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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release February 23, 2000

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

President Clinton to Visit Germany May 1-2

President Clinton will travel to Aachen and Berlin, Germany, May 1-2, 2000.

Chancellor Schroeder has invited the President to hold bilateral discussions in Berlin. The President will also take part in the Third Way conference on progressive governance hosted by the Chancellor.

In Aachen, the President will accept the Charlemagne Prize, which has been awarded annually since 1949 to international figures who have made a special contribution to European unification. Other prize winners have included Winston Churchill, Jean Monnet, Konrad Adenauer, Vaclav Havel, King Juan Carlos and Tony Blair.

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