    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 25 (Monday, June 26, 2006)]
    [Pages 1216-1218]
    [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 17

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

    June 18

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

    June 19

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to New York City where, upon arrival, he met with USA
    Freedom Corps volunteer Christopher Branning. He then traveled to Kings
    Point, NY.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia to the White House on July 5.

    June 20

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Vienna, Austria, arriving in the evening.
        The President announced his intention to nominate William B. Wark
    and William E. Wright to be members of the Chemical Safety and Hazard
    Investigation Board.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Robert L. Wilkie
    to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Warren Bell, Chris
    Boskin, and David H. Pryor to be members of the Board of Directors of
    the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Edmund G.
    Archuleta, David Michael Cote, and James B. Nicholson as members of the
    National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Susan Schanlaber
    Barnes as a member of the the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
    and, upon appointment, to designate her Vice Chair.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Rhonda Bentz as a
    member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

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        The President announced his intention to appoint Benjamin K. Homan
    and David A. Williams as members of the Helping To Enhance the
    Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Community Development Advisory Board:
    Jennings David Colbert (Native American Tribal Development
    Representative); J. French Hill (Insured Depository Institution
    Representative); Farah M. Jimenez (Community Development
    Representative); Jack Lund (Consumer/Public Interest Organization
    Representative); and L. Raymond Moncrief (Community Development
    Financial Institution Representative).
        The President announced his intention to designate Michael W. Smith
    as Vice Chair of the President's Council on Service and Civic
    Participation.

    June 21

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Johann Strauss Ballroom of the Hofburg Palace, the President and
    Mrs. Bush greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. Then, in the Hunting Room, he
    met with President Heinz Fischer of Austria.
        Later in the morning, in the Mittlere Lounge of the Hofburg Palace,
    the President met with Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of Austria. He then
    met with European Union leaders. Later, in the Grosser Redoutensaal Room
    at the Hofburg Palace, the President participated in the U.S.-European
    Union summit.
        In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with European
    Union leaders. Later, he and Mrs. Bush toured the Austrian National
    Library, where they watched a performance by the Vienna Boys Choir.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Budapest,
    Hungary.

    June 22

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. Then, at the Sandor Palace, he and
    Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony.
        Later in the morning, in the conference hall of the Parliament
    Building, the President had separate meetings with Speaker of Parliament
    Katalin Szili and Hungarian political party leaders.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a
    wreath-laying ceremony at the 1956 Memorial Monument.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington,
    DC.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Linda Mysliwy to
    be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
        The President announced his intention to nominate J. Joseph
    Grandmaison to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
    Import Bank of the United States.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas E. Harvey
    to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Roger L. Hunt,
    John E. Kidde, and John Peyton to be members of the Board of Trustees of
    the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.

    June 23

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he met with experts on Russia.
        In the afternoon, the President met with Gen. George W. Casey, Jr.,
    USA, commanding general, Multi-National Force--Iraq.
        The President announced his appointment of John Emling as Special
    Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
        The President announced his appointment of Julie Goon as Special
    Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
        The President announced his appointment of Hunter Moorhead as
    Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Trade, and Food
    Assistance.
        The President announced his appointment of John M. Smith as
    Associate Counsel to the President.

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