[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 14 (Monday, April 14, 2008)]
[Pages 513-514]
[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 5

    In the morning, at the Westin Zagreb hotel in Zagreb, Croatia, the 
President had an intelligence briefing. He and Mrs. Bush then met with 
U.S. Embassy staff and their families. Later, he traveled to the Banski 
Dvori.
    Later in the morning, the President traveled to the Vila Prekrizje. 
He then participated in a working lunch and a photo opportunity with 
future NATO leaders.
    In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Sochi, 
Russia, arriving in the evening.
    Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to the 
Bocharov Ruchei, where they participated in a briefing on the 2014 
Winter Olympic Games with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. They then 
participated in a social dinner and entertainment with President Putin. 
Later, they traveled to the Radisson SAS Lazurnaya Hotel.

April 6

    In the morning, the President traveled to the Bocharov Ruchei.
    In the afternoon, the President participated in a working lunch with 
President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev of Russia. 
Later, he and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC.

April 7

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he had a telephone conversation with Speaker of the House of 
Representatives Nancy Pelosi to discuss the Colombia free trade 
agreement.
    The President announced his intention to nominate Peter W. Bodde to 
be Ambassador to Malawi.
    The President announced his intention to appoint David Steele 
Bohigian as a Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and 
Cooperation in Europe.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Richard F. Mangogna 
as Chief Information Officer for the Department of Homeland Security.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Edward A. Mueller 
as a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee and, upon appointment, designate him as Chairman.
    The President announced his intention to appoint John T. Stankey as 
a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications 
Advisory Committee and, upon appointment, designate him as Vice 
Chairman.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Michael W. Laphen, 
Thomas J. Lynch, and William A. Roper as members of the President's 
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council: 
David J. Bronczek; Wesley Bush; Philip G. Heasley; D.M. Houston; David 
Kepler; James A. Reid; Matthew K. Rose; Michael J. Wallace; Greg Wells; 
John M. Williams, Jr.; and Martha B. Wyrsch.
    The President announced his intention to designate Alfred R. 
Berkeley III as Vice Chairman of the National Infrastructure Advisory 
Council.

April 8

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then 
had a telephone conversation with head coach Bill Self of the University 
of Kansas men's basketball team to congratulate him on the team's April 
7 NCAA championship. Later, in the Library, he participated in an 
interview with EWTN Global Catholic Network on the visit of Pope 
Benedict XVI to Washington, DC.
    In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President participated in 
a photo opportunity with the 2008 White House News Photographers 
Association ``Eyes of History'' winners.

April 9

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
on the North Lawn,

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he and Mrs. Bush participated in a commemorative tree planting ceremony.
    In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the President met with 
bipartisan congressional leaders.
    In the evening, in the Residence, the President met with Prime 
Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg.
    The President announced that he has named William B. Wichterman as 
Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Public 
Liaison.

April 10

    In the morning, in the Private Dining Room, the President had 
breakfast with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker and Gen. David H. 
Petraeus, USA, commanding general, Multi-National Force--Iraq. He then 
had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with 
Special Envoy to Sudan Richard S. Williamson.
    In the afternoon, the President traveled to the Bush Ranch in 
Crawford, TX.

April 11

    In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, 
he participated in an interview with Martha Raddatz of ABC News.
    In the evening, at the Broken Spoke Ranch, the President and Mrs. 
Bush attended a Republican National Committee reception.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Robert Kelly as a 
member of the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 
Severely Disabled.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 
Board: John Willard Johnson; James L. Oblinger; Dina Habib Powell; and 
Donald Edward Vermeil.
    The President announced his intention to appoint Mary Beth Long as a 
Commissioner-Observer on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
Europe.
    The President announced his intention to appoint the following 
individuals as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Norman R. 
Bobins; Joseph M. Brodecki; Michael David Epstein; Donald Etra; David M. 
Flaum; Andrew Hochberg; Ezra Katz; Howard Konar; Douglas R. Korn; 
Hadassah F. Lieberman; and Pierre-Richard Prosper.
    The President announced his intention to designate Kameran L. Onley 
as Acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science).