[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 4 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
[Pages 115-116]
[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 20

    In the morning, the President traveled to Houston, TX, where he met 
with the family of former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan before her 
funeral. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

January 21

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton toured 
the Johannes Vermeer exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.
    The President declared a major disaster in the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local 
recovery efforts in the areas struck by flooding beginning January 19 
and continuing.

January 22

    The White House announced that the President has invited President 
Konstandinos Stephanopoulos of Greece for a state visit on May 9.

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January 23

    The President declared a major disaster in the State of Maryland and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the area struck by flooding beginning on January 19 and continuing.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Elmer B. Staats to 
the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marsha M. Bera-
Morris as a member of the Department of Defense Retirement Board of 
Actuaries.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lawrence Neal 
Benedict as Ambassador to Cape Verde.

January 24

    In the morning, the President met with the family of former 
Congressman Mike Synar at St. John's Church Lafayette Square before the 
Congressman's memorial service.
    In the early afternoon, the President traveled to Louisville, KY. 
Aboard Air Force One en route, he had a telephone conversation with 
Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on the national debt ceiling. In the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gen. Barry R. 
McCaffrey as Director of National Drug Control Policy.
    The President declared major disasters in the States of Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island and ordered Federal aid to supplement 
State and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by the ``Blizzard 
of 1996,'' which occurred January 7-13.
    The President declared a major disaster in the State of New York and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning January 19 and 
continuing.

January 25

    The President declared a major disaster in the State of West 
Virginia and ordered Federal funds to supplement State and local 
recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding beginning January 19 and 
continuing.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Fink to the 
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.

January 26

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia.
    In the evening, the President attended the annual convention of the 
National Association of Hispanic Publications at the National Press 
Club.