    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 47 (Monday, December 1, 2008)]
    [Pages 1463-1464]
    [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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    November 22

        In the morning, at the JW Marriott Hotel Lima in Lima, Peru, the
    President had an intelligence briefing. He then traveled to the Ministry
    of Defense Convention Center. Later, he met with Prime Minister Taro Aso
    of Japan.
        Later in the morning, the President met with President Lee Myung-bak
    of South Korea. He then had a trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Aso
    and President Lee.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in APEC Leaders Retreat
    I. Later, he participated in the Leaders Dialogue with the APEC Business
    Advisory Council. He then returned to the JW Marriott Hotel Lima.
        In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to the Ministry
    of Defense Convention Center, where they attended a gala dinner. Later,
    they returned to the JW Marriott Hotel.

    November 23

        In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush met with U.S. Embassy
    staff and their families. Later, he traveled to the Ministry of Defense
    Convention Center, where he met with President Alan Garcia Perez of
    Peru. He then participated in APEC Leaders Retreat II.
        In the afternoon, the President participated in the APEC leaders
    official photograph. Later, he participated in the APEC Final
    Declaration Ceremony. He and Mrs. Bush then returned to Washington, DC,
    arriving in the evening. While en route aboard Air Force One, he had a
    telephone conversation with Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson,
    Jr., to discuss the Citigroup bailout decision.

    November 24

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    had a telephone conversation with President-elect Barack Obama. Later,
    at the Treasury Department, he met with Secretary of the Treasury Henry
    M. Paulson, Jr., and other Cabinet officials.
        In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President participated in
    a photo opportunity with 2008 Nobel Prize recipients Paul Krugman,
    Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien.
        The President made additional disaster assistance available to
    Louisiana by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for
    public assistance projects undertaken as a result of Hurricane Gustav
    that struck the State from September 1-11.

    November 25

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    traveled to Fort Campbell, KY, where, upon arrival, he met with USA
    Freedom Corps volunteer S. Sgt. Joshua Forbess, USA. Later, at Son Cafe,
    he had lunch with military personnel.
        In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
        The President announced his intention to designate John F. Mizroch
    as Acting Assistant Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy)
    at the Department of Energy.
        The President announced his intention to designate Kent D. Talbert
    as Acting Under Secretary of Education at the Department of Education.

    November 26

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
        During the day, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in an
    interview with the President's sister, Dorothy Bush Koch, as part of a
    StoryCorps project.
        In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Camp
    David, MD. Later, they participated in an interview with Charles Gibson
    of ``ABC World News with Charles Gibson.''
        Later in the afternoon, the President received updates on the
    terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

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        The President announced that he has named Judith A. Ansley as
    Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser.
        The President made additional disaster assistance available to Texas
    by authorizing an extension of 100 percent of Federal funding for debris
    removal, including direct Federal assistance, undertaken as a result of
    Hurricane Ike that struck the State from September 7 to October 2.

    November 27

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then
    had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India
    to discuss the terrorist attacks and ongoing situation in Mumbai, India.
    Later, he had several Thanksgiving holiday telephone conversations with
    members of the U.S. military.

    November 28

        In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.