[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.