[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 47 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Pages 1671-1673]
[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 15

    In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence 
briefing.
    During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to express condolences for 
the terrorist attacks in Istanbul earlier in the day.

November 16

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

November 17

    In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings. 
Later, he participated in a photo opportunity with 2003 Nobel laureates.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Glyn Townsend 
Davies for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as the 
Political Director for the U.S. Presidency of the G-8.
    The President announced his intention to nominate William Douglas 
Buttrey and Francis Patrick Mulvey to be members of the Surface 
Transportation Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James Curtis 
Oberwetter to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gay Hart Gaines to 
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting.

November 18

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he and Mrs. Bush traveled to London, England, arriving in the evening at 
Heathrow Airport, where they participated in a greeting with Charles, 
Prince of Wales.
    In the evening, at Buckingham Palace, the President and Mrs. Bush 
were welcomed privately by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince 
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who escorted them to their suite in the 
palace, their residence during their visit to London.

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November 19

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he and Mrs. Bush participated in a welcome ceremony with Queen Elizabeth 
II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Later, in the Bow Room of 
Buckingham Palace, they participated in the presentation of delegations 
and then viewed the royal collection of American memorabilia in the 
Picture Gallery.
    Later in the morning, at the American Embassy, the President and 
Mrs. Bush met with family members of British victims of the September 
11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Later, the President met with U.S. Embassy 
employees and their family members.
    In the afternoon, at Buckingham Palace, the President met separately 
with Conservative Party leader Michael Howard and Liberal Democrat 
leader Charles Kennedy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Joey Russell 
George to be Inspector General for Tax Administration at the Department 
of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to be members of the Board of Directors of the National 
Board for Education Sciences: Jonathan Baron, Elizabeth Ann Bryan, James 
R. Davis, Robert C. Granger, Frank Philip Handy, Eric Alan Hanushek, 
Caroline M. Hoxby, Gerald Lee, Roberto Ibarra Lopez, Richard James 
Milgram, Sally Epstein Shaywitz, Joseph K. Torgesen, and Herbert John 
Walberg.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Sara Gear Boyd, 
Maria Elena Lagomasino, and Donald L. Pilling as members of the 
President's Commission on White House Fellowships.
    The President announced his intention to designate James B. Comey as 
Acting Deputy Attorney General.

November 20

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
at Westminster Abbey, he participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the 
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, followed by a tour of the abbey. He then 
met with families of British servicemembers who died in Iraq.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a 
photo opportunity with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom 
and his wife, Cherie, at 10 Downing St., the Prime Minister's official 
residence. The President and Prime Minister Blair then had a meeting and 
a working lunch and later participated in a roundtable discussion on 
HIV/AIDS.
    Later in the afternoon, at 10 Downing St., the President and Mrs. 
Bush participated in a visit with Prime Minister Blair and his family.
    In the evening, at Winfield House, the U.S. Ambassador's residence, 
the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a state dinner for Queen Elizabeth 
II; Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; and Charles, Prince of Wales.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald Edward 
Meisburg to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart Wadlington 
Holliday to be an Alternate U.S. Representative to the Sessions of the 
United Nations General Assembly during his tenure of service as 
Alternate U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs in the 
United Nations.

November 21

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he and Mrs. Bush participated in a farewell ceremony with Queen 
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They then traveled to 
Sedgefield, England. While en route aboard Air Force One, the President 
had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of 
Turkey to express condolences for the November 20 terrorist attacks in 
Istanbul. In Sedgefield, the President and Mrs. Bush had tea with Prime 
Minister and Mrs. Blair at their home, Myrobella House.
    In the afternoon, at the Dun Cow Inn, the President and Mrs. Bush 
had lunch with Prime Minister and Mrs. Blair and a group of the Prime 
Minister's constituents. Later, the President and Prime Minister Blair 
met with teachers and students and viewed an athletic display at 
Sedgefield Community College.

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    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush departed for 
Washington, DC, arriving in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Jaymie Alan Durnan 
to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment).
    The President announced his intention to nominate Lawrence Thomas Di 
Rita to be Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs).
    The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Hurley 
McKinney to be a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sanford Gottesman, 
Diane M. Ruebling, and C. William Swank to be members of the Board of 
Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
    The President declared a major disaster in Puerto Rico and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by severe storms, flooding, mudslides, and landslides on 
November 10 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in West Virginia and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, flooding, and landslides on November 11 and 
continuing.