[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 37 (Monday, September 15, 1997)]
[Pages 1324-1325]
[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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September 7

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC, from their vacation at Martha's Vineyard, MA.

September 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Gambrills, MD, and in the 
afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    In an evening ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received 
diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Arnold T. Halfhide of Suriname, 
Mohamad B. Chatah of Lebanon, Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed of Mauritania, Marwan 
Jamil al-Muasher of Jordan, Semere Russom of Eritrea, Abdulwahab 
Abdullah Al-Hajjri of Yemen, Ramiro Guelar of Argentina, Rene Antonio 
Leon Rodriguez of El Salvador, Crispin Grey-Johnson of Gambia, Alberto 
Maspons Guzman of Ecuador, Sean O'hUiginn of Ireland, and Rolf Ekeus of 
Sweden.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David L. Aaron for 
the position of Under Secretary for International Trade at the 
Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert H. Beatty, 
Jr., to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward M. Gabriel 
to be Ambassador to Morocco.

September 9

    In the afternoon, the President participated in a roundtable 
discussion in the Cabinet Room with representatives of various ethnic 
groups.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ernesta Ballard to 
serve as a member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robin Lynn Raphel 
to be Ambassador to Tunisia.

September 10

    The President announced the appointment of Secretary of State 
Madeleine Albright, Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, Secretary of 
Education Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna 
E. Shalala, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director James Lee 
Witt as members of the American National Red Cross Board of Governors.

September 11

    The President announced his intention to nominate Betty Eileen King 
to be U.S. Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced the appointment of Bruce A. Lehman as Acting 
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

September 12

    In the morning, the President met with Hong Kong Special 
Administrative Region Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Katharine G. 
Abraham to serve a second term as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at 
the Department of Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Representative 
Corrine C. ``Lindy'' Boggs to be Ambassador to the Holy See.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen W. 
Bosworth to be Ambassador to Korea.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan King to 
serve as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of 
Labor.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to 
Pittsburgh, PA; Little Rock, AR; and Houston, TX, September 24-28.

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