41.   Clinton was to meet at the U.S. Embassy residence with Balkan leaders before the ceremony at the nearby Elysee.

42.   Croat assurances of joint patrols and freedom of movement in Mostar were key achievements that Western leaders wrested at a summit of Balkan leaders in Rome over the weekend.

43.   Cumming said he hoped Balkan leaders would live up to the commitments they made to human rights in the peace pact.

44.   During a preliminary meeting Thursday, European Union officials offered incentives to Balkan leaders, including the possibility of EU membership, if they implemented the Stability Pact.

45.   Five years after the Dayton Peace Accords ended the war in Bosnia, some Balkan leaders and U.S. diplomats are frustrated over failure to fully carry out the agreement.

46.   He is to address Balkan leaders and U.S. diplomats Friday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where the accords were reached.

47.   He praised Izetbegovic for his contribution to the success of the Rome summit of Balkan leaders held last weekend to shore up the flagging peace.

48.   Holbrooke is credited with getting Milosevic and other Balkan leaders to sign the Dayton peace agreement for Bosnia.

49.   Holbrooke, an assistant U.S. secretary of state, briefed the allies about his talks with Balkan leaders.

50.   Holbrooke was credited with getting Milosevic and other Balkan leaders to sign the Dayton peace agreement for Bosnia.