[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 49 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Pages 2904-2905]
[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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November 27

    In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had 
an intelligence briefing.

November 28

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

November 29

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with King 
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to the White House on December 4.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to the White House on December 6.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Carlos M. 
Gutierrez to be Secretary of Commerce.

November 30

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Ottawa, Canada, where, upon arrival at 
Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport, they were met by 
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson of Canada.
    Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush went to Parliament 
Hill, where they were met by Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada and 
his wife, Sheila. Later, they signed a guest book and met with 
Parliament officials. The President then met with Prime Minister Martin.
    In the afternoon, in the Lester B. Pearson Building, the President 
had a working lunch

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with Prime Minister Martin. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled to 
Gatineau, Canada, where they participated in a tour of the National 
Archives Preservation Centre.
    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Ottawa. Then, in the Government Conference Centre, the President met 
with leader of the Official Opposition Stephen Harper. Later, in the 
Main Hall, he and Mrs. Bush, who joined him after his meeting with Mr. 
Harper, greeted embassy staff.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush went to the Canadian 
Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, where, in the Grand Hall, they 
participated in an official dinner hosted by Prime Minister and Mrs. 
Martin.
    Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Ottawa.

December 1

    In the morning, the President traveled to Halifax, Canada. While en 
route aboard Air Force One, he had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he met with 2004 Nobel Laureates Linda Buck, Finn 
Kydland, Edward Prescott, Frank Wilczek, David Gross, and Richard Axel.
    In the evening, on the State Floor, the President hosted a holiday 
reception.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with King 
Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House on December 6.

December 2

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in Room 450 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, he 
made remarks to the American Legislative Exchange Council.
    In the afternoon, the President had separate telephone conversations 
with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Speaker of the House of 
Representatives J. Dennis Hastert to discuss legislative priorities.
    In the evening, on the State Floor, the President hosted a holiday 
reception.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Gov. Mike Johanns 
of Nebraska to be Secretary of Agriculture.
    The President announced his designation of the following individuals 
as members of the Presidential delegation to the inauguration of 
President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan: Vice President Dick Cheney (head 
of delegation), Lynne Cheney, Donald H. Rumsfeld, Zalmay Khalilzad, 
Christina B. Rocca, and Karen Hughes.

December 3

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, in Room 350 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive 
Office Building, the President participated in a signing ceremony for 
the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act.
    In the evening, the President hosted a holiday reception.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome President 
Ghazi al-Ujayl al-Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government to the White 
House on December 6.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Bernard B. Kerik 
to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
    The President announced his intention to nominate James William 
Carr, George M. Dennison, and Andrew J. McKenna, Jr., to be members of 
the National Security Education Board.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Rebecca F. 
Denlinger, Gregory A. Peters, and Bruce Rohde as members of the National 
Infrastructure Advisory Council.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Randall L. 
Stephenson as a member of the President's National Security 
Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Harry Robinson, 
Jr., to be a member of the Museum and Library Services Board.