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Government to discuss the upcoming elec- he met with Chairman Connie Mack and tions in Iraq. He then had an intelligence Vice Chairman John B. Breaux of the Presi- briefing. dent’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform Later in the morning, the President trav- and Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow. eled to Collinsville, IL, arriving in the after- Later in the morning, the President trav- noon. Upon arrival, he met with USA Free- eled to Clinton Township, MI, arriving in the dom Corps volunteer Connie Bergmann. afternoon. While en route aboard Air Force Later in the afternoon, the President re- One, he had a telephone conversation with turned to Washington, DC. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John The President announced his intention to C. Danforth to discuss the situation in Sudan. name Claude A. Allen as Assistant to the Upon arrival in Clinton Township, the Presi- President for Domestic Policy. dent met with USA Freedom Corps volun- The President announced that he has teer Don Kotchman. named Daniel Bartlett as Counselor to the Later in the afternoon, the President re- President. turned to Washington, DC. The President announced that he has The President announced his intention to named Nicolle Devenish as Assistant to the appoint the following individuals as members President for Communications. of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform: Connie Mack III (Chairman); January 6 John B. Breaux (Vice Chairman); William In the morning, the President had a tele- Eldridge Frenzel; Elizabeth Garrett; Edward phone conversation with President Mikheil P. Lazear; Timothy J. Muris; James Michael Saakashvili of Georgia to discuss the situation Poterba; Charles O. Rossotti; and Liz Ann in Ukraine and other issues. He then had Sonders. an intelligence briefing. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, the President met nominate Robert B. Zoellick to be Deputy with Republican congressional leaders to dis- Secretary of State. cuss legislative priorities. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with individuals to discuss class-action lawsuit reform. Later in the afternoon, on the South Lawn, Nominations the President and Mrs. Bush publicly wel- Submitted to the Senate comed their new pet, Miss Beazley, to the White House. During the day, the President met with The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida to discuss relief to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- efforts following the December 26, 2004, eign Service officers. earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Submitted January 4 Bush and family members attended the 60th wedding anniversary dinner of former Presi- Samuel W. Bodman, dent George Bush and former First Lady of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy, Barbara Bush. vice Spencer Abraham, resigned. The White House announced that the President will host President Aleksander Alberto R. Gonzales, Kwasniewski of Poland at the White House of Texas, to be Attorney General, vice John for a meeting and lunch on February 9. Ashcroft, resigned.

January 7 Carlos M. Gutierrez, In the morning, the President had an intel- of Michigan, to be Secretary of Commerce, ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, vice Donald Louis Evans, resigned.

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Mike Johanns, Checklist of Nebraska, to be Secretary of Agriculture, of White House Press Releases vice Ann Margaret Veneman, resigned.

Michael O. Leavitt, The following list contains releases of the Office of Utah, to be Secretary of Health and of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as Human Services, vice Tommy G. Thompson, items nor covered by entries in the Digest of resigned. Other White House Announcements.

Jim Nicholson, Released January 3 of Colorado, to be Secretary of Veterans Af- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- fairs, vice Anthony Joseph Principi, resigned. retary Scott McClellan

Condoleezza Rice, Released January 4 of California, to be Secretary of State, vice Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- Colin Luther Powell, resigned. retary Scott McClellan

Margaret Spellings, Released January 5 of Texas, to be Secretary of Education, vice Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Sec- Roderick R. Paige, resigned. retary Scott McClellan Fact sheet: Legal Reform: The High Costs Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Lawsuit Abuse of Illinois, to be a member of the Social Secu- rity Advisory Board for a term expiring Sep- Released January 6 tember 30, 2008, vice Bradley D. Belt, re- signed. Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- retary Scott McClellan Adolfo A. Franco, Statement by the Press Secretary on the up- of Virginia, to be a member of the Board coming visit of President Aleksander of Directors of the Inter-American Founda- Kwasniewski of Poland tion for a term expiring September 20, 2008, vice Jeffrey Davidow, resigned. Released January 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Sec- Gregory B. Jaczko, retary Scott McClellan of the District of Columbia, to be a member Statement by the Press Secretary announcing of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for that the President signed H.R. 241 the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2008, vice Greta Joy Dicus, term expired.

Albert Henry Konetzni, Jr., of New York, to be a member of the Nuclear Acts Approved Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 by the President years expiring June 30, 2009, vice Richard A. Meserve, resigned. Approved December 23 *

Roger Francisco Noriega, H.R. 530 / Private Law 108–6 of Kansas, to be a member of the Board of For the relief of Tanya Andrea Goudeau Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2006, vice * This Private Law was not received in time for Harriett C. Babbitt, term expired. inclusion in the appropriate issue.

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