[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.