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Lift and strike was the name of a proposed policy by the Bill Clinton administration in 1993 in an attempt to improve the chances of a political settlement in the Bosnian War. It was never enacted because massive opposition in Europe and the US killed the proposal and even Clinton changed his mind. [1]
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.
Clinton visited six continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. He took an active role in the Balkans , where he worked to promote peace and stability in and around the former Yugoslavia , and in the Middle East peace process , where he worked to promote peace between Israel and the Palestinians , as well as ...
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:
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.
President Bill Clinton has a new book out about his life after he left the White House, and PEOPLE has an exclusive excerpt.. Citizen: My Life After the White House, out Nov. 19 from Alfred A ...
The US president Bill Clinton apologised for the bombing, saying it was an accident. [87] [88] [89] The US gave China financial compensation. [90] [91] The bombing strained relations between the People's Republic of China and NATO, provoking angry demonstrations outside Western embassies in Beijing. [92]
President Bill Clinton's decision to lie under oath about his consensual affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky almost forced him from the presidency.