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- Helped Israel and Jordan achieve an historic peace treaty and Israel and the Palestinians fulfill their historic accord. - Contributed to an historic cease-fire in Northern Ireland. - Restored democratically elected Haitian President Aristide to power; will continue to stop the flow of refugees to Florida. - Undertook, with NATO allies and UN, military and diplomatic actions to alleviate the suffering and lead the effort to broker a comprehensive peace agreement in Bosnia. - Russian nuclear missiles are no longer pointed at our cities. - Persuaded Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan to give up the nuclear weapons left on their land when the Soviet Union collapsed. - Agreed to framework with North Korea that freezes and leads to the eventual elimination of North Korea s dangerous nuclear program. - Led the international effort to secure the indefinite and unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) further reducing the danger of nuclear proliferation around the world. - Working to prevent nuclear weapons from ending up in the hands of terrorists or international criminals. - Air-lifted more than half a ton of vulnerable, highly enriched uranium, enough to make dozens of nuclear bombs, from Kazakhstan to safe storage. - Assisted South Africa's transition to democracy, providing support for elections and development. - Bringing the nations of Europe closer: -- Modernizing NATO; -- Working with Russia; -- Reforming the former Soviet Union economies - Waging a tough counter-terrorism campaign with stronger laws and more training for law enforcement. - Maintaining strong sanctions against states that sponsor terrorism and defy the rule of rule, such as Iran, Iraq, Libya and Sudan. - Sent our planes, ships and troops to turn back a new Iraqi threat to the Persian Gulf. - President Clinton hosted the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles in September, 1993, and the signing of the Israeli-Jordan Washington Principles in July, 1994 -- historic agreements between the leaders of Israel and her Arab neighbors to settle differences by peaceful means. - To enhance European security and stability, the Clinton Administration proposed the Partnership for Peace program, offering former Soviet republics and Central/East European states closer ties with NATO. Already, 22 nations have signed on, since NATO's adoption of the program in January, 1994. - As of May, 1994, nuclear missiles in Russia and the United States are no longer targeted against any country. And, as a result of other Clinton Administration efforts, the Ukraine is ahead of schedule in reaching the goal of transferring 1,500 nuclear warheads to Russia for dismantlement. - President Clinton peacefully restored democracy to Haiti, curbing the violence that threatened tens of thousands of Haitians, securing our borders, and upholding our commitments and the commitments made to us in the process. - Signed NAFTA into law, December 8, 1993, which will create hundreds of thousands of US jobs. - Signed GATT into law, December 8, 1994, the largest trade agreement in history. - Secured free-trade commitments from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders. - Hosted Summit of the Americas and agreed to negotiate a Free Trade Area of the Americas by 2005 - Developed National Export Strategy, eliminating outdated export controls on $35 billion in exports. - Opened 15 different market sectors in Japan ranging from telecommunications procurement to rice. - Reached historic agreement with Japan on opening its automotive market to billions of dollars worth of American cars and parts. - Reached agreement with China to provide intellectual property rights protection for billions of dollars worth of U.S. exports.
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