    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 23 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
    [Pages 838-839]
    [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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    June 7

        In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence
    briefing.

    June 8

        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

    June 9

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport, Slovenia, arriving in the
    evening. While en route aboard Air Force One, he participated in an
    interview with Gerard Baker and Tom Baldwin of the Times.
        Later in the evening, upon arrival at Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport,
    the President participated in a greeting with Prime Minister Janez Jansa
    of Slovenia. He then traveled to the Kokra Hotel in Kranj, Slovenia.
        The President declared a major disaster in Indiana and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 6 and continuing.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Michael Bruce
    Donley to be Secretary of the Air Force and designate him as Acting
    Secretary of the Air Force.

    June 10

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to Brdo Castle, where he met separately with President
    Danilo Turk and Prime Minister Janez Jansa of Slovenia. He then returned
    to the Kokra Hotel, where he was joined by Mrs. Bush.
        Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush met with U.S.
    Embassy staff and their families. He then returned to Brdo Castle, where
    he participated in a photo opportunity and met with European Union
    leaders. Later, he traveled to the Brdo Congress Centre, where, in the
    Splendens Room, he participated in the EU-U.S. summit.
        In the afternoon, in the Glass Hall at the Brdo Congress Centre, the
    President participated in the EU-U.S. summit working lunch. Later, he
    returned to Brdo Castle, where he was joined by Mrs. Bush. Then, on the
    South Lawn of Brdo Castle, they viewed the Lipizzaner Horse Exhibition.
        Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to
    Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport, where they, Prime Minister Jansa, and his
    fiancee, Urska Bacovnik, participated in photo opportunities and met
    with Slovenian military personnel. They then traveled to Meseberg,
    Germany, arriving in the evening.
        Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to the
    Schloss Meseberg, where they had dinner with Chancellor Angela Merkel of
    Germany and her husband, Joachim Sauer.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Frederick S. Celec
    to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and
    Biological Defense Programs.
        The President announced his intention to nominate John Melvin Jones
    to be Ambassador to Guyana.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the President's Commission on White House
    Fellowships: Dionel M. Aviles; Ari Bousbib; Amy Woods Brinkley; Deirdre
    P. Connelly; Louis DeJoy; George M. Drysdale; John H. Frey; Trey
    Grayson; Frederick D. Gregory; Mark F. Hearne II; Thomas C. Leppert;
    Catherine J. Martin; Roger B. Porter; Amy Tuck; and Dennis Zeleny.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Brig. Gen. Errol R.
    Schwartz as

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    Commanding General of the Militia of the District of Columbia.

    June 11

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    in the Garden Salon of Schloss Meseberg, he and Mrs. Bush had breakfast
    with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany.
        In the afternoon, in the Garden at Schloss Meseberg, the President
    had lunch with Chancellor Merkel. Later, he traveled to Rome, Italy. He
    then traveled to the Villa Taverna, the official residence of U.S.
    Ambassador to Italy Ronald P. Spogli.

    June 12

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    traveled to the Villa Aurelia at the American Academy.
        In the afternoon, the President traveled to Quirinale Palace, where,
    in the President's Office, he met with President Giorgio Napolitano of
    Italy. Then, in the Mirror Room, they had lunch. Later, he returned to
    the Villa Taverna.
        During the day, the President was briefed on the June 11 storms and
    flooding in the Midwest.
        In the evening, the President traveled to the Villa Madama, where,
    in the Dining Room, he had a working dinner with Prime Minister Silvio
    Berlusconi of Italy. Later, he returned to the Villa Taverna.
        The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Sison
    to be Ambassador to Lebanon.
        The President announced his intention to nominate James Christopher
    Swan to be Ambassador to Djibouti.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Carole Jean Jordan
    as Chairperson of the National Women's Business Council.
        The President announced his intention to appoint Florence Shapiro as
    a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
        The President announced his intention to appoint the following
    individuals as members of the National Cancer Advisory Board: Victoria
    Lee Champion; William H. Goodwin, Jr.; Waun Ki Hong; Judith Salmon Kaur;
    Mary Vaughan Lester; Herbert Kim Lyerly; and Jennifer A. Pietenpol.
        The President announced his intention to designate Carolyn D.
    Runowicz as Chairman of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

    June 13

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
    he traveled to the Vatican, where he was joined by Mrs. Bush. They then
    participated in a greeting with Pope Benedict XVI.
        Later in the morning, the President met with Pope Benedict XVI. They
    then toured the Vatican Gardens. Later, they and Mrs. Bush attended a
    cultural performance.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Paris,
    France. Later, he traveled to the Organization for Economic Cooperation
    and Development headquarters. He then traveled to the American Embassy
    Residence.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Elysee
    Palace, where he participated in an arrival ceremony with President
    Nicolas Sarkozy of France. They then had dinner with President Sarkozy
    and his wife, Carla Bruni. Later, they returned to the American Embassy
    Residence.
        The President declared a major disaster in Montana and ordered
    Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area
    struck by a severe winter storm on May 1 and 2.