    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 31 (Monday, August 6, 2001)]
    [Pages 1132-1133]
    [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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    July 30

        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted an ``In
    Performance at the White House'' program in the East Room, which was
    videotaped for television broadcast on September 6.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Emil H. Frankel to
    be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Policy.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Read Van de Water
    to be Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and
    International Affairs.

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    July 31

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation from the
    Oval Office with King Abdullah II of Jordan concerning the continued
    violence in the Middle East.
        In the afternoon, the President attended a Senate Republican Policy
    Committee luncheon at the Capitol.
        In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received
    diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Serge Mombouli of the Republic
    of the Congo, Wolfgang Ischinger of Germany, Izben Williams of St. Kitts
    and Nevis, and Ellsworth I.A. John of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

    August 1

        In the morning, the President had separate telephone conversations
    from the Oval Office with Prime Ministers Tony Blair of the United
    Kingdom and Bertie Ahern of Ireland concerning the Northern Ireland
    peace process.
        Later, the President had a telephone conversation from the Oval
    Office with President Fernando de la Rua of Argentina concerning
    Argentina's economy.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Arlington, VA, where he
    attended meetings at the Pentagon concerning Defense Department reviews,
    and later returned to Washington, DC.

    August 2

        The President announced his intention to nominate Pamela Hyde Smith
    to be Ambassador to Moldova.

    August 3

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan congratulating the Prime
    Minister on his upper house electoral victory. Later, he had separate
    telephone conversations with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United
    Kingdom and President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain concerning Argentina's
    economy.
        The White House announced that the President will participate in a
    Habitat for Humanity building project in Waco, TX, next week.