[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book I)]
[January 1, 1994]
[Pages 1353-1370]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]
Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994
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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 2
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to Washington, DC, from Hilton Head, SC.
January 3
In the afternoon, the President met with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
January 4
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
In the evening, the President had dinner with experts on European
affairs.
January 5
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with columnists.
January 6
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hot Springs, AR.
The President appointed Katherine D. Seelman to be the Director of the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research in the
Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
January 7
The President announced that he intends to nominate William A. Reinsch
to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.
The President appointed the following individuals to Senior Executive
Service positions:
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tony Hernandez, Regional Administrator, Region 8
Joseph J. O'Hern, Regional Administrator, Region 7
Department of Agriculture
Vicki J. Hicks, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Commodity
Operations, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Mary Ann Keeffe, Deputy Administrator for Special Nutrition
Programs, Food and Nutrition Service
R. Alan King, Deputy Administrator for Commodity Operations,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Paul W. Johnson, Chief, Soil Conservation Service
Department of Energy
Daniel C. Tate, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Liaison,
Congressional, Intergovernmental and International Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Denise T. Graveline, Deputy Associate Administrator, Communications
and Public Affairs
Department of Commerce
Jeffrey Hunker, Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Policy and Planning
Sally Yozell, Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
General Services Administration
Faith A. Wohl, Director, Workshop Initiatives
Department of Health and Human Services
Carol L. Roddy, Senior Adviser to the Surgeon General, Public Health
Service
Department of the Interior
Katherine Louise Henry, Associate Solicitor for Surface Mining
Department of Justice
Paul R. Friedman, Deputy Associate Attorney General
Frank Sharp Holleman III, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division
Cynthia C. Lebow, Senior Counsel for Policy, Civil Division
Department of State
Mary Faith Mitchell, Senior Population Coordinator, Bureau of
Population, Refugees and Migration
Department of the Treasury
John Paul Whitehead, Assistant to the Commissioner, Internal Revenue
Service
January 8
In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended
the memorial service for his mother, Virginia Kelley, at the Hot Springs
Convention Center in Hot Springs, AR. They then traveled to Hope, AR,
where they attended the burial service at Rose Hill Cemetery and a
reception following the service. In the late afternoon, they returned to
Washington, DC.
In the late evening, the President traveled to Brussels, Belgium.
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January 9
Following his afternoon arrival in Brussels, the President met with King
Albert II of Belgium at Laeken Palace.
In the evening, the President toured the Grand Place and visited a local
cafe.
January 10
In the morning, the President went to NATO Headquarters where he met
with NATO Secretary General Manfred Woerner, had a briefing by U.S.
military commanders, and attended the opening session of the NATO
summit.
In the afternoon, the President attended a luncheon hosted by King
Albert II of Belgium at Laeken Palace for NATO leaders and ministers of
foreign affairs. He then returned to NATO Headquarters where he attended
afternoon sessions of the NATO summit.
In the evening, the President attended a summit working dinner at the
Chateau Val Du Chesse. He then took a late evening walk and visited a
toy and novelty shop.
January 11
In the morning, the President attended the final session of the NATO
summit at NATO Headquarters. He then attended meetings and a working
lunch with European Union officials at European Union Headquarters.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Prague, Czech Republic,
where he participated in official welcoming ceremonies in the First
Courtyard of Prague Castle.
In the evening, after a walk across the Charles Bridge, the President
had dinner with President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic at the
Golden Tiger Pub. Later in the evening, he went to the Reduta Jazz Club.
January 12
In the morning, the President toured the Holocaust memorial at the
Pinkas Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery. He then hosted a working
lunch for Visegrad leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's residence.
In the afternoon, the President discussed the expansion of trade in
Eastern Europe with members of the business community at a K-Mart store.
He then attended a U.S. Embassy reception at the Prague Airport before
traveling to Kiev, Ukraine.
In the late evening, the President traveled to Moscow, Russia.
The White House announced that the President has directed Bernard
Nussbaum, Counsel to the President, to request the Attorney General to
appoint a Special Counsel to conduct, as expeditiously as possible, an
appropriate, independent investigation of the Whitewater matter and
report to the American people.
January 13
In the morning, the President met with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia
and then toured the Kremlin with him.
In the afternoon, the President again met with President Yeltsin and
then visited Alexi II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, at Central
Clinical Hospital.
In the evening, the President attended a private dinner hosted by
President Yeltsin at his country home.
January 14
In the morning, the President placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a state
dinner hosted by President Yeltsin in the Hall of Facets at the Kremlin.
The President named Michael Blumenthal as Chairman of the Fund for Large
Enterprises in Russia.
The President named Michael Gillette as the first Director of the
Support Implementation Group to improve implementation of multilateral
support efforts for Russia.
January 15
In the morning, the President participated in a formal departure
ceremony at St. George's Hall. Following the ceremony, the President and
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Minsk, Belarus.
Following an arrival ceremony in the late morning, the President met
with Chairman Stanislav Shushkevich of Belarus in the Blue Room at the
Voyskovoy Four. At the conclusion of their meeting, they participated in
a Belarus-U.S. investment treaty signing ceremony.
In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Vyacheslav
Kebich of Belarus in the Blue Room at the Voyskovoy Four and then with
opposition leaders in the upstairs suite. Later in the afternoon, he
placed a wreath at the World War II Memorial in Victory Square.
In the late afternoon, the President participated in a candlelight
remembrance ceremony at the Kuropaty Memorial honoring Belarusians
killed during the reign of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Following the
ceremony, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to
Geneva, Switzerland.
In the evening, the President met with President Otto Stich of
Switzerland at the Intercontinental Hotel.
January 16
In the afternoon, the President attended a reception at the U.S.
Mission.
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to Washington, DC.
January 18
In the morning, the President had a routine physical examination at
Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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In the afternoon, the President had telephone conversations with
Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
January 19
In the morning, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA, where he
toured areas damaged by the January 17 earthquake and met with southern
California residents.
In the late evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
January 20
The White House announced that the President authorized additional
measures to respond to immediate needs of southern California earthquake
victims.
January 21
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
The White House announced that the President will hold a private meeting
with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on January 31 during the
Chancellor's visit to Washington.
The White House announced that President Nursultan Nazarbayev of
Kazakhstan will make an official working visit to the United States on
February 14-15.
The White House announced that the President had a telephone
conversation with President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia on January 20.
January 22
The White House announced that the President released additional funds
of $283 million to continue disaster relief operations to assist
Californians affected by the January 17 earthquake.
January 23
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
January 24
The President announced that he intends to appoint D. James Baker to be
a Commissioner and Michael F. Tillman to be a Deputy Commissioner of the
International Whaling Commission.
January 25
The White House announced that on January 24 the President recess-
appointed John C. Truesdale to be a member of the National Labor
Relations Board.
January 26
The President sent to the Congress requests for the fiscal year 1994
supplemental appropriations that would result in a total Federal
commitment of $7.5 billion to areas affected by the January 17
earthquake in southern California.
The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
Minister John Major of the United Kingdom during his visit to the United
States on February 28.
January 27
The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan in Washington, DC, on February 11.
The President appointed the following individuals to Senior Executive
Service positions:
Department of Defense
Lance Davis, Director, Office of Technology Transition
William Cassidy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
Installation Conversion Management
John Michael Myers, Director of Policy, Office of Humanitarian and
Refugee Affairs
Patricia A. Rivers, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, Cleanup
John V. Ruberto, Director, Defense Diversification
James A. Ryan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Reserve Affairs
Department of State
Martha Caldwell Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Export Controls
Philip W. Yun, Senior Adviser, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific
Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Anne F. Thompson Reed, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration
Department of Transportation
John E. Graykowski, Deputy Administrator, Inland Waterways, and
Great Lakes, Maritime Administration
Ana Sol Gutierrez, Deputy Administrator, Research and Special
Programs Administration
January 28
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Piney Point, MD, where he
attended a luncheon at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference at
the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education. Later in the
afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
January 29
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the Alfalfa
Club dinner at the Capital Hilton and later the Second Annual Blue Jean
Bash at the National Building Museum.
January 30
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a dinner for
the National Governors' Association on the State Floor at the White
House. Later in the evening, the President had a telephone conversation
with the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys and then returned to the
dinner. Following the
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dinner, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister
Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan.
January 31
In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with Chancellor
Helmut Kohl of Germany at Filomena Ristorante of Georgetown.
In the evening, the President attended the Democratic Governors
Association dinner at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
The President announced that he intends to nominate Maria Elena Torano
to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy;
Willie Grace Campbell and Marion M. Dawson to be members of the Board of
Directors of the African Development Foundation and that he intends to
designate Ms. Campbell as the Foundation's Vice Chair; and Alice
Chamberlin to be a member of the International Joint Commission, U.S.
and Canada.
February 1
The White House announced that the President appointed the following
persons as members of the U.S. delegation to the 1994 winter Olympic
games in Lillehammer, Norway:
Hillary Rodham Clinton, delegation Chair;
Thomas Loftus, U.S. Ambassador to Norway;
Florence Griffith Joyner, Cochair, President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports;
Tom McMillen, Cochair, President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports;
Kathy Karpan, secretary of state of Wyoming;
David Matthews, partner in the Arkansas law firm of Matthews,
Campbell and Rhoads;
Irby Clifford Simpkins, Jr., publisher of the Nashville Banner; and
Dawn Steel, head of Steel Pictures, Inc.
The White House announced that the President sent a letter to the
Congress increasing the amount of loans and grants proposed in emergency
supplemental legislation to aid families, businesses, and communities in
southern California that suffered earthquake damage.
February 2
The President announced that he intends to nominate Robert S. Willard to
be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science.
February 3
The President appointed Christopher A. Hart as Deputy Administrator of
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 4
The President announced that he intends to nominate Robert C. Larson to
be a member of the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board.
The President announced that he intends to appoint Carol Jones Carmody
to be U.S. Representative on the Council of the International Civil
Aviation Organization and to nominate her for the rank of Minister
during her tenure.
The White House announced that the President designated Secretary of
Energy Hazel O'Leary to represent the United States at the funeral of
President Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Cote d'Ivoire on February 7.
The White House announced that the President will meet at the White
House with Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece on April 22.
February 6
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Houston, TX.
February 7
In the afternoon, the President toured the Lyndon B. Johnson Space
Center. In the evening, he traveled to Shreveport, LA.
February 8
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President sent a request to the
Congress for additional funds to assist Midwestern States in flood
recovery efforts.
February 12
In the morning, the President had breakfast with Prime Minister Morihiro
Hosokawa of Japan. Later in the morning, he had a telephone conversation
with Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hot Springs, AR.
February 13
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with
Olympic gold medal skier Tommy Moe.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
February 14
In the morning, the President participated in the American Heart
Association Valentine's Day Heart Run in Yates Memorial Field House at
Georgetown University.
In an afternoon ceremony at the White House, the President received
diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Ana Christina Sol of El
Salvador, Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh, Muhammed Abdul Ghaffar of
Bahrain, Maleeha Lodhi of Pakistan, and Raymond Chretien of Canada.
February 15
In the morning, the President traveled to London, OH, where he toured
the Defense Training Center
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at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. In the afternoon, he
returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Valerie Lau to be
Inspector General of the Treasury Department.
The President announced his intention to nominate Elio E. Muller, Jr.,
to be Alternate U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American
Development Bank.
The President named Michelle Denise Jordan as Deputy Regional
Administrator, Region V, at the Environmental Protection Agency.
The President announced that he has established Presidential Emergency
Board No. 224 to investigate and make recommendations for settlement of
the current dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and certain of its
employees represented by the United Transportation Union. The board
members are Dana E. Eischen (Chair), Tia Schneider Denenberg, and Irwin
M. Lieberman.
February 16
In the late morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Edison, NJ. They returned to Washington, DC, in the early evening.
February 17
The President announced his intention to appoint 15 men and women to
serve as members of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation
Experiments, and that Ruth R. Faden will serve as Chair. The members
are:
Ethicists
Ruth R. Faden
Ruth Macklin
Patricia A. King
Jay Katz
Historian
Susan E. Lederer
Attorney
Kenneth R. Feinberg
Epidemiologist
Duncan Thomas
Clinicians, Radiation Therapy/Nuclear Medicine
Eli J. Glatstein
Henry D. Royal
Mary Ann Stevenson
Clinician, Nonradiation/Public Health
Reed V. Tuckson
Military Medicine Specialist
Philip K. Russell
Radiation Biologist
Nancy L. Oleinick
General Scientist
Frank Press
Citizen Representative
Lois L. Norris
February 18
In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with African
National Congress President Nelson Mandela on democratic reform in South
Africa, and Prime Minister Tansu Ciller of Turkey on issues concerning
Bosnia and Cyprus.
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with business leaders.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Mississippi and
ordered Federal funds to be released to help communities in that State
recover from a winter storm which struck on February 9.
The President named Charles C. Clarke as Regional Administrator, Region
10, at the Environmental Protection Agency.
February 19
The White House announced that the President and Prime Minister John
Major of Great Britain will travel to Pittsburgh, PA, on February 28.
Following a working dinner, they will return to the White House where
the Prime Minister will remain overnight as the President's guest.
February 22
In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for congressional leaders
to discuss health care.
February 24
In the morning, the President traveled to Norwich, CT, where he toured
the Greenville Drug Store pharmacy and discussed health care with
patrons. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
The White House announced that President Leonid Kravchuk of Ukraine will
make an official visit to the United States on March 3-5 and will meet
with the President at the White House on March 4.
February 25
In the morning, the President met with senior military advisers in the
Cabinet Room.
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Cabinet members at Blair
House.
The White House announced that the President has invited Chairman Eduard
Shevardnadze of Georgia to make an official visit to the United States
on March 6-8. They will meet at the White House on March 7.
February 28
In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL. In the late
morning, he had a telephone conversation with Olympic silver medal
figure skater Nancy Kerrigan.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, where he met
with Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom. In the evening,
they returned to Washington, DC.
The President declared that major disasters existed in the States of
Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement
State and local
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recovery efforts in areas struck by severe winter ice storms and flash
flooding on February 9-12.
March 1
In the morning, the President had breakfast with Prime Minister Major.
March 2
In the evening, the President taped interviews with ``CBS This Morning''
and ``ABC World News.''
March 3
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan.
March 5
In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
March 6
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
from Camp David, MD.
March 7
The President announced the appointment of Joseph H. Flom as Chair of
the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars.
March 8
The President announced his intention to nominate Victor Zonana as
Assistant General Counsel of the Treasury. In this position, he will
serve as Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.
March 9
The President announced his intention to nominate Raymond G. Romero as
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs for the
Department of Transportation.
The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel at the White House on March 16.
March 10
In the morning, the President traveled to New York City. In the
afternoon, he met with police officers at the 61st Precinct in Brooklyn.
He then met with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at the Sheraton New York.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The White House announced the President's policy on foreign access to
space-based remote sensing systems and data products.
March 11
The President announced his intention to nominate Cynthia A. Metzler to
be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Administration and Management.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Virginia and
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
the area struck by flooding and a severe winter ice storm on February 8-
12.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Pennsylvania and
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
the area struck by a series of winter storms on January 4-February 25.
March 13
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria from Air Force One en route to Detroit,
MI. In the late afternoon, the President toured the Center for Advanced
Technology at Focus: HOPE in Detroit.
March 14
In the morning, the President had coffee at the Westin Hotel with
foreign government ministers participating in the Group of Seven Jobs
Conference.
In the afternoon, the President toured the assembly line at Detroit
Diesel. In the late afternoon, he traveled to Boston, MA.
In the evening, the President traveled to Nashua, NH.
March 15
In the morning, the President traveled to Keene, NH.
In the afternoon, the President toured the Markem Corp. and later
visited the town square. He then traveled to Fort Drum, NY.
In the evening, the President met with military personnel who recently
returned from Somalia and their families at the home of Gen. David C.
Meade, Fort Drum base commander. Later in the evening, he returned to
Washington, DC.
March 16
In the morning, the President met with National League of Cities
officers and then with Boy Scouts of America representatives.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Kentucky and
ordered Federal funds released to help communities in the State recover
from winter storms which occurred on February 9-11.
The President also declared that a major disaster existed in Delaware
and Maryland and ordered Federal funds released to help communities in
those States recover from severe ice storms and flooding which occurred
on February 8-18.
The President announced his intention to nominate William T. Coleman as
General Counsel for the Department of the Army.
March 17
In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister Albert Reynolds of
Ireland attended a St. Patrick's
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Day luncheon hosted by Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas
Foley on Capitol Hill.
In the afternoon, the President had telephone conversations with
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria to
discuss the Middle East peace process.
The White House announced the withdrawal of the nomination of Stephen J.
Solarz to be U.S. Ambassador to India and the President's request that
he serve as the President's Special Representative on Sudan.
The White House announced the appointment of Thomas B. Ross as Special
Assistant to the President, Senior Director for Public Affairs at the
National Security Council, and Deputy White House Press Secretary, and
of Donald Steinberg as Special Assistant to the President and Senior
Director for African Affairs at the National Security Council.
March 18
In the afternoon, the President had telephone conversations with
President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria and King Hussein of Jordan to discuss
developments in the Middle East peace process.
The President named Susan Hammer, Fu-Tong Hsu, Bernard Rapoport, Jack
Sheinkman, and Paula Stern to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy
and Negotiations.
The President announced his intention to nominate A.J. Eggenberger for
reappointment as Vice Chair of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board and Herbert John Cecil Kouts as a member of the Board.
The White House announced the appointment of Stanley Roth as Special
Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asian Affairs, Sandra
Kristoff as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for
Asia-Pacific Economic Affairs, and Robert L. Suettinger as Director for
Asian Affairs at the National Security Council.
The White House announced the President has appointed Matthew Nimetz to
serve as his Special Envoy to assist the United Nations efforts to
resolve the differences between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia.
March 19
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the Gridiron
Dinner at the Capitol Hilton.
The White House announced that Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of
Japan have accepted the President's invitation to visit the United
States beginning June 10.
March 20
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Fisher
Island, FL.
March 21
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Deerfield
Beach and later to Bal Harbour, FL. In the evening, they returned to
Washington, DC.
March 23
The President nominated Roger Hilsman, Stanley Sheinbaum, and Robert
Shamansky to the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Rush, Jr., to
be Inspector General of the Agency for International Development, U.S.
International Development Cooperation Agency.
The President announced the appointment of Thomas W. Hoog and Y.C.L.
Susan Woo to the Advisory Board for the National Air and Space Museum,
Smithsonian Institution.
The President announced his intention to nominate Thomasina ``Tommy''
Rogers as Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
The President announced the appointment of William Arceneaux as Chairman
of the Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae). In addition, he
announced his intention to appoint the following members:
Mitchell Berger;
Kris Durmer;
Diane Gilleland;
Regina Montoya;
James Moore;
Irene Natividad; and
Ronald Thayer.
March 24
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a meeting
with the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on Capitol Hill.
March 25
In the morning, the President traveled to Pope Air Force Base, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Andrews Air Force Base, MD,
and then traveled with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to Dallas, TX.
The President named the following members to the National Council on the
Arts:
Trisha Brown;
Ronald Feldman;
Barbara Grossman;
Kenneth Jarin;
Leo O'Donovan;
Judith Rubin;
Colleen Jennings-Roggensack; and
Rachael Worby.
March 26
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton met with patients and
family members at the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas.
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March 27
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
from Dallas, TX, to San Diego, CA.
March 28
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan.
March 30
The President declared the State of Alabama a major disaster area and
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
the wake of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred on
March 27.
March 31
The President declared the State of Georgia a major disaster area and
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
the wake of tornadoes, flooding, and severe storms that occurred on
March 27.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following
individuals to positions at the Department of Justice:
Jan Chaiken, Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics;
Jeremy Travis, Director of the National Institute of Justice; and
Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of
Justice Programs.
April 1
The White House announced that the President has invited Chancellor
Franz Vranitzky of Austria to visit the White House on April 20.
The President announced the National Civilian Community Corps selection
of the Naval Training Center in San Diego to be one of four regional
headquarters for the NCCC's service corps, involving 18- to 24-year-old
men and women.
April 2
In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
from San Diego, CA, to Charlotte, NC, where they attended the NCAA
basketball championship semifinal game at Charlotte Coliseum. In the
evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
April 4
In the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH. Following his
arrival in the afternoon, he attended the Cleveland Indians opening day
game at Jacobs Field and threw the ceremonial first ball of the 1994
baseball season.
In the evening, the President traveled to Charlotte, NC, where he
attended the NCAA basketball championship final at Charlotte Coliseum.
The President announced his intention to nominate Lt. Col. Linda M.
Hooks, USA, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
Acquisition and Facilities.
April 5
In the morning, the President went to Troy, NC, where he toured
Montgomery County Hospital and met with patients. He returned to
Washington, DC, in the evening.
April 6
In the morning, the President traveled to Bowling Green, KY. He returned
to Washington, DC, in the early evening.
Later in the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
attended a gala performance of the Royal Ballet at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts.
April 7
In the morning, the President traveled to Topeka, KS. He then traveled
to Kansas City, MO, in the afternoon and to Minneapolis, MN, in the
evening.
April 8
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President will host the Summit of the
Americas in Miami, FL, on December 9-10.
The President announced his intention to make the following nominations:
Timothy A. Chorba to be Ambassador to Singapore;
Donna Jean Hrinak to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic;
Johnny Young to be Ambassador to Togo;
Joseph Edward Lake to be Ambassador to Albania;
Irvin Hicks to be Ambassador to Ethiopia;
Myles Robert Rene Frechette to be Ambassador to Colombia; and
Peter R. Chaveas to be Ambassador to Malawi.
April 11
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Virginia
following severe winter storms that struck the State on March 1-5 and
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
April 13
The President announced his intention to appoint Evelyne Villines, Gary
Krump, Leonard Vincent, and Donald Wedewer as members of the Committee
for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped.
April 14
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Tennessee and
ordered Federal funds to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
the areas struck by rainfall and flash flooding on March 25-April 3.
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The President announced his intention to nominate Philip Edward Coyle
III to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation at the Department
of Defense.
The President announced his intention to nominate Manuel Trinidad
Pacheco as a member of the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals as members of the American Battle Monuments Commission:
Hugh Carey;
Evelyn Pat Foote;
Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon;
Rolland Kidder;
Douglas Kinnard;
Alfred Los Banos;
Tom Lyons;
Brenda Moore; and
Gary Reals.
April 15
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for
the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
The President announced his intention to nominate Patricia Fry Godley as
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy.
April 16
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Williamsburg, VA, where they attended the Senate Democratic Policy
Committee Annual Issues Retreat.
April 17
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Charlotte, NC, where he
attended the 30th Anniversary Mustang Celebration at Charlotte Motor
Speedway. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
April 18
In the morning, the President traveled to Milwaukee, WI. Following his
arrival, he participated in an Ameritech demonstration of the Wisconsin
Health Information Network at the Italian Community Center. He returned
to Washington, DC, in the evening.
April 19
The President announced his intention to nominate Marilyn Peters as a
member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage
Corporation.
April 20
In the morning, the President went jogging at Hains Point with the
winners of the 1994 Boston Marathon.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph R. Paolino,
Jr., to be Ambassador to Malta.
April 21
In the evening, the President attended a reception for Prime Minister
Andreas Papandreou of Greece at Blair House.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Missouri and
ordered that Federal funds be released to help individuals and families
in that State recover from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding which
began on April 9.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in Oklahoma and
ordered that Federal funds be released to help individuals and families
in that State recover from severe storms and flooding which began on
April 11.
April 22
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert B. Barnett as a
member of the Board of Trustees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution.
April 23
In the morning, the President attended an all-day Cabinet meeting at
Blair House.
April 25
The White House announced the President's intention to nominate Aileen
Adams to be Director of the Office for Victims of Crime at the
Department of Justice.
April 26
The White House announced that the President has invited Prime Minister
P.V. Narasimha Rao of India to the White House for an official working
visit on May 19.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Illinois and ordered that Federal funds be released to help individuals
and families in that State recover from severe storms, heavy rain, and
flooding which began on April 9.
The President announced the establishment of the U.S. Committee for the
50th Anniversary of the United Nations, to be chaired jointly by
Secretary of State Warren Christopher and U.N. Ambassador Madeleine
Albright.
April 27
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Irvine, CA, where he was
joined by Hillary Clinton at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. They
then went to Yorba Linda, CA, where they attended funeral services for
President Richard Nixon at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace.
April 28
In the early morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Gary N. Kimble to be
Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans in the
Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human
Services.
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April 29
In the morning, the President had lunch with business leaders.
The President announced the appointment of Keith Boykin as Special
Assistant to the President and Director of Specialty Press for the White
House Office of Media Affairs and Ken Chitester as the Director of News
Analysis for the White House.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Texas and ordered that Federal funds be released to help individuals and
families in that State recover from severe storms and tornadoes which
began on April 25.
May 2
In the morning, the President met with Vice Premier Zou Jiahua of China.
In the evening, the President met with congressional leaders to discuss
the assault weapons ban.
May 3
In the morning, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA. In the afternoon,
he toured the CNN International Studio. He returned to Washington, DC,
in the evening.
The President announced his intention to nominate Gus A. Owen as a
member of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Robert J. Huggett as
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the
Environmental Protection Agency.
May 4
In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Gov. Ann
Richards of Texas at the Washington Court Hotel.
The President announced his intention to nominate Nancy Gist to be
Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
May 5
The President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Andreas
Papandreou of Greece regarding efforts to resolve issues relating to the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Cyprus.
May 6
The President named Clyde A. Wheeler as a member of the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eamon M. Kelly as a
member of the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Bruce Babbitt as
Federal member and Vincent D'Anna as alternate Federal member of the
Delaware River Basin Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ralph G. Hoard as a
member of the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Bruce Babbitt as
Federal member and Kenneth J. Cole as alternate Federal member of the
Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Janet Lippe Norwood as
Chair and Leon Lynch as a member of the Advisory Council on Unemployment
Compensation.
The President announced his intention to appoint John Richardson as a
member of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following members
of the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations:
Roger J. Baccigaluppi;
Curtis H. Barnette;
John Bryson;
James Camerlo;
Maurice R. Greenberg;
Donald G. Fisher;
Dr. W. David Leak;
Walter Y. Elisha;
Fred Krupp;
Charles P. Lazarus;
Jerome Siegel;
Rudolph A. Oswald;
Vilma Martinez;
Lenore Miller;
J. McDonald Williams; and
Andrew Young.
May 9
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
Minister Tsutomu Hata of Japan. He then traveled to New York City.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Warwick, RI, and in the
evening, he went to Cranston. He returned to Washington, DC, in the late
evening.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Nebraska and ordered Federal funding to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe snow and ice storm on
April 10-13.
May 11
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Michigan and ordered that Federal funds be released to help communities
in that State recover from record-breaking temperatures and a deep
freeze which began on January 10.
The President announced his intention to nominate Neil Offen as a member
of the Inter-American Foundation. Upon confirmation, Mr. Offen will be
designated Vice Chair.
May 12
In the afternoon, the President met with Foreign Minister Alain Juppe of
France to discuss his upcoming visit to France to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of D-Day.
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The President appointed Joseph N. Onek as a member of the District of
Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.
May 13
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Maine and ordered that Federal funds be released to help communities in
that State recover from flooding and ice jams which began on April 15.
The President announced his intention to nominate Phyllis Elliott Oakley
as Assistant Secretary of State for the new Bureau of Population,
Refugees and Migration.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jose M. Amador as
Assistant Secretary for Science and Education at the Department of
Agriculture.
The President announced his intention to nominate George Charles Bruno
as Ambassador to Belize.
May 14
In the morning, the President traveled to Indianapolis, IN, where he met
with Prime Minister Albert Reynolds of Ireland at the Mount Helm Baptist
Church. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
The President announced that the Congressional Medal of Honor would be
presented posthumously in a White House ceremony on May 23 to M. Sgt.
Gary I. Gordon and Sfc. Randall D. Shughart, who were killed in action
in Mogadishu, Somalia, on October 3, 1993.
May 18
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert A. Pastor to be
Ambassador to the Republic of Panama.
The President announced his intention to nominate John Shattuck, Ashton
Carter, and Charles Meissner as members of the Commission on Security
and Cooperation in Europe.
May 19
The President announced his appointment of Benjamin O. Davis and Jeffrey
H. Smith as members of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military
Academy.
May 20
In the morning, the President traveled to San Bernardino, CA, and in the
afternoon, he traveled to Los Angeles.
The President announced the appointment of Ambassador Melissa F. Wells
as his special representative on Sudan.
The President announced his intention to nominate Harold A. Monteau to
be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission and the appointment
of Lacy H. Thornburg to serve as an associate member of the Commission.
The President announced the appointment of James W. Wold as Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense and Director of the Defense Prisoner of
War/Missing in Action Office.
The White House announced that the President will met with President
Abdou Diouf of Senegal on May 23 at the White House.
May 21
In the afternoon, the President attended a Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee fundraiser at a private residence in Sacramento, CA.
May 22
In the early morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.
May 23
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a reception
at Hickory Hill, the Kennedy estate in McLean, VA.
The President announced his intention to nominate Delissa A. Ridgway as
Chair and John R. Lacey as Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement
Commission of the United States at the Department of Justice.
May 24
In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for historians, veterans,
and Members of Congress to discuss the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the
President's upcoming trip to Europe.
The President announced his intention to nominate Sandra Stuart to be
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and Judith A.
Miller to be General Counsel for the Department of Defense.
The President announced the appointment of the following 14 members to
the 20-member President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports:
Elizabeth Arendt;
Jeff Blatnick;
Ralph Boston;
Don Casey;
Rockne Freitas;
Zina Garrison-Jackson;
Calvin Hill;
Jimmie Huega;
Judith Pinero Kieffer;
Deborah Slaner Larkin;
Ira Leesfield;
Jack Mills;
Kevin Saunders; and
Amber Travsky.
May 25
In the late afternoon, the President went to Capitol Hill where he
attended a Democratic leadership meeting on health care and met with
members of the House Democratic Caucus. He then attended a fundraiser
for Senator John Glenn at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The President announced the selection of 20 projects for negotiation as
part of MARITECH, the
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administration's program to improve the international competitiveness of
the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
May 26
The President announced that he has asked Agency for International
Development Administrator J. Brian Atwood to be his personal
representative and to lead a delegation to visit Ethiopia, Eritrea, and
Kenya to examine life-threatening disaster conditions.
The President announced the appointment of Les Aspin as a member and
Chair of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.
The President announced the appointment of Veronica Goldberg as a member
of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
May 27
In the morning, the President met with United Nations Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
The President appointed Fred F. Woerner and F. Haydn Williams as members
of the American Battle Monuments Commission.
May 30
In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea to discuss the situation in North
Korea.
May 31
In the morning, the President met with Joao Havelange, president of the
Federation Internationale de Football Association.
June 1
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Rome,
Italy, where they arrived after midnight.
June 2
Following an arrival ceremony at Ciampino Airport, the President and
Hillary Clinton went to Villa Taverna, the home of the U.S. Ambassador
and their residence during their stay in Italy.
Later in the morning, they went to the Palazzo del Quirinale, where the
President met with President Oscar Scalfaro of Italy.
In the early afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton went to the
Vatican, where the President met with His Holiness John Paul II in the
Papal Library. The President and Hillary Clinton then visited the
Sistine Chapel.
Later in the afternoon, the President met with Mayor Francesco Rutelli
of Rome in the Campidoglio, the city hall of Rome, on Capitoline Hill.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner
hosted by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy at the Villa Madama.
June 3
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to the
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in Nettuno, Italy, where the President
received a private briefing at the Superintendent's home and visited
gravesites at the cemetery. Following ceremonies commemorating the
liberation of Italy, the President hosted a reception for U.S. veterans
in the South Garden adjacent to the memorial at the cemetery.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to Rome,
where they visited the Forum.
The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Graham, Jr., as
Special Representative for Arms Control Negotiations and James Sweeney
as Chief Science Adviser for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament
Agency.
The President announced his intention to nominate William Albert Nitze
as Assistant Administrator for International Activities at the
Environmental Protection Agency.
June 4
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Rome,
Italy, to Royal Air Force station Mildenhall, United Kingdom, where they
were greeted by Prime Minister John Major. They then traveled to
Cambridge, where the President visited the Wall of the Missing at the
U.S. Cemetery. Later, they traveled to Chequers, the Prime Minister's
residence in North Aylesbury.
In the afternoon, the President went to Hartwell House, near Aylesbury.
In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Portsmouth, where they were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II aboard the
royal yacht H.M.Y. Britannia. Later, they attended a dinner hosted by
the Queen at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, after which they returned to
the H.M.Y. Britannia.
June 5
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Southsea
Common, Portsmouth, for the Drumhead ceremony, commemorating the
blessing of the fleet which sailed to Normandy. They then returned to
the H.M.Y. Britannia.
In the afternoon, aboard the H.M.Y. Britannia with allied leaders, they
reviewed the flotilla which was en route to Normandy and participated in
a commemoration of the embarkation of the fleet for D-Day. Later, the
President visited World War II and Normandy merchant marine veterans
aboard the U.S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien. The President and Hillary Clinton
then boarded the U.S.S. George Washington and traveled to Normandy,
France, arriving off the coast in the evening.
June 6
In the morning, following his remarks at Pointe du Hoc, the President
and Hillary Clinton visited the cliff of Pointe du Hoc with Ranger
veterans and greeted their families.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Caen,
France, where they attended a
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luncheon for visiting leaders hosted by President Francois Mitterrand of
France at the Caen Prefecture. Later, they traveled to Omaha Beach,
where they joined American veterans and other leaders at an
international ceremony commemorating the invasion.
In the evening, following his remarks at the U.S. Cemetery at
Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, the President met with American
veterans on the beach. The President and Hillary Clinton then traveled
to Paris.
June 7
In the morning, after greeting the U.S. Embassy staff at the
Ambassador's residence, the President met with U.S. business leaders
based in Paris and French business leaders.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a luncheon
hosted by Prime Minister Edouard Balladur of France in the Salle de
Conseil at the Hotel Matignon.
The President announced his intention to nominate Clay Constantinou as
Ambassador to Luxembourg.
The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Gaines as a
member of the National Appeals Board of the U.S. Parole Commission at
the Department of Justice.
The President announced that he intends to appoint Robert C. Nelson and
has already appointed Claudine Schneider as members of the
Competitiveness Policy Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint David B. Roosevelt and
Lester S. Hyman as members of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Commission.
June 8
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Paris,
France, to Oxford, United Kingdom, where they attended a luncheon hosted
by the chancellor of Oxford University at the Dining Hall, Commons,
University College. Later, the President greeted American students
attending the university at Rhodes House, Oxford.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Sheila M. McGuire as a
member of the Risk Assessment and Management Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth Frawley
Bagley as Ambassador to Portugal.
The President announced his intention to nominate Carl Burton Stokes as
Ambassador to Seychelles.
June 9
The President announced his intention to nominate Brian J. Donnelly as
Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
The President announced his intention to appoint John M. Bernal as U.S.
Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission--United
States and Mexico.
June 13
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia.
The President announced his intention to nominate Marsha P. Martin and
Doyle L. Cook to serve as members of the Farm Credit Administration
Board. Upon confirmation, Ms. Martin will be designated Chairman.
June 14
In the morning, the President met with Senator Bob Packwood and Senator
Daniel Patrick Moynihan to discuss health care. He then traveled to
Kansas City, MO, where he met with women who have benefited from State
welfare reform programs. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
The White House announced that the President has accepted an invitation
to visit Riga, Latvia, on July 6 for a meeting with President Guntis
Ulmanis of Latvia, President Lennart Meri of Estonia, and President
Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania.
June 15
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Vice President.
In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Iowa Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Bonnie Campbell at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel.
The President announced his intention to appoint Janice M. Johnson as a
member of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.
The President announced his intention to designate Peter S. Watson as
Chair and Janet A. Nuzum as Vice Chair of the U.S. International Trade
Commission.
June 16
In the morning, the President met with Members of Congress to discuss
oil and gas issues.
In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Chicago, IL.
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert F. Drinan,
Cherry T. Kinoshita, Yeiichi Kuwayama, Dale Minami, and Don T. Nakanishi
to the Civil Liberties Public Education Board of Directors.
June 17
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended
the first game of the World Cup soccer tournament at Soldier Field in
Chicago. Following the game, they traveled to Camp David, MD.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the District of
Columbia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local efforts
in areas struck by severe ice storms on January 17-19.
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The President announced his intention to nominate Celeste Pinto McLain
to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak).
The President announced that he has appointed the following nine members
of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council:
Benjamin Meed;
John T. Pawlikowski;
Deborah E. Lipstadt;
David Berger;
Gary A. Barron;
Menachem Z. Rosensaft;
Abigail S. Wexner;
Arthur L. Schechter; and
Lawrence M. Small.
June 19
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
June 21
In the morning, the President met with President Yoweri Museveni of
Uganda in the Oval Office.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for
the Democratic National Committee Business Leadership Forum on the South
Lawn.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in areas struck by severe storms and flooding.
June 22
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a luncheon
for King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan.
In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea about recent developments in the
North Korean situation.
June 23
In the morning, the President met with Prime Minister Viktor
Chernomyrdin of Russia.
In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic
credentials from Ambassadors Fatikh Teshabaev of Uzbekistan, Branislav
Lichardus of the Slovak Republic, Jerome Mendouga of Cameroon, Riad
Tabbarah of Lebanon, Khalil Ugur of Turkmenistan, Kepas Ismael Watangia
of Papua New Guinea, Lionel J. Wood of New Zealand, Moise Koffi Koumoue
of Cote d'Ivoire, Benjamin Edgar Kipkorir of Kenya, Sven Alkalaj of
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Manaspas Xuto of Thailand, and Jerzy Kozminski
of Poland.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals:
William J. Wilson, to be a member of the President's Commission on
White House Fellowships;
John E. Lyle, to be a member of the Federal Council on the Aging;
Stanislaus A. Blejwas, to be a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial
Council; and
Hugh H. Hogle, Wayne Owens, and Robert K. Nelson to be members of
the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
June 24
In the morning, following a meeting with President Carlos Menem of
Argentina, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO. After his arrival,
he rode the Metrolink train system from St. Louis International Airport
to Union Station.
In the afternoon, the President toured the Fox Park neighborhood. In the
late afternoon, he met at the Adams Mark Hotel with East St. Louis
recipients in the Children's Defense Fund ``Beat the Odds'' scholarship
program.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Holbrooke as
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.
The President announced his intention to appoint Raul Yzaguirre as
Chair, Ana Margarita Guzman as Vice Chair, and the following 19 members
of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanic Americans:
Erlinda Paiz Archuleta;
Cecelia Preciado Burciaga;
George Castro;
Darlene Chavira Chavez;
Miriam Cruz;
Maria Hernandez;
Sonia Hernandez;
Mike Koldyke;
Cipriano Munoz;
Eduardo Padron;
Janice Petrovich;
Edwin Quinones;
Gloria Rodriguez;
Isaura Santiago Santiago;
John Phillip Santos;
Samuel Vigil;
Diana Cendoya Wasserman;
Ruben Zacarias; and
Jose Gonzalez.
June 25
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
Camp David, MD.
June 26
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to the White House from Camp David, MD.
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June 27
In the late afternoon, the President traveled to New York City, where he
attended the Democratic National Committee Presidential Dinner at the
St. Regis Hotel. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
June 28
The White House announced that at the invitation of the President, the
following persons will be members of the Presidential delegation which
will travel to Vietnam on July 1-4 and to Laos on July 4-5 to press for
further progress on unresolved POW/MIA issues:
John F. Sommer, Jr.;
Paul A. Spera;
Richard F. Schultz;
Donald M. Hearon;
Jack Clark; and
Ann Mills Griffiths.
The delegation will be jointly led by Deputy Secretary of Veterans
Affairs Hershel Gober, Assistant Secretary of State Winston Lord, and
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/MIA Affairs James Wold.
June 29
The Presidential announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth Anne
Moler to serve as Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Harvey G. Ryland to be
Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The President announced his intention to nominate Susan Berla Perry to
be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Luise S. Jordan as
Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
The President announced his intention to nominate Cecil J. Banks as a
member of the Board of Directors for the African Development Foundation.
July 1
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
Camp David, MD.
The President announced his intention to nominate Roger C. Viadero as
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture.
The President announced his intention to nominate Peter J. Osetek as
Commissioner of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation.
The President announced his intention to appoint Don Christiansen as a
member of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local
recovery efforts in areas struck by severe storms, flooding, and ground
saturation due to high water tables beginning March 5.
July 4
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic to discuss the relocation
of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty to Prague.
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned
to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.
July 5
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia.
The President also had telephone conversations with President Guillermo
Endara of Panama, Prime Minister Eugenia Charles of Dominica, and Prime
Minister Lester Bird of Antigua and Barbuda to discuss safe havens for
Haitian refugees. He also met with Ray Mabus, U.S. Ambassador-designate
to Saudi Arabia.
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
to Riga, Latvia.
The President announced his intention to appoint John A. Calhoun, Nancy
G. Guerra, and Rose W. Washington as members of the Coordinating Council
on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
The White House announced the President invited President-elect Ernesto
Perez Balladares of Panama to meet with him on July 20.
July 6
Following a morning arrival ceremony at Riga International Airport, the
President attended a working luncheon with Presidents Guntis Ulmanis of
Latvia, Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania, and Lennart Meri of Estonia in
the White Room at Riga Castle.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton met with Latvian
political, cultural, and business leaders at the Stock Market Building.
Following the reception, they went to Freedom Square, where the
President met with U.S. Embassy staff from Latvia, Estonia, and
Lithuania. They then traveled to Warsaw, Poland, arriving in the late
afternoon.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton went to the
Presidential Palace. Following an arrival ceremony in the courtyard, the
President met with President Lech Walesa of Poland in the Blue Room.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joel D. Valdez as a
member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
The President announced his intention to nominate Marc Lincoln Marks as
Commissioner of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
The President announced the appointment of Dwight N. Mason as Chair of
the Permanent Joint Board on Defense, U.S. and Canada.
July 7
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton went to the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier, where the President participated in a wreath-laying
cere-
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mony. They then went to the Warsaw Ghetto, where the President
participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial for the Warsaw
Ghetto uprising of 1943. Following the ceremony, he met with Prime
Minister Waldemar Pawlak of Poland at the Parliament Building.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton toured Old Town and
then went to the Presidential Palace, where the President attended a
reception with President Walesa and foreign ministers of Central and
Eastern European nations.
In the evening, following a departure ceremony in the Presidential
Palace courtyard, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton greeted
members of the U.S. Embassy staff at the U.S. Ambassador's residence.
They then traveled to Naples, Italy. While en route aboard Air Force
One, the President had telephone conversations with Gov. Roy Romer of
Colorado and Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia to express his concern for the
loss of life and damage caused by fires and floods.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Georgia following torrential rain, flooding, tornadoes, and high winds
and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts.
July 8
In the morning, the President met at the Hotel Vesuvio in Naples with
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy and then with Prime Minister
Tomiichi Murayama of Japan.
In the evening, the President met at the Hotel Vesuvio with Prime
Minister Jean Chretien of Canada. He then attended a working dinner with
G-7 leaders at the Castel Dell'Ovo restaurant.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery
efforts, following severe storms and flooding caused by Tropical Storm
Alberto.
July 9
In the morning, the President attended the opening session of the
economic summit at the Palazzo Reale.
In the afternoon, the President attended a working luncheon with G-7
leaders at the Hotel Vesuvio and then returned to the Palazzo Reale to
attend afternoon sessions of the economic summit.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner
hosted by President Oscar Scalfaro of Italy at the Palazzo Caserta.
July 10
In the morning, the President attended sessions of the economic summit
at the Palazzo Reale.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton toured
the ruins of Pompeii.
Following an evening reception with U.S. Embassy staff at the
Capodichino Airport, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
traveled to Bonn, Germany.
The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of
Florida following flooding caused by Tropical Storm Alberto and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts there.
July 11
In the morning, following an arrival ceremony at the Villa
Hammerschmidt, the President met with President Roman Herzog of Germany.
In the afternoon, the President held meetings with Rudolf Scharping,
Social Democratic Party chairman, and Klaus Kinkel, Federal Vice-
Chancellor, at the Petersburg Guest House. Later in the afternoon, the
President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Worms, Germany.
The President then went by bus to Oggersheim, Germany.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner
hosted by Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany at his home. They then
traveled to Berlin, Germany.
The President announced his intention to nominate Curtis Warren Kamman
to be Ambassador to Bolivia.
The President announced his intention to nominate Gabriel Guerra-
Mondragon to be Ambassador to Chile.
July 12
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the
Oranienburger Strasse Neue Synagogue. Later that afternoon, the
President and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eileen A. Malloy to be
Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following
individuals to be trustees on the Board of Trustees of the Morris K.
Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy
Foundation:
Bill Anoatubby;
Terrence L. Bracy;
Matt James;
D. Michael Rappoport;
Anne Udall; and
Norma Udall.
July 13
In the morning, the President traveled to Albany, GA, where he took a
helicopter tour of the damage caused by severe flooding in that State.
Following the tour, he met with FEMA officials, Governors, and Members
of Congress at the Ayers Corporation Building at Southwest Georgia
Regional Airport to discuss Federal flood recovery assistance for
Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. He then went to the Highland Middle
School disaster assistance center, where he discussed flood assistance
with community members.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
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The President announced his intention to nominate Walter Slocombe to be
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jan Lodal to be
Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ralph Earle II as
Deputy Director for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph Nye, Jr., to be
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.
July 15
In the morning, the President traveled to Greensburg, PA, and then to
Philadelphia, PA.
In the evening, the President attended the Pennsylvania Presidential
Dinner at the Public Ledger Building. Following the dinner, he returned
to Washington, DC.
July 17
In the evening, the President traveled to Miami, FL.
July 18
In the morning, the President attended the first meeting of the Summit
of the Americas executive committee at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Hotel.
In the afternoon, he attended a reception with officers of the National
Council of La Raza at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Later in the
afternoon, he traveled to Brunswick, ME.
In the evening, the President attended the Maine Democratic Party
Coordinated Campaign dinner at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. He then
traveled to Boston, MA.
July 19
In the morning, the President met in Boston with Jim and Mary Bryant and
their two children, of Beverly, MA, who had written to him about their
inability to obtain health insurance. In the afternoon, he returned to
Washington, DC.
In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Gov. Roy Romer
of Colorado at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel.
July 20
The President announced his intention to nominate James W. Swihart, Jr.,
to be Ambassador to Lithuania.
The President announced his intention to appoint Pamela Young-Holmes and
Donna Sorkin as members of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board.
July 21
The President announced that Glenn H. Hutchins will be the Chairman of
the Western New Independent States Enterprise Fund.
The President announced he has named Senator David Pryor of Arkansas as
Chairman of the Policy Committee for the White House Conference on Aging
and the following individuals as members:
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry G. Cisneros;
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown;
Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala;
Norman Abramowitz;
Horace Deets;
James T. Delacruz;
Rose Dobrof;
Mary Rose Oakar;
Herb Sanderson;
Lawrence Smedley;
Marta Sotomayor; and
Daniel Thursz.
July 22
The President announced his intention to appoint Peter Berle, Dan
Morales, Jean Richardson, John Wirth, and Jonathan Plaut to be members
of the Joint Public Advisory Committee of the North American Commission
for Environmental Cooperation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Dr. Paul Hill to be
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of the Chemical Safety and
Hazard Investigation Board and his intention to nominate Dr. Devra Lee
Davis, Dr. Gerald V. Poje, and Dr. Andrea Kidd Taylor to be members of
the Board.
July 23
In the morning, the President traveled to Hot Springs, AR, to attend his
high school class reunion.
July 24
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
July 25
In the afternoon, the President hosted a working lunch for Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and King Hussein of Jordan at Blair
House.
July 26
In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Gov. Mario Cuomo
of New York at the Sheraton Carlton.
The White House announced that the President has asked the Reverend
Jesse Jackson to travel to Nigeria to convey the President's concerns
over the absence of progress toward the restoration of civilian
democracy there.
July 27
In the morning, the President met with a group of business leaders.
The President asked Secretary of Defense William Perry and Gen. George
Joulwan, commander of U.S.
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Forces in Europe, to travel to Zaire and Uganda to inspect Rwandan
refugee relief operations.
The President announced his intention to nominate Martin J. Dickman as
Inspector General of the Railroad Retirement Board.
July 28
The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Kaminski to be
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph F. Baca, Robert
N. Baldwin, Jennifer Hauge, Florence K. Murray, and William M. Paparian
as members of the State Justice Institute.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following
individuals to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National
and Community Service:
Andrea Brown;
Thomas Ehrlich;
Chris Evert;
Christopher Gallagher;
Teresa Heinz;
Christine Hernandez;
Reatha Clark King;
Carol Kinsley;
Leslie Lenkowsky;
Marlee Matlin;
Gerald McEntee;
Arthur Naparstek;
John Rother; and
Walter Shorenstein.
July 29
The President transmitted to the Congress requests for emergency fiscal
year 1994 appropriations for humanitarian relief efforts for refugees of
hostilities in Rwanda.
The President announced his intention to nominate Gil Coronado as the
first Hispanic Director of the Selective Service System.
The President announced his intention to appoint Bernard Hansen as
Commissioner, George Frampton as Federal Government Commissioner, and
David Dempsey as Alternate Commissioner to the Great Lakes Fishery
Commission: United States Section.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following members
of the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission:
Denise D. Fort (Chair);
Bruce Babbitt;
Togo West;
Huali G. Chai;
Janet C. Neuman;
Jack Robertson;
Harriett M. Wieder;
John E. Echohawk; and
Patrick O'Toole.
July 30
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Independence, MO, where they met with families from the State who had
problems with the health care system. In the afternoon, they toured the
Harry S. Truman Library.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Cleveland,
OH, where they attended a fundraising dinner for senatorial candidate
Joel Hyatt at a private residence. Following the dinner, they returned
to Washington, DC.