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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                      (Pristina Airport, Kosovo)
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For Immediate Release                                  November 23, 1999
             President Clinton's Meetings in Pristina, Kosovo
                           November 23, 1999

Greeters on Arrival:
1. Dr. Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Kosovo
2. General Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR) 3. General Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Commander, Kosovo Force (KFOR) 4. B.G. Jack Schmitt
5. Lawrence Rossin, Chief of Mission, US Office Pristina 6. Brigadier General Craig Peterson, Commander, Task Force Falcon 7. Group Captain Mark Wordley

Meeting # 1
1. President Clinton
2. Dr Bernard Koucher, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Kosovo
3. General Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Commander Kosovo Force (KFOR) 4. Secretary of State Albright
5. Samuel Berger, National Security Advisor 6. General Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR) 7. Lawrence Rossin, Chief of Mission, US Office Pristina

Meeting #2

US / UN / NATO PARTICIPANTS

  1. President Clinton
  2. Dr. Bernard Kouchner, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Kosovo
  3. General Dr. Klaus Reinhardt, Commanding General of Kosovo Force (KFOR)
  4. Secretary of State Albright
  5. Samuel Berger, national Security Advisor
  6. Lawrence Rossin, Chief of Mission, US Office Pristina
  7. General Wesley Clark, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR)
  8. John Podesta, Chief of Staff
  9. Ambassador Chris Hill
  10. Ambassador James Dobbins

KOSOVO LEADERS MEETING PARTICIPANTS (12 People) 1. Xhavit Haliti, Party of Democratic Progress of Kosovo 2. Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, President, Democratic League of Kosovo 3. Kole Berisha, Vice President, Democratic League of Kosovo 4. Mehmet Hajrizi, United Democratic League 5. Rexhep Qosja, President, United Democratic League 6. Hashim Thaci, President, Party of Democratic Progress of Kosovo 7. Bishop Artemije Radosavljevic, Diocesan Bishop, Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska-Prizren
8. Momcilo Trajkovic, President, Serbian Renewal Movement 9. Numan Balic, President,Party of Democratic Action of Kosovo 10. Sezair Shaipi, President, Turkish People?s Party 11. Veton Surroi, Publisher, Koha Ditore 12. Blerim Shala, Publisher, Zeri

Interpreters:
UNMIK Interpreters
1. Father Sava Janjic, Serbian Interpreter for Bishop Artemije 2. Pascale Depeche, Serbian Interpreter for Balic 3. Professor Kabashi, Albanian interpreter

USOP Interpreters
4. Svetlana Breca, Serbian /Albanian
5. Valon Xharra, Serbian/Albanian
6. Florina Krasniqi, Serbian/Albanian

State Department Interpreters
7. Lindita Imani, Albanian
8. Dubravka Trklja, Serbian

Notetakers
1. Jack Covey, UNMIK
2. Wendy Gilmour, KFOR

Greeters on Departure
1. Group Captain Mark Wordley
2. Canadian Commander
3. Russian General

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