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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Berlin, Germany)
________________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release                                       June 2, 2000

June 2, 2000

                                    Presidential Determination
                                    No.      2000-21

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT:       Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act
               of 1974, as Amended:  Continuation of Waiver Authority
               for Vietnam

Pursuant to subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "Act"), 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), I determine that the further extension of the waiver authority granted by subsection 402(c) of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that the continuation of the waiver applicable to Vietnam will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act.

You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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