[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 47 (Monday, November 28, 2005)]
[Pages 1769-1770]
[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 19

    In the morning, in Busan, South Korea, the President had an 
intelligence briefing. Later, at the Westin Chosun Hotel, he met with 
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia.
    Later in the morning, at the Nurimaru APEC House, the President 
participated in the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.
    In the afternoon, the President participated in the APEC official 
lunch. He then participated in the APEC Leaders' Declaration.
    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to 
Osan, South Korea. Later, they traveled to Beijing, China, arriving in 
the evening.

November 20

    In the morning, at the Great Hall of the People, the President and 
Mrs. Bush participated in a welcoming ceremony.
    In the afternoon, at the Diaoyutai Guest House, the President had a 
working lunch with Premier Wen Jiabao of China. Later, at LaoShan 
Olympic Mountain Biking Training Center, he went mountain biking with 
Chinese Olympic athletes.
    In the evening, at the Great Hall of the People, the President and 
Mrs. Bush had dinner with President Hu Jintao of China and his wife, Liu 
Yongqing.
    The President made additional disaster assistance available to 
Louisiana for the impacts of Hurricane Katrina from August 29 to 
November 1.
    The President made additional disaster assistance available to 
Mississippi for the impacts of Hurricane Katrina from August 29 to 
October 14.
    The President made additional disaster assistance available to 
Louisiana for the impacts of Hurricane Rita from September 23 to 
November 1.

November 21

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
at the St. Regis Hotel, he and Mrs. Bush greeted U.S. Embassy personnel 
and their family members. He and Mrs. Bush then traveled to Ulaanbaatar, 
Mongolia, arriving in the afternoon.
    In the afternoon, at the Government House, the President and Mrs. 
Bush participated in an arrival ceremony. Later, he had separate 
meetings with President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and Prime Minister Tsakia 
Elbegdorj of Mongolia.
    Later in the afternoon, in Ikh Tenger, the President and Mrs. Bush 
participated in a cultural event. Later, at Buyant-Ukhaa Airport, they 
greeted U.S. Embassy personnel

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and their family members. They then returned to Washington, DC, arriving 
in the evening.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Michael L. 
Dominguez to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Brafford R. 
Higgins to be Assistant Secretary of State (Resources Management) and 
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of State.
    The President announced his intention to designate Rudy Pamintuan as 
Chairman of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and 
Pacific Islanders.
    The President declared a major disaster in North Dakota and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by a severe winter storm and record and/or near record snow on 
October 4-6.

November 22

    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.

November 23

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with 
Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of Austria at the White House on December 
8.

November 24

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he had telephone conversations with members of the U.S. Armed Forces in 
Afghanistan and Iraq.

November 25

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.