    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 25 (Monday, June 21, 2004)]
    [Pages 1112-1113]
    [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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    June 11

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to the Bush
    Ranch in Crawford, TX.

    June 12

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Houston, TX.
    Later, they returned to the Bush Ranch in Crawford.
        The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the
    area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, and mudslides
    beginning on May 26 and continuing.

    June 13

        In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington,
    DC, arriving in the afternoon.
        Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush attended a White
    House tee-ball game on the South Lawn.
        The President declared a major disaster in Missouri and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on May 18-31.

    June 14

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing and then
    met with the National Security Council.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Kansas City, MO, where,
    upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Ruth Blake. Later,
    he traveled to Liberty, MO.
        In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Carol D'Amico to
    be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Board of Education
    Sciences.

    June 15

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Oval Office, he met with King Abdullah II of Jordan.
        In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Room, the President had
    lunch with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. Later, in the
    Residence, he and President Karzai dropped by a meeting of the U.S.-
    Afghan Women's Council.
        Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with
    Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Later, also in the Oval Office,
    he met with Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master, September 11th Victim
    Compensation Fund.
        The President declared a major disaster in Virginia and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the
    area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on May
    24 and continuing.

    June 16

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Tampa, FL. While en route aboard Air Force One, he
    participated in a roundtable interview with journalists from
    publications of veterans service organizations. Upon arrival in Tampa,
    he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer M. Sgt. Gina Carnesecchi, USAF.
        In the afternoon, at MacDill Air Force Base, the President
    participated in a briefing with military personnel from the U.S. Central
    Command and Special Operations Command. He then met with family members
    of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
        Later in the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

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    June 17

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he met with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Spokane, WA, where, upon
    arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Jack Fisher.
        In the evening, the President traveled to Seattle, WA, where, upon
    arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Nadine Gulit. He then
    traveled to Fort Lewis, WA.

    June 18

        In the morning, at Fort Lewis, the President had an intelligence
    briefing. He then participated in the taping of a message for the Farm
    Bureau.
        Later in the morning, the President participated in a roundtable
    interview with journalists from regional newspapers. Later, he met with
    military personnel wounded in Afghanistan and Iraq and then with family
    members of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Seattle, WA. He then
    traveled to Reno, NV, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps
    volunteer Ron Kelstrup.
        Later in the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Peter Medgyessy of Hungary to the White House on June 22.
        The White House announced that the President will award the
    Presidential Medal of Freedom to the following individuals in a ceremony
    at the White House on June 23: Robert L. Bartley, Edward W. Brooke,
    Doris Day, Vartan Gregorian, Gilbert M. Grosvenor, Gordon B. Hinckley,
    Pope John Paul II, Estee Lauder, Arnold Palmer, Arnall Patz, Norman
    Podhoretz, and Walter B. Wriston.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Ricardo Lagos of Chile to the White House for a meeting and lunch on
    July 19.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Allen
    Pittman to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human
    Resources and Administration.
        The President announced his intention to nominate John Ripin Miller
    for the rank of Ambassador at Large during his tenure as Director of the
    Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of
    State.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the National Cancer Advisory Board: John
    Edward Niederhuber (Chairman), Kathryn Giusti, Diana M. Lopez, Carolyn
    D. Runowicz, and Daniel Von Hoff.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as Governors on the Board of Governors of the American
    National Red Cross: Bonnie McElveen-Hunter (Principal Officer),
    Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Education Roderick
    R. Paige, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Secretary of Veterans
    Affairs Anthony J. Principi, and Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Tommy G. Thompson.
        The President announced his intention to designate Jerry D. Jennings
    as U.S. Co-Chairman of the U.S.-Russian Joint Commission on POW/MIAs.