    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 13 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
    [Pages 485-486]
    [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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    March 20

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Orlando, FL.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
    Washington, DC.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Alvaro Uribe of Colombia to the White House for a meeting on March 23.

    March 22

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he met with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
        Also in the morning, the President had separate telephone
    conversations with President Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir of Sudan and Dr.
    John Garang de Mabior, Chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation
    Movement, to discuss the peace process in Sudan.
        Also in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    NATO Secretary General Jakob ``Jaap'' Gijshert de Hoop Scheffer to
    discuss counterterrorism efforts and the situation in Kosovo. He then
    had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of
    Italy to thank him for his support against terrorism following the March
    11 terrorist attacks in Madrid, Spain, and to discuss the situations in
    Iraq and Kosovo.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in a meeting and photo
    opportunity with White House Fellows. Later, in the Oval Office, he met
    with Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients.
        Later in the afternoon, in the East Room, the President participated
    in a photo opportunity with Children's Miracle Network Champions Across
    America Representatives.

    March 23

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Oval Office, he met with President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia. He
    then had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao
    Barroso of Portugal to discuss counterterrorism efforts and the
    situation in Iraq.
        In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany to discuss counterterrorism
    efforts.
        Also in the afternoon, at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office
    Building, the President dropped by a meeting of chief State school
    officers.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Ministers Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria, Juhan Parts of Estonia,
    Indulis Emsis of Latvia, Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas of Lithuania,
    Adrian Nastase of Romania, Mikulas Dzurinda of Slovakia, and Anton Rop
    of Slovenia, and NATO Secretary General Jakob ``Jaap'' Gijshert de Hoop
    Scheffer to the White House on March 29 for a meeting and ceremony
    marking the formal accession of these nations into NATO. The White House

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    also announced that the President will welcome Prime Ministers Fatos
    Nano of Albania, Ivo Sanader of Croatia, and Branko Crvenkovski of
    Macedonia, whose nations are seeking NATO membership and participating
    in NATO's Membership Action Plan.

    March 24

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis of Greece to the White House on May 20.
        The White House announced that the President will travel to Paris,
    France, on June 5 to meet with French President Jacques Chirac, and that
    he will travel to Normandy, France, on June 6 to participate in
    ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of D-day.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher R.
    Hill to be Ambassador to South Korea.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Steven J. Law as a
    member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's
    Republic of China.

    March 25

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    traveled to Nashua, NH, where, upon arrival, he greeted USA Freedom
    Corps volunteer Lawrence Jeffery.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Boston, MA, where, upon
    arrival, he greeted USA Freedom Corps volunteer Kareen Wilkinson.
        In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Charles
    Krajeski to be Ambassador to Yemen.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Michele J. Sison
    to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Marta Araoz de la
    Torre, Meredith J. Long, and James Lorand Matory as members of the
    Cultural Property Advisory Committee.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Charles A. Horner
    and Armstrong Williams as members of the President's Commission on White
    House Fellowships.

    March 26

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Albuquerque, NM, where, upon arrival, he greeted USA
    Freedom Corps volunteer Irving Hall. He then met with Pueblo Governors.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Phoenix, AZ, where, upon
    arrival, he greeted USA Freedom Corps volunteer Barbara Lockwood.
        Later in the afternoon, the President toured the Carpenter's
    Training Center in Phoenix. He then participated in a conversation on
    homeownership at the Center. Later, he traveled to the Bush Ranch in
    Crawford, TX.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on April 12.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel to Washington, DC, on April 14.
        The White House Announced that the President will welcome King
    Abdullah II of Jordan to the White House on April 21.