[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 [[Page 853]] 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 [[Page 854]] 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. [[Page 855]] 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 [[Page 856]] 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. [[Page 857]] 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. [[Page 858]] 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. [[Page 859]] 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. [[Page 860]] 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. [[Page 861]] 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- [[Page 862]] 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. [[Page 863]] 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. [[Page 864]] 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. [[Page 865]] 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.