[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 3 (Monday, January 24, 1994)]
[Pages 132-133]
[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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January 14<SUP>1</SUP>

    The President named Michael Gillette ans the first Director of the 
Support Implementation Group (SIG)
    \1\ This announcement was not received in time for inclusion in the 
appropriate issue.

Janaury 15

    In the morning, the President participated in a formal departure 
ceremony at St. Georges Hall in Moscow. Following the ceremony, the 
President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Minsk, Belarus.
    Following an arrival ceremony in the late morning, the President met 
with Chairman Stanislav Shushkevich of Belarus in the Blue Room at the 
Voyskovoy Four. At the conclusion of their meeting, they participated in 
a U.S.-Belarus investment treaty signing ceremony.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Vyacheslav 
Kebich of Belarus in the Blue Room. The President then met with 
opposition leaders in the upstairs suite at the Voyskovoy Four. Later 
that afternoon, he went to Victory Square where he placed a wreath at 
the World War II Memorial.
    In the late afternoon, the President went to the Kuropaty Memorial 
where he participated in a candlelight remembrance ceremony in honor of 
the thousands of Belarusians who were killed during the reign of former 
Russian leader Joseph Stalin. Following the ceremony, the President and 
Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Geneva, Switzerland.
    In the evening, the President met with President Otto Stich of 
Switzerland at the Intercontinental Hotel.

January 16

    In the afternoon, the President attended a reception at the U.S. 
Mission.

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

January 18

    In the morning, the President went to Bethesda Naval Hospital where 
he underwent a routine physical examination.
    In the afternoon, the President had phone conversations with 
Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany and King Fahd of Saudia Arabia.

January 19

    In the morning, the President traveled to Los Angeles, CA, where he 
surveyed the damage caused by a severe earthquake on January 17 and met 
with southern California residents.
    In the afternoon, the President participated in discussions on 
disaster relief with Federal, State, and local officials.
    In the late evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

January 20

    The White House announced that the President has authorized 
additional measures to respond to the immediate needs of the victims of 
the southern California earthquake.

January 21

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went 
to Camp David, MD, for the weekend.
    The White House announced the President will hold a private meeting 
with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany on January 31 during the 
Chancellor's visit to Washington.
    The White House announced that President Nursultan Nazarbayev of 
Kazakhstan will pay an official working visit to the U.S. on February 
14-15.
    The White House announced the President had a telephone conversation 
with President Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia on January 20.