[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 30 (Monday, July 31, 2006)]
[Pages 1415-1416]
[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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July 22

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

July 23

    In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with 
Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al-Faysal bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of 
Saudi Arabia.
    During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with 2006 
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis to congratulate him on his victory.

July 24

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, he met with soldiers injured in Iraq 
and presented Purple Hearts to four of them.
    In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President participated in 
a signing ceremony for Public Law 109-243, the Freedom to Display the 
American Flag Act of 2005.
    In the evening, at the historic Evermay house, the President 
attended a Republican National Committee reception.
    The White House announced that the President will meet with Sudan 
Liberation Movement Army Leader Minni Minawi at the White House on July 
25.

July 25

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Room, the President had a 
working lunch with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq. Later, in the 
Oval Office, he met with Sudan Liberation Movement Army Leader Minni 
Minawi. He then met with Republican congressional leaders to discuss 
legislative priorities.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Margrethe 
Lundsager to be U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary 
Fund.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald A. 
Tschetter to be Director of the Peace Corps.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Dianne I. Moss to 
be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint W. Craig 
Vanderwagen as Assistant Secretary for Public Health Emergency 
Preparedness at the Department of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to designate Stephen R. Larson 
as Acting General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
    The President announced his intention to designate Arthur T. Hopkins 
as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical 
and Biological Defense Programs.
    The President announced his designation of Ronald J. James as Acting 
Chief Human Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Security.

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July 26

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. 
Then, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive 
Office Building, he participated in a photo opportunity with 2005 
Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers 
recipients.
    In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of 
Iraq traveled to Fort Belvoir, VA. Later, he traveled to Charleston, VA, 
where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Joe Dailey. 
Then, at a private residence, he attended a Shelley Moore Capito for 
Congress reception.
    In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC.

July 27

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to discuss the situation in the 
Middle East. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with President 
Traian Basescu of Romania. Later, in the State Dining Room, he 
participated in a photo opportunity with members of the National FFA 
Organization State Presidents' Conference.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Donald G. 
Christensen, Jeffrey W. Gault, and Samuel Metters as members of the 
National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the National Cancer Advisory Board: Anthony 
Atala (Science/Environmental Carcinogens); Bruce Allan Chabner 
(Science); Donald S. Coffey (Science); Lloyd K. Eversen (Public); Judah 
Folkman (Science); Robert A. Ingram (Public); and Karen Dow Meneses 
(Science).
    The President announced his intention to designate Carolyn D. 
Runowicz as Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

July 28

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with the Big 
Brother of the Year, Sylvester Fulton, and the Big Sister of the Year, 
Betsy Gorman-Bernardi.
    In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Prime Minister Tony 
Blair of the United Kingdom. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated 
in a photo opportunity with the Top 10 ``American Idol'' finalists. 
Then, in the East Room, he participated in a photo opportunity with the 
2006 Boys and Girls Nation delegates.