[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 32, Number 47 (Monday, November 25, 1996)]
[Pages 2427-2428]
[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.

November 16

    The President had a telephone conversation with President Nelson 
Mandela of South Africa concerning the situation in Zaire.

November 17

    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Prime Minister John Howard of Australia concerning reentry of the failed 
Russian Mars space probe with a predicted impact point in east central 
Australia.

November 18

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled from 
Honolulu, HI, to Sydney, Australia, arriving the following day.
    The President declared an emergency in Hawaii and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area affected 
by severe storms and flooding on November 5 and continuing.

November 19

    The President announced his intention to appoint Marc D. Guthrie to 
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Jersey and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
affected by severe storms and flooding October 18-23.
    The President declared a major disaster in New York and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
affected by severe storms and flooding October 19-20.
    The President declared an emergency in Rhode Island and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
affected by a water main break on November 18.

November 20

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Canberra, Australia.
    Later, the President met with Governor General Sir William Deane of 
Australia in Government House. He then met with Prime Minister John 
Howard in Parliament House.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Member of Parliament and 
opposition leader Kim Beazley in Parliament House. In the evening, the 
President and Hillary Clinton

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returned to Sydney, where they attended a dinner and harbor cruise 
aboard the MV Aussie Legend.

November 21

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Port 
Douglas, Australia.
    The White House announced that Lanny J. Davis will join the White 
House Counsel's office as Special Counsel, effective December 9, to 
serve as press spokesman on certain legal issues, including those 
relating to the Whitewater and Travel Office investigations and to 
recent questions regarding campaign contributions.
    The President declared an emergency in Puerto Rico and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area affected by a gas leak explosion on November 21.
    The White House announced that the President invited President 
Eduardo Frei of Chile to the White House for a state visit on February 
26.

November 22

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the 
Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. They returned 
to Port Douglas in the evening.