    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 1 (Monday, January 11, 1999)]
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    [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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    January 2

        The White House announced that the President exchanged letters with
    President Jiang Zemin of China celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
    establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

    January 5

        In the morning, the President met with King Hussein I of Jordan.
        In the afternoon, the President briefly attended a meeting
    concerning the pork industry.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Armando Falcon,
    Jr., to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise
    Oversight at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph A. Cari,
    Jr., to be Chair and Steven Alan Bennett to be Vice Chair of the Board
    of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

    January 6

        In the morning, the President met with his foreign policy team.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Robert A. Seiple
    to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Wayne O. Burkes to
    be a member of the Surface Transportation Board.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Regina Montoya to
    be U.S. Representative to the 53d session of the General Assembly of the
    United Nations.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Carolyn L. Huntoon
    to be Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management at the Department
    of Energy.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Melvin E. Clark,
    Jr., to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private
    Investment Corporation.

    January 8

        In the morning, the President traveled to Detroit, MI, where he
    toured the North American International Auto Show.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving
    in the evening.
        The President announced his intention to nominate James Roger Angel
    to the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and
    Excellence in Education Foundation.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Myrta K. Sale to
    be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management at the Office of
    Management and Budget.
        The President declared a major disaster in Illinois and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by snow beginning on January 1 and continuing.