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).
I wrote to President Gligorov earlier in the week inviting his government to establish diplomatic relations with the United States.
I hope both governments will now proceed to establish friendly and enduring bilateral relations while taking steps to resolve their remaining differences, including over the name issue.
Both Prime Minister Papandreou and President Gligorov deserve congratulations for demonstrating the courage and determination needed to reach an agreement that was fair to both sides.
I am pleased to announce that I have received his positive response and can confirm that diplomatic relations now exist between our two countries.
I welcome the agreement signed by the Foreign Ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in New York today normalizing their relations.
Tens of thousands of young Americans are lining up to serve their country in AmeriCorps.
H.R. 1594 would rescind a Department of Labor Interpretive Bulletin clarifying the ability of employee benefit plans to make economically targeted investments.
The United States, I think, is united in being opposed to resumption of the killing of innocent civilians in protected areas.
Right is on your side; we're just going to have to keep working here so that we can prevail in Washington.
H.R. 1594 is likely to interfere with the ability of plan fiduciaries to make investment decisions in the best interest of plan participants and free of unnecessary government interference.
H.R. 1594 would unnecessarily jeopardize the existing, well-established understanding of the ERISA fiduciary requirements that govern the investment of over $3 trillion.
Our highly trained and dedicated Federal work force is one of the Federal Government's most valuable resources.
The goal of such services is to assist employees in taking charge of their own careers.
I hereby direct the head of each executive department or agency to establish a program to provide career transition assistance to the agency's surplus and displaced employees.
H.R. 1594 could discourage investments by pension plans in such areas as small business development, infrastructure, and affordable housing.





