President Bill Clinton speaks to American, British, and French troops deployed to Skopje, Macedonia.
President Bill Clinton speaks to American, British, and French troops deployed to Skopje, Macedonia, on June 22, 1999. Many of the troops will become part of KFOR which is the NATO-led, international military force deploying into Kosovo on a peacekeeping mission known as Operation Joint Guardian. KFOR will ultimately consist of over 50,000 troops from more than 24 contributing nations, including NATO member-states, Partnership for Peace nations and others. The president is visiting troops and refugees as he stops in Macedonia and Aviano Air Base, Italy.