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Appendix AÐDigest of Other White House Announcements The following list includes the President's public sched- distinguished Americans at a White House ceremony ule and other items of general interest announced by on January 15. the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this book. January 9 In the morning, the President met with local com- January 1 munity leaders at the Embassy Suites Hotel in In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and McAllen. He then traveled to Mission, TX, and later Chelsea Clinton traveled from Hilton Head, SC, to returned to McAllen. St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a vacation. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Browns- ville, TX, and later to Houston, TX. In the evening, January 4 he returned to Washington, DC. The President returned to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to appoint January 5 Andrew P. Scalzi as U.S. Commissioner on the Inter- The White House announced that the President national Pacific Halibut Commission. invited President Petar Stoyanov of Bulgaria for a January 10 working visit to Washington on February 10. The White House announced that the President In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attended a wedding reception for Deputy Assistant of Israel in Washington on January 20, and that he to the President and Deputy Director of Legislative will meet with Chairman Yasser Arafat of the Pales- Affairs Susan Brophy and Ambassador to Portugal tinian Authority in Washington on January 22. Gerry McGowan at the Cosmos Club. Later, they went to Camp David, MD. January 6 The President declared a major disaster in New In the afternoon, the President attended a surprise York and ordered Federal aid to supplement State birthday party for Secretary of Education Richard W. and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe Riley at the Education Department. winter and ice storms, high winds, and flooding begin- The President declared a major disaster in Florida ning on January 5 and continuing. and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, January 12 high winds, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on De- In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton cember 25, 1997, and continuing. returned to the White House. January 7 January 13 The President announced his intention to appoint The President declared a major disaster in Maine Maureen White as the U.S. Representative to the Ex- and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local ecutive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund recovery efforts in the area struck by severe ice (UNICEF). storms, rain, and high winds which began on January 5. January 8 The President declared a major disaster in Ten- In the morning, the President traveled to New York nessee and ordered Federal aid to supplement State City. In the afternoon, he had a telephone conversa- and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe tion with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore storms and flooding beginning on January 6 and con- concerning the Asia-Pacific economic situation. tinuing. In the evening, the President traveled to McAllen, The White House announced that the President TX. While en route aboard Air Force One, he had invited Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United King- a telephone conversation with President Soeharto of dom for an official visit to Washington, DC, on Feb- Indonesia concerning the Asia-Pacific economic situa- ruary 5±6. tion. The President announced his intention to nominate January 14 Rita R. Colwell to be Deputy Director of the National The President announced his intention to appoint Science Foundation. Sally Katzen as Deputy Assistant to the President for The White House announced that the President Economic Policy. She will serve as Deputy Director will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 15 at the National Economic Council. 1107 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 14:56 Jul 12, 2000 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\PUBPAP\PAP_APPA txed01 PsN: txed01 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998 January 15 January 26 In the afternoon, the President traveled to New In the evening, the President had a telephone con- York City and later to Jamaica, NY. In the evening, versation with Coach Mike Shanahan of the Denver he returned to Washington, DC. Broncos to congratulate him and the team on winning The President had a telephone conversation with Super Bowl XXXII. President Soeharto of Indonesia concerning the agree- The President announced his intention to appoint ment between Indonesia and the International Mone- John Deutch as a member of the President's Com- tary Fund. mittee of Advisors on Science and Technology. The President declared a major disaster in North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State January 27 and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe In the morning, the President had telephone con- storms and flooding beginning on January 7 and con- versations with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany tinuing. and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom The President declared a major disaster in Vermont concerning the situation in Iraq. and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local The President announced his intention to nominate recovery efforts in the area struck by severe ice Togo D. West, Jr., to be Secretary of the Department storms, rain, high winds, and flooding beginning on of Veterans Affairs. January 6 and continuing. The President declared a major disaster in New January 28 Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supplement In the morning, the President traveled to State and local recovery efforts in the area struck Champaign-Urbana, IL, and in the afternoon, he trav- by severe ice storms, rain, and high winds beginning eled to La Crosse, WI. In the evening, he returned on January 7 and continuing. to Washington, DC. January 16 January 29 In the afternoon, the President met with Presidents In the afternoon, the President had a telephone Lennart Meri of Estonia, Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia, conversation with Prime Minister Jean Chretien of and Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania in the Cabinet Canada concerning the situation in Iraq. Room. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to appoint Scott S. Fleming to be Assistant Secretary for Legisla- David L. Aaron and Timothy Geithner as members tion and Congressional Affairs at the Department of of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Education. Investment Corporation. The President announced his intention to nominate January 17 Stuart E. Eizenstat to be Alternate Governor for the In the afternoon, in the law offices of attorney Rob- World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, ert S. Bennett, the President gave testimony by depo- the Asian Development Bank, the African Develop- sition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment civil law- ment Bank, the African Development Fund, and the suit. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The President announced his intention to nominate January 20 David R. Oliver, Jr., to be Principal Deputy Under In the evening, the President met with Prime Min- Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology. ister Binyamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office. The President announced his intention to nominate Margaret H. Greene to be a member of the Board January 21 of Directors at the U.S. Enrichment Corporation. The President announced his intention to appoint The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen B. Hand as member and Vice Chair of the Rebecca T. Bingham and Martha B. Gould to be Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. members of the National Commission on Libraries The White House announced that the President and Information Science. will travel to Africa in March, including a state visit to South Africa at the invitation of President Nelson The President announced his intention to appoint Mandela. Gen. Henry Shelton, USA, as a member of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross. January 23 The President announced his intention to appoint In the morning, the President met with his Cabinet Thomas L. Soto as a member of the Board of Direc- in the Cabinet Room. Later, he met with Minister tors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commis- of Finance Tharin Nimmanhemin of Thailand to dis- sion. cuss the Asian-Pacific economic situation. The President announced his intention to appoint In the afternoon, the President met with former Mort Topfer and Jerome Davis as members of the President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office to discuss Advisory Committee to the President's Commission President Carter's recent travel to Africa and China. on Critical Infrastructure Protection. 1108 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 14:56 Jul 12, 2000 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00002 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\PUBPAP\PAP_APPA txed01 PsN: txed01 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998 / Appendix A The President declared a major disaster in New The President announced his intention to nominate Mexico and ordered Federal aid to supplement State Robert A. Miller to be a member of the Board of and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a Directors of the State Justice Institute. severe winter storm on December 22±25, 1997. February 6 January 30 In the evening, the President, Hillary Clinton, In the evening, the President and Chelsea Clinton Prime Minister Blair, and Cherie Blair went to Camp went to Camp David, MD. David, MD. The President announced his intention to appoint former Senator George J. Mitchell as a member of February 8 the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commis- The President and Hillary Clinton returned to the sion.