Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency (1999)

The following is a timeline of the presidency of Bill Clinton from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 1999.

January

• January 7 – The Senate trial on removing President Clinton from office began.
• January 19 – President Clinton delivered his annual State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress.

February

• February 12 – President Clinton was acquitted by the United States Senate on charges of perjury (in a vote of 45–55) and obstruction of justice (in a vote of 50–50), ending his impeachment trial.

March

• March 24 – In a press conference at the White House President Clinton argued for the importance of NATO military action against Yugoslavia.

April

• April 20 – President Clinton addressed the nation about the Columbine High School massacre.

May

• May 13 – Speaking to the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, President Clinton justified US intervention in Kosovo.

June

• June 16–17 – President Clinton met with President of France Jacques Chirac.

July

• July 15 – Speaking on the South Lawn, President Clinton called on Congress to pass gun control legislation.
• July 16 – President Clinton delivered an address at Amos Hiatt Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa.

August

• August 10 – President Clinton gave an address at the 100th meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

September

• September 21 – In an address to the UN, President Clinton urged the body to support regional actors more, in place of reliance on US intervention concerning matters such as the East Timor genocide.

October

• October 7 – President Clinton gave remarks at an event supporting the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

November

• November 21–23 – President Clinton visited Bulgaria and met with President Petar Stoyanov and Prime Minister Ivan Kostov.

December

References

External links

• Miller Center Clinton Presidential Timeline

See also

• Timeline of the Bill Clinton presidency, for an index of the Clinton presidency timeline articles