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<DOC> [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents] [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [Page i-iii] Monday, June 12, 2000 Volume 36--Number 23 Pages 1271-1329 Contents [[Page i]] Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents [[Page ii]] Addresses and Remarks Clinical trials--1310 Emergency supplemental appropriations legislation--1307 Germany, Conference on Progressive Governance for the 21st Century in Berlin--1274 Japan Departure for Tokyo--1310 Memorial service for Keizo Obuchi in Tokyo, remarks following-- 1313 Patients' Bill of Rights--1310 Radio address--1273 Russia, state Duma in Moscow--1295 Ukraine People of Ukraine in Kiev--1304 Ukraine-U.S. joint statement, signing in Kiev--1303 Communications to Congress Belarus, letter transmitting report on normal trade relations status--1273 China, letter transmitting report on normal trade relations status-- 1273 Estate tax legislation, letter--1315 National Science Board, message transmitting report--1315 Patients' Bill of Rights, letter--1315 Vietnam, letter transmitting report on normal trade relations status--1272 Communications to Federal Agencies Belarus, memorandum on normal trade relations status--1272 Communications to Federal Agencies--Continued China, memorandum on normal trade relations status--1273 Clinical trials, memorandum on increasing participation of Medicare beneficiaries--1311 Hanford Reach National Monument, memorandum--1324 Vietnam, memorandum on normal trade relations status--1272 Interviews With the News Media Exchanges with reporters Air Force One--1303 Colonnade--1306 Roosevelt Room--1307 Rose Garden--1316 South Lawn--1310 Interview with Aleksei Venediktov of Ekho Moskvy Radio in Moscow-- 1288 News conference with President Putin of Russia in Moscow, June 4 (No. 191)--1284 Joint Statements Russia-U.S. Cooperation to combat global warming--1277 Funding procedures--1283 Management and disposition of excess weapon-grade plutonium and related cooperation--1278 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) 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[[Page iii]] Contents--Continued Joint Statements--Continued Memorandum of agreement on establishment of a joint center for early warning systems data exchange and missile launch notifications--1280 Principles of strategic stability--1279 Privileges and immunities--1284 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Argentina, President De La Rua--1274 Brazil, President Cardoso--1274 Chile, President Frei--1274 Germany, Chancellor Schroeder--1274 Jordan, King Abdullah II--1306 Mexico, President Zedillo--1316 Russia, President Putin--1284 Ukraine Minister of Foreign Affairs Tarasyuk--1304 President Kuchma--1303 Prime Minister Yushchenko--1303 Proclamations Establishment of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument--1317 Establishment of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument--1319 Proclamations--Continued Establishment of the Hanford Reach National Monument--1322 Establishment of the Ironwood Forest National Monument--1325 Gay and Lesbian Pride Month--1271 Statements by the President Congressional action on the ``Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act''--1314 Entertainment and media industry's parental media guide website-- 1314 Indonesia, earthquake--1309 Senate vote on the Patients' Bill of Rights--1314 Ukraine-U.S. commercial space launch agreement, termination--1304 Supplementary Materials Acts approved by the President--1329 Checklist of White House press releases--1328 Digest of other White House announcements--1326 Nominations submitted to the Senate--1328 [[Page 1271]] <DOC> [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents] [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [Page 1271-1272] Monday, June 12, 2000 Volume 36--Number 23 Pages 1271-1329 Week Ending Friday, June 9, 2000 Proclamation 7316--Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, 2000 June 2, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Gay and lesbian Americans have made important and lasting contributions to our Nation in every field of endeavor. Too often, however, gays and lesbians face prejudice and discrimination; too many have had to hide or deny their sexual orientation in order to keep their jobs or to live safely in their communities. In recent years, we have made some progress righting these wrongs. Since the Stonewall uprising in New York City more than 30 years ago, the gay and lesbian rights movement has united gays and lesbians, their families and friends, and all those committed to justice and equality in a crusade to outlaw discriminatory laws and practices and to protect gays and lesbians from prejudice and persecution. I am proud of the part that my Administration has played to achieve these goals. Today, more openly gay and lesbian individuals serve in senior posts throughout the Federal Government than during any other Administration. To build on our progress, in 1998 I issued an Executive Order to prohibit discrimination in the Federal civilian workforce based on sexual orientation, and my Administration continues to fight for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would outlaw discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation. Yet many challenges still lie before us. As we have learned from recent tragedies, prejudice against gays and lesbians can still erupt into acts of hatred and violence. I continue to call upon the Congress to pass meaningful hate crimes legislation to strengthen the Department of Justice's ability to prosecute hate crimes committed due to the victim's sexual orientation. With each passing year the American people become more receptive to diversity and more open to those who are different from themselves. Our Nation is at last realizing that gays and lesbians must no longer be ``strangers among friends,'' as the civil rights pioneer David Mixner once noted. Rather, we must finally recognize these Americans for what they are: our colleagues and neighbors, daughters and sons, sisters and brothers, friends and partners. This June, recognizing the joys and sorrows that the gay and lesbian movement has witnessed and the work that remains to be done, we observe Gay and Lesbian Pride Month and celebrate the progress we have made in creating a society more inclusive and accepting of gays and lesbians. I hope that in this new millennium we will continue to break down the walls of fear and prejudice and work to build a bridge to understanding and tolerance, until gays and lesbians are afforded the same rights and responsibilities as all Americans. Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2000 as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that celebrate our diversity and recognize the gay and lesbian Americans whose many and varied contributions have enriched our national life. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fourth. William J. Clinton [[Page 1272]] [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:25 a.m., June 5, 2000] Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on June 6. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue. <DOC> [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents] [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [Page 1272] Monday, June 12, 2000 Volume 36--Number 23 Pages 1271-1329 Week Ending Friday, June 9, 2000 Memorandum on Normal Trade Relations Status for Vietnam June 2, 2000 Presidential Determination No. 2000-21 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam Pursuant to subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act''), 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), I determine that the Other Popular 2000 Presidential Documents Documents:
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