[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 16 (Monday, April 21, 1997)]
[Pages 548-549]
[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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April 13

    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with 
professional golfer Tiger Woods to congratulate Mr. Woods on winning the 
Masters golf tournament.

April 14

    The President announced his intention to appoint J. Randall 
MacDonald to serve as a member of the Advisory Commission on Consumer 
Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry.
    The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding April 4 and continuing.

April 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Brooklyn, NY. In the 
evening, he traveled to Queens.
    The President had a telephone conversation with King Fahd of Saudi 
Arabia to express his sympathy for the victims of the fire at Mina. 
Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Brian Dean Curran 
as Ambassador to Mozambique.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Olivia A. Golden 
to serve as Assistant Secretary for Family Support (Administration for 
Children and Families) at the Department of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jack Roderick as a 
member of the Arctic Research Commission.
    The White House announced that the administration is requesting 
nominations for representatives to serve on the Advisory Commission on 
Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters.

April 16

    In the evening, the President attended a foreign policy retreat with 
Members of Congress at Blair House.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto of 
Japan accepted the President's invitation to Washington, DC, for an 
official working visit, April 25.

April 17

    The President announced his intention to appoint Emily Malino to 
serve as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts.

April 18

    In the morning, the President attended Vice President Al Gore's 
meeting with Hong Kong Democratic Party Leader Martin Lee in the Vice 
President's West Wing Office.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Daryl L. Jones to 
be a member of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force Academy.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Edward Blakely, 
Donald G. Fisher, Amy Meyer, Mary G. Murphy, William K. Reilly, and Toby 
Rosenblatt to the Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust..

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