    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 51 (Monday, December 27, 1999)]
    [Page 2667]
    [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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    December 20

        In the morning, the President met with First Minister David Trimble
    of Northern Ireland in the Oval Office on the Northern Ireland peace
    process.
        In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a
    Christmas celebration for children in the East Room.
        The White House announced that the President expressed his deep
    condolences and quick recovery wishes to those killed or injured in the
    two bomb blasts at election rallies in Sri Lanka.

    December 21

        In the morning, the President met with President Nursultan
    Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan in the Oval Office.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Samuel H. Preston
    and Mary Lou Zoback as members of the President's Committee on the
    National Medal of Science.

    December 22

        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Clifford
    Gregory Stewart as General Counsel at the Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission.
        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Mark L.
    Schneider as Director of the Peace Corps.
        The President announced his intention to recess appoint Luis Lauredo
    as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American
    States, with the rank of Ambassador.
        The President announced his intention to designate Robert M. (Mike)
    Walker as Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs at the Department
    of Veterans Affairs.