Vital Speeches of the Day articles from August 1999

Vital Speeches of the Day archives from August 1999

Peace and prosperity in Africa.(United Nations Sec Gen Kofi Annan's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... UNITED NATIONS, AN ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY Address by KOFI ANNAN, Secretary General of the United Nations Delivered to the Annual Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), Algiers,...

Kosovo: peace and redevelopment.(National Security Affairs officer Samuel R. Berger's speech)(Kosovo, Yugoslavia)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by SAMUEL R. BERGER, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Delivered to the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., July 26, 1999 I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with you today bout the...

Russia and the United States: we must enter the 21st century together as friends.(Russian Prime Minister Sergei Vladimovich Stepashin's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by SERGEI VLADIMOVICH STEPASHIN, Russian Prime Minister Delivered to the National Press Club, Washington, DC, July 27, 1999(*) It's very difficult for me to talk when you have lamp lights and when you have lights in front of...

Russia: isolation or cooperation?(Polish-American Congress former national director Jan Nowak's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by JAN NOWAK, Former National Director of the Polish-American Congress Delivered at the Jamestown Foundation Conference, "Russia: What Went Wrong? Which Way Now?", Washington, D.C., June 9, 1999 Befriend your former enemies -...

Chemical dependency: happiness and our spiritual makeup.(Addiction Consulting Associates, Inc. Pres Charles W. Anderson's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by CHARLES W. ANDERSON, Founder and President of Addiction Consulting Associates, Inc. Delivered to the Faculty and Administration of Marian College in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, May 26, 1999(*) I have been in the addictions...

Originating civic faith: self-trust in America.(Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Pres Richard C. Harwood)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by RICHARD C. HARWOOD, President, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Delivered to The Health Resources and Services Administration and Bureau of Primary Health Care at a Symposium in Bethesda, Maryland, June 30, 1999 ...

Community health networks: healthcare technology for the 21st century.(Healthmagic, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Calvin Wiese's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by CALVIN WIESE, CEO of Healthmagic, Inc. Delivered to the Health Information and Technology Substantive Law Committee of the American Health Lawyers Association, Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 1999 Computer technology has...

It's frustrating disease.(Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer's Association's Research Fund creator Barney Oldfield's speech)(dealing with patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... HELPING THE PATIENT REMEMBER WHO THEY ARE Address by BARNEY OLDFIELD, USAF Colonel (Ret), Creator of the Vada Kinman Oldfield Alzheimer's Association's Research Fund Delivered to the Volunteer Recognition Dinner and Annual Meeting...

Never give in: don't compromise on your professionalism.(Republic of Trinidad and Tobago House of Representative Speaker Hector McClean's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by HECTOR MCCLEAN, MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Delivered to Penn State Harrisburg, Spring 1999 Commencement Address, Hershey Park Arena, Hershey, Pennsylvania, May 15, 1999...

Navigating the technology jungle: applications of emerging biomedical technologies.(Battelle Chief Executive Officer Douglas E. Olesen's speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by DOUGLAS E. OLESEN, President and CEO, Battelle Delivered to Conference on Medical Technology and Quality Health Care: A 21st Century Perspective, Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1999 It's a real pleasure to have the opportunity...

Business to business E-commerce: moving into the value center of the Internet.(I B Net Chief Executive Officer Myrna Z. Weiss' speech)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by MYRNA Z. WEISS, President, CEO, I B Net Delivered to the Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield, England, April 27, 1999 We're said to live in an information age and that business is going to be changing tremendously,...

Ambition: your identity and success.(speech of Nathan O. Hatch of the University of Notre Dame)(Transcript)
August 15, 1999... Address by NATHAN O. HATCH, Provost, University of Notre Dame Delivered to the Graduating Class of Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, May 16, 1999 President Litfin, Trustees and Faculty, Honored guests, family, and friends, and...

A foreign policy vision: for the next American century.(Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, United States Senator from Texas Delivered to the Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., June 28, 1999 Russell Kirk, the conservative Bard, wrote about the Permanent Things that make conservative...

What's working in New York can work for America: a plan for 21st century economic freedom.(New York Governor George Pataki's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by GEORGE PATAKI, Governor of New York Delivered to the Detroit Economic Club, Detroit, Michigan, June 23, 1999 It's an honor to be here, and I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity of addressing this distinguished...

Environmental practices, economic freedom: profiting through environmental supply chain management.(United Parcel Service Senior Vice-President of Engineering Michael Eskew's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by MICHAEL ESKEW, Senior Vice-President of Engineering, United Parcel Service Delivered to the Air and West Management Association's 92nd Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, June 21, 1999 Thank you, and good morning,...

Getting it right: defense acquisitions for the 21st century.(The Boeing Company President and COO Harry C. Stonecipher's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by HARRY C. STONECIPHER, President, COO, The Boeing Company Delivered to the 1999 Department of Defense Procurement Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, May 26, 1999 Acquisition reform - as we all know - is a journey, not a...

Marks of distinction: educational credentials and the American dream.(Professor of Educational Studies and coordinator at Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching John G. Ramsay's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by JOHN G. RAMSAY, Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies, Coordinator, Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching Delivered to Carleton College Rotary International, Northfield, Minnesota, June 3, 1999 Learning...

Philosophy: why what is useless is the best thing about us.(Department of Government, Georgetown University Professor James V. Schall's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by JAMES V. SCHALL, S.J., Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University Delivered to the Department of Philosophy, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, March 12, 1999 In Cicero's De Senectute, we...

Looking through our window: the value of Indian culture.(Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Marge Anderson's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by MARGE ANDERSON, Chief Executive, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Delivered to the First Friday Club of the Twin Cities, Sponsored by St. Thomas Alumni, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 5, 1999 Aaniin. Thank you for inviting me here...

From racket to reason: reversing the corruption of language and the corrosion of thought.(Planned Parenthood Federation of American President Gloria Feldt's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by GLORIA FELDT, President, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Delivered to the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., June 18, 1999 I am very delighted and honored to be here. I am having a little bit of a flashback to the...

Advancing women in business: you've come a long way - maybe!(Catalyst President Sheila Wellington's speech)(Transcript)
August 1, 1999... Address by SHEILA WELLINGTON, President of Catalyst Delivered to the City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 1999 It's a privilege to be here in Cleveland to address this important forum on a subject that is critical to business...