[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 43 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Pages 2195-2196]
[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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October 25

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to New York City. In the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
    The President announced his intention to reappoint Senators Edward 
M. Kennedy and

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Orrin G. Hatch and U.S. Circuit Court Judge Morris (Buzz) Arnold as 
members of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial 
Fellowship Foundation.

October 26

    The President announced his intention to nominate James D. (J.D.) 
Bindenagel for rank of Ambassador during his tenure as Special Envoy for 
Holocaust Issues.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas A. Fry III 
to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management at the Department of the 
Interior.
    The White House announced that the President will make state visits 
to Greece on November 13-15 and Turkey on November 15-17, before 
attending the summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 17-19. Following the summit, he 
will visit Florence, Italy, November 20-21 and Bulgaria, November 21-23.

October 27

    In the morning, the President met in the Oval Office with President 
Romano Prodi of Italy, in his capacity as President of the European 
Commission.

    The President announced his intention to appoint Bernard J. Hansen 
as Commissioner of the U.S. Section of the Great Lakes Fisheries 
Commission.

October 28

    In the morning, the President met with President Olusegun Obasanjo 
of Nigeria in the Oval Office, and in the afternoon, they met again in 
the Cabinet Room.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bobby L. Roberts 
to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information 
Science.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Martin S. Indyk to 
be Ambassador to Israel.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Edward S. Walker, 
Jr., to be Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs at the 
Department of State.

October 29

    In the morning, the President traveled to Philadelphia, PA.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA, and in the 
evening, he returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate N. Cinnamon 
Dornsife to be the U.S. Executive Director to the Asian Development Bank 
with the rank of Ambassador.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bruce A. Morrison 
to be Chairman and member of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate J. Timothy O'Neill 
to be a member of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Anthony S. 
Harrington to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil.