[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 29 (Monday, July 23, 2007)]
[Pages 994-996]
[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 14

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

July 15

    In the afternoon, on the South Lawn, the President participated in 
an interview with Karl Ravech of ESPN.

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July 16

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he had a video teleconference with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, 
President Jalal Talabani, and Vice Presidents Adil Abd Al-Mahdi and 
Tariq al-Hashimi of Iraq.
    In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Room, the President had 
lunch with President Lech Kaczynski of Poland. Later, he traveled to 
McLean, VA.
    In the evening, at a private residence, the President attended a 
National Republican Senatorial Committee reception. Later, he returned 
to Washington, DC.
    The White House announced that the President and Mrs. Bush will 
welcome President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to Camp David on August 5-
6.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Sean R. Mulvaney 
to be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International 
Development (Management).
    The President announced his intention to designate John Edward 
Mansfield as Vice Chairman of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.
    The President announced his intention to designate Charles W. Grim 
as Acting Director of the Indian Health Service, Public Health Service 
at the Department of Health and Human Services.

July 17

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
in the Oval Office, he participated in a briefing by Director of 
National Intelligence J. Michael McConnell on the new National 
Intelligence Estimate.
    The President declared a major disaster in North Dakota and ordered 
Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area 
struck by severe storms and flooding from June 2-18.

July 18

    In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with 
President Khalifa bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan of the United Arab Emirates. 
Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
    Later in the morning, the President traveled to Landover, MD. He 
then toured Man & Machine, Inc. Later, he participated in an interview 
with Christopher Lee of the Washington Post.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced his intention to nominate David T. Johnson 
to be Assistant Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement Affairs).
    The President announced his intention to designate Craig S. Morford 
as Acting Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice.

July 19

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he traveled to Nashville, TN, where, upon arrival, he met with Sgt. J. 
Kevin Downs of the Army National Guard, who was wounded in Iraq in 
August 2005, and his parents, Catherine and Joe Downs. He then met with 
USA Freedom Corps volunteer Bill Yancey.
    Later in the morning, the President toured the Nashville Bun 
Company.
    In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
    The President announced that he has named Judith Ansley as Deputy 
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for 
Regional Affairs on the National Security Council.
    The President announced that he has named Andrew D. Ciafardini as 
Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs.
    The President announced that he has named Harold H. Kim as Special 
Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.
    The President announced that he has named Brett H. McGurk as Special 
Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Iraq and Afghanistan, 
Strategic Planning and Policy Development, on the National Security 
Council.
    The President announced that he has named Stephen D. Potts as 
Associate Counsel to the President.
    The President announced that he has named Rachael Leigh Sunbarger as 
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Advance for 
Press.

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    The President announced that he has named Ronald C. Williams as 
Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior 
Director for Nuclear Defense Policy on the Homeland Security Council.

July 20

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.
    The White House announced that the President will welcome King 
Abdallah II of Jordan to the White House on July 24.