| January
10, 2000 |
Vice
President Al Gore speeks at the United
Nations Security Council session on the global AIDS crisis.
- remarks
as prepared for delivery by the Vice President at the U.N. Security
Council Session on AIDS in Africa
- remarks
as prepared for delivery by the Vice President at the United Nations
Security Council Opening Session
- see
the press statement from the Vice
President's office
- see
a statement from ONAP Director
Sandra Thurman
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| December
17, 1999 |
The
President offers comments
at the signing ceremony for the Jeffords-Kennedy Work Incentives Improvement
Act, which will assist people with disabilities - including those
living with AIDS - get back to work or stay at work without losing
critical health benefits. The legislation also includes a demonstration
component important to serving persons living with HIV. See a fact
sheet on this landmark legislation.
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| December
1, 1999 |
The
White House releases the Presidential Proclamation
for World AIDS Day 1999.
The
White House releases an announcement of a
new cooperative effort to help poort countries gain access to affordable
medicinces, including for HIV/AIDS sreatments.
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| November
19, 1999 |
Sandra
Thurman releases a statement
on the final FY2000 appropriations for HIV/AIDS programs (download
a copy - 39k - requires free viewer)
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| November
6, 1999 |
Sandra
Thurman provides comments to a plenary
session of the US Conference on AIDS in Denver, Colorado.
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| October
28, 1999 |
President
Clinton announces a series of actions to protect the privacy of
medical records stored electronically:
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| September
30, 1999 |
A
Proclemation
from the President is released declaring October to be "National
Disability Employment Awareness Month."
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| September
29, 1999 |
The
White House releases the transcript of the President's
comments to a joint meeting of the World
Bank and the International
Monetary Fund, in which he discusses the global AIDS initiative
and debt relief.
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| September
29, 1999 |
The
White House releases a letter
from the President to the House
of Representatives rejecting the FY2000 DC appropriations bill
(HR
2587) because, among other reasons, it includes objectionable
provisions on needle exchange.
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| September
21, 1999 |
ONAP
releases the transcript
of the President's Comments to the 54th Session of the United
Nations General Assembly that includes initiatives on international
AIDS and vaccine development. Also see a related press
release issued by the US
Agency for International Development.
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| September
14 , 1999 |
ONAP
releases a statement and an accompanying
message from President Clinton to the
11th Annual Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa (ICASA) (approx.
72k and require free viewer).
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| July
22, 1999 |
ONAP
Director Sandra Thurman provided testimony
at a hearing
by the House Subcommittee
on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy & Human Resources on "What
is the United States' Role in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic?"
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| July
21, 1999 |
Statement
of Administration Policy (SAP) on the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, including its provisions relative to needle exchange
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| July
19, 1999 |
Vice
President Gore and ONAP Director Sandra
Thurman release a report
by ONAP and announce a new Administration initiative to address
the global AIDS pandemic
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See press
announcement
- View
"Report on the Presidential Mission on Children Orphaned
by AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings and Plan of Action"
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Download the above report (approx.
415k, and requires free viewer)
- See
the budget amendment sent by the President
to Congress to secure the funding (approx. 196k, and requires
free viewer)
- See
a 2-page summary of the Initiative
(approx. 27k, and requires free viewer)
- See
a photo from the event
- See
photos from the
Presidential Mission
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| July
14, 1999 |
Vice
President Gore issues a statement
on the implications of a new clinical study showing the effectiveness
of a drug (nevirapine) in reducing the likelihood of mother-to-child
transmission of HIV (get further information
from NIH).
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| June
16, 1999 |
HHS
announces new Crisis Response Teams, part of the Administration's
Initiative on HIV/AIDS in Racial and Ethnic Minorities. See PDF versions
of press release and fact
sheet (requires free viewer).
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| June
14, 1999 |
Comments
by Sandra Thurman to the annual meeting of the US
Conference of Mayors
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| June
4, 1999 |
Remarks
by the President at the dedication of the Dale and Betty Bumpers
Vaccine Research Center at the National
Institutes of Health
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| March
11, 1999 |
Statement
by the President on the appointment of Dr. Gary Nabel as the first
director of the vaccine research center at the National
Institutes of Health
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| February
25, 1999 |
Comments
by Sandra Thurman to the 1999 National Conference on African Americans
and HIV/AIDS (you can hear
the speech at the John
Hopkins University web site)
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| February
1, 1999 |
Statement
by Sandra Thurman on HIV/AIDS funding within the Administration's
FY2000 Budget Proposal
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| January
28 , 1999 |
Comments
by the First Lady
at the Elizabeth
Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation Awards Ceremony (see photos
from the event)
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| December
18, 1998 |
Remarks
by the President at a meeting with the Presidential Advisory Council
on HIV and AIDS (see photos from
the event)
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| December
1, 1998 |
World
AIDS Day Commemoration at the White House
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| October
28, 1998 |
White
House event announcing new initiative on HIV/AIDS in minority communities
- Remarks
by the President
- Fact
Sheet on HIV/AIDS in Minority Communities
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Statement
by the President on Funding
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Comments by Denise Stokes, Presidential
Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
- See
photos from the event
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| October
17, 1998 |
Statement
by Sandra Thurman on release of statistics showing decrease in HIV-related
deaths
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| September
3, 1998 |
Statement
by Sandra Thurman on the tragic death of Drs. Jonathan and Mary-Lou
Clements Mann
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| March
25, 1998 |
Comments
by Sandra Thurman to the 10th Annual National AIDS Update Conference
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| March
22, 1998 |
Joint
Statement by Sandra Thurman and Barry McAffrey, Director of
the Office
of National Drug Control Policy, entitled, "Drug Czar and
AIDS Czar Agree that Public Health Policy Must Be Based on Sound Science"
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| February
18, 1998 |
Statement
by Sandra Thurman on release of study on "short course"
zidovudine therapy to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV
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| February,
1998 |
Statement
by Sandra Thurman on release of the President's budget proposal for
Fiscal Year 1999
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| December
11, 1997 |
Comments
by Sandra Thurman to the Annie E. Casey Foundation on HIV/AIDS and
families.
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| December
9, 1997 |
Statement
by the Vice President on expanding Medicaid coverage for AIDS treatments
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| December
1, 1997 |
Directive
from the President on expanding access by youth to HIV prevention
and care services
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| December
1, 1997 |
World
AIDS Day 1997 Proclamation
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| May
18, 1997 |
Commencement
speech by the President at Morgan State University, at which
his HIV vaccine initiative is announced
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| April
7, 1997 |
Announcement
of Sandra Thurman's appointment
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| February
27, 1997 |
Statement
by the President on report of decline in AIDS-related deaths
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| February
14, 1997 |
Press
Statement from the White House on appointment of Dr. Eric
Goosby as acting director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
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| December
3, 1996 |
Transcript
of briefing by the President, Vice President, and HHS Secretary Shalala
on progress of AIDS research
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| December
3, 1996 |
Announcement
of appointment of Rabbi Joseph Edelheit to the Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV and AIDS
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| November
26, 1996 |
World
AIDS Day 1996 Proclamation
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| August
15, 1996 |
Announcement
of appointment of Ronald Johnson to the Presidential Advisory Council
on HIV and AIDS
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| August
8, 1996 |
Announcement
of appointment of Michael Isbell and Judith Billings to the Presidential
Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS
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| July
23, 1996 |
Press
Statement from the White House on request for additional $65
million for AIDS Drug Assistance Program
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| May
20, 1996 |
Signing
of the Ryan White CARE Act amendments
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| May
2, 1996 |
Statement
by the President on reauthorization by Congress of the Ryan White
CARE Act
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| February
21, 1996 |
Press
Statement on meeting of Vice President and representatives
of the pharmaceutical industry to discuss AIDS drugs
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| February
9, 1996 |
Transcript
of press briefing on President's rejection of "Dornan amendment"
which would have required expulsion of HIV-positive military personnel
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| December
6, 1995 |
Remarks
by the President at the White House Conference on AIDS
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| December
1, 1995 |
Announcement
of appointment of seven new members to the Presidential Advisory Council
on HIV and AIDS
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| November
30, 1995 |
World
AIDS Day 1995 Proclamation
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