[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 26 (Monday, June 29, 1998)]
[Pages 1238-1239]
[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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June 20

    In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD.

June 21

    The President returned to Washington, DC.

June 22

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Nashville, TN, and in the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.

June 23

    In the morning, the President met with President Mary McAleese of 
Ireland in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jane E. Henney to 
be Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration at the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomasina Rogers 
to serve as a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review 
Commission.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Steven Miller 
to serve as a Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marcia D. 
Greenberger as a member of the National Skill Standards Board.

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    The President announced his intention to appoint Donald D. Runnells 
as a member of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jerry L. Sinn as 
Federal member of the Delaware River Basin Commission and the 
Susquehanna River Basin Commission.
    The President declared a major disaster in Minnesota and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, straightline winds, and tornadoes on May 15-30.
    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
threatened by extreme fire hazards on June 4 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Massachusetts and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by heavy rains and flooding beginning June 13 and 
continuing.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Atlanta, 
GA, and Miami, FL, on July 9.
    The White House announced that President Emil Constantinescu of 
Romania will visit Washington, DC, on July 15-17.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek of Poland 
will visit Washington, DC, on July 10.

June 24

    In the morning, the President traveled to Elmendorf Air Force Base, 
AK, and in the afternoon, he traveled to Xi'an, China, arriving the 
following evening.

June 25

    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard E. 
Hecklinger to be Ambassador to Thailand.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Theodore H. 
Kattouf to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.

June 26

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Xiahe 
village. In the afternoon, they were given a tour of the Terra Cotta 
Warriors exhibit at the Xianyang Museum, where they later had tea with 
Governor Cheng Andong of Shaanxi Province in the museum's VIP Room. 
Later in the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the 
Shaanxi Historical Museum.
    In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton returned to 
Xi'an, and in the evening, they traveled to Beijing.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph H. Melrose, 
Jr., to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan G. Esserman 
to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to appoint E.R. Chamberlin, 
Frank Pugliese, and Timothy Beyland to serve as members of the Committee 
for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Senator J. James 
Exon as a member of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors.