[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 24 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Pages 920-922]
[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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June 9

    The White House announced that the President declared a major 
disaster in Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local 
recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Allison beginning 
on June 5 and continuing.

June 10

    In the morning, the President traveled from Crawford, TX, to 
Washington, DC.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a White House 
reception for the Ford's Theatre gala on the State Floor at the White 
House.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended the Ford's 
Theatre gala at Ford's Theatre.

June 11

    In the morning, the President met with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong 
of Singapore in the Oval Office.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Madrid, 
Spain, arriving the following morning.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Franklin L. Lavin 
to be Ambassador to Singapore.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate Aubrey Hooks to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    The President declared a major disaster in Louisiana and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
stuck by Tropical Storm Allison beginning on June 5 and continuing.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime 
Minister John Howard of Australia to Washington, DC, on September 10.

June 12

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush met with King Juan 
Carlos I, Queen Sofia, and Crown Prince Felipe at Zarzuela Palace.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Quintos de Mora, Spain, 
where he met with President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain at his private 
residence. Later, the President returned to Madrid.

June 13

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Brussels, 
Belgium. While en route aboard Air Force One, the President had a 
telephone conversation with Central Intelligence Agency Director George 
J. Tenet, congratulating him on his efforts concerning the Middle East 
cease-fire.
    In the afternoon, the President met with U.S. diplomats, military 
personnel, and their families at the Brussels American School. Later, 
the President and Mrs. Bush met with King Albert II and Queen Paola of 
Belgium at the Royal Palace of Laeken.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Daniel R. Levinson 
to be Inspector General for the General Services Administration.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John Lester 
Henshaw to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and 
Health.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John J. Young to 
be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and 
Acquisition.

June 14

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Goteborg, 
Sweden.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush met with King Carl XVI 
Gustaf, Queen Silvia, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the 
Residence.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jackson McDonald 
to be Ambassador to Gambia.

June 15

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Warsaw, 
Poland.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Prime Minister Jerzy Burek 
of Poland at the Palace on the Water in Lazienki Park. Later, he 
participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown 
Soldier.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph Gerard 
Sullivan to be Ambassador to Zimbabwe.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John W. Keys to be 
Commissioner of Reclamation at the Department of the Interior.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jose A. Fourquet 
to be U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the Commission on Ocean Policy: Robert 
Ballard, James D. Watkins, Paul L. Kelly, Ted A. Beattie, Lawrence 
Dickerson, Marc J. Hershman, Ed Rasmuson, Christopher Koch, Paul G. 
Gaffney, Andrew A. Rosenberg, James M. Coleman, Paul A. Sandifer, 
William D. Ruckelshaus, Ann D'Amato, Frank Muller-Karger, and Lilliam 
Barrone.
    The President announced his intention to designate J. Timothy 
O'Neill as Chairman of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate the following 23 
individuals as members of the President's Commission on White House 
Fellowships: Brad Freeman, James E. Bostic, Jr., Paul W. Brooks, 
Gilberto Cardenas, Martha Chayet, Ben Crenshaw, Robert M. Duncan, 
Clayton Fong, Valde Garcia, Phillip J. Montante, Jr., Patrick F. Noonan, 
Alan Novak, Paul Simon, Rosemarie Avila, Fred Carter, Olden Lee, William 
McGurn, Marcia Jackson, Angela Antonelli, Bruno V. Manno, Jimmy Gurule,

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Manuel Lujen Jr., and Lawrence Richard Bearden.
    The White House announced that the President will travel to Genoa, 
Italy, to attend the G-7/8 Summit on July 20-22.