[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 28 (Monday, July 14, 1997)]
[Pages 1056-1057]
[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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July 5

    The President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Palma de Mallorca, 
Spain, where they were greeted by King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of 
Spain and toured Bellver Castle.
    In the evening, they toured the cathedral.

July 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Madrid, Spain.
    In the evening, the President met with NATO Secretary General Javier 
Solana in the Miguel Angel Hotel.
    Later, the President and Hillary Clinton attended an informal dinner 
for NATO leaders and their spouses hosted by Prime Minister Jose Maria 
Aznar of Spain in the Garden of the Official Residence at Moncloa 
Palace. Following the dinner, the President met with Prime Minister Tony 
Blair of the United Kingdom at the Miguel Angel Hotel.
    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe thunderstorms and flooding beginning June 21 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Wisconsin and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding June 21-23.

July 8

    In the morning and afternoon, the President attended NATO Summit 
sessions in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. In the late afternoon, 
he met with President Jacques Chirac of France.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner 
for NATO leaders and their spouses hosted by King Juan Carlos I and 
Queen Sofia at the Royal Palace.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Donna Jean Hrinak 
as Ambassador to Bolivia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard Dale 
Kauzlarich to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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July 9

    In the morning, the President met with President Leonid Kuchma of 
Ukraine in the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. Later in the morning, he 
attended the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council meeting and, in the 
afternoon, a Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council luncheon in the Palacio 
Municipal de Congresos.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Granada, Spain, where they toured the Alhambra castle with King Juan 
Carlos I and Queen Sofia. After midnight, they returned to Madrid.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John C. Angell as 
Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at 
the Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate I. Miley Gonzales 
as Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the 
Department of Agriculture.

July 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Warsaw, Poland.
    In the afternoon, following an arrival ceremony, he met with 
President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland in the White Room of the 
Presidential Palace.
    In the evening, the President met with former President Lech Walesa 
in the Royal Castle.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward M. Gramlich 
and Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., to the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.
    The President announced his nomination of August Schumacher, Jr., as 
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Department 
of Agriculture.

July 11

    In the morning, the President traveled to Bucharest, Romania.
    In the afternoon, he attended a reception hosted by President Emil 
Constantinescu of Romania in the Cotroceni Palace, during which he met 
with Romanian political and opposition leaders. Later, he addressed the 
citizens of Bucharest at the Piata Universitatii.
    In the evening, the President greeted the U.S. Embassy community at 
the Ambassador's residence. He then traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Timothy F. 
Geithner to be Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the 
Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John J. Hamre as 
Deputy Secretary of Defense.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Attorney General 
Janet Reno, Donald Gips, and Brig. Gen. Donald Kerrick to serve as 
members of the Steering Committee of the President's Commission on 
Critical Infrastructure Protection.
    The President declared a major disaster in Michigan and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on July 2.