    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 32 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
    [Pages 1332-1333]
    [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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    August 3

        In the afternoon, the President traveled from the Bush family home
    on Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, ME, to Prout's Neck, ME. Later, he
    returned to Kennebunkport.

    August 5

        In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.
    Later, he traveled to Pittsburgh, PA, where, upon his arrival at
    Pittsburgh International Airport, he met with volunteers from the
    Jumpstart tutoring program. He then traveled to Green Tree, PA, where,
    at the Green Tree Volunteer Fire Department, he met privately with nine
    coal miners rescued from a flooded mine in Somerset, PA, on July 28, and
    members of their families. Later, he returned to Pittsburgh.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later,
    in the White House, he met with the National Security Council.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Maura Ann Harty to
    be Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Gibson and
    Leon Owens as members of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker
    Health.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Brown v. Board of Education 50th
    Anniversary Commission: Charles Henry Toliver IV; Daniel Dale Holt;
    Joseph Armstrong DeLaine, Jr.; Lacy Bennett Ward, Jr.; Haywood Patrick
    Swygert; Littleton Purnell Mitchell; Jesse Milan, Sr.; Josephine Angela
    Robertson; Carolyn Nichelle Sawyer; and Benjamin William Robertson.

    August 6

        In the morning, the President traveled to Bethesda, MD, where he had
    his annual physical examination at Bethesda National Naval Medical
    Center. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to the Bush Ranch in
    Crawford, TX. While en route aboard Air Force One, he had intelligence
    briefings. He also had a telephone conversation with President Jorge
    Batlle of

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    Uruguay to express support for economic recovery efforts in Uruguay.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Thomas Dorr as
    Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Thomas Dorr as a
    member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Cheryl Halpern as
    a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public
    Broadcasting.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Suzanne Marshall
    as Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
        The President announced the recess appointment of William Scott
    Railton as a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review
    Commission.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Al Casey as a
    member of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Tony Hammond as a
    member of the Postal Rate Commission.

    August 7

        In the morning, the President traveled to Jackson, MS. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he had intelligence briefings. Upon his
    arrival in Jackson, he met with 18-year-old Star Wallin, founder of the
    Project CARE volunteer organization. He then traveled to Madison, MS,
    where he participated in a roundtable discussion in the art lab at
    Madison Central High School on the national economy, medical liability,
    protecting workers' pensions, and other issues. Later, he returned to
    Jackson.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to the Bush Ranch in
    Crawford, TX.
        The President declared a major disaster in the Northern Mariana
    Islands and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local
    recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Chata'an on July 4-5.

    August 9

        In the morning, the President had a videoconference with national
    security advisers. Later, he had telephone conversations with economic
    advisers.
        The President announced his intention to designate Julie Nixon
    Eisenhower as Chairman of the President's Commission on White House
    Fellowships.
        The President announced his intention to designate Vance D. Coffman
    as Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications
    Advisory Committee.
        The President announced his intention to designate F. Duane Ackerman
    as Vice Chairman of the President's National Security Telecommunications
    Advisory Committee.