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Anthony Lake, National Security Advisor announced the formation of a U.S. delegation to Haiti consisting of former President Jimmy Carter, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin …

National Security Advisor Tony Lake held a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili on U.S. military actions in Rwanda. Shalikashvili stated that…

Administration officials outlined President Bill Clinton’s efforts to help refugees from the civil war in Rwanda. The war started after the assassination of Burundi and Rwandan presidents th…

President Clinton announced new steps he took in response to the situation in the border regions near Rwanda. The President directed that: the Department of Defense establish an airlift hub …

At a press briefing this morning, National Security Advisor Tony Lake and National Economic Council Advisor Robert Rubin provided an overview of the upcoming G-7 summit in Naples. The summit…

Administration officials hosted this discussion of development, trade, internal conflicts, democracy, human rights and other African issues. Among the speakers in this portion of the confere…

Anthony Lake, Director of the National Security Council, spoke about his foreign service career. He talked about consensus building and being able to push through bureaucracy as critical ski…

Former President Jimmy Carter met with National Security Advisor Anthony Lake at the White House to discuss his trip to North Korea to talk about his meetings with North Korea’s President Ki…

Administration officials briefed the press concerning the president’s decision to renew China’s Most Favored Nation status. They applauded the president for removing human rights as a determ…

National Security Advisor Anthony Lake addressed the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and discussed the President Bill Clinton administration policy for the Middle East.

An event was held on the South Lawn of the White House honoring South Africa and its supporters. President Bill Clinton indicated that he had congratulated President-Elect Mandela on his vic…

Addressing the media from the White House South Lawn, President Clinton advised that the Serbs violated the understandings of a cease-fire agreement they made with the United Nations and the…

From the Cabinet Room in The White House, President Bill Clinton took media questions on the latest air strikes in Bosnia during a photo opportunity with foreign policy group members. The pr…

Johns Hopkins University hosted a speech National Security Advisor Anthony Lake on the President Bill Clinton administration policy toward Bosnia and the circumstances under which the United…

In a radio address televised live at 10:06 am on CNN, the president spoke about a number of subjects. President Clinton mentioned the conflict in Bosnia and took media questions on that topi…

From the Briefing Room, President Bill Clinton announced the actions that should be taken as a result of the attack on civilians in Sarajevo on the previous Saturday. NATO commanders stand r…

Addressing the media from the Roosevelt Room, President Bill Clinton announced that he is lifting the trade embargo against Vietnam. He also stated that he intended to establish a liaison of…

The Atlantic Monthly hosted a panel discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy. Members of Congress and national security experts spoke about security concerns facing the United States in the post-Co…

During a ceremony at the White House, President Bill Clinton introduced his nominee to become Secretary of Defense. William Perry, Assistant Secretary of the Defense Department, spoke about …