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The President announced his intention to forts in the area struck by fires beginning nominate Alberto Aleman Zubieta to be Ad- June 2 and continuing. ministrator of the Panama Canal Commis- sion. In the morning, the President traveled to Nominations Princeton, NJ, and he returned to Washing- Submitted to the Senate ton, DC, in the afternoon. In the evening, the President attended a Democratic National Committee dinner at The following list does not include promotions of the Sheraton Carlton Hotel. members of the Uniformed Services, nominations The President announced his intention to to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- reappoint Everett Alvarez, Jr., to the Board eign Service officers. of Regents for the Uniformed Services Uni- versity of the Health Sciences. Submitted June 3 The President announced his intention to nominate Madeleine May Kunin to be Am- Jeffrey Davidow, bassador to Switzerland. of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, June 5 to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice Al- The President declared a major disaster in exander Fletcher Watson, resigned. the State of North Dakota and ordered Fed- eral aid to supplement State and local recov- Johnny H. Hayes, ery efforts in the area struck by severe of Tennessee, to be a member of the Board storms, flooding, ice jams, and ground satura- of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Author- tion due to high water tables on March 12 ity for a term expiring May 18, 2005 (re- and continuing. appointment), to which position he was ap- The White House announced that the pointed during the last recess of the Senate. President has invited President Glafcos Clerides of Cyprus to Washington for a work- Doris B. Holleb, ing visit on . of Illinois, to be a member of the National The President announced his intention to Council on the Humanities for a term expir- appoint Ned W. Bandler, E. William Crotty, ing January 26, 2002, vice Kenny Jackson Phyllis Kaminsky, Alice A. Kelikian, Williams, term expired. Rachmiel Liberman, and Warren L. Miller to the Commission for the Preservation of Alberto Aleman Zubieta, America’s Heritage Abroad. a citizen of the Republic of Panama, to be The President announced his intention to Administrator of the Panama Canal Commis- nominate Reginald E. Jones to the Equal sion, vice Gilberto Guardia Fabrega, re- Employment Opportunity Commission. signed. June 6 Submitted June 4 In the afternoon, the President had tele- phone conversations with Prime Minister Madeleine May Kunin, John Bruton of Ireland and Prime Minister of Vermont, to be Ambassador Extraordinary John Major of Great Britain. and Plenipotentiary of the United States of In the evening, the President hosted a re- America to Switzerland. ception for the White House Environment Day Conference in the Green Room. Submitted June 6 June 7 Robert L. Hinkle, The President declared a major disaster in of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the the State of Alaska and ordered Federal aid Northern District of Florida, vice William H. to supplement State and local recovery ef- Stafford, Jr., retired.

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Mary Ann Gooden Terrell, Released June 5 of the District of Columbia, to be an Associ- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- ate Judge of the Superior Court of the Dis- retary Mike McCurry trict of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Richard Stephen Salzman, term expired. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing the upcoming visit of President Glafcos Clerides of Cyprus Statement by Chief of Staff Leon Panetta on Checklist the draft Inspector General’s report on En- of White House Press Releases ergy Secretary Hazel O’Leary

Released June 6 The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- items nor covered by entries in the Digest of retary Mike McCurry Other White House Announcements. Transcript of a press briefing by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Released June 1 Cisneros on the President’s initiative on Fact sheet on removal of nuclear warheads homeownership from Ukraine Released June 3 Released June 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- retary Mike McCurry, NSC Senior Director retary Mike McCurry for Defense Policy and Arms Control Robert Announcement of the nominations for U.S. Bell, and NSC Senior Director for Russian District Judge for the Northern District of and Eurasian Affairs Steve Pifer on arms re- Florida and U.S. Superior Court for the Dis- duction agreements with Russia and Ukraine trict of Columbia Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the President’s meeting with former President of Lech Walesa Released June 4 Acts Approved Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- by the President retary Mike McCurry, Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Gene Sperling, Assistant to the President for Do- Approved June 3 mestic Policy Planning Bruce Reed, and Georgia Governor Zell Miller on the Presi- H.R. 1965 / Public Law 104–150 dent’s scholarship program Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996

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