[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 17 (Monday, April 28, 1997)]
[Pages 584-585]
[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 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Grand Forks, ND. Following 
his arrival, he took a helicopter tour of areas damaged by severe 
flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President amended the major disaster declarations for the flood-
ravaged upper Midwest by authorizing direct Federal funding for 
emergency work performed in response to the flooding in Minnesota, North 
Dakota, and South Dakota.

April 23

    In the afternoon, the President briefly attended the Vice 
President's meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
    The President announced his intention to nominate W. Scott Gould for 
the position of Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration at the Department of Commerce.
    The White House announced the President's intention to send 
legislation to Congress to modify the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, to 
be dedicated on May 2 in order to provide a permanent depiction of 
President Roosevelt's disability at the memorial.

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April 24

    The President announced his intention to appoint James D. 
Cunningham, Sr., to serve as a member of the Federal Salary Council.

April 25

    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. 
Armstrong as Associate Director of Mitigation at the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.