[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 5 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Pages 145-146]
[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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January 25
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush attended an Alfalfa Club
Dinner.
January 27
In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and
met with the National Security Council.
Also in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain to discuss cooperation against
terrorism and the situation in Iraq. He also had a telephone
conversation with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands
to congratulate him on his January 22 electoral victory and to discuss
the situation in Iraq.
In the afternoon, in his private dining room, the President had
lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney. He then met with newspaper and
magazine journalists to discuss his January 28 State of the Union
Address.
During the day, the President continued preparations for his January
28 State of the Union Address.
The President announced his intention to designate Gordon England as
Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.
The President announced his intention to designate Janet Hale as
Acting Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland
Security.
The President announced his intention to designate Clark Kent Ervin
as Acting Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security.
The President announced his intention to designate Michael D. Brown
as Acting Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the
Department of Homeland Security.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals as members of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee: Joan
Breton Connelly, James Lorand Matory, Nancy Clausen Wilkie, Meredith J.
Long, James Wright Willis, Willard Lee Boyd, Jay I. Kislak, Aniko Gaal
Schott, and Marta Araoz de la Torre.
January 28
In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with network television
journalists to discuss his State of the Union Address to be delivered
that evening.
The White House announced that the President will host Prime
Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy for a meeting and luncheon at the
White House on January 30.
January 29
In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.
Later in the morning, the President traveled to Grand Rapids, MI.
While en route aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone conversation
with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel to congratulate him on his
January 28 electoral victory. In Grand Rapids, he participated in a
roundtable discussion on Medicare and prescription drugs at Spectrum
Health hospital.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Garcia
to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Border and
Transportation Security).
The President announced his intention to appoint Col. Merdith
Wyndham Bolling Temple, USA, as the Federal Member of the Susquehanna
River Basin Commission (Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania) and the
Federal Member of the Delaware River Basin Commission (Delaware, New
Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania).
January 30
In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.
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Also in the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso of Portugal to express his
appreciation for the Prime Minister's support concerning the situation
in Iraq. He also had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Goran
Persson of Sweden to discuss the situation in Iraq.
In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi of Italy, following their meeting in the Oval Office. Later,
with Secretary of State Colin Powell, he met with Minister of Foreign
Affairs Saud al-Faysal al Saud and Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Bandar
of Saudi Arabia to discuss cooperation against terrorism.
In the evening, the President met with U.S. military combatant
commanders. Later, he and Mrs. Bush hosted the commanders, Vice
President Dick Cheney, and their spouses for dinner in the White House
Residence.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals as members of the President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation: Darrell Green (Chair); Robert Dole and John Glenn
(honorary Co-Chairs); Sean Astin; Clotilde Dedecker; Pedro Garcia; Luis
Gonzalez; Deal W. Hudson; Wendy Kopp; Robert Nardelli; Bill Novelli; Cal
Ripken, Jr.; Cokie Roberts; Hope Taft; Steve Young; Dixie Carter; and
Robert D. Putnam.
The President announced his intention to nominate Eric S. Dreiband
to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Costa and
Makoto Fujimura to be members of the National Council on the Arts.
The President announced his intention to designate William Edward
Franklin as U.S. Commissioner of the Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River
Commission (Kansas and Oklahoma).
The President announced his intention to designate Albert Earnest
Gilder as Alternate U.S. Commissioner of the Kansas-Oklahoma Arkansas
River Commission.
January 31
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic to express best wishes
concerning President Havel's retirement on February 2, and his support
for a statement President Havel and other European leaders issued
concerning the situation in Iraq. He also had a telephone conversation
with President Eduardo Alberto Duhalde of Argentina concerning support
for IMF economic efforts in Argentina and cooperation against terrorism.
Later in the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI
briefings and met with the National Security Council. Later, he
participated in an Oval Office ceremony with Mayor Michael Bloomberg of
New York City and Gov. George E. Pataki of New York to transfer
jurisdiction of Governors Island to the people of New York. He then met
with members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
The President announced his intention to nominate Ellen G. Engleman
to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board.
The President announced his intention to designate Diane M. Stuart
as Acting Director of the Violence Against Women Office at the
Department of Justice.
The President announced his intention to nominate Jerry Pinkney and
Karen Lias Wolff to be members of the National Council on the Arts.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jose Luis Galvez
III as a member of the National Capital Planning Commission.
The President made additional disaster assistance available to the
Federated States of Micronesia, which was impacted by Tropical Storm
Chata'an on July 2-4, 2002.