[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 35 (Monday, September 1, 1997)]
[Pages 1270-1271]
[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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August 25

    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning 
on June 28 and continuing through July 27.

August 26

    The President named Audrey Tayse Haynes as Deputy Assistant to the 
President and Director of the White House Office for Women's Initiatives 
and Outreach.

August 27

    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles N. 
Jeffress as Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health at 
the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Scott E. Thomas as 
a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Deputy Secretary of 
Defense John J. Hamre as a member of the Steering Committee of the 
President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection.

August 28

    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas J. Dodd to 
be Ambassador to Costa Rica.

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August 29

    The President announced his intention to nominate Eva M. Plaza to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kevin G. Chavers 
to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight at 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gail W. Laster to 
be General Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Michael 
Walker to be the Under Secretary of the Army.
    The President announced his intention to nominate R. Roger Majak to 
serve as Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the Department 
of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Patricia W. 
Lattimore to serve as Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management at the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Al Borrego to 
serve as Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training at 
the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Katherine Milner 
Anderson to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for 
Public Broadcasting.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Victor Marrero to 
be U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States at the 
State Department, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William Clyburn, 
Jr., to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate R. Nicholas Burns 
to be Ambassador to Greece.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas S. Foley to 
be Ambassador to Japan.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph A. Presel 
to be Ambassador to Uzbekistan.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark Robert Parris 
to be Ambassador to Turkey.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Brenda Brown 
Schoonover to be Ambassador to Togo.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lange Schermerhorn 
to be Ambassador to Djibouti.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Johnny Young to be 
Ambassador to Bahrain.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Alexander R. 
Vershbow to be U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization, with rank and status of Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Duncan T. Moore to 
be the Associate Director for Technology in the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy.