    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 3 (Monday, January 21, 2002)]
    [Pages 89-90]
    [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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    January 13

        In the morning, from the Oval Office, the President had separate
    telephone conversations with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and
    with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India, to discuss the
    situation in South Asia.

    January 14

        In the morning, the President traveled to East Moline, IL. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with
    President Bashar al-Asad of Syria. He also had a telephone conversation
    with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation
    against terrorism and peace efforts in the Middle East.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Springfield, MO, and
    Aurora, MO. In the evening, he traveled to New Orleans, LA.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Jack C. Chow for
    the rank of Ambassador during his tenure as Special Representative of
    the Secretary of State for HIV/AIDS.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Margaret Goldwater
    Clay, Michael Goldstein, and John Henry Winston to be members of the
    Board of Trustees for the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
    Education Foundation.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Andrew Saul to be
    a member and Chair upon confirmation, and Gordon Whiting and Alejandro
    Modesto Sanchez to be members of the Federal Retirement Thrift
    Investment Board.
        The President announced his intention to nominate the following
    individuals to be members of the National Institute for Literacy
    Advisory Board: Carol C. Gambill, Douglas Carnine, Carmel Borders,
    Blanca E. Enriquez, Jean Osborn, Phyllis C. Hunter, Mark G. Yudof, Juan
    R. Olivarez, William T. Hiller, and Robin Morris.

    January 15

        In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    January 16

        In the morning, the President had CIA and FBI briefings and then met
    with the National Security Council.
        The President named the following individuals to serve on the
    President's Council on Bioethics: Leon R. Kass, Chair; Elizabeth
    Blackburn; Stephen Carter; Rebecca Dresser; Daniel Foster; Francis
    Fukuyama; Michael Gazzaniga; Robert P. George; Alfonso Gomez-Lobo; Mary
    Ann Glendon; William B. Hurlbut; Charles Krauthammer; William F. May;
    Paul McHugh; Gilbert Meilaender; Janet D. Rowley; Michael J. Sandel; and
    James Q. Wilson.

    January 17

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom concerning cooperation
    against terrorism and the situation in South Asia. He then had CIA and
    FBI briefings and met with the National Security Council.
        In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick
    Cheney. Later, he met with President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania in the
    Oval Office, and then participated in a Partners in 4-H Awards ceremony
    in the Roosevelt Room.
        In the evening, the President hosted a cocktail reception in the
    Residence for Republican Congressmen.
        During the day, the President participated in the filming of the
    television productions ``The Bush White House: Inside the Real West
    Wing,'' which will air on NBC on January 23, and ``Inside the White
    House,'' which will air on the Discovery Channel on January 25.

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        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Jorge Batlle of Uruguay to Washington, DC, on February 15.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Chairman
    Hamid Karzai of the Interim Authority of Afghanistan to Washington, DC,
    on January 28.

    January 18

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Eduardo Alberto Duhalde of Argentina to discuss the economic
    situation in Argentina. He also had CIA and FBI briefings and met with
    the National Security Council.
        In the afternoon, the President met in the Roosevelt Room with
    members of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security to
    thank them for their efforts in the past year. Later, he and Mrs. Bush
    traveled to Camp David, MD.
        The White House announced that the President welcomes the visit of
    Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany to Washington, DC, on January
    31.
        The White House announced that the President announced that the
    White House will once again be open to tours, beginning on a limited
    basis in early February, for school groups.