[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.