    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 13 (Monday, April 5, 1999)]
    [Pages 575-576]
    [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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    March 28

        In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD.

    March 29

        In the morning, the President returned to the White House, where he
    met with Chief of Staff John Podesta in the Oval Office. Later, he met
    with the foreign policy team and military leaders in the Oval Office
    concerning the situation in Kosovo.
        The President announced the appointment of Robert A. Babbage, Jr.,
    and Larry Echohawk as members of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile
    Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

    March 30

        In the afternoon, the President met with President-elect Olusegun
    Obasanjo of Nigeria concerning a range of bilateral and regional issues.
        In the evening, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom regarding the situation
    in Kosovo and the Northern Ireland peace process.
        The President announced his intention to nominate John Hanson to be
    Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the
    Department of Veterans Affairs.

    April 1

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom and Prime Minister
    Bertie Ahern of Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland peace process.
    Later, he met with the national security team in the Oval Office.
        Later in the morning, the President traveled to Norfolk, VA. While
    en route aboard Air Force One, he met with Defense Secretary William
    Cohen and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Henry (Hugh)
    Shelton. Following his arrival at the Norfolk

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    Naval Station, he met privately at the Pennsylvania House with a group
    of military families to convey the Nation's appreciation for their
    sacrifices and hardships.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Z. Lawrence
    to be a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

    April 2

        In the morning, the President met with representatives of
    humanitarian organizations in the Cabinet Room concerning relief efforts
    in Kosovo.
        The President designated Harold C. Pachios as Chair of the Advisory
    Commission on Public Diplomacy.