    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [August 1, 1993]
    [Pages 2209-2217]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

             Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993

    Appendix A--Digest of Other White House Announcements

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    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.

    August 3

    In the morning, the President went jogging with Democratic National
    Committee ``Break the Gridlock'' student volunteers. In the late
    afternoon, the President met with Oklahoma State leaders. In the
    evening, he attended a dinner honoring Representative Jack Brooks at the
    Hyatt Regency Hotel on Capitol Hill.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Fossum to be
    Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Policy and Ernest
    DuBester to be a member of the National Mediation Board. He also
    announced that he has designated Jessica L. Parks as Vice Chair of the
    Merit Systems Protection Board.

    August 6

    The President extended his condolences to Queen Fabiola and the people
    of Belgium on the death of King Baudouin I. The White House announced
    that former President Gerald Ford will lead the delegation to the
    funeral on August 7 in Brussels.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edna Fairbanks-
    Williams and Ernestine P. Watlington to be members of the Board of
    Directors of the Legal Services Corporation.

    August 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Charleston, WV, and he
    returned to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

    August 10

    The President appointed Richard Schifter to serve on the National
    Security Council staff as Special Assistant to the President and
    Counselor.

    August 12

    In the morning, the President traveled with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    to St. Louis, MO, where he attended a reception honoring heroes of the
    Midwest floods at the Ramada Henry VIII Hotel. In the afternoon, they
    traveled to Denver, CO. In the evening, the President traveled to
    Oakland, CA.

    August 13

    In the morning, the President met with the East Bay Conversion and
    Reinvestment Commission and toured a community development site at the
    Oakland Naval Supply Center.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Denver, CO. There he joined
    Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, and they traveled to Vail for the weekend.

    August 16

    In the early morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    traveled from Vail, CO, to Tulsa, OK. In the afternoon, they traveled to
    Springdale, AR.

    August 17

    The President announced his intention to nominate the following persons
    to the positions indicated:

        Luis Sequeira, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Science and
            Education;
        Anthony A. Williams, Chief Financial Officer, Department of
            Agriculture;
        Michael DiMario, Public Printer of the United States;
        Margaret A. Browning, member, National Labor Relations Board;
        Magdalena Jacobsen, member, National Mediation Board; and
        Anthony P. Carnevale, Chairman, National Commission for Employment
            Policy.

    The White House announced the President has invited the following
    Caribbean leaders to the White House for a working luncheon on August
    30:
        --Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham of the Bahamas;
        --President Cheddi Jagan of Guyana;
        --Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago;
        --Prime Minister P.J. Patterson of Jamaica;
        --Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford of Barbados.

    August 18

    In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan to congratulate him on his recent
    assumption of the post.

    August 19

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Martha's Vineyard, MA, for a vacation.

    August 29

    In the late evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    returned to Washington, DC.

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    August 31

    The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister
    Carlo Azeglio Ciampi of Italy to the White House for a working lunch on
    September 17.
    The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress fiscal
    year 1994 budget amendments for the Department of Justice to support the
    immigration initiative announced on July 27.

    September 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Dover, DE, where he toured the
    Opportunity Skyway school-to-work program at the Sussex County Airport.
    He then returned to Washington, DC, in the early afternoon.
    In the late afternoon, in a ceremony on the State Floor, the President
    received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Tuiloma Neroni Slade of
    Western Samoa, Carlo Jagmetti of Switzerland, Koumbairia Laoumaye
    Mekonyo of Chad, Toomas Hendrik Ilves of Estonia, Peter P. Chkheidze the
    Republic of Georgia, Loucas Tsilas of Greece, Paul Boundoukou-Latha of
    Gabon, Marc Michael Marengo of Seychelles, Raul C. Rabe of the
    Philippines, and Odeen Ishmael of Guyana.
    The White House announced that the President will host Prime Minister
    Paul Keating of Australia at the White House on September 13.

    September 5

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Miami, FL.

    September 6

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Florida City,
    FL, where they toured the reconstruction of buildings and homes damaged
    during Hurricane Andrew. Later in the morning, they went to Homestead,
    FL, where they surveyed hurricane damage to the Homestead Senior
    Community Center and met with community members. In the afternoon, the
    President and Hillary Clinton went to Cutler Ridge, FL, and they
    returned to Washington, DC, in the early evening.

    September 7

    In the morning, the President hosted a breakfast for business leaders.

    September 8

    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with business leaders.
    The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress
    amendments to the fiscal year 1994 appropriations request for the
    Department of Energy.

    September 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH, and he returned
    to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception at
    the White House in honor of the 22d anniversary of the John F. Kennedy
    Center for the Performing Arts.

    September 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Sunnyvale, CA. Following his
    arrival in the afternoon, he toured the North Valley Job Training
    Partnership program (NOVA) at ILC Technology, Inc., and later met with
    representatives of the NOVA program at the Sunnyvale Community Center.
    In the early evening, the President traveled to Houston, TX.

    September 11

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

    September 13

    In the morning, the President met with President George Bush and
    President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office. In the afternoon, the
    President had lunch with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel.

    September 14

    In the morning, the President had breakfast with President Bush,
    President Carter, and President Gerald Ford.

    September 15

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

    September 16

    In the afternoon, the President met with the National Conference of
    Black Mayors.

    September 21

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a luncheon
    for columnists.

    September 22

    In the afternoon, the President met with:
        --United Kingdom Foreign Minister Douglas Hurd;
        --recipients of the Boys and Girls Club Youth Service award;
        --Chief of Staff Thomas F. McLarty.

    September 23

    In the afternoon, the President met with former Chrysler Corp. chairman
    Lee Iacocca.
    In the early evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Tampa, FL, where they attended a reception at the Tampa Performing Arts
    Center. Later in the evening, they went to St. Petersburg, FL.

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    September 24

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate the following persons
    to be Representatives and Alternate Representatives of the U.S. to the
    48th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations:

    Representatives:
        Madeleine Korbel Albright, of the District of Columbia
        Esther Peterson, of the District of Columbia
        Sam Gejdenson, U.S. Representative from the State of Connecticut
        William F. Goodling, U.S. Representative from the State of
            Pennsylvania

    Alternate Representatives:
        Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland
        Victor Marrero, of New York
        Karl Frederick Inderfurth, of North Carolina
        Stuart George Moldaw, of California

    September 26

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City, where he
    attended a Latin American reception at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

    September 27

    In the morning, the President had meetings with U.N. Secretary-General
    Boutros Boutros-Ghali and U.N. General Assembly President Samuel Rudolph
    Insanally at the United Nations Building. Later in the morning, the
    President met with members of the U.S. mission staff at the U.S. Mission
    Building.
    After returning to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in the late afternoon, the
    President met with:
        --President Cesar Gaviria of Colombia;
        --Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri of Lebanon;
        --President Joaquim Alberto Chissano of Mozambique.

    In the evening, the President hosted a reception for heads of
    delegations at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Following the reception, he
    returned to Washington, DC.

    September 29

    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with business leaders.

    September 30

    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
    The President appointed 11 members to the President's Foreign
    Intelligence Advisory Board. They will join the Board's Chairman, Adm.
    William J. Crowe, Jr., USN (Ret.), who was appointed in January. The new
    members are:

        Gen. Lew Allen, Jr., USAF (Ret.)
        Zoe Baird
        Ann Z. Caracristi
        Sidney D. Drell
        Thomas F. Eagleton
        Anthony S. Harrington
        Robert J. Hermann
        Harold W. Pote
        Lois D. Rice
        Warren B. Rudman
        Maurice Sonneberg

    October 1

    In the morning, the President attended the investiture of Justice Ruth
    Bader Ginsburg at the U.S. Supreme Court.
    In the afternoon, the President received diplomatic credentials from
    Ambassadors Raul Enrique Granillo Ocampo of Argentina, Hagos Ghebrehiwet
    of Eritrea, Gabriel Silva of Colombia, Ahmed Suliman of Sudan, Donald
    Eric Russell of Australia, Anund Priyay Neewoor of Mauritius, Dean
    Russell Lindo of Belize, Serguei Nikolayevich Martynov of Belarus,
    Arifin Mohamad Siregar of Indonesia, and Andreas J. Jacovides of Cyprus.

    October 3

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the 41st
    annual Red Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral with members of the Supreme
    Court.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Sacramento, CA, and in the
    evening, to San Francisco.

    October 4

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA. In the
    evening, he attended the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
    dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
    The White House announced that the President appointed two officials to
    the Department of Commerce: Michael J. Copps as Deputy Assistant
    Secretary for Basic Industries and Rolland Schmitten as Assistant
    Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service in the National
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    October 5

    In the evening, after returning from Los Angeles, CA, to Washington, DC,
    the President attended the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

    October 6

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA.
    Later in the morning, he met with NATO Secretary General Manfred
    Woerner.

    October 7

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on the
    situation in Somalia. Later in the morning, he met with Members of
    Congress on NAFTA. Following the meetings, he had lunch with the Vice
    President.

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    In the afternoon, the President met with Foreign Minister Farouk al-
    Shara of Syria.

    October 8

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

    October 9

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to New Haven, CT, where they met with Special Olympics participants and
    Clinton Avenue School fourth graders in Woolsey Hall at Yale University.
    In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.

    October 12

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Raleigh-Durham, NC. He then
    went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the opening
    ceremony of the university's bicentennial commemoration and then
    attended a reception at George Watts Hill Alumni Center. He returned to
    Washington, DC, in the late evening.

    October 13

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a Hispanic
    Heritage Month reception.

    October 14

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA.
    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Chief
    Warrant Officer Michael Durant in Mogadishu, Somalia.

    October 15

    The President announced his intention to nominate George W. Haley to be
    a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission. Mr. Haley recently
    completed a term as the Commission's Chairman.

    October 18

    The White House announced that the President will host an informal
    meeting with the economic leaders of 15 Organization for Asian-Pacific
    Economic Cooperation (APEC) members in Seattle, WA, on November 19-20.
    The President congratulated the winners of the 1993 Malcolm Baldrige
    National Quality Award for excellence in quality management, Eastman
    Chemical Co. of Kingsport, TN, in the manufacturing category and Ames
    Rubber Corp. of Hamburg, NJ, in the small business category.

    October 19

    The President announced his intention to nominate Jesse L. White to be
    Cochair of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
    The White House announced that the President has approved the
    recommendation of the Secretary of Defense that U.S. Army Special
    Operations Command elements (Rangers) be returned to the United States
    from Somalia within the next few days.

    October 20

    The President announced his appointment of the following individuals to
    be members of Emergency Board No. 223, to investigate and make
    recommendations for settlement of a railroad labor dispute:

        Bonnie Weinstock, of Melville, NY, Chair;
        M. David Vaughn, of Gaithersburg, MD, member; and
        Charlotte Gold, of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, member.

    October 22

    In the afternoon, the President had a working luncheon with Cabinet
    members at Blair House.
    The White House announced that Ambassador Paul J. Hare has been named
    the U.S. Special Representative to the Angolan peace process.
    The White House announced that President Clinton has invited President
    Kim Yong-sam of Korea to visit the White House on November 23.

    October 24

    In the morning, the President met with patients at the Walter Reed Army
    Medical Center.

    October 26

    The President announced the following Senior Executive Service
    appointments:

        Robert E. Litan as Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust
            Division;
        Kelly H. Carnes as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
            Technology Policy; and
        Dr. Melville ``Jo Ivey'' Boufford as the Principal Deputy Assistant
            Secretary of Health and Human Services.

    October 27

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton had lunch with
    Members of Congress in the Mansfield Room at the Capitol.

    October 28

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Baltimore,
    MD. In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City, and in
    the evening, to Boston, MA.

    October 29

    In the afternoon, the President toured the Gillette Building in south
    Boston. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

    October 30

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the
    Presidential gala at Ford's Theatre.
    The White House announced that the President has invited President Fidel
    V. Ramos of the Philippines to the White House on November 22.

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    November 1

    The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress a
    package of $2 billion in fiscal year 1994 spending cuts and reform
    measures.

    November 2

    The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister
    Yitzhak Rabin of Israel to the White House on November 12.
    The White House announced that the President awarded the Presidential
    Medal of Freedom to entertainer and humanitarian Martha Raye.

    November 3

    In the late morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Ambridge, PA, where they presented a copy of ``Health Security: The
    President's Report to the American People'' to Laughlin Memorial
    Library. In the early evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President has signed the United
    States instrument of ratification of the Treaty on Open Skies.

    November 4

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA.
    Following the meeting, he traveled to Lexington, KY, where he toured the
    laser printer manufacturing facilities at Lexmark International, Inc. In
    the early evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

    November 5

    In the afternoon, the President met with Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA, Ret.
    The President announced his intention to nominate four individuals for
    administration positions:

        Greg Farmer, Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism;
        Henry F. Graff, member, Assassination Records Review Board;
        Mary Lucille Jordan, member, Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
            Commission; and
        T.R. Lakshmanan, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
            Department of Transportation.

    November 8

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA.
    In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for Members of Congress at
    the White House.

    November 9

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA. In
    the afternoon, he held an interview with Connie Chung for the news
    program ``Eye to Eye.''
    The President announced that he has appointed the following senior
    officials of his administration to serve on special boards or
    commissions:

        Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to the Martin Luther King,
            Jr., Federal Holiday Commission;
        National Security Adviser Anthony Lake to the Board of Trustees of
            the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; and
        Jack Quinn, Chief of Staff to the Vice President; Sally Katzen,
            Administrator of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
            Management and Budget; and John Podesta, White House Staff
            Secretary, to the Council of the Administrative Conference of
            the United States.

    November 10

    In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress on NAFTA.
    The President announced that $130 million in Federal funds have been
    made available to assist the homeless and needy in local communities
    through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Emergency Food and
    Shelter National Board Program.

    November 11

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Martinsburg, WV, where he
    visited patients at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. In the late
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    November 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Memphis, TN, and he returned
    to Washington, DC, in the evening.

    November 16

    In the morning, the President met with Richard Spring, Deputy Prime
    Minister and Foreign Minister of Ireland. In the afternoon, the
    President met with Mieko and Masaichi Hattori, parents of Japanese
    exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori, who was killed in Louisiana in
    October 1992.
    The President announced the following Senior Executive Service
    appointments:

    Department of Labor
        T. Michael Kerr, Director, Executive Secretariat
        Meridith Miller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare
            Benefits Administration
        Robert M. Portman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the
            American Workplace
        Robert A. Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy
        Michael A. Silverstein, Director of Policy, Occupational Safety and
            Health Administration

    Department of Energy
        Agnes P. Dover, Deputy General Counsel for Legal Services

    November 17

    The President made available fiscal year 1993 emergency appropriations
    for the Department of Agriculture to be used for watershed protection
    systems

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    damaged by flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries and
    to continue implementation of the new emergency wetlands program that
    allows the voluntary conversion of certain cropland to wetlands.

    November 18

    In the late morning, the President traveled to Seattle, WA. In the
    afternoon, he met with Prime Minister Chuan Likphai of Thailand at the
    Westin Hotel.

    November 19

    In the afternoon, the President greeted APEC leaders in the Main Dining
    Room at the Rainier Club. He then attended a reception given by the
    Seattle APEC Host Committee at the Seattle Art Museum.
    The President announced that he has appointed 10 members to the National
    Partnership Council:

        James B. King, Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
        Thomas Glynn, Deputy Secretary of Labor;
        Philip Lader, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management
            and Budget;
        Jean McKee, Chairman, Federal Labor Relations Authority;
        John Calhoun Wells, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director;
        George Munoz, Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury;
        Edwin Dorn, Assistant Secretary of Defense;
        Robert M. Tobias, president, National Treasury Employees Union;
        John N. Sturdivant, president, American Federation of Government
            Employees, AFL-CIO;
        Robert S. Keener, president, National Federation of Federal
            Employees; and
        John F. Leydon, secretary-treasurer, Public Employees Department,
            AFL-CIO.

    The President announced the following Senior Executive Service
    appointments:

    Department of Agriculture
        Deborah A. Dawson, Executive Assistant to the Administrator,
            Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
        Paul Scott Shearer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional
            Relations

    Department of the Treasury
        Glen Arlen Kohl, Tax Legislative Counsel
        Eric J. Toder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Analysis
        Jacqueline J. Wong, Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary for
            Tax Policy

    November 20

    In the morning, the President attended meetings with APEC leaders at the
    Tillicum Village Lodge on Blake Island in Seattle, WA. Following a
    working lunch hosted by the President, they resumed their meetings until
    the late afternoon.
    In the early evening, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA, and
    in the late evening, to Pasadena.

    November 21

    In the morning, the President met at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church
    with congregation members and neighbors to discuss their experiences in
    the fires that occurred in October. Following the meeting, he attended
    church services and the Alternative Christmas Festival.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Angeles, and he returned
    to Washington, DC, in the late evening.

    November 24

    In the morning, the President went jogging with President Kim Yong-sam
    of South Korea. In the afternoon, he met with British novelist Salman
    Rushdie in the Old Executive Office Building.
    In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    went to Camp David, MD, for the holiday weekend.

    November 26

    The White House announced that the President has invited seven Central
    American leaders to a breakfast meeting at the White House on November
    30.

    November 28

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

    November 29

    In the morning, the President hosted a breakfast meeting for religious
    leaders active in the AIDS community. Following the breakfast, the
    President had telephone conversations with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of
    Germany and President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the taping of
    a performance in the PBS ``In Concert at the White House'' series.

    November 30

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a private
    screening of the movie ``Schindler's List'' at the Cineplex Odeon.

    December 1

    In the morning, the President met with AIDS patients at Georgetown
    University Medical Center.
    In the afternoon, the President attended a tea hosted by the First Lady
    for the five American Nobel laureates of 1993.
    The President declared a major disaster existed in Missouri and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts, following
    severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding from November 13-19.

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    The President announced he intends to nominate the following new members
    of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation:

        William J. Rainer;
        Margaret Hornbeck Greene;
        Kneeland C. Youngblood;
        Frank G. Zarb; and
        Greta Joy Dicus.

    The President appointed Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson to be a member
    of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

    December 2

    The President announced the following Senior Executive Service
    appointments:

        Denise Marie Michel, Senior Policy Adviser to the Secretary of the
            Treasury;
        William E. Mounts, Director of Commercial Items and International
            Systems Acquisition, Department of Defense;
        Linton Wells II, Director of Policy Support, Department of Defense;
        Cynthia Gibson Beerbower, International Tax Counsel, Office of Tax
            Policy, Department of the Treasury;
        Jeffrey A. Meeks, Chief of Staff, U.S. Customs Service, Department
            of the Treasury;
        Carol A. Dortch, Region IV Director, General Services
            Administration;
        Parks D. Shackelford, Deputy Administrator for State and County
            Operations, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service,
            Department of Agriculture;
        Ann Terry Pincus, Director, Office of Research, U.S. Information
            Agency;
        Dawn Johnsen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
            Counsel, Department of Justice;
        Ilene J. Leff, Assistant Secretary for Finance and Management,
            Office of Administration, Department of Housing and Urban
            Development;
        Mark Bohannon, Chief Counsel, Technology Administration, Department
            of Commerce;
        Sally Susman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Office of
            Legislative/Intergovernmental Affairs;
        Lewis S. Alexander, Chief Economist and Adviser to the Secretary of
            Commerce;
        David Satcher, Director, Centers for Disease Control, Department of
            Health and Human Services;
        William F. Benson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health and Human
            Services, Administration on Aging;
        Grantland Johnson, Department of Health and Human Services Regional
            Director, Region IX, California;
        Wandra Gail Mitchell, General Counsel, Agency for International
            Development, U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency;
        Robert Kent Boyer, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau of
            Legislative Affairs, Agency for International Development, U.S.
            International Development Cooperation Agency.

    December 3

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Albuquerque, NM, where he
    toured the El Pueblo Health Services Clinic. In the evening, he traveled
    to Los Angeles, CA.

    December 5

    In the early morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for
    the 1993 Kennedy Center honorees. Following the reception, they attended
    the Kennedy Center Honors program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
    Performing Arts.

    December 7

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea. In the late morning, he met with
    Mayor-elect Rudolph Giuliani of New York City and then had lunch with
    business leaders. In the late afternoon, he met with a group of Buffalo
    Soldiers.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a congressional
    holiday ball.

    December 8

    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Godfrey Sperling Group
    columnists at Blair House. Later in the afternoon, he met with children
    from the Washington, DC, Jewish Community Center's afterschool program
    to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald B. Lewis to be
    Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States.

    December 9

    In the afternoon, the President received diplomatic credentials from
    Ambassadors Einar Benediktsson of Iceland, Pierre Damien Boussoukou-
    Boumba of the Congo, Gaetan Rimwanguiya Ouedraogo of Burkina Faso,
    Mamadou Mansour Seck of Senegal, Jose Goncalves Martins Patricio of
    Angola, Andres Petricevic Raznatovic of Bolivia, Paulo Tarso Flecha de
    Lima of Brazil, Dato Paduka Awang Haji Jaya bin Abdul Latif of Brunei
    Darussalam, Alfonsas Eidintas of Lithuania, Jacques Bacamurwanko of
    Burundi, Nicolae A. Tau of Moldova, and Lublin Hasan Dilja of Albania.
    The President had a telephone conversation with Jacques Delors,
    President of the European Commission, to discuss GATT agreements.
    The White House announced that the President and President Hafiz al-Asad
    of Syria have agreed to meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in January 1994.
    The President announced that he intends to appoint Cathryn Buford Slater
    to be Chair of the Advisory

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    Council on Historic Preservation. He also appointed GSA Administrator
    Roger Johnson, Transportation Secretary Federico Pena, and EPA
    Administrator Carol Browner to be members of the Council.

    December 10

    The President announced that he intends to nominate Edward J. Gleiman to
    be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, and to designate him as
    the Commission's Chair pending his confirmation by the Senate.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Peter Y. Chiu and Alan
    Craig Kessler to the Risk Assessment and Management Commission.
    The President made available $60 million in previously appropriated
    funds to the Corps of Engineers for the repair of levees damaged in the
    Midwest floods.
    The President made available to the Departments of Transportation and
    Commerce $31.4 million in emergency funding for highway repair in the
    flood-ravaged Midwest and for other disaster recovery efforts.
    The President appointed the following individuals to Senior Executive
    Service positions:

    Department of Agriculture
        Kenneth Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
        Neal Flieger, Deputy Administrator, IGA and Disaster Assistance,
            Food and Nutrition Service

    Department of Commerce
        Sally C. Ericsson, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Economics and
            Statistics Administration
        Susan Fruchter, Counselor to the Under Secretary, National Oceanic
            and Atmospheric Administration
        C. Howie Hodges II, Assistant Director for Program Development,
            Minority Business Development Agency

    Department of Education
        Naomi Katherine Karp, Special Adviser to the Assistant Secretary,
            Office of Education Research and Improvement

    Department of Housing and Urban Development
        Kevin Marchman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Distressed and Troubled
            Housing, Office of Public and Indian Housing

    Department of the Interior
        E. Thomas Tuchmann, Special Assistant to the Secretary

    Department of Justice
        Paul Bender, Principal Deputy Solicitor General
        Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal
            Division
        John M. Hogan, Assistant to the Attorney General
        H. Jefferson Powell, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of
            Legal Counsel
        Laurie Overby Robinson, Associate Deputy Attorney General

    Department of State
        Johannes Albert Binnendijk, Principal Deputy Director, Policy
            Planning Staff

    Department of Transportation
        Gloria Jeff, Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Highway
            Administration
        George Reagle, Associate Administrator for Motor Carriers, Federal
            Highway Administration

    December 11

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a Washington
    Ballet performance of ``The Nutcracker'' at the Warner Theatre.

    December 12

    In the afternoon, the President had telephone conversations with Prime
    Minister Edouard Balladur of France, Prime Minister John Major of Great
    Britain, and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on the GATT multilateral
    trade negotiations.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended
    the ``Christmas in Washington'' program at the National Building Museum.

    December 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Bryn Mawr, PA, where he
    attended a luncheon at Bryn Mawr College. In the afternoon, he traveled
    to New York City, where he met with the three men who helped apprehend
    the Long Island Rail Road gunman on December 7. He returned to
    Washington, DC, in the late evening.

    December 14

    The President announced that he intends to nominate David Birenbaum to
    be Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Management
    and U.N. Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

    December 16

    The President announced that he has made the following appointments:

        LaVarne Addison Burton, Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary
            for Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human
            Services;
        Mary Lou Crane, Regional Administrator, Region I, Department of
            Housing and Urban Development;
        Vonya Beatrice McCann, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State,
            Telecommunications;
        Donald M. Itzkoff, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad
            Administration;
        Wushow (Bill) Chou, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
            Information Systems;
        Michael J. Armstrong, Regional Director, Region VIII, Federal
            Emergency Management Agency;
        Rita A. Calvan, Regional Director, Region III, Federal Emergency
            Management Agency;

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        Karen R. Adler, Regional Administrator, Region II, General Services
            Administration; and
        Leslie R. Jin, General Counsel, U.S. Information Agency.

    December 17

    In the afternoon, the President hosted a Christmas celebration for
    children in the State Dining Room.
    The President announced that he is designating Gail McDonald, who has
    been serving as Acting Chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to
    be Chair of the ICC and that he intends to nominate Linda J. Morgan as a
    Commission member.

    December 20

    In the afternoon, the President met with Marc Klaas, father of Polly
    Klaas, a 12-year-old girl who was abducted from her home in Petaluma,
    CA, and murdered.

    December 23

    The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister
    Ruud Lubbers of The Netherlands to meet with him at the White House on
    January 4.

    December 27

    In the morning, the President traveled to Cambridge, MD, where he went
    duck hunting at Tieder Farm. He returned to Washington, DC, in the
    afternoon.
    In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    traveled to Hot Springs, AR.
    The White House announced that the President declared a major disaster
    existed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and that he ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and tornadoes on August 6.
    The White House announced that the President will make a state visit to
    Moscow on January 12-15, 1994, at the invitation of President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia.

    December 28

    In the morning, the President joined Hillary and Chelsea Clinton in
    Little Rock, AR. Following a shopping trip in the afternoon, the
    President and Hillary Clinton attended a private reception at the Old
    State House.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
    Fayetteville, AR, where they attended a University of Arkansas
    Razorbacks basketball game at Bud Walton Arena.

    December 29

    In the late morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
    traveled to Hilton Head, SC, where they attended the 1994 Renaissance
    Weekend.