[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 47 (Monday, November 24, 1997)]
[Page 1881]
[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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November 15

    In the morning, the President traveled to Sacramento, CA. While en 
route, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Tony Blair of 
the United Kingdom concerning the situation in Iraq. In the afternoon, 
the President traveled to Malibu, CA.
    In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Jacques Chirac of France, who was traveling in Vietnam, 
concerning the new U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam and the situation in Iraq.

November 16

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Beverly Hills, and 
later, he traveled to Los Angeles, CA.

November 17

    In the morning, the President traveled to Wichita, KS, arriving in 
the afternoon. While en route, he had telephone conversations with 
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, to express condolences for the victims 
of the terrorist attack in Luxor, and with United Nations Secretary-
General Kofi Annan concerning the situation in Iraq.
    Later, he traveled to St. Louis, MO, and in the evening, he returned 
to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Susan L. Graham as 
a member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science.

November 18

    In the evening, the President met with President Nursultan 
Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in the Oval Office.

November 19

    In the morning, the President met with President Alpha Oumar Konare 
of Mali in the Oval Office.

November 20

    The President declared a major disaster in Iowa and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
a severe winter storm October 26-28.

November 21

    The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph B. Day as 
Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.