[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 22 (Monday, June 2, 2003)]
[Pages 693-694]
[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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May 24

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had 
an intelligence briefing.

May 25

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

May 26

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, 
VA, and later returned to Washington, DC.
    Also in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea concerning their May 14 meeting in 
the Oval Office, the situation in North Korea, and President Bush's 
meetings with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan at the Bush 
Ranch in Crawford, TX, on May 22-23.
    During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain to offer condolences for the loss of 
Spanish soldiers on a military transport that crashed in Turkey earlier 
in the day. President Bush also had a telephone conversation with Prime 
Minister Jean Chretien of Canada to discuss the G-8 Summit beginning 
June 1 in Evian-les-Bains, France; Canada-U.S. relations; and other 
international issues.

May 27

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.

May 28

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and 
met with the National Security Council. Later, he met with Defense 
Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
    The White House announced that on June 2-5 the President will travel 
to Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, to meet with Arab leaders, then to Aqaba, 
Jordan, to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan, Prime Minister Ariel 
Sharon of Israel, and Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) of the 
Palestinian Authority, and then to Doha, Qatar, to visit coalition and 
U.S. Central Command personnel.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime 
Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso of Portugal to the White House on 
June 6 for a meeting and working luncheon.
    The President announced his designation of the following individuals 
to represent the U.S. at the second inauguration of President Olusegun 
Obasanjo of Nigeria on May 29 in Abuja, Nigeria: Roderick R. Paige, who 
will

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lead the delegation, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Jendayi Fraser, W. Todd 
Bassett, and Howard Franklin Jeter.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as U.S. Commissioners of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna 
Commission: Scott Burns (non-fisheries State representative), Robert 
Fletcher (public), and Patrick W. Rose (public).
    The President announced his intention to appoint Diana Balmori, Earl 
A. Powell III, and Elyn Zimmerman as members of the Commission of Fine 
Arts.

May 29

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and 
met with the National Security Council. Later, he met with Secretary of 
State Colin L. Powell.
    In the evening, on the South Lawn, the President participated in the 
Yale University Class of 1968 reunion.

May 30

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Krakow, 
Poland, arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Paul S. Atkins to 
be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.