[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 41 (Monday, October 13, 1997)]
[Pages 1549-1551]
[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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October 4

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Beltsville, MD, to observe U.S. Secret Service tactical expertise and 
training exercises at the James J. Rowley Training Center. Later, they 
returned to Washington, DC.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Arlington, VA. Later, he 
was joined by Hillary Clinton, and they traveled to Camp David, MD.

October 6

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC. In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for 
President Ezer Weizman of Israel in the Blue Room at the White House.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James C. Hormel to 
be Ambassador to Luxembourg.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gerald S. McGowan 
to be Ambassador to Portugal.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lyndon L. Olson, 
Jr., to be Ambassador to Sweden.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth R. Wykle 
to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration at the 
Department of Transportation.

October 7

    In the morning, the President attended a meeting with Northern 
Ireland Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble in National Security 
Adviser Samuel R. Berger's office at the White House.
    In the afternoon, the President met with congressional Democrats to 
discuss fast-track trade legislation. In the evening, he met with 
representatives of State and local government and business and community 
leaders from the Midwest.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher Ashby 
to be Ambassador to Uruguay.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James A. Larocco 
to be Ambassador to Kuwait.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Mark Erwin to be a 
member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James H. Bailey to 
serve as Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
    The President announced the nomination of Bill Richardson and A. 
Peter Burleigh to be U.S. Representatives and Richard Sklar,

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Victor Marrero, and Nancy E. Soderberg to be U.S. Alternate 
Representatives to the 52d General Assembly of the United Nations.
    The President announced the nomination of Nancy E. Soderberg to be 
Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the 
United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

October 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to Newark, NJ. In the 
afternoon, he traveled to West Orange and Florham Park, NJ. Later in the 
afternoon, he traveled to Philadelphia, PA, arriving in the evening.
    In the evening, the President attended a Democratic National 
Committee reception at CoreStates Arena. Later, he returned to 
Washington, DC.
    The President announced the administration's intention to appoint 
Rev. Jesse Jackson to be Special Envoy for the President and the 
Secretary of State for the promotion of democracy in Africa.

October 9

    In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom concerning the Prime 
Minister's recent visit to Russia and the President's October 7 meeting 
with Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble.
    Later, the President had a telephone conversation with retiring 
University of North Carolina men's basketball coach Dean Smith to 
commend him on his long and successful career.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David B. Hermelin 
to be Ambassador to Norway.
    The President announced the nomination of Betty Eileen King to be an 
Alternate U.S. Representative to the 52d General Assembly of the United 
Nations. Ms. King has also been nominated to be U.S. Representative on 
the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kevin Gover to be 
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the 
Interior.

October 10

    The President announced the nomination of Mary Mel French to be 
Chief of Protocol at the State Department.
    The President announced the nomination of Richard W. Fisher to be 
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (Washington), with the rank of 
Ambassador.
    The President announced the nomination of Robert T. Grey, Jr., to be 
U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.
    The President announced the nomination of Joy Harjo to be a member 
of the National Council on the Arts.
    The President announced the nomination of Ida L. Castro to serve as 
the Director of the Women's Bureau at the Department of Labor.
    The President announced the nomination of Carl Spielvogel as a 
member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the International 
Broadcasting Bureau.
    The President announced the nomination of Robert S. Warshaw to serve 
as Associate Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy for 
the Bureau of State and Local Affairs.
    The President announced the nomination of Thomas H. Fox to be 
Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination at the 
Agency for International Development.
    The President announced the nomination of Donald C. Lubick to be 
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg to serve 
as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Arthur M. Hamilton 
and Sally Ann Jochum as members of the President's Committee on Mental 
Retardation.
    The President announced his intention to designate David J. Barram, 
in his capacity as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 
Andrew M. Cuomo, in his capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and Rodney E. Slater, in his capacity as Secretary of 
Transportation, to serve as members on the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation.

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    The White House announced that the President named Amy Weiss Tobe as 
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Press Secretary for 
Operations, effective October 27.