[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.