[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 21 (Monday, May 25, 1998)]
[Pages 953-954]
[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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May 16

    In the morning, the President traveled to Weston-under-Lizard, a 
village north of Birmingham, United Kingdom, where he participated in 
Group of Eight Summit meetings in the Weston Park estate home throughout 
the morning. In the afternoon, the President presented Prime Minister 
Jean Chretien of Canada with a NHL Washington Capitals jersey to wear 
during a photo-op as a result of the Capitals' victory over the Ottawa 
Senators in the second round of the NHL playoffs. Later, the President 
returned to Birmingham.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner 
with summit leaders in the Pavilion Restaurant at the Birmingham 
Botanical Gardens. Later, they attended a concert in the Symphony Hall 
at the International Convention Center.

May 17

    In the morning, the President attended the closing session of the G-
8 Summit in Hall 4 of the International Convention Center.
    In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Chequers, country residence of Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United 
Kingdom, in Buckinghamshire.

May 18

    In morning, the President traveled to London, United Kingdom, where 
he attended several European Union-United States Summit meetings at 10 
Downing Street throughout the morning and into the afternoon.
    In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister Blair had a 
telephone conversation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan 
concerning nuclear proliferation in South Asia. Later, the President and 
Hillary Clinton traveled to Geneva, Switzerland.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Washington, DC.

May 20

    The President announced his intention to appoint Anne-Lee Verville 
as a member of the National Skill Standards Board.
    The White House announced that President Clinton invited President 
Kim Dae-jung of South Korea for a state visit June 8-11.

May 21

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning the situation in India and 
Pakistan.
    The President also had a telephone conversation with Larry Bentz, 
principal of Thurston High School in Springfield, OR, to express 
condolences on the shooting incident at the school.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Secretary of 
Transportation Rodney E. Slater and his intention to nominate Sylvia de 
Leon, Linwood Holton, Amy M. Rosen, John Robert Smith, Michael Dukakis, 
and Gov. Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin as members of the Amtrak Reform 
Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John O. Norquist to 
serve as a member of the Amtrak Reform Council.

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May 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Annapolis, MD, and in the 
afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Louis Caldera to 
be Secretary of the Army.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert C. Randolph 
to be Assistant Administrator for Asia and Near East Affairs at the U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Awilda R. Marquez 
to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign 
Commercial Service at the Department of Commerce.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Hugh Q. Parmer to 
be Assistant Administrator for Humanitarian Response at the U.S. Agency 
for International Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Greta Joy Dicus as 
a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joan Specter as a 
member of the National Council on the Arts.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton went to Camp 
David, MD.