the Bosnian people build a peace that is self-sustaining, SFOR will also help advance our fundamental goal of building a Europe that is peaceful, undivided, and democratic.
Dec 16, 1996
This strategy represents an important milestone in the history of the fight to defeat this epidemic.
Dec 16, 1996
Peace will not come in the presence of violence; it must come with the absence of violence.
Dec 16, 1996
I believe that Sinn Fein would be invited to participate in the talks fairly soon thereafter.
Dec 16, 1996
We will win the battle against HIV, but to do so we must stand shoulder to shoulder in the fight.
Dec 16, 1996
I have formally approved NATO's new operation plan for the Stabilization Force (SFOR) that will succeed the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia after December 20.
Dec 16, 1996
Now, by preventing the parties from sliding back into armed conflict and providing more breathing space for political and economic efforts to take hold, SFOR will help Bosnians assume full responsibility for their future—a future without…
Dec 13, 1996
No--well, I've always thought they should be allowed to do it. I supported Milwaukee's right to do it. But I'm not going to encourage or discourage. I think it should be made based on the facts of the case. I am opposed to the Federal…
Dec 13, 1996
No. I don't think we should over-conclude that. Look at '87. Look at everything since 1929. You've seen long-term--over the long term, if we have the discipline, all of us, to ride out the inevitable changes in the markets, the markets…
Dec 13, 1996
Well, not unilaterally, but we've got to have some help from the Congress. We'll work on it. Nomination Process and Government Service
Dec 13, 1996
Again, I would say we have to do this on a bipartisan basis. When the control board was set up, Congressman Davis was a very constructive force in this, and of course, Eleanor Holmes Norton. So we know we have to do this together. And I…
Dec 13, 1996
We will double the number of children we move from foster care to permanent homes, from 27,000 a year today to 54,000 a year by the year 2002.
Dec 13, 1996
I am committed to giving the children waiting in our Nation's foster care system what every child in America deserves—loving parents and a healthy, stable home.
Dec 13, 1996
No child should be in foster care for one day longer than he or she needs to be.
Dec 13, 1996
Today, therefore, I direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services…to report to me within 60 days on actions to be taken to move children more rapidly from foster care to permanent homes.
Dec 13, 1996
I'm especially pleased to be able to take this action now, in this season of hope and light.
Dec 13, 1996
I believe we should increase the number of children who are adopted or permanently placed from the public foster care system each year toward the goal of at least doubling that number by the year 2002.
Dec 13, 1996
I can think of no better way to fulfill the promise of this season than to bring a child into a family and a family to a child.
Dec 13, 1996
The goal for every child in our Nation's public welfare system is permanency in a safe and stable home.
Dec 13, 1996
No longer can laws keep children of one race from nurturing arms of adoptive parents of another.
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