    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 18 (Monday, May 3, 2004)]
    [Pages 715-716]
    [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 24

        In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
    briefing.

    April 25

        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
    Washington, DC.

    April 26

        In the morning, the President traveled to Minneapolis, MN. While en
    route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation with
    President Vladimir Putin of Russia to discuss the upcoming D-day
    anniversary celebration in France and the situations in Iraq, the Middle
    East, and the Republic of Georgia. He then had a telephone conversation
    with King Abdullah II of Jordan to discuss King Abdullah's upcoming
    visit to Washington, DC. Later, he had an intelligence briefing. Upon
    arrival in Minneapolis, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Melissa
    DuBose.
        Later in the morning, the President traveled to Edina, MN, where he
    attended a Victory 2004 luncheon at a private residence.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later,
    in the Diplomatic Reception Room, he participated in a photo opportunity
    with the 2003 and 2004 national ambassadors for the March of Dimes.
        The President announced his intention to nominate James David McGee
    to be Ambassador to Madagascar.
        The President announced his intention to nominate David Michael
    Satterfield to be Ambassador to Jordan.

    April 27

        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 a telephone conversation with
    Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat of Thailand to express his appreciation
    for Thailand's support in Iraq and to discuss the situations in Iraq and
    Burma.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Baltimore, MD. Later, he
    returned to Washington, DC.

     April 28

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing followed
    by a National Security Council meeting. Later, he met with Secretary of
    Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.
        In the afternoon, in Room 450 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive
    Office Building, the President dropped by a White House briefing for
    regional church pastors.

    April 29

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Joyce A. Barr to
    be Ambassador to Namibia.

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        The President announced his intention to nominate William R.
    Brownfield to be Ambassador to Venezuela.
        The President announced his intention to nominate June Carter Perry
    to be Ambassador to Lesotho.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Charles P. Ries to
    be Ambassador to Greece.
        The President announced his intention to nominate R. Barrie Walkley
    to be Ambassador to Gabon and to Sao Tome and Principe.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Edward Brehm to be
    a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development
    Foundation.
        The President announced his intention to designate JoAnn Johnson as
    Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board.
        The President announced his intention to designate Jack Martin as
    Acting Director of the Selective Service System.
        The President announced his intention to designate Linda Morrison
    Combs as Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Transportation.
        The President declared a major disaster in New Mexico and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding on April 2-11.

    April 30

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He also
    had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of
    Turkey to discuss efforts to settle the conflict in Cyprus.
        In the afternoon, in the Residence, the President had lunch with
    Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada. Later, in the Oval Office, he met
    with President Oscar Berger of Guatemala.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Frances Fragos
    Townsend as Assistant to the President and Homeland Security Advisor.