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President Clinton announced that he would send legislation to Congress that would establish permanent normal trade relations with China and bring China into the World Trade Organization. He …

President Aliyev spoke about the history and culture of Azerbaijan, their experiences since independence from Russia, relations with Armenia, and issues facing nations which border the Caspi…

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talked about the goal of democratic advancement throughout the world in 2000. She focused on the U.S. agenda to strengthen NATO, deal with threats regar…

Former members of the Bush administration National Security Council’s deputies' committee spoke about their use of intelligence in making policy decisions. The deputies' committee was made u…

Participants talked about civil, political and economic developments in Indonesia since the June 7, 1999 democratic elections. Among the issues addressed were the peaceful nature of the elec…

Election observers talked about democratic elections in Indonesia and the effect of the Asian economic crisis on the elections. They also talked about the lack of violence in the elections d…

This presentation at the JOHNS-HOPKINS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL STUDIES featured Robert E. Rubin, TREASURY SECRETARY He explained global economy and the changes that will occu…

Mr. Halperin and Mr. Wolfowitz discussed foreign affairs issues. They commented particularly about the Middle East peace issues and the problems the U.N. has had with the lack of Iraqi coope…

Princess El Hassan bin Talal discussed the increased education of women in Islamic countries. She discussed how the colonization of many Muslim countries created better infrastructure within…

Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee members heard from State Department officials on the student uprising in Indonesia. Stanley Roth, Assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacifi…

This is the second part where House Banking committee members heard testimony from scholars and economic experts regarding the financial crisis in East Asia. They talked about recent economi…

The State Department held the first in a series of forums that deal with the future roles of the federal agencies that are involved in international affairs. The panelists discussed trends t…

Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott spoke about U.S. policy in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, the region between the Black and Caspian seas. Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, Dean of the John …

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered the commencement address to graduates of the School of Advanced International Studies. In her address, she stressed that graduates must ensure the…

House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-GA, spoke about his recent trip to South Korea, Hong Kong, China and Japan. He said the United States must engage Pacific Basin countries more effectively, not…

Ambassador Paul Nitze was a long-time State Department official, former Navy Secretary and Deputy Defense Secretary. He retired in 1989 and became diplomat-in-residence at Johns Hopkins Univ…

Ambassador at Large James Collins and Carter administration National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke at the opening of the new Central Asia Institute at the Johns Hopkins Universi…

Senate Armed Services Committee heard testimony from the witnesses as they discussed President Bill Clinton’s plan to send U.S. troops to Bosnia as part of a NATO peacekeeping force. They al…

Panelists discussed the status of warfare in the post-Cold War world, including the increasing importance of unconventional conflicts around the globe, including Bosnia and Somalia. They als…

Brian Atwood, of the U.S. Agency for International Development, gave a speech at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies and spoke about how the United States has used and can use…