Hillary Clinton: Menu from 1994 White House Dinner

Name/Title

Hillary Clinton: Menu from 1994 White House Dinner

Entry/Object ID

2025.02.12

Scope and Content

A dinner menu from November 22, 1994, when President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton hosted a White House dinner in honor of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and Lyudmyla Kuchma. The guest list included key members of the Ukrainian delegation such as Minister of Foreign Affairs Hennady Udovenko, Vice Prime Minister and Defense Minister Valery Shmarov, and Olympic gold medalist Oksana Baiul. The discussions and meetings surrounding the event led up to the signing of the Budapest Memorandum 13 days later, in which Ukraine agreed to give up its nuclear arsenal. Ukraine would remain neutral. It would not join the European Union. It would not join NATO. It would remain unconnected to nuclear weaponry and open to investment from all quarters.

Collection

Permanent Collection

Category

Menu

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good