[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
[January 20, 1993]
[Pages 1257-1268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




         Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993

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Appendix A--Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President's public schedule and other 
items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary 
and not included elsewhere in this book.

January 20

Following the Inaugural luncheon at the Capitol, the President and 
Hillary Clinton went by motorcade along the parade route to the White 
House, where they viewed the Inaugural parade from the reviewing stand. 
In the evening, they attended several Inaugural balls.

January 21

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton held an open house for 
the American people in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House.
In the afternoon, the President met with senior staff members in the 
Roosevelt Room, after which he and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception in 
the State Dining Room for their family and friends from Arkansas.

January 22

In the morning, the President attended a reception for Cabinet members.

January 23

In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with President 
Boris Yeltsin of Russia and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel.
The President later met with Chairman of the National Economic Council 
Robert E. Rubin.

January 25

In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff.
The President appointed John D. Hart as Deputy Assistant to the 
President and Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental 
Affairs, and Arthur Jones and Lorraine Voles as Deputy White House Press 
Secretaries.

January 27

 In the afternoon, the President met with Democratic congressional 
leaders.

January 28

In the morning, the President met with Federal Reserve Board Chairman 
Alan Greenspan, Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, and Chairman of 
the National Economic Council Robert E. Rubin.
Later in the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton attended funeral 
services at the Washington National Cathedral for Justice Thurgood 
Marshall.
In the afternoon, the President met with:
    --Susan Maxman, president, American Institute of Architects, and 
        Kevin Roche, recipient of the 1993 medal of the American 
        Institute of Architects;
    --Richard English, a participant in the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and 
        his family.

January 29

The President met at the White House with the Vice President and Senator 
George J. Mitchell. Later, he met with economic advisers.

January 30

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, 
MD, for a retreat with the Cabinet and White House senior staff members.

January 31

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the 
White House from Camp David, MD.

February 2

In the morning, the President met with Democratic congressional leaders 
at the Capitol. In the afternoon, he met with economic advisers at the 
White House.

February 4

In the morning, the President met with House Democratic leaders at the 
Capitol.
In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with:
    --Girl Scouts from Los Angeles, CA;
    --women athletes representing the Women's Sports Foundation on 
        National Women and Girls in Sports Day;
    --freshman Members of Congress.

February 5

In the afternoon, the President met in the Blue Room with 
representatives of the American Association of Retired Persons.
The President designated the following persons for the positions 
indicated:

    James H. Quello, Chair of the Federal Communications Commission on 
        an interim basis;
    Elizabeth Anne Moler, Chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
        Commission on an interim basis;
    Gail C. McDonald, Chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission on an 
        interim basis; and

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    John A. Gannon, Acting Chairperson of the National Council on 
        Disability.

February 8

The President appointed Kathleen McGinty as Deputy Assistant to the 
President and Director of the White House Office on Environmental 
Policy.

February 10

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Detroit, MI, where he 
attended private receptions at WXYZ-TV. He returned to Washington, DC, 
in the evening.

February 11

In the morning, the President met with:
    --the Washington, DC, Mardi Gras queen;
    --the Vice President, for lunch;
    --congressional leaders.

February 12

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton toured the Fenwick 
Center health clinic in Arlington, VA.

February 14

In the morning, the President went to Haines Point in East Potomac Park, 
where he signed the proclamation designating February as American Heart 
Month and then ran in the American Heart Association's Run for Heart.

February 15

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Francois Mitterrand of France.

February 16

In the afternoon, the President toured a road construction site at South 
Dakota Avenue NE and met with construction workers.

February 17

At noon, the President had lunch with news media anchors. In the 
afternoon, he met with Secretary of State Warren Christopher and later 
had a telephone conversation with Ross Perot.

February 18

In the afternoon, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO. In the 
evening, he traveled to Chillicothe, OH.

February 19

In the morning, the President held interviews with local TV stations in 
Chillicothe.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hyde Park, NY, where he 
visited the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and held interviews with local 
media before returning to Washington, DC, in the evening.

February 20

The President announced that he will nominate Mary Jo Bane to be 
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and 
Families.

February 21

In the morning, the President traveled to Santa Monica, CA, and in the 
afternoon, he traveled to Los Angeles and San Jose.
In the evening, the President had dinner with chief executive officers 
of California-based companies in Los Gatos, CA.

February 22

In the morning, the President toured Silicon Graphics in Mountain View, 
CA. In the afternoon, he traveled to Everett, WA, and he returned to 
Washington, DC, in the evening.
The President announced his nomination of Frank Wisner to be Under 
Secretary for Policy at the Department of Defense. He also announced his 
intention to nominate the following individuals for the posts listed:

Department of Defense
    John Deutch, Under Secretary for Acquisition

Department of Energy
    Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Restoration 
        and Management
    Susan Fallows Tierney, Assistant Secretary for Domestic and 
        International Energy Policy

Department of Health and Human Services
    Walter Broadnax, Deputy Secretary
    David Ellwood, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
    Jerry Klepner, Assistant Secretary for Legislation
    Avis LaVelle, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
    Harriet Rabb, General Counsel
    Fernando Torres-Gil, Commissioner on Aging, Administration on Aging

Department of the Interior
    Robert Armstrong, Assistant Secretary for Land and Mineral 
        Management
    Jim Baca, Director, Bureau of Land Management
    Bonnie Cohen, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget
    George Frampton, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
    John Leshy, Solicitor
    Elizabeth Reike, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
    Leslie Turner, Assistant Secretary for Territorial and International 
        Affairs

Department of Labor
    Geri Palast, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and 
        Intergovernmental Relations

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    Thomas Williamson, Jr., Solicitor

Department of the Treasury
    Peggy Richardson, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
    Jeffrey Shafer, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs

February 24

In the evening, the President had a working dinner with Prime Minister 
John Major of the United Kingdom.

February 25

In the morning, the President met at the White House with:
    --Representative Eva Clayton;
    --representatives of the Business Council.

In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with:
    --the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour;
    --members of the Wine Institute;
    --members of Future Farmers of America;
    --congressional leaders.

February 26

In the late morning, the President attended a reception at American 
University.
The White House announced that the President has invited the following 
world leaders to the White House for working visits: NATO Secretary 
General Manfred Woerner (March 2), President Francois Mitterrand of 
France (March 9), Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel (March 15), 
President Jean Bertrand Aristide of Haiti (March 16), Prime Minister 
Albert Reynolds of Ireland (March 17), Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany 
(March 26), and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt (April 6).
The White House announced the following departmental appointments:

    Diana Josephson, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
        Department of Commerce;
    Stephanie Solien, Assistant to the Secretary for Congressional and 
        Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of the Interior;
    Judy Feder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
        Department of Health and Human Services; and
    Anne Lewis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, 
        Department of Health and Human Services.

March 1

In the morning, the President traveled to New Brunswick, NJ, and he 
returned to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

March 2

In the morning, the President went to the Capitol, where he met with 
House Republican leaders and then attended a luncheon with Senate 
Republican leaders in the afternoon.
Later in the afternoon, the President met with the National Association 
of State Treasurers and with the National Association of Counties.
The White House announced the following departmental appointments at the 
Environmental Protection Agency:

    Loretta Ucelli, Associate Administrator for Communications, 
        Education and Public Affairs; and
    Robert Hickmott, Associate Administrator for Congressional and 
        Legislative Affairs.

March 4

In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with:
    --the Vice President, for lunch;
    --former President Jimmy Carter;
    --DC public school students;
    --Westinghouse Science Talent Search finalists.

The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of 
Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local 
recovery efforts in areas struck by severe storms and high winds on 
January 20-21.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of 
Georgia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery 
efforts in areas struck by tornadoes, high winds, and heavy rain on 
February 21-22.

March 5

The White House announced that the President transmitted to the Congress 
the 1993 Trade Policy Agenda and the 1992 annual report on the Trade 
Agreements Program.

March 8

The President had a telephone conversation with former President George 
Bush to discuss the situation in Russia.
In the afternoon, the President met with members of the House Budget 
Committee. In the evening, he met with former President Richard Nixon.

March 9

In the afternoon, the President met with Democratic Senators.
In the evening, the President attended a birthday party for Senator 
Strom Thurmond at the J.W. Marriott Hotel.

March 11

In the morning, the President traveled to Linthicum, MD, where he toured 
the Westinghouse Electronic Systems plant. In the afternoon, he returned 
to Washington, DC.
Later in the afternoon, the President met at the White House with:
    --departing White House military personnel;

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    --Special Olympics international athletes;
    --recipients of the Presidential Secondary Awards for Excellence in 
        Science and Mathematics Teaching.

March 12

In the morning, the President traveled to the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt 
at sea, where he toured the ship. He returned to Washington, DC, in the 
afternoon.
The White House announced that Prime Minister Giuliano Amato of Italy 
will meet with the President at the White House on April 26.
The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth S. Apfel to be 
Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget and Philip R. Lee to be 
Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human 
Services.

March 15

The White House announced that Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa of Japan 
will meet with the President at the White House on April 16.
The President appointed Mary Ann Campbell as Chair of the National 
Women's Business Council. She is currently a member of the Council.

March 16

In the morning, the President met with Senators from Western States.

March 17

In the morning, the President met with the governing board of the 
Electronics Industry Association.
In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister Albert Reynolds of 
Ireland attended the Friends of Ireland St. Patrick's Day luncheon at 
the Capitol.
The President announced his approval for the following departmental 
appointments at the Department of the Interior:

    Brooks Yeager, Director of Program Resources Management;
    Kevin Sweeney, Director of Communications; and
    Thomas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and 
        Parks.

The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals for the posts listed:

    Eugene Branstool, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing 
        and Inspection Services;
    Lionel Skipwith Johns, Associate Director for Technology, Office of 
        Science and Technology Policy;
    Daniel Beard, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
        Interior;
    Mary Lou Keener, General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs;
    Edward Scott, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
        Congressional Affairs; and
    Joe Shuldiner, Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
        for Public and Indian Housing.

March 18

In the morning, the President met with Democratic Senators. Later, he 
toured the Department of the Treasury.
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President and 
afterwards met with the Black Publishers Association.
In the late afternoon, the President met with the President of the 
Commission of the European Communities, Jacques Delors, and then with 
recipients of the White House News Photographers Association awards.
In the evening, the President attended the Radio and Television 
Correspondents Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.
The White House announced that the President has invited the President 
of the European Council, Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen of Denmark, 
and the President of the Commission of the European Communities, Jacques 
Delors, to the White House for the biannual Presidential consultations 
between the European Community and the United States on May 7.

March 19

In the morning, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA, and he returned 
to Washington, DC, in the evening.

March 21

In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR.

March 22

In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

March 24

In the afternoon, the President met with Gov. Pedro J. Rossello of 
Puerto Rico.

March 25

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. He 
then met with:
    --Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko of Ukraine;
    --Easter Seal Society representatives;
    --the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team.

In the evening, the President hosted a working dinner for Members of the 
House of Representatives.

March 26

In the afternoon, the President hosted a White House tour for Chancellor 
Helmut Kohl of Germany.
In the evening, the President hosted a working dinner for Members of the 
Senate.
The White House announced that the President has assigned Secretary of 
Commerce Ronald H. Brown to lead a Cabinet-wide effort on the 
application of the President's national economic strategy to the 
specific economic problems of California.

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March 27

In the evening, the President attended the Gridiron dinner at the 
Capital Hilton.

March 28

In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR.

March 30

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President made available fiscal year 
1993 emergency appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture and 
Education to provide assistance to victims of recent natural disasters.

April 1

In the morning, the President traveled to Annapolis, MD, where he had 
lunch with U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Portland, OR.

April 2

In the evening, the President met at the Oregon Convention Center in 
Portland with a group of Governors who attended the Forest Conference.
The President declared that major disasters existed in New York, 
following the February 26 bombing of the World Trade Center, and in 
Nebraska, as a result of severe March flooding and ice jams. The 
disaster declarations allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
provide public assistance grants to affected municipalities in the two 
States.
The President announced that he intends to nominate the following 
individuals for the posts listed:

    Victor Jackovich, Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina;
    Walter Slocombe, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and
    Ellen Haas, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Food and Consumer 
        Services.

The President designated William Hathaway to be Chair of the Federal 
Maritime Commission.
The President appointed William Timbers as Transition Manager at the 
U.S. Enrichment Corporation.

April 3

In the morning, the President traveled to Vancouver, Canada, where he 
met with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney at the residence of the president 
of the University of the British Columbia. Later in the morning, 
President Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia attended a 
luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Mulroney.
In the afternoon, President Clinton and President Yeltsin toured the 
Museum of Anthropology.
In the evening, President Clinton hosted a working dinner for President 
Yeltsin.

April 4

In the morning, the President attended Palm Sunday services at the First 
Baptist Church in Vancouver.

April 5

In the early morning, the President returned to Washington, DC, from 
Vancouver, Canada.
The President approved the designation of Tony E. Gallegos to chair the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on an interim basis. He is 
currently a member of the Commission.

April 6

The President announced his approval of the appointments by Secretary of 
Commerce Ronald H. Brown of Kent Hughes as Associate Deputy Secretary 
and Wilbur Hawkins as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic 
Development.

April 8

In the morning, the President met with Secretary of Defense Les Aspin 
and the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon.
Later in the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Little Rock, AR.

April 9

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a memorial 
service for her father, Hugh Rodham, at the First United Methodist 
Church in Little Rock.
The White House announced that the President would send to the Congress 
proposed legislation to extend congressional fast track procedures to 
conclude the Uruguay round of the multilateral trade negotiations.

April 10

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Little 
Rock, AR, to Scranton, PA, where they attended funeral services for her 
father. In the evening, they traveled to Camp David, MD, for the 
weekend.
The White House announced that the President has asked Gen. John W. 
Vessey, Jr., to travel to Vietnam on April 18-19 to assess Vietnamese 
cooperation on accounting of American POW/MIA's and to seek further 
progress.

April 12

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White 
House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.

April 13

In the afternoon, the President attended the ``Especially Arkansas'' 
exhibit at the Willard Hotel.
In a ceremony on the State Floor, the President received diplomatic 
credentials from Ambassadors Ricardo Luna Mendoza of Peru, Siragatour 
Ibrahim Cisse of Mali, Teboho Ephraim Kitleli of Lesotho,

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Mohamad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, Jorge Montano of Mexico, Fayez Tarawneh of 
Jordan, Henrik Liljergren of Sweden, Ojars Kalnins of Latvia, Helmut 
Turck of Austria, Hafiz Pashayev of Azerbaijan, Itamar Rabinovich of 
Israel, and Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Thani of Qatar.

April 15

In the morning, the President met with Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., Special 
Emissary for POW/MIA Affairs. In the afternoon, he had lunch with the 
Vice President.

April 16

The White House announced the President's initiative on 
telecommunications encryption technology.

April 17

In the morning, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, and he 
returned to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

April 19

In the evening, the President toured the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The President announced his intention to appoint Beth Nolan, currently 
serving in the White House Counsel's Office, to the National Commission 
on Judicial Discipline and Removal.

April 20

In the morning, the President went jogging with Senator Harris Wofford 
and members of the District of Columbia National Service Corps.
The President appointed James A. Baker III to lead the Presidential 
delegation to the state funeral of President Turgut Ozal of Turkey in 
Ankara on April 21.

April 21

In the morning, the President went jogging with Boston Mayor Raymond 
Flynn and six winners of the Boston Marathon. Later, the President met 
with Gen. John W. Vessey, Jr., Special Emissary for POW/MIA Affairs.
In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with:
    --President Lech Walesa of Poland;
    --President Chaim Herzog of Israel;
    --President Mario Soares of Portugal;
    --President Franjo Tudjman of Croatia;
    --President Ion Iliescu of Romania;
    --President Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria;
    --President Arpad Goncz of Hungary;
    --President Milan Kucan of Slovenia;
    --President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic;
    --President Michal Kovac of the Slovak Republic;
    --Prime Minister Aleksandr Meksi of Albania;
    --Prime Minister Andrei Nicholas Sangheli of Moldova.

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a private 
reception at Blair House.

April 23

The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals for the posts listed:

    Robert Nordhaus, General Counsel at the Department of Energy;
    Robert Hunter, Ambassador to NATO; and
    Bruce Lehman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of 
        Patents and Trademarks.

The President appointed Nan Hunter to be Deputy General Counsel at the 
Department of Health and Human Services.
The President announced his intention to nominate Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros, Assistant to the President 
Alexis M. Herman, and Secretary of Agriculture Michael Espy to serve on 
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission.
The President designated Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown to serve as 
Vice Chair of the National Women's Business Council.

April 24

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Jamestown, 
VA, where they went sightseeing with several family members. Later, the 
President traveled to Williamsburg, where he attended the Senate 
Democrats Conference.

April 25

In the morning, the President traveled from Williamsburg, VA, to Boston, 
MA. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

April 26

The President announced the establishment of a National Biological 
Survey, to be created by reorganizing and upgrading current biological 
research programs within the Department of the Interior.

April 27

In the afternoon, the President met with congressional leaders.
In the evening, the President attended a reception honoring Joe Moakley 
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and later attended the National Endowment for 
Democracy reception at the Capitol Hilton.
The President declared that major disasters existed in the following 
States:
    --Oklahoma, as a result of severe storms on April 24;
    --Oregon, as a result of an earthquake on March 25; and
    --Iowa, as a result of severe storms and flooding on March 26.

In addition, the President approved expanded emergencies in Alabama and 
North Carolina, following se-


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vere snowstorms on March 15 and March 13-17, respectively.

April 28

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. In 
the evening, he hosted a working dinner for Members of the House of 
Representatives.

April 29

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton met with King Juan 
Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain.
In the evening, the President attended a reception for representatives 
of G-7 member nations at Blair House.

April 30

In the morning, the President traveled to New Orleans, LA, and he 
returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.

May 1

In the evening, the President attended the White House Correspondents' 
Association dinner at the Washington Hilton.
The White House announced that the President has appointed Secretary of 
Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala to head the delegation to the 
funeral of African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo in 
Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 2.

May 3

The President announced that he has selected Adm. David E. Jeremiah, 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as his special 
representative to the Australian-American Friendship Week activities in 
Canberra, Australia, from April 30 to May 8.

May 5

In the afternoon, the President hosted a working lunch for a group of 
Democratic Senators.
The White House announced that the President has asked Robin L. Raphel, 
a career Foreign Service officer, to be his personal representative at 
the funeral of slain Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 
Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 6.

May 6

In the afternoon, the President hosted a working lunch for a group of 
Republican Senators. In the evening, he met with members of the Senate 
Finance Committee.

May 7

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a reception 
in honor of the Commander in Chief and a Marine Corps evening parade at 
the Marine Barracks.
The President designated Securities and Exchange Commission member Mary 
Schapiro as Acting Chair of the SEC pending the confirmation of Chair-
designate Arthur Levitt, Jr.

May 8

In the morning, the President met with national security advisers.

May 9

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton toured an exhibit of 
French paintings at the National Gallery of Art.

May 10

In the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH, and Chicago, 
IL.

May 11

In the afternoon, the President returned from Chicago, IL, to 
Washington, DC.

May 12

In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City, and he 
returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
The White House announced that the President transmitted to the Congress 
amendments to fiscal year 1994 appropriations requests for the 
Departments of Education and Agriculture.

May 13

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. He 
then met with members of the National Association of Private Enterprise 
and a group of departing White House military aides.
The President announced his approval of the following departmental 
appointments:

    John Horsley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Transportation for 
        Governmental Affairs;
     Kathryn Kahler, Director of Communications at the Department of 
        Education;
    Ken Thorpe, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 
        for Planning and Evaluation; and
    Susan Levine, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for 
        International Development and Debt Policy.

The President declared the following States major disaster areas:
    --Vermont and Maine, as a result of lake and river flooding caused 
        by heavy rain and melting snow;
    --Oklahoma, as a result of storms, tornadoes, and flooding;
    --Missouri, due to damage resulting from heavy and continuous 
        rainfall; and
    --Iowa, due to severe storms and flooding.

May 14

In the afternoon, the President met with President Mary Robinson of 
Ireland.
The President appointed Clifton H. Hoofman as a member of the National 
Council on Surface Transportation and Frances M. Visco as a member of 
the President's Cancer Panel.

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May 15

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the U.S. 
Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration at Andrews Air Force Base in 
Camp Springs, MD. Later, they traveled to New York City, returning to 
Washington, DC, late that night.

May 16

In the afternoon, the President and Chelsea Clinton attended a family 
picnic at Sidwell Friends School. Later in the afternoon, the President 
attended a health care meeting.

May 17

In the morning, the President traveled to Los Alamos, NM, where he 
toured the Supercomputer Center and the Plasma Implantation Facility at 
the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In the afternoon, the President 
traveled to San Diego, CA.

May 18

In the morning, the President traveled from San Diego to Los Angeles, 
CA, where he toured a laboratory at Los Angeles Valley College.
In the afternoon, the President visited a sporting goods store in south 
central Los Angeles, where he played basketball with community members. 
In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

May 19

In the morning, the President met with members of the Democratic Caucus 
and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill.
The White House announced that the President has invited President Sam 
Nujoma of Namibia to meet with him in Washington, DC, on June 16.

May 20

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.

May 22

In the morning, the President traveled to Stratham, NH, and he returned 
to Washington, DC, in the evening.

May 25

In the morning, the President met with freshman Democratic Members of 
Congress.

May 26

The President appointed Norman R. Augustine as Chair and William T. 
Esrey as Vice Chair of the President's National Security 
Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). He also named Joseph T. 
Gorman and Albert F. Zettlemoyer to the NSTAC.

May 27

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. He 
then met with winners of the U.S. FIRST science competition.

May 28

In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, where he 
attended private receptions, and he returned to Washington, DC, in the 
evening.

May 29

In the morning, the President traveled to West Point, NY, and he 
returned to Andrews Air Force Base, MD, in the afternoon. The President 
and Hillary Clinton then traveled to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.

May 31

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White 
House from Camp David and had breakfast with representatives of veterans 
groups. Later in the morning, the President visited Arlington National 
Cemetery, VA, where he placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. In 
the afternoon, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at 
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

June 1

In the morning, the President traveled to Milwaukee, WI, and he returned 
to Washington, DC, in the evening.
The White House announced that the President signed H.R. 1378, Making 
Technical Corrections in Defense-Related Laws.

June 2

In the morning, the President participated with former Georgetown 
University classmates in a clean-up project sponsored by the Marshall 
Heights Community Development Organization at Watts Branch Park.

June 3

In the morning, the President traveled to Frederick, MD, and he returned 
to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

June 4

In the afternoon, the President met with:
    --the Vice President;
    --Justice Department officials;
    --civil rights leaders.

The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress 
requests for fiscal year 1993 supplemental appropriations.

June 5

In the evening, the President hosted a reunion gala for former 
Georgetown University classmates.

June 6

In the evening, the President attended a reception at Hickory Hill, the 
Kennedy estate in McLean, VA.

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June 9

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton attended Chelsea 
Clinton's eighth grade graduation ceremony at Sidwell Friends School.

June 10

In the afternoon, the President met with:
    --Jean Nickel, winner of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 
        Mother of the Year award;
    --Bob Jester, winner of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's 
        Father of the Year award;
    --Dana Stephenson and Beth Troutman, recipients of America's 
        National Teenager Scholarship Program;
    --Gabrielle Fleekop, a participant in the Make-A-Wish Foundation 
        program.

The President announced his intention to appoint Merrill D. Peterson, 
Thomas Jefferson professor of history emeritus at the University of 
Virginia, as Chairman of the Thomas Jefferson Commemoration Commission. 
The President also named the following persons as Commission members:

    John T. Casteen III, president, University of Virginia;
    James K. Golden, professor emeritus, Ohio State University;
    H. Draper Hunt, professor of history, University of Southern Maine;
    Russell E. Dickenson, former director, National Park Service;
    James R. Thompson, former Governor of Illinois; and
    George Taylor Stewart, president, the Foundation for Jefferson's 
        Poplar Forest.

June 11

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Judge Stephen Breyer.
Later in the afternoon, the President received diplomatic credentials 
from Ambassadors John de Chastelain of Canada, Rouben Robert Shugarian 
of Armenia, Edmond A. Mulet Lesieur of Guatemala, Mukhamed Bobir Malikov 
of Uzbekistan, and Amos Bernard Muvengwa Midzi of Zimbabwe.
The White House announced that the Domestic Policy Council has formed a 
Working Group on Welfare Reform, Family Support, and Independence to be 
chaired by Bruce Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic 
Policy; David Ellwood, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 
for Planning and Evaluation; and the Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services for Children and Families, after a nominee for that 
position is confirmed by the Senate.

June 12

The President declared that a major disaster existed in Minnesota 
following severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes on May 6-19.

June 13

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for 
members of the White House press corps.

June 14

The White House announced that the President has directed Secretary of 
Energy Hazel Rollins O'Leary to perform the duties of the Office of the 
Nuclear Waste Negotiator.
The White House also announced that the President will visit Seoul, 
South Korea, on July 10-11 to meet with President Kim Yong-sam and visit 
American troops stationed at the DMZ.

June 15

The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress 
amendments to the fiscal year 1994 appropriations requests for 
international development assistance, the Legal Services Corporation, 
and the Department of Justice.
The President announced the selection of physicists Leon M. Lederman, 
Harold Brown, and John S. Foster, Jr., as winners of the 1992 Enrico 
Fermi Award.

June 17

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
The President announced the appointment of Jody Greenstone as Special 
Assistant to the President and Deputy to the Counselor to the President.

June 19

In the morning, the President traveled to Boston, MA. In the afternoon, 
he traveled to Portland, ME, and he returned to Washington, DC, in the 
evening.

June 23

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with business leaders.
In the evening, the President received diplomatic credentials from 
Ambassadors Mohamed Benaissa of Morocco, Roberto Mayorga-Cortes of 
Nicaragua, Thomas Kahota Kargbo of Sierra Leone, Li Daoyu of China, Han 
Sung-su of the Republic of Korea, and Adriaan Pieter Roetert Jacobovits 
de Szeged of The Netherlands.

June 24

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. He 
later met with Joe Louis Barrow, Jr.
In the evening, the President hosted a reception for congressional 
leaders.

June 25

In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Henry 
Leon Ritzenthaler.

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June 28

    The President announced his intention to nominate Einar Dyhrkopp of 
Shawneetown, IL, to be a member of the U.S. Postal Service Board of 
Governors.

June 30

In the evening, the President, Hillary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton 
attended a performance of `` The Phantom of the Opera'' at the John F. 
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

July 1

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton had dinner with Senate 
Republican leader Robert Dole and Ambassador and Mrs. Robert Strauss.

July 2

The President announced his intention to nominate career Foreign Service 
officers Edward Perkins and Victor Tomseth to be Ambassador to Australia 
and Ambassador to Laos, respectively, and Toby Gati to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research. In addition, the 
President has accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to Robert Gosende 
in his capacity as Special Envoy for Somalia.
The President announced his approval of the following Senior Executive 
Service appointments at the Department of Defense:

    V. Larry Lynn, Deputy Under Secretary for Advanced Technology;
    Maj. Gen. Frank Horton, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
        Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence; and
    Mari-Luci Jaramillo, Deputy Secretary for Inter-American Affairs.

July 4

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, where he 
participated in a Liberty Bell ringing ceremony. Later in the afternoon, 
he traveled to Eldridge, IA, where he surveyed damage caused by severe 
flooding.
In the evening, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA.

July 5

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from San 
Francisco, CA, to Tokyo, Japan.

July 6

After arriving in Tokyo in the late afternoon, the President met with 
Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa of Japan at the Iikura House.

July 7

In the morning, the President met with President Soeharto of Indonesia 
at the U.S. Embassy. In the afternoon, he met with Prime Minister John 
Major of the United Kingdom at the Okura Hotel.
In the evening, the President attended a working dinner at the residence 
of Prime Minister Miyazawa.

July 8

In the morning, the President attended sessions of the economic summit 
and a working luncheon at the Akasaka Palace. In the late afternoon, he 
met with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner 
hosted by Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace.

July 9

In the morning, the President attended sessions of the economic summit 
at the Akasaka Palace.
In the afternoon, the President attended a working luncheon with Prime 
Minister Kim Campbell of Canada at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador. 
He then returned to the Akasaka Palace to attend final sessions of the 
economic summit.
The President named Gerald Corrigan, president and CEO of the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York, as Chairman of the Russian-American Enterprise 
Fund.

July 10

In the late morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from 
Tokyo, Japan, to Seoul, South Korea.

July 11

In the morning, the President had breakfast with President Kim Yong-sam 
of South Korea in the Blue House garden.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Honolulu, 
HI, crossing the international dateline and arriving in Honolulu on the 
morning of June 11.
After arriving in the early morning, the President had breakfast with 
servicemen at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. After the breakfast, the 
President and Hillary Clinton participated in a wreath-laying ceremony 
at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial. The President then attended briefings at 
the CINCPAC headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner for 
Gov. John Waihee of Hawaii.

July 13

In the late evening, the President traveled from Honolulu, HI, to Des 
Moines, IA.

July 14

Following his arrival in Des Moines in the morning, the President took a 
helicopter tour of areas damaged by severe flooding in Iowa. In the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced the addition of 87 more counties in the State of 
Iowa to the Presidential major

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disaster declaration of July 9, allowing flood victims to be eligible 
for Federal assistance. The additions brought to 99 the number of 
counties in Iowa eligible for Federal assistance to affected residents 
and businesses.

July 15

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph Swerdzewski to 
be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Alice 
Dear to be Executive Director of the African Development Bank, and to 
renominate William Hathaway as a member and Chair of the Federal 
Maritime Commission.

July 17

In the morning, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO, where he took a 
helicopter tour of areas damaged by severe flooding.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR.

July 18

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, from Little 
Rock, AR.

July 19

The President declared that major disasters existed in Nebraska and 
South Dakota as a result of severe storms and flooding and ordered the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide assistance to affected 
individuals and communities in those States.

July 22

 The White House announced the President will travel to Chicago, IL, on 
July 26 to address the Conference on the Future of the American 
Workplace sponsored by the Departments of Commerce and Labor
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Kansas as a 
result of severe storms and flooding and ordered the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to assist individuals and families in a five-county 
area.
The President announced the following Senior Executive Service 
appointments:

U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency
    Richard McCall, Jr., Chief of Staff, Agency for International 
        Development

Department of Commerce
    Will Martin, Special Adviser for International Affairs, National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Department of Defense
    Keith Gaby, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
    Jonathan Spalter, Special Assistant to the Principal Deputy Under 
        Secretary for Policy
    Timothy Connelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special 
        Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
    Carol DiBattiste, Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Navy
    Sandra Stuart, Assistant to the Secretary for Legislative Affairs
    Todd Weiler, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Training
    Wade R. Sanders, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Reserves
    Joseph J. Kruzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, European and NATO 
        Policy

Department of Education
    Howard Ray Moses, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education 
        and Rehabilitative Services
    Raymond C. Pierce, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Civil 
        Rights
    Thomas R. Wolanin, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislation 
        and Congressional Affairs

Department of Energy
    Dan W. Reicher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 
        Environmental Restoration and Waste Management
    Terry Cornwall Rumsey, Director, Office of Scientific and Technical 
        Information

General Services Administration
    Patrick Dorinson, Assistant Administrator for Public Affairs
    Emily Clark Hewitt, General Counsel
    Kenneth Kimbrough, Commissioner of Building Services

Department of Health and Human Services
    Anna Durand, Deputy General Counsel
    Ann Rosewater, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and External 
        Affairs, Administration for Children, Youth and Families

Department of the Interior
    Robert L. Baum, Associate Solicitor (Conservation and Wildlife)
    Anne H. Shields, Deputy Solicitor

Department of Justice
    Samuel J. Dubbin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
        Policy Development
    George Havens, Special Assistant, Office of the Attorney General
    Sheldon C. Bilchik, Assistant Deputy Attorney General
    Robert Brink, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
        Legislative Affairs

Department of State
    Barbara Mills Larkin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
        Affairs

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    Valerie A. Mims, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of 
        Legislative Affairs

Department of Transportation
    Theodore A. McConnell, Chief Counsel, Federal Highway Administration

Department of the Treasury
    Fe Morales Marks, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Financial 
        Institutions)
    Mozelle Willmont Thompson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Government 
        Finance
    David A. Lipton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eastern European and 
        Former Soviet Union Policy

Office of the United States Trade Representative
    Irving A. Williamson, Deputy General Counsel
    Jennifer Hillman, Chief Textile Negotiator

July 23

In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR, where he and 
Hillary Clinton attended the funeral service for Deputy White House 
Counsel Vincent Foster, Jr., at St. Andrew's Cathedral. In the 
afternoon, they traveled to Hope, AR, where they attended the burial 
service at Memory Gardens Cemetery.

July 24

In the early morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC, from Little Rock, AR.

July 26

In the morning, the President went jogging with the Achilles Track Club. 
He then traveled to Chicago, IL.
In the evening, the President attended a Democratic National Committee 
dinner at the Chicago Historical Society and then returned to 
Washington, DC.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in North Dakota due 
to excessive rainfall and flooding beginning June 22.

July 28

In the evening, the President met with the Democratic Study Group on 
Capitol Hill. He then had dinner with House Members in the House 
Longworth Cafeteria.

July 29

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President. He 
then met with recipients of the Enrico Fermi Award.

July 30

The White House announced that the President added $1.3 billion to his 
request for supplemental appropriations to cover emergency expenses 
related to the Midwest flooding.