[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 
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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, 
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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 
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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.