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U.S. Department of State President William Jefferson Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright Dedication of Harry S Truman Building, September 22, 2000 Statements Other Releases   President Truman changed the foreign policy of a war-weary nation, setting the country on a half-century course of international engagement. In recognition of President Truman's foreign policy achievements, President Clinton on June 20, 2000 signed legislation to name the State Department headquarters in President Truman's honor. President Clinton and Secretary of State Albright presided at a ceremony on September 22, 2000 outside the State Department's C Street headquarters to name it the "Harry S Truman Building." Statements: 09/22/00: Remarks by President Clinton at Dedication of the United States Department of State Building in Honor of Harry S Truman, Washington, DC 09/22/00: Remarks by Secretary Albright and Others at the Dedication and Unveiling of Granite Marker of the Harry S Truman Building, Washington, DC 09/21/00: Toast and Remarks by Secretary Albright and Others at the Dinner on the Occasion of the Dedication of Department of State Building as Harry S Truman Building 09/21/00: Remarks by Secretary Albright at the Secretary's Open Forum Event "Harry Truman - 1884-1972" 09/21/00: Revised Notice to the Press on Dedication of Department of State Headquarters as Harry S Truman Building 09/18/00: Press statement on Dedication of Department of State Building as Harry S Truman Building Other Releases: Official Program for Dedication Ceremony (440 kb PDF file - PDF help) Photo Gallery of Events || U.S. State Department Home Page | Secretary's Home Page ||