[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
[January 1, 1998]
[Pages 1107-1121]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]
Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998
Appendix A--Digest of Other White House Announcements
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The following list includes the President's public schedule and other
items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary
and not included elsewhere in this book.
January 1
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
traveled from Hilton Head, SC, to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a
vacation.
January 4
The President returned to Washington, DC.
January 5
The White House announced that the President invited President Petar
Stoyanov of Bulgaria for a working visit to
Washington on February 10.
The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel in
Washington on January 20, and that he will meet with Chairman Yasser
Arafat of the Palestinian Authority in
Washington on January 22.
January 6
In the afternoon, the President attended a surprise birthday party for
Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley at
the Education Department.
The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe storms, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on December
25, 1997, and continuing.
January 7
The President announced his intention to appoint Maureen White as the U.S. Representative to the Executive Board of
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
January 8
In the morning, the President traveled to New York City. In the
afternoon, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Goh Chok
Tong of Singapore concerning the Asia-Pacific
economic situation.
In the evening, the President traveled to McAllen, TX. While en route
aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with President
Soeharto of Indonesia concerning the Asia-Pacific
economic situation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rita R.
Colwell to be Deputy Director of the
National Science Foundation.
The White House announced that the President will award the Presidential
Medal of Freedom to 15 distinguished Americans at a White House ceremony
on January 15.
January 9
In the morning, the President met with local community leaders at the
Embassy Suites Hotel in McAllen. He then traveled to Mission, TX, and
later returned to McAllen.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Brownsville, TX, and later
to Houston, TX. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Andrew P.
Scalzi as U.S. Commissioner on the
International Pacific Halibut Commission.
January 10
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a wedding reception for Deputy Assistant to
the President and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs Susan
Brophy and Ambassador to Portugal Gerry
McGowan at the Cosmos Club. Later, they
went to Camp David, MD.
The President declared a major disaster in New York and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas struck
by severe winter and ice storms, high winds, and flooding beginning on
January 5 and continuing.
January 12
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
House.
January 13
The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal aid
to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe ice storms, rain, and high winds which began on January 5.
The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe storms and flooding beginning on January 6 and continuing.
The White House announced that the President invited Prime Minister Tony
Blair of the United Kingdom for an official visit
to Washington, DC, on February 5-6.
January 14
The President announced his intention to appoint Sally Katzen as Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy. She will serve as Deputy Director at the National Economic
Council.
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January 15
In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City and later to
Jamaica, NY. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President had a telephone conversation with President
Soeharto of Indonesia concerning the agreement
between Indonesia and the International Monetary Fund.
The President declared a major disaster in North Carolina and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on January 7 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
severe ice storms, rain, high winds, and flooding beginning on January 6
and continuing.
The President declared a major disaster in New Hampshire and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe ice storms, rain, and high winds beginning on January 7
and continuing.
January 16
In the afternoon, the President met with Presidents Lennart Meri of Estonia, Guntis Ulmanis
of Latvia, and Algirdas Brazauskas of
Lithuania in the Cabinet Room.
The President announced his intention to appoint David L. Aaron and Timothy Geithner
as members of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation.
January 17
In the afternoon, in the law offices of attorney Robert S.
Bennett, the President gave testimony by
deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment civil lawsuit.
January 20
In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
of Israel in the Oval Office.
January 21
The President announced his intention to appoint Stephen B. Hand as member and Vice Chair of the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Africa in
March, including a state visit to South Africa at the invitation of
President Nelson Mandela.
January 23
In the morning, the President met with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room.
Later, he met with Minister of Finance Tharin Nimmanhemin of Thailand to discuss the Asian-Pacific economic
situation.
In the afternoon, the President met with former President Jimmy Carter
in the Oval Office to discuss President
Carter's recent travel to Africa and China.
January 26
In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with Coach
Mike Shanahan of the Denver Broncos to
congratulate him and the team on winning Super Bowl XXXII.
The President announced his intention to appoint John Deutch as a member of the President's Committee of Advisors
on Science and Technology.
January 27
In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with
Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany and Prime
Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
concerning the situation in Iraq.
The President announced his intention to nominate Togo D. West,
Jr., to be Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
January 28
In the morning, the President traveled to Champaign-Urbana, IL, and in
the afternoon, he traveled to La Crosse, WI. In the evening, he returned
to Washington, DC.
January 29
In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
Minister Jean Chretien of Canada concerning
the situation in Iraq.
The President announced his intention to nominate Scott S. Fleming
to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation
and Congressional Affairs at the Department of Education.
The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart E.
Eizenstat to be Alternate Governor for
the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian
Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the African Development
Fund, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
The President announced his intention to nominate David R. Oliver, Jr.,
to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary
of Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
The President announced his intention to nominate Margaret H. Greene
to be a member of the Board of Directors
at the U.S. Enrichment Corporation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rebecca T. Bingham
and Martha B. Gould to be members of the National Commission on Libraries and
Information Science.
The President announced his intention to appoint Gen. Henry Shelton,
USA, as a member of the Board of Governors
of the American National Red Cross.
The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas L. Soto as a member of the Board of Directors of the Border
Environment Cooperation Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint Mort Topfer and Jerome Davis as members of
the Advisory Committee to the President's Commission on Critical
Infrastructure Protection.
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The President declared a major disaster in New Mexico and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by a severe winter storm on December 22-25, 1997.
January 30
In the evening, the President and Chelsea Clinton went to Camp David,
MD.
The President announced his intention to appoint former Senator George
J. Mitchell as a member of the Roosevelt
Campobello International Park Commission.
February 2
In the morning, the President returned to the White House. Later, he had
a telephone conversation with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning the situation in Iraq.
In the afternoon, the President attended a meeting in National Security
Adviser Samuel Berger's office with Rev.
Don Argue, president, National Association of
Evangelicals; Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Newark; and Rabbi Arthur
Schneier, president, Appeal of Conscience
Foundation, concerning their upcoming visit to China on February 9-March
3 to observe the state of religious freedom in that country.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eligah Dane
Clark to be Chairman of the Board of
Veterans' Appeals at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The President announced his intention to appoint Carl S.
Whillock and I. Miley Gonzalez as members of the Rural Telephone Bank Board.
February 3
In the morning, the President traveled to Los Alamos, NM, and in the
afternoon, he traveled to Albuquerque, NM. In the evening, he returned
to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
The President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Romano
Prodi of Italy to express condolences to the
families of those killed in the U.S. aircraft accident in Italy.
February 4
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany to express
condolences to the families of the German citizens killed in the U.S.
aircraft accident in Italy.
In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom traveled to Silver Spring, MD.
Later, they returned to Washington, DC.
The President and the First Lady announced that the first Millennium
Evening at the White House will be held on February 11 in the East Room.
February 5
The President announced his intention to nominate Keith Kelly to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
Commodity Credit Corporation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Robert A.
Miller to be a member of the Board of
Directors of the State Justice Institute.
February 6
In the evening, the President, Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister Blair,
and Cherie Blair went to
Camp David, MD.
February 8
The President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White House.
February 9
The President announced his intention to nominate Deborah K. Kilmer
to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative
and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Commerce.
The President declared a major disaster in California and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe winter storms and flooding beginning on February 2.
February 10
In the morning, the President traveled to Wintergreen, VA, where he
addressed the House Democratic Caucus retreat in the Commonwealth
Ballroom at the Mountain Inn. In the afternoon, he returned to
Washington, DC.
The President announced the nomination of Christy Carpenter to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
February 11
The President announced his intention to nominate James E. Hall to be Chair of the National Transportation Safety
Board.
The White House announced that the President will visit Ghana, Uganda,
South Africa, Botswana, and Senegal on March 22-April 2.
February 12
The President announced his intention to nominate Patrick A. Mulloy to
be Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance at the
Department of Commerce.
The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe storms, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding on February 2-4.
February 13
In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA.
In the evening, the President traveled to Camp David, MD, where he had a
telephone conversation with President Soeharto of
Indonesia concerning implementation of economic reforms in Indonesia.
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Later in the evening, the President had telephone conversations with the
following foreign leaders concerning the situation in Iraq: Prime
Minister Poul Rasmussen of Denmark,
Amir Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait, Amir Essa bin Salman Al-Khalifa of Bahrain, Prime Minister Jean-Luc
Dehaene of Belgium, Chancellor Viktor
Klima of Austria, Prime Minister Jenny
Shipley of New Zealand, King Hassan II of Morocco, and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom.
The President announced his intention to nominate Neal F. Lane to be Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rita R.
Colwell to be Director of the National
Science Foundation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Seth D. Harris to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at
the Department of Labor.
The President announced his intention to nominate Raymond L. Bramucci
to be Assistant Secretary for the
Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor.
The President declared a major disaster in Delaware and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe winter storms, high winds, and flooding on January 28-February 6.
February 16
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
House.
February 17
In the morning, the President went to the Pentagon in Arlington, VA,
where he met with Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in the Secretary's office.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, he
had separate telephone conversations from the Oval Office with United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and King
Hussein I of Jordan concerning the situation
in Iraq.
In the evening, the President attended a college basketball game at the
MCI Center.
February 18
The President announced his intention to appoint Gen. Larry Welch as Chair and Gen. Robert C. Rutherford and Frederick L. Frostic as members of the Panel To Review Long-Range Air Power.
The President announced his intention to appoint Warren B. Rudman as
Chair and Anthony S. Harrington as Vice Chair of the President's Foreign
Intelligence Advisory Board.
February 19
In the morning, the President traveled to Baltimore, MD. In the evening,
he traveled to Newark, NJ, and later returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate George McGovern to be U.S. Representative to the United
Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador.
The President announced his intention to appoint Dr. J. Michael Bishop as Chair of the National Cancer
Advisory Board.
February 20
In the morning, the President traveled to Wheaton, MD. In the afternoon,
he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Terrance L. Craney as a member of the National Skills
Standards Board.
February 21
In the afternoon, the President met with his foreign policy team to
discuss the situation in Iraq. In the evening, he and Hillary Clinton
attended an NBA basketball game at the MCI Center.
February 23
The President announced that Federal disaster aid was made available to
the victims of tornadoes in central Florida, and that Federal aid was
made available for families and businesses in 11 central Florida
counties struck by earlier storms.
February 24
The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J.
Copps to be Assistant Secretary for Trade
Development at the Department of Commerce.
The President announced his intention to nominate Deidre A. Lee to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy
at the Office of Management and Budget.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ruth Y.
Goldway to be a Commissioner on the Postal
Rate Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate William C. Apgar,
Jr., to be Assistant Secretary for
Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
The President announced his intention to nominate Sue Bailey to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs at the
Department of Defense.
The President announced his intention to appoint Warren B. Rudman as Chair of the Special Oversight Board
for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and
Biological Incidents.
February 25
In the morning, the President traveled to Kissimmee, FL, and in the
afternoon, he traveled to San Francisco, CA.
February 26
In the afternoon, the President traveled to Oakland, CA. Later, he
traveled to Salt Lake City, UT.
The President announced his intention to nominate Q. Todd Dickinson to be Deputy Assistant Secretary
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and Deputy Commissioner of the Patent and Trademark Office at the
Department of Commerce.
The President announced that four additional California counties, hard
hit by torrential rain, were eligible for Federal disaster assistance.
February 27
The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Lewan as member and Chair and Edgar Gluck as a member of the Commission for the Preservation of
America's Heritage Abroad.
February 28
In the afternoon, the President traveled from Salt Lake City, UT, to Los
Angeles, CA. In the evening, he returned to Salt Lake City, arriving
after midnight.
March 1
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
Washington, DC.
March 2
The President announced his intention to nominate Thelma J. Askey, Jennifer Anne Hillman, and Stephen Koplan to be
Commissioners on the U.S. International Trade Commission.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Santiago,
Chile, on April 16-20 for a state visit and to attend the second Summit
of the Americas.
March 3
In the evening, the President traveled to New York City. Later, he
returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur A. McGiverin to be a member of the Board of
Directors of the State Justice Institute.
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 appoint Miles Lerman as Chair and member of the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint John H. Catlin, Pamela Young-Holmes, and Donna L. Sorkin as
members of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Norman R. Augustine as Principal Officer and member of the
Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross.
The President announced his intention to appoint Marvin F. (Bud)
Moss as a member of the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission.
The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered Federal
aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by a severe winter storm on February 4-6.
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 a severe winter coastal storm, high winds, and flooding on
February 4-9.
The President and Hillary Clinton announced that Cambridge University
physicist Stephen Hawking will be guest
lecturer at the second Millennium Evening at the White House on March 6.
March 4
The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph W. Westphal to be Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works at the Department of Defense.
The President requested emergency funding from Congress to support
military operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia and meet urgent needs
created by recent natural disasters.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Westport,
CT, and Cincinnati, OH, on March 10.
March 5
The President announced his intention to nominate Shirley Elizabeth Barnes to be Ambassador to Madagascar.
March 6
The President announced his intention to nominate Charles R.
Stith to be Ambassador to Tanzania.
The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur Levitt, Jr., to be Chair and Commissioner of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
March 7
The President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, MD.
March 9
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
House. In the evening, in the East Room, they hosted a Millennium
Evening event which was taped for later broadcast on WETA's ``In
Performance at the White House'' series.
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 and flooding beginning on March 7.
March 10
In the morning, the President traveled to Bridgeport, CT. In the
afternoon, he traveled to Westport, CT, and later to Cincinnati, OH. In
the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Alice Rae Yelen to be a member of the National Museum Services
Board.
The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas
Ehrlich and Dorothy A. Johnson to be members of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for National and Community Service.
The President announced his intention to appoint Milton M. Irvin as Chair and member of the Advisory
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Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
March 11
In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Viktor
Chernomyrdin of Russia in the Oval
Office.
The President named Todd Stern to coordinate the
administration's efforts on climate change, as Assistant to the
President for Special Projects.
The President named Phillip Caplan as
Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.
The President announced his intention to nominate James K.
Robinson to be Assistant Attorney General
for the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mahlon (Sandy) Apgar
IV to be Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Installations, Logistics, and Environment at the Department of
Defense.
The President declared a major disaster in Georgia and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe storms and flooding beginning on March 7.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Las Vegas,
NV, on March 18 and will return to Washington, DC, late the same
evening.
The White House announced that the President will visit Rwanda during
his March 22-April 2 trip to Africa.
March 12
The President announced his intention to nominate G. Edward
DeSeve to be Deputy Director for Management
in the Office of Management and Budget.
The President announced his intention to nominate Vivian Lowery
Derryck to be Assistant Administrator
for Africa at the Agency for International Development.
March 13
In the afternoon, the President met with Rev. Jesse Jackson in the Oval Office.
Later, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, MD.
March 15
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White
House.
March 16
In the morning, the President traveled to Silver Spring, 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 Petrit Bushati of Albania, Bruno Nongoma Zidouemba of Burkina Faso, Samson K. Chemai of Kenya, Marcelo Perez Monasterios of Bolivia, Michael Arneaud of Trinidad and Tobago, Rachel Gbenyon Diggs of Liberia, Jon Baldvin
Hannibalsson of Iceland, Eloy
Alfaro de Alba of Panama, Dorodjatun
Kuntjoro-Jakti of Indonesia,
Nicholas J.O. Liverpool of Dominica,
Li Zhaoxing of China, and Claude Sylvestre
Anthony Morel of Seychelles.
Later, the President met with Gerry Adams and
Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein in the Oval
Office.
The President announced his intention to appoint Curtis A. Prins as a member of the Board of Trustees of the
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
March 17
In the afternoon, the President attended a St. Patrick's Day luncheon in
the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
In the evening, the President held separate meetings in the Oval Office
with Northern Ireland political party leaders David Trimble and John Taylor of the Ulster
Unionist Party; John Hume and Seamus
Mallon of the Social Democratic and Labour
Party; Gary McMichael and David Adams of the Ulster Democratic Party; and Lord John
Alderdice and Niall Johnston of the Alliance Party.
March 18
In the morning, the President traveled to Las Vegas, NV. In the evening,
he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
The President announced his intention to appoint Ruth Mandel as Vice Chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
The White House announced that the President invited Prime Minister
Romano Prodi of Italy for an official visit to
the United States on May 5-8.
March 19
In the afternoon, the President met with King Hussein I of Jordan in the Oval Office.
The President announced his intention to appoint Steven
Pennoyer as U.S. Commissioner of the
International Pacific Halibut Commission.
The President announced his intention to appoint James Pipkin as U.S. Federal Commissioner of the Pacific Salmon
Commission.
March 20
The President declared a major disaster in the Republic of the Marshall
Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the
area struck by severe drought beginning on January 17.
The White House announced that the President will attend the 23d annual
meeting of the heads of state of the world's leading industrialized
democracies in Birmingham, United Kingdom, May 15-17, and the semiannual
U.S.-European Union summit on May 18 in London. The President will visit
Germany prior to his visit to the United Kingdom.
March 21
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the annual
Gridiron Club dinner in the Continental Room at the Capital Hilton.
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March 22
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Accra,
Ghana, arriving the next morning.
The President declared a major disaster in North Carolina and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on March 20-21.
March 23
In the morning, the President met with President Jerry John
Rawlings of Ghana in the Credentials
Room at Osu Castle.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a luncheon
with President Rawlings and his wife,
Nana Konadu Rawlings, in the Dining
Room at Osu Castle.
In the early evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Entebbe and Kampala, Uganda, arriving after midnight. While en route to
Entebbe aboard Air Force One, the President had a telephone conversation
with President Charles Taylor of Liberia
concerning local Liberian and regional issues.
The White House announced that the President will visit China in late
June and early July at the invitation of President Jiang Zemin.
March 24
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Mukono
and Wanyange, Uganda, and in the evening, they returned to Kampala.
The President announced his intention to nominate William Joseph
Burns to be Ambassador to Jordan.
March 25
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Kigali,
Rwanda, and in the afternoon, they returned to Entebbe, Uganda.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Cape Town,
South Africa, arriving after midnight.
March 26
The President announced that he will host the first national summit on
retirement income savings on June 4-5.
The White House announced that President Fidel Ramos of the Philippines will visit Washington, DC, on April
8-10.
March 27
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Robben
Island, South Africa, and later returned to Cape Town.
March 28
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from Cape
Town to Johannesburg, South Africa.
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to the
township of Soweto and later returned to Johannesburg.
March 29
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Gaborone, Botswana, where the President met with President Ketumile
Masire at the State House.
Later in the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Kasane, Botswana.
March 30
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton took a safari tour of
the Chobe National Game Park in Kasane.
March 31
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to Gaborone.
In the afternoon, the President participated in a roundtable discussion
on environmental issues with African environmentalists in the Education
Center Pavilion at the Mokolodi Nature Preserve. Later, he greeted the
U.S. Embassy community in Gaborone.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Dakar,
Senegal. While en route aboard Air Force One, the President had a
telephone conversation concerning his visit to Africa with President
Jacques Chirac of France.
The President announced his intention to appoint Robert M.
Berdahl as a member of the Advisory
Committee to the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure
Protection.
April 1
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Thies,
Senegal. Later, they toured Dal Diam Village. In the evening, they
returned to Dakar.
The White House announced that 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 and tornadoes on
March 29.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Kansas City,
MO, and Chicago, IL, on April 7.
April 2
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled by boat to
Goree Island, Senegal, where they toured the historic Slave House and
the Women's Museum. In the evening, they returned to Dakar.
Later, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC,
arriving after midnight.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eric S.
Edelman to be Ambassador to Finland.
The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Nelson
Swett to be Ambassador to Denmark.
The President announced his intention to nominate Edward L.
Romero to be Ambassador to Spain.
The President announced his intention to nominate Nancy Halliday Ely-
Raphel to be Ambassador to
Slovenia.
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The President announced his intention to nominate Bernard
Rostker to be Assistant Secretary for
Force Management Policy at the Department of Defense.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ida L. Castro to be Chair and Commissioner of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Frank E. Loy to be Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs at
the State Department.
The President announced his intention to nominate Rosina M.
Bierbaum to be Associate Director for
Environment in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
April 5
The President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Tony
Blair of the United Kingdom concerning the
Northern Ireland peace process.
April 6
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning
the President's recent visit to Africa and the upcoming summit in
Birmingham, United Kingdom.
In the afternoon, the President met with student-athletes and their
sponsors in the Oval Office.
The President announced the nomination of Diane D. Blair to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The President appointed Tony Coelho, Everett M.
Ehrlich, Gilbert F. Casellas, and Lorraine Green as
members of the U.S. Census Monitoring Board.
April 7
In the morning, the President traveled to Kansas City, MO. While en
route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with Prime
Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland to express his
condolences on the death of the Prime Minister's mother.
In the afternoon, the President toured the Kansas City Jazz Museum and
the Negro Baseball League Museum. In the evening, he traveled to
Chicago, IL.
April 8
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Vivian Lowery
Derryck and Susan E. Rice to be members of the Board of Directors of the African
Development Foundation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Dayton R.
Duncan to be Chair and the following
individuals to be members of the American Heritage Rivers Initiative
Advisory Committee:
Gerald E. Galloway, Jr.;
William L. Graf;
Anthony P. Grassi;
Debbie Jaramillo;
Charles R. Jordan;
Daniel Kemmis;
David Olsen;
Yolanda Rivera;
Donald G. Sampson;
Maria F. Teran; and
P. Kay Whitlock.
April 9
In the morning, the President traveled to Carrollton, KY, and in the
afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
In the evening, the President attended a dinner honoring Senator Mary L.
Landrieu at a private residence.
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 and tornadoes beginning on April 8 and continuing.
The President announced that he amended the March 11 disaster
declaration for Georgia, to include seven additional counties hard hit
by severe storms and tornadoes.
In the late evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
concerning the Northern Ireland peace process.
April 10
After midnight, the President had further telephone conversations on the
Northern Ireland peace process with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom; Gerry Adams, leader, Sinn Fein; John Hume,
leader, Social Democratic and Labor Party; National Security Adviser
Samuel R. Berger; Deputy National Security
Adviser James B. Steinberg; former
Senator George J. Mitchell, independent
chairman of the multiparty talks in Northern Ireland; Gerry Adams,
again; David Trimble, leader, Northern Ireland
Ulster Unionist Party; Prime Minister Blair, twice again; Prime Minister
Bertie Ahern of Ireland; and Mr. Hume again.
In the afternoon, the President hosted a working luncheon for President
Fidel Ramos of the Philippines in the Map Room.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David,
MD, for the Easter holiday weekend.
April 13
The President and Mrs. Clinton announced that the next Millennium
Evening, a celebration of American creativity through poetry featuring
Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky, Robert
Hass, and Rita Dove, will
take place in the East Room at the White House on April 22.
April 14
In the morning, the President traveled to Houston, TX.
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In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with King
Hussein I of Jordan, concerning the Middle
East and Northern Ireland peace processes and the President's recent
visit to Africa.
In the evening, the President met with Hispanic leaders prior to the
ESPN townhall meeting on race.
April 15
In the morning, the President traveled to Pratt City and McDonald
Chapel, AL. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Santiago,
Chile, arriving early the next morning.
April 16
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton met with President
Eduardo Frei and his wife, Marta, at La Moneda Palace. Later, President Clinton and
President Frei held bilateral meetings.
In the afternoon, President Clinton and President Frei toured a small business in the San Miguel
neighborhood. Later, the Presidents and the First Ladies participated in
a roundtable discussion with community leaders at San Andreas
University.
April 17
In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
Valparaiso, Chile.
In the afternoon, they went to the town of Casablanca, where they
participated in an informal discussion with community members.
In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to Santiago.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jonathan
Spalter to be Associate Director for
Information at the U.S. Information Agency.
April 18
In the afternoon, the President met with President Carlos Menem of Argentina at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago,
Chile. He then attended a working luncheon with Summit of the Americas
leaders at the Camino Real Restaurant. Following the luncheon, the
President attended summit sessions at the Sheraton Hotel.
In the evening, the President met with President Fernando
Cardoso of Brazil. Later, the
President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner with summit leaders and
their spouses in Canon's Courtyard at La Moneda Palace.
The President announced his intention to appoint Hannah Diggs
Atkins, Luke R. Corbett, Donald F. Ferrell, Robert M.
Johnson, Linda Petree Lambert, Gary Marras, and Richard
E. Williams to the Board of Directors of
the Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust.
April 19
In the morning, the President attended Summit of the Americas sessions
at the Sheraton Hotel. In the afternoon, the President and Hillary
Clinton returned to Washington, DC, arriving the following morning.
April 21
In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President signed the
Birth Defects Prevention Act of 1998.
The President announced his intention to nominate Henry L.
Solano to be Solicitor at the Department of
Labor.
April 22
In a morning ceremony in the Diplomatic Reception Room, the President
presented the Harry M. Yount Ranger of the Year Award to Mike
Anderson of Cape Hatteras National Seashore,
NC. Following the ceremony, the President traveled to Harpers Ferry, WV,
where he and the Vice President helped volunteers maintain a section of
the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry National Historic Park. He and
the Vice President then toured the John Brown Museum.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate George Williford Boyce
Haley to be Ambassador to Gambia.
The President announced his intention to nominate Katherine Hubay
Peterson to be Ambassador to
Lesotho.
The President announced his intention to nominate William D.
Clarke to be Ambassador to Eritrea.
The President announced his intention to nominate Laurence J.
Cohen to be General Counsel of the
National Labor Relations Board.
The White House announced that the President will travel to Dover, DE,
on May 8.
April 23
In the morning, the President met with President Saparmurat
Niyazov of Turkmenistan in the Oval
Office. Following the meeting, the President hosted a working luncheon
for President Niyazov in the Old Family Dining Room.
The President announced his intention to nominate Nikki Rush
Tinsley to be Inspector General at the
Environmental Protection Agency.
April 24
In the afternoon, the President attended a memorial service for Vivian
Ercel Jones Williams, mother of his personal secretary, Betty
Currie, at the Community United Methodist
Church in Arlington, VA.
The President announced the appointment of J. Gary Burkhead to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business
Advisory Council.
The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered Federal
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on April 16.
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April 27
The President announced his intention to nominate Rudolf Vilem
Perina to be Ambassador to Moldova.
The President announced his intention to nominate Michael C.
Lemmon to be Ambassador to Armenia.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jesse Brown as Vice Chair and the following individuals as members
of the Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations
of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents:
Vinh Cam;
Marc Cisneros;
David Moore;
Alan Steinman; and
Elmo Zumwalt.
April 28
In the evening, the President traveled to New York City, and later
returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey
Davidow to be Ambassador to Mexico.
The President announced his intention to nominate John O'Leary to be Ambassador to Chile.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mari Carmen
Aponte to be Ambassador to the Dominican
Republic.
The President announced his intention to nominate E. William
Crotty to be Ambassador to Barbados,
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,
and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur
Schechter to be Ambassador to the
Bahamas.
April 29
In the morning, the President met with President Isaias Afworki of Eritrea in the Oval Office.
In an afternoon ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, the President presented
the Presidential Citizens Medal to Albert Abramson.
The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered Federal
aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on April 16.
April 30
In the evening, the President had telephone conversations with Senators
Thomas A. Daschle, Joseph R. Biden,
Jr., Trent Lott,
and Jesse Helms, to thank them for their
leadership on NATO expansion.
May 1
In the morning, the President traveled to San Jose, CA. While en route
aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with Gail Chetcuti, widow of Millbrae, CA, police officer
David Chetcuti who was killed in the line of
duty on April 25. The President also had telephone conversations en
route with Prime Minister Romano Prodi of
Italy, concerning the situation in Kosovo, and with Prime Minister Jean
Chretien