[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 11 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Pages 369-370]
[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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March 10

    The President announced his intention to nominate Linda Tarr-Whelan, 
who currently serves as U.S. Representative to the United Nations 
Commission on the Status of Women, to the rank of Ambassador.

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March 11

    The President announced his intention to appoint Dolores Margaret 
Richard Spikes to be a member of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of 
Visitors.
    The President declared a major disaster in the Federated States of 
Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement FSM recovery efforts in 
the area struck by Typhoon Fern, December 25-26, 1996.

March 12

    The President announced his intention to appoint Aida Alvarez as a 
member of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross.

March 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Raleigh, NC. In the 
afternoon, he traveled to Miami, FL.

March 14

    In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, he 
went to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, to undergo 
knee surgery for injuries sustained when he lost his footing on a 
staircase at the home of golf pro Greg Norman in Florida the night 
before.