    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 36 (Monday, September 10, 2007)]
    [Pages 1191-1193]
    [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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    September 1

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

    September 3

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.
        During the day, the President met with General David H. Petraeus,
    commanding general, Multi-National Force--Iraq, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
    Ryan C. Crocker, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Admiral William
    J. Fallon, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State
    Condoleezza Rice. Later, he met with Sunni tribal and Provincial
    leaders.
        Also during the day, the President participated in separate
    interviews with CBS News and NBC News.
        In the evening, the President traveled to Sydney, Australia,
    arriving the following evening. While en route aboard Air Force One, he
    participated in an interview with travel pool reporters.

    September 4

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The President announced that he has nominated Gregory F. Jacob to be
    Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
        The President announced that he has nominated Robert D. Jamison to
    be Under Secretary for National Protection and Programs at the
    Department of Homeland Security.
        The President announced that he has nominated James F. Moriarty to
    be Ambassador to Bangladesh.
        The President announced that he has nominated Christopher A. Padilla
    to be Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of
    Commerce.
        The President announced that he has nominated Paula J. Dobriansky
    for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure as Special Envoy to
    Northern Ireland.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Marc S. Goldman as
    a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

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        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Commission for the Preservation of
    America's Heritage Abroad: William C. Daroff; Jules Fleischer; Peter
    Hawryluk; Lee Seeman; and Lawrence E. Steinberg.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
    Negotiations: Jorge L. Arrizurieta; Craig Radford Barrett; Michael E.
    Campbell; Thomas J. Donohue; Anthony H. Gioia; William P. Hite; Kenneth
    I. Juster; Robert A. McDonald; Edward Joseph Perkins; and Robert
    Stallman.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Arthur D. Collins,
    Jr., Leon Trammell, and Stephen R. Tritch as members of the President's
    Export Council.
        The President announced his intention to designate Kerry N. Weems as
    Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    at the Department of Health and Human Services.

    September 5

        In the morning, at the InterContinental Sydney, the President had an
    intelligence briefing.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Garden Island, where, at
    the Royal Australia Navy Heritage Centre, he met with members of the
    Australian Defense Force. Later, he attended a musical performance by
    Felicity Urquhart. He then returned to the InterContinental Sydney.
        During the day, the President toured Sydney Harbor with Prime
    Minister John Howard of Australia.
        In the evening, the President traveled to Admiralty House, where, in
    the Drawing Room, he met with Governor General Philip Michael Jeffery of
    Australia. Later, in the Dining Room at Kirribilli House, he had dinner
    with Prime Minister Howard. He then returned to the InterContinental
    Sydney.
        The President announced that he has named Barry Jackson as Assistant
    to the President for Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs.
        The President announced that he has named Joie A. Gregor as
    Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.

    September 6

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Premier's Room at the InterContinental Sydney, he met with
    Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd of Australia. He then visited the
    Australian National Maritime Museum.
        Later in the morning, in the Fort Macquarie Room at the
    InterContinental Sydney, the President met with U.S. Embassy staff and
    their families.
        The President announced that he has named Joel A. Scanlon as Deputy
    Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives.
        The President announced that he has named Dianna Campagna as Special
    Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary for the Office of the
    Counsel to the President.

    September 7

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Harvey E. Johnson,
    Jr., to be Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of the
    Federal Emergency Management Agency at the Department of Homeland
    Security.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Vincent Obsitnik
    to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Todd J. Zinser to
    be Inspector General at the Department of Commerce.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Walter Lukken to
    be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation:
    John A. Garcia; Julia A. King; Thomas R. Miller; and Ann A. Pritzlaff.

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