Clinton reports "on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question." August 19 – In a letter to House Speaker Foley and Senate President Gore, President Clinton reports on the history of chemical weapons under the Bush administration and continuing into his own. August 21 – A recording of President Clinton discussing his intent to send "a health care plan to Congress that offers hope for all Americans who want to work and take responsibility and create opportunities for themselves and their children" and the benefits its principles of "security, savings, and simplicity" is broadcast on the radio. August 27 – President Clinton announces the nomination of Thomas A. Loftus to be United States Ambassador to Norway. August 28 – A recording of President Clinton discussing the thirtieth anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr., as well as domestic issues that have improved under his administration, is broadcast. August 28 – In a statement, President Clinton notes the thirtieth anniversary of the March on Washington and Americans continuing to be "guided by that vision of economic empowerment." August 29 – President Clinton delivers remarks on the reception he has received during his time at Martha's Vineyard prior to departing from Martha's Vineyard Airport. August 30 – President Clinton attends a White House Interfaith Breakfast in the State Dining Room. August 30 – President Clinton addresses administration efforts toward Hurricane Emily and answers questions from reporters on peace talks in the Middle East, NAFTA, and Hurricane Emily in the Roosevelt Room. August 30 – President Clinton holds his twenty-fourth news conference in the East Room with President of Guyana Cheddi Jagan, Prime Minister of Barbados Erskine Sandiford, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Patrick Manning, Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson, and Prime Minister of the Bahamas Hubert Ingraham, beginning an address on American relations with Mexico and the Caribbean and answering questions from reporters on NAFTA, Cuba, Bosnia, Somalia, and relations between the United States and the Caribbean. August 30 – President Clinton reiterates American wishes for "democracy and an open economy" in Cuba when asked about what conditions would end the American embargo on the country by a reporter in the Blue Room. August 30 – President Clinton answers questions from reporters on defense and Somalia while in the Cabinet Room. August