    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 12 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
    [Pages 368-369]
    [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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    March 17

        In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
    briefing.

    March 18

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

    March 19

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia. He then had an
    intelligence briefing and met with the National Security Council. Later,
    in the Situation Room, he and Vice President Dick Cheney participated in
    a video teleconference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq.
        In the afternoon, in the Map Room, the President participated in a
    photo opportunity with members of the Boone and Crockett Club.

    March 20

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales. Later, he had an intelligence
    briefing. He then traveled to Kansas City, MO, where, upon arrival, he
    met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Rob Mullin, Jr.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Fairfax, KS, where he
    toured the General Motors Fairfax Assembly Plant. Later, he traveled to
    Claycomo, MO, where he toured the Ford Motor Company--Kansas City
    Assembly Plant.
        Later in the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

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        The President announced that he has named Julie Cram as Deputy
    Assistant to the President and Director of Public Liaison.
        The President announced that he has named Brent McIntosh as Deputy
    Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary.
        The President announced that he has named Dan Meyer as Deputy
    Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
        The President announced that he has named David Boyer as Special
    Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
        The President announced that he has named Daniel J. Kaniewski as
    Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior
    Director for Response Policy.
        The President announced that he has named Matt Latimer as Special
    Assistant to the President for Speechwriting.
        The President announced that he has named Stacie Maass as Special
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

    March 21

        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 Helen Clark of New Zealand. Later, in
    the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with the 2007
    White House News Photographers Association ``Eyes of History'' winners.
        Later in the afternoon, in Room 350 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Executive Office Building, the President met with chief executive
    officers from the Business Roundtable.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J.
    Sullivan to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
    Explosives at the Department of Justice.
        The President announced his intention to accord the personal rank of
    Ambassador to Thomas A. Schweich during his tenure as Coordinator for
    Counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan.

    March 22

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the evening, in the State Dining Room, the President and Mrs.
    Bush hosted a reception in honor of the Education Department's National
    Higher Education Transformation Summit, ``A Test of Leadership:
    Committing to Advanced Postsecondary Education for All Americans.''

    March 23

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, at the historic Evermay house, the President
    attended a Republican National Committee luncheon. Later, in the Oval
    Office, he participated in a signing ceremony for H.R. 584, designating
    the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building.
        Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Camp
    David, MD.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Janet E. Garvey to
    be Ambassador to Cameroon.
        The President announced his intention to nominate George A. Krol to
    be Ambassador to Turkmenistan.
        The President announced his intention to nominate R. Lyle Laverty to
    be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife and
    Commissioner of the U.S. Section of the Great Lakes Fishing Commission.
        The President announced his intention to nominate R. Neils Marquardt
    to be Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros.