Presidents & Prime Ministers articles from May 1999

Presidents & Prime Ministers archives from May 1999

Cotroceni National Museum.(Romania)
May 1, 1999... Cotroceni is one of the newest museums in Romania. Its opening to the public, on December 27th 1991, was a fair restoration of a site significant to Romanian history and civilization. Using the historical setting of the Cotroceni Palace, the...

Tony Blair Prime Minister Great Britain.(biographical facts)
May 1, 1999... Tony Blair Prime Minister Great Britain Tony Blair was born on May 6, 1953 in Edinburgh. His political career began in 1975 when he joined the Labour Party. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1976 and practiced as a barrister...

Inauguration Speech.(South African President Thabo Mbeki)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Your Excellencies, President of the Constitutional Court, Chief Justice, Isithwalandwe Nelson Mandela, Distinguished guests, Fellow South Africans. I am honored to welcome you all to our seat of government...

Opening Session of the 15th Knesset.(Israeli President Ezer Weizman)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Today, Monday, the 23rd Sivan 5759, June 7, 1999, I am honored to open the first session of the 15th Knesset. A feeling of awe is present in us on this festive occasion. The eyes of the whole nation are fixed on you today. The expectations are...

Historical Impressions, 1961.(President-elect John F. Kennedy)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... President John F. Kennedy United States President-elect John F. Kennedy, address to the Massachusetts legislature, January 9, 1961. And so it is that I carry with me from this State to that high and lonely office to which I now succeed...

End to the Conflict in Yugoslavia.(Romania President Emil Constantinescu)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Over the past months we faced great risks for the country and for its citizens military, financial and economic risks. In the past few days mainly, there has been a rapid series of events with a decisive impact on the present and, most of all,...

Crucial Role of Russian Federation.(Kofi Annan, Secretary General United Nations)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... I am very pleased to join you in this historic and beautiful city for this important conference. We gather on an indelible date in Russian history: the day in 1941 when Nazi Germany attacked Russia -- and when Russia began its Great Patriotic...

XVIth International NATO Workshop.(NATO Secretary General Javier Solana)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Prime Minister, Excellencies, General Clark, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Just two months ago, NATO commemorated its 50th anniversary - and the Allies, old and new, gathered in Washington to reaffirm their commitment to the principles...

Secretary Albright in Bulgaria.(US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Foreign Minister Mihailova: Let me begin by saying that we are especially pleased with Secretary Albright's visit to Bulgaria, since we believe that this visit is a significant political indication of our joint efforts during the crisis,...

Historical Impressions, 1958.(President Dwight D. Eisenhower)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... President Dwight D. Eisenhower United States Excerpt from the President's State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress, January 9, 1958. Our real problem, then is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of...

Current Issues: Electronic Interview.(Croatian Ambassador Ivan Simonovic, Netherlands Information Officer Peter Mollema, US Senators Paul Wellstone and Charles Robb)(Interview)
May 1, 1999... Response by Amassador Ivan Simonovic, Croatia. Question What could have been done differently to resolve the Kosovo Issue by diplomacy and peaceful means before NATO bombing started early in 1999? Answer The causes of the...

Shaping Globalization Together.(German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroder)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... This weekend I will be meeting the heads of state and government of the other G8 states at the Economic Summit in Cologne. The G8 i.e. the seven leading industrialized nations plus Russia, has proved its worth during the last few years:...

Statement on G8 Summit - France.(French President Jacques Chirac)(Interview)
May 1, 1999... I think today one can say that this summit has been a good one in terms of the value of the discussions, quality of the relations between the leaders and importance of the results. I won't, of course, go back over all the points, except in...

Historical Impressions, 1907.(President Theodore Roosevelt)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... President Theodore Roosevelt United States President Theodore Roosevelt, excerpt from an address at the Harvard Union, Cambridge Massachusetts, February 23, 1907. "The weakling and the coward are out of place in a strong and free...

Statement on G8 Summit - Great Britain.(United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... Kosovo Ninety days after our military action began, I can now tell the House that all Serb forces have withdrawn from Kosovo. This is a huge achievement. Many observers in this country and this House were skeptical it would ever be...

Joint Statement on Regional Issues.
May 1, 1999... Kosovo We welcome the decisive steps already taken and now underway to end violence and repression in Kosovo, to establish peace and to provide for the safe and free return of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes. In this...

Historical Impressions, 1841.(US President William Henry Harrison)
May 1, 1999... President William Henry Harrison 1841 President's inaugural address. This sentence is one of many quotations inscribed on Cox Corridor II, a first floor House corridor, U.S. Capitol. "The only legitimate right to govern is an express...

Year 2000 (Y2K) Issues.(international information technology development)
May 1, 1999... IT Effects Vice President Gore recently released a new report, "The Emerging Digital Economy II," that shows that Information Technology (IT) is fundamentally changing the way Americans work, live, communicate, and play. Growth in the...

Understanding the Digital Economy.(Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology)(Transcript)
May 1, 1999... This first public conference examines how we can measure the economic and social effects of the digital economy. I'm going to give a "placeholder" definition here - since, to some extent, we're treading in unfamiliar, though inviting, waters....

Notable Quotes.(international leaders)
May 1, 1999... "We know that something is seriously amiss if a few people are getting richer and richer while many are getting poorer and poorer. Overcoming the divide between the poor and rich regions of the world remains the greatest international challenge...