[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 50 (Monday, December 20, 1993)]
[Pages 2608-2609]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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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 issue.

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December 11

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a 
Washington Ballet performance of ``The Nutcracker'' at the Warner 
Theatre.

December 12

    In the afternoon, the President had telephone conversations with 
Prime Minister Edouard Balladur of France, Prime Minister John Major of 
Great Britain, and Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on GATT.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton 
attended the ``Christmas in Washington'' program at the National 
Building Museum.

December 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Bryn Mawr, PA, where he 
attended a luncheon at Bryn Mawr College. In the afternoon, he traveled 
to New York City where he met with the three men who helped apprehend 
the Long Island Railroad gunman on December 7. He then returned to 
Washington, DC, in the late evening.

December 14

    The President announced that he intends to nominate David Birenbaum 
to be Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations for 
Management and U.N. Reform, with the rank of Ambassador.

December 16

    The President announced he has made the following appointments:
    --LaVarne Addison Burton, Senior Analyst/Adviser, Assistant 
      Secretary of Health and Human Services for Management and Budget;
    --Mary Lou Crane, Regional Administrator, Region I, Department of 
      Housing and Urban Development;
    --Vonya Beatrice McCann, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 
      Telecommunications;
    --Donald M. Itzkoff, Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad 
      Administration;
    --Wushow (Bill) Chou, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 
      Information Systems;
    --Michael J. Armstrong, Regional Director, Region VIII, Federal 
      Emergency Management Agency;
    --Rita A. Calvan, Regional Director, Region III, Federal Emergency 
      Management Agency;
    --Karen R. Adler, Regional Administrator, Region II, General 
      Services Administration;
    --Leslie R. Jin, General Counsel, U.S. Information Agency.

December 17

    In the afternoon, the President hosted a Christmas celebration for 
children in the State Dining Room.
    The President announced that he is designating Gael McDonald, who 
has been serving as Acting Chair of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 
to be Chair of the ICC, and that he intends to nominate Linda J. Morgan 
as a Commission member.

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