[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 2 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Pages 32-33]
[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 4

    The President declared major disasters in California and Idaho and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the areas struck by severe storms, flooding, and mud- and landslides 
beginning December 28 and continuing.

January 5

    The President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC, from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

January 6

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany concerning NATO expansion and 
relations between Russia and the West.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alan M. Hantman to 
be the Architect of the Capitol.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donald Rappaport 
to be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Education.

January 7

    In the morning, the President met with Senator Daniel Patrick 
Moynihan in the Oval Office to discuss issues facing the 105th Congress.

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    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Newt Gingrich to congratulate him on winning reelection to a second term 
as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The President also placed 
calls to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, Senate Minority Leader 
Thomas S. Daschle, and House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan E. Trees to 
the National Council on the Humanities.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with United 
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the Oval Office on January 23.
    The White House announced that the President appointed Charles Ruff 
to succeed Jack Quinn as Assistant to the President and Counsel to the 
President early next month. The President also appointed: Cheryl D. 
Mills to be Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Counsel to the 
President; Kathleen M.H. Wallman to be Deputy Assistant to the President 
for Economic Policy and Chief of Staff and Counselor to the National 
Economic Council; and Elena Kagan to be Deputy Director of the Domestic 
Policy Council.
    The President declared a major disaster in the State of Washington 
and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts 
in the area struck by severe ice storms beginning November 19 and 
continuing through December 4.
    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 November 14-30.

January 8

    In the morning, the President met with members of his economic team 
and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan in the Oval Office to 
discuss economic issues.

January 9

    In the morning, the President met with NATO Secretary General Javier 
Solana and Vice President Gore in the Vice President's West Wing office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Davidow to 
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.
    The White House announced that the President has appointed Secretary 
of the Interior Bruce Babbitt to lead a delegation representing the 
United States at the inauguration of President-elect Arnoldo Aleman of 
Nicaragua on January 10.

January 10

    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Lewis as 
Assistant to the President and Deputy Communications Director.
    The President announced the nomination of Sheila F. Anthony as a 
Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.