[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 22 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Page 815]
[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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May 26

    In the morning, the President traveled to Arlington National 
Cemetery in Arlington, VA, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the 
Unknowns. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Paris, 
France, arriving the following morning.

May 27

    In the morning, the President met with President Jacques Chirac of 
France in President Chirac's office at Elysee Palace.
    In the afternoon, the President attended a luncheon hosted by 
President Chirac in the State Dining Room of the Palace.
    In the evening, the President met with President Boris Yeltsin of 
Russia in the Samuel Bernard Room at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence. 
Later, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Amsterdam, The 
Netherlands.
    The President announced the nomination of Bonnie R. Cohen as Under 
Secretary for Management at the State Department.

May 28

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton took a brief 
walking tour of a shopping district in The Hague. In the evening, they 
took a walking tour of downtown Delft, a Dutch city dating back to the 
15th century.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan Rice as the 
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the State Department.
    The President announced the appointment of Christopher J. Queram as 
a member of the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality 
in the Health Care Industry.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime 
Minister John Howard of Australia at the White House on June 27.

May 29

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
London, United Kingdom. Later, the President met with Prime Minister 
Tony Blair in the White Room at 10 Downing Street.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the U.S. 
Ambassador's Residence where the President addressed the Embassy staff. 
In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced the nomination of Paul Simon to serve as a 
member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.

May 30

    The President announced his intention to nominate James Franklin 
Collins as Ambassador to Russia.
    The White House announced that Chelsea Clinton will graduate from 
the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC, on June 6.