    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1997]
    [Pages 853-865]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

             Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997

    Appendix A--Digest of Other White House Announcements

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    The following list includes the President's public schedule and other
    items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary
    and not included elsewhere in this book.

    January 1

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation from Hilton
    Head, SC, with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority to
    express condolences with regard to the attack on civilians by an off-
    duty Israeli soldier in Hebron, West Bank.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    from Hilton Head, SC, to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a
    vacation.

    January 2

    The President named the following winners of the 1996 National Medal of
    Arts and the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities, which he and the
    First Lady will present on January 9:

    National Medal of Arts

        Edward Albee;
        Sarah Caldwell;
        Harry Callahan;
        Zelda Fichandler;
        Eduardo (Lalo) Guerrero;
        Lionel Hampton;
        Bella Lewitzky;
        Vera List;
        Robert Redford;
        Maurice Sendak;
        Stephen J. Sondheim; and
        the Boys Choir of Harlem.

    Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities

        Rita Dove;
        Doris Kearns Goodwin;
        Daniel Kemmis;
        Arturo Madrid; and
        Bill Moyers.

    January 3

    The President declared a major disaster in Nevada and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, flooding, and mud- and landslides beginning December 20,
    1996, and continuing.

    January 4

    The President declared major disasters in California and Idaho and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
    the areas struck by severe storms, flooding, and mud- and landslides
    beginning December 28, 1996, and continuing.

    January 5

    The President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned to Washington,
    DC, from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

    January 6

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany concerning NATO expansion and
    relations between Russia and the West.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alan M. Hantman to be
    the Architect of the Capitol.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald Rappaport to be
    Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Education.

    January 7

    In the morning, the President met with Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
    in the Oval Office to discuss issues facing the 105th Congress.
    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Newt
    Gingrich to congratulate him on winning reelection to a second term as
    Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President also placed calls
    to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Senate Minority Leader Thomas S.
    Daschle, and House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan E. Trees to the
    National Council on the Humanities.
    The President declared a major disaster in the State of Washington and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
    the area struck by severe ice storms November 19-December 4, 1996.
    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe ice storms November 14-30, 1996.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with United
    Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the Oval Office on January 23.
    The White House announced that the President appointed Charles Ruff to
    succeed Jack Quinn as Assistant to the President and Counsel to the
    President. The President also appointed the following individuals to the
    positions listed:

        Cheryl D. Mills, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy
            Counsel to the President;
        Kathleen M.H. Wallman, Deputy Assistant to the President for
            Economic Policy and Chief of Staff

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            and Counselor to the National Economic Council; and
        Elena Kagan, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council.

    January 8

    In the morning, the President met with members of his economic team and
    Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan in the Oval Office to
    discuss economic issues.

    January 9

    In the morning, the President met with NATO Secretary General Javier
    Solana and Vice President Gore in the Vice President's West Wing office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Davidow to be
    a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.
    The White House announced that the President has appointed Secretary of
    the Interior Bruce Babbitt to lead a delegation representing the United
    States at the inauguration of President-elect Arnoldo Aleman of
    Nicaragua on January 10.

    January 10

    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Lewis as Assistant
    to the President and Deputy Communications Director.
    The President announced the nomination of Sheila F. Anthony to be a
    Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.

    January 11

    In the morning and afternoon, the President held a retreat with Cabinet
    members in the Jackson Place Conference Room at Blair House.

    January 12

    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt concerning the Middle East peace
    process.

    January 14

    In the evening, the President had a conference call with Prime Minister
    Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of the
    Palestinian Authority concerning the Middle East peace process.
    The President announced the nomination of Madeleine May Kunin to be
    Ambassador to Liechtenstein.

    January 15

    The President directed the Department of Health and Human Services to
    release $5 million in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance
    Program funds for North and South Dakota and the Indian tribes located
    in those States. The White House announced that the administration had
    declared North and South Dakota national disaster areas on January 10
    and 11, respectively, due to extreme winter storms.

    January 16

    In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with King
    Hussein I of Jordan and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt concerning the
    Middle East peace process.
    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms beginning January 3 and continuing.

    January 17

    In the morning, the President attended a breakfast with the U.S.
    Conference of Mayors in the Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive
    Office Building.
    In the afternoon, the President signed the Alameda Corridor loan
    guarantee in the Roosevelt Room. Later, the President and Hillary
    Clinton attended a diplomatic reception in the John Adams Room at the
    State Department.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a dinner for
    outgoing Cabinet members in the Blue Room.
    The President declared a major disaster in the State of Washington and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
    the area struck by winter storms, land- and mudslides, and flooding
    beginning December 26, 1996, and continuing.
    The President announced his intention to designate Jared L. Cohon as
    chairman and to appoint the follow-

    ing individuals as members of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board:

        Daniel B. Bullen;
        Florie A. Caporuscio;
        Norman L. Christensen;
        Debra S. Knopman;
        Priscilla P. Nelson; and
        Alberto A. Sagues.

    January 19

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a pre-
    Inaugural festival at the USAir Arena in Landover, MD, which was taped
    for broadcast later that evening.

    January 20

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended
    an Inaugural prayer service at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church.
    Following the Inaugural luncheon at the Capitol, the President and
    Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went by motorcade along the Inaugural parade
    route to the White House, where they viewed the parade from the
    reviewing stand. In the evening, they attended several Inaugural balls.

    January 21

    The President announced his intention to appoint Harry P. Pachon as a
    member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence
    for Hispanic Americans.

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    January 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, where, in the
    afternoon, he attended a meeting with Mayor Richard M. Daley and members
    of the Chicago school board in the Chicago Cultural Center. In the
    evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ellen S. Seidman to be
    Director of the Treasury Department's Office of Thrift Supervision.

    January 23

    In the morning, the President visited the office of the Presidential
    Inaugural Committee to congratulate the staff for its work on the
    Inaugural festivities.
    The President declared a major disaster in Oregon and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe winter storms, land- and mudslides, and flooding December 25,
    1996, through January 6.

    January 24

    The President announced his intention to appoint Kathryn Walt Hall to
    the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
    Scholars.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Irving Greenberg and
    Romana Strochlitz Primus to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

    January 25

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the Alfalfa
    Club dinner in the ballroom of the Capital Hilton Hotel.

    January 26

    In the evening, the President hosted a Super Bowl party in the Family
    Theater at the White House. After the game, he placed a telephone call
    to the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers.

    January 29

    The White House announced that the President will meet at the White
    House with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel on February 13;
    Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority on March 3;
    President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt on March 10; and King Hussein I of
    Jordan on March 18.

    January 30

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Jacques Chirac of France concerning President Chirac's
    upcoming visit to Moscow.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Paul P. Craig to the
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
    The President released $39 million in previously appropriated emergency
    funds to the Interior Department for restoration of public facilities
    and lands damaged by natural disasters in 1996.

    January 31

    The White House announced that the President invited President Jose
    Maria Aznar of Spain to the United States for an official working visit
    in the last week of April.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Antonio Guterres of
    Portugal has accepted the President's invitation for an official working
    visit at the White House on April 3.
    The President directed the Department of Health and Human Services to
    release $210 million in emergency Low Income Home Energy Assistance
    Program funds for States, tribes, and territories nationwide.

    February 3

    In the morning, the President met with President Alberto Fujimori of
    Peru in the White House to discuss Mr. Fujimori's recent visit to
    Toronto, Canada, and the hostage crisis at the Japanese Ambassador's
    residence in Lima, Peru.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada
    and his wife have accepted the President's invitation for an official
    visit to Washington, DC, on April 8.
    The White House announced that the President has accepted an invitation
    to visit The Netherlands on May 28 to commemorate the 50th anniversary
    of the Marshall plan and to participate in the U.S.-European Union
    Summit.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Marsha Mason to the
    National Council on the Arts.
    The President announced his intention to designate Michael J. Gaines as
    Chair of the U.S. Parole Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations:

        Lester M. Alberthal, Jr.;
        Roger J. Baccigaluppi;
        John E. Bryson;
        James P. (Tom) Camerlo, Jr.;
        John T. Chambers;
        Walter Y. Elisha;
        Donald V. Fites;
        Richard S. Fuld, Jr.;
        Fred Krupp;
        Lenore Miller;
        Bernard Rapoport;
        Jerome A. Siegel;
        Paula Stern; and
        John J. Sweeney.

    February 4

    The President announced his intention to nominate Theodore F. Verheggen
    to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
    The White House announced that the President sent a message to Prime
    Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel extending condolences to the
    Israeli people

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    and the families of the victims of the Israeli Defense Forces helicopter
    tragedy.

    February 5

    In the morning, the President traveled to Augusta, GA. While en route
    aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel to express his condolences. In the
    afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    February 7

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany concerning European security issues
    and the future of NATO.
    The White House announced that the President will visit Mexico April 11-
    12 and the Caribbean and Central and South America May 6-13.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathryn (Kitty)
    O'Leary Higgins to be Deputy Secretary of Labor.
    The President announced the following White House staff appointments:

        Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Assistant to the President and Cabinet
            Secretary;
        Maria Echaveste, Assistant to the President and Director for Public
            Liaison;
        Craig Smith, Assistant to the President and Director for Political
            Affairs;
        Robert (Ben) Johnson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy
            Director for Public Liaison;
        Minyon Moore, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director
            for Political Affairs;
        Karen Skelton, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director
            for Political Affairs; and
        Beverly Barnes, Senior Adviser to the Chief of Staff.

    February 8

    In the evening, the President attended a farewell reception for Clinton/
    Gore '96 finance chairman Terence McAuliffe at the Hay-Adams Hotel.

    February 9

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a
    performance of ``Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. On the Road: A Search for
    American Character'' at Ford's Theatre.

    February 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Annapolis, MD. In the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    February 11

    In an evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Baktybek Abdrisaev of the Kyrgyz
    Republic; K.M. Shehabuddin of Bangladesh; Andrew Nicolaides of Cyprus;
    Bernardo Vega of the Dominican Republic; Juan Carlos Esguerra of
    Colombia; Andrew Sharp Peacock of Australia; Napolioni Masirewa of Fiji;
    Rex Stephen Horoi of the Solomon Islands; and Madame Akosita
    Fineanganofo of Tonga.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard R. Parizek to
    the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
    The White House announced that the President, while on a working visit
    to Capitol Hill, had a telephone conversation with Senator Richard C.
    Shelby concerning the nomination of Anthony Lake to be Director of
    Central Intelligence.

    February 12

    The President announced that he appointed Harold Ickes as director of
    the 1997 summit of the world's major industrialized nations, which will
    take place in Denver, CO, June 20-22.
    The President announced that he has given White House Director for
    Legislative Affairs John Hilley an expanded role as both Senior Adviser
    to the President and Director for Legislative Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to designate Ken Kennedy as Co-
    Chairman of the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and
    Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation
    Internet. He also announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members:

        Eric A. Benhamou;
        Vinton Cerf;
        Ching-Chih Chen;
        David Cooper;
        Steven D. Dorfman;
        Robert Ewald;
        David J. Farber;
        Sherrilynne S. Fuller;
        Hector Garcia-Molina;
        Susan Graham;
        James N. Gray;
        W. Daniel Hillis;
        David C. Nagel;
        Raj Reddy;
        Edward H. Shortliffe;
        Larry Smarr;
        Leslie Vadasz;
        Andrew J. Viterbi; and
        Steven J. Wallach.

    February 14

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a swearing-in ceremony
    in the Oval Office for Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart E. Eizenstat to
    be Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural
    Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Pickering to be
    Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs.
    The President named Eric P. Goosby as Acting Director of the Office of
    National AIDS Policy.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Gus Weill as a member
    of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

    February 15

    The President announced that he selected Robert O. Harris as Chairman
    and Anthony V. Sinicropi and Helen M. Witt as members of Presidential
    Emergency Board No. 233, established by Executive order to investigate
    the dispute between American Airlines and its employees represented by
    the Allied Pilots Association.

    February 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City, NY. In the
    evening, he traveled to Boston, MA.
    The White House announced that the President will visit Denmark on March
    21 following his meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia.

    February 19

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

    February 21

    The President announced his intention to designate Bill Joy as Co-
    Chairman of the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and
    Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation
    Internet.

    February 24

    The President named Richard Socarides as Special Assistant to the
    President and Senior Adviser for Public Liaison.

    February 25

    In the morning, the President met with Second Deputy Prime Minister
    Prince Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia in the Oval
    Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James B. King to serve
    a second 4-year term as Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
    The White House announced that the President announced the formation of
    a Capital Budget Commission to report to the President on how best to
    reflect and encourage public investment while maintaining strict fiscal
    discipline in the Federal budget. He named Jon S. Corzine and Kathleen
    Brown as Cochairs. Following consultation with the Cochairs and the
    congressional leadership, the President will make nine other bipartisan
    appointments to the Commission.
    The White House announced that the President will attend the New York
    Mets/Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game at Shea Stadium in New York City
    on April 15 to honor the memory of Jackie Robinson and commemorate the
    50th anniversary of the integration of Major League baseball.

    February 27

    At noon, the President had a telephone conversation with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia concerning the upcoming Russia-U.S. Summit in
    Helsinki, Finland.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Brent Scowcroft as a
    member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.

    February 28

    The President declared a major disaster in South Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by a severe winter storm November 13-26, 1996.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joel I. Klein to be
    Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division at the Department
    of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals to the President's Council on Sustainable Development:

        Ray C. Anderson;
        Scott Bernstein;
        Randall Franke;
        Harry J. Pearce; and
        M. Susan Savage.

    March 1

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to New York
    City.

    March 2

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC. In the evening, they attended a festival at Ford's
    Theatre.
    The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and tornadoes beginning March 1 and continuing.

    March 3

    In the afternoon, the President met with Senators Daniel Patrick
    Moynihan and Jesse Helms and Representatives Lee H. Hamilton and Larry
    Combest in the Oval Office to discuss Government security classification
    issues.

    March 4

    In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR. In the
    afternoon, he traveled to Arkadelphia and College Station, AR, where he
    toured areas of tornado damage. In the evening, he returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John R. Phillips as a
    member of the President's Commission on White House Fellows.
    The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning March 1 and
    continuing.

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    The President declared a major disaster in Ohio and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning February 28 and continuing.

    March 5

    In the morning, the President held a telephone interview from the Oval
    Office with James A. Barnes of the National Journal.

    March 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to Lansing, MI. In the evening,
    he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President declared a major disaster in Indiana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning February 28 and continuing.

    March 7

    The President announced his intention to appoint Dianne Welsh Bleck as a
    member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.
    The White House announced that the Russia-U.S. Summit in Helsinki,
    Finland, will begin with an informal dinner hosted by President Martti
    Ahtisaari of Finland at the Presidential Palace on March 19. The summit
    will continue with meetings between the President and President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia on March 20. The President will depart for Copenhagen,
    Denmark, on the evening of March 20.
    The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered Federal
    aid, including individual assistance, to supplement State and local
    recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, and
    tornadoes that began February 28.
    The President declared a major disaster in West Virginia and ordered
    Federal aid, including individual assistance, to supplement State and
    local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, heavy
    rains, and high winds that began February 28.

    March 10

    The President announced his intention to nominate Linda Tarr-Whelan,
    U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of
    Women, to the rank of Ambassador.

    March 11

    The President announced his intention to appoint Dolores Margaret
    Richard Spikes as a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
    The President declared a major disaster in the Federated States of
    Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement FSM recovery efforts in
    the area struck by Typhoon Fern, December 25-26, 1996.

    March 12

    The President announced his intention to appoint Aida Alvarez as a
    member of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross.

    March 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Raleigh, NC. In the afternoon,
    he traveled to Miami, FL.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Eric H. Holder, Jr.,
    to be Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice.

    March 14

    In the morning, the President returned to Washing-

    ton, DC. Later, he went to the National Naval Medi-

    cal Center in Bethesda, MD, to undergo knee surgery for injuries
    sustained when he lost his footing on a staircase at the home of
    professional golfer Greg Nor-

    man in Florida the night before.

    March 16

    In the morning, the President returned to the White House.
    The White House announced that the President and the Danish Government
    agreed to postpone the President's scheduled March 21 visit to Denmark,
    because of his recent knee surgery. The President's visit to Denmark
    will take place in conjunction with the Madrid NATO Summit in July.

    March 17

    In the afternoon, the President met with Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Yevgeniy Primakov of Russia in the Yellow Room to discuss issues on the
    agenda for the upcoming Russia-U.S. Summit in Helsinki, Finland.
    The White House announced that the President extended the time for
    Presidential Emergency Board No. 233 to submit its report until March
    19. The board was established to investigate the dispute between
    American Airlines and its employees represented by the Allied Pilots
    Association.

    March 18

    The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth M. Mead to be
    Inspector General at the Department of Transportation.
    The President declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    a severe ice storm January 12-17.

    March 19

    In the evening, the President departed for Helsinki, Finland, arriving
    the following afternoon.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John D. Trasvina to be
    Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices at
    the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Glyn T. Davies as the
    Executive Secretary of the National Security Council.
    The White House announced that the President asked the Congress to
    provide nearly $2 billion in emergency funding to meet urgent needs
    created by recent natural disasters across the country.

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    March 21

    In the evening, the President departed for Washing-

    ton, DC, arriving early the following morning.
    The President declared a major disaster in Illinois and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning March 1 and continuing.

    March 24

    The White House announced that the President will meet with King Hussein
    I of Jordan at the White House on April 1.

    March 25

    The White House announced that the President's scheduled visits to
    Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela have been postponed to
    facilitate his recovery from knee surgery. The President will visit
    Mexico May 6-7, and Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela October 12-17.
    The White House announced that the President will open his national
    service conference, the Summit for America's Future, at Independence
    Hall in Philadelphia, PA, on April 28, after participating in a cleanup
    day with AmeriCorps volunteers in Germantown, PA, on April 27.

    March 28

    In the afternoon, the President met in the Oval Office with John
    Sweeney, president, AFL-CIO; Morton Bahr, international president,
    Communications Workers of America; Gerald W. McEntee, president,
    American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO;
    and Andrew Stein, president, Service Employees International Union, AFL-
    CIO, to discuss welfare reform issues.

    April 2

    The President declared a major disaster in the State of Washington and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in
    the area struck by heavy rains, snow melt, flooding, and land- and
    mudslides March 18-28.

    April 3

    The President announced his intention to appoint Janet L. Yellen as
    Chair of the Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.

    April 4

    The President announced his intention to reappoint Robert A. Gaines as a
    member of the National Capital Planning Commission.

    April 6

    The President appointed James B. King to be Director of the Office of
    Personnel Management as a recess appointee.

    April 7

    The President announced the appointment of Ambassador Robert S. Gelbard
    as Special Representative of the President and the Secretary of State
    for Implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords.
    The President declared a major disaster in North Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe flooding, severe winter storms, heavy spring rain,
    rapid snowmelt, high winds, ice jams, and ground saturation due to high
    water tables beginning February 28 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in South Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe flooding, severe winter storms, heavy spring rain,
    rapid snowmelt, high winds, and ice jams beginning February 3 and
    continuing.

    April 8

    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe flooding, severe winter storms, snowmelt, high winds, rain, and
    ice beginning March 21 and continuing.

    April 9

    In the afternoon, the President met with Leah Rabin in the Oval Office
    to discuss the Middle East peace process.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth Moler to be
    Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy.

    April 10

    The President announced his intention to appoint Katherine Bryan and
    Howard Torgrove to the Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F.
    Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Diane Asadorian, Albert
    Abramson, Gerda Klein, and Leonard Wilf to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial
    Council.
    The President announced his intention to appoint James D. Cunningham,
    Sr., as a member of the National Partnership Council.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Victoria Murphy as a
    member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ruth Yone Tamura to be
    a member of the National Museum Services Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Andrew J. Pincus to be
    General Counsel for the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Yerker Andersson, Gina
    McDonald, Bonnie O'Day, and Shirley Welsh Ryan to the National Council
    on Disability.

    April 11

    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward William Gnehm,
    Jr., to be Director General of the Foreign Service.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Karl F. Inderfurth to
    be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.

    April 13

    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
    professional golfer Tiger Woods to congratulate Mr. Woods on winning the
    PGA Masters golf tournament.

    April 14

    The President announced his intention to appoint J. Randall MacDonald as
    a member of the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality
    in the Health Care Industry.
    The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning April 4 and continuing.

    April 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Brooklyn, NY. In the evening,
    he traveled to Queens.
    The President had a telephone conversation with King Fahd of Saudi
    Arabia to express his sympathy for the victims of the fire at Mina.
    Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Brian Dean Curran to
    be Ambassador to Mozambique.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Olivia A. Golden to be
    Assistant Secretary for Family Support (Administration for Children and
    Families) at the Department of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jack Roderick as a
    member of the Arctic Research Commission.
    The White House announced that the administration is requesting
    nominations for representatives to serve on the Advisory Commission on
    Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.

    April 16

    In the evening, the President attended a foreign policy retreat with
    Members of Congress at Blair House.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan
    accepted the President's invitation for an official working visit in
    Washington, DC, April 25.

    April 17

    The President announced his intention to appoint Emily Malino as a
    member of the Commission of Fine Arts.

    April 18

    In the morning, the President attended Vice President Al Gore's meeting
    with Hong Kong Democratic Party Leader Martin Lee in the Vice
    President's West Wing Office.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Daryl L. Jones as a
    member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals to the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust:

        Edward Blakely;
        Donald G. Fisher;
        Amy Meyer;
        Mary G. Murphy;
        William K. Reilly; and
        Toby Rosenblatt.

    April 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Grand Forks, ND. Following his
    arrival, he took a helicopter tour of areas damaged by severe flooding
    in North Dakota and Minnesota.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washing-

    ton, DC.
    The President amended the April 7 and 8 major disaster declarations for
    the flood-ravaged upper Midwest by authorizing direct Federal funding
    for emergency work performed in response to the flooding in Minnesota,
    North Dakota, and South Dakota.

    April 23

    In the afternoon, the President briefly attended the Vice President's
    meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama.
    The President announced his intention to nominate W. Scott Gould to be
    Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration at
    the Department of Commerce.
    The White House announced the President's intention to send legislation
    to Congress to modify the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, to be
    dedicated on May 2, in order to provide a permanent depiction of
    President Roosevelt's disability.

    April 24

    The President announced his intention to appoint James D. Cunningham,
    Sr., as a member of the Federal Salary Council.

    April 25

    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Armstrong
    to be Associate Director of Mitigation at the Federal Emergency
    Management Agency.

    April 26

    The White House announced that the President asked U.S. Representative
    to the United Nations Bill Richardson to lead a special mission to
    Zaire.

    April 27

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Philadelphia, PA.

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    April 28

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

    April 29

    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert L. Mallett to
    be Deputy Secretary of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ray C. Anderson as
    Cochair of the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
    The President announced his intention to appoint William A. Bible,
    Robert Wayne Loescher, and Richard Carl Leone as members of the National
    Gambling Impact Study Commission.

    April 30

    In the morning, the President met with Vice Premier and Minister of
    Foreign Affairs Qian Qichen of China in the Oval Office.
    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton
    announced that their daughter Chelsea will enter Stanford University in
    the fall as a member of the class of 2001.

    May 1

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a swearing-in ceremony
    in the Oval Office for Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman.
    The White House announced that the President will issue a formal apology
    to the 14 surviving members of the original Tuskegee Experiment in a
    Rose Garden ceremony on May 16.

    May 5

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Mexico City, Mexico,
    arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Sklar to be
    U.S. Representative to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform
    at the State Department, with the rank of Ambassador.

    May 6

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony
    with President Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico at the Altar to the Nation.
    In the evening, the President met with Mexican opposition leader Felipe
    de Jesus Calderon, president, National Action Party (PAN), at the El
    Presidente Intercontinental Hotel. Later, he met with Humberto Roque
    Villanueva, president of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party
    (PRI).
    Later in the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a
    cultural presentation at the Palacio de Belles Artes with President
    Zedillo and Mrs. Anilda Zedillo.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jackie M. Clegg to be
    First Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the
    United States.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James A. Harmon to be
    President and Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathy Karpan to be
    Director of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement at the Department
    of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Patrick A. Shea to be
    Director of the Bureau of Land Management at the Department of the
    Interior.

    May 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Tlaxcala
    and Teotihuacan, Mexico. In the evening, they returned to Mexico City.
    Later, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to San Jose, Costa
    Rica.

    May 8

    In the morning, the President visited the Museum of Costa Rican Art.
    The White House announced that the President will give commencement
    addresses at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, on May 18; the
    U.S. Military Academy in West Point, NY, on May 31; and the University
    of California San Diego on June 14.

    May 9

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Bridgetown, Barbados.
    The White House announced that in connection with his trip to The
    Netherlands May 28 for the U.S.-European Union Summit and the
    commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall plan, the
    President accepted an invitation to meet with newly elected Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in London.

    May 10

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Rene Preval of Haiti
    at the Sherbourne Center in Bridgetown, Barbados.

    May 12

    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving in
    the evening.

    May 13

    The President announced his intention to appoint Betty Bednarczyk as a
    member of the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in
    the Health Care Industry.
    The White House announced that the President invited President Kiro
    Gligorov of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to Washington, DC,
    for a working visit on June 17.

    May 14

    In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambas-

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    sadors Saad Muhammad al-Kubaysi of Qatar; Pengiran Anak Dato Haji Puteh
    of Brunei; Osbert W. Liburd, of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Francisco Xavier
    Aguirre-Sacasa of Nicaragua; Riaz Hussain Khokhar of Pakistan; Aleksandr
    Vondra of the Czech Republic; Alfred Defago of Switzerland; Grigore-
    Kalev Stoicescu of Estonia; Valery Tsepkalo of Belarus; Joseph Diatta of
    Niger; Mark Micallef of Malta; and Le Van Bang of Vietnam.

    May 15

    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Todd Free as a
    member of the Commission on Fine Arts.
    The White House announced that the President invited NATO Secretary
    General Javier Solana to Washington, DC, for a meeting at the White
    House on May 19.

    May 16

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Leonid Kuchma of
    Ukraine in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate George Munoz to be
    President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Terry D. Garcia to be
    Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and
    Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Mickey Ibarra as
    Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at
    the White House.

    May 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to Baltimore, MD, and he returned
    to Washington, DC, in the evening.

    May 19

    The President announced his intention to nominate Catherine Woteki to be
    Under Secretary for Food Safety at the Department of Agriculture.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Shirley Robinson
    Watkins to be Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
    at the Department of Agriculture.

    May 20

    The President announced his intention to nominate David J. Scheffer to
    be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues at the State Department.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James W. Pardew to be
    U.S. Representative for Military Stabilization in the Balkans with the
    rank of Ambassador at the State Department.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ambassador Peter
    Burleigh to be Deputy Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations
    with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

    May 21

    The President announced his intention to nominate John Christian
    Kornblum to be Ambassador to Germany.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Marc Grossman to be
    Assistant Secretary of State for European and Canadian Affairs.

    May 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Clarksburg, WV, and he
    returned to Washington, DC, in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David R. Andrews to be
    Legal Adviser at the State Department.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen R. Sestanovich
    to be Ambassador at Large and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State
    on the New Independent States at the State Department.

    May 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate James Phillip Rubin to
    be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the State Department.
    The President announced the nomination of Stanley Owen Roth to be
    Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the
    State Department.
    The President announced the nomination of Kenneth S. Apfel to be
    Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
    The White House announced that the President has named Anne Luzzatto as
    Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs and National Security Council
    Senior Director for Public Affairs and that Joseph P. Lockhart will
    replace Mary Ellen Glynn as Deputy Press Secretary.

    May 26

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington National Cemetery in
    Arlington, VA, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. In
    the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Paris,
    France, arriving the following morning.

    May 27

    In the morning, the President met with President Jacques Chirac of
    France in President Chirac's office at the Elysee Palace.
    In the afternoon, the President attended a luncheon hosted by President
    Chirac in the State Dining Room at the Elysee Palace.
    In the evening, the President met with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia
    in the Samuel Bernard Room at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence. Later,
    the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Amsterdam, The
    Netherlands.
    The President announced the nomination of Bonnie R. Cohen to be Under
    Secretary for Management at the State Department.

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    May 28

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton took a brief walking
    tour of a shopping district in The Hague. In the evening, they took a
    walking tour of downtown Delft.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan E. Rice to be
    Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department.
    The President announced the appointment of Christopher J. Queram as a
    member of the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in
    the Health Care Industry.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
    Minister John Howard of Australia at the White House on June 27.

    May 29

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to London,
    United Kingdom. Later, the President met with Prime Minister Tony Blair
    in the White Room at 10 Downing Street.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the U.S.
    Ambassador's Residence, where the President addressed the Embassy staff.
    In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced the nomination of Paul Simon to be a member of
    the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.

    May 30

    The President announced his intention to nominate James Franklin Collins
    to be Ambassador to Russia.
    The White House announced that Chelsea Clinton will graduate from the
    Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, on June 6.

    May 31

    In the morning, the President traveled to West Point, NY, and he
    returned to Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

    June 2

    The President announced his intention to nominate Janice R. Lachance to
    be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

    June 3

    The President announced his intention to nominate Beth Nolan to be
    Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the
    Department of Justice.

    June 4

    The White House announced that the President will participate in an
    environmental summit in Lake Tahoe, NV, on July 26, and that he will
    attend a National Governors' Association meeting in Las Vegas, NV, on
    July 28.

    June 5

    The White House announced that the President will meet with Amir Hamad
    bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar at the White House on June 11.

    June 6

    The President announced his intention to appoint Jamie Gorelick as Chair
    and Maurice R. Greenberg, Margaret Greene, Erle Nye, and Floyd Emerson
    Wicks as members of the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission
    on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

    June 9

    The White House announced that the President forwarded to the Congress a
    package of fiscal year 1998 budget amendments for consistency with the
    bipartisan budget agreement.

    June 10

    In the morning, the President met with House Minority Leader Richard A.
    Gephardt in the Oval Office. In the afternoon, he met with Democratic
    members of the Senate Finance Committee in the Cabinet Room. In the
    evening, the President met with representatives of civil rights
    organizations in the Yellow Oval Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate George A. Omas to be a
    Commissioner on the Postal Rate Commission.

    June 11

    In the morning, the President met with Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
    of Qatar to discuss the Qatar-U.S. bilateral relationship and its
    commitment to maintaining peace in the Persian Gulf region.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jane Garvey to be
    Administrator and George Donohue to be Deputy Administrator of the
    Federal Aviation Administration.
    The President announced that Richard Garwin, Mortimer Elkind, and H.
    Rodney Withers are winners of the Enrico Fermi Award for a lifetime of
    achievement in the field of nuclear energy.

    June 12

    The President announced the nomination of Timberlake Foster to be
    Ambassador to Mauritania.
    The President announced the nomination of Ralph Frank to be Ambassador
    to Nepal.
    The President announced the nomination of John C. Holzman to be
    Ambassador to Bangladesh.
    The President announced the nomination of Nancy J. Powell to be
    Ambassador to Uganda.
    The President announced the nomination of Amelia Ellen Shippy to be
    Ambassador to Malawi.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bill Lann Lee to be
    Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the
    Department of Justice.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Raymond C. Fisher to
    be Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the President's Advisory Board on Race:

        Linda Chavez-Thompson;
        Suzan D. Johnson Cook;
        John Hope Franklin;
        Thomas H. Kean;
        Angela E. Oh;
        Robert Thomas; and
        William F. Winter.

    In addition, the President asked Christopher Edley to serve as a
    consultant to the Board and the President.

    June 13

    In the evening, the President traveled to San Diego, CA.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Crown Prince
    Hassan of Jordan on June 17 at the White House to discuss developments
    in the Middle East and Jordan-U.S. economic cooperation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Abraham H. Foxman, Jay
    Mazur, and Aletta Schaap to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

    June 14

    In the evening, the President returned to Washing-

    ton, DC, arriving after midnight.

    June 15

    In the afternoon, the President attended the final round of the U.S.
    Open golf tournament at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD.

    June 16

    In the evening, the President attended a book release party for Texas
    Land Commissioner Garry Mauro at the Willard Hotel.

    June 17

    In the morning, the President met with President Kiro Gligorov of the
    Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the Oval Office to discuss a
    wide range of bilateral and regional issues.

    June 18

    In the afternoon, the President met with Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan
    in the Oval Office to review the Jordan-U.S. bilateral relationship and
    developments in the Middle East.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Louis Caldera to be
    Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for the Corporation for
    National and Community Service.

    June 19

    In the morning, the President met in the Oval Office with teachers Gary
    Trew and Seamus McNeill, the first winners of the ``President's Prize''
    in Northern Ireland for efforts to promote cross-community
    understanding.
    Later, the President traveled to Denver, CO. In the evening, he attended
    a Denver Summit host committee reception at a private residence in
    Cherry Hills, CO.
    The President announced the designation of James J. Hoecker as Chairman
    of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ruby G. Moy as Staff
    Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

    June 20

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Fernando Cardoso of Brazil from the Presidential Suite at the
    Brown Palace Hotel concerning Brazil's approval of the Nuclear Non-
    Proliferation Treaty and the President's planned visit to Brazil.
    In the evening, the President attended a reception with Summit of the
    Eight leaders in the courtyard of the Governor's Mansion. Later, he
    attended a dinner with the leaders in the Music Room of the Phipps
    Conference Center.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jake Steinfeld as a
    member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

    June 21

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton had dinner with Summit
    of the Eight leaders at the Fort Restaurant. Later, they joined the
    leaders for an evening of entertainment at the Western Event Complex.

    June 22

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA, arriving
    in the evening.

    June 23

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with the
    family of Betty Shabazz to offer his condolences on her death.
    In the evening, the President attended a Democratic Senatorial Campaign
    Committee dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Later, he returned to
    Washing-

    ton, DC, arriving the following morning.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.,
    to be Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jamie Rappaport Clark
    to be Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service at the Department of the
    Interior.

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    June 24

    The President announced his intention to nominate Ambassador Martin
    Indyk to be Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the State
    Department.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Orent and Larry
    Schumann to be members of the President's National Security
    Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President appointed 11 men and 4 women from 10 States and the
    District of Columbia as the 1997-1998 White House Fellows.

    June 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Nashville, TN, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Chicago, IL. In the evening, the President and
    Hillary Clinton traveled to Hope, AR.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rudy F. de Leon to be
    Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
    The President announced his intention to nominate M.D.B. Carlisle and
    Darryl R. Wold to be Commissioners on the Federal Election Commission.

    June 26

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Texarkana, AR. Later, he
    traveled to New York City.
    In the evening, the President met with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
    in Mr. Annan's office at the United Nations.
    Later, the President met with President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea in
    the Conference Room at the U.S. Mission.
    The White House announced that President Roman Herzog of Germany will
    meet with the President on July 24 to discuss social and political
    issues of importance to both the German and American peoples.

    June 27

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David,
    MD.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David A. Lipton to be
    Under Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of the
    Treasury.
    The President announced the nomination of Nancy Killefer to be Assistant
    Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer at the Department
    of the Treasury.
    The President announced the nomination of Gary Gensler to be Assistant
    Secretary for Financial Markets at the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Nancy-Ann Min DeParle
    to be Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration at the
    Department of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert G. Stanton to
    be Director of the National Park Service at the Department of the
    Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kneeland Youngblood to
    the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Poland,
    Romania, and Denmark immediately following the NATO Summit in Madrid, at
    the invitation of the Presidents of Poland and Romania and Her Majesty
    the Queen of Denmark.

    June 28

    The President announced his intention to appoint Norman J. Ornstein and
    Leslie Moonves as Cochairs of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest
    Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.

    June 29

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
    House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD.

    June 30

    In the morning, the President traveled to Boston, MA. In the afternoon,
    he traveled to New York City, returning to Washington, DC, after
    midnight.
    The President announced the nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman to be
    Counselor of the Department of State with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced the nomination of Maura Harty to be Ambassador
    to Paraguay.
    The President announced the nomination of Curtis Warren Kamman to be
    Ambassador to Colombia.
    The President announced the nomination of Anne Marie Sigmund to be
    Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.
    The President announced the nomination of Daniel V. Speckhard to be
    Ambassador to Belarus.