[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 27 (Monday, July 6, 1998)]
[Pages 1307-1308]
[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 27

    In the morning, the President participated in a welcoming ceremony 
with President Jiang Zemin of China in the courtyard at the Great Hall 
of the People in Beijing.
    In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with Premier Zhu 
Rongji of China.

June 28

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton toured 
the Forbidden City. In the afternoon, they traveled to the Great Wall at 
Mutianyu, and later, they returned to Beijing.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a dinner 
with President Jiang and his wife, Wang Yeping, at the Zhongnanhai 
Government Compound.

June 29

    In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton 
traveled to Shanghai.

June 30

    In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton toured 
the Shanghai Library.
    The President declared a major disaster in Ohio and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes on June 24 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Vermont and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 17 and 
continuing.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Patrick 
John Finn to be Ambassador to Tajikistan.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John Shattuck to 
be Ambassador to the Czech Republic.

July 1

    In the morning, the President visited an Internet cafe. In the 
afternoon, he toured the Shanghai Stock Exchange and attended a luncheon 
for young entrepreneurs.
    The President declared a major disaster in West Virginia and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on June 26 
and continuing.

July 2

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
Guilin. In the afternoon, they took a cruise on the Li River, docking 
for a brief tour of Yucun village and then continuing the cruise to 
Yangshou. Later, they returned to Guilin.
    In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Hong 
Kong. Later, the President met with Hong Kong Chief Executive C.H. Tung 
in the dining room of the Government House.
    The Vice President announced that the President declared a major 
disaster in Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local 
recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and 
flooding beginning on June 13 and continuing.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Bert T. Edwards to 
be Chief Financial Officer at the State Department.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Ann Lewis and Beth 
Newburger as Cochairs to the President's Commission on the Celebration 
of Women in American History and the following individuals as members: 
Johnnetta B. Cole, J. Michael Cook, Barbara Goldsmith, Ladonna Harris, 
Gloria Johnson, Elaine Kim, Ellen Ochoa, Frances Preston, and Anna 
Roosevelt.
    The President announced his intention to accord the personal rank of 
Ambassador to Ronald D. Godard in his capacity as Special Representative 
to the Inter-American Council of Integral Development at the General 
Assembly of the Organization of American States.
    The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe storms and flooding beginning on June 13 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in New Mexico and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
threatened by extreme fire hazards on June 29 and continuing.
    The Vice President announced that the President declared a major 
disaster in New Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supplement State 
and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and 
flooding on June 12 and continuing.