Bill Clinton is a genuine hero in Kosovo, and the statue on William Walker Street — officially Bulevardi Bill Clinton — makes that clear. The bronze figure, about three metres tall on its plinth, shows Clinton mid-wave with a cheerful expression. He wears a suit and carries a briefcase. It is not a subtle monument.
The statue was unveiled in 2009, a decade after NATO's 1999 bombing campaign ended Serbian military operations in Kosovo. For most Kosovars, the NATO intervention — pushed hard by the Clinton administration — was the event that made eventual independence possible. The street that bears Clinton's name is one of Pristina's main arteries. George W. Bush also has a statue nearby, for similar reasons.
The neighbourhood around the statue is residential and pleasantly low-key compared to the tourist buzz of Mother Teresa Boulevard. A small cluster of cafes nearby is a good place to stop. If you look up, you will notice the shop facade of a fashion boutique printed with the faces of Hillary Clinton — one of the more surreal sights in a city that has several.