[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 1 (Monday, January 11, 1999)]
[Page 29]
[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.