    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 16 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
    [Pages 618-619]
    [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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    April 10

        In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had
    an intelligence briefing. Later, he met with the National Security
    Council. He also had telephone conversations with Ambassador L. Paul
    Bremer III, Presidential Envoy to Iraq, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA,
    combatant commander, U.S. Central Command, to discuss the situation in
    Iraq.
        The President declared a major disaster in the Federated States of
    Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement national and State
    recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Sudal on April 8 and
    continuing.

    April 11

        In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Fort Hood,
    TX, where they attended an Easter Sunday church service at the military
    chapel. Later, at Darnall Army Community Hospital, the President visited
    U.S. military personnel injured in Iraq, and he awarded Purple Hearts to
    several of them.
        Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to the
    Bush Ranch, where they had Easter dinner with family members.

    April 12

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
    Washington, DC, arriving in the evening.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Richard R. Kasher
    (Chairman), Robert E. Peterson, and David Patrick Twomey as members of
    Presidential Emergency Board No. 237.

    April 13

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Vicente Fox of Mexico to discuss the United Nations Human
    Rights Commission meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and the human rights
    situation in Cuba and to convey his condolences for losses suffered by
    Mexican families during recent floods.
        Later in the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President met with economic advisers,
    including Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow, Secretary of Commerce
    Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, and U.S. Trade
    Representative Robert Zoellick.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Oscar Berger of Guatemala to the White House on April 30.

    April 14

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Nicanor Duarte Frutos of Paraguay to discuss counterterrorism
    efforts and other issues. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
        Later in the morning, the President had a videoconference with the
    National Security Council, including Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III,
    Presidential Envoy to Iraq, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, combatant
    commander, U.S. Central Command. He then met with Secretary of Defense
    Donald H. Rumsfeld.
        In the late morning, in the Residence, the President met with Prime
    Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel. In the afternoon, they had lunch in the
    Residence.
        Later in the afternoon, the President joined Army Staff Sergeant
    Michael McNaughton, who was injured in Iraq, for an exercise run around
    the South Lawn jogging track.

    April 15

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister David Oddsson of Iceland, who was visiting New York City,
    to welcome him to the United States and to discuss the situation in Iraq
    and counterterrorism efforts. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and
    then met with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
        Later in the morning, the President traveled to Des Moines, IA,
    where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Sarah
    Sindlinger.

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        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The White House announced that the President will host Prime
    Minister Goran Persson of Sweden for a meeting at the White House on
    April 28.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore to the White House on May 5.

    April 16

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to discuss the situations in Iraq
    and the Middle East. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and then met
    with the National Security Council.
        In the afternoon, in the Residence, the President had lunch with
    Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom.
        Later in the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Fingar to
    be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Suzanne Hale to be
    Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Anne W. Patterson
    to be U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations with the rank of
    Ambassador, U.S. Deputy Representative to the U.N. Security Council, and
    U.S. Representative to the sessions of the U.N. General Assembly.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Constance Berry
    Newman to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African
    Development Foundation.
        The President announced his intention to appoint William Brewer as a
    member of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Policy Committee of the White House
    Conference on Aging: Dorcas R. Hardy, Alejandro Aparicio, Clayton S.
    Fong, Gail Gibson Hunt, Scott Serota, Melvin L. Woods, Secretary of
    Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Housing and
    Urban Development Alphonso R. Jackson, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs
    Anthony J. Principi.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: James M.
    Abroms, Ivan E. Becker, Dottie Bennett, Frank R. Berman, William Danhof,
    Arlene Herson, M. Ronald Krongold, Stuart P. Levine, and Aldona Wos.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Eugene Hickok as
    Deputy Secretary of Education.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Edward R.
    McPherson as Under Secretary of Education.
        The President announced the recess appointment of Linda Morrison
    Combs as an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Budget and Programs).
        The President announced the recess appointment of Linda Mysliwy
    Conlin as a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank
    of the United States.