    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [July 1, 1997]
    [Pages 1829-1844]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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            Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997

    Appendix A--Digest of Other White House Announcements

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

    July 1

    The President announced the nomination of Gordon D. Giffin to be
    Ambassador to Canada.
    The President announced the nomination of James F. Mack to be Ambassador
    to Guyana.
    The President announced the nomination of Keith C. Smith to be
    Ambassador to Lithuania.
    The White House announced that the President promoted J. Terry Edmonds
    to the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director
    of Speechwriting.
    The White House announced that the President promoted Stephanie S.
    Streett to the position of Assistant to the President and Director of
    Presidential Scheduling.
    The White House announced that the President promoted Michael Waldman to
    be Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting.
    The White House announced that the President appointed Paul Begala as
    Assistant to the President and Counselor to the President, a role he
    will assume in August.
    The White House announced that the President named Sidney Blumenthal as
    Assistant to the President as part of the communications team, which he
    will join in August.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with President
    Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia at the White House on July 18.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with President
    Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the White House on August 1.

    July 2

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Baltimore, MD, where he met
    with Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies players at Oriole Park
    at Camden Yards before attending the game. Following the game, the
    President returned to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton will
    depart on the evening of July 4 for Spain, where the President will
    participate in the July 8-9 NATO Summit in Madrid. Prior to arriving in
    Madrid on July 7, they will travel to Palma de Mallorca for a private
    visit at the invitation of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain.

    July 3

    The President announced his intention to nominate Hershel Gober to be
    Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rita D. Hayes to be
    Deputy U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva.
    The White House announced that the President has accepted the invitation
    of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to stay at her summer palace following
    his arrival in Denmark on July 11, and that he will meet with Prime
    Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen and address the people of Denmark on July
    12.
    The White House announced that on July 17, the President will address
    the 88th annual convention of the NAACP in Pittsburgh, PA, and the
    national convention of the National Association of Black Journalists in
    Chicago, IL.

    July 5

    The President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Palma de Mallorca, Spain,
    arriving in the afternoon. After being greeted by King Juan Carlos I and
    Queen Sofia of Spain, they toured Bellver Castle. In the evening, they
    toured the cathedral.

    July 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Madrid,
    Spain.
    In the evening, the President met with NATO Secretary General Javier
    Solana in the Miguel Angel Hotel.
    Later, the President and Hillary Clinton attended an informal dinner for
    NATO leaders and their spouses hosted by President of the Government
    Jose Maria Aznar of Spain in the Garden of the Official Residence at
    Moncloa Palace. Following the dinner, the President met with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom at the Miguel Angel Hotel.
    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe thunderstorms and flooding beginning June 21 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Wisconsin and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding on June 21-23.

    July 8

    In the morning and afternoon, the President attended NATO Summit
    sessions in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. In the late afternoon,
    he met with President Jacques Chirac of France.

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    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner for
    NATO leaders and their spouses hosted by King Juan Carlos I and Queen
    Sofia at the Royal Palace.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donna Jean Hrinak to
    be Ambassador to Bolivia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Dale
    Kauzlarich to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    July 9

    In the morning, the President met with President Leonid Kuchma of
    Ukraine in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. Later in the morning, he
    attended the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meeting and, in the
    afternoon, a Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council luncheon in the Palacio
    Municipal de Congresos.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Granada,
    Spain, where they toured the Alhambra castle with King Juan Carlos I and
    Queen Sofia. After midnight, they returned to Madrid.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John C. Angell to be
    Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at
    the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate I. Miley Gonzalez to
    be Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the
    Department of Agriculture.

    July 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Warsaw, Poland.
    In the afternoon, following an arrival ceremony, he met with President
    Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland in the White Room of the Presidential
    Palace.
    In the evening, the President met with former President Lech Walesa in
    the Royal Castle.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward M. Gramlich and
    Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
    System.
    The President announced the nomination of August Schumacher, Jr., to be
    Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department
    of Agriculture.

    July 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Bucharest, Romania.
    In the afternoon, he attended a reception hosted by President Emil
    Constantinescu of Romania in the Cotroceni Palace, during which he met
    with Romanian political and opposition leaders.
    In the evening, the President greeted the U.S. Embassy community at the
    Ambassador's residence. He then traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Timothy F. Geithner to
    be Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of
    the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John J. Hamre to be
    Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Attorney General Janet
    Reno, Donald Gips, and Brig. Gen. Donald Kerrick as members of the
    Steering Committee of the President's Commission on Critical
    Infrastructure Protection.
    The President declared a major disaster in Michigan and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on July 2.

    July 12

    In the morning, the President addressed the U.S. Embassy staff in the
    Margrethe Salon at the Hotel Store Kro in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the
    afternoon, he participated in a wreath laying ceremony at Mindenluden
    Memorial Cemetery. In the evening, the President returned to Washington,
    DC.

    July 14

    The President announced the appointment of Judith A. Winston as
    Executive Director of One America in the 21st Century: The President's
    Initiative on Race.

    July 16

    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Federal National Mortgage Association
    (Fannie Mae) Board of Directors:

        Thomas Leonard;
        Kevin O'Keefe;
        Eli J. Segal;
        Kathryn G. Thompson; and
        Jose Villarreal.

    July 17

    In the morning, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Chicago, IL. In the evening, he traveled to
    Harrison, AR.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Harold C. Pachios to
    be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Maurice R. Greenberg
    and Susan Hammer, and appoint William J. Hudson and Terry K. Watanabe to
    the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Lee Williams to the
    J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

    July 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to Jasper, AR, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

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    In the evening, the President addressed members of Girls Nation in the
    East Room. Later, he met with President Eduard Shevardnadze of the
    Republic of Georgia in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his nomination of Felix G. Rohatyn to be
    Ambassador to France.
    The White House announced that the President will send a Presidential
    mission headed by Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and Rev.
    Jesse Jackson to the Fourth African/African-American Summit in Harare,
    Zimbabwe, July 20-25.

    July 21

    The President announced his intention to nominate Lt. Gen. John A.
    Gordon, USAF, to be Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
    The President declared a major disaster in Washington State and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by snowmelt and flooding on April 10 and continuing through June
    30.

    July 22

    The President announced his intention to nominate Philip Lader to be
    Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
    The President amended the major disaster declaration of June 13 for
    Idaho to include assistance to affected individuals in the area struck
    by severe storms, snowmelt, land- and mudslides, and flooding on March
    14 and continuing through June 30.

    July 23

    In the morning, the President met with President Olafur Grimsson of
    Iceland in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gov. William F. Weld
    of Massachusetts to be Ambassador to Mexico.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Cathryn Buford Slater
    as Chair and member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    The President announced the nomination of Shirley Robinson Watkins and
    August Schumacher, Jr., to be members of the Board of Directors of the
    Commodity Credit Corporation.

    July 24

    In the morning, the President met with President Roman Herzog of Germany
    in the Oval Office.

    July 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington, VA, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President addressed members of Boys Nation in the
    East Room.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Joyce A. Savocchio as
    Vice Chair and member of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
    The President declared a major disaster in Montana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, ice jams, snowmelt, flooding, and extreme soil saturation
    on March 1 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Vermont and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    excessive rainfall, high winds, and flooding on July 15-17.
    The President declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, flooding, and high winds associated with Hurricane Danny
    on July 17-22.

    July 26

    In the morning, the President traveled to Lake Tahoe, NV. In the
    afternoon, he participated in water clarity testing aboard a University
    of California, Davis, research vessel on Lake Tahoe.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA.

    July 28

    In the morning, the President traveled to Las Vegas, NV. In the evening,
    he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Peter L. Scher for the
    rank of Ambassador during his tenure as the Special Trade Negotiator for
    Agriculture in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Marshall S. Smith to
    be Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education.

    July 29

    The White House announced that the President and Secretary of State
    Madeleine Albright will send Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis B.
    Ross to the Middle East on July 30 to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin
    Netanyahu of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian
    Authority.

    July 30

    In the afternoon, the President met with Deputy President Thabo Mbeki of
    South Africa and Vice President Al Gore in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Fort A.P. Hill in Bowling
    Green, VA. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ela Yazzie-King for a
    second term as a member of the National Council on Disability.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Anne Sullivan to
    be General Counsel at the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Aaron D. Miller to the
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

    July 31

    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul M. Igasaki for a
    second term as Vice Chair and

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    Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Tadd Johnson to be
    Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission at the Department of
    the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ernest J. Moniz to be
    Under Secretary at the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles O. Rossotti to
    be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dan Reicher to be
    Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the
    Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals to the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) Board
    of Directors:

        Dennis DeConcini;
        Neil F. Hartigan;
        Joe Serna, Jr.; and
        Harriett F. Woods.

    August 1

    In the morning, the President met with President Heydar Aliyev of
    Azerbaijan in the Oval Office. Later, the two leaders had a working
    luncheon in the Old Family Dining Room.
    The President declared a major disaster in Colorado and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, heavy rain, flash floods, flooding, mudslides,
    landslides, and severe ground saturation beginning July 28.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Cheryl Feldman Halpern
    to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
    The President announced his intention to to nominate John Arthur
    Hammerschmidt to be a member of the National Transportation Safety
    Board.
    The President announced the nomination of Dennis Dollar to be a member
    of the Board of Directors of the National Credit Union Administration.
    The President announced the nomination of Nancy Dorn to be a member of
    the Inter-American Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dale Cabaniss to be a
    member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard F. Keevey to
    be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paula J. Dobriansky to
    be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jacques Gansler to be
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert W. Gee to be
    Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the
    Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John E. Mansfield to
    be a member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate George Moose to be the
    Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United
    Nations, with rank of Ambassador.
    The White House announced that the President has asked Representative
    Donald Payne to lead a Presidential delegation, including
    Representatives John Conyers and Cynthia McKinney, to the Presidential
    Inauguration in Liberia on August 2.

    August 5

    In the evening, the President met with members of the Black Leadership
    Forum in the Cabinet Room.

    August 6

    The President announced his intention to nominate Carolyn Curiel to be
    Ambassador to Belize.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Margaret Ann Hamburg
    to be Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department
    of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael L. Telson to
    be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sally Thompson to be
    Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Agriculture.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas J. Umberg to be
    Deputy Director for Supply Reduction at the Office of National Drug
    Control Policy.
    The President announced the nomination of Michael K. Powell to be a
    member of the Federal Communications Commission.
    The President announced his intention to designate William E. Kennard as
    Chair of the Federal Communications Commission upon his confirmation by
    the Senate as a member of the FCC.

    August 7

    The President announced the nomination of Jo Ann Jay Howard to be
    Administrator of the Federal Insurance Administration at the Federal
    Emergency Management Agency.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Carol Bonosaro as a
    member of the National Partnership Council.

    August 11

    The President met with Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of
    Columbia.
    The President also met with Vice President Al Gore and Gen. Colin
    Powell, USA (ret.), in the Oval Office to discuss followup efforts to
    the 1996 Presidents'

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    Summit for America's Future to promote citizen service.

    August 12

    In the morning, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

    August 13

    The President announced his intention to nominate Kirk Robertson to be
    Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Douglas Eakeley to the
    Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sam Nunn as Co-Chair
    and David Campbell, Charles Lee, and Elvin Moon as members of the
    Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Critical
    Infrastructure Protection.

    August 15

    In the morning, the President met with foreign policy advisers to
    discuss the Middle East. In the afternoon, he met with the advisers to
    discuss Bosnia.

    August 17

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Block Island, RI. In the evening, they traveled to Martha's Vineyard,
    MA, for a vacation.

    August 20

    The President announced his intention to nominate F. Amanda DeBusk to be
    Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Commerce Department.

    August 21

    The White House announced that the President established Presidential
    Emergency Board No. 234, effective August 21, to investigate and make
    recommendations for settlement of disputes between Amtrak and its
    employees represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes.
    The President appointed Arnold M. Zack as Chairman and Richard I. Bloch
    and Roberta Golick as members of the Board.

    August 25

    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, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning June 28 and
    continuing through July 27.

    August 26

    The President named Audrey Tayse Haynes as Deputy Assistant to the
    President and Director of the White House Office for Women's Initiatives
    and Outreach.

    August 27

    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles N. Jeffress to
    be Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health at the
    Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Scott E. Thomas to be
    a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Deputy Secretary of
    Defense John J. Hamre as a member of the Steering Committee of the
    President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

    August 28

    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas J. Dodd to be
    Ambassador to Costa Rica.

    August 29

    The President announced his intention to nominate Eva M. Plaza to be
    Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kevin G. Chavers to be
    Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight at the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gail W. Laster to be
    General Counsel at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Michael Walker
    to be Under Secretary of the Army.
    The President announced his intention to nominate R. Roger Majak to be
    Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Department of
    Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Patricia W. Lattimore
    to be Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the
    Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Al Borrego to be
    Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training at the
    Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Katherine Milner
    Anderson to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for
    Public Broadcasting.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Victor Marrero to be
    U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States at the State
    Department, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William Clyburn, Jr.,
    to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate R. Nicholas Burns to
    be Ambassador to Greece.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas S. Foley to be
    Ambassador to Japan.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph A. Presel to be
    Ambassador to Uzbekistan.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark Robert Parris to
    be Ambassador to Turkey.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Brenda Brown
    Schoonover to be Ambassador to Togo.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lange Schermerhorn to
    be Ambassador to Djibouti.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Johnny Young to be
    Ambassador to Bahrain.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alexander R. Vershbow
    to be U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic
    Treaty Organization, with rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Duncan T. Moore to be
    the Associate Director for Technology in the Office of Science and
    Technology Policy.

    September 2

    The President announced his intention to nominate Barbara K. Bodine to
    be Ambassador to Yemen.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mayor Cardell Cooper
    of East Orange, NJ, to be Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and
    Emergency Response at the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Daniel Fried to be
    Ambassador to Poland.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jane G. Gould to be
    Deputy Commissioner of the Social Security Administration.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard J. Griffin to
    be Inspector General at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate B. Lynn Pascoe for the
    rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Negotiator
    for Nagorno-Karabakh.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Julia V. Taft to be
    Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeanette C. Takamura
    to be Assistant Secretary for Aging at the Department of Health and
    Human Services.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Tadd Johnson as
    Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission at the Department of
    the Interior.

    September 3

    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathryn Walt Hall to
    be Ambassador to Austria.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David Timothy Johnson
    to be the Head of the U.S. Delegation to the Organization on Security
    and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Tom McDonald to be
    Ambassador to Zimbabwe.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward E. Schumaker
    III to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Charles R. Lee as Chair
    and Van B. Honeycutt as a member of the National Security
    Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

    September 4

    The President announced his intention to nominate Stanley T. Escudero to
    be Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ray Kammer to be
    Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the
    Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Phillip G. Lewis to the
    Board of Directors of the Mickey Leland National Urban Air Toxic
    Research Center.

    September 5

    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas M. Foglietta to
    be Ambassador to Italy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alphonse F. La Porta
    to be Ambassador to Mongolia.

    September 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC, from a vacation at Martha's Vineyard, MA.

    September 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Gambrills, MD, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In an evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Arnold T. Halfhide of Suriname,
    Mohamad B. Chatah of Lebanon, Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed of Mauritania, Marwan
    Jamil al-Muasher of Jordan, Semere Russom of Eritrea, Abdulwahab
    Abdullah Al-Hajjri of Yemen, Ramiro Guelar of Argentina, Rene Antonio
    Leon Rodriguez of El Salvador, Crispin Grey-Johnson of Gambia, Alberto
    Maspons Guzman of Ecuador, Sean O'hUiginn of Ireland, and Rolf Ekeus of
    Sweden.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David L. Aaron to be
    Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert H. Beatty, Jr.,
    to be a Commissioner on the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review
    Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward M. Gabriel to
    be Ambassador to Morocco.

    September 9

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a roundtable discussion
    in the Cabinet Room with representatives of various ethnic groups.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ernesta Ballard to be
    a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Robin Lynn Raphel to
    be Ambassador to Tunisia.

    September 10

    The President announced the appointment of Secretary of State Madeleine
    Albright, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Secretary of Education
    Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E.
    Shalala, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director James Lee Witt
    as members of the American National Red Cross Board of Governors.

    September 11

    The President announced his intention to nominate Betty Eileen King to
    be U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United
    Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced the appointment of Bruce A. Lehman as Acting
    Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    September 12

    In the morning, the President met with Hong Kong Special Administrative
    Region Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Katharine G. Abraham
    for a second term as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at the Department
    of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Corinne C. ``Lindy''
    Boggs to be Ambassador to the Holy See.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen W. Bosworth to
    be Ambassador to Korea.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan King to be
    Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Labor.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Pittsburgh,
    PA, Little Rock, AR, and Houston, TX, September 24-28.

    September 15

    In the afternoon, the President met in the Cabinet Room with leaders of
    environmental organizations to discuss climate change.
    The White House announced that the President intends to nominate Gloria
    Tristani to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission.

    September 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to Langley, VA. In the afternoon,
    he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Terrence J. Brown to
    be Assistant Administrator for Management at the Agency for
    International Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jerry MacArthur Hultin
    to be Under Secretary of the Navy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate F. Whitten Peters to
    be Under Secretary of the Air Force.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with the
    spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, Ecumenical Patriarch
    Bartholomew, at the White House on October 22.

    September 17

    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 thunderstorms and flash flooding on August 16-17.

    September 18

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Palo Alto, CA.
    The President announced his intention to nominate M. John Berry to be
    Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget at the Department
    of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul R. Carey and
    Laura S. Unger to be Commissioners on the Securities and Exchange
    Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jeffrey Jaffe, Mayor
    Sharon Sayles Belton of Minneapolis, MN, and Joseph Holmes as members of
    the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Critical
    Infrastructure Protection.

    September 19

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton attended
    the Stanford University convocation ceremony on the main quad of the
    campus.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Seth P. Waxman to be
    Solicitor General at the Justice Department.

    September 20

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to San
    Francisco, CA. In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC, arriving
    after midnight.

    September 21

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to New York
    City. In the evening, they attended a reception for the 52d Session of
    the U.N. General Assembly in the Starlight Room of the Waldorf Astoria
    Hotel.

    September 22

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of
    Pakistan in the 12th Floor Conference Room at the United Nations. Later,
    he met with Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral of India in Room 35 H at
    the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a performance
    of ``Carmen'' at the Metropolitan Opera House. Later, they returned to
    Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

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    The President announced the nomination of Richard Frank Celeste to be
    Ambassador to India.

    September 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate Stanford G. Ross to be
    a member of the Social Security Advisory Board. Upon his confirmation as
    a member by the Senate, the President intends to designate Mr. Ross as
    Chair of the Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Jersey and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding on August 20-21.

    September 24

    In the morning, the President traveled to Pittsburgh, PA. In the
    afternoon, he traveled to Little Rock, AR.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph B. Dial to be a
    member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Barbara Holum to be a
    member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Shaun E. Donnelly to
    be Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward S. Walker, Jr.,
    to be Ambassador to Israel.
    The President named James M. Lyons to be Special Adviser to the
    President and to the Secretary of State for Economic Initiatives for
    Ireland.

    September 25

    The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur Bienenstock to
    be Associate Director for Science at the Office of Science and
    Technology Policy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James E. Hall to be a
    member of the National Transportation Safety Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James Carew Rosapepe
    to be Ambassador to Romania.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Peter F. Tufo to be
    Ambassador to Hungary.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David W. Wilcox to be
    Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Treasury Department.

    September 26

    In the morning, the President traveled to Houston, TX, arriving in the
    afternoon. In the evening, he returned to Little Rock, AR.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William H. Twaddell to
    be Ambassador to Nigeria.
    The President announced the appointment of Susan Blumenthal, M.D., as
    Senior Adviser to the President for Women's Health, effective November
    1.
    The White House announced that the President named the following
    individuals as 1997 recipients of the National Medal of Arts and the
    National Humanities Medal, which the President and Hillary Clinton will
    present on September 29 at the White House:

    National Medal of Arts

        Louise Bourgeois;
        Betty Carter;
        Agnes Gund;
        Daniel Urban Kiley;
        Angela Lansbury;
        James Levine;
        Tito Puente;
        Jason Robards;
        Edward Villella;
        Doc Watson; and
        the MacDowell Colony.

    National Humanities Medal

        Nina M. Archabal;
        David A. Berry;
        Richard J. Franke;
        William Friday;
        Don Henley;
        Maxine Hong Kingston;
        Luis Leal;
        Martin E. Marty;
        Paul Mellon; and
        Studs Terkel.

    September 27

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Little
    Rock, AR, to Hot Springs, AR. In the afternoon, they returned to Little
    Rock.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a University
    of Arkansas football game at War Memorial Stadium.

    September 28

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

    September 29

    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathryn Linda Haycock
    Proffitt to be Ambassador to Malta.
    The President announced the nomination of Alphonso Maldon, Jr., to be
    Deputy Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    September 30

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington, VA. In the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    October 1

    In the morning, the President met with Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan in
    the Oval Office to discuss the Middle East peace process. Later, he met
    with Members of Congress in the Diplomatic Reception Room to discuss
    tobacco issues.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Phyllis Elliott Oakley
    to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research at the State
    Department.

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    The President announced the appointment of Virginia M. Apuzzo as
    Assistant to the President for Management and Administration at the
    White House.

    October 2

    In the evening, the President met with automobile industry executives in
    the Cabinet Room.
    The White House announced that the President will participate in the
    White House Conference on Climate Change on October 6.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joan Dempsey to be
    Deputy Director for Community Management at the Central Intelligence
    Agency.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Janice R. Lachance to
    be Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph Thompson to be
    Under Secretary for Benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Harriet C. Babbitt to
    be Deputy Administrator at the Agency for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas J. Miller for
    the rank of Ambassador during his tenure as Special Coordinator for
    Cyprus.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stanley Louis
    McLelland to be Ambassador to Jamaica.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Daniel Charles Kurtzer
    to be Ambassador to Egypt.
    The President announced the nomination of Steven Karl Pifer to be
    Ambassador to Ukraine.
    The President announced the nomination of Steven J. Green to be
    Ambassador to Singapore.

    October 3

    In the morning, the President had his annual physical examination at the
    National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Timothy Michael Carney
    to be Ambassador to Haiti.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Cameron R. Hume to be
    Ambassador to Algeria.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Amy L. Bondurant to be
    U.S. Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
    Development.

    October 4

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Beltsville, MD, where they observed U.S. Secret Service tactical
    expertise and training exercises at the James J. Rowley Training Center.
    Later, they returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Arlington, VA. Later, he was
    joined by Hillary Clinton, and they traveled to Camp David, MD.

    October 6

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
    House. In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for President Ezer
    Weizman of Israel in the Blue Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James C. Hormel to be
    Ambassador to Luxembourg.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gerald S. McGowan to
    be Ambassador to Portugal.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lyndon L. Olson, Jr.,
    to be Ambassador to Sweden.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth R. Wykle to be
    Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration at the Department of
    Transportation.

    October 7

    In the morning, the President attended a meeting with Northern Ireland
    Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble in National Security Adviser
    Samuel R. Berger's office.
    In the afternoon, the President met with congressional Democrats to
    discuss fast-track trade legislation. In the evening, he met with
    representatives of State and local government and business and community
    leaders from the Midwest.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher Ashby to
    be Ambassador to Uruguay.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James A. Larocco to be
    Ambassador to Kuwait.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark Erwin to be a
    member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James H. Bailey to be
    Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    The President announced the nomination of Bill Richardson and A. Peter
    Burleigh to be U.S. Representatives and Richard Sklar, Victor Marrero,
    and Nancy E. Soderberg to be U.S. Alternate Representatives to the 52d
    General Assembly of the United Nations.
    The President announced the nomination of Nancy E. Soderberg to be
    Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the
    United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

    October 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Newark, NJ. In the afternoon,
    he traveled to West Orange and Florham Park, NJ. Later in the afternoon,
    he traveled to Philadelphia, PA, arriving in the evening.
    In the evening, the President attended a Democratic National Committee
    reception at CoreStates Arena. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced the administration's intention to appoint Rev.
    Jesse Jackson to be Special Envoy for the President and the Secretary of
    State for the promotion of democracy in Africa.

    October 9

    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the

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    United Kingdom concerning the Prime Minister's recent visit to Russia
    and the President's October 7 meeting with Northern Ireland Ulster
    Unionist Party leader David Trimble.
    Later, the President had a telephone conversation with retiring
    University of North Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith to
    commend him on his long and successful career.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David B. Hermelin to
    be Ambassador to Norway.
    The President announced the nomination of Betty Eileen King to be an
    Alternate U.S. Representative to the 52d General Assembly of the United
    Nations. Ms. King has also been nominated to be U.S. Representative on
    the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of
    Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kevin Gover to be
    Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the
    Interior.

    October 10

    The President announced the nomination of Mary Mel French to be Chief of
    Protocol at the State Department.
    The President announced the nomination of Richard W. Fisher to be Deputy
    U.S. Trade Representative (Washington), with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced the nomination of Robert T. Grey, Jr., to be
    U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.
    The President announced the nomination of Joy Harjo to be a member of
    the National Council on the Arts.
    The President announced the nomination of Ida L. Castro to be Director
    of the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor.
    The President announced the nomination of Carl Spielvogel to be a member
    of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the International
    Broadcasting Bureau.
    The President announced the nomination of Robert S. Warshaw to be
    Associate Director for State and Local Affairs at the Office of National
    Drug Control Policy.
    The President announced the nomination of Thomas H. Fox to be Assistant
    Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination at the Agency for
    International Development.
    The President announced the nomination of Donald C. Lubick to be
    Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg to be Deputy
    Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul J. Hoeper to be
    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development, and
    Acquisition.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Arthur M. Hamilton and
    Sally Ann Jochum as members of the President's Committee on Mental
    Retardation.
    The President announced his intention to designate David J. Barram, in
    his capacity as Administrator of the General Services Administration,
    Andrew M. Cuomo, in his capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, and Rodney E. Slater, in his capacity as Secretary of
    Transportation, as members of the Advisory Council on Historic
    Preservation.
    The White House announced that the President named Amy Weiss Tobe as
    Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for
    Operations, effective October 27.

    October 12

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Caracas,
    Venezuela, arriving in the afternoon.
    In the evening, the President met with President Rafael Caldera of
    Venezuela in President Caldera's office at La Casona.

    October 13

    In the morning, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony
    at El Panteon.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Brasilia, Brazil, arriving in the evening.

    October 14

    In the morning, the President had meetings with President Fernando
    Cardoso of Brazil in the Qualienca Room and the Meeting Room at Planalto
    Palace.
    In the afternoon, the President met with the leadership of the Brazilian
    Congress in Salon Nobre at the National Congress. Later, he greeted
    American and Brazilian personnel at the U.S. Embassy.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Sao Paulo,
    Brazil.

    October 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
    arriving in the afternoon. Later, he traveled to Buenos Aires,
    Argentina, arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Judith A. Scott as a
    member of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
    Corporation.

    October 16

    In the morning, the President met with President Carlos Menem of
    Argentina in the Salon Blanco at La Casa Rosa. Later, he met with
    Argentine political opposition leaders in the Ceibo Room of the Sheraton
    Hotel.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Argentine Jewish leaders in the
    Executive Room at the Sheraton Hotel.

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    October 17

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to San
    Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.
    The President announced the appointment of Will Martin and J. Michael
    Nussman as U.S. Commissioners of the International Commission for the
    Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.

    October 18

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Buenos
    Aires, Argentina, and later to Washington, DC, arriving the following
    morning.

    October 21

    The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Lynn III to
    be Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard M. McGahey to
    be Assistant Secretary for Policy at the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Cyril Kent McGuire to
    be Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement at the
    Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert McNamara, Jr.,
    to be General Counsel at the Central Intelligence Agency.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Daryl L. Jones to be
    Secretary of the Air Force.
    The President announced his intention to appoint former Representative
    John Bryant as head of the U.S. delegation to the International
    Telecommunication Union's 1997 World Radiocommunications Conference in
    Geneva, Switzerland, with the personal rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sam W. Brown with the
    personal rank of Ambassador during his service as the head of the U.S.
    delegation to the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe's
    Ministerial Preparatory Conferences in Vienna, Austria.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Robert L. Baxter as a
    member of the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on
    Critical Infrastructure Protection.

    October 22

    In the afternoon, the President met with Ecumenical Patriarch
    Bartholomew I in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John Charles Horsley
    to be Associate Deputy Secretary and Director of Intermodalism at the
    Department of Transportation.
    The White House announced that the President received the final report
    of the Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection on
    October 20.
    The White House announced the President's intention to appoint the
    following individuals as members of the Advisory Committee on Public
    Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters:

        Charles Benton;
        Frank Blythe;
        Peggy Charren;
        Harold C. Crump;
        Frank Cruz;
        Robert Decherd;
        Barry Diller;
        William Duhamel;
        Rob Glaser;
        Jim Goodmon;
        Paul La Camera;
        Richard Masur;
        Newton Minow;
        Shelby Scott;
        Gigi Sohn;
        Karen Peltz Strauss;
        Cass R. Sunstein;
        Lois Jean White; and
        James Yee.

    October 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Beth West for the
    rank of Ambassador to be Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans
    and Space.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William R. Ferris to
    be Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    The President announced the nomination of William Dale Montgomery to be
    Ambassador to Croatia.
    The President named 60 young researchers to receive the second annual
    Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
    The White House announced that the President invited President Ernesto
    Zedillo of Mexico to Washington, DC, for a working visit on November 14.

    October 24

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the taping of
    a National Symphony Orchestra performance at the Kennedy Center Concert
    Hall for later broadcast.
    The President announced the nomination of Linda Key Breathitt to be a
    member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    The President announced the nomination of Curt Hebert, Jr., to be a
    member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
    The President announced the nomination of Frank D. Yturria to be a
    member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.

    October 27

    In the evening, the President traveled to Chicago, IL.

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    October 28

    In the morning, the President departed for Washington, DC, arriving in
    the afternoon.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Katherine L. Archuleta
    to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American
    Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sallyanne Harper to be
    Chief Financial Officer at the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The President announced the nomination of Wilma B. Liebman and Peter J.
    Hurtgen and his intention to nominate Joseph Robert Brame to be members
    of the National Labor Relations Board.

    October 29

    In the morning, the President met with President Jiang Zemin of China in
    the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susanne T. Marshall to
    be a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles Dolan and
    announced the nominations of Penne Percy Korth and Hank Brown to be
    members of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

    October 31

    In the morning, the President traveled to West Palm Beach, Jupiter, and
    Palm Beach, FL.
    In the evening, he traveled to Boca Raton and later to Amelia Island,
    FL, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to appoint David W. Dorman, Joseph
    F. Thompson, Irving Wladawsky-Berger, and John P. Miller as members of
    the Advisory Committee on High Performance Computing and Communications,
    Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet.

    November 1

    In the evening, the President spoke by telephone from the Ritz-Carlton
    Hotel in Amelia Island, FL, to the Arkansas Millennium Ball in Little
    Rock, AR.

    November 2

    In the morning, the President traveled from Amelia Island to
    Jacksonville, FL, and then to Newark, NJ. Later, he traveled to Staten
    Island, NY.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Middlesex, NJ, and in the
    evening, he traveled to New York City. Later, he returned to Washington,
    DC.
    The President declared a major disaster in Nebraska and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe snowstorms, rain, and strong winds on October 24-26.

    November 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Alexandria, VA, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President will attend the Asia-
    Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders Meeting in Vancouver,
    British Columbia, Canada, November 24-25.

    November 4

    In the late afternoon, the President met with congressional leaders in
    the State Dining Room, concerning Bosnia.

    November 5

    In the morning, the President met with Representative William F.
    Goodling in the Oval Office, concerning standardized testing to measure
    educational performance.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rebecca M. Blank to be
    a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeanne Hurley Simon to
    be a member and Chair of the National Commission on Libraries and
    Information Science.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John Paul
    Hammerschmidt to be a member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports
    Authority.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Mandell Ganchrow, Gary
    J. Lavine, Joseph Halfon, and Menno Ratzker as members of the Commission
    for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
    The White House announced that the President invited Prime Minister
    Mesut Yilmaz of Turkey to the White House for a working visit on
    December 19.

    November 6

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to College
    Station, TX. In the afternoon, they departed for Washington, DC,
    arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gus A. Owen to be a
    member of the Surface Transportation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward A. Powell, Jr.,
    to be Assistant Secretary for Management at the Department of Veterans
    Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as new members of the Commission to Study Capital Budgeting:

        Willard Brittain;
        Stanley E. Collender;
        Orin S. Kramer;
        Richard Leone;
        David Levy;
        James T. Lynn;
        Cynthia Metzler;
        Luis Nogales;
        Carol O'Cleireacain;
        Rudolph Penner;
        Steven L. Rattner;
        Robert M. Rubin;
        Herbert Stein; and
        Laura D'Andrea Tyson.

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    The White House announced that the President invited President Alpha
    Oumar Konare of Mali to the White House for a working visit on November
    19.

    November 7

    In the afternoon, the President met with Members of Congress in the Oval
    Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald J. Barry to be
    the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the
    Department of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Federal Reserve Board
    Chairman Alan Greenspan to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the
    International Monetary Fund.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Winter D. Horton, Jr.,
    to be a member of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Elaine D. Kaplan to be
    Special Counsel in the Office of Special Counsel.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert J. Shapiro to
    be Under Secretary for Economic Affairs at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donna A. Tanoue to be
    Chair and member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mozelle W. Thompson
    and Orson Swindle to be Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission.
    The White House announced that the President will host a White House
    Conference on Hate Crimes on November 10 at George Washington
    University.

    November 8

    The President announced his intention to nominate David M. Mason to be a
    Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission.

    November 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington, VA. He returned to
    Washington, DC, in the afternoon.

    November 12

    In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from the following Ambassadors: Hersey Kyota of
    Palau; Stasys Sakalauskas of Lithuania; Joris Michael Vos of The
    Netherlands; Warnasena Rasaputram of Sri Lanka; Noureddine Mejdoub of
    Tunisia; Dimitrij Rupel of Slovenia; Jesus Reyes-Heroles of Mexico;
    Christopher Meyer of the United Kingdom; Ahmed Djabir of Comoros; and
    Koby Arthur Koomson of Ghana.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Vera C. Rubin as Chair,
    and Alfred Y. Cho, Arthur M. Jaffe, and Mario J. Molina as members of
    the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with President
    Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan at the White House on November 18.

    November 13

    In the evening, the President held a reception in the State Dining Room
    for House Democrats who supported him on fast-track trade legislation.
    Later, he hosted a private dinner for President Ernesto Zedillo of
    Mexico in the Residence.
    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton will
    spend the Thanksgiving Day holiday at Camp David, MD.

    November 14

    In the late afternoon, the President traveled to Las Vegas, NV, arriving
    in the evening.

    November 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Sacramento, CA. While en
    route, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Tony Blair of
    the United Kingdom concerning the situation in Iraq. In the afternoon,
    the President traveled to Malibu, CA.
    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Jacques Chirac of France, who was traveling in Vietnam,
    concerning new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson and the
    situation in Iraq.

    November 16

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Beverly Hills, and later, he
    traveled to Los Angeles, CA.

    November 17

    In the morning, the President traveled to Wichita, KS, arriving in the
    afternoon. While en route, he had telephone conversations with President
    Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, to express condolences for the victims of the
    terrorist attack in Luxor, and with United Nations Secretary-General
    Kofi Annan concerning the situation in Iraq.
    Later, he traveled to St. Louis, MO, and in the evening, he returned to
    Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Susan L. Graham as a
    member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.

    November 18

    In the morning, the President met with the national security team
    concerning the situation in Iraq.
    In the evening, the President met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of
    Kazakhstan in the Oval Office.

    November 19

    In the morning, the President met with President Alpha Oumar Konare of
    Mali in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President had meetings with members of the national
    security team and a telephone conversation with Secretary of State
    Madeleine Albright concerning the situation in Iraq.

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    November 20

    The President declared a major disaster in Iowa and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a
    severe winter storm on October 26-28.

    November 21

    The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph B. Day as
    Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.

    November 22

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation from the Oval
    Office with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning the situation
    in Iraq. Later, he traveled to Denver, CO, where he met with 97-year-old
    Daisy Anderson, the last surviving widow of a Civil War veteran.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Seattle, WA, and in the
    evening he traveled to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

    November 23

    In the morning, the President played golf with Prime Minister Jean
    Chretien of Canada and Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore at the
    Shaughnessy Golf Course in Vancouver.

    November 24

    In the morning, at the Waterfront Centre Hotel, the President hosted a
    breakfast with leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and
    later met with President Soeharto of Indonesia.
    In the afternoon, at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Center, the
    President attended an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders
    agenda briefing and a dialog with APEC Business Advisory Council
    representatives. The President also met with President Kim Yong-sam of
    South Korea.
    In the evening, the President attended a dinner for APEC leaders hosted
    by Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada at British Columbia Place.

    November 25

    In the morning, the President attended the APEC leaders meeting in the
    Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. In the
    afternoon, he joined the leaders for a luncheon in the Norman MacKenzie
    House at the university. Later, the President returned to the Museum of
    Anthropology, where he attended the afternoon session of the APEC
    leaders meeting and then met with President Eduardo Frei of Chile.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving after
    midnight.

    November 26

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David,
    MD, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ian Francis Hancock as
    a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ryan C. Crocker to be
    Ambassador to Syria.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William Lacy Swing to
    be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    The White House announced that Presidents Lennart Meri of Estonia,
    Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia, and Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania will
    visit the White House on January 16, 1998.

    November 27

    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with the
    crewmembers of the Space Shuttle Columbia to wish them a happy
    Thanksgiving.

    December 1

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

    December 2

    In the evening, the President attended a professional basketball game at
    the grand opening of the MCI Center. Prior to the game, he toured the
    new facility and met with members of the Washington Wizards and the
    Seattle SuperSonics. During the game, the President was interviewed on
    cable television's ESPN and TNT.
    The White House announced that the President named former Representative
    Howard Wolpe as Special Envoy of the President and Secretary of State to
    Africa's Great Lakes region.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to New York and
    Florida on December 10-11.

    December 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Akron, OH, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Chicago, IL. In the evening, the President
    returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

    December 4

    In the afternoon, the President met with Secretary of State Madeleine
    Albright concerning the Middle East peace process and the situation in
    Iraq.
    Later in the afternoon, the President held an interview with the New
    York Times.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a screening
    of the film ``Amistad'' at the Warner Theater.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jose Luis Ruiz as a
    member of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of
    Digital Television Broadcasters.

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    December 5

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a holiday
    reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room.

    December 7

    The President had separate telephone conversations with Presidents Fidel
    Ramos of the Philippines, Benjamin Mkapa of Tanzania, Fernando Cardoso
    of Brazil, and Carlos Menem of Argentina concerning the discussions on
    climate change taking place in Kyoto, Japan.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the Kennedy
    Center Honors in the Opera House at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
    Performing Arts, which was taped for broadcast on December 26.

    December 8

    In the afternoon, the President met with Chinese dissident Wei
    Jingsheng.
    The President declared a major disaster in the Commonwealth of the
    Northern Mariana Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement
    Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Super
    Typhoon Keith on November 2-3.

    December 9

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of Japan concerning progress in the Kyoto
    conference on the international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions.
    In the evening, the President traveled to New York City.

    December 10

    In the evening, the President traveled from New York City to Miami, FL,
    arriving after midnight.

    December 11

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany concerning the Kyoto Protocol on
    Climate Change and the European Union-U.S. agenda.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving after
    midnight.

    December 12

    In the afternoon, the President met with the foreign policy team and
    held budget meetings. Later, he held an outreach meeting with leaders of
    the Asian-Pacific-American community in the Cabinet Room.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a holiday
    reception in the Diplomatic Reception Room.

    December 15

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for
    members of the press in the Diplomatic Reception Room.
    The President announced his intention to appoint George R. Ariyoshi,
    Curtis H. Barnette, Robert J. Eaton, George Fisher, D. George Harris,
    Dean R. Kleckner, J. Bruce Llewellyn, Lewis Platt, and Jeanette
    Sarkisian Wagner as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy
    and Negotiations.

    December 16

    The President announced the recess appointments of Mozelle W. Thompson
    and Orson Swindle as Commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Richard W. Fisher as
    Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Nancy E. Soderberg as
    Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the
    United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and as U.S. Alternate
    Representative to the sessions of the U.N. General Assembly.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Paul M. Igasaki to be
    a Commissioner and Vice Chair on the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Kevin Emmanuel
    Marchman as Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing at the
    Department of Housing and Urban Development.

    December 17

    In the afternoon, the President met with Senator Arlen Specter in the
    Oval Office to discuss the Senator's upcoming visit to the Middle East.
    Later in the afternoon, the President met with a group of family farmers
    in the Cabinet Room to discuss new USDA efforts to improve civil rights
    and assist small farmers.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Dr. Harold P. Freeman
    to be member and Chair of the President's Cancer Panel.
    The President announced the appointment of John M. Deutch, Robert L.
    Gallucci, Dave McCurdy, and Daniel Poneman to the Commission To Assess
    the Organization of the Federal Government To Combat the Proliferation
    of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
    The President declared a major disaster in Guam and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement territory and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Typhoon Paka and associated torrential rains, high winds, high surf, and
    tidal surges on December 16 and continuing.

    December 18

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a holiday
    celebration for children in the East Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Cherryl T. Thomas to
    be Chair of the Railroad Retirement Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint James O. DuPree, Ralph
    Paige, and Leland H.

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    Swenson as members of the Commission on 21st Century Production
    Agriculture.

    December 19

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz of
    Turkey in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Ivey to be
    Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Arthur H. White to be a
    member of the Federal Prison Industries Board.

    December 21

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Aviano,
    Italy, arriving the following morning.

    December 22

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Sarajevo,
    Bosnia-Herzegovina.
    Shortly after his arrival, the President met with the representatives of
    the National Government Tripartite Presidency of Bosnia-Herzegovina in
    Room A of the National Museum of Sarajevo. The Presidency consists of
    Alija Izetbegovic, Presidency Chairman (Muslim); Momcilo Krajisnik,
    Presidency Member (Serb); and Kresimir Zubak, Presidency Member (Croat).
    In the afternoon, the President met with President Biljana Plavsic of
    the Serb Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina (Republika Srpska) at the
    National Theater.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Tuzla Airfield
    and had dinner with American troops in the dining hall at ``Tent City.''
    Later, they traveled to Aviano, Italy, and then returned to Washington,
    DC, arriving the following morning.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Lorenzo H. Aguilar-
    Melancon, Robert D. Dinerstein, Ann Forts, Ruth Luckasson, Tom E.C.
    Smith, Deborah Spitalnik, and Cathy Ficker Terrill as members of the
    President's Committee on Mental Retardation.
    The President announced the appointment of Steven S. Honigman as Special
    Adviser to the President.

    December 23

    The President announced his intention to appoint Janice R. Lachance to
    be Chair and member of the National Partnership Council.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to New York
    City and McAllen, Brownsville, and Houston, TX, on January 8 and 9 to
    highlight the importance of equal access to education for all Americans.

    December 24

    The White House announced that the President declared a major disaster
    in the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement
    Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon
    Paka and associated torrential rains, high winds, high surf, and tidal
    surges on December 16 and continuing.

    December 30

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Hilton Head, SC, where they participated in the annual Renaissance
    Weekend.