[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 9 (Monday, March 5, 2001)] [Pages 394-395] [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] <R04> ________________________________________________________________________ <R05> Digest of Other White House Announcements ________________________________________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ February 25 In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned from Camp David, MD, to Washington, DC. February 26 The President announced his intention to nominate Hector V. Barretto to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration. The President announced his intention to nominate Mel Sembler to be President of the Export-Import Bank. The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Glenn Hubbard to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisors. Upon confirmation, Mr. Hubbard will serve as the Chairman of the Council. The White House announced that the President will meet with President Francisco Flores of El Salvador at the White House on March 2. The White House announced that the President invited Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany to the White House for a working visit on March 29. The White House announced that the President invited President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to the White House for a working visit on April 2. The White House announced that the President invited King Abdullah II of Jordan [[Page 395]] to the White House for a working visit on April 10. February 27 The White House announced that the President will meet with NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson on March 8. February 28 In the morning, the President traveled to Beaver, PA, where he met with Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, bishop of Pittsburgh. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Omaha, NE, and later, he traveled to Little Rock and North Little Rock, AR. The President announced his intention to nominate Wade F. Horn to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Family Support. The President announced his intention to nominate Kevin Keane to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs. The President announced his intention to nominate Lee Sarah Liberman Otis to be General Counsel at the Department of Energy. The President announced his intention to nominate Peter S. Watson to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. March 1 In the morning, the President toured Lakewood Elementary School where he answered questions from first graders in classroom 6, and later, he traveled to Atlanta, GA. In the evening, the President returned to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to nominate Lincoln P. Bloomfield to be Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs. The President announced his intention to nominate Viet Dinh to be Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy. The President declared a disaster in Washington State and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by an earthquake on February 28 and continuing. The White House announced that the President ordered an increase in the Federal funding to Arkansas for debris removal in ice storm recovery efforts. March 2 In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush went to Camp David, MD. The President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Costas Simitis of Greece. The President announced his intention to nominate Chris Spear to be Assistant to the Secretary of Labor on Policy. The President announced his intention to nominate John B. Taylor to be Under Secretary for the Treasury for International Affairs. The White House announced that the President will meet with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ireland at the White House on March 16.