[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 20 (Monday, May 22, 2006)]
[Pages 960-962]
[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 13
In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
briefing.
May 14
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to
Washington, DC.
In the evening, at the residence of Australia's Ambassador to the
U.S. Dennis Richardson, the President and Mrs. Bush had dinner with
Prime Minister John Howard of Australia and his wife, Janette.
May 15
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing followed
by a National Security Council meeting on Iraq. Later, in the Oval
Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with recipients of the
2006 MATHCOUNTS National Competition Award.
In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President received
diplomatic credentials from newly appointed Ambassadors to the United
States.
The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel to the White House on May 23.
May 16
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
During the day, the President had separate telephone conversations
with Speaker of the House of Representatives J. Dennis Hastert and
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
In the evening, in the State Dining Room, the President and Mrs.
Bush hosted a state dinner for Prime Minister John Howard of Australia
and his wife, Janette, followed by entertainment in the East Room.
The President announced his intention to nominate John Ray Correll
to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement at the Department of the Interior.
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The President announced his intention to nominate John H. Hill to be
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
The President announced his intention to nominate R. Hunter Biden
and Donna R. McLean to be members of the Amtrak Reform Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint Norman Y. Mineta as
a member of the Amtrak Reform Board.
May 17
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
he participated in a photo opportunity with the Texas A&M Singing
Cadets.
The President declared a major disaster in Washington and ordered
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
struck by severe storms, flooding, tidal surge, landslides, and
mudslides from January 27 to February 4.
May 18
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
he traveled to Yuma, AZ, where, upon arrival, he toured the Yuma Sector
of the U.S.-Mexico border.
In the afternoon, at the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Headquarters, the
President participated in a briefing on border security. Later, the
President participated in brief interviews with television networks.
Later in the afternoon, at the Yuma Marine Corps Air Station, the
President greeted U.S. military personnel. Later, he returned to
Washington, DC, arriving in the evening.
The President announced his intention to nominate Kathleen L. Casey
to be a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Donald L. Kohn to
be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
The President announced his intention to appoint Carl E. Schneider
as a member of the President's Council on Bioethics.
The President announced his intention to appoint Alan Austerman as a
U.S. Commissioner on the U.S. Section of the North Pacific Anadromous
Fish Commission (Alaska State Representative).
The President announced his intention to appoint Gary Thomas Smith
as a U.S. Commissioner on the U.S. Section of the North Pacific
Anadromous Fish Commission (Washington State Representative).
The President announced his intention to appoint Joseph Albert
Cirillo, Elizabeth Ann Stewart, and John Charles Wyvill as members of
the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Access Board.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals as members of the Advisory Committee on the Arts at the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Brittain Bardes Cudlip; Jody
Dow; Fred Wiehl Lazenby; Robert D. Leebern, Jr.; Carole J. McNeil;
Robert Frank Pence; Larry Ruvo; Mark S. Siegel; Stephanie Spencer
Tellefsen; David Carl Weinstein; Nancy R. Williams; and Ilene Zatkin-
Butler.
The President announced his intention to designate LaSalle Doheny
Leffall, Jr., as Chairman of the President's Cancer Panel.
May 19
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al-Faysal bin Abd al-Aziz
Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. He then traveled to Virginia Beach, VA.
In the afternoon, at a private residence, the President attended a
Thelma Drake for Congress reception. Later, he traveled to Highland
Heights, KY, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps
volunteer David Trinh. He then traveled to Florence, KY.
In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to appoint Malik M. Hasan as a
member of the Advisory Committee on the Arts at the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts.
The President announced his intention to designate Steven D. Aitken
as Acting Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget.
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