[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 40 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Pages 1960-1962]
[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 26

    In the evening, the President traveled from San Jose, CA, to Los 
Angeles, CA.

September 27

    In the morning, the President traveled to San Antonio, TX. In the 
late afternoon, he traveled to Houston, TX. In the evening, the 
President returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.

September 28

    The President declared an emergency in Alabama and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
Hurricane Georges beginning on September 28 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Florida and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by Hurricane Georges on September 25 and continuing.
    The President declared an emergency in Mississippi and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in

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the area struck by Hurricane Georges on September 28 and continuing.
    The President announced that he has authorized the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to provide direct Federal assistance to Louisiana at 
100 percent Federal funding for the first 72 hours for damage relating 
to Hurricane Georges.

September 29

    In the morning, the President met with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the 
Palestinian Authority in the Oval Office. Later, he met with National 
Security Adviser Samuel Berger and Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang 
Jiaxuan of China in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Albert S. Jacquez 
to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 
at the Department of Transportation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ira G. Peppercorn 
to be Director, Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring 
at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Isadore Rosenthal 
to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ashish Sen to be 
Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the Department of 
Transportation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey S. 
Merrifield to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint F. Duane Ackerman 
to the President's Export Council.

September 30

    In the morning, the President received the final report of the 
Assassination Records Review Board in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Kenneth W. Kizer 
to be Under Secretary for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard A. 
Grafmeyer and Gerald M. Shea to be members of the Social Security 
Advisory Board.
    The President declared a major disaster in Alabama and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by Hurricane Georges on September 25 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Los 
Angeles, CA, and San Francisco, CA, on October 20-21, and that he will 
travel to Fayetteville, AR, to attend the dedication ceremony for the 
Northwest Regional Airport on November 6.

October 1

    The President announced his intention to nominate Phyllis K. Fong to 
be Inspector General of the Small Business Administration.
    The President declared a major disaster in Mississippi and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by Hurricane Georges on September 25 and continuing.

October 2

    In the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA, and in 
the evening, he attended a Democratic National Committee reception and 
dinner at City Hall. Later, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Maria Borrero to 
be Director of the Office for Victims of Crime at the Justice 
Department.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward J. Gleiman 
to be Chair and Commissioner and Dana B. Covington to be Commissioner of 
the Postal Rate Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Eugene A. Ludwig as 
a member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with 
Chancellor-elect Gerhard Schroeder of Germany at the White House on 
October 9.

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