    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)]
    [January 1, 1999]
    [Pages 1053-1067]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

             Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1999

    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 Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC, from Hilton Head, SC.

    January 2

    The White House announced that the President exchanged letters with
    President Jiang Zemin of China celebrating the
    20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
    the two nations.

    January 5

    In the morning, the President met with King Hussein I of Jordan.
    In the afternoon, the President briefly attended a meeting concerning
    the pork industry.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Armando Falcon,
    Jr., 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 Joseph A. Cari,
    Jr., to be Chair and Steven Alan
    Bennett to be Vice Chair of the Board of
    Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

    January 6

    In the morning, the President met with his foreign policy team.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert A.
    Seiple to be Ambassador at Large for
    International Religious Freedom.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Wayne O.
    Burkes to be a member of the Surface
    Transportation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Regina
    Montoya to be U.S. Representative to the 53d
    session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carolyn L.
    Huntoon to be Assistant Secretary for
    Environmental Management at the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Melvin E. Clark,
    Jr., to be a member of the Board of
    Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

    January 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Detroit, MI, where he toured
    the North American International Auto Show.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving in
    the evening.
    The President announced the nomination of James Roger Angel to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater
    Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
    The President announced the nomination of Myrta K. Sale to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management
    at the Office of Management and Budget.
    The President declared a major disaster in Illinois and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    snow beginning on January 1 and continuing.

    January 11

    In the morning, the President met with President Carlos Menem of Argentina in the Oval Office and again later
    in the Cabinet Room.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas H. Baer, Elizabeth Holtzman,
    and Richard Ben-Veniste as members of
    the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group.

    January 14

    In the morning, the President traveled to Alexandria, VA, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate C. Richard
    Barnes to be Director of the Federal
    Mediation and Conciliation Service.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gary S. Guzy to be General Counsel at the Environmental Protection
    Agency.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lorraine Pratte
    Lewis to be Inspector General of the
    Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David C.
    Williams to be Inspector General for Tax
    Administration at the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Rear Adm. Donald E.
    Hickman as a member of the Committee for
    Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.

    January 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Cheryl L.
    Shavers to be Under Secretary for
    Technology at the Department of Commerce.
    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 winter storms, ice, and freezing rain on December 23-29, 1998.
    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 winter storms, ice, and freezing rain on December 23-29, 1998.
    The President declared an emergency in Indiana and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    snow beginning on January 1 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in New York and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    near-record snow on January 1 and continuing.

    January 17

    The President met with his lawyers to discuss the Senate impeachment
    trial.

    January 19

    The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    the severe storms, tornadoes, and high winds on January 17 and
    continuing.

    January 20

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Buffalo,
    NY, and in the afternoon, they traveled to Norristown, PA. In the
    evening, they returned to Washington, DC.

    January 21

    In an evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Yvonne A-Baki of Ecuador, Anton Buteiko of
    Ukraine, Hassaballah Abdelhadi Ahmat Soubiane of Chad, Ceslav Ciobanu of Moldova, Thomas Ndikumana of Burundi, Zina Andrianarivelo-Razafy of Madagascar, Archbishop Gabriel
    Montalvo of the Holy See, and Yuri
    Viktorovich Ushakov of Russia.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Travis C.
    Johnson and Leo Victor Valdez as members of the Advisory Council of the Border
    Environment Cooperation Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Larry
    Brummett to the Board of Directors of the
    Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust.
    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 storms, heavy rains, high winds, and inland and coastal flooding
    and erosion on October 8-11, 1998.
    The President declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    a severe ice storm on December 22-28, 1998.

    January 23

    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 high winds on January 21 and continuing.

    January 24

    In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR, to inspect
    tornado damage in the surrounding areas. In the afternoon, he traveled
    to Beebe, AR, where he inspected tornado damage there.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    January 25

    The President declared a major disaster in Mississippi and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe winter storms, ice, and freezing rain on December 22-
    26, 1998.

    January 26

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to St. Louis,
    MO. In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Rudy de Leon as a member of the National Partnership Council.

    January 27

    In the afternoon, the President met with President-elect Hugo
    Chavez of Venezuela in National Security Adviser
    Samuel R. Berger's office.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a dinner for
    the Nation's military leaders in the State Dining Room.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John C. Pierce and Joyce Van Schaack
    as members of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph (Jody)
    Trapasso as a member of the Community
    Adjustment and Investment Program Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Edward F.
    Hartfield and Mary E.
    Jacksteit as members of the Federal
    Service Impasses Panel.
    The President announced his intention to appoint W. Peter Conroy as the Alternate Federal Commissioner to the
    Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact Commission and the
    Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact Commission.
    The President declared an emergency in Michigan and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    near-record snow on January 2 and continuing.

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    The White House announced that the President invited President Jerry
    John Rawlings of Ghana for a state visit
    on February 24.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Manchester,
    NH on February 18.

    January 28

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Oakton, VA, and later, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert W. Gee to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy at the
    Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Steven W. Percy as a member of the President's Council on
    Sustainable Development.
    The White House announced that the President invited Prime Minister
    Massimo D'Alema of Italy, President of the
    Council of Ministers, for an official working visit on March 5.

    January 29

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of India
    concerning India-U.S. relations and nonproliferation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Evelyne R.
    Villines as a member of the Committee
    for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Boston, MA,
    and New York City on February 2.

    January 30

    The President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, MD, for the
    weekend.
    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton will
    travel to Mexico for a meeting with President Ernesto Zedillo on February 15 and to Central America on March 8-11,
    visiting Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

    February 1

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint E. Linn Draper,
    Jr., as a member of the President's
    Council on Sustainable Development.

    February 2

    In the morning, the President traveled to Boston, MA. In the evening, he
    traveled to New York City and later returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Anne Udall to be a Public Trustee at the Morris K. Udall
    Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with President
    Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador and President Alberto
    Fujimori of Peru at the White House on
    February 5.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Atlanta, GA,
    on February 5 and to Wintergreen, VA, on February 9.

    February 3

    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph E.
    Brennan to be a Commissioner of the
    Federal Maritime Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph
    Bordogna to be Deputy Director of the
    National Science Foundation.

    February 4

    In the morning, the President met separately with Prime Minister Pandeli
    Majko of Albania, Prime Minister Ljubco
    Georgievski of Macedonia, and Chairman
    Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority in
    the Cabinet Room at the Washington Hilton Hotel. The President also had
    brief discussions with Leah Rabin, widow of the
    late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and with Steven
    Flatow, whose daughter was the victim of a
    1995 terrorist attack in Gaza.
    The White House announced that the President will launch the AmeriCorps
    Call to Service campaign at the University of Maryland in College Park
    on February 10.

    February 5

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador and President Alberto Fujimori of Peru in the Oval Office. Later, he traveled to
    Atlanta, GA. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving
    after midnight.
    The President announced the nomination of Thomas J. Erickson to be a member of the Commodity Futures Trading
    Commission.
    The President announced the appointment of Mary Beth Cahill as Assistant to the President and Director of the Office
    of Public Liaison and Robert B. (Ben) Johnson as Assistant to the President and Director of the White
    House Office on the President's Initiative for One America, a new office
    to follow up on the work of the President's Initiative on Race.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the
    Humanities:

        Betsy Levitt Cohn;
        Cynthia Friedman;
        Alice Kandell;
        Hilary Rosen; and
        Howard A. Tullman.

    The White House announced that the President will meet with Chancellor
    Gerhard Schroeder of Germany on February
    11.

    February 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Amman,
    Jordan.
    En route aboard Air Force One, the President met with former Presidents
    Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter,

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    and George Bush, concerning the Middle East,
    Kosovo, Russia, and North Korea.

    February 8

    During the day, the President attended funeral services for King Hussein
    I of Jordan. He also had separate meetings
    with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
    and President Ezer Weizman of Israel, President
    Boris Yeltsin of Russia, Prince Charles and Prime Minister Tony Blair
    of the United Kingdom, President Jacques Chirac of France, Queen Beatrix and
    Prime Minister Wim Kok of The Netherlands, Crown
    Prince Abdullah of Saudi
    Arabia, President Suleyman Demirel of
    Turkey, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt,
    Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian
    Authority, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of
    Pakistan, Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi of Japan,
    Crown Prince Saad al-Sabah of Kuwait,
    King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and President
    Hafiz al-Asad of Syria. The President also
    met briefly with leaders of Oman, Yemen, and Bahrain.
    In the evening, the President met with King Abdullah II of Jordan. Later in the evening, the President and Hillary
    Clinton returned to Washington, DC.

    February 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Wintergreen, VA, where he
    addressed members of the House Democratic caucus. In the afternoon, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint James V.
    Kimsey, William F. Murdy, and Jude W.P. Patin to the
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors.
    The President declared a major disaster in California and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by a severe freeze on December 20-28, 1998.
    The White House announced that the President invited Chancellor Gerhard
    Schroeder of Germany for an informal visit
    to the White House on February 11.

    February 10

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to College Park, MD. Later, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paula J.
    Dobriansky to be a member of the U.S.
    Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

    February 11

    In the afternoon, the President met with Chancellor Gerhard
    Schroeder of Germany in the Oval Office.
    The President announced the nomination of Leonard R. Page to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations
    Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Rolland A.
    Schmitten to be U.S. Commissioner of
    the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.

    February 14

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Merida,
    Mexico, where they toured the Governor's Palace with President Ernesto
    Zedillo of Mexico and his wife,
    Nilda.

    February 15

    In the morning, the President toured the grounds of the Hacienda Temozon
    with President Zedillo. In the evening, the
    President and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC.

    February 16

    The President announced his intention to appoint Gregory L. Craig to the President's Export Council.
    The White House announced that the President proposed $956 million in
    disaster assistance for Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala,
    Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and other Caribbean nations struck by
    Hurricanes Mitch and Georges in the fall of 1998.

    February 17

    The President declared a major disaster in Wyoming and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    a severe winter storm on October 5-9, 1998.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Tucson, AZ,
    and San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA, on February 25-March 2, and to
    Arkansas and Texas on March 12-14.

    February 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to Dover, NH, and in the evening,
    he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President named Maurice Goldhaber and
    Michael E. Phelps as the winners of the
    Enrico Fermi Award, given for a lifetime of achievement in the field of
    nuclear energy.

    February 19

    The President announced his intention to appoint Valerie J.
    Bradley as Chair and the following
    individuals as members of the President's Committee on Mental
    Retardation:

        Joyce A. Keller;
        John F. Kennedy, Jr.;
        K. Charlie Lakin;
        T.J. Monroe;
        Elizabeth C. Pittinger;
        Michael L. Remus;
        Jacquelyn B. Victorian;
        Barbara Y. Wheeler; and
        Sheryl White-Scott.

    February 22

    The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas R. Reedy as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow
    Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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    February 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate George T. Frampton,
    Jr., to be a member of the Council
    on Environmental Quality. The President will designate him as Chair upon
    confirmation.
    The White House announced that the President will address the opening of
    the U.S.-Africa Ministerial on Partnership in the 21st Century on March
    16 in Washington, DC.

    February 24

    In the morning, the President met with President Jerry John
    Rawlings of Ghana in the Cabinet Room.

    February 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Tucson, AZ. In the afternoon,
    he visited the Major League Baseball Arizona Diamondbacks' practice
    facility at Tucson Electric Park.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lawrence J.
    Delaney to be Assistant Secretary of the
    Air Force.
    In the evening, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA.

    February 26

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Larry
    Harrington to be U.S. Executive Director
    of the Inter-American Development Bank.

    February 27

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Park City, UT.

    March 1

    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving in
    the evening.

    March 3

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Newark, NJ, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David B.
    Sandalow to be Assistant Secretary of
    State for Oceans and International Environment and Scientific Affairs at
    the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John D. Holum to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and
    International Security at the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard M.
    McGahey to be Assistant Secretary for the
    Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration at the Department of Labor.

    March 4

    The President announced his intention to nominate Kelly H.
    Carnes to be Assistant Secretary for
    Technology Policy at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Kenneth H. (Buddy)
    MacKay as Special Envoy of the President and
    Secretary of State for the Americas.

    March 5

    The President announced his intention to nominate Bill Lann Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil
    Rights Division at the Department of Justice.

    March 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, and later
    to Posoltega, Nicaragua.
    In the afternoon, the President toured the area damaged by mudslides and
    participated in a plaque dedication ceremony in memory of the victims.
    Later, the President traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador.

    March 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Comayagua, Honduras.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, where
    he was briefed by U.S. military personnel on the construction of the
    Juan Molina Bridge. Later, he returned to San Salvador, El Salvador.

    March 10

    In the morning, the President met with President Armando Calderon
    Sol of El Salvador in the Presidential
    Office at Casa Presidencial.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Guatemala City, Guatemala,
    and in the evening, he traveled to Antigua, Guatemala.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Lewis as Counselor to the President and Loretta Ucelli as Assistant to the President and Communications
    Director.
    The President declared a major disaster in New York and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    near-record snow on March 3-6.
    The White House announced that the President sent the Congress a request
    for $15 million in FY 1999 supplemental funding for the Department of
    the Interior.

    March 11

    In the morning, the President met with Central American leaders in Casa
    Santo Domingo.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Guatemala City, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Amanda
    Aguirre, Jeffrey Brandon, Carlos Rene Gonzales,
    Rosemarie Marshall Johnson,
    Laurance N. Nickey, and Paul
    Villas as members of the U.S. section of the
    United States-Mexico Border Health Commission.

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    March 12

    In the morning, the President traveled to Hope, AR, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Texarkana, TX.
    The President announced the appointment of Ellen McCulloch-
    Lovell, William E. Kennard, and G. Mario Moreno to serve
    as members of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center.

    March 13

    In the afternoon, the President traveled from Texarkana, TX, to Little
    Rock, AR. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after
    midnight.

    March 15

    The President announced his intention to nominate Brian E.
    Sheridan to be Assistant Secretary of
    Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict.

    March 16

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Stuart, FL. In the evening,
    he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Detroit, MI,
    and Boston, MA, on April 16.

    March 17

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Bertie
    Ahern of Ireland in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President met separately with Deputy First Minister
    Seamus Mallon of the Northern Ireland
    Assembly, Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble, and Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams in the Oval Office.

    March 18

    The President announced his intention to appoint Iris J.
    Burnett as a member of the Board of
    Governors for the United Services Organizations, Inc.

    March 19

    In the morning, the President met with Senate leaders in the Oval Office
    to discuss issues regarding Kosovo.

    March 20

    In the evening, the President attended the annual Gridiron Club dinner
    in the Presidential Ballroom at the Capital Hilton Hotel.

    March 21

    In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD, where he met
    with members of the foreign policy team and had telephone conversations
    with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United
    Kingdom, President Jacques Chirac of France,
    and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of
    Germany on the situation in Kosovo.
    The White House announced that the President sent a letter to President
    Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning the
    situation in Kosovo.

    March 22

    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    March 23

    In the morning, the President met with members of the foreign policy
    team in the President's Study. Later, he met with Members of Congress in
    the Yellow Oval Room.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate T. Michael Kerr to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division
    at the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Irasema Garza to be Director of the Women's Bureau at the
    Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward B.
    Montgomery to be Assistant Secretary
    for Policy at the Department of Labor.

    March 24

    In the morning, the President met with the national security team in the
    Oval Office. Later, he had a telephone conversation with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia concerning the situation in
    Kosovo. Later, the President was briefed again by National Security
    Adviser Samuel Berger in the Oval Office.

    March 25

    The President announced his intention to nominate Johnnie E.
    Frazier to be Inspector General of the
    Department of Commerce.

    March 26

    In the morning, the President met with members of the national security
    team in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Harold Hongju Koh as Commissioner on the Commission for Security and
    Cooperation in Europe.
    The White House announced that the President will host an official visit
    by Premier Zhu Rongji> of China on April
    6-14, including a White House visit on April 8.

    March 28

    In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD.

    March 29

    In the morning, the President returned to the White House, where he met
    with Chief of Staff John Podesta in the Oval
    Office. Later, he met with the foreign policy team and military leaders
    in the Oval Office concerning the situation in Kosovo.
    The President announced the appointment of Robert A. Babbage,
    Jr., and Larry Echohawk as members of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile
    Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

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    March 30

    In the afternoon, the President met with President-elect Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria concerning a range of
    bilateral and regional issues.
    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
    concerning the situation in Kosovo and the Northern Ireland peace
    process.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John Hanson to be Assistant Secretary for Public and
    Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    April 1

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom and
    Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland
    concerning the Northern Ireland peace process. Later, he met with the
    national security team in the Oval Office.
    Later in the morning, the President traveled to Norfolk, VA. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he met with Defense Secretary William
    Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff Gen. Henry (Hugh) Shelton. Following
    his arrival at Norfolk Naval Station, he met privately at the
    Pennsylvania House with a group of military families to convey the
    Nation's appreciation for their sacrifices and hardships.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Z.
    Lawrence to be a member of the
    President's Council of Economic Advisers.

    April 2

    In the morning, the President met with representatives of humanitarian
    organizations in the Cabinet Room concerning relief efforts in Kosovo.
    The President designated Harold C. Pachios as Chair of the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

    April 3

    The President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp David, MD.

    April 4

    The President and Hillary Clinton returned to the White House.

    April 5

    The President announced the appointment of Barbara Bostick-Hunt as Special Assistant to the
    President for Intergovernmental Affairs at the White House.

    April 7

    The President announced his intention to appoint John C. Culver, William C. Mauk, and Huel
    D. Perkins to the J. William Fulbright
    Foreign Scholarship Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David L.
    Goldwyn to be Assistant Secretary for
    International Affairs at the Department of Energy.

    April 8

    The President announced his intention to appoint Miguel Angel
    Corzo and Susan Keech McIntosh as members of the Cultural Property Advisory
    Committee.

    April 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA. In the
    afternoon, he had a telephone conversation from Memorial Hall with Prime
    Minister Massimo D'Alema of Italy concerning
    the situation in the Balkans. In the evening, the President returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President will present the
    Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on April 20.
    The White House announced that the President invited President Jose
    Aznar of Spain for an informal visit on
    April 13.
    The President declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on April 3-7.

    April 12

    In the morning, the President traveled to Barksdale Air Force Base, LA,
    where he met with families of tornado victims from Bossier Parish, LA,
    at Hoban Hall.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. In the
    evening, he met with congressional leaders in the Yellow Oval Room,
    concerning the situation in the Balkans.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Delmond J.H. Won to be a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime
    Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jody L.
    Williams as a member of the Utah
    Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
    The White House announced that the President spoke on April 10 to United
    Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan concerning
    the situation in the Balkans.

    April 13

    In the evening, the President had dinner with President Jose Maria
    Aznar of Spain in the Yellow Oval Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert J.
    Einhorn to be Assistant Secretary for
    Nonproliferation at the Department of State.

    April 14

    The President announced his intention to appoint Rita Bass, Norma Lee Funger, Mary
    French (Muffy) Moore, and Yeni
    Wong as members of the President's

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    Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
    Performing Arts.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Carolyn S.
    Brody, J. Carter Brown, Eden Donohue Rafshoon, and Harry G. Robinson III to the Commission of Fine Arts.
    The President announced the appointment of Arnold Donald, Carolee Friedlander,
    James Kelly, and John Sandner as members of the President's Export Council.
    The President also announced his intention to appoint William
    Crowell as a member of the President's
    Export Council.

    April 15

    In the morning the President traveled to San Francisco, CA, and in the
    evening, he traveled to Detroit, MI.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph F. Baca and Robert N. Baldwin
    to be members of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute.

    April 16

    In the evening, the President traveled to Boston, MA, and later returned
    to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John R.
    Hamilton to be Ambassador to Peru.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Frank
    Almaguer to be Ambassador to Honduras.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald W.
    Keyser for the rank of Ambassador as
    Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States
    Regional Conflicts.

    April 19

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning
    the situation in the Balkans.
    Later, he met with Federal Emergency Management Agency Director James
    Lee Witt and members of the Project Impact
    Fire Services Partnership for Disaster Prevention.
    In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Martin Butora of Slovakia; Sheila Sisulu
    of South Africa; Dato Ghazzali bin Sheikh Abdul Khalid of Malaysia; Farid Abboud of Lebanon; Leonard Nangolo Iipumbu of Namibia; Alfred Toro Hardy of Venezuela; and Peter Moser of
    Austria.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Solomon D.
    Trujillo as a member of the National
    Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Solomon D.
    Trujillo as a member of the Advisory
    Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Shahara Ahmad-
    Llewellyn to the Board of Governors
    for the United Services Organizations, Inc.
    The White House announced that the President proposed a $6.049 billion
    emergency supplemental package to fund the military and humanitarian
    efforts in Kosovo.

    April 20

    The President announced his intention to nominate Gwen C. Clare to be Ambassador to Ecuador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Oliver P. Garza to be Ambassador to Nicaragua.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dr. Ikram Khan to be a member to the Board of Regents for the
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
    The President declared a major disaster in Missouri and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding beginning on April 3 and continuing.
    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 tornadoes beginning on April 15.

    April 21

    In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom in the Residence.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard L.
    Morningstar to be Ambassador to the
    European Union with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary.
    The President announced his intention to appoint James R.
    Houghton and Susan D. Auld as members of the National Skill Standards Board.
    The President announced the appointment of John Dillon as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy
    and Negotiations.

    April 22

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation from the
    White House with Attorney General Janet Reno in
    Littleton, CO, concerning the attack at Columbine High School.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Alexandria, VA, and later
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joyce E.
    Leader to be Ambassador to Guinea.

    April 25

    The President had a telephone conversation with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia concerning Russian Special
    Envoy Viktor Chernomyrdin's mission to
    Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

    April 26

    The President announced his intention to appoint David Ibarra to be a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Board of
    Visitors.

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    April 27

    The President named Lloyd N. Cutler as
    Senior White House Representative on Pacific Salmon to coordinate U.S.
    strategy for Pacific salmon treaty negotiations with Canada.
    The President declared an emergency in Florida and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    fire hazards on April 15 and continuing.

    April 29

    The President announced his intention to appoint Eric Lander and Ruth Patrick to be members
    of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Felix Sanchez to be a member of the Community Adjustment and
    Investment Program Advisory Committee.

    April 30

    The President announced his intention to appoint Walter Parker as the Academic Representative to the Arctic Research
    Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Raben to be Assistant Attorney General for Legislative
    Affairs at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Earl S.
    Richardson as Chair and Willis B.
    McLeod as a member of the President's Board
    of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

    May 2

    The President had a telephone conversation with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia concerning the visit of
    Special Envoy and former Prime Minister Viktor
    Chernomyrdin of Russia on May 3.

    May 3

    In the morning, the President met with Prime Minister Keizo
    Obuchi of Japan in the Oval Office and later in
    the Cabinet Room.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Special Envoy and former Prime
    Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia
    in the Oval Office concerning the situation in the Balkans.
    Later, the President met in the Oval Office with civil rights leader
    Jesse Jackson and his delegation, whose
    personal appeal won the release of three American infantrymen held
    prisoner by Serbian authorities.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alberto J. Mora to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of
    Governors.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Daniel Lamaute as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow
    Wilson International Center for Scholars.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Paul F. Cole and Alan L. Wurtzel as members
    of the National Skill Standards Board.

    May 4

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Brussels, Belgium, arriving
    the following morning.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Larry C.
    Napper for the rank of Ambassador during his
    tenure of service as Coordinator for East European Assistance.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward E.
    Kaufman to be a member of the Broadcasting
    Board of Governors.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David B. Dunn to be Ambassador to Zambia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James Lewis to be Director of the Office of Economic Impact and
    Diversity at the Department of Energy.
    The President declared a major disaster in Oklahoma and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    tornadoes and severe storms May 3-4.
    The President declared a major disaster in Kansas and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and tornadoes on May 3.

    May 5

    In the morning, the President met with NATO Secretary General Javier
    Solana in his office at NATO Headquarters in
    Brussels. Later, the President was briefed on NATO military progress in
    the Balkans by Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA,
    Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and Gen. Klaus Naumann, chairman, NATO Military Committee, in Consultation Room
    3.
    Later in the morning, the President met with Prime Minister Jean-Luc
    Dehaene of Belgium in the VIP Lounge at
    Brussels National Airport. He then traveled to Spangdahlem Air Base,
    Germany, where he toured military aircraft with F-16, A-10, and F-117
    aircrews and ground support personnel at an outdoor aircraft pad in the
    afternoon.
    Later in the afternoon, the President traveled to Ramstein Air Base,
    Germany, where he toured the Humanitarian Relief Operations Center at
    the Warrior Preparation Center in the evening.
    Later in the evening, the President traveled to Rhein Main Air Base,
    Germany.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Laila Al-Marayati, Firuz
    Kazemzadeh, and Charles Z. Smith as members
    of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard S.
    Lanier to the Cultural Property Advisory
    Committee.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark W. Erwin to be Ambassador to Mauritius, the Seychelles, and
    the Comoros.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Florence K.
    Murray to be a member of the Board of
    Directors of the State Justice Institute.

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    May 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to Ingelheim, Germany. Later,
    with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of
    Germany, he visited a Kosovar refugee family's living quarters in Room
    20 of the Refugee Reception Center. The President also had a telephone
    conversation with Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema of Italy concerning the release of Democratic League
    of Kosovo leader Ibrahim Rugova.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Bonn, Germany. In the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    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 storms and tornadoes on May 4.

    May 7

    In the morning, the President traveled to Houston, TX. In the afternoon,
    he traveled to Austin, TX.
    The President announced his intention to nominate M. Michael
    Einik to be Ambassador to the Former
    Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald L.
    Pressley to be the Assistant
    Administrator for Europe and the New Independent States at the U.S.
    Agency for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher E.
    Goldthwait to be Ambassador to
    Chad.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission:

        Morton Bahr;
        Roger Knutsen;
        Lawrence Perlman;
        Susan M. Green; and
        Patricia W. McNeil.

    The White House announced that the President invited King Abdullah II of Jordan for a working visit on May 18.

    May 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Oklahoma City, OK, where he
    toured tornado-damaged areas by helicopter.
    In the afternoon, the President took a walking tour of tornado damage in
    the Del Aire neighborhood in Del City, OK. Later, he returned to
    Washington, DC.

    May 10

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Fernando
    Cardoso of Brazil in the Oval
    Office to discuss global, regional, and other issues.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart E.
    Weisberg to be a member of the
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

    May 11

    In the morning, the President met privately with 15 corporate leaders in
    the Cabinet Room to discuss the new markets initiative.
    Later, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA, where he toured the Sweet
    Auburn Market.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph
    Limprecht to be Ambassador to Albania.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Don
    Christiansen and Robert
    Valentine as members of the Utah
    Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

    May 12

    In the evening, the President met with tribal leaders in the Roosevelt
    Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Rush,
    Jr., to be Inspector General at the
    Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Prudence
    Bushnell to be Ambassador to Guatemala.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jack E.
    Hightower to be a member of the National
    Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ray Marshall as a member of the National Skill Standards Board.
    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, tornadoes, and flooding on May 5 and continuing.

    May 13

    In the evening, the President attended a Democratic National Committee
    Jefferson Trust dessert reception at a private residence.
    The President announced his intention to designate Edward B.
    Montgomery to serve as Acting Deputy
    Secretary of the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur L. Money to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command,
    Control, Communications and Intelligence.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jane Slate Siena to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
    Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Parker
    Westbrook and Arva Parks McCabe as members of the Advisory Council on Historic
    Preservation.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Yulee, FL,
    on May 25-30.

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    May 14

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Jiang Zemin of China concerning the
    bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Federal Republic of
    Yugoslavia. Later, he traveled to Seattle, WA.
    In the late afternoon, the President traveled to Palo Alto, CA.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Kevin Gover as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American
    Folklife Center.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Karen Lau
    Sullivan as U.S. Representative to the
    Pacific Community.

    May 15

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA.

    May 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to San Diego, CA, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Las Vegas, NV.

    May 17

    In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    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 and flooding on April 29 and continuing.

    May 18

    The White House announced that the President will send a Presidential
    mission co-led by Labor Secretary Alexis Herman and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Special
    Envoy for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa, to attend the Fifth
    African/African-American Summit on May 17-21.

    May 19

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York, NY, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President met with Representative Bill
    Archer in the Oval Office.
    The President named Patrick A. Mulloy as a
    member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

    May 20

    In the morning, the President traveled to Littleton, CO, where he met
    with the families of those killed in the Columbine High School shooting.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lee Sachs to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial
    Markets.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul S. Miller to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment
    Opportunity Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Amy Achor to be the youth member and Christopher
    Gallagher for a second term to be
    member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and
    Community Service.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Anthony Musick to be Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for
    National and Community Service.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Garry Mauro, Jack Quinn, and Eli Segal as members of the Federal National Mortgage Association
    (Fannie Mae) Board of Directors.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals to the President's National Security Telecommunications
    Advisory Committee:

        James W. Evatt;
        John H. Mattingly;
        Dennis J. Picard;
        Michael T. Smith; and
        Lawrence A. Weinbach.

    May 21

    The President declared a major disaster in Iowa and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    storms, flooding, and tornadoes on May 16 and continuing.

    May 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Irvington, VA. Later, he met
    with Democratic Senators in the Cove Room at the Tides Inn.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    May 23

    In the morning, the President traveled to Grambling, LA, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    May 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Edinburg, TX, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to Yulee, FL.

    May 26

    The President announced his intention to nominate A. Peter
    Burleigh to be Ambassador to the
    Philippines and Palau.

    May 27

    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas J.
    Miller to be Ambassador to Bosnia and
    Herzegovina.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald K.
    Bandler to be Ambassador to Cyprus.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bismarck
    Myrick to be Ambassador to Liberia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Johnnie Carson to be Ambassador to Kenya.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate J. Brady
    Anderson to be Administrator for the U.S.
    Agency for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to designate Thomasina
    Rogers as Chair of the Occupational Safety
    and Health Review Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ann Brown to be Chair and Commissioner and Mary Sheila Gall to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety
    Commission.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Europe on
    June 15-22.

    May 28

    The President announced the nomination of the following individuals to
    be members of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board:

        Steve H. Nickles;
        Robert Tobias;
        James W. Wetzler;
        Karen Hastie Williams; and
        Larry Levitan.

    The President announced his intention to nominate M. Osman
    Siddique to be Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru,
    Tonga, and Tuvalu.
    The President announced his intention to appoint William F. Paul and Carl G. Lewis as
    members of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
    Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint David Benton as Commissioner of the Pacific Salmon Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marcelle Leahy as a member of the Board of Directors for the
    Student Loan Marketing Association.
    The White House announced that the President announced that Elie Wiesel
    will travel to Macedonia and Albania on May 31-June 3 at the President's
    request, to meet with Kosovar refugees and representatives of
    international human rights and relief organizations.

    May 30

    In the evening, the President attended a Progressive Foundation
    conference in the Game Lodge at the White Oak Plantation in Yulee, FL.
    Later, he and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC.

    May 31

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

    June 1

    In the afternoon, the President attended a Democratic National Committee
    Leadership 2000 luncheon at a private residence.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ned
    McWherter as a member of the American
    Battle Monuments Commission.

    June 2

    In the morning, the President traveled to Colorado Springs, CO. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with Mayor
    Jim Dailey of Little Rock, AR, concerning the
    crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 at Little Rock National
    Airport.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael D.
    Metelits to be Ambassador to Cape Verde.
    The President announced his intention to nominate F. Whitten
    Peters to be Secretary of the Air Force.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John Kimball as a member of the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
    Conservation Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Norman F.
    Ramsey as a member of the President's
    Committee on the National Medal of Science.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Lori Saldana as a member of the Advisory Council of the Border
    Environment Cooperation Commission.

    June 3

    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
    and Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott
    and another with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany, concerning possible solutions to the
    situation in the Balkans.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann F. Lewis, Molly Murphy MacGregor, and Ruth J. Simmons to the
    Women's Progress Commemoration Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the President's Commission on White House
    Fellowships:

        Rudolph Estrada;
        Samuel Fried;
        Janice Griffin;
        Susan Levine;
        Brian O'Dwyer;
        Reginald Robinson; and
        Tom Werner.

    June 4

    The President announced the recess appointment of James C.
    Hormel as Ambassador to Luxembourg.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David H.
    Kaeuper to be Ambassador to the Republic of
    the Congo.

    June 5

    In the morning, the President went to Camp David, MD.

    June 6

    In the afternoon, the President returned to the White House. In the
    evening, he again went to Camp David and later returned to the White
    House.

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    June 7

    In the morning, the President had separate telephone conversations with
    Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
    and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia
    concerning the situation in the Balkans.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Delano E. Lewis to be Ambassador to South Africa.
    The White House announced that the President named Roger
    Ballentine as Deputy Assistant to the
    President for Environmental Initiatives.

    June 8

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning
    the situation in the Balkans.
    Later, the President met with President Arpad Goncz of Hungary in the Cabinet Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David W. Ogden to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil
    Division at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John E. Lange to be Ambassador to Botswana.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Gilbert F.
    Casellas as Co-Chair of the Census
    Monitoring Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in North Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms, flooding, snow and ice, ground saturation,
    landslides, mudslides, and tornadoes beginning on March 1 and
    continuing.
    The White House announced that the President extended an invitation to
    President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt for an
    official working visit on July 1.
    The White House announced that the President sent to the Congress fiscal
    year 2000 budget amendments to strengthen Embassy security and to meet
    Supreme Court requirements for the 2000 census.

    June 9

    In the morning, the President met with author and Holocaust survivor
    Elie Wiesel in the Oval Office concerning Mr.
    Wiesel's visit to refugee camps in Macedonia and Albania on May 31-June
    3.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Franz S.
    Leichter to be a member of the Board of
    Directors for the Federal Housing Finance Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in South Dakota and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on June 4 and
    continuing.

    June 10

    In the morning, the President had separate telephone conversations from
    the Oval Office with Prime Minister Tony Blair of
    the United Kingdom; Gen. Wesley K. Clark,
    USA, Supreme Allied Commander Europe; NATO Secretary General Javier
    Solana; President Boris Yeltsin of Russia; Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema of Italy; President Jacques Chirac of France; President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain; and Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada.
    In the afternoon, the President had separate telephone conversations
    from the Oval Office with Prime Minister Wim Kok of The Netherlands and
    Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John Arendt, Alberto A. Sagues, and
    Jeffrey Wong to the Nuclear Waste Technical
    Review Board.

    June 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Whiteman Air Force Base, MO,
    where he toured a B-2 bomber. Later, the President met privately with 50
    base personnel and their families in Building 1117. In the afternoon, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas E.
    Britton as Chair and David A.
    Kessler and Judith R. Olson as members of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.

    June 12

    In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

    June 13

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended ``An American
    Celebration'' at Ford's Theatre.
    The President had a telephone conversation with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia concerning NATO peacekeeping
    efforts in Kosovo.

    June 14

    The President had separate telephone conversations concerning NATO
    peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo with the following foreign leaders:
    President Boris Yeltsin of Russia, President
    Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic, Prime
    Minister Ivan Kostov of Bulgaria, Prime Minister
    Ljubco Georgievski of Macedonia, and
    Prime Minister Radu Vasile of Romania.
    The President also had separate telephone conversations with President
    Hugo Chavez of Venezuela concerning regional
    issues and cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, and with Prime
    Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of India
    concerning the situation in Kashmir.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Connecticut
    and New York City on June 28; Chicago, IL, on June 30; Miami, FL, on
    July 13; and Cincinnati, OH, and Aspen, CO, on July 23.

    June 15

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Geneva, Switzerland, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jerry
    Florence to be a member of the National
    Museum Services Board.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Gary Vikan as a member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
    Negotiations:

        Thomas J. Donohue;
        Gerald Greenwald;
        Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.;
        Rhonda Karpatkin; and
        Robert Shapiro.

    June 16

    In the morning, the President met with President Ruth Dreifuss of Switzerland concerning the situation in Kosovo.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Paris, France. While en route aboard Air Force One, the President had
    separate telephone conversations with Representatives Nick
    Lampson and Bob Etheridge concerning proposed gun control legislation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Greta Dicus as Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    June 17

    In the evening, the President traveled to Cologne, Germany.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael A.
    Sheehan to be Coordinator for Counter-
    Terrorism with the rank of Ambassador at the Department of State.

    June 18

    In the afternoon, the President attended a working session with G-7
    leaders in the Assembly Hall at the Gurzenich.
    The President announced his intention to nominate A. Lee
    Fritschler to be Assistant Secretary for
    Postsecondary Education at the Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert S.
    Gelbard to be Ambassador to Indonesia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sally Katzen to be Deputy Director for Management at the Office of
    Management and Budget.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Victoria
    Catchett, Carl Feen,
    Christine Warnke, and Cynthia
    Yorkin to the President's Advisory Committee
    on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

    June 19

    In the morning and afternoon, the President attended working sessions
    with G-8 leaders in the Exhibit Hall of the Ludwig Museum in Cologne,
    Germany.

    June 20

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Boris
    Yeltsin of Russia in the Cologne Room of the
    Renaissance Hotel.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Bonn,
    Germany.
    The President had a telephone conversation with Kosovo Liberation Army
    leader Hashim Thaci.

    June 21

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    The President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Tony
    Blair of the United Kingdom concerning the
    two British soldiers
    killed in an explosion in Negrovce, Kosovo.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Martin George
    Brennan to be Ambassador to Uganda.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard Glenn as a member of the Arctic Research Commission.

    June 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Skopje, Macedonia.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Aviano Air Base, Italy. Later, they returned to Washington, DC.

    June 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul W.
    Fiddick to be Assistant Secretary of
    Administration at the Department of Agriculture.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Evelyn S.
    Lieberman to be Under Secretary for
    Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to appoint W. Cullen
    Battle as a member of the Utah Reclamation
    Mitigation and Conservation Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Stewart H.
    Gamage as a member of the Commission on
    Presidential Scholars.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Diane
    Takvorian and Roberto Ortego as members of the Advisory Council of the Border
    Environment Cooperation Commission.

    June 24

    In the morning the President met with his economic team.
    The President announced the nomination of William J. Ranier as Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity
    Futures Trading Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael
    Gaines, Timothy E. Jones, Marie F. Ragghianti,
    and John R. Simpson to be members of the
    U.S. Parole Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Diana E.
    Murphy to be Chair and member and the

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    following individuals to be members of the U.S. Sentencing Commission:

        Ruben Castillo;
        Sterling Johnson, Jr.;
        Joseph Kendall;
        Michael O'Neill;
        William K. Sessions III; and
        John R. Steer.

    The White House announced that President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea will make an official working visit to
    the White House on July 2.

    June 25

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to
    Camp David, MD.

    June 27

    In the evening, the President returned to the White House.

    June 28

    In the morning, the President traveled to Westport, CT, and in the
    afternoon, he traveled to New York City. In the evening, he returned to
    Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Monroe
    Miles to be Ambassador to Bulgaria.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael E.
    Ranneberger to be Ambassador to Mali.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carl
    Spielvogel to be Ambassador to the Slovak
    Republic.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
    Minister John Howard of Australia for a working
    luncheon on July 12.

    June 29

    The President announced his intention to nominate Barbro A. Owens-
    Kirkpatrick to be Ambassador to
    Niger.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles A.
    Blanchard to be General Counsel of the
    Army.
    The President announced his intention nominate Carol
    DiBattiste to be Under Secretary of the Air
    Force.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Anita Borg as a member of the Commission on the Advancement of
    Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology.

    June 30

    In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President had two separate telephone conversations with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
    concerning the Northern Ireland peace process.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Patricia Gallup to the Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission.