[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
President's
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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