[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 3 (Monday, January 19, 1998)]
[Pages 83-84]
[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 10

    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a wedding 
reception for Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of 
Legislative Affairs Susan Brophy and Ambassador to Portugal Gerry 
McGowan at the Cosmos Club. Later, they went to Camp David, MD.
    The President declared a major disaster in New York and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas 
struck by severe winter and ice storms, high winds, and flooding 
beginning January 5 and continuing.

January 12

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC.

January 13

    The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe ice storms, rain, and high winds which began January 5.
    The President declared a major disaster in Tennessee and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding beginning January 6 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President invited Prime Minister 
Tony Blair of the United Kingdom for an official visit to Washington, 
DC, on February 5-6.

January 14

    The President announced his intention to appoint Sally Katzen as 
Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. She will serve as 
Deputy Director at the National Economic Council.

January 15

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City and 
Jamaica, NY, and in the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President had a telephone conversation with President Soeharto 
of Indonesia concerning the agreement between Indonesia and the 
International Monetary Fund.
    The President declared a major disaster in North Carolina and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in 
the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning January 7 and 
continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Vermont and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe ice storms, rain, high winds, and flooding beginning 
January 6 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Hampshire and ordered 
Federal aid to

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supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe 
ice storms, rain, and high winds beginning January 7 and continuing.

January 16

    In the afternoon, the President met with Presidents Lennart Meri of 
Estonia, Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia, and Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania 
in the Cabinet Room. The four Presidents then signed a charter of 
partnership in the East Room.
    The President announced his intention to appoint David L. Aaron and 
Timothy Geithner as members of the Board of Directors of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation.