[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 39 (Monday, September 28, 1998)]
[Pages 1890-1891]
[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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September 20

    In the morning, the President attended a brunch for Representative 
Donald Payne of New Jersey aboard the cruise ship Spirit of Washington 
at Pier 4 in Southwest.
    In the early evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to 
New York City. Later, the President met with Prime Minister Romano Prodi 
of Italy at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

September 21

    The President announced his intention to nominate David Michaels to 
be Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health at the 
Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Eljay B. Bowron to 
be Inspector General of the Department of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William B. Bader 
to be Associate Director of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. 
Information Agency.
    The President declared an emergency in the U.S. Virgin Islands and 
ordered Federal aid to supplement territory and local recovery efforts 
in the area struck by Hurricane Georges on September 21 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in Puerto Rico and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by Hurricane Georges on September 21 and continuing.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Viktor Orban of 
Hungary will make a working visit to Washington on October 7.

September 22

    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

September 23

    In the morning, the President met with President Nelson Mandela of 
South Africa in the President's Study.
    In the afternoon, the President met separately with Head of State 
Abdulsalam Abubakar of Nigeria and with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of 
Singapore in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Daniel L. Doctoroff 
as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International 
Center for Scholars.
    The President declared a major disaster in Texas and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe storms and flooding associated with Tropical Storm Frances 
beginning and September 9 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by Tropical Storm Frances beginning September 9 and continuing.

September 24

    In the afternoon, the President hosted a working lunch for Crown 
Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Old Family Dining

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Room. Following the luncheon, the President had telephone conversations 
with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority and Prime 
Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel to discuss the Middle East peace 
process.

    The President announced his intention to nominate William Clifford 
Smith to be a Commissioner on the Mississippi River Commission.

    The President announced his intention to nominate C. Donald Johnson, 
Jr., for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Chief 
Textile Negotiator.

    The President announced his intention to nominate Luis Sequeria, 
Chang-Lin Tien, George Langford, Maxine Savitz, and Joseph Miller, to be 
members of the National Science Board.

    The President declared a major disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands 
and ordered Federal aid to supplement territory and local recovery 
efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Georges on September 19-22.

September 25

    In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL. In the early 
evening, he traveled to San Jose, CA.

    The President announced his intention to appoint Jack Quinn as a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association (Fannie Mae).

    The President today declared an emergency in Florida and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by Hurricane Georges on September 22 and continuing.

    The President announced the creation of the White House Task Force 
on the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This task force will be an 
interagency effort to coordinate the extensive Federal activities 
involved in the planning and operation of the Salt Lake City Winter 
Games.