[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 42 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Pages 1608-1609]
[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 12

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Caracas, Venezuela, arriving in the afternoon.
    In the evening, the President met with President Rafael Caldera of 
Venezuela in President Caldera's office at La Casona.

October 13

    In the morning, the President participated in a wreath-laying 
ceremony at El Panteon.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Brasilia, Brazil, arriving in the evening.

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October 14

    In the morning, the President had meetings with President Fernando 
Cardoso of Brazil in the Qualienca Room and the Meeting Room at Planalto 
Palace.
    In the afternoon, the President met with the leadership of the 
Brazilian Congress in Salon Nobre at the National Congress. Later, he 
greeted American and Brazilian personnel at the U.S. Embassy.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Sao 
Paulo, Brazil.

October 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 
arriving in the afternoon. Later, he traveled to Buenos Aires, 
Argentina, arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Judith A. Scott as 
a member of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation.

October 16

    In the morning, the President met with President Carlos Menem of 
Argentina in the Salon Blanco at La Casa Rosa. Later, he met with 
Argentine political opposition leaders in the Ceibo Room of the Sheraton 
Hotel.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Argentine Jewish leaders in 
the Executive Room at the Sheraton Hotel.

October 17

    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to San 
Carlos de Bariloche.
    The President announced the appointment of Will Martin and J. 
Nussman as U.S. Commissioners of the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.