[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 10 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Pages 386-387]
[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 28

    In the afternoon, the President traveled from Salt Lake City, UT, to 
Los Angeles, CA. He returned to Salt Lake City in the evening, arriving 
after midnight.

March 1

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

March 2

    The President announced his intention to nominate Thelma J. Askey, 
Jennifer Anne Hillman, and Stephen Koplan as Commissioners on the U.S. 
International Trade Commission.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to 
Santiago, Chile, April 16-20 for a state visit and to attend the second 
Summit of the Americas.

March 3

    In the evening, the President traveled to New York City, and later, 
he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur A. 
McGiverin to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert H. Beatty, 
Jr., to serve as a Commissioner on the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Miles Lerman as 
Chair and member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John H. Catlin, 
Pamela Young-Holmes, and Donna L. Sorkin to serve as members of the 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Norman R. Augustine 
as Principal Officer and member of the Board of Governors of the 
American National Red Cross.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marvin F. (Bud) 
Moss to serve as a member of the National Historical Publications and 
Records Commission.
    The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by a severe winter storm on February 4-6.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Jersey and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by a severe winter coastal storm, high winds, and flooding on 
February 4-9.
    The President and Hillary Clinton announced that Cambridge 
University physicist Stephen Hawking will be guest lecturer at the 
second Millennium Evening at the White House on March 6.

March 4

    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph W. Westphal 
to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works at the Department 
of Defense.
    The President requested emergency funding from Congress to support 
military operations in Bosnia and Southwest Asia and meet urgent needs 
created by recent natural disasters.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to 
Westport, CT, and Cincinnati, OH, on March 10.

March 5

    The President announced his intention to nominate Shirley Elizabeth 
Barnes to be Ambassador to Madagascar.

March 6

    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles R. Stith 
to be Ambassador to Tanzania.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Arthur Levitt, 
Jr., as Chair and Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.

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