    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 17 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
    [Pages 537-539]
    [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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    April 21

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the evening, at the Washington Hilton Hotel, the President and
    Mrs. Bush attended the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

    April 23

        In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
    President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Later, he had an intelligence
    briefing. Then, in the Situation Room, he participated in a briefing by
    Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, commanding general, Multi-National Force--
    Iraq.
        In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James Nicholson to discuss the findings
    of the Task Force on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes.

    April 24

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to New York City, where, upon arrival in the afternoon, he
    met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Charles ``Chick'' Lemonick.
        Later in the afternoon, the President toured Harlem Village Academy
    Charter School and met with students, parents, and teachers to discuss
    charter schools. Later, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, he participated in
    an interview with Charlie Rose of PBS's ``Charlie Rose.'' He then met
    with Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.
        In the evening, at a private residence, the President attended a
    Republican National Committee dinner. Later, he returned to Washington,
    DC.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden to the White House on May 15.
        The White House announced that the President and Mrs. Bush will
    travel to Heiligendamm, Germany, to attend the
    G-8 Summit on June 6-8. Prior to the Summit, the President will visit
    Prague, Czech Republic, on June 5 for meetings with President Vaclav
    Klaus and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek of the Czech Republic.
    Following the G-8, the President will travel to Jurata, Poland, on June
    8 for a meeting with President Lech Kaczynski of Poland. On June 9, he
    will visit the Vatican for his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, and
    Rome, Italy, for meetings with President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime
    Minister Romano Prodi of Italy. The President will then proceed to
    Tirana, Albania, on June 10 to meet

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    with President Alfred Moisiu and Prime Minister Sali Berisha of Albania,
    before concluding his trip in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he will meet on
    June 11 with President Georgi Parvanov and Prime Minister Sergei
    Stanishev of Bulgaria.
        The President announced the designation of the following individuals
    as members of a Presidential delegation to attend the funeral service of
    former President Boris Yeltsin of Russia on April 25: George H.W. Bush
    and William J. Clinton (heads of delegation); and William Joseph Burns.
        The President declared a major disaster in New York and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and inland and coastal flooding on April 14-18.

    April 25

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, in Room 350 of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive
    Office Building, the President met with the Congressional Hispanic
    Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Conference.
        The White House announced that the President will host President
    Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colombia at the White House on May 2.
        The President announced his intention to nominate James R. Keith to
    be Ambassador to Malaysia.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Nancy J. Powell to
    be Ambassador to Nepal.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen A. Seche
    to be Ambassador to Yemen.
        The President announced his intention to nominate James K. Glassman
    to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors and, upon
    appointment, to nominate him to be Chairman.
        The President announced his intention to appoint William Hogarth as
    a U.S. Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation
    of Atlantic Tunas (Government Representative).
        The President announced his intention to appoint Todd T. Semonite as
    the Federal member of the Delaware River Basin Commission (Delaware, New
    Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania), and as the Federal member of the
    Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Maryland, New York, and
    Pennsylvania).
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
    Negotiations: Jennifer Dunn; Terry D. Growcock; Herbert Fisk Johnson;
    James W. Owens; Sidney Taurel; and William Gerald Walter.
        The President declared a major disaster in Maine and ordered Federal
    aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by
    severe storms and inland and coastal flooding beginning on April 15 and
    continuing.

    April 26

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Oval Office, he and Mrs. Bush participated in a photo opportunity
    with the 2007 National and State Teachers of the Year.
        In the evening, at Blair House, the President and Mrs. Bush visited
    Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and his wife, Akie Abe. Later, in the
    Yellow Oval Room, they hosted a dinner for Prime Minister Abe and Mrs.
    Abe.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome President
    Ali Abdallah Salih of Yemen to the White House on May 2.
        The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime
    Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore to the White House on May 4.
        The President declared a major disaster in New Jersey and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and inland and coastal flooding on April 14-20.

    April 27

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Camp David, MD, where he welcomed Prime Minister Shinzo
    Abe of Japan. He then met with Prime Minister Abe.
        Later in the morning, the President had lunch with Prime Minister
    Abe.

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        The President announced the designation of the following individuals
    as members of a Presidential delegation to attend the 65th anniversary
    of the Battle of the Coral Sea from May 3-5: Dirk Kempthorne (head of
    delegation); Robert D. McCallum, Jr.; and Rear Adm. James D. Kelly.
        The President declared a major disaster in New Hampshire and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on April 15 and
    continuing.