Vital Speeches of the Day articles from January 2000

Vital Speeches of the Day archives from January 2000

The Military: An Instrument Of Statecraft.(Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... FORCE, DIPLOMACY AND NATIONAL SECURITY President Wethington, Congressman Fletcher, Doctor Davis, Dr. Stempel, General Groves, Colonel Patton, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, and of course -- most of all -- students of this...

Winning The Health Care Battle For All Of Us.(Randolph D. Smoak, President of the American Medical Association)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... THE FEDERAL PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS A president-elect of the American Medical Association, I log a lot of miles on the road. And I can't tell you how nice it is to have a reason to come back home for a speaking engagement. And to...

A Subject That Affects Everybody.(Thomas J. Billy, Administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... USING SCIENCE TO AVOID CHAOS IN FOOD SAFETY It' s a pleasure to be here today to participate in your conference on the Future of Food. As we approach the new millennium, it is important for those of us involved in providing the public...

The Trade Deficit.(Murray L. Weidenbaum, economist)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... CAUSES AND CURES When humorist Dave Barry devotes an entire column to the trade deficit, as he did recently, we know that it's time that economists turn their attention to this important measure of economic activity. Unfortunately,...

The Coming Wave Of Transparency Reform.(Jonathan M. Winer, economist)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... MONEY LAUNDERING AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REGULATION Over the past year, a series of international financial scandals have highlighted significant gaps in the global system which seeks to regulate and enforce global norms to protect...

Inspire Your Employees.(Robert L. Veninga)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... MANAGING HOPE IN THE WORKPLACE You've probably heard the joke but it is worth repeating. A worker reads a headline saying, "Clinton creates 8 million new jobs" and he replies wearily: "Yeah, and I got three of them." The gag represents...

Greek Epic.(Stephen Bertman)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... THE WESTERN LEGACY FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD Incident at Roswell. Over fifty years ago on the evening of July 4, 1947, an incident occurred in the desert near Roswell, New Mexico. According to those who claimed to have seen the wreckage, an...

The Future Of Commerce.(Jim Kelly, football player)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... THE CONVERGENCE OF TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. And thank you, Bill, for that kind introduction. It's a pleasure to be with YOU at the Executives Club of Chicago. Before...

A Failure To Communicate.(Robert T. Delfay)(Transcript)
January 15, 2000... FIREARMS INDUSTRY'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, QUALITY AND RESPONSIBILITY I very much appreciate the opportunity to offer a view of the firearms industry that is too rarely presented. I accepted your invitation because I was confident that my...

A New World Trade Organization.
January 1, 2000... A SYSTEM OF RULE-BASED TRADE THAT KEEPS PACE WITH A CHANGING WORLD Thank you very much. Ambassador Barshefsky, thank you for your remarks and your work. Ladies and gentle men, we have a very large delegation from our administration here...

Conflict In Africa.
January 1, 2000... Delivered at Pretoria THE SEARCH FOR PEACE IN THE CONGO Our delegation has come to Africa on this trip, which began five days ago, as part of the commitment of President Clinton, Secretary of State Albright, and the entire national...

Two Lives.(Ronald H. Brown, Solomon D. Trujillo)
January 1, 2000... THE ONE WE MAKE DEFINES OUR LEGACY Thank you all... Patrick, Beau, Angel and Shayla... Michael and Tracy and Mrs. Brown... friends and family and guests... thank you for being here tonight to celebrate the life of Ron Brown and the...

Latino Voters.
January 1, 2000... THE NEW POLITICAL LANDSCAPE I want to thank Phil Burgess, president of the Center for the New West, and Sol Trujillo, who is chairman of the Center's board and chairman and CEO of US West, for inviting me to be with you here this...

Great Expectations.
January 1, 2000... THE NEW RETAIL ERA HAS JUST BEGUN Well, here we are, just a few short hours left before the onset of the new millennium. Retailers and developers alike -- pondering, reflecting and wondering. What does the future hold? Does our wisdom...

Meeting E-Business Goals With Service Providers.
January 1, 2000... THE REAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE INTERNET GOLD RUSH Thank you. Good afternoon! It is a pleasure to join you today to discuss recent e-business developments and the increasingly important role of external service providers in helping...

Nonprofit Management Education In The United States.
January 1, 2000... MANAGEMENT IS NOT MANAGEMENT Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. It is very good to be back in Latin America. Thirty-five years ago, I first came to Latin America as a college student to study at the University of the...

The ABC's Of Success In The 21st Century.
January 1, 2000... PROSPERING IN A MEDIA WORLD OF INFINITE CHOICE Thank you, Peter [Larson], for that kind introduction, and good afternoon. It's a pleasure to be here to address such a distinguished group. In exactly six weeks and eleven hours, the...

There Are No Limits To Growth.
January 1, 2000... ARE RESOURCES FINITE IN A WORLD OF UNLIMITED INTELLIGENCE? I am honored to join in this celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory because as Laurence Lipsett observed "Lamont fundamentally changed our...