[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 8 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Pages 281-282]
[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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February 16

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Anchorage, 
AK.
    In the afternoon, the President met with members of the Alaska 
Federation of Natives, Inc., at the Alaska Native Heritage Center.

February 17

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Tokyo, 
Japan. Following their arrival in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. 
Bush met with employees and their families at the U.S. Embassy.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush had dinner with U.S. 
Ambassador to Japan Howard H. Baker, Jr., and his wife, Nancy Kassebaum 
Baker, at the Ambassador's residence.

February 18

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush visited the Meiji Jingu 
Shrine, where they attended an archery demonstration.
    In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with Prime 
Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan at Ikura House, the Prime Minister's 
residence.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a reception at 
Ikura House. Later, they attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister 
Koizumi at the Gonpachi restaurant.

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February 19

    In the morning, the President had a breakfast meeting with Japanese 
businessmen at the U.S. Ambassador's residence.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a luncheon 
hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan at the Imperial 
Palace.
    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to 
Seoul, South Korea, where they participated in an arrival ceremony. They 
then went to the U.S. Embassy, where they greeted employees and their 
families.

February 20

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a 
welcoming ceremony at the Blue House, the residence of President Kim 
Dae-jung of South Korea.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Observation Post 
Ouellette in the Demilitarized Zone, where he toured the facilities and 
had lunch with U.S. soldiers. He then traveled to Dorasan, and later 
returned to Seoul.

 February 21

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Beijing, 
China, where they participated in an arrival ceremony at the Great Hall 
of the People.
    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with U.S. Ambassador to 
China Clark T. Randt, Jr., and his wife, Sarah, at the St. Regis Hotel. 
Later, he greeted U.S. Embassy staff and their families at the hotel.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a dinner hosted 
by President Jiang Zemin of China at the Great Hall of the People.
    The White House announced that Zalmay Khalilzad, the President's 
Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Special Assistant to the President for 
Southwest Asia, the Near East, and North Africa, will travel to 
Afghanistan on February 20-25.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan to the White House on March 12.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime 
Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark to Washington on March 25.
    The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to be members of the National Council on the Humanities: 
Naomi Shihab Nye; Wilfred M. McClay; Michael Pack; James R. Stoner, Jr.; 
Andrew Ladis; Amy Apfel Kass; Celeste Colgan; Thomas Mallon; and Wright 
L. Lassiter, Jr.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Charles M. Younger, 
Gilbert S. Baca, and Marsha Johnson Evans to be members of the Board of 
Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy.

February 22

    In the morning, the President had a working breakfast with Premier 
Zhu Rongji of China at the Diaoyutai State Guest House.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a luncheon 
hosted by President Jiang at the Zhongnanhai Compound. Following the 
luncheon, they toured the Great Wall of China.
    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to Washington on March 2-6.