[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 43 (Monday, October 26, 1998)]
[Pages 2096-2097]
[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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October 17

    In the morning, the President traveled to Queenstown, MD.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Chairman Yasser Arafat of 
the Palestinian Authority in Houghton House at the Aspen Institute Wye 
River Conference Center. Later, he had a telephone conversation with 
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt concerning the Middle East peace 
process.
    In the late afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister 
Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel in the River House at the conference 
center. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC.

October 18

    In the morning, the President traveled to Queenstown, MD.
    In the afternoon, the President had a luncheon with Prime Minister 
Netanyahu at the Wye River Conference Center. Later, he twice met with 
Chairman Arafat at the conference center.
    After midnight, the President returned to Washington, DC.

October 19

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Queenstown, MD, where he 
met separately with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat at the 
Wye River Conference Center throughout the day. In the evening, he 
returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Marc B. Nathanson 
as Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the International 
Broadcasting Bureau.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Eli Segal and Jose 
Villarreal as members of the Fannie Mae Board of Directors.

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    The President declared a major disaster in Missouri and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding on July 10-31.

October 20

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Queenstown, MD, where he 
met with King Hussein I of Jordan at Carmichael Farm near the Wye River 
Conference Center. He then returned to the conference center, where he 
had a telephone conversation with President Mubarak to update him on the 
peace process and to extend condolences concerning the train wreck near 
Alexandria, Egypt. Later, the President met with Chairman Arafat at the 
conference center.
    In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Netanyahu at 
the conference center until after midnight. The President then returned 
to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Cape 
Canaveral, FL, to attend the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery at 
the Kennedy Space Center on October 29.
    The White House also announced that the President will travel to New 
York City on October 30.

October 21

    The President announced his intention to nominate Douglas L. Miller 
to be a member of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
    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, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on October 17 and 
continuing.
    The White House announced that Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek of 
Slovenia will make a working visit to Washington, DC, on November 4.

October 22

    In the morning, the President traveled to Queenstown, MD, where he 
met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat in the main dining 
room at the Wye River Conference Center.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Frederick L. 
Feinstein to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations 
Board.

October 23

    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, where he 
participated in the Wye River Memorandum signing ceremony with Prime 
Minister Netanyahu, Chairman Arafat, and King Hussein I in the East 
Room.
    In the evening, the President attended the Metropolitan AME Church 
160th anniversary celebration at the Washington Hilton Hotel.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Zvi Kastenbaum as a 
member of the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
Abroad.