The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Zaire due to the uncertain political and security situation and the potential for unrest throughout the country. The deteriorating security and political situation has led the Department to order the departure of all non-essential U.S. Embassy personnel. This ordered departure follows an earlier order to dependents of U.S. Embassy personnel to depart Zaire. The Department strongly urges U.S. citizens in Zaire to depart the country. For further information, consult the Department of State's latest Consular Information Sheet for Zaire.

A year ago this week, President Clinton announced U.S. support for banning antipersonnel landmines. In our view the Conference on Disarmament should promptly agree to commence negotiations, and complete a global ban at the earliest possible time.

Good afternoon. I am very pleased to welcome Vice Premier Qian Qichen to the State Department. We are meeting again, so soon after my February trip to Beijing, and I think that that indicates the high importance that the United States and China attach to our bilateral relationship.

Today, I am pleased to present the State Department's first annual Report on the Environment and Foreign Policy. The report reflects the Department's decision, initially reached by Secretary Christopher, to integrate the environment and other global concerns into American foreign policy.

Over the last few months the OSCE has worked intensively with the Albanian political parties to resolve the crisis in Albania.

As a part of a broader effort to build a new Atlantic Community and a new Transatlantic Marketplace, the United States and European Union have sought to strengthen its partnership to improve their security and prosperity for the 21st century. Today, the United States and European Union announced several initiatives to strengthen their cooperation and partnership on several major fronts.

Thank you very much. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to return to the Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal and to visit with Chief Prosecutor Arbour, who also heads up the prosecution for the Rwanda War Crimes Tribunal.

The Duke of Edinburgh and I look forward to receiving State Visits by His Excellency the President of Brazil in December and by Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan next year. We also look forward to our visit to Canada and to our State Visits to Pakistan and India.

The French people clearly grasped the issues in an electoral debate opened without warning: you were the ones conducting it. Fully understanding what was involved, they were intent on settling this debate: you are the interpreters of their decision. On this occasion, our democracy, often racked by doubt, was able to regain its vitality: you will be its guarantors.

Today I am announcing my decision to impose a ban on new U.S. investment in Burma.

President Clinton, ladies and gentlemen from the media from the United States and from Mexico, once again I would like to express the satisfaction of my government and the people of Mexico for the visit of President Clinton. We are truly very pleased that President Clinton is beginning his tour here in Latin America starting in Mexico. We are also especially pleased by the results of the work of the Mexico-U.S. Binational Commission and by the agreement that will be materialized today.