[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
[August 1, 1994]
[Pages 2211-2221]
[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.

August 1

In the morning, the President traveled to Jersey City, NJ, where he met 
with families from the State to discuss their problems with the health 
care system. In the late afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

August 2

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a Democratic 
National Committee fundraiser at a private residence in Oxon Hill, MD.
The President declared major disasters in Oregon and Washington 
following severe damage to the ocean salmon fishing industries caused by 
the El Nino weather pattern and recent drought.
The White House announced that the President has invited President 
Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine to Washington, DC, for an official working 
visit on November 29.
The President announced his intention to appoint Dolores Kohl as a 
member of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to the National Science Board:
    Eve L. Menger;
    Claudia Mitchell-Kernan;
    Diana S. Natalicio;
    Robert M. Solow;
    Warren M. Washington; and
    John A. White.

The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education:
    Joseph Abeyta;
    Agnes Cavis;
    Rosemary Ackley Christensen;
    Mark Maryboy;
    Aleta Paisano-Suazo;
    Janine Pease Windy Boy;
    Scott Ratliff; and
    Sherry Red Owl.

August 3

The President announced his intention to appoint Barbara Blum, LaDonna 
Harris, Loren Kieve, and Catherine Baker Stetson to the Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Board of 
Trustees.
The President announced his intention to appoint Kit Dobelle as a member 
of the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.

August 4

The President announced his intention to nominate Herschelle Challenor 
to the National Security Education Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Sheldon C. (Shay) 
Bilchik as Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention at the Department of Justice.

August 5

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to 
Camp David, MD.
The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth Spencer 
Yalowitz as Ambassador to Belarus.
The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph M. Aragon, 
Stephen R. Colgate, and Kenneth Young as members of the Board of 
Directors of Federal Prison Industries.

August 6

In the afternoon, the President traveled from Camp David, MD, to 
Detroit, MI, where he attended the ``Michigan Salutes the President'' 
dinner. He returned to Camp David in the evening.

August 8

In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned 
to Washington, DC. Later in the morning, the President met with the Law 
Enforcement Steering Committee.
The President announced his intention to nominate Vincent Sorrentino to 
be a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway 
Development Corporation at the Department of Transportation.

August 9

In the morning, the President met with business leaders to discuss 
health care reform.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jorge Perez to the 
National Council on the Arts.
The White House announced that the President has directed that the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence 
conduct an immediate inquiry into the National Reconnaissance Office 
headquarters construction project and that the project be declassified.

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August 10

The President announced his intention to nominate Frederick Pang to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management.
The President announced his intention to appoint John C. Phillips as a 
member of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Advisory Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities:
    Lloyd (Vic) Hackley;
    Lucille Ish;
    Robert Albright;
    Oswald P. Bronson;
    Ramona Hoage Edelin;
    Sebetha Jenkins;
    Arthur E. Johnson;
    Adib Akmal Shakir;
    Dolores Spikes;
    Arthur E. Thomas;
    Valora Washington;
    Bernard C. Watson; and
    Barbara D. Wills-Duncan.

August 11

In an afternoon ceremony at the White House, the President received 
diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Erstein Mallet Edwards of Saint 
Kitts and Nevis, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah of Ghana, Roberto Flores Bermudez of 
Honduras, Sonia Picado of Costa Rica, Snezhana Botusharova of Bulgaria, 
Pedro Echeverria of Venezuela, Tuleutai Suleymenov of Kazakhstan, John 
Biehl of Chile, and Yuliy Vorontsov of Russia.
Later in the afternoon, the President met with President Meles Zenawi, 
head of the transnational government of Ethiopia.
The President announced his intention to nominate Bruce Morrison as 
Chair of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate J. Clifford Hudson as 
a member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor 
Protection Corporation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Patricia Hill Williams 
as a member of the Inter-American Foundation Board of Governors.
The President announced his intention to appoint Kristine Norosz as a 
member of the International Pacific Halibut Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Billie Maxine Glory and 
A. Michael Neimeyer to the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education.

August 12

In the morning, following a breakfast with Cabinet members, the 
President traveled to Minneapolis, MN.
In the evening, the President returned to Andrews Air Force Base, MD, 
where he was joined by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. They then went to 
Camp David, MD.
The President named Jodie R. Torkelson as Deputy Assistant to the 
President for Management and Administration, effective September 1.
The President announced his intention to nominate Lori Esposito Murray 
to be Assistant Director for the Multilateral Affairs Bureau, U.S. Arms 
Control and Disarmament Agency.

August 14

In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled 
from Camp David, MD, to Temple Hills, MD, where they attended services 
at the Full Gospel A.M.E. Zion Church. The President and Hillary Clinton 
returned to Camp David, MD, in the afternoon.

August 15

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White 
House from Camp David.
The President announced his intention to appoint Alan Krueger as Chief 
Economist at the Department of Labor.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gary Rodrigues and Lucy 
Williams to the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to be members of the National Commission for Employment 
Policy:
    Clayola Brown;
    Warren Frelund;
    Frank Garrison;
    Edward Shumaker; and
    Arthur White.

August 16

In the evening, the President met with Republican Members of Congress to 
discuss anticrime legislation. Later, the President had a telephone 
conversation with President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea.

August 17

In the afternoon, the President met with Dr. C. Everett Koop, former 
Surgeon General of the Public Health Service. Following the meeting, the 
President had lunch with the Vice President.

August 22

The White House announced the President will attend the summit of the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Indonesia, November 14-16. 
The President also has accepted the invitations of President Fidel Ramos 
of the Philippines for a state visit in Manila on November 13 and of 
President Soeharto of Indonesia for a state visit in Jakarta on November 
16.

August 24

The White House announced that President Nelson Mandela of South Africa 
has accepted the President's

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invitation to make a state visit to Washington, DC, October 4-6.
The President announced his intention to nominate Yerker Andersson, 
Audrey McCrimon, Debra Robinson, and Irving Zola as members of the 
National Council on Disability.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rhea L. Graham to be 
Director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines at the Department of the Interior.
The President announced his intention to nominate Alfred H. Moses to be 
Ambassador to Romania.

August 26

In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled 
to Martha's Vineyard, MA, for a vacation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Peter Jon de Vos to be 
Ambassador to Costa Rica.
The White House announced that the President has nominated Gen. Ronald 
R. Fogelman, USAF, to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
The White House announced that the President has asked a delegation of 
Americans, headed by C. Payne Lucas, president of Africare, to travel on 
his behalf to Burundi, Rwanda, and eastern Zaire, August 27-31. The 
delegation will urge resolution of the political crisis in Burundi and 
review relief efforts for Rwandan refugees.

August 29

The President announced his intention to appoint Anita Arnold to be a 
member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts.

September 2

The President announced his intention to appoint R. Keith Higginson as a 
member of the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission.

September 5

In the morning, the President traveled from Martha's Vineyard, MA, to 
Bath, ME, where he toured the U.S.S.  Laboon under construction at the 
Bath Iron Works Corp. In the afternoon, he returned to Martha's 
Vineyard.

September 6

The President announced his intention to nominate George J. Opfer to be 
Inspector General for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jacquelyn L. Williams-
Bridgers to be Inspector General for the Department of State.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jeffrey H. Smulyan as 
Head of the U.S. Delegation to the International Telecommunications 
Union Plenipotentiary Conference in Kyoto, Japan, September 19-October 
15.

September 7

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned from a 
vacation on Martha's Vineyard, MA, to Washington, DC, where they stayed 
at Blair House, their residence until completion of remodeling of the 
Residence at the White House.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ralph B. Everett, 
Burnett Joiner, Earl S. Richardson, and Myer L. Titus to the President's 
Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

September 8

The President announced his intention to nominate Debbie Branson as Vice 
Chair and public member of the Board of Directors of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation.

September 9

In the morning, the President traveled to New Orleans, LA, where he 
attended the Democratic National Committee Business Leadership Forum 
luncheon and met with the executive board of the National Conference of 
Black Mayors. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Norwood J. Jackson, 
Jr., as Inspector General for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
The President announced his intention to nominate James (Bum) Atkins as 
Chair and member and Scott Lukins as a member of the Federal Retirement 
Thrift Investment Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Martha Farnsworth 
Riche of Maryland as Director of the Bureau of the Census, Department of 
Commerce.
The President announced his intention to appoint John Roth to be a 
member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

September 10

In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a 
reception honoring the PBS television series ``Baseball'' on the South 
Lawn. In the evening, they went to Camp David, MD.

September 11

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Aberdeen, 
MD. In the afternoon, they returned to Camp David.

September 12

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White 
House.
The President announced his intention to nominate Charles E. Redman to 
be Ambassador to Germany and Marc Grossman to be Ambassador to Turkey.

September 13

In the evening, the President attended the Professional Golfers 
Association President's Cup Dinner at the White House.

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The President declared a major disaster in the State of Alaska following 
severe storms and flooding which began August 8.
The President declared a major disaster in the State of California and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the area struck by the continuing effects of the warm water currents 
known as El Nino on the 1994 Coho salmon fishing season, May 1-October 
31.
The President announced his intention to nominate Clifford O'Hara, 
Albert Nahmad, and Vince Ryan to the Board of the Panama Canal 
Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Frank Annunzio to serve 
as Chairman and John Pierce, Thomas K. Thomas, and Agnes Vaghi as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship 
Foundation.
The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas A. Farrington, 
Kassie Freeman, and William (Sonny) Walker to the President's Board of 
Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to be members of the National Museum Services Board:
    Kinshasha Holman Conwill, Chair;
    Townsend Wolfe;
    Robert G. Breunig;
    Nancy Marsiglia;
    Arthur Rosenblatt;
    Ayse Manyas Kenmore; and
    Ruth Tamura.

September 14

The President announced his intention to nominate Bernard Rostker to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jean L. Hennessey as a 
member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International 
Center for Scholars.

September 15

The President announced his intention to appoint Betty Bolden as Chair 
of the Federal Service Impasses Panel.

September 16

The President announced his intention to nominate Susan Hayase as a 
member of the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board of Directors.
The President announced his intention to nominate Howard Terry Rasco, 
Christine Warnke, Mary Ellen R. Fise, and Steve M. Hays as members of 
the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Building Sciences.
The White House announced that the President requested that former 
President Jimmy Carter, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee 
Sam Nunn, and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell 
travel to Haiti to meet with the de facto regime.

September 17

In the morning, the President attended meetings at the Pentagon.

September 19

The President announced his intention to appoint Dolly M. Gee and Edward 
F. Hartfield to the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
The President announced his intention to nominate Isadore (Irv) 
Rosenthal as the fifth member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board.

September 20

In the afternoon, the President met with Organization of American States 
Secretary General Cesar Gaviria.
The President announced his intention to nominate J. Timothy O'Neill as 
a member of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
The President announced that Freeman J. Dyson and Liane B. Russell are 
winners of the Enrico Fermi Award.

September 21

In the morning, the President attended a breakfast fundraiser for 
Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Mark Singel at the Hay-Adams Hotel.
The President announced his intention to nominate Vonya B. McCann for 
the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for International Communications and Information 
Policy for the Department of State.
The President announced his intention to appoint Frederick Humphries to 
the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities.
The President announced his intention to appoint William A. Gollick and 
Warren J. Seyler as members of the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education.

September 22

In the morning, the President met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime 
Minister Yohei Kono of Japan. In the afternoon, he met with Prime 
Minister Eddie Fenech Adami of Malta.
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Clarke Brown as 
a member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Hybl and 
Walter R. Roberts to be members of the U.S. Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy.
The President announced his intention to appoint Barbara Handman as a 
member of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Frances Ann Ulmer and 
Gerald W. Pavletich to the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission.

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The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the Enterprise for the Americas Board:
    Lawrence Harrington;
    Douglas X. Patino;
    Linda A. Randolph;
    John C. Sawhill; and
    Diane Walton Wood.

September 23

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, where he 
attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reception.
The President announced his intention to nominate Juliet Garcia and 
David J. Cortiella as members of the President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.
The President announced his intention to appoint Rosalyn Queen to the 
Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
The President announced his intention to reappoint I. King Jordan as 
Vice Chair of the President's Committee on Employment of People With 
Disabilities.
The President announced his intention to appoint John H. Catlin to the 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard Nathan to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
The President announced his intention to appoint William F. Woo to the 
President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
The President announced his intention to nominate James E. Hall to be 
Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Virgil Speakman and 
Jerome F. Kever to serve as members of the Railroad Retirement Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Brig. Gen. Eugene S. 
Witherspoon as Chair and a member of the Red River Compact Commission.

September 24

In the morning, the President traveled from Chicago, IL, to Minneapolis, 
MN. In the afternoon, he traveled to Kansas City, MO, and in the 
evening, to New York City.

September 25

In the afternoon, the President had meetings with United Nations 
Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali and President Alija Izetbegovic 
of Bosnia at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Following the meetings, he 
hosted a reception for African heads of state who attended the General 
Assembly.

September 26

In the afternoon, the President met with President Franjo Tudjman of 
Croatia at the United Nations Building. Later in the afternoon, the 
President returned to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel where he had meetings 
with President Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan, President Ion Iliescu of 
Romania, and President Carlos Salinas of Mexico.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Dennis M. Duffy as 
Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
The White House announced that the President has invited Crown Prince 
Hassan of Jordan and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel to a 
trilateral meeting at the White House on October 3.

September 28

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner 
hosted by President Boris Yeltsin of Russia and Naina Yeltsin at the new 
Russian Embassy.
The President announced his intention to nominate Martin Neil Baily as a 
member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

September 29

In the afternoon, the President met with Deputy Prime Minister and 
Foreign Minister Richard Spring of Ireland.
The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth B. Hipp to the 
National Mediation Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint William B. Gould IV to 
the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to the World War II Memorial Advisory Board:
    Rear Adm. Ming E. Chang, USN (Ret.);
    Melissa Durbin;
    Miguel Encinias;
    Helen Fagin;
    William Ferguson, Sr.;
    Jess Hay;
    Jon Mangis;
    Bill Mauldin;
    Sarah McClendon;
    Maj. Gen. Robert Moorhead;
    Bill Murphy; and
    Peter Wheeler.

September 30

In the morning, the President attended the Supreme Court investiture 
ceremony of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
The President announced his intention to nominate Steven L. Zinter, 
Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., and E. Gordon Gee to the Board of Trustees of 
the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals to serve on the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are 
Blind or Severely Disabled:
    Hugh L. Brennan;
    Carol Dortch;

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    Ira L. Kemp;
    Robert M. Moore;
    Steven B. Schwalb; and
    Suzanne B. Seiden.

October 3

In the afternoon, the President met with Vice Premier Qian Qichen of 
China.

October 4

The President announced his intention to nominate J. Michael Nussman as 
a Commissioner (Recreational Fishing Representative) of the 
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Sussman, 
Shirley A. Jackson, and Dan Berkovitz to the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ray Owen and Robert 
Jones as U.S. Commissioners to the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation 
Organization.

October 5

In the morning, the President attended the Senate prayer breakfast on 
Capitol Hill.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended an 
AmeriCorps reception in the Roosevelt Room.
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert G. Valentine as 
a member of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
The President announced the following three additional appointments to 
the Federal Advisory Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Personal 
Motor Vehicles: Patrick Dougherty, Sonia Hamel, and George Giek.
The President announced his intention to appoint Kenneth L. Salazar as 
Chair of the Rio Grande Compact Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to the Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations:
    Robert Allen;
    Edwin L. Artzt;
    Owen Bieber;
    Robert J. Eaton;
    George M.C. Fisher;
    Kathryn S. Fuller;
    George Harris;
    Jerry Junkins;
    Rhoda Karpatkin;
    J. Bruce Llewellyn;
    Jack Valenti;
    Linda J. Wachner; and
    Andrew Young.

October 6

In the morning, the President traveled to Norfolk, VA. Following his 
arrival, he went to the U.S. Atlantic Command Headquarters where he was 
given a briefing by Adm. Paul D. Miller, commander in chief of the U.S. 
Atlantic Command, and military officials on the situation in Haiti. He 
then participated in a video teleconference with military commanders in 
Haiti. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
In the late afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Chuan 
Likphai of Thailand.
The President declared a major disaster in the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement the Republic's recovery 
efforts in the area struck by high tides.
The President announced that he has nominated Robert Pitofsky as Chair 
of the Federal Trade Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gov. William J. 
Sheffield as Chair and member of the Federal Salary Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gov. George A. Sinner 
as Chair and a member of the White House Commission on Presidential 
Scholars.

October 8

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, 
MD.

October 9

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

October 11

In the morning, the President traveled to Dearborn, MI, where he toured 
the Ford Mustang plant.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Detroit, MI, where he met 
with United Auto Workers union leaders at the Westin Renaissance Hotel. 
He then went to the Detroit Free Press Building where he met with the 
members of the newspaper's editorial board. He returned to Washington, 
DC, in the evening.
The President announced the nomination of Charles (Lindy) Marinaccio as 
a member of the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor Protection 
Corporation.
The President announced his intention to appoint Mufi Hannemann as 
Representative to the South Pacific Commission.

October 12

In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco 
Silva of Portugal. Following the meeting, the President and Hillary 
Clinton hosted a reception on the State Floor for members of the 
Portuguese-American community.
The President announced his intention to nominate Howard W. Cannon, 
William Quinn, and Lynda Hare Scribante as members of the Board of 
Trustees for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation.

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October 13

In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Representative 
Bob Carr at the Hay-Adams Hotel.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ygnacio Garza, Peter 
Silva, and Lynda Taylor as members of the Board of Directors of the 
Border Environment Cooperation Commission.

October 14

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a dinner at the 
White House honoring arts and humanities awards recipients.
The President announced that he has appointed the following four members 
to the Commission of Fine Arts: J. Carter Brown (reappointment), Rex 
Ball, Carolyn Brody, and Eden Rafshoon.
The President announced his intention to appoint Linda Walker Bynoe and 
Barry Gordon to the Board of Governors for the United Service 
Organizations, Inc.

October 15

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Stratford, 
CT.
In the afternoon, they traveled to Miami, FL, where they attended a 
fundraiser for senatorial candidate Hugh Rodham.

October 16

In the early morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.

October 17

In the morning, aboard Air Force One en route to Albquerque, NM, the 
President had telephone conversations with King Hussein of Jordan and 
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel to congratulate them on the 
Israel-Jordan peace treaty and with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany to 
offer congratulations on his victory in the German election.
In the afternoon, the President met with Latino leaders at the 
Albuquerque Convention Center. Following the meeting, he returned to 
Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President has accepted the invitation 
of King Hussein of Jordan and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel to 
participate in the signing ceremony for the Israel-Jordan peace treaty 
on October 26.

October 18

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the 
Democratic National Committee Jewish Leadership Forum dinner at the 
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jewell Jackson McCabe 
to be a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert H. McKinney to 
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Credit Standards Advisory 
Committee.

October 19

In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City where he 
attended a congressional fundraiser. In the evening, he traveled to 
Boston, MA.
The President declared a major disaster in the State of Georgia and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the area struck by severe weather, heavy rains, flooding, high winds, 
and tornadoes on October 1 and continuing.
The President announced the appointment of George F. Dixon to the 
Federal Advisory Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Personal 
Motor Vehicles.
The President announced his intention to appoint Lori L. Zande as a 
member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board.

October 20

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Steven Pennoyer as U.S. 
Commissioner of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission and as U.S. 
Commissioner of the International Pacific Halibut Commission.

October 21

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a fundraising 
breakfast for Florida senatorial candidate Hugh Rodham at the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers building.

October 22

In the morning, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA. In the 
evening, he traveled to Seattle, WA.
The President announced his intention to appoint Eamon Mahony, Jr., as 
the Federal Commissioner and Fred D. Helms as the Alternate Federal 
Commissioner of the Arkansas River Compact Commission.

October 23

In the morning, the President attended services at University 
Presbyterian Church in Seattle.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH.

October 24

In the afternoon, the President attended a reception for Ohio Attorney 
General Lee Fisher at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. He then traveled to Akron, 
OH, where he toured the Inventure Place construction site.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

October 25

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Cairo, 
Egypt.
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert Robles, Barbara 
J. Sabol, and Kaye Theimer as members of the Commission on Child and 
Family Welfare.

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The President announced his intention to appoint Barbara H. Britten, M. 
Austin Forman, James T. McCarthy, and Michael F. Tillman to be U.S. 
Commissioners of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.

October 26

Following their arrival in Cairo in the very early morning, the 
President and Hillary Clinton were met by President Hosni Mubarak of 
Egypt and Mrs. Mubarak and then participated in a wreath-laying ceremony 
at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Tomb of Anwar Sadat. They 
then rested at El-Qubbah Palace.
Later in the morning, the President met with President Mubarak in the 
President's Library at the palace. The two Presidents then met with 
Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat. In the late 
morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Aqaba, Jordan.
In the afternoon, the President attended a trilateral luncheon at the 
Aqaba Royal Palace. He and Hillary Clinton then traveled to Amman, 
Jordan.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a welcoming 
ceremony at the Parliament. Later in the evening, they attended a dinner 
hosted by King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan at the Nadwa Palace.
The President announced his appointment of Dudley R. Herschbach as 
Chairman and Cathleen S. Morawetz, Susan Graham, and William J. Wilson 
as members of the President's Committee for the National Medal of 
Science.

October 27

In the morning, the President traveled to Damascus, Syria, where he met 
with President Hafiz al-Asad at the Presidential Palace.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, where he 
was joined by Hillary Clinton.
In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin at 
the King David Hotel. He and Hillary Clinton then went to the Knesset 
where they participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Eternal 
Flame.
The President announced his intention to nominate William Martin as a 
member (NOAA Representative) of the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

October 28

In the morning, the President had a breakfast meeting with President 
Ezer Weizman of Israel at his residence.
Later in the morning, the President traveled to Kuwait. Following an 
arrival ceremony, he met with U.S. and coalition troops, viewed military 
equipment, and attended a briefing with coalition commanders at Tactical 
Assembly Area Liberty.
In the evening, the President met with Amir Jabir Sabah of Kuwait at 
Bayan Palace in Kuwait City. Following the meeting, the President 
traveled to King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia, where he met with 
King Fahd.

October 29

In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC, from King 
Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia.

October 30

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the Ford's 
Theatre Gala at Ford's Theatre.

October 31

In the morning, in an Oval Office ceremony, the President signed 
California desert protection legislation. He then traveled to 
Philadelphia, PA, where he attended a reception for Senator Harris 
Wofford at City Hall.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, where he 
attended another reception for Senator Harris Wofford at the David 
Lawrence Convention Center.
In the evening, after returning to Washington, DC, the President 
attended a fundraiser for Senator Charles Robb at the Senator's 
residence in McLean, VA.

November 1

In the morning, the President traveled to Detroit, MI, where he attended 
a luncheon for Representative Bob Carr at the Westin Hotel.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH. Following his 
return to Washington, DC, in the evening, he attended a fundraiser for 
Democratic senatorial candidates Thomas H. Andrews and Charles Oberly at 
the Hay Adams Hotel.

November 2

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Providence, RI. In the 
evening, he attended the Rhode Island Democratic Coordinated Campaign 
fundraising dinner at the Rhode Island Convention Center and then 
returned to Washington, DC.

November 3

In the morning, the President traveled to Albany, NY, and, in the 
afternoon, to Des Moines, IA. In the evening, he traveled to Duluth, MN.
The President announced his intention to appoint Alfred Lloyd Goldson as 
a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Waldemar Rojas to the 
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic 
Americans.
The White House announced that the President has invited President 
Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine to make a state visit to the United States, 
November 21-23.

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The White House announced that the President has made available $1 
billion in emergency funding for payments for 1994 crops damaged by 
disasters, including severe freezing conditions, particularly in 
Mississippi; flooding in the southeast resulting from Tropical Storm 
Alberto; and recent flooding in east Texas.

November 4

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Alamitos, CA, and later 
to Los Angeles, CA.

November 5

In the morning, the President traveled from Los Angeles to Anaheim, and 
in the afternoon, he traveled to San Francisco, CA.

November 6

In the late morning, the President traveled to Seattle, WA. In the 
afternoon, he traveled to Minneapolis, MN.

November 7

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Flint, MI, 
and in the afternoon, they traveled to Wilmington, DE. They returned to 
Washington, DC, in the evening.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard St. Germaine as 
a member of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
The President announced his intention to nominate Johnnie Carson to be 
U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe.

November 10

The President announced his intention to appoint David H. Swinton, Adele 
Simmons, Bobby Charles Simpson, and Chang-Lin Tien to the National 
Commission for Employment Policy.

November 11

In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Anchorage, 
AK. In the evening, they traveled to Manila, Philippines.

November 12

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton arrived in Manila.

November 13

In the morning, following an arrival ceremony at the Malacanang Palace, 
the President and Hillary Clinton participated in a wreath-laying 
ceremony at the Rizal Monument. Later in the morning, they toured 
Corregidor Island, and in the afternoon, they toured Malacanang Palace.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Jakarta, 
Indonesia.

November 14

In the morning, the President met with President Jiang Zemin of China in 
the Summit Room at the Jakarta Convention Center. Following the meeting, 
the President visited the Istiqlal Mosque. He then went to the U.S. 
Ambassador's residence where he met with Prime Minister Tomiichi 
Murayama of Japan.
In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with Prime Minister 
Paul Keating of Australia at the U.S. Ambassador's residence. He then 
met with President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea.
In the evening, the President attended an APEC leaders dinner at the 
Jakarta Convention Center. Following the dinner, he met with President 
Kim of South Korea and Prime Minister Murayama of Japan.
The President announced his intention to appoint Bonnie Prouty Castrey 
and Mary Jacksteit to the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
The President announced his intention to appoint Benjamin F. Montoya and 
Richard H. Truly as members of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval 
Academy.

November 15

In the morning, the President went to Bogor, Indonesia, where he 
attended meetings with APEC leaders at the Istana Bogor.
Following a luncheon in the afternoon, the President continued his 
meetings with APEC leaders at the Istana Bogor.

November 16

In the morning, the President met with President Soeharto of Indonesia 
at the Istana Merdeka and then participated in a wreath-laying ceremony 
at the Kalibata National Heroes Cemetery.
In the afternoon, the President met with a group of American business 
people at the Jakarta Convention Center.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a state 
dinner hosted by President Soeharto at the Istana Negara. Following the 
dinner, they traveled to Oahu, HI.

November 17

The President announced his intention to appoint Stanley M. Fisher to 
the Federal Service Impasses Panel.

November 19

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton departed from 
Honolulu, HI, for Washington, DC.

November 20

In the early morning, the President and Hillary Clinton arrived in 
Washington, DC.

November 21

The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Talcott Francis 
II as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.

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The President announced his intention to appoint James Lents to the 
Board of Directors of the Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxics 
Research Center.
The President announced his intention to appoint Morton Bahr as a member 
of the National Commission for Employment Policy.

November 23

In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with President-elect 
Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico. Later in the afternoon, the President and 
Hillary Clinton helped to serve a Thanksgiving meal to the homeless at 
So Others Might Eat.
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to 
Camp David, MD, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

November 27

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

November 28

The President declared a major disaster in the State of Florida 
following severe tornadoes and flooding from Tropical Storm Gordon, 
which began on November 14, and ordered the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to assist State and local recovery efforts.

November 29

The President announced his intention to appoint Margaret Walls as a 
member of the Federal Advisory Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
From Personal Motor Vehicles.
The President announced his intention to nominate Sanford D. Greenberg 
as a member of the National Science Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas H. Moore to the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission.

November 30

The President announced his intention to nominate Terrence B. Adamson to 
the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute.

December 1

In the morning, the President met with six young Americans living with 
HIV/AIDS to discuss the ongoing effort to confront the AIDS epidemic.
In the afternoon, the President met with Senator Bob Dole and 
Representative Newt Gingrich, majority leaders of the incoming 104th 
Congress.

December 2

The President announced his intention to nominate Eleanor Hill as 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense.
The President announced his intention to nominate Joan Challinor to be a 
member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
The President announced his intention to nominate Tony Scallon, Sheila 
Smith, and Mindy Turbov to be members of the Board of Directors of the 
National Consumer Cooperative Bank.
The President announced his intention to appoint Tom Daly as Chair and 
Eleanor Chang as a member of the Board of Directors of the Credit 
Standards Advisory Committee.

December 4

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception 
for the Kennedy Center Honors recipients.
In the early evening, the President traveled to Budapest, Hungary, to 
attend the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

December 5

In the morning, the President arrived in Budapest.
In the afternoon, following a meeting with President Arpad Goncz and 
Prime Minister Gyula Horn of Hungary, the President returned to 
Washington, DC.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a congressional 
reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House.

December 6

In the late morning, the President met with the School to Work National 
Employer Leadership Council.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eugene Branstool to be 
Chairman of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.

December 7

The President announced his intention to appoint Milton Irvin and Judith 
A. Scott to be members of the Advisory Committee on the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation.
The President announced his intention to appoint JoAnn Jones as a member 
of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
The President announced his intention to nominate Lilliam Rangel Pollo 
to be a member of the National Council on Disability.

December 8

The President announced his intention to nominate John L. Bryant, Jr., 
and Phillip Frost to be members of the National Museum Services Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Albert J. Dwoskin to 
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor 
Protection Corporation.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Miami, FL, 
to attend the Summit of the Americas.

December 9

The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Lewan as Chair 
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ber of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
The President announced his intention to appoint Harry Robinson to be a 
member of the Commission of Fine Arts.
The President announced his intention to appoint David Gardner to be a 
member of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

December 10

In the morning, the President attended a working lunch with Summit of 
the Americas leaders at Vizcaya in Miami, FL.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton cruised aboard the 
yacht The Virginian to Fishers Island, FL, where they hosted a summit 
dinner at the Vanderbilt Mansion.

December 11

In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC.
In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended 
the ``Christmas in Washington'' performance at the National Building 
Museum.

December 12

The President announced his intention to nominate Cutberto Garza, 
Shiriki K. Kumanyika, Kailash Mathur, and Suzanne P. Murphy to the 
National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Prudence Rice and 
Eugene Thaw to be members of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
The White House announced that the President has invited President 
Zhelyu Zhelev of Bulgaria to meet with him in Washington, DC, on 
February 13, 1995.

December 15

The President announced the appointment of Ginger Ehn Lew to the Council 
of the Administrative Conference of the United States.
The President announced his intention to appoint Paul Hae Park to the 
Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars.

December 19

The President announced his intention to appoint Mayor Bruce Todd of 
Austin, TX, and Mayor Victor Ashe of Knoxville, TN, as members of the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
The President announced his intention to appoint Frank Pearl, Ronald 
Perelman, Jay Stein, and Thomas Wheeler to the Board of Trustees of the 
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution.

December 20

The President announced his intention to appoint Noel Hankin to the 
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard K. Fox and 
Ellen Hume to the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government 
Secrecy.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gilbert Carrillo to the 
Federal Service Impasses Panel.

December 22

In the afternoon, the President hosted a Christmas celebration for 
children in the State Dining Room.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ray L. Caldwell for 
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State for Burdensharing.
The President announced his intention to nominate Bismarck Myrick as 
Ambassador to Lesotho.

December 23

The President appointed John C. Truesdale to be a member of the National 
Labor Relations Board. Mr. Truesdale will serve as a recess appointee 
and will temporarily fill the vacancy in the seat previously held by 
Dennis M. Devaney, whose term expired December 16, 1994. Mr. Truesdale's 
term will expire upon the confirmation of a successor.

December 29

The White House announced that Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene of 
Belgium has accepted the President's invitation to pay an official 
working visit to Washington on February 15, 1995.
The White House announced that Prime Minister Wim Kok of The Netherlands 
has accepted the President's invitation to pay an official working visit 
to Washington on February 28, 1995.

December 30

In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to 
Camp David, MD.
The President announced his intention to nominate William L. Wilson as a 
member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
Corporation.