[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 9 (Monday, March 2, 1998)]
[Pages 347-348]
[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 21

    In the afternoon, the President met with his foreign policy team to 
discuss the situation in Iraq. In the evening, he and Hillary Clinton 
attended an NBA basketball game at the MCI Center.

February 23

    The President announced that Federal disaster aid was made available 
to the victims of tornadoes in central Florida. In addition, Federal aid 
was made available for families and businesses in 11 central Florida 
counties struck by earlier storms.

February 24

    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Copps 
to be Assistant Secretary for Trade Development at the Department of 
Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Deidre A. Lee to 
serve as Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy at the Office of 
Management and Budget.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ruth Y. Goldway to 
serve as Commissioner on the Postal Rate Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William C. Apgar 
to be Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research at the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sue Bailey to be 
Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs at the Department of Defense.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Warren B. Rudman as 
Chair of the Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense 
Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incidents.

February 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Kissimmee, FL, and in the 
afternoon, he traveled to San Francisco, CA.

February 26

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Oakland, CA. Later, he 
traveled to Salt Lake City, UT.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Q. Todd Dickinson 
to be Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Commissioner of the Patent 
and Trademark Office at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced that four additional California counties, 
hard hit by torrential rain, are eligible for Federal disaster 
assistance.

February 27

    The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Lewan as 
member and Chair and Edgar Gluck as a member of the Commission for the 
Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.