[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 49 (Monday, December 13, 1993)] [Pages 2564-2565] [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. ________________________________________________________________________ December 5 In the early morning, the President returned to Washington, DC, from Los Angeles, CA. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception in recognition of the 1993 Kennedy Center honorees. Following the reception, they went to the John F. Kennedy Center where they attended the Kennedy Center Honors program. December 7 In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea. In the late morning, the President met with Mayor-elect Rudy Giuliani of New York City. Following the meeting, the President had lunch with business leaders. In the late afternoon, the President met with a group of Buffalo Soldiers. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a congressional holiday ball. December 8 In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Godfrey Sperling Group columnists at Blair House. Later that afternoon, the President met with a group of children from the Washington, DC, Jewish Community Center's afterschool program to commemorate the first night of Hanukkah. The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald B. Lewis to be the Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States. December 9 The White House announced that the President and President Hafiz al- Asad of Syria have agreed to meet in Geneva in January 1994. The President had a telephone conversation with Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Union, to discuss GATT agreements. The President announced he intends to appoint Cathryn Buford Slater to be the Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. He also appointed GSA Administrator Roger Johnson, Transportation Secretary Federico Pena, and EPA Administrator Carol Browner to be members of the Council. December 10 The President announced that he intends to nominate Edward J. Gleiman to be a commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, and to designate him as the Commission's Chair pending his confirmation by the Senate. The President announced his intention to appoint Peter Y. Chiu and Alan Craig Kessler to the Risk Assessment and Management Commission. The President today made available $60 million in previously appropriated funds to the Corps of Engineers for the repair of levees damaged in the Midwest floods. The President today made available to the Departments of Transportation and Commerce $31.4 million in emergency funding for highway repair in the flood-ravaged Midwest and for other disaster recovery efforts. [[Page 2565]] The President appointed the following individuals to Senior Executive Service positions: Department of Agriculture Kenneth Ackerman, Manager, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Neal Flieger, Deputy Administrator, IGA and Disaster Assistance, Food and Nutrition Service. Department of Commerce Sally C. Ericsson, Associate Deputy Under Secretary, Economic and Statistics Administration. Susan Fruchter, Counselor to the Under Secretary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. C. Howie Hodges II, Assistant Director for Program Development, Minority Business Development Agency. Department of Education Naomi Katherine Karp, Special Adviser to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Education Research and Improvement. Department of Housing and Urban Development Kevin Marchman, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Distressed and Troubled Housing, Office of Public and Indian Housing. Department of the Interior E. Thomas Tuchmann, Special Assistant to the Secretary. Department of Justice Paul Bender, Principal Deputy Solicitor General. Kevin V. Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division. John M. Horgan, Special Assistant to the Attorney General. H. Jefferson Powell, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel. Laurie Overby Robinson, Associate Deputy Attorney General. Department of State Johannes Albert Binnendijk, Principal Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff. Department of Transportation Gloria Jeff, Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Highway Administration. George Reagle, Associate Administrator, Motor Carrier.