    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [July 1, 1999]
    [Pages 2361-2375]
    [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.

    July 1

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom
    concerning the Northern Ireland peace process. In the evening, he
    attended the U.S.-Germany Women's World Cup soccer game at Jack Kent
    Cooke Stadium in Landover, MD.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Phillip R.
    Anderson to be a member of the
    Mississippi River Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael Cohen to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
    Secondary Education at the Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James B.
    Cunningham to be U.S. Deputy
    Representative to the United Nations, with rank and status of Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Earl E.
    Devaney to be Inspector General at the
    Department of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Harriet L. Elam to be Ambassador to Senegal.
    The President announced his intention to nominate J. Richard
    Fredericks to be Ambassador to
    Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Barbara J.
    Griffiths to be Ambassador to Iceland.
    The President announced the nomination of Curt Hebert, Jr., to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
    Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gregory Lee
    Johnson to be Ambassador to Swaziland.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jimmy J.
    Kolker to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan Ness to be member of the Federal Communications Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sylvia Gaye
    Stanfield to be Ambassador to Brunei.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Clifford Gregory
    Stewart to be General Counsel at the
    Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Raymond D.
    Nasher as member of the President's
    Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.

    July 2

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a swearing-in ceremony
    in the Oval Office for newly appointed Secretary of the Treasury
    Lawrence H. Summers.

    July 3

    The President had separate telephone conversations with Prime Minister
    Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan and Prime Minister
    Atal Behari Vajpayee of India
    concerning the situation in Kashmir.

    July 4

    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime
    Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee of India
    concerning the situation in Kashmir. Later, he made brief remarks on the
    South Lawn before the fireworks display.

    July 5

    In the morning, the President traveled to Hazard, KY. While en route
    aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with Northern
    Ireland Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble concerning the Northern Ireland peace process.
    In the afternoon, the President toured the Whispering Pines
    neighborhood, where he talked with residents. Later, he toured the Mid-
    South Electric Co. In the evening, the President traveled to Memphis,
    TN.

    July 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to Clarksdale, MS, where he
    toured local businesses. In the afternoon, he traveled to East St.
    Louis, IL, where he visited a Walgreens drugstore.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Rapid City, SD. Later, he
    toured Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial.
    The President announced the nomination of Q. Todd Dickinson to be Assistant Secretary and Commissioner of Patents
    and Trademarks at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint George Becker and to reappoint Marc S. Tucker as members of the National Skill Standards Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Amy W. Meyer as a member of the Board of Directors of the Presidio
    Trust.

    July 7

    In the morning, the President traveled to Pine Ridge, SD. In the
    afternoon, he traveled to Phoenix,

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    AZ, where he toured Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc., and the La Canasta
    Mexican Food Products factory. In the evening, the President traveled to
    Los Angeles, CA.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
    Minister Ehud Barak of Israel on July 15.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Des Moines,
    IA, on July 16.

    July 8

    In the morning, the President toured the Transportation Academy Youth
    Training Facility at Alain Leroy Locke High School. In the afternoon, he
    traveled to Anaheim, CA.

    July 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Torrance, CA, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Los Angeles, CA.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Tibor P. Nagy,
    Jr., to be Ambassador to Ethiopia.
    The President announced his intention to appoint William K.
    Reilly as a member of the Board of
    Directors of the Presidio Trust.

    July 10

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Pasadena, CA. Later, he
    returned to Washington, DC.

    July 12

    In the morning, the President met with Prime Minister John
    Howard of Australia in the State Dining Room for
    a working visit.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jared L. Cohon as Chair and member of the Nuclear Waste Technical
    Review Board.

    July 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Miami Beach, FL. In the
    evening, he traveled to Coral Gables, FL, and later, he returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Lee Haney as Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness
    and Sports.

    July 14

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Baltimore, MD, and later, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David N.
    Greenlee to be Ambassador to Paraguay.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ronald Morriss as a member of the National Drought Policy Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Nancy M. Zirkin as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow
    Wilson International Center for Scholars.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Little Rock,
    AR, on August 6-10 and September 22.

    July 15

    In the afternoon, the President met with Crown Prince Khalifa bin
    Zayid of the United Arab Emirates in
    the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Camp
    David, MD.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Lansing, MI,
    on July 22.
    The White House announced that the President welcomed the successful
    outcome of talks between Argentina and the United Kingdom concerning the
    Falklands/Malvinas and other South Atlantic islands.

    July 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to Des Moines, IA. In the
    evening, he attended a dinner for Senator Tom Harkin at a private residence. Later, the President returned to
    Camp David, MD.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Andrew Fish to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional
    Relations at the Department of Agriculture.

    July 18

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

    July 19

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Ehud
    Barak of Israel in the Oval Office and then in
    the Cabinet Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William B. Taylor,
    Jr., for the rank of Ambassador
    during his tenure of service as Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to the
    New Independent States of the former Soviet Union.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Sarajevo,
    Bosnia-Herzegovina, on July 30 to participate in the Southeast Europe
    Stability Pact Summit.

    July 20

    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey A.
    Bader to be Ambassador to Namibia.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Curt Smitch as Commissioner of the Pacific Salmon Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Board of Advisers on Tribal Colleges and
    Universities:

        Alison R. Bernstein;
        Lionel Bordeaux;
        Tom Colonnese;
        Verna Fowler;
        Tommy Lewis, Jr.;
        Joe McDonald;
        Joseph Martin;
        Gerald (Carty) Monette;

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        Debra Norris;
        Janine Pease-Pretty on Top;
        Anne C. Petersen;
        Faith Ruth Roessel;
        Karl Stauber;
        Richard Trudell; and
        Patrick Williams.

    The President declared a major disaster in Nevada and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flash flooding on July 8-16.

    July 21

    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton will
    travel to New York City on July 23, to attend the private memorial
    service for John F. Kennedy, Jr., and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

    July 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Lansing, MI, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Norman A. Wulf to be Special Representative for Nuclear
    Nonproliferation with the rank of Ambassador at the Department of State.
    The White House announced that the President declared a major disaster
    in Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery
    efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding on July 2 and
    continuing.

    July 23

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to New York City to attend the private memorial service for John F.
    Kennedy, Jr., and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy at the Church of St. Thomas
    More. In the afternoon, the President and Chelsea Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Cincinnati, OH, and later, he
    traveled to Aspen, CO.

    July 24

    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, the
    President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Rabat, Morocco,
    arriving the following day.

    July 25

    The President met briefly with Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority at the Royal Palace in
    Rabat. The President and Hillary Clinton then met briefly with King
    Mohammed VI of Morocco, successor to King
    Hassan II, before attending the funeral of
    King Hassan.
    During the day, the President met separately with the following foreign
    leaders:

        President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of
            Algeria,
        President Mustafizur Rahman of
            Bangladesh,
        President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt,
        President Jacques Chirac of France,
        Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel,
        King Abdullah II of Jordan,
        Crown Prince Saad al-Sabah of Kuwait,
        President Olusegun Obasanjo of
            Nigeria,
        Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian
            Authority,
        President Abdou Diouf of Senegal,
        President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, and
        President Ali Abdallah Salih of
            Yemen.

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

    July 26

    The White House announced that the President announced the release of
    Treasury Department regulations implementing the administration's new
    humanitarian-based food and medicine sanctions policy.

    July 27

    The President announced his intention to nominate Anne H.
    Chasser to be Assistant Commissioner for
    Patents and Trademarks at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Paige E. Reffe as a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air
    Force Academy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint J. Shelby Bryan as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence
    Advisory Board.

    July 28

    The President announced his intention to nominate Martin N. Baily to be Chair and member of the Council of Economic
    Advisers.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dorian Vanessa
    Weaver to be a member of the Board of
    Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James G. Huse,
    Jr., to be Inspector General at the
    Social Security Administration.
    The President announced the nomination of Thomas B. Leary to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.
    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, winds, and flooding on July 4 and continuing.

    July 29

    In the morning, the President traveled to Aviano Air Base, Italy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan M.
    Wachter to be Assistant Secretary for
    Policy Development and Research at the Department of Housing and Urban
    Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Zell Miller to be a member of the Board of Directors for the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

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    July 30

    In the morning, the President traveled to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
    where he met with Prime Minister Milorad Dodik
    of Republika Srpska and Prime Minister Edhem Bicakcic and Deputy Prime Minister Dragan Covic of the Federation Government (Muslim and Croat) at
    Zetra Stadium. In the afternoon, he attended the Stability Pact summit
    meeting at the stadium. In the evening, the President returned to
    Washington, DC, arriving the following morning.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward W.
    Stimpson to be the U.S. Representative on
    the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, with the
    rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert H.
    Griffin and Sam Angel to be members of the Mississippi River Commission.

    August 2

    The President announced his intention to nominate Neal S. Wolin to be General Counsel at the Department of the
    Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen D. Van
    Beek to be Associate Deputy Secretary
    and Director of Intermodalism for the Department of Transportation.

    August 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathryn M.
    Turman to be Director of the Office for
    Victims of Crime at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David J. Hayes to be Deputy Secretary at the Department of the
    Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J.
    Frazier to be Assistant Secretary for
    Governmental Affairs at the Department of Transportation.
    The President directed the Department of Health and Human Services to
    release $55 million in Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
    emergency funds for nine States affected by the ongoing heat wave.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
    Minister Bulent Ecevit of Turkey on September
    28.

    August 4

    The President announced the nomination of Ivan Itkin to be Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive
    Waste Management at the Department of Energy.
    The President announced the nomination of Gregory L. Rohde to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and
    Information at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Cecille
    Pulitzer as a member of the Library of
    Congress Trust Fund Board.

    August 5

    The President announced his intention to nominate Carol J. Parry to be a member of the Board of Governors for the
    Federal Reserve System.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Hill to be Chair and member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John W.
    Marshall to be Director of the U.S.
    Marshals Service at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John J. Goglia to be a member of the National Transportation Safety
    Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dan Herman
    Renberg to be a member of the Board of
    Directors at the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
    The White House announced that the President will award the Presidential
    Medal of Freedom to the following individuals during the week of August
    9:

        Lloyd M. Bentsen;
        Edgar M. Bronfman, Sr.;
        Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter;
        Evy Dubrow;
        Sister M. Isolina Ferre;
        Gerald R. Ford;
        Oliver White Hill;
        Max Kampelman; and
        Edgar Wayburn.

    August 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, AR.
    The President announced the nomination of Sylvia V. Baca to be Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
    at the Department of the Interior.
    The President announced the nomination of Richard A. Meserve to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory
    Commission. The President will designate him as Chair upon appointment.
    The President announced the nomination of George Farr to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service
    Oversight Board.
    The President announced the nomination of Linda Morgan to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board. The
    President will designate her as Chair upon appointment.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Roger W.
    Ferguson, Jr., to be Vice Chair of
    the Board of Governors for the Federal Reserve System.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sam Kathryn
    Campana as a member of the National
    Drought Policy Commission.
    The White House announced that the President will attend the Asia
    Pacific Economic Cooperation

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    (APEC) Leaders Meeting on September 12-13 in Auckland, New Zealand.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime
    Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of Norway
    on October 15.

    August 7

    In the morning, the President traveled to Helena, AR. In the afternoon,
    he returned to Little Rock, AR.

    August 8

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to St. Louis, MO. In the
    afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    August 9

    In the morning, the President traveled to Ft. Myer, VA. Later, he
    returned to Washington, DC. In the afternoon, the President traveled to
    Atlanta, GA, and in the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joshua
    Gotbaum to be Controller at the Office of
    Management and Budget.
    The White House announced that the President named J. Terry
    Edmonds as Assistant to the President and
    Director of Speechwriting.

    August 10

    In an early evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Richard Sezibera of Rwanda, Hugo Noe Pino of
    Honduras, Joao Alberto Bacelar da Rocha Paris of Portugal, Rubens Antonio Barbosa of Brazil, Ahmed Ould Khalifa Ould Jiddou of Mauritania, George
    Saliba of Malta, Ernesto Maceda of the Philippines, Alfonso Rivero Monsalve of Peru, and Juan Esteban Aguirre Martinez of Paraguay.

    August 11

    The White House announced that the President accepted an invitation from
    Prime Minister Jean Chretien for a working
    visit in Canada on October 8.

    August 12

    In the evening, the President met with Jewish leaders in the Cabinet
    Room.

    August 13

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

    August 15

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to New
    Rochelle, NY, and in the afternoon, they returned to Camp David, MD.

    August 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to Kansas City, MO, and in the
    afternoon, he returned to Camp David, MD.
    The President declared a major disaster in Utah and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a
    tornado, severe thunderstorms, and hail on August 11.
    The President declared a major disaster in Wisconsin and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding July 4 through July 31.

    August 17

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard Brown as a member of the President's National Security
    Telecommunications Advisory Committee.

    August 18

    The President announced his intention to nominate Jay W.
    Johnson to be Director of the Mint at the
    Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Raj Reddy and Irving Wladawsky-Berger as Co-Chairs of the President's Information Technology
    Advisory Committee.

    August 19

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Martha's
    Vineyard, MA. In the evening, they attended a birthday celebration for
    the President at the residence of Vernon Jordan.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Carol A.
    Cartwright as a member of the Board of
    Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
    The White House announced that the President appointed Deputy Assistant
    Attorney General Beth Nolan as Assistant to the
    President and Counsel to the President beginning in September.

    August 20

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Nantucket,
    MA. In the evening, they returned to Martha's Vineyard, MA.
    The President declared a major disaster in Nebraska and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and flooding August 6 through August 9.

    August 21

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Nantucket,
    MA. In the evening, they returned to Martha's Vineyard, MA.
    The President had a telephone conversation with Senator Strom
    Thurmond concerning Mr. Thurmond's release
    from the hospital.

    August 22

    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local

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    recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding caused
    by Hurricane Bret on August 21 and continuing.

    August 24

    The President announced his intention to nominate Willene A.
    Johnson to be U.S. Executive Director of
    the African Development Bank.

    August 26

    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe ice storms, flooding, and heavy rains March 1 through May 30.

    August 27

    The White House announced that the President announced the appointment
    of former U.S. Representative Harry Johnston
    as Special Envoy for Sudan.

    August 28

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to East
    Hampton, NY.

    August 29

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Bridgehampton, NY.

    August 30

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Syracuse,
    NY, and in the afternoon, they traveled to Skaneateles, NY.

    August 31

    In the evening, the President visited Democratic Party fundraiser
    Terence McAuliffe's mother,
    Millie, at the St. Camillus Nursing Home.
    The President had separate telephone conversations with Secretary of
    State Madeleine K. Albright concerning
    her upcoming trip to the Middle East and with Prime Minister Antonio
    Guterres of Portugal concerning the
    elections in East Timor.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Norfolk, VA,
    on September 6.

    September 1

    The President announced his intention to appoint Stanislaus A.
    Blejwas, Susan Estrich, Benjamin Meed, and Menachem
    Z. Rosensaft as members of the U.S.
    Holocaust Memorial Council.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John H. Dalton, Peter J. Kadzik, and
    Martha Polan Landsman as members of the
    President's Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center
    for the Performing Arts.
    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 fires on August 24 and continuing.
    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 Hurricane Dennis on August 29 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding on August 20-21.
    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    extreme fire hazards on August 1 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President has named Mark F.
    Lindsay as Assistant to the President for
    Management and Administration and Bradley J. Kiley as Deputy Assistant to the President for Management and
    Administration.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with President
    Eduard Shevardnadze of the Republic of
    Georgia on September 23.

    September 2

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Auburn,
    NY, and later returned to Skaneateles, NY.
    The White House announced that the President and Hillary Clinton have
    entered into a contract to purchase a home in Chappaqua, NY.

    September 3

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Camp
    David, MD.
    The White House announced that the President announced the appointment
    of Robert A. Bradtke as Executive
    Secretary of the National Security Council.
    The White House announced that the President announced the appointment
    of Alfred H. Moses as Special Presidential
    Emissary for Cyprus.

    September 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to Norfolk, VA. In the afternoon,
    he participated in a classroom renovation project at Coleman Place
    Elementary School. Later, the President traveled to Newport News, VA. In
    the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President had separate telephone conversations with Secretary-
    General Kofi Annan of the United Nations and
    Prime Minister John Howard of Australia
    concerning the situation in East Timor.
    The President declared a major disaster in Virginia and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Tropical Storm Dennis and tornadoes on August 27 and continuing.

    September 7

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Olney, MD, where he read to
    a first grade class and visited a third grade history class at Brooke
    Grove Elementary School. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Adm. Joseph W.
    Prueher to be U.S. Ambassador to China.

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    September 8

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Boris Yeltsin of Russia on U.S.-
    Russian relations.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Linda Lee
    Aaker, Edward L. Ayers, Pedro G. Castillo, Peggy
    Whitman Prenshaw, and Theodore W.
    Striggles to be members of the
    National Council on the Humanities.

    September 9

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Auckland, New Zealand, arriving on September 11.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sim Farar to be U.S. Representative to the 54th session of the
    United Nations General Assembly.
    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 Hurricane Dennis on August 29 and continuing.

    September 10

    The President announced his intention to nominate John F. Potter to be a member of the Board of Regents of the
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences at the Department
    of Defense.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William B.
    Bader to be Assistant Secretary for
    Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State.

    September 11

    In the morning, after crossing the international dateline, the President
    and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton arrived in Auckland, New Zealand.

    September 12

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton met with
    crews participating in the America's Cup and toured the America True at
    Hobson Wharf at the New Zealand National Maritime Museum. Later, the
    President had a telephone conversation with Serena Williams to congratulate her on winning the U.S. Open tennis
    tournament.
    In the afternoon, the President met separately with Prime Minister
    Vladimir Putin of Russia in the Merlion Room
    at the Stamford Plaza Hotel and Prime Minister John Howard of Australia. Later, he attended meetings of the Asia-
    Pacific Economic Cooperation summit at the Carlton Hotel. In the
    evening, the President attended an APEC dinner in the townhall.

    September 14

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Queenstown, New Zealand.
    The President declared an emergency in Georgia and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area impacted by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 14 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in Florida and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area impacted by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 14 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President will address the 54th
    Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on
    September 21.

    September 15

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Christchurch, New Zealand. There, the President toured the
    International Antarctic Centre. In the evening, the President and
    Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Hickam Air Force Base, HI,
    arriving in the morning of September 15 after crossing the international
    dateline. They then returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ray Martinez as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director
    for Intergovernmental Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sheryl Dicker and Patricia T. Russell as members of the President's Committee on Mental
    Retardation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sally Katzen as Chair of the Interagency Committee on Women's
    Business Enterprise.
    The President announced his intention to appoint C. Michael
    Armstrong as a member of the
    President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President declared an emergency in South Carolina and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    impacted by Hurricane Floyd on September 14 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in North Carolina and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by Hurricane Floyd on September 15 and continuing.

    September 16

    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 Hurricane Floyd on September 15 and continuing.

    September 17

    The President announced his intention to appoint Steve Owens as a member of the Joint Public Advisory Committee of
    the Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Theresa
    Trujeque as a member or the Advisory
    Council of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sheryl Dicker and Patricia T. Russell as members of the President's Committee on Mental
    Retardation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint C. Michael
    Armstrong as a member of the
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    National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sally Katzen as Chair of the Interagency Committee on Women's
    Business Enterprise.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Carlin
    Yates to be Ambassador to Burundi.
    The President declared an emergency in New Jersey and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 16 and continuing.

    September 18

    The President declared a major disaster in Virginia and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by Hurricane Floyd on September 13 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the
    area struck by Hurricane Floyd on September 16 and continuing.
    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 Hurricane Floyd on September 16 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
    Hurricane Floyd on September 16 and continuing.

    September 19

    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
    Hurricane Floyd on September 16 and continuing.

    September 20

    In the morning, the President traveled to Raleigh, NC, where he was
    briefed by Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., at
    the airport. In the afternoon, he traveled to Tarboro, NC, where he
    toured areas damaged by Hurricane Floyd. Later, the President returned
    to Washington, DC.

    September 21

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City, where he met
    separately with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan
    and President Ismail Omar Guelleh of
    Djibouti at the United Nations.
    In the afternoon, the President met separately at the United Nations
    with the following foreign leaders:

        Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda of
            Slovakia,
        President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa,
        President Carlos Saul Menem of
            Argentina,
        President Benjamin William Mkapa
            of Tanzania,
        President Andres Pastrana of Colombia,
            and
        President Hugo Chavez Frias of Venezuela.

    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gregory A. Baer to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets at
    the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ira Berlin and Evelyn Edson to be members
    of the National Council on the Humanities.
    The President announced his intention to appoint David Berger, Lanny A. Breuer, and Nan H.
    Rich to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
    The President announced his intention to appoint William C.
    Oldaker as a member of the National
    Bioethics Advisory Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint W. Robert
    Connor as a member of the President's
    Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jeremy Bernard to the President's Advisory Committee on the Arts of
    the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
    The President announced the appointment of Alan Philip Larson as a member of the Board of Directors for the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President declared a major disaster in South Carolina and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by Hurricane Floyd on September 14 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Delaware and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 15-17.

    September 22

    The President announced his intention to appoint Shirley J.
    Humphrey to the National Nutrition
    Monitoring Advisory Council.
    The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 13 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the
    area struck by severe flash flooding associated with Tropical Depression
    Dennis on September 6-7.
    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 severe storms and flooding on July 16-August 7.
    The White House announced that President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria will make an official working visit to
    Washington, DC, on October 28.

    September 23

    The President announced his intention to nominate Skila Harris and Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., to be members of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
    Valley Authority.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William A.
    Halter to be Deputy Commissioner of the
    Social Security Administration.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Gerald V. Poje to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate J. Stapleton Roy to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and
    Research at the State Department.
    The President declared a major disaster in Connecticut and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by high winds, heavy rains, and flooding associated with Tropical
    Storm Floyd on September 16 and continuing.

    September 24

    The President announced his intention to nominate A.J.
    Eggenberger and Jessie M.
    Roberson to be members of the Defense
    Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in Maryland and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 16-20.
    The White House announced that the President named Baltimore City Police
    Commissioner Thomas Frazier as Director of
    the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) at the Justice
    Department.

    September 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Bethesda, MD, for his annual
    physical at the National Naval Medical Center. Later, he returned to
    Washington, DC.

    September 27

    In the morning, the President traveled to New Orleans, LA, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Frank H. Cruz and Ernest J. Wilson III to be members of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard H. Brown as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade
    Policy and Negotiations.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sara Castro-
    Klaren, Hoyt H. Purvis, and Lee Williams to the J.
    William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Canada on
    October 8, to address the Forum of Federations in Mont Tremblant and to
    meet with Prime Minister Jean Chretien in
    Ottawa.
    The White House announced that the President will attend the
    Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit in Istanbul,
    Turkey, on November 18-19, and will visit Bulgaria before the summit and
    Italy and Greece after the summit.

    September 28

    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles Manatt to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Avis Thayer
    Bohlen to be Assistant Secretary of the
    Bureau of Arms Control at the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alan C.
    Kessler and LeGree S. Daniels to be members of the U.S. Postal Service Board
    of Governors.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ronnie Fern
    Liebowitz as a member of the U.S.
    Naval Academy Board of Visitors.

    September 29

    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard N. Zare as Chair and Sandra M. Faber and Jay Patel as members of the
    President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marvin E.
    Johnson and John G. Wofford as members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel.

    September 30

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Palisades, NY, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph R. Crapa to be Assistant Administrator for Legislative and
    Public Affairs for the U.S. Agency for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John Gage, Nancy E. Pfund, and Susan R.
    Collins as members of the Web-Based
    Education Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Martin E. Marty as a member of the President's Committee on the
    Arts and the Humanities.

    October 1

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

    October 2

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Beverly Hills, CA, and in
    the evening, he traveled to Brentwood, CA.

    October 3

    In the morning, the President traveled to Beverly Hills, CA, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving the following morning.

    October 4

    The President announced his intention to nominate Alphonso Maldon,
    Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of
    Defense for Force Management Policy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Cornelius P.
    O'Leary to be a member of the National
    Security Education Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John K.
    Veroneau to be Assistant Secretary of
    Defense for Legislative Affairs.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Roy E. Barnes to be a member of the National Drought Policy
    Commission.

    October 5

    The White House announced that the President met with Senate Finance
    Committee Chairman William V. Roth, Jr., and ranking Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick
    Moynihan in the Oval Office to
    discuss Medicare reform.

    October 6

    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald Stuart
    Hays to be U.S. Representative to the United
    Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

    October 7

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City, and in the
    evening, he traveled to Ottawa, Canada.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jeanne P.
    Nathan to the President's Advisory
    Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
    Arts.

    October 8

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Mont-Tremblant, Canada.
    Later, he met with Premier Lucien Bouchard
    of Quebec. In the evening, the President traveled to Chicago, IL.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alan P. Larson to be Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and
    Agricultural Affairs at the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carol Moseley-
    Braun to be U.S. Ambassador to New
    Zealand.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Amy L.
    Comstock to be Director of the Office of
    Government Ethics.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marc H. Morial as a member of the Twenty-First Century Workforce
    Commission.

    October 9

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

    October 10

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

    October 12

    In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC. In the
    afternoon, he met with King Abdullah II of
    Jordan.

    October 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to George Washington National
    Forest, VA, and in the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jennifer L.
    Hernandez as a member of the Board of
    Directors of the Presidio Trust.

    October 14

    The President announced his intention to appoint Kumiki Gibson as a member of the District of Columbia Commission on
    Judicial Disabilities and Tenure.

    October 15

    In the morning, the President met with Prime Minister Kjell
    Bondevik of Norway.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Herschelle S.
    Challenor to be a member of the
    National Security Education Board.
    The President announced the nomination of Charles L. Kolbe to the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in Arizona and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms, flooding, and high winds on September 14-23.
    The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Irene on October 14 and continuing.

    October 18

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Newark, NJ. In the evening,
    he traveled to Elizabeth, NJ, and later returned to Washington, DC.
    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 Tropical Storm Floyd on September 16-18.

    October 19

    In the afternoon, the President met with President Mireya
    Moscoso of Panama in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President met with congressional leaders concerning
    the budget. Later, he attended a Democratic Congressional Campaign
    Committee dinner at Sam & Harry's Restaurant and a Democratic Senatorial
    Campaign Committee dinner at a private residence.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Linda J.
    Bilmes to be Chief Financial Officer and
    Assistant Secretary for Administration at the Department of Commerce.

    October 20

    The President announced his intention to appoint Frances Ann
    Ulmer as a member of the North Pacific
    Anadromous Fish Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jan A. Hartke as a member of the Enterprise for the Americas Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Irene on October 14 and continuing.

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    October 21

    In the afternoon, the President met with former President Nelson
    Mandela of South Africa in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Marc B.
    Nathanson to be a member of the
    Broadcasting Board of Governors.

    October 22

    The White House announced that the President will travel to Oslo,
    Norway, on November 1-2 for a state visit, at the invitation of King
    Harald V.

    October 25

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City. In the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Senators Edward M.
    Kennedy and Orrin G. Hatch and U.S. Circuit Court Judge Morris (Buzz) Arnold as members of the Board of Trustees of the
    James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.

    October 26

    The President announced his intention to nominate James D. (J.D.)
    Bindenagel for the rank of Ambassador
    during his tenure as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas A. Fry III to be Director of the Bureau of Land
    Management at the Department of the Interior.
    The White House announced that the President will visit Greece on
    November 13-15 and Turkey on November 15-17, before attending the summit
    of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Istanbul,
    Turkey, on November 17-19. Following the summit, he will visit Florence,
    Italy, November 20-21 and Bulgaria, November 21-23.

    October 27

        In the morning, the President met with European Commission President
    Romano Prodi in the Oval Office.

    The President announced his intention to appoint Bernard J.
    Hansen as Commissioner of the U.S. Section
    of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.

    October 28

    In the morning, the President met with President Olusegun
    Obasanjo of Nigeria in the Oval Office,
    and in the afternoon, they met again in the Cabinet Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bobby L.
    Roberts to be a member of the National
    Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Martin S. Indyk to be Ambassador to Israel.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward S. Walker,
    Jr., to be Assistant Secretary for
    Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State.

    October 29

    In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA. In the
    afternoon, he traveled to Atlanta, GA. En route, he had separate
    telephone conversations with President Hosni
    Mubarak of Egypt and President Robert
    Kocharian of Armenia. In the evening, the President returned to
    Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate N. Cinnamon
    Dornsife to be the U.S. Executive
    Director to the Asian Development Bank with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bruce A.
    Morrison to be Chairman and member of the
    Federal Housing Finance Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate J. Timothy O'Neill<
    O'Neill, J. Timothy to be a member of the Federal Housing
    Finance Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Anthony S.
    Harrington to be Ambassador to the
    Federative Republic of Brazil.

    October 30

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to
    Providence, RI, to attend the funeral service for Senator John H.
    Chafee, and in the afternoon, they returned
    to Washington, DC.

    October 31

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Oslo, Norway, arriving the
    following morning.

    November 1

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Ehud
    Barak of Israel in the Holmenkollen Room II at
    the Radisson Plaza Hotel.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael G.
    Rossmann and Daniel
    Simberloff to be members of the National
    Science Board.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Patrick D.
    Cannon and June I. Kailes as members of the Architectural and Transportation
    Barriers Compliance Board.

    November 2

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Vladimir
    Putin of Russia in the Library Room at City
    Hall.
    The President had separate telephone conversations with Gov. Paul E.
    Patton of Kentucky; Lt. Gov. Ronnie
    Musgrove of Mississippi; Mayor-elect Bart
    Peterson of Indianapolis, IN; Mayor Woodrow
    Stanley of Flint, MI; Mayor-elect Michael
    Coleman of Columbus, OH; Mayor-elect John F.
    Street of Philadelphia, PA; Mayor Edward
    Rendell of Philadelphia, chairman, Democratic
    National Committee; and B.J. Thornberry,
    executive director, Democratic Governors Association.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Revius
    Ortique to be U.S. Alternate
    Representative

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    to the 54th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Irwin Belk to be Alternate Delegate for the 54th session of the
    General Assembly of the United Nations.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Earl Anthony
    Wayne to be Assistant Secretary for Economic
    and Business Affairs at the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Gail S.
    Schoettler for rank of Ambassador as head
    of the U.S. delegation to the World Radio Conference.

    November 3

    In the afternoon, the President met with Deputy Prime Minister and
    Minister of Defense Prince Sultan of Saudi
    Arabia in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President met with former Senator George J.
    Mitchell in the Residence at the White
    House.

    November 4

    In the morning, the President traveled to Newark, NJ. In the afternoon,
    he traveled to Hartford, CT, where he toured the El Mercado marketplace.
    In the evening, the President was interviewed by Larry McQuillan of USA
    Today at the Artist's Collective. Later, he traveled to Little Rock, AR.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carol J.
    Carmody to be a member of the National
    Transportation Safety Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Valdis
    Mezainis as a member of the Enterprise for
    the Americas Board.

    November 5

    In the morning, the President traveled to Hermitage, AR, where he toured
    the Hermitage Tomato Cooperative Association.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Chicago, IL, and in the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

    November 8

    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Milos
    Zeman of the Czech Republic and Prime Minister
    Mikulas Dzurinda of Slovakia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark L.
    Schneider to be Director of the Peace
    Corps.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Juanita Sims
    Doty and Leslie Lenkowsky to be members of the Board of Directors of the
    Corporation for National and Community Service.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gov. Mel
    Carnahan of Missouri to be a member of the
    Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

    November 9

    The President announced his intention to nominate Gary A. Barron to be a member of the Board of Directors of the
    Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Antony Merck to be Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission
    of the United States.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Randolph D. Moss to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office
    of Legal Counsel at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John R. Lacey to be Chair and Laramie F. McNamara to be a member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
    of the United States.

    November 10

    In the morning, the President had telephone conversations with Speaker
    of the House J. Dennis Hastert and Senate
    Majority Leader Trent Lott concerning the budget
    negotiations. He later had a second telephone conversation with Senator
    Lott concerning trade legislation for Africa and the Caribbean.
    Later in the morning, the President traveled to York, PA, where he
    toured the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. plant. In the afternoon, he
    returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert M. (Mike)
    Walker to be Under Secretary for
    Memorial Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Frank S. Holleman
    III to be Deputy Secretary of the
    Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Luis Lauredo to be the U.S. Permanent Representative to the
    Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald R. Vereen,
    Jr., to be Deputy Director of the
    Office of National Drug Control Policy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Deanna Tanner
    Okun to be a member of the International
    Trade Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ernest W.
    DuBester, Francis J. Duggan, and Magdalena G. Jacobsen to be members of the National Mediation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jerome F. Kever and Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., to be members of the Railroad Retirement Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carol Waller
    Pope to be a member of the Federal Labor
    Relations Authority.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Eric D.
    Eberhard to be a member of the Board of
    Trustees for the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
    Environmental Policy Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Monte R.
    Belger to be Deputy Administrator of the
    Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Joan R.
    Challinor to be a member of the National
    Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
    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 storms and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Floyd on
    September 16-21.
    The White House announced that the President rescheduled his visit to
    Greece and will travel from Istanbul, Turkey, to Athens, Greece, on
    November 19 and continue to Italy on November 20.

    November 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington, VA, where he
    participated in a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the
    Unknowns. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

    November 14

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Ankara, Turkey.

    November 15

    In the morning, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony
    at the mausoleum of Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James Hoecker to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory
    Commission and will designate him Chair upon appointment.

    November 16

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Izmit, Turkey, where they toured earthquake-damaged areas. In the
    afternoon, they traveled to Istanbul, Turkey.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Janie L.
    Jeffers to be a Commissioner of the U.S.
    Parole Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate W. Michael
    McCabe to be Deputy Administrator of the
    Environmental Protection Agency.

    November 17

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Ephesus, Turkey, where they toured ancient ruins and the Ephesus
    Museum. In the afternoon, they returned to Istanbul.
    In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel in the Conrad Motel. Later, the President and
    Hillary and Chelsea Clinton met with Ecumenical Patriarch
    Bartholomew in the Throne Room at the
    Ecumenical Patriarchate.
    Later in the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a
    cultural performance at the Media Center.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kathryn Shaw to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Al From as a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors.
    The President declared a major disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement territory and local recovery efforts
    in the area struck by Hurricane Lenny on November 17 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
    and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery
    efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Lenny on November 17 and
    continuing.

    November 18

    In the morning, the President met with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia in Suite 6 at Ciragan Palace. In the
    afternoon, he met with President Jacques Chirac of France in Suite 6 at Ciragan Palace.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Bob
    Armstrong as Chair and U.S. Representative to
    the Rio Grande Compact Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Aurelio
    Sisneros as Chair and Federal
    Representative of the Arkansas River Compact Administration (Colorado
    and Kansas).
    The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal aid
    to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    Hurricane Floyd on September 16-19.
    The White House announced that the President, accompanied by Secretary
    of State Madeleine K. Albright, hosted
    a small gathering of representatives from Turkish nongovernmental
    organizations.

    November 19

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Athens, Greece, where they attended a state dinner with President
    Konstandinos Stephanopoulos of Greece at the Presidential Palace.
    The President named Lauren Supina as Deputy
    Assistant to the President and Director of Women's Initiatives and
    Outreach.

    November 20

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled
    to Florence, Italy.

    November 21

    In the evening, the President and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Sofia,
    Bulgaria.

    November 22

    In the morning, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony
    at the Bulgarian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
    In the afternoon, the President and Chelsea Clinton participated in a
    discussion with students from the American University of Bulgaria at the
    Down the Alley, Behind the Cupboard Restaurant.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint David J.
    Hickton as a member of the President's
    Advisory Committee on the Arts of the John F. Kennedy Center for the
    Performing Arts.

    November 23

    In the morning, the President and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Pristina,
    Kosovo. There, the President met first with U.N. Special Representative
    Bernard Kouchner and the German Commander
    of KFOR, Gen. Klaus Reinhardt and later with
    the Kosovo Transitional Council at Pristina Airport. Later, the
    President and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Ferizaj, Kosovo. In the
    afternoon, they returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced the following organizations as winners of the
    1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award:

        STMicroelectronics, Inc.--Region Americas (Carrollton, TX;
            manufacturing);
        BI (Minneapolis, MN; service);
        the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. (Atlanta, GA; service); and
        Sunny Fresh Foods (Monticello, MN; small business/manufacturing).
    The President declared a major disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands and
    ordered Federal aid to supplement territorial and local recovery efforts
    in the area struck by Hurricane Lenny on November 17 and continuing.

    November 24

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Camp
    David, MD.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Rhonda Walters as a member of the Commission on Presidential
    Scholars.

    November 28

    The President and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC.

    November 29

    In an early evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Lebohang K. Moleko of Lesotho, Mario Artaza
    of Chile, Roland Eng of Cambodia, Simbi Veke
    Mubako of Zimbabwe, Roberto Bernardo
    Saladin Selin of the
    Dominican Republic, Guillermo Alfredo Ford Boyd of Panama, Mohamed Nabil Fahmy of Egypt, Shunji Yanai of
    Japan, and Jibril Muhammed Aminu of
    Nigeria.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Leonard R. Page as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations
    Board.

    November 30

    In the morning, the President traveled to San Francisco, CA. In the
    evening, he traveled to Beverly Hills, CA, and Seattle, WA.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John T.
    Pawlikowski and Jerome J.
    Shestack to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial
    Council.

    December 1

    In the morning, the President toured the Control Tower and Terminal Five
    Transit Shed at the Port of Seattle, WA. In the afternoon, he spoke
    briefly to representatives of the agricultural community.

    December 2

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, where he
    attended a reception at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In the
    evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

    December 3

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a menorah lighting
    ceremony in the Oval Office.

    December 6

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the
    Congressional Ball in the Map Room.
    The President declared an emergency in Massachusetts and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    fire on December 3 and continuing.

    December 7

    The President announced his intention to appoint Deborah E.
    Lipstadt and Sidney R. Yates to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

    December 8

    In the morning, the President met with President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine in the Oval Office.
    The President had separate telephone conversations with Prime Minister
    Ehud Barak of Israel and Chairman Yasser
    Arafat of the Palestinian Authority on the
    Middle East peace process.

    December 9

    In the morning, the President met in the Oval Office with
    representatives of civil rights organizations, communications
    industries, and other foundations to discuss efforts to narrow the
    digital divide. Later, he traveled to Worcester, MA. In the afternoon,
    the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Victoria McCammon
    Murphy to the J. William Fulbright
    Foreign Scholarship Board.
    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Stuart E.
    Weisberg as a member of the Occupational
    Safety and Health Review Commission.
    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Janie L.
    Jeffers and Marie F. Ragghianti as Commissioners of the U.S. Parole Commission.

    December 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Little Rock, West Memphis, and
    Earle, AR. In the evening, he traveled to Orlando, FL.

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    December 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Miami, FL, and later, he
    returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

    December 12

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended the annual
    ``Christmas in Washington'' celebration at the National Building Museum.

    December 14

    In the afternoon, the President met with Filipino veterans of World War
    II at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Gus Weill as a member of the J. William Fulbright Foreign
    Scholarship Board.

    December 15

    In the morning, the President met separately with Prime Minister Ehud
    Barak of Israel and Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Farouk al-Shara of Syria in the Oval
    Office.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Amanda
    Aguirre, Jeffrey Brandon, Carlos Rene Gonzales,
    Rosemarie Marshall Johnson,
    Laurance N. Nickey, Blair Sadler, Catherine Torres, and Paul
    Villas as members of the U.S. section of the
    United States-Mexico Border Health Commission.

    December 16

    In the morning, the President was interviewed by Peter
    Jennings of ABC News in the Diplomatic
    Reception Room.
    In the afternoon, he met separately with Prime Minister Ehud
    Barak of Israel and Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Farouk al-Shara of Syria in the Oval
    Office.

    December 17

    The President announced his intention to appoint Paul LeClerc as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and
    Humanities.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Sarah M. Fox as a member of the National Labor Relations Board.

    December 20

    In the morning, the President met with First Minister David
    Trimble of Northern Ireland in the Oval Office
    on the Northern Ireland peace process.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a Christmas
    celebration for children in the East Room.
    The White House announced that the President expressed his deep
    condolences for those killed and quick recovery wishes to those injured
    in the two bomb blasts at election rallies in Sri Lanka.

    December 21

    In the morning, the President met with President Nursultan
    Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in the Oval
    Office.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Samuel H.
    Preston and Mary Lou Zoback as members of the President's Committee on the National
    Medal of Science.

    December 22

    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Clifford Gregory
    Stewart as General Counsel at the Equal
    Employment Opportunity Commission.
    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Mark L.
    Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps.
    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Luis
    Lauredo as the U.S. Permanent Representative to
    the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to designate Robert M. (Mike)
    Walker as Acting Under Secretary for
    Memorial Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    December 27

    The White House announced that the President will attend the World
    Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 29, 2000.

    December 28

    The President announced his intention to recess appoint Frank S.
    Holleman III as Deputy Secretary of
    the Department of Education.