[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.