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I look back upon her years of service and of the Department of State with the rank of the extraordinary job she has done to ensure Ambassador. effective American engagement in the world. The President announced his nomination No one knows better than Ambassador of Maura Harty to be Ambassador to Para- Raiser the amount of planning and the atten- guay. tion to detail that goes into our Nation’s for- The President announced his nomination eign policy. And no one has done more to of Curtis Warren Kamman to be Ambassador make the conduct of that policy professional, to Colombia. precise, and smooth. From the war-torn The President announced his nomination streets of Sarajevo to Denver’s gleaming city of Anne Marie Sigmund to be Ambassador center, Ambassador Raiser brought elegance to the Kyrgyz Republic. and energy to the business of foreign affairs The President announced his nomination and set a standard for all who worked with of Daniel V. Speckhard to be Ambassador her. She made foreign guests feel welcome to Belarus. when they visited the United States and July 1 helped me feel at home whenever I traveled The White House announced that the abroad. She represented me and the interests President promoted J. Terry Edmonds to the of our Nation with insight, judgment, and position of Deputy Assistant to the President grace. and Deputy Director of Speechwriting. I extend Ambassador Raiser my warmest The White House announced that the thanks for a job well done, and wish her every President promoted Stephanie S. Streett to possible success in all her future endeavors. the position of Assistant to the President and Director of Presidential Scheduling. The White House announced that the President promoted Michael Waldman to be Digest of Other Assistant to the President and Director of White House Announcements Speechwriting. The White House announced that the President appointed Paul Begala as Assistant The following list includes the President’s public to the President and Counselor to the Presi- schedule and other items of general interest an- dent, a role he will assume in August. nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and The White House announced that the not included elsewhere in this issue. President named Sidney Blumenthal as As- sistant to the President as part of the commu- June 28 nications team, which he will join in August. The President announced his intention to The White House announced that the appoint Norman J. Ornstein and Leslie President will meet with President Eduard Moonves as Cochairs of the Advisory Com- Shevardnadze of Georgia at the White House mittee on Public Interest Obligations of Digi- on July 18. tal Television Broadcasters. The White House announced that the President will meet with President Heydar June 29 Aliyev of Azerbaijan at the White House on In the evening, the President and Hillary August 1. Clinton returned to the White House from a weekend stay at Camp David, MD. July 2 In the afternoon, the President traveled to June 30 Baltimore, MD, where he met with Balti- In the morning, the President traveled to more Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies play- Boston, MA. He traveled to New York City ers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before in the afternoon, and returned to Washing- attending the game. Following the game, the ton, DC, after midnight. President returned to Washington, DC. The President announced the nomination The White House announced that the of Wendy Ruth Sherman to be Counselor President and Hillary Clinton will depart for

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Spain on the evening of July 4, and that they and Council of Economic Advisers Chair will have a private visit with King Juan Carlos Janet Yellen on the President’s tax cut pro- and Queen Sofia of Spain in Palma de posal Mallorca on July 7. They then will travel to Madrid, where the President will participate Released July 1 in the NATO Summit, July 8–9. Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- The President announced the nomination retary Mike McCurry of Gordon D. Giffin to be Ambassador to Canada. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry The President announced the nomination on the upcoming visit of President Eduard of James F. Mack to be Ambassador to Guy- Shevardnadze of Georgia ana. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry July 3 on the upcoming visit of President Heydar The President announced his intention to Aliyev of Azerbaijan nominate Hershel Gober to be Secretary of Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. on the appointment of Assistant to the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent and Director of Presidential Scheduling nominate Rita D. Hayes as Deputy U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry The White House announced that the on the appointment of Assistant to the Presi- President has accepted the invitation of dent and Counselor to the President Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to stay at Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry her summer palace, following his arrival in on the appointment of Assistant to the Presi- Denmark on July 11. He will meet with the dent, Communications Team Prime Minister and address the people of Denmark on July 12. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry The White House announced that on July on the appointment of Assistant to the Presi- 17, the President will address the 88th annual dent and Director of Speechwriting convention of the NAACP in Pittsburgh, PA, Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry and the national convention of the National on the appointment of Deputy Assistant to Association of Black Journalists in Chicago, the President and Deputy Director of IL. Speechwriting Announcement of actions to promote elec- tronic commerce around the world

Checklist Released July 2 of White House Press Releases Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- retary Mike McCurry The following list contains releases of the Office Transcript of a press briefing by National Se- of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as curity Adviser Samuel Berger, Secretary of items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Defense William Cohen, and Deputy Sec- Other White House Announcements. retary of State Strobe Talbott on the upcom- ing NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain Released June 30 Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- announcing the President’s upcoming visit to retary Mike McCurry Spain for the NATO Summit Transcript of a press briefing by Treasury Released July 3 Secretary Robert Rubin, National Economic Adviser Gene Sperling, Office of Manage- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- ment and Budget Director Franklin Raines, retary Mike McCurry

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