[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 20 (Monday, May 21, 2007)]
[Pages 653-655]
[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 12

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

May 13

    In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to 
Williamsburg, VA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps 
volunteer Angela Schminke. Later, he and Mrs. Bush toured the Jamestown 
settlement.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to 
Washington, DC.

May 14

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
Prime Minister

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Shinzo Abe of Japan. He then had an intelligence briefing

May 15

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth A. Duke, 
Larry Allan Klane, and Randall S. Kroszner to be members of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald Spoehel to 
be Chief Financial Officer of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Miguel Campaneria 
to be a member of the National Council on the Arts.

May 16

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he went to the Embassy Suites Washington D.C.-Convention Center hotel 
where he participated in a demonstration of Basic Pilot and the 
Employment Eligibility Verification system.
    In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President participated in 
an interview with Rebekah Wade of the Sun.
    In the evening, on the North Portico, the President and Mrs. Bush 
welcomed Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. Later, in the 
Yellow Oval Room, they had dinner.
    The President announced that he has named William L. Behrens as 
Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs.
    The President announced that he has named Jedd Medefind as Special 
Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office of Faith-
Based and Community Initiatives.
    The President announced that he has named Jason Thomas as Special 
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy in the National Economic 
Council.
    The President declared a major disaster in Massachusetts and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the 
area struck by severe storms and inland and coastal flooding on April 
15-25.

May 17

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    Later in the morning, in the Situation Room, the President, Prime 
Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, and members of the National 
Security Council participated in a video teleconference with leaders in 
Iraq. Later, in the Oval Office, the President met with Prime Minister 
Blair.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas P. 
D'Agostino to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security (Administrator for 
Nuclear Security, National Nuclear Security Administration) at the 
Department of Energy.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Charles W. Grim to 
be Director of the Indian Health Service for the Public Health Service 
at the Department of Health and Human Services.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Eric G. John to be 
Ambassador to Thailand.

May 18

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with a member 
of AmeriCorps. Later, he participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony 
honoring the completion of renovation of the Situation Room.
    In the afternoon, in the East Room, the President and Mrs. Bush 
participated in a photo opportunity with recipients of the 2006 
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.
    Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to 
Richmond, VA, where, at a private residence, they attended a Republican 
Party of Virginia reception.
    In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Crawford, 
TX.

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