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Clinton "called on Mr. Bush to seek United Nations authorization of selective bombing of Serbian targets in Bosnia" and delivered strong rhetoric on the Bosnian crisis. [13] In early August, in response to Congressional debate, Clinton declared himself in favor "of lifting the arms embargo on the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia and Croatia ...
The foreign policy of the Bill Clinton administration was of secondary concern to a president fixed on domestic policy.Clinton relied chiefly on his two experienced Secretaries of State Warren Christopher (1993–1997) and Madeleine Albright (1997–2001), as well as Vice President Al Gore.
In his book The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President from 2009, historian and author Taylor Branch, a friend of U.S. President Bill Clinton, made public more than 70 recorded sessions with the president during his presidency from 1993 through 2001. [106] [107] According to a session taped on 14 October 1993, it is stated that:
President Clinton's Department of State also claimed Yugoslav troops had committed genocide. The New York Times reported, "the Administration said evidence of 'genocide' by Serbian forces was growing to include 'abhorrent and criminal action' on a vast scale. The language was the State Department's strongest up to that time in denouncing ...
Shortly thereafter, NATO created the Non-Article 5 Medal for Balkans service to combine both Yugoslavian and Kosovo operations into one service medal. [380] Due to the involvement of the United States armed forces, a separate US military decoration, known as the Kosovo Campaign Medal, was established by President Bill Clinton in 2000.
Holbrooke initially had issues passing the Senate because of perceived abuses of authority while as Clinton's Balkan envoy. [2] During his tenure, Holbrooke was known for innovation and for achieving diplomatic breakthroughs that settled a series of longstanding tensions in the United States' relationship with the UN.
Unemployment has shrunk from 30% to around 10%, the minimum wage is up and last year the economy grew faster than the Western Balkans average. Meanwhile, northern Kosovo feels as divided as ever.
Bill Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. James Baker was the United States Secretary of State from 1989 to 1992 in the early stages of the Yugoslav Wars. Warren Christopher was the United States Secretary of State from 1993 to 1997 between the periods of the Washington and Dayton Agreements .