Botswana: March 29 to March 31, 1998
“And together, we can protect this fragile Earth for future generations. Visitors to Botswana will never forget the beauty of your environment. Tomorrow Hillary and I will have the great pleasure of visiting Chobe ourselves. You have been blessed with abundant resources, but none of those is more precious than your people.”
-President Clinton, Remarks at a Reception in Gaborone, Botswana, 3/29/1998
President Ketumile Masire and First Lady Gladys Olebile Masire gifted this photograph of the Okavango Delta and gold silhouette of the delta to the Clintons’ during their visit to Botswana. President and Lady Masire also gave gold and diamond jewelry to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Learn more:
- Digitized documents on remarks on the reception in Gaborone
- Transcript of President Clinton’s remarks at a reception in Gaborone
- Photos from archived web pages on the President’s visit to Botswana for March 29, March 30, and March 31.