[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.