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The President announced his intention to Submitted February 2 appoint Carl S. Whillock and Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez as members of the Rural Tele- Gus A. Owen, phone Bank Board. of California, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring De- February 3 cember 31, 2002 (reappointment). In the morning, the President traveled to Los Alamos, NM, and in the afternoon, he Submitted February 5 traveled to Albuquerque, NM. In the evening, he returned to Washington, DC, ar- Eligah Dane Clark, riving after midnight. of Alabama, to be Chairman of the Board The President had a telephone conversa- of Veterans’ Appeals for a term of 6 years, tion with Prime Minister Romano Prodi of vice Charles L. Cragin. Italy to express condolences to the families of those killed in the U.S. aircraft accident Keith C. Kelly, in Italy. of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Cor- February 4 poration, vice Grant Buntrock. In the morning, the President had a tele- phone conversation with Chancellor Helmut Robert A. Miller, Kohl of Germany to express condolences to of South Dakota, to be a member of the the families of the German citizens killed in Board of Directors of the State Justice Insti- the U.S. aircraft accident in Italy. tute for a term expiring September 17, 2000, In the afternoon, the President and Prime vice David Allen Brock, term expired. Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom traveled to Silver Spring, MD. Later, they returned to Washington, DC. The President and the First Lady an- nounced that the first Millennium Evening Checklist at the White House will be held on February of White House Press Releases 11 in the East Room. February 5 The following list contains releases of the Office The President announced his intention to of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as nominate Keith Kelly to be a member of the items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Other White House Announcements. Corporation. The President announced his intention to Released February 2 nominate Robert A. Miller to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- State Justice Institute. retary Mike McCurry February 6 Statement by the Press Secretary on the up- In the evening, the President, Hillary Clin- coming visit of American religious leaders to ton, Prime Minister Blair, and Cherie Blair, China went to Camp David, MD. Transcript of remarks by Vice President Al Gore on submission of the 1999 Federal Nominations budget Submitted to the Senate Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chair Janet The following list does not include promotions of Yellen, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- and Office of Management and Budget Di- eign Service officers. rector Franklin Raines on the 1999 Federal budget

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