[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 22 (Monday, May 31, 2004)]
[Pages 965-967]
[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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May 22

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had 
an intelligence briefing.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Austin, TX, 
where they attended a dinner celebrating their daughter Jenna's 
graduation from the University of Texas at Austin. Later, they returned 
to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX.

May 23

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to New Haven, 
CT, arriving in the afternoon. Later, they attended a dinner celebrating 
their daughter Barbara's graduation from Yale University.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

May 24

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the evening, the President traveled to Carlisle, PA. Later, he 
returned to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President has invited the leaders 
of Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, and Yemen to meet with G-8 
leaders on June 9 in Sea Island, GA.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Hamid Karzai to the White House for a meeting and working lunch on June 
15.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carin M. Barth to 
be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
    The President announced his intention to nominate John H. Hager to 
be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
at the Department of Education.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Veronica Vargas 
Stidvent to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Policy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate the following 
individuals to be members of the National Council on the Humanities: 
Craig Haffner, Richard Quinones, Iris Love, Thomas Mallon, Thomas K. 
Lindsay, Tamar Jacoby, Harvey Klehr, James Davison Hunter, and Herman 
Julius Belz.

May 25

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Jacques Chirac of France to express his condolences concerning 
the deaths and injuries resulting from the collapse of a roof at Charles 
de Gaulle International Airport in Paris on May 23, the proposed U.N. 
Security Council resolution on Iraq, the situation in the Middle East, 
and other issues. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Vienna, OH, where, upon 
arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Sidney Harris. Later, 
he traveled to Youngstown, OH.
    Later in the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President declared a major disaster in Iowa and ordered Federal 
aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by 
severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on May 19 and continuing.
    The President declared a major disaster in Nebraska and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on May 20 and 
continuing.

May 26

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India to congratulate him on assuming 
his post and to discuss relations between India and Pakistan and other 
issues. He then had an intelligence briefing.

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    Later in the morning, the President met with Secretary of Defense 
Donald H. Rumsfeld. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with President El 
Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon.
    Also in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland to discuss the proposed U.N. 
Security Council resolution on Iraq, the situation in Iraq, the upcoming 
D-day anniversary celebration in France, and other issues.
    In the afternoon, the President met with Secretary of State Colin L. 
Powell.
    The White House announced that the President has invited Prime 
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to meet with G-8 leaders and 
regional partners from the broader Middle East on June 9 in Sea Island, 
GA.

May 27

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he met with President Francisco Flores Perez of El 
Salvador.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Nashville, TN, where, 
upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Phuong Le. He also 
met with Jason Mathews, offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the 
National Football League.
    Later in the afternoon, the President participated in a tour of 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Later, he attended a Victory 2004 
reception at a private residence.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Peter Cyril Wyche 
Flory to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security 
Policy).
    The President announced his intention to nominate William Sanchez to 
be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices 
at the Department of Justice.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders: Betty Wu (Chairman), William P. Afeaki, 
Nina Nguyen Collier, Akshay Desai, Vellie Sandalo Dietrich-Hall, William 
Kil, John C. Kim, Jimmy Lee, Joseph Melookaran, Derrick Nguyen, Rudy 
Pamintuan, Martha Cruz Ruth, Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi, and Kenneth Wong.

May 28

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Executive Dining Room, he dropped by a breakfast meeting with 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi, former Senator Bob 
Dole, and World War II veterans.
    The President announced the following individuals to represent the 
United States at the inauguration of Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez as 
President of El Salvador on June 1: Secretary of Commerce Donald L. 
Evans (head of delegation); H. Douglas Barclay, U.S. Ambassador to El 
Salvador; Jane Norton; Eduardo Aguirre; Otto Reich; Sylvia Iriondo; and 
Helen Alvare.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Deborah A. 
Spagnoli as a Commissioner of the U.S. Parole Commission.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Kiron Kanina 
Skinner as a member of the National Security Education Board.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Sue Ellen 
Wooldridge as Solicitor of the Department of the Interior.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Charles Johnson as 
Chief Financial Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Ann R. Klee as an 
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (General 
Counsel).
    The President announced the recess appointment of Kirk Van Tine as 
Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Cathy M. 
MacFarlane as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for 
Public Affairs.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Dennis C. Shea as 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Policy 
Development and Research.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Romolo A. Bernardi 
as Deputy

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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Juanita Alicia 
Vasquez-Gardner as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. 
Truman Scholarship Foundation (State Court).
    The President announced the recess appointment of Adam Marc 
Lindemann as a member of the Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting.
    The President announced the recess appointment of Edward Brehm as a 
member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.