[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 21 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Pages 937-939]
[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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May 15
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
May 17
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with
President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea to discuss the possibility of
redeploying a U.S. military brigade from South Korea to Iraq, the
situation in North Korea, and other issues. He then had a telephone
conversation with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan to discuss
the possibility of redeploying a U.S. military brigade to Iraq, Prime
Minister Junichiro's upcoming visit to Pyongyang, North Korea, and the
situation in North Korea.
Later in the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
Later, he traveled to Topeka, KS, arriving in the afternoon. Upon
arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Leo Barbee, Jr.
Later in the afternoon, the President traveled to Atlanta, GA,
where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Brandon
Gray.
In the evening, the President made remarks at a Victory 2004
reception and then attended a Victory 2004 dinner at a private
residence. He then returned to Washington, DC.
The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher
William Dell to be Ambassador to Zimbabwe.
The President announced his intention to appoint Jack Rosen as a
member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
The President announced his intention to appoint Charles C. Nguyen
and Van Toi Vo as members of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam
Education Foundation.
The President announced his intention to appoint Nicole Stelle
Garnett, John A. Kaneb, and Reggie B. Walton as members of the National
Prison Rape Reduction Commission.
The President announced his intention to designate Roger W. Wallace
as Chairman and to nominate Nadine Hogan and Jack Vaughn as members of
the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.
The President announced his intention to designate F. Duane Ackerman
as Chairman
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and Patricia F. Russo as Vice Chairman of the President's National
Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
May 18
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
in the Oval Office, he met with former President Jose Maria Aznar of
Spain.
In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with Federal
Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. He then met with members of the U.S.
delegation to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's
Anti-Semitism Conference.
Later in the afternoon, the President met with 2004 MATHCOUNTS
National Competition award recipients. Later, in the Residence, he met
with Republican Members of the House of Representatives to discuss
legislative priorities.
The White House announced that the President has invited the leaders
of Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda to meet
with G-8 leaders on June 10 on Sea Island, GA.
The President announced his intention to nominate Alan Greenspan to
be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
May 19
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
he had a telephone conversation with new Iraqi Governing Council
President Ghazi Ujayl al-Yawr to express his condolences concerning the
death of former Council President Izz al-Din al-Salim and to discuss
reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
May 20
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
at the U.S. Capitol, he made remarks to a joint meeting of the House and
Senate Republican Conferences.
In the afternoon, the President participated in a roundtable with
broadcast economic reporters. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA,
combatant commander, U.S. Central Command. He then met separately with
Secretary Rumsfeld.
The White House announced that the President will meet with
President Francisco Flores Perez of El Salvador at the White House on
May 27.
The White House announced that the President will host Prime
Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark for a meeting and lunch at the
White House on May 28.
The President announced his intention to nominate the following
individuals to be members of the National Council on Disability: Milton
Aponte, Robert Davila, Young Woo Kang, Kathleen Martinez, and Linda
Wetters.
The President announced his intention to nominate Mark D. Gearan and
Leona White Hat to be members of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation for National and Community Service.
The President announced his intention to appoint Witold Rybczynski
as a member of the Commission of Fine Arts.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following
individuals as members of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission:
James T. Scott (Chairman), Jennifer Sandra Carroll, John H. Grady,
Thomas E. Harvey, and James E. Livingston.
May 21
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later,
he traveled to Baton Rouge, LA.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to New Orleans, LA, and
then to Metairie, LA, where he attended a Victory 2004 reception at a
private residence. Later, he traveled to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX.
The White House announced that the President will meet with
President El Hadj Omar Bongo of Gabon at the White House on May 26.
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