[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 36 (Monday, September 8, 2003)]
[Pages 1150-1151]
[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 30

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had 
an intelligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Washington, DC. Before departing from the Texas State Technical College 
Airport in Waco, TX, they greeted members of the Midway All-Stars Little 
League girls softball team.

September 1

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he traveled to Cleveland, OH, where he greeted USA Freedom Corps 
volunteer Shirley Moore. He then traveled to Richfield, OH.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

September 2

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Federal Reserve 
Chairman Alan Greenspan. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in 
the presentation of the game football for the opening game of the 2003 
National Football League season to be held September 4. He then met with 
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
    During the day, in the Oval Office, the President met with 
Mississippi State officials who recently switched to the Republican 
Party.
    The White House announced that beginning September 16 the White 
House will be open to tours on an expanded basis to parties through 
their Members of Congress.

September 3

    In the morning, the President had breakfast and a meeting with Prime 
Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaap de 
Hoop Scheffer of the Netherlands. Later, he had an intelligence 
briefing.
    Later in the morning, the President met with Secretary of Defense 
Donald H. Rumsfeld.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Speaker of the House of 
Representatives J. Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. 
He then met with Republican congressional leaders to discuss the 
congressional agenda.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime 
Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali of Pakistan at the White House on 
October 1.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Hudson 
to be Ambassador to Tunisia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Hector Elias 
Morales to be U.S. Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Adam Rosen 
to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Susan Krouner 
Sclafani to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education 
and to designate her as Acting Assistant Secretary for Vocational and 
Adult Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael Walter 
Wynne to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and 
Logistics.
    The President announced his intention to designate Michele Marie 
Leonhart as Acting Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bradley Deck Belt 
to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board.

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    The President announced his intention to nominate James McBride to 
be a member of the National Council on the Arts.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 
Board: Robert H. Bruininks, John S. Butler, Shirley M. Green, and Thomas 
T. Lyons.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Karen S. Evans as 
Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government, Office of 
Management and Budget.

September 4

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he participated in a signing ceremony for the Prison 
Rape Elimination Act of 2003.
    Later in the morning, the President traveled to Kansas City, MO.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, 
he participated in an interview with journalist Ron Insana from the CNBC 
television network.

September 5

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Indianapolis, IN, where 
he met with families and small-business owners and later made remarks on 
the economy at Langham Co.
    In the evening, the President made remarks at a Bush-Cheney '04 
dinner at the Murat Centre. Later, he traveled to Camp David, MD.
    The President declared a major disaster in Indiana and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on August 26 and 
continuing.