[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 19 (Monday, May 15, 2000)]
[Pages 1099-1100]
[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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May 6

    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Fayetteville, AR.

May 7

    In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Little 
Rock, AR, and in the evening, they returned to Washington, DC.

May 8

    In the morning, the President traveled to New York City to attend 
funeral services for John Cardinal O'Connor at Saint Patrick's 
Cathedral.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President has invited President 
Thabo Mbeki of South Africa for a state visit on May 22.

May 9

    The President announced his intention to nominate Marjorie Ransom to 
be Ambassador to Yemen.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Jerome A. Stricker 
as a member of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with 
President Fernado de la Rua of Argentina on June 13 in the Oval Office.

May 10

    The President announced his intention to appoint Eva S. Teig as U.S. 
Representative to the Southern States Energy Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Charles (Chuck) 
Yancura as a member of the Advisory Council of the Border Environment 
Cooperation Commission.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John R. Roderick as 
a member of the Arctic Research Commission.
    The President declared an emergency in New Mexico and order Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe fire threats on May 10 and continuing.

May 12

    In the morning, the President traveled to Akron, OH, and in the 
afternoon, he traveled to Shakopee, MN. Later, the President returned to 
Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Pamela E. 
Bridgewater to be Ambassador to Benin.
    The President announced the nomination of Barry E. Carter to be 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Global Programs, Field Support, and 
Research at the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas L. 
Garthwaite to be Under Secretary for Health for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.