[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 2 (Monday, January 12, 1998)]
[Pages 30-31]
[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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January 4

    The President returned to Washington, DC, from St. Thomas, U.S. 
Virgin Islands.

January 5

    The White House announced that the President invited President Petar 
Stoyanov of Bulgaria for a working visit to Washington on February 10.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime 
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel in Washington on January 20, and 
he will meet with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority in 
Washington on January 22.

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January 6

    In the afternoon, the President attended a surprise birthday party 
for Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley at the Education Department.
    The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, high winds, tornadoes, and flooding, beginning 
December 25 and continuing.

January 7

    The President announced his intention to appoint Maureen White as 
the U.S. Representative to the Executive Board of the United Nations 
Children's Fund (UNICEF).

January 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City. In the 
afternoon, he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Goh Chok 
Tong of Singapore to discuss the Asia-Pacific economic situation.
    In the evening, the President traveled to McAllen, TX. While en 
route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with 
President Soeharto of Indonesia to discuss the Asia-Pacific economic 
situation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rita R. Colwell as 
Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation.
    The White House announced that the President will award the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom to 15 distinguished Americans at a White 
House ceremony on January 15.

January 9

    In the morning, the President met with local community leaders at 
the Embassy Suites Hotel in McAllen.
    In the afternoon, the President attended a reception for 
Representative Ruben Hinojosa at a private residence. Following the 
reception, he traveled to Brownsville, TX, where he addressed citizens 
of the Brownsville area at the Brownsville-South Padre Island 
International Airport. Later in the afternoon, he traveled to Houston, 
TX.
    In the evening, the President addressed Houston High School 
students, parents, and teachers at the George Brown Convention Center. 
Later in the evening, he attended a reception for Representative Sheila 
Jackson Lee at the Four Seasons Hotel. Following the reception, he 
returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Andrew P. Scalzi as 
U.S. Commissioiner to the International Pacific Halibut Commission.