[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 16 (Monday, April 26, 1999)]
[Pages 701-702]
[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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April 19

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Boris Yeltsin of Russia concerning the situation in the 
Balkans.
    In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received 
diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Martin Butora of Slovakia; 
Sheila Sisulu of South Africa; Dato Ghazzali bin Sheikh Abdul of 
Malaysia; Farid Abboud of Lebanon; Leonard Nangolo Iipumbu of Namibia; 
Alfred Toro Hardy of Venezuela; and Peter Moser of Austria.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Solomon D. Trujillo 
as a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory 
Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Solomon D. Trujillo 
as a member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Shahara Ahmad-
Llewellyn to the Board of Governors for the United Services 
Organizations, Inc.
    The White House announced that the President proposed a $6.049 
billion emergency supplemental package to fund the military and 
humanitarian efforts in Kosovo.
    The White House announced that the President met with FEMA Director 
James Lee Witt and 14 members of the Project Impact Fire Services 
Partnership for Disaster Prevention.

April 20

    The President announced his intention to nominate Gwen C. Clare to 
be Ambassador to Ecuador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Oliver P. Garza to 
be Ambassador to Nicaragua.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dr. Ikram Khan to 
be a member to the Board of Regents for the Uniformed Services 
University of the Health Sciences.
    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 beginning on April 3 and 
continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Georgia and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and tornadoes beginning on April 15.

April 21

    In the evening, the President met with Prime Minister Tony Blair of 
the United Kingdom in the Residence.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Richard L. 
Morningstar to be Ambassador to the European Union with the rank and 
status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
    The President announced his intention to appoint James R. Houghton 
and Susan D. Auld as members of the National Skill Standards Board.
    The President announced the appointment of John Dillon as a member 
of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

April 22

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation from the 
White House with Attorney General Janet Reno in Littleton, CO, 
concerning the attack at Columbine High School.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Alexandria, VA, and 
later, he returned to Washington, DC.

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    In the afternoon, the President met with NATO Secretary General 
Javier Solana in the Oval Office.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joyce E. Leader to 
be Ambassador to Guinea.