[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 7 (Monday, February 16, 1998)]
[Page 259]
[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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February 8

    The President and Hillary Clinton returned to Washington, DC, from 
Camp David, MD.

February 9

    The President announced his intention to nominate Deborah K. Kilmer 
to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs 
at the Department of Commerce.
    The President declared a major disaster in California and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe winter storms and flooding beginning February 2.

February 10

    In the morning, the President traveled to Wintergreen, VA, to 
address the House Democratic caucus retreat in the Commonwealth Ballroom 
at the Mountain Inn. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced the nomination of Christy Carpenter to serve 
as a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting.

February 11

    The President announced his intention to nominate James E. Hall to 
be Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Ghana, 
Uganda, South Africa, Botswana, and Senegal on March 22-April 2.

February 12

    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 on February 
2-4.

February 13

    In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, and in 
the evening, he traveled to Camp David, MD.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Neal F. Lane to be 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Rita T. Colwell to 
be Director of the National Science Foundation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Seth D. Harris to 
be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of 
Labor.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Raymond L. 
Bramucci to be Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training 
Administration at the Department of Labor.
    The President declared a major disaster in Delaware and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe winter storms, high winds, and flooding on January 28-
February 6.