[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.