[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 48 (Monday, December 2, 2002)]
[Pages 2104-2105]
[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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November 23

    In the morning, at the Prezidentura in Vilnius, Lithuania, the 
President and Mrs. Bush participated in a welcoming ceremony with 
President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania and his wife, Alma Adamkiene. The 
two Presidents then had a bilateral meeting. Later, they participated in 
a photo opportunity and then met with Presidents Arnold Ruutel of 
Estonia and Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia.
    Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush met with U.S. 
Embassy personnel at the American Center. They then traveled to 
Bucharest, Romania, arriving in the afternoon.
    In the afternoon, the President participated in a welcoming ceremony 
with President Ion Iliescu of Romania at Cotroceni Palace. The two 
Presidents then had a bilateral meeting.
    Later in the afternoon, the President was joined by Mrs. Bush, and 
they met with U.S. Embassy personnel at the Ambassador's Residence.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, 
DC.

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November 25

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.
    The President announced his intention to designate Michael J. Garcia 
as Acting Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service at 
the Department of Justice.

November 26

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President-elect Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador to congratulate him on his 
November 24 electoral victory. He then had CIA and FBI briefings.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with 
President Emomali Rahmonov of Tajikistan at the White House on December 
9.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Vladimir Voronin of Moldova to the White House on December 17 to discuss 
Moldova's continuing reforms and its aspirations to deepen cooperation 
with the United States and Euroatlantic structures.

November 27

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and national security 
briefings. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled to the Bush Ranch in 
Crawford, TX.

November 28

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch, the President had intelligence 
briefings. Later, he had two telephone conversations with National 
Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice concerning the terrorist attacks in 
Israel and Kenya earlier in the day.
    During the day, the President celebrated Thanksgiving with Mrs. 
Bush, their daughters, Barbara and Jenna, his parents, former President 
George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and his brothers Marvin 
and Neil Bush and members of their families.