Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s public cuss relief efforts following the December 26, schedule and other items of general interest an- 2004, Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis. nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary In the afternoon, the President met with Sec- and not included elsewhere in this book. retary of Health and Human Services Tommy January 1 G. Thompson. He also met with Secretary of Education Roderick R. Paige. In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had an intelligence January 5 briefing. In the morning, the President had a telephone January 2 conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush to discuss the upcoming meeting of Iraq’s neigh- returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the boring countries to be held January 6 in Jordan. afternoon. He then had a telephone conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to discuss January 3 the situation in Iraq and the upcoming Arab In the morning, the President had a telephone League ministers meeting to be held January conversation with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi 12 in Cairo. of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the Later in the morning, the President had a upcoming elections and the security situation in telephone conversation with President Ghazi al- Iraq. Later in the morning, he had an intel- Ujayl al-Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government ligence briefing. to discuss the upcoming elections in Iraq. He During the day, the President and Mrs. Bush, then had an intelligence briefing. along with former Presidents William J. Clinton Later in the morning, the President traveled and George H.W. Bush, went to the Embassies to Collinsville, IL, arriving in the afternoon. of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, Upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps where they signed books of condolence for vic- volunteer Connie Bergmann. tims of the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean Later in the afternoon, the President returned earthquake and tsunamis. to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Robert Brown to be a member name Claude A. Allen as Assistant to the Presi- of the Social Security Advisory Board. dent for Domestic Policy. The President announced his intention to des- The President announced that he has named ignate Robert D. Jamison as Acting Adminis- Daniel Bartlett as Counselor to the President. trator of the Federal Railroad Administration. The President announced that he has named January 4 Nicolle Devenish as Assistant to the President In the morning, the President had a telephone for Communications. conversation with Prime Minister Jean-Claude January 6 Juncker of Luxembourg, in his capacity as Presi- dent of the European Council, to congratulate In the morning, the President had a telephone him on his reelection and to discuss their up- conversation with President Mikheil Saakashvili coming meeting to be held February 22 in Brus- of Georgia to discuss the situation in Ukraine sels, Belgium. He then had an intelligence brief- and other issues. He then had an intelligence ing. briefing. Also in the morning, the President had a tele- Later in the morning, the President met with phone conversation with Secretary of State Colin Republican congressional leaders to discuss leg- L. Powell and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida to dis- islative priorities.

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In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to President met with individuals to discuss class- nominate Robert B. Zoellick to be Deputy Sec- action lawsuit reform. retary of State. Later in the afternoon, on the South Lawn, January 8 the President and Mrs. Bush publicly welcomed their new pet, Miss Beazley, to the White In the morning, the President had an intel- House. ligence briefing. During the day, the President met with Gov. January 10 Jeb Bush of Florida to discuss relief efforts fol- In the morning, the President had an intel- lowing the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- earthquake and tsunamis. rity Council. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush Later in the morning, at the U.S. Agency and family members attended the 60th wedding for International Development, the President anniversary dinner of former President George met with presidents of international relief orga- H.W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara nizations to discuss relief efforts following the Bush. December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean earthquake The White House announced that the Presi- and tsunamis. dent will host President Aleksander Kwasniewski In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the of Poland at the White House for a meeting President met with Secretary of Energy Spencer and lunch on February 9. Abraham. Later, also in the Oval Office, he met January 7 with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the afternoon, the President received ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he a briefing and participated in a discussion on met with Chairman Connie Mack and Vice efforts to improve tsunami monitoring and warn- Chairman John B. Breaux of the President’s Ad- ing systems in response to the December 26, visory Panel on Federal Tax Reform and Sec- 2004, Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamis. retary of the Treasury John W. Snow. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in Later in the morning, the President traveled an interview with the Wall Street Journal. to Clinton Township, MI, arriving in the after- During the day, the President had a telephone noon. While en route aboard Air Force One, conversation with President-elect Mahmoud he had a telephone conversation with U.S. Am- Abbas (Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority bassador to the United Nations John C. to congratulate him on his January 9 election Danforth to discuss the situation in Sudan. Upon victory. arrival in Clinton Township, the President met The President announced that he has named with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Don Allan B. Hubbard as Assistant to the President Kotchman. for Economic Policy and Director of the Na- Later in the afternoon, the President returned tional Economic Council. to Washington, DC. The President announced that he has named The President announced his intention to ap- Candida Perotti Wolff as Assistant to the Presi- point the following individuals as members of dent for Legislative Affairs. the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform: January 11 Connie Mack III (Chairman); In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi John B. Breaux (Vice Chairman); of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the William Eldridge Frenzel; upcoming elections in Iraq. He then had an Elizabeth Garrett; intelligence briefing. Edward P. Lazear; In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Timothy J. Muris; President met with Attorney General John James Michael Poterba; Ashcroft. Later, also in the Oval Office, he met Charles O. Rossotti; and with Defense Minister Sergey Borisovich Ivanov Liz Ann Sonders. of Russia.

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Later in the afternoon, the President partici- President Yawr’s visit to Europe and the upcom- pated in an interview with the Washington ing elections in Iraq. He then had an intel- Times. ligence briefing. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, the President traveled nominate Michael Chertoff to be Secretary of to Jacksonville, FL, where, upon arrival in the Homeland Security. afternoon, he met with USA Freedom Corps The President declared an emergency in Indi- volunteer Steve Miller. ana and ordered Federal aid to supplement Later in the afternoon, the President returned State and local recovery efforts in the area to Washington, DC. struck by record/near record snow on December The President announced his intention to 21–23, 2004. nominate David A. Balton for the rank of Am- The President declared an emergency in Ohio bassador during his tenure of service as Deputy and ordered Federal aid to supplement State Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fish- and local recovery efforts in the area struck by eries. record snow on December 22–24, 2004. The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph R. DeTrani for the rank of January 12 Ambassador during his tenure of service as Spe- In the morning, the President had an intel- cial Envoy for the Six Party Talks. ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- The President announced his intention to des- eled to Falls Church, VA. Upon arrival at J.E.B. ignate Kent R. Hill as Acting Assistant Adminis- Stuart High School, they met with school offi- trator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for cials and international baccalaureate program International Development. students. The President announced his intention to ap- Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. point William T. Ryan as a member of the Bush returned to Washington, DC. Board of Directors of the Rural Telephone In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- Bank. dent and Mrs. Bush participated in an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC’s ‘‘20/20’’ show January 15 for later broadcast. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. January 13 In the morning, the President had an intel- January 17 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Arlington, In the morning, the President had an intel- VA. ligence briefing. Later in the morning, the President returned January 18 to Washington, DC. In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the In the morning, the President had a telephone President met with teachers and a principal to conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan discuss education priorities. Later, in the Oval to discuss the upcoming elections in Iraq, the Office, he met with Secretary of State Colin recent Palestinian Presidential election, and L. Powell. other issues. He then had a telephone conversa- Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, tion with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of the the President participated in an interview with Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the upcom- USA Today. He then participated in an inter- ing elections in Iraq. Later, he had an intel- view with representatives of regional media. ligence briefing and met with the Homeland The President announced that he has named Security Council. Jim Towey as Assistant to the President and Later in the morning, the President partici- Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Com- pated in separate interviews with the FOX News munity Initiatives. and Cable News Network television channels. Later, in the Family Theater, he participated January 14 in a speech preparation session for his January In the morning, the President had a telephone 20 Inaugural Address. conversation with President Ghazi al-Ujayl al- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss went to the Renaissance Hotel, where he made

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remarks at a Republican National Committee January 20 reception. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush went went to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where they at- where he made remarks at the inaugural chair- tended a prayer service. man’s reception. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush January 19 went by motorcade along the inaugural parade In the morning, the President had a telephone route to the White House, where they viewed conversation with President Ghazi al-Ujayl al- the parade from the reviewing stand. Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush the upcoming elections in Iraq. He then had attended several inaugural balls. a telephone conversation with Prime Minister January 21 Manmohan Singh of India to discuss relief ef- forts following the December 26, 2004, Indian In the morning, the President had an intel- Ocean earthquake and tsunamis and other ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush went issues. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and to the National Cathedral, where they partici- met with the National Security Council. pated in the National Prayer Service. Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Bush went to the National Archives and Records nominate John Thomas Schieffer to be Ambas- Administration, where they toured the Rotunda sador to Japan. for the Charters of Freedom with Archivist of The President announced his intention to the United States John W. Carlin and Senior nominate Linda Morrison Combs to be Con- Curator Stacey Bredhoff. During the tour, they troller of the Office of Federal Financial Man- examined historical documents including the agement at the Office of Management and Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration Budget. of Independence, George Washington’s hand- The President announced his designation of written Inaugural Address, and the Bible used the following individuals as members of the in the inaugurations of George Washington and Presidential delegation to the inauguration of George Bush. President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine on Jan- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush uary 23: went to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Colin L. Powell (head of delegation); where he made remarks at the inaugural chair- John E. Herbst; man’s luncheon. Later, in the Family Theatre, Paula Dobriansky; he participated in a speech preparation session Vera M. Andryczyk; for his January 20 Inaugural Address. Nadia Komarnyckyj McConnell; and Later in the afternoon, on the State Floor, Myron Kuropas. the President and Mrs. Bush hosted an inau- gural luncheon for family members. The President announced his designation of In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush the following individuals as members of the attended three candlelight dinners hosted by the Presidential delegation to a special session of inaugural committee. They then attended an in- the United Nations General Assembly to be held augural ball. on January 24 to commemorate the 60th anni- The President announced his intention to ap- versary of the liberation of the Nazi concentra- point Jeffrey F. Kupfer as Executive Director tion camps: of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Paul D. Wolfowitz (head of delegation); Tax Reform. Anne Patterson; The President announced his recess appoint- Henry R. Kravis; and ments of Adolfo A. Franco and Roger Noriega Bryce Sandler. as members of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his recess appoint- Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement ments of Gregory B. Jaczko and Peter B. Lyons State and local recovery efforts in the area as members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commis- struck by severe winter storms and flooding be- sion. ginning on January 1 and continuing.

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January 22 publican leadership to discuss Social Security re- In the morning, the President had an intel- form and other legislative priorities. ligence briefing. In the evening, the President met with the In the evening, at the Capital Hilton hotel, Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant com- the President and Mrs. Bush attended the Al- manders. He then hosted a dinner for them falfa Club Dinner. and their spouses on the State Floor. January 23 January 26 In the morning, the President traveled to In the morning, the President had separate Camp David, MD. telephone conversations with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and King Juan January 24 Carlos I of Spain. He then had an intelligence In the morning, the President had an intel- briefing. ligence briefing. Later in the morning, the President traveled In the afternoon, the President returned to to Bethesda, MD. Washington, DC. In the afternoon, the President returned to The White House announced that the Presi- Washington, DC. Later, in the Cabinet Room, dent will host a working dinner for President he met with members of the Congressional Jacques Chirac of France in Brussels, Belgium, Black Caucus. on February 21. Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the The President announced his intention to President met with Republican members of the nominate Michael Jackson to be Deputy Sec- House Ways and Means Committee and House retary of Homeland Security. Republican leadership to discuss Social Security The President announced his designation of reform and other legislative priorities. the following individuals as members of the In the evening, the President had a telephone Presidential delegation to Poland to attend the conversation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz- of the United Nations to discuss the upcoming Birkenau: elections in Iraq. Vice President Dick Cheney (head of delega- January 27 tion); In the morning, the President had a telephone Lynne Cheney; conversation with President Ghazi al-Ujayl al- Victor Ashe; Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss Tom Lantos; the upcoming elections and security situation in Annette Tillemann Lantos; Iraq. He then had an intelligence briefing. Feliks Bruks; Later in the morning, the President traveled Deborah Lipstadt; to Cleveland, OH, where, upon arrival, he met Fred Schwartz; and with USA Freedom Corps volunteer T.J. Powell. Elie Wiesel. Later, at the Cleveland Clinic, he viewed a dem- onstration of health care information technology. January 25 In the afternoon, the President returned to In the morning, the President had a telephone Washington, DC. Later, he participated in an conversation with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi interview with the New York Times. He then of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the participated in an interview with Brian Lamb upcoming elections in Iraq. He then had an of C–SPAN. intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, in Room 350 of the Dwight January 28 D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the In the morning, the President had an intel- President met with African American leaders ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to White Sul- and pastors. Later, he participated in an inter- phur Springs, WV, arriving in the afternoon. view with the Boston Herald. Later in the afternoon, the President returned Later in the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, to Washington, DC. the President met with Republican members of The President announced his intention to ap- the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Re- point Brig. Gen. Jack Nicholson, USA (Ret.),

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as Secretary of the American Battle Monuments February 1 Commission. In the morning, the President had separate The President announced his intention to ap- telephone conversations with President Vladimir point Ronald A. Faucheux and Daron R. Shaw Putin of Russia, Secretary General Jakob as members of the National Historical Publica- Gijsbert ‘‘Jaap’’ de Hoop Scheffer of NATO, tions and Records Commission. and European Union Commission President Jose The President announced his intention to des- Manuel Durao Barroso to discuss the elections ignate Peter Lichtenbaum as Acting Under Sec- in Iraq. Later, he had a telephone conversation retary of Commerce for Export Administration. with President Vicente Fox of Mexico to discuss the elections in Iraq and other issues. January 29 Later in the morning, the President had an In the morning, the President had an intel- intelligence briefing. Later, in the Family The- ligence briefing. ater, he participated in a speech preparation ses- sion. January 30 In the afternoon, the President met with Rep- In the afternoon, the President had separate resentative Jo Ann Emerson, chair, National telephone conversations with King Abdullah II Prayer Breakfast. He then participated in an of Jordan, Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Ara- interview with columnist Cal Thomas. Later, in bia, and President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt to the Family Theater, he participated in a speech discuss the elections in Iraq. preparation session. Later in the afternoon, in the Family Theater, February 2 the President participated in a speech prepara- tion session for his February 2 State of the In the morning, the President had a telephone Union Address. conversation with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy to discuss the elections in January 31 Iraq, the President’s upcoming visit to Europe, and other issues. He then had a telephone con- In the morning, the President had separate versation with Prime Minister Paul Martin of telephone conversations with Prime Minister Canada to discuss the elections in Iraq. Later, Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, President he had a telephone conversation with President Jacques Chirac of France, and Chancellor Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador to Gerhard Schroeder of Germany to discuss the discuss the elections in Iraq and to thank Presi- elections in Iraq, the situation in the Middle dent Saca Gonzalez for the service of Salvadoran East, and the President’s upcoming visit to Eu- troops in Iraq. rope. Later in the morning, the President had an Later in the morning, the President had sepa- intelligence briefing. He then had separate rate telephone conversations with Prime Min- meetings with Secretary of State Condoleezza ister Ayad Allawi and President Ghazi al-Ujayl Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald H. al-Yawr of the Iraqi Interim Government to dis- Rumsfeld. Later, in the Family Theater, he par- cuss the elections in Iraq. He then had an intel- ticipated in a speech preparation session. ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- In the afternoon, the President had lunch rity Council. with network television correspondents. In the afternoon, in the Family Theater, the The President declared a major disaster in President participated in two speech preparation Hawaii and ordered Federal aid to supplement sessions. State and local recovery efforts in the area During the day, the President had a telephone struck by severe storms and flash flooding on conversation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan October 30, 2004. of the United Nations to discuss the elections The President declared an emergency in Illi- in Iraq. nois and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President announced that he has named State and local recovery efforts in the area Jack D. Crouch II as Assistant to the President struck by record/near record snow on December and Deputy National Security Adviser. 21–23, 2004.

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The President declared a major disaster in to be a Commissioner of the Mississippi River West Virginia and ordered Federal aid to sup- Commission. plement State and local recovery efforts in the The President announced his intention to des- area struck by severe storms, flooding, and land- ignate Christopher Bancroft Burnham as Acting slides beginning on January 4 and continuing. Under Secretary of State for Management. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his designation of Utah and ordered Federal aid to supplement the following individuals as members of the State and local recovery efforts in the area Presidential delegation to attend the state fu- struck by severe storms and flooding on January neral of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania of Geor- 8–12. gia on February 6: February 3 Senator Richard G. Lugar (head of delega- tion); In the morning, the President had a telephone Richard J. Miles; conversation with Prime Minister Junichiro Paul V. Applegarth; and Koizumi of Japan to discuss the elections in Lorne W. Craner. Iraq, the situation in North Korea, and other issues. He then had an intelligence briefing. The President announced his designation of Later in the morning, the President traveled former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Wil- to Fargo, ND, where, upon arrival, he met with liam J. Clinton as members of the Presidential USA Freedom Corps volunteer Fran Rickers. delegation to visit tsunami-affected countries of In the afternoon, the President traveled to South and Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Great Falls, MT, where, upon arrival, he met Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Maldives on February with USA Freedom Corps volunteers Char and 19–21. Roy Brady. The President declared a major disaster in In the evening, the President traveled to California and ordered Federal aid to supple- Omaha, NE. While en route aboard Air Force ment State and local recovery efforts in the area One, he had a telephone conversation with struck by severe storms, flooding, debris flows, Prime Minister John Howard of Australia to dis- and mudslides on December 27, 2004, through cuss the elections in Iraq, relief efforts following January 11, 2005. the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean earth- February 5 quake and tsunamis and other issues. In the morning, the President had an intel- February 4 ligence briefing. In the morning, the President had an intel- February 7 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Little In the morning, the President had an intel- Rock, AR. While en route aboard Air Force ligence briefing. One, he had separate telephone conversations Also in the morning, the President had a tele- with President Traian Basescu of Romania and phone conversation with New England Patriots Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of owner Robert Kraft to congratulate the team Bulgaria to discuss the elections in Iraq. Upon on their February 6 Super Bowl victory. arrival in Little Rock, he met with USA Free- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the dom Corps volunteer Katya Lyzhina. President met with 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup In the afternoon, the President traveled to champion driver Kurt Busch. Later, also in the Tampa, FL, where, upon arrival, he met with Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Com- USA Freedom Corps volunteer Margaret merce Carlos M. Gutierrez and his wife, Edilia. Goodson. In the evening, the President returned to February 8 Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air In the morning, the President had an intel- Force One, the President had a telephone con- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Detroit, versation with President Roh Moo-hyun of MI, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- South Korea. dom Corps volunteer Jim Comer. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President returned to nominate Brig. Gen. William T. Grisoli, USA, Washington, DC. Later, in the Cabinet Room,

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he met with Republican Members of the House The President declared a major disaster in of Representatives to discuss Social Security re- Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement form. State and local recovery efforts in the area The White House announced that the Presi- struck by severe winter storms, heavy rains, and dent will host President Traian Basescu of Ro- flooding on January 4–6. mania at the White House on March 9. The President announced his intention to February 10 nominate Jeffrey Clay Sell to be Deputy Sec- In the morning, the President had an intel- retary of Energy. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Raleigh, The President announced his intention to NC, where, upon arrival, he met with USA nominate Patricia Lynn Scarlett to be Deputy Freedom Corps volunteer Jim Van Strien. Secretary of the Interior. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The President announced that he has named Blue Bell, PA, where, upon arrival, he met with Karl Rove as Assistant to the President, Deputy USA Freedom Corps volunteer David Bulkley. Chief of Staff, and Senior Adviser. The President announced that he has named In the evening, the President returned to Michael J. Gerson as Assistant to the President Washington, DC. for Policy and Strategic Planning. The President announced his intention to name Roland W. Betts as a member of the February 9 New York Committee on the Olympic Games In the morning, the President had a telephone Board of Directors. conversation with Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat of Thailand to congratulate him on February 11 his party’s February 6 parliamentary election vic- In the morning, the President had an intel- tory and to discuss relief efforts following the ligence briefing. December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean earthquake The President announced his intention to and tsunamis. He then had an intelligence brief- nominate C. David Welch to be Assistant Sec- ing. retary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. Later in the morning, the President had a The President announced his intention to telephone conversation with Prime Minister nominate John B. Bellinger III to be Legal Ad- Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark to con- viser at the Department of State. gratulate him on his February 8 election victory The President announced his intention to and to discuss the elections in Iraq, the situation nominate R. Nicholas Burns to be Under Sec- in the Middle East, and the President’s upcom- retary of State for Political Affairs. ing visit to Europe. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- February 12 dent had lunch with President Aleksander In the morning, the President had an intel- Kwasniewski of Poland. Later in the afternoon, in Room 350 of the ligence briefing. Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- February 14 ing, the President made remarks at a business In the morning, the President had an intel- roundtable. The President announced that he has named ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- John E. Straub as Special Assistant to the Presi- rity Council. Later, he had a telephone con- dent and Director of the Office of Administra- versation with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi tion. Arabia to commemorate the 60th anniversary The President announced that he has named of the meeting between former President Frank- William McGurn as Assistant to the President lin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz of Saudi for Speechwriting. Arabia and to discuss elections in Saudi Arabia The President declared a major disaster in and counterterrorism efforts. Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts President met with outgoing Administrator Sean in the area struck by a severe winter storm O’Keefe of the National Aeronautics and Space and record snow on December 21–23, 2004. Administration to thank him for his service.

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The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to des- nominate Lester M. Crawford to be Commis- ignate Peter F. Allgeier as Acting U.S. Trade sioner of Food and Drugs at the Department Representative. of Health and Human Services. The President declared a major disaster in Arizona and ordered Federal aid to supplement February 15 State and local recovery efforts in the area In the morning, the President had an intel- struck by severe storms and flooding on Decem- ligence briefing. ber 28, 2004, through January 12, 2005. The White House announced that the Presi- The President declared an emergency in Ne- dent and Mrs. Bush will host King Harald V vada and ordered Federal aid to supplement and Queen Sonja of Norway for lunch at the State and local recovery efforts in the area White House on March 7. struck by record and/or near record snow on The President declared a major disaster in December 29, 2004, through January 2, 2005. Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President declared an emergency in Con- State and local recovery efforts in the area necticut and ordered Federal aid to supplement struck by severe winter storms, flooding, and State and local recovery efforts in the area mudslides on December 22, 2004, through Feb- struck by record snow on January 22–23. ruary 1, 2005. The President declared an emergency in Mas- February 16 sachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supple- ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts In the morning, the President had an intel- in the area struck by record and/or near record ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he snow on January 22–23. had breakfast with congressional leaders. The President declared an emergency in Later in the morning, the President traveled Rhode Island and ordered Federal aid to sup- to Portsmouth, NH, where, upon arrival, he met plement State and local recovery efforts in the with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Reggie area struck by record snow on January 22–23. Wright. The President declared a major disaster in In the afternoon, the President returned to American Samoa and ordered Federal aid to Washington, DC. supplement Territory and local recovery efforts February 17 in the area struck by Tropical Cyclone Olaf, including high winds, high surf, and heavy rain- In the morning, the President had an intel- fall, beginning on February 15 and continuing. ligence briefing. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Presi- February 19 dent and Mrs. Bush met with Paul In the morning, the President had an intel- Rusesabagina, whose actions to shelter refugees ligence briefing. during the 1994 Rwanda genocide were de- picted in the film ‘‘Hotel Rwanda,’’ and his wife, February 20 Tatiana Rusesabagina. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush February 18 traveled to Brussels, Belgium, arriving in the evening. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. February 21 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Jonathan Brian Perlin to be Under ligence briefing. Later, at the Sheraton Brussels Secretary for Health at the Department of Vet- Hotel and Towers, he and Mrs. Bush met with erans Affairs. U.S. Embassy and Missions personnel. Then, at The President announced his intention to ap- the Royal Palace, he and Mrs. Bush participated point Becky Norton Dunlop (Chairman) and in a courtesy call with King Albert II and Queen Richard Barber Ainsworth, Jr., as members of Paola of Belgium. the Federal Service Impasses Panel. Later in the morning, in the Prime Minister’s The President announced his intention to des- Office at Lambermont House, the President met ignate Raymond F. DuBois as Acting Under with Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt of Bel- Secretary of the Army. gium. Then, at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence,

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the President met with Secretary General Jakob cellor Schroeder, his wife, Doris Schroeder- Gijsbert ‘‘Jaap’’ de Hoop Scheffer of the North Koepf, and local leaders and businesspeople. He Atlantic Treaty Organization. then met with Angela Merkel, leader of Ger- In the evening, at the U.S. Ambassador’s resi- many’s Christian Democratic Union party. dence, the President met with President Jacques Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Chirac of France. They then had a working din- Bush toured the Gutenberg Museum. ner. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. February 22 Bush traveled to Wiesbaden, Germany, where, at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, they participated In the morning, the President had an intel- in a photo opportunity with distinguished ligence briefing. Later, at the U.S. Ambassador’s servicemembers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored residence, he had a working breakfast with Division and their spouses. Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United King- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush dom. traveled to Bratislava, Slovakia, where, at M.R. Later in the morning, at NATO Headquarters, Stefanik Airport, they participated in an arrival the President had a meeting with President ceremony. Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine. He then partici- The President announced his intention to pated in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Com- nominate William Cobey to be a member of mission. Later, he met with Prime Minister the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. He then participated Washington Airports Authority. in a plenary session of the North Atlantic Coun- The President announced his intention to ap- cil followed by an official photo with NATO point the following individuals as members of leaders. the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and In the afternoon, at NATO Headquarters, the Negotiations: President had lunch with NATO leaders. Later, at the Justus Lipsius Building, he participated Peter F. Baranay; in a meeting followed by an official photo with James G. Berges; European Union leaders. JoAnn Brouillette; In the evening, in the Berlaymont Building, Thomas J. Donohue; the President met with European Commission Calvin M. Dooley; President Jose Manuel Durao Barroso followed Jennifer Dunn; by a photo opportunity with European Union Edward Charles Emma; Commissioners. He then had a working dinner John Engler; with European Commission President Durao William Eldridge Frenzel; Barroso, European Council President Jean- Allen E. Gant, Jr.; Claude Juncker, and European Council Sec- Nicholas Giordano; retary General Javier Solana. Terry D. Growcock; The President announced his intention to Herbert Fisk Johnson; nominate John C. Dugan to be Comptroller of Scott Klug; the Currency at the Department of the Treas- Charles Edward Kruse; ury. Larry A. Liebenow; February 23 Tracy Mullin Moroney; James Winston Morrison; In the morning, the President had an intel- Edward Joseph Perkins; ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- Kevin Barney Rollins; eled to Mainz, Germany, where, at the Electoral Lea N. Soupata; Palace, they participated in an arrival ceremony Jose Antonio Villamil; with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany Joseph P. Ward; and greeted American and German soldiers who Wythe Willis Willey; and had served in Afghanistan. Later in the morning, at the Electoral Palace, Wendell L. Willkie II. the President met with Chancellor Schroeder. The President announced his intention to des- In the afternoon, at the Electoral Palace, the ignate Harvey S. Rosen as Chairman of the President and Mrs. Bush had lunch with Chan- Council of Economic Advisers.

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February 24 on March 1: Elaine L. Chao (head of delega- In the morning, the President had an intel- tion), Martin J. Silverstein, and Marilyn Ware. ligence briefing. Later, at the Radisson SAS February 26 Carlton Hotel, he and Mrs. Bush met with U.S. Embassy personnel. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, at the Presidential Pal- ligence briefing. ace, the President met with President Ivan February 28 Gasparovic of Slovakia. Later, in the Prime Min- In the morning, the President had an intel- ister’s Office, he met with Prime Minister ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- Mikulas Dzurinda of Slovakia. Later in the morning, at the Slovak National rity Council. Later, in the Oval Office, he met Theater, the President met with champions of with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. freedom. Later, at the Treasures Museum of The White House announced that the Presi- Bratislava Castle, he met with President Vladi- dent will welcome Nasrallah Boutros Cardinal mir Putin of Russia. Sfeir, the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and In the evening, at Bratislava Castle, the Presi- all the East, to the White House on March dent participated in a photo opportunity with 16. President Gasparovic, Prime Minister Dzurinda, March 1 Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Pavol Hrusovsky, and President Putin. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. returned to Washington, DC. In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the The President declared an emergency in Ne- President met with congressional leaders to dis- vada and ordered Federal aid to supplement cuss his recent visit to Europe and foreign policy State and local recovery efforts in the area initiatives. struck by record and/or near record snow on March 2 January 6–10. In the morning, the President had an intel- February 25 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Arnold, In the morning, the President had an intel- MD. ligence briefing. Later in the morning, the President returned The President announced his intention to to Washington, DC. nominate Nancy Ann Nord to be a Commis- In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- sioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commis- dent met with Republican Members of the sion. House of Representatives to discuss Social Secu- The President announced his intention to rity reform. nominate Christopher J. Hanley to be a member The President made additional disaster assist- of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Pri- ance available to Alabama by authorizing an in- vate Investment Corporation. crease in the level of Federal funding for public The President announced his intention to ap- assistance projects undertaken as a result of point James C. Langdon, Jr., as a member of Hurricane Ivan. the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and, upon appointment, to designate him March 3 as Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intel- In the morning, the President had a telephone ligence Advisory Board and Chairman of the conversation with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi Intelligence Oversight Board. of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the The President announced his intention to des- political and security situation in Iraq. He then ignate Grover Whitehurst as Acting Commis- had an intelligence briefing. sioner of Education Statistics at the Department In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, of Education. the President had lunch with Vice President The President announced his designation of Dick Cheney. Later, he traveled to Langley, VA, the following individuals as members of the where he had a briefing at the Central Intel- Presidential delegation to attend the inaugura- ligence Agency. Later, he returned to Wash- tion of President Tabare Vazquez of Uruguay ington, DC.

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Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, The President announced his intention to des- the President participated in an interview with ignate E. Timothy Oppelt as Acting Assistant the New York Post Editorial Board. Later, also Administrator for Research and Development at in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency. State Condoleezza Rice. He then participated The President announced his intention to in a photo opportunity with U.S. Senate Youth nominate Stephen L. Johnson to be Adminis- Program students. trator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The White House announced that the Presi- March 5 dent will host President Vicente Fox of Mexico and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada in In the morning, the President had a telephone Texas on March 23. conversation with Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada to discuss their March 23 meeting March 4 in Texas and other issues. He then had an intel- In the morning, the President had a telephone ligence briefing. conversation with Prime Minister-designate Jose March 7 Socrates of Portugal to congratulate him on his In the morning, the President had an intel- party’s February 20 election victory. He then ligence briefing. Later, on the South Lawn, he had an intelligence briefing. and Mrs. Bush welcomed King Harald V and Later in the morning, the President traveled Queen Sonja of Norway. to Newark, NJ, where, upon arrival at Newark In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- Liberty International Airport, he met with USA dent and Mrs. Bush had lunch with the King Freedom Corps volunteer John Herrmann. He and Queen of Norway. then traveled to Westfield, NJ. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Bush traveled to Pittsburgh, PA. While en route South Bend, IN, where, upon arrival at South aboard Air Force One, he had a telephone con- Bend Regional Airport, he met with USA Free- versation with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi dom Corps volunteer Lucy Kuminecz. He then Arabia to discuss regional issues including the traveled to Notre Dame, IN. situation in Lebanon. He then had a telephone In the evening, the President returned to conversation with President Jacques Chirac of Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air France to discuss the situation in Lebanon. Force One, he had a telephone conversation Later in the afternoon, upon arrival in Pitts- with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. burgh, the President met with USA Freedom The White House announced that the Presi- Corps volunteer Jennie Roth. Later, at the Prov- dent will welcome Prime Minister Bertie Ahern idence Family Support Center, he and Mrs. of Ireland to the White House on March 17. Bush met with participants in the Center’s after- The President announced his intention to school program. Later, they returned to Wash- nominate David Garman to be Under Secretary ington, DC. of Energy. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will welcome President Vaclav Klaus of nominate Christopher R. Hill to be Assistant the Czech Republic to the White House on Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific March 8. Affairs. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate John R. Bolton to be U.S. Representa- nominate Anthony J. Principi to be a member tive to the United Nations with the rank of of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Ambassador, and to be U.S. Representative in Commission and, upon confirmation, to des- the Security Council of the United Nations and ignate him as Chairman. U.S. Representative to the Sessions of the Gen- The President announced his intention to eral Assembly of the United Nations during his nominate Rudolph E. Boschwitz for the rank tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United Nations. U.S. Representative on the Human Rights Com- The President announced his intention to mission of the Economic and Social Council of nominate Daniel Fried to be Assistant Secretary the United Nations. of State for European Affairs.

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March 8 of Representatives to discuss Social Security re- In the morning, the President had an intel- form. ligence briefing. Later, in an Oval Office cere- Later in the morning, the President traveled mony, he received the annual report of the Boy to Louisville, KY, where, upon arrival, he met Scouts of America. He then met with Secretary with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Monica of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Hardin. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the In the afternoon, the President traveled to President met with President Vaclav Klaus of Montgomery, AL, where, upon arrival, he met the Czech Republic. with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Andrew In the afternoon, in an Oval Office ceremony, ‘‘Woody’’ Woodcock. the President received diplomatic credentials Later in the afternoon, the President traveled from Ambassadors Flavio Dario Espinal Jacobo to Memphis, TN, arriving in the evening. of the Dominican Republic, Ek Sereywath of March 11 Cambodia, Deborah-Mae Lovell of Antigua and In the morning, the President had an intel- Barbuda, Hopelong U. Ipinge of Namibia, Hong ligence briefing. Seok-hyun of South Korea, Mohamed Nejib Later in the morning, the President traveled Hachana of Tunisia, and Frank McKenna of to Shreveport, LA, where, upon arrival, he met Canada. with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Lindsey Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the Allen. President met with Republican Senators to dis- In the afternoon, the President returned to cuss Social Security reform. Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air The White House announced that the Presi- Force One, he had a telephone conversation dent will welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. to the White House on March 15. The White House announced that the Presi- The President declared a major disaster in dent will host President Viktor Yushchenko of Nevada and ordered Federal aid to supplement Ukraine at the White House for a meeting and State and local recovery efforts in the area working lunch on April 4. struck by heavy rains and flooding on January The President announced his intention to 7–13. nominate Michael D. Griffin to be Administrator March 9 of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- In the morning, the President had a telephone tration. conversation with Prime Minister Junichiro The President announced his intention to Koizumi of Japan to discuss the situations in nominate Charles F. Conner to be Deputy Sec- North Korea and the Middle East, beef exports, retary of Agriculture. and other issues. He then had an intelligence The President announced his intention to briefing. nominate Robert Joseph to be Under Secretary Later in the morning, the President traveled of State for Arms Control and International Se- to Columbus, OH. Upon arrival in the after- curity. The President announced his intention to noon, he met with USA Freedom Corps volun- nominate Paul D. Clement to be Solicitor Gen- teer Betty Cheney. Later, he participated in a eral at the Department of Justice. tour of the Battelle Memorial Institute. The President announced his intention to Later in the afternoon, the President returned nominate Kim Wang to be a member of the to Washington, DC. Later, in the Oval Office, National Museum and Library Services Board. he met with Ministers of Women’s Affairs The President announced his designation of Massouda Jalal and Nermin Othman of Afghani- the following individuals as members of the stan and Iraq, respectively, who were in Wash- Presidential delegation to Israel to attend the ington, DC, to attend International Women’s inauguration of the Yad Vashem New Holocaust Day events. History Museum on March 15: March 10 Michael R. Bloomberg (head of delegation); In the morning, the President had an intel- Elie Wiesel; ligence briefing. Later, in the Cabinet Room, Daniel Kurtzer; he met with Republican Members of the House Fred S. Zeidman;

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Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis; March 15 Norma Lerner; and In the morning, the President had an intel- Rabbi Isaac Neuman. ligence briefing. He then participated in a March 12 roundtable interview with representatives of re- gional newspapers. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced that he has nomi- ligence briefing. nated the following individuals to be members In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment attended the Gridiron Club dinner at the Cap- Commission: ital Hilton Hotel. James H. Bilbray; March 14 Philip Coyle; In the morning, in his private dining room, Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (Ret.); the President had a breakfast meeting with Sec- James V. Hansen; retary of State Condoleezza Rice and Karen Gen. James T. Hill, USA (Ret.); Hughes to discuss his nomination of Hughes Lt. Gen. Claude M. Kicklighter, USA (Ret.); to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplo- Samuel Knox Skinner; and macy. He then had an intelligence briefing. Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Ret.). Later in the morning, in the State Dining March 16 Room, the President participated in a photo op- In the morning, the President had an intel- portunity with Intel Science Talent Search final- ligence briefing. ists. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the dent met with Deputy Secretary of Defense President met with John Furgess, commander- Paul D. Wolfowitz and Secretary of the Treasury in-chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Later, also John W. Snow to discuss the President’s rec- in the Oval Office, he met with Bishop William ommendation of Wolfowitz to serve as President S. Skylstad, president, U.S. Conference of of the World Bank. Catholic Bishops. The President announced that he has directed In the evening, in the Diplomatic Reception World Bank U.S. Executive Director Robert B. Room, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Holland to recommend that the World Bank reception for the diplomatic corps. Board of Directors elect Paul D. Wolfowitz as The President announced his intention to President of the World Bank. nominate Karen P. Hughes to be Under Sec- The President announced his intention to des- retary of State for Public Diplomacy. ignate Kevin J. Martin as Chairman of the Fed- The President announced his intention to eral Communications Commission. nominate Dina Habib Powell to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural March 17 Affairs. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President declared a major disaster in ligence briefing. Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the State and local recovery efforts in the area President met with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern struck by a severe winter storm on January 7– of Ireland. Then, in the Diplomatic Reception 12. Room, he participated in a photo opportunity The President declared an emergency in with Northern Ireland political and civic leaders. Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement Later, also in the Diplomatic Reception Room, State and local recovery efforts in the area he met with family members of Robert struck by record and/or near-record snow on McCartney, who was murdered in Belfast, Ire- January 22–23. land, on January 30. The President declared an emergency in In the afternoon, at the U.S. Capitol, the Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement President and Prime Minister Ahern attended State and local recovery efforts in the area a Saint Patrick’s Day luncheon hosted by Speak- struck by record and/or near-record snow on er of the House of Representatives J. Dennis February 10–11. Hastert.

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Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, Daniel O. Rios; and the President met with Thomas P. Cadmus, na- John O. Woods, Jr. tional commander, American Legion. The President announced his intention to ap- The President announced his intention to point Charles M. Younger as a member of the nominate Joseph H. Boardman to be Adminis- Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. trator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. March 19 March 18 In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. In the morning, the President traveled to Pen- During the day, the President met with Assist- sacola, FL. While en route aboard Air Force ant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff One, he met with Senator Mel R. Martinez and Joe Hagin to discuss legislation concerning The- Representatives Tom Feeney, Ric Keller, Jeff resa Marie Schiavo. Miller, Adam H. Putnam, and Dave Weldon of Florida. Later, also aboard Air Force One, March 20 he had an intelligence briefing. Upon arrival In the morning, the President returned to in Pensacola, he met with USA Freedom Corps Washington, DC, arriving in the afternoon. volunteer Bob Woodard. In the afternoon, the President traveled to March 21 Orlando, FL, where, upon arrival, he met with In the morning, the President had an intel- USA Freedom Corps volunteer Betty Haggard. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Tucson, Later, he toured the Life Project Senior Devel- AZ. While en route aboard Air Force One, he opment Center. met with Representatives Bob Beauprez and In the evening, the President traveled to the Joel Hefley of Colorado and Representatives Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. Trent Franks and John B. Shadegg of Arizona. The White House announced that the Presi- Upon arrival in Tucson, he met with USA Free- dent will welcome Prime Minister Ariel Sharon dom Corps volunteer Russell Gursky. of Israel to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, In the afternoon, the President traveled to on April 11. Denver, CO, where, upon arrival, he met with The President announced his intention to USA Freedom Corps volunteer Harold Brewer. nominate Linda M. Springer to be Director of In the evening, the President traveled to Al- the Office of Personnel Management. buquerque, NM. The President announced his intention to ap- March 22 point John Belle as a member of the Commis- sion of Fine Arts. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ap- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to the Bush point Herbert F. Ames as a member of the Ranch in Crawford, TX, arriving in the after- National Capital Planning Commission. noon. The President announced his intention to ap- March 23 point A. Norman Crowder III, Robert Gordan, In the morning, the President had an intel- and Leopoldo E. Guzman as members of the ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Waco, TX. Advisory Committee to the Pension Benefit Later in the morning, at the Armstrong Guaranty Corporation. Browning Library at Baylor University, the The President announced his intention to des- President met with President Vicente Fox of ignate James E. Nevels as Chair of the Advisory Mexico and Prime Minister Paul Martin of Can- Committee to the Pension Benefit Guaranty ada. Corporation. In the afternoon, the President and President The President announced his intention to ap- Fox and Prime Minister Martin traveled to the point the following individuals as members of Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. Later, they had the Architectural and Transportation Barriers a working lunch and toured the ranch. Compliance Board (Access Board): The President announced his intention to Tricia Mason; nominate Timothy D. Adams to be Under Sec- Philip G. Pearce; retary of the Treasury (International Affairs).

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The President announced his intention to des- March 29 ignate Arnold I. Havens as Acting Deputy Sec- In the morning, the President had an intel- retary of the Treasury. ligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone con- March 24 versation with President Nestor Kirchner of Ar- gentina to discuss the Summit of the Americas In the morning, the President had an intel- to be held in November and other issues. ligence briefing. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the The White House announced that the Presi- President met with a group of Iraqi citizens dent will travel to Latvia, the Netherlands, Rus- who live in the U.S. and who voted in the Iraqi sia, and Georgia on May 6–10 to commemorate elections in January. the 60th anniversary of the end of World War In the afternoon, the President had a briefing II. on the report by the Commission on the Intel- The President announced his intention to ligence Capabilities of the United States Regard- nominate Sean Ian McCormack to be Assistant ing Weapons of Mass Destruction to be released Secretary of State for Public Affairs. officially on March 31. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Ellen G. Engleman Conners to be nominate Rachel Brand to be Assistant Attorney Chairman of the National Transportation Safety General, Office of Legal Policy at the Depart- Board. ment of Justice. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Mark V. Rosenker to be a member nominate Suzanne C. DeFrancis to be Assistant of the National Transportation Safety Board and, Secretary of Health and Human Services for upon confirmation, to designate him as Vice Public Affairs. Chairman. The President announced his intention to nominate Alice S. Fisher to be Assistant Attor- March 25 ney General, Criminal Division at the Depart- In the morning, the President had an intel- ment of Justice. The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. nominate Philip J. Perry to be General Counsel March 26 at the Department of Homeland Security. The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Regina B. Schofield to be Assistant ligence briefing. Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs at March 27 the Department of Justice. The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Michael Dolan and Robert M. Duncan traveled to Fort Hood, TX, where they attended to be members of the Board of Directors of an Easter Sunday service at the 4th Infantry the Corporation for National and Community Division Memorial Chapel. Later, they returned Service. to the Bush Ranch, where they celebrated Easter with family members. March 30 March 28 In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. He also had a telephone con- In the morning, the President had an intel- versation with Mrs. Bush, who was returning ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush re- from a visit to Afghanistan. turned to Washington, DC, arriving in the after- Later in the morning, the President traveled noon. to Cedar Rapids, IA, where, upon arrival, he Later in the afternoon, in Room 350 of the met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Al Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- Smith, Jr. ing, the President participated in a celebration In the afternoon, the President returned to of Greek Independence Day. Washington, DC. During the day, the President had a briefing The President declared an emergency in New on the earthquake that struck off the coast of Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supple- Indonesia earlier in the day. ment State and local recovery efforts in the area

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struck by record and/or near-record snow on The President announced his intention to January 22–23. nominate Kenneth J. Krieg to be Under Sec- The President declared an emergency in New retary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supple- and Logistics. ment State and local recovery efforts in the area The President announced his intention to struck by record snow on February 10–11. nominate David A. Sampson to be Deputy Sec- retary of Commerce. March 31 The President announced his intention to des- In the morning, the President had a telephone ignate Rhonda Keenum as Acting Under Sec- conversation with Prime Minister Ayad Allawi retary of Commerce for International Trade. of the Iraqi Interim Government to discuss the The President announced his intention to ap- situation in Iraq. He then had an intelligence point the following individuals as Governors of briefing. the Board of Governors of the American Red Later in the morning, in the Cabinet Room, Cross: the President met with members of the Com- Michael Chertoff; mission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the Carlos M. Gutierrez; United States Regarding Weapons of Mass De- Michael O. Leavitt; struction, who presented him with their official R. James Nicholson; report. Later, in the Situation Room, he met Condoleezza Rice; and with members of his Cabinet whose Depart- Margaret Spellings. ments may be affected by the Commission’s re- port. The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President had lunch point Gerald A. Jemison, Mark A. Sadd, and with Vice President Dick Cheney. He then met John G. Williams III as members of the Advi- with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. sory Council on Historic Preservation. In the evening, in the Residence, the Presi- The President announced his intention to ap- dent received a briefing from White House point the following individuals as members of Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., on the the Board of Directors of the Valles Caldera health of Pope John Paul II. Trust: The President announced his intention to John T. Caid; nominate Gordon R. England to be Deputy Sec- James R. Gosz; retary of Defense. Tracy Hephner; and The President announced his intention to Raymond Loretto. nominate Eric S. Edelman to be Under Sec- retary of Defense for Policy. The President announced his intention to ap- point James Balsiger as a Commissioner of the April 1 U.S. Commissioners on the International Pacific In the morning, the President had an intel- Halibut Commission and as the U.S. Commis- ligence briefing. Later, he met with USA sioner on the U.S. Section of the North Pacific WEEKEND Magazine’s Make a Difference Day Anadromous Fish Commission. outstanding teen volunteer winners. The President announced his recess appoint- Later in the morning, the President, Mrs. ment of the following individuals as members Bush, and Secretary of Health and Human Serv- of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment ices Michael O. Leavitt went to the Paul Public Commission: Charter School, where they met with partici- Anthony J. Principi (Chairman); pants of a mentoring program for children of James H. Bilbray; prisoners. Philip Coyle; During the day, the President received up- Adm. Harold W. Gehman, Jr., USN (Ret.); dates on the health of Pope John Paul II. Brig. Gen. Sue Ellen Turner, USAF (Ret.); The President announced his intention to James V. Hansen; nominate Ben S. Bernanke to be a member Gen. James T. Hill, USA (Ret.); of the Council of Economic Advisers and, upon Samuel Knox Skinner; and confirmation, to designate him as Chairman. Gen. Lloyd Warren Newton, USAF (Ret.).

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The President announced his recess appoint- The President announced that the delegation ment of Michael W. Wynne as Under Secretary accompanying him and Mrs. Bush to the funeral of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Lo- mass of Pope John Paul II on April 8 will in- gistics. clude: former President George H.W. Bush; The President declared a major disaster in former President William J. Clinton; and Sec- Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement retary of State Condoleezza Rice. State and local recovery efforts in the area April 6 struck by record and/or near-record snow on March 9. In the morning, the President and his delega- tion to the funeral mass of Pope John Paul April 2 II traveled to Rome, Italy. While en route In the morning, the President had an intel- aboard Air Force One, the President had a tele- ligence briefing. phone conversation with President Jalal Talabani In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- of the Iraqi Transitional Government to con- dent had a telephone conversation with White gratulate him on his election earlier in the day House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., who and to discuss Iraq-U.S. relations. He then had informed him of the death of Pope John Paul a telephone conversation with Amir Hamad bin II. Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar to express his condo- lences on the recent terrorist attacks in Qatar. April 3 Later in the morning, in the conference room In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush aboard Air Force One, the President, former went to the John F. Kennedy Center for the President Bush, and former President Clinton Performing Arts, where they watched a perform- had an intelligence briefing. Later, the President ance of the play ‘‘Mister Roberts.’’ Later, they had a telephone conversation with head coach went to the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Kim Mulkey-Robertson of Baylor University’s Apostle, where they attended a memorial mass women’s basketball team to congratulate her on for Pope John Paul II. the team’s April 5 NCAA championship. In the afternoon, upon arrival in Rome, the April 4 President and his delegation went to Vatican In the morning, the President had an intel- City, where they attended the public viewing ligence briefing. He also had a telephone con- for Pope John Paul II, who lay in state in Saint versation with Speaker Hajim al-Hasani of the Peter’s Basilica. Iraqi Transitional National Assembly to con- During the day, the President received a gratulate him on his April 3 election. briefing from National Security Adviser Stephen In the afternoon, in the Red Room, the Presi- J. Hadley on the helicopter crash in Kabul, Af- dent and Mrs. Bush had lunch with President ghanistan, that killed American troops earlier in Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine and his wife, the day. Kateryna Yushchenko. The President announced his intention to nominate Maria Cino to be Deputy Secretary April 5 of Transportation. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Parkers- April 7 burg, WV, where, upon arrival, he met with In the morning, the President had an intel- USA Freedom Corps volunteer June Roberts. ligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President returned to In the afternoon, at the Quirinale Palace in Washington, DC. Rome, the President and his delegation paid Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, a courtesy call on President Carlo Azeglio the President met with Vice President Dick Ciampi of Italy. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, In the evening, at Villa Taverna, the U.S. and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Ambassador to Italy’s residence in Rome, the Khalilzad. Later, Secretary Rice announced the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a reception for President’s intention to nominate Ambassador American Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops Khalilzad to be U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. of the Catholic Church.

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Later in the evening, the President and his April 11 delegation, with the exception of Mrs. Bush, In the morning, the President had an intel- had dinner with Prime Minister Silvio ligence briefing. Later, he met with Prime Min- Berlusconi of Italy at the Prime Minister’s resi- ister Ariel Sharon of Israel. dence. In the afternoon, the President had lunch April 8 with Prime Minister Sharon. In the morning, the President had an intel- April 12 ligence briefing. Later, at Saint Peter’s Square In the morning, the President had an intel- in Vatican City, he and his delegation attended ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Fort the funeral mass of Pope John Paul II. Hood, TX, where he had lunch with U.S. mili- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush tary personnel. traveled to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, In the afternoon, the President met with fam- arriving in the evening. ily members of U.S. military personnel killed The White House announced that the Presi- in Iraq. Later, he returned to Washington, DC, dent will welcome President Paul Kagame of arriving in the evening. Rwanda to the White House on April 15. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Alex M. Azar II to be Deputy Sec- nominate Emil M. Skodon to be Ambassador retary of Health and Human Services. to Brunei Darussalam. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate David R. Hill to be General Counsel nominate Eduardo Aguirre to be Ambassador at the Department of Energy. to Spain and to Andorra. The President announced his intention to nominate Brian D. Montgomery to be Assistant The President announced his intention to ap- Secretary of Housing and Urban Development point Robert B. Stephan as Assistant Secretary (Federal Housing Commissioner). for Infrastructure Protection and to designate The President announced his intention to him as Acting Under Secretary for Information nominate Phyllis F. Scheinberg to be an Assist- Analysis and Infrastructure Protection at the De- ant Secretary of Transportation for Budgets and partment of Homeland Security. Programs and, upon appointment, to designate The President announced his intention to ap- her as Chief Financial Officer. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Co- nominate Craig Roberts Stapleton to be Ambas- lumbus Fellowship Foundation: sador to France. E. Gordon Gee; The President announced his designation of Valentino F. DiGiorgio III; the following individuals as members of the Kimberly A. Owens; and Presidential delegation to attend the funeral M. Joyce Van Schaack. mass of Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 15: John Lehman (head of delegation); Howard The President announced his intention to ap- H. Leach; and Leslie McBee. point George R. Nethercutt, Jr., as Chairman of the U.S. Section of the U.S. and Canada April 13 Permanent Joint Board on Defense. In the morning, in the Private Dining Room, The President announced his intention to ap- the President had breakfast with congressional point Ruth Sharp Altshuler as a member of the leaders. He then had an intelligence briefing Library of Congress Trust Fund Board. and met with the National Security Council. The President announced his intention to ap- Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary point Stephen Malcolm Gillis and Con Gia of State Condoleezza Rice. Pham as members of the Board of Directors Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the of the Vietnam Education Foundation. President met with 2005 Presidents Cup cocap- tains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player and Profes- April 9 sional Golf Association Tour Director Tim In the morning, the President had an intel- Finchem. Later, in the Cabinet Room, he met ligence briefing. with Republican congressional leaders.

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The White House announced that the Presi- retary of Education and to designate him as dent will welcome Crown Prince Abdullah of Acting Deputy Secretary of Education. Saudi Arabia to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, The President announced his intention to des- TX, on April 25. ignate John A. Russack as the program manager The White House announced that the Presi- responsible for information sharing across the dent will welcome President Martin Torrijos of Federal Government, pursuant to section Panama to the White House on April 28. 1016(f) of the Intelligence Reform and Ter- April 14 rorism Prevention Act of 2004. The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had an intel- point the following individuals as members of ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: met with Minister of External Affairs K. Natwar Singh of India. Bruce Lawrence Bialosky; Later in the morning, in the Cabinet Room, Marek J. Chodakiewicz; the President met with Republican Members Itchko Ezratti; of the House of Representatives to discuss So- Marilyn R. Fox; cial Security reform. Later, in the Oval Office, JoAnne Ginsberg; he participated in an interview with representa- Constance B. Girard-diCarlo; tives of sports media. Later, also in the Oval Norman Hascoe; Office, he met with outgoing President James Marcia McCraw Horwitz; D. Wolfensohn of the World Bank. Edward Koch; In the afternoon, the President participated Michael I. Lebovitz; in a photo opportunity with 2004 Presidential Elena Neuman Lefkowitz; Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Steven M. Levy; and Science Teaching recipients. William F. Weld. In the evening, at Robert F. Kennedy Memo- rial Stadium, the President threw out the first The President declared a major disaster in pitch to open the Major League Baseball game Arizona and ordered Federal aid to supplement between the Washington Nationals and the Ari- State and local recovery efforts in the area zona Diamondbacks. He and Mrs. Bush, along struck by severe storms and flooding on Feb- with family members, then watched the game. ruary 10–15. The President declared a major disaster in April 15 California and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the morning, the President met with Sec- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area retary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. He then struck by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and had an intelligence briefing. mud and debris flows on February 16–23. Also in the morning, in the Oval Office, the The President declared a major disaster in President met with Prime Minister Jean-Claude Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supple- Juncker of Luxembourg. Later, also in the Oval ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts Office, he met with President Paul Kagame of in the area struck by severe storms and flooding Rwanda. beginning on April 2 and continuing. Later in the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, OH, arriving in the afternoon. April 16 Upon arrival at the Cleveland Hopkins Inter- In the morning, the President had an intel- national Airport, he met with USA Freedom ligence briefing. Corps volunteer Anita Isom. Later in the afternoon, the President traveled April 17 to Mentor, OH, where he had coffee with small- In the afternoon, the President returned to business owners at Yours Truly restaurant. He Washington, DC. then traveled to Kirtland, OH. Later in the afternoon, the President traveled April 18 to Camp David, MD. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing and met with Secretary of State nominate Raymond Simon to be Deputy Sec- Condoleezza Rice.

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Later in the morning, the President traveled John D. Negroponte as Director of National In- to Columbia, SC, where, upon arrival, he met telligence. with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Tracey Ely. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President met with em- nominate Robert B. Holland III to be the U.S. ployees and patrons at the Rockaway Athletic Executive Director of the International Bank for Club in Columbia. Reconstruction and Development. Later in the afternoon, the President returned The President announced his intention to to Washington, DC. Later, he participated in nominate Charles E. Johnson to be Assistant a television interview with Ron Insana of CNBC. Secretary of Health and Human Services for Budget, Technology, and Finance. April 19 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Roger Dwayne Pierce to be Ambas- ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- sador to Cape Verde. eled to Springfield, IL, where, upon arrival, he The President declared an emergency in met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Della Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement Amos. State and local recovery efforts in the area Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. struck by record snow on March 11–12. Bush participated in a tour of the Abraham Lin- April 22 coln Presidential Library and Museum. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush In the morning, the President had an intel- returned to Washington, DC. Later, in the Oval ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to McGhee Office, he met with the chairs and ranking Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville, members of the Senate Committee on Energy TN, arriving in the afternoon. Upon arrival, he and Natural Resources, the House Committee met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Bob on Energy and Commerce, the Senate Finance Lochbaum. Committee, and the House Committee on Ways Later in the afternoon, the President traveled and Means to discuss energy legislation. to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his designation of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supple- the following individuals as members of the ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Presidential delegation to the inaugural Mass of struck by severe storms and flooding on April His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on April 24: 1–3. Jeb Bush (head of delegation); The President declared a major disaster in Michael S. Steele; New York and ordered Federal aid to supple- Carl A. Anderson; ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Helen Alvare; and struck by severe storms and flooding on April Frank Hanley. 2–4. April 23 April 20 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. ligence briefing. He then met with Secretary April 25 of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Later, he had a briefing on the national economy. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the ligence briefing. President met with 2005 Teacher of the Year Later in the morning, the President welcomed Jason Kamras. Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. Later, he met April 21 with the Crown Prince. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, the President had lunch ligence briefing. Later, in the Cabinet Room, with the Crown Prince. he met with Members of the House of Rep- The White House announced that the Presi- resentatives to discuss Social Security reform. dent will welcome Prime Minister Konstandinos In the evening, in the Oval Office, the Presi- Karamanlis of Greece to the White House on dent participated in a swearing-in ceremony for May 20.

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The President announced his designation of The President announced his intention to C. David Welch as a member of the Presidential nominate Molly Hering Bordonaro to be Ambas- delegation to attend the funeral services of sador to Malta. former President Ezer Weizman of Israel on The President announced his intention to April 26. nominate Donald E. Booth to be Ambassador to Liberia. April 26 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Joseph A. Mussomeli to be Ambas- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Galveston, sador to Cambodia. TX, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- The President announced his intention to dom Corps volunteer Dorothy Paterson. nominate David Horton Wilkins to be Ambas- In the afternoon, the President returned to sador to Canada. Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Julie Finley for the rank of Ambas- nominate Sandra L. Pack to be Assistant Sec- sador during her tenure of service as U.S. Rep- retary of the Treasury (Management) and, upon resentative to the Organization for Security and appointment, to designate her as Chief Financial Cooperation in Europe. Officer. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Shara L. Aranoff to be Commissioner nominate Randal Quarles to be an Under Sec- of the U.S. International Trade Commission. retary of the Treasury (Domestic Finance). The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Richard J. Griffin to be Assistant Sec- nominate John J. Sullivan to be General Counsel retary of State for Diplomatic Security. of the Department of Commerce. The President announced his intention to des- The President announced his intention to ignate Deborah A. Price as Acting Assistant Sec- nominate James Philip Terry to be Chairman retary of Education for Legislative and Congres- of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. sional Affairs. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate John M. Reich to be Director of the nominate Dennis P. Walsh to be a member Office of Thrift Supervision at the Department of the National Labor Relations Board. of the Treasury. The President announced his intention to des- April 28 ignate F. Duane Ackerman as Chairman of the In the morning, the President had an intel- President’s National Security Telecommuni- ligence briefing. cations Advisory Committee. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to re- President met with President Martin Torrijos designate Patricia F. Russo as Vice Chairman of Panama. of the President’s National Security Tele- The President announced his intention to communications Advisory Committee. nominate Kevin F. Sullivan to be Assistant Sec- The President announced his intention to re- retary of Education for Communications and designate Steven J. Law as a member of the Outreach. Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The President announced his intention to nominate Richard L. Skinner to be Inspector April 27 General of the Department of Homeland Secu- In the morning, the President had an intel- rity. ligence briefing. Later, he met with Secretary The President announced his intention to des- of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. ignate Bruce N. Crandlemire as Acting Inspec- In the afternoon, the President met with Re- tor General of the U.S. Agency for International publican Members of the House of Representa- Development. tives to discuss legislative priorities. In the evening, at a private residence, the April 29 President made remarks at a National Repub- In the morning, the President had an intel- lican Senatorial Committee reception. ligence briefing. He then traveled to Falls

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Church, VA. Later, he returned to Washington, MS, where, upon arrival, he met with USA DC. Freedom Corps volunteer Ruth Wilson. In the afternoon, the President had lunch In the afternoon, the President returned to with Vice President Dick Cheney. Washington, DC. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Presi- The President announced his designation of dent met with editors of ‘‘The Papers of George the following individuals as members of the Washington.’’ Presidential delegation to the Czech Republic The White House announced that the Presi- to attend the 60th anniversary of the liberation dent will welcome Nigerian President and of Pilsen on May 6: Chairman of the African Union Olusegun Jim Nicholson (head of delegation); Obasanjo to the White House on May 5. William J. Cabaniss; The President announced his intention to Maj. Gen. Patrick Brady, USA (Ret.); nominate Rodney E. Hood to be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Linda Maynor; and Board. Julian Niemczyk. The President declared an emergency in New The President announced his intention to Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate Robert M. Kimmitt to be Deputy Sec- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area retary of the Treasury. struck by record snow on March 11–12. May 4 April 30 In the morning, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President had an intel- conversation with Prime Minister Silvio ligence briefing. Berlusconi of Italy to express his regret con- cerning the death of an Italian intelligence agent May 2 who was killed at a U.S. checkpoint in Iraq In the morning, the President had an intel- on March 4. He then had a telephone conversa- ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he tion with President Mikheil Saakashvili of Geor- and Mrs. Bush met with 2005 Preserve America gia to discuss his upcoming visit to Georgia and Presidential Award recipients. other issues. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Later in the morning, the President had an President and Mrs. Bush participated in an intelligence briefing. He then met in the Oval interview with Al Roker of NBC television for Office with Secretary of Defense Donald H. later broadcast. Rumsfeld. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will welcome President Abel Pacheco of May 5 Costa Rica, President Leonel Fernandez of the In the morning, the President had a telephone Dominican Republic, President Elias Antonio conversation with President Hu Jintao of China Saca of El Salvador, President Oscar Berger of to discuss the situation in North Korea, eco- Guatemala, President Ricardo Maduro of Hon- nomic issues, China-Taiwan relations, and other duras, and President Enrique Bolanos of Nica- issuess. He then had an intelligence briefing. ragua to the White House for a meeting on In the afternoon, the President had lunch May 12. with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, in the The President announced his intention to Oval Office, he met with Nigerian President and nominate R. Thomas Weimer to be an Assistant Chairman of the African Union Olusegun Secretary of the Interior (Policy, Management, Obasanjo. and Budget). May 6 The President announced his intention to des- ignate David A. Sampson as Acting Deputy Sec- In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush retary of Commerce. departed for Riga, Latvia. Later in the morning, while en route to Riga May 3 aboard Air Force One, the President had a tele- In the morning, the President had an intel- phone conversation with Prime Minister Tony ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Canton, Blair of the United Kingdom to congratulate

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him on his May 5 reelection. He then had an In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush intelligence briefing. traveled to Maastricht, the Netherlands, where, In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush upon arrival at the Maastricht Aachen Airport, arrived at Riga, Latvia. they greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. They then The White House announced that the Presi- traveled to the Chateau St. Gerlach in dent will welcome President Susilo Bambang Valkenburg, the Netherlands. Yudhoyono of Indonesia to the White House May 8 on May 25. The President announced his intention to In the morning, at the Chateau St. Gerlach, nominate Edmund S. Hawley to be an Assistant the President had a breakfast meeting with Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Security Administration). Netherlands. Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Bush traveled to Margraten, the Netherlands. nominate Jill L. Sigal to be an Assistant Sec- Upon arrival, they went to the Netherlands retary of Energy (Congressional and Intergov- American Cemetery and Memorial, where they ernmental Affairs). met Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, at the Cemetery’s Vis- nominate James M. Derham to be Ambassador itor Center, the President and Mrs. Bush signed to Guatemala. the guest book. He and Queen Beatrix then The President announced his intention to participated in a wreath-laying ceremony. nominate Robert Johann Dieter to be Ambas- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush sador to Belize. traveled to Moscow, Russia. The President announced his intention to In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Rodolphe M. Vallee to be Ambassador attended a dinner hosted by President Vladimir to the Slovak Republic. Putin of Russia and his wife, Lyudmila Putina, May 7 at Novo Ogarevo, the Putins’s residence in Mos- cow. In the morning, at the Radisson SAS Daugava Hotel in Riga, Latvia, the President had an in- May 9 telligence briefing. He and Mrs. Bush then In the morning, at the Marriott Grand Hotel greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. They then in Moscow, the President had an intelligence went to Riga Castle, where they participated briefing. He then had coffee with civic leaders. in an arrival ceremony with President Vaira Later in the morning, in the Red Square of Vike-Freiberga of Latvia and her husband, the Kremlin, the President and Mrs. Bush at- Imants Freibergs. Later, in the Gold Hall at tended a parade commemorating the 60th anni- Riga Castle, the President met with President versary of the end of World War II in Europe. Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister Aigars Later, they participated in a wreath-laying cere- Kalvitis of Latvia. mony at Russia’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. by the Kremlin wall. Bush, accompanied by President Vike-Freiberga In the afternoon, at the Kremlin State Palace, and her husband, Imants, went to Freedom Me- the President and Mrs. Bush attended a lunch morial Park, where they participated in a for delegations to the anniversary ceremonies. wreath-laying ceremony at the Freedom Monu- Later, they went to the U.S. Embassy in Mos- ment. cow, where they greeted Embassy personnel. In the afternoon, in the White Hall at the Later in the afternoon, at Spaso House, the Riga Latvian Society House, the President and President and Mrs. Bush met with U.S. and President Vike-Freiberga participated in a Russian veterans. roundtable discussion with civic leaders. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Later in the afternoon, in the Ligo Room Bush traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia, arriving in the at the Riga Latvian Society House, the President evening. had a lunch meeting with President Vike- Later in the evening, the President and Mrs. Freiberga, President Arnold Ruutel of Estonia, Bush attended cultural events in Old Town and President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania. Tbilisi.

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May 10 In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the morning, at the Marriott Hotel in President met with 2005 MATHCOUNTS Na- Tbilisi, the President had an intelligence brief- tional Competition award recipients. ing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush greeted U.S. Em- The White House announced that the Presi- bassy personnel. dent will welcome former President Nelson Later in the morning, in the Plaza of the Mandela of South Africa to the White House Parliament Building, the President and Mrs. on May 17. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony with The White House announced that the Presi- President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia and his dent will welcome Prime Minister Ahmed wife, Sandra Roelofs. Later, he met with Presi- Mohamed Nazif of Egypt to Washington on May dent Saakashvili in President Saakashvili’s office. 18. Later in the morning, in the Parliament The White House announced that the Presi- Building, the President met with Speaker of the dent will welcome Prime Minister Anders Fogh Georgian Parliament Nino Burjanadze. Rasmussen of Denmark to the White House In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush on May 20. returned to Washington, DC. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his designation of dent will welcome President Hamid Karzai of the following individuals as members of the Afghanistan to the White House on May 23. Presidential delegation to Austria to attend the May 13 50th anniversary of the Austrian State Treaty In the morning, the President had an intel- on May 15: ligence briefing. Rudolph E. Boschwitz (head of delegation); In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush W.L. Lyons Brown; traveled to Camp David, MD. Vincent Obsitnik; The President announced his intention to Alfred Hoffman; and nominate Larry Miles Dinger to be Ambassador Davis Phillips. to the Fiji Islands and to Nauru, Tonga, Kiribati, The President announced his intention to and Tuvalu. nominate Mark A. Limbaugh to be Assistant The President announced his intention to Secretary of the Interior (Water and Science). nominate Terence Patrick McCulley to be Am- The President announced his intention to bassador to Mali. nominate Henrietta Holsman Fore to be Under The President announced his intention to Secretary of State for Management. nominate Paul A. Trivelli to be Ambassador to The President announced his intention to Nicaragua. nominate William Alan Eaton to be Ambassador The President announced his intention to to Panama. nominate Anne Wagner to be Ambassador to Luxembourg. May 11 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Michael E. Hess to be Assistant Ad- ligence briefing. ministrator (Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, The President announced his intention to and Humanitarian Response) at the U.S. Agency nominate Pamela E. Bridgewater to be Ambas- for International Development. sador to Ghana. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Janice B. Gardner to be Assistant Sec- point Tamala Lynne Longaberger as Chair- retary for Intelligence and Analysis at the De- person of the National Women’s Business Coun- partment of the Treasury. cil. The President announced his intention to nominate Victoria Nuland to be the U.S. Perma- May 12 nent Representative on the Council of the North In the morning, the President had an intel- Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and ligence briefing. He then met with Secretary status of Ambassador. of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, the President met with nominate Daniel R. Stanley to be Assistant Sec- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. retary of Defense for Legislative Affairs.

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The President intends to designate Gordon Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the R. England as Acting Deputy Secretary of De- President met with former President Nelson fense. Mandela of South Africa. He then met with The President intends to select the following Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. individuals as members of the Advisory Com- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the mittee to the White House Conference on President met with judicial nominees Priscilla Aging, for the life of the Conference: R. Owen and Janice Rogers Brown. Later, in the Rose Garden, he participated in a photo Rodolfo Arredondo; opportunity with a group from the Sunshine Lupo Carlota; Kids Foundation. He then had a briefing on Kathleen Correa; the national economy. Joseph F. Coughlin; The White House announced that the Presi- Anthony M. DiLeo; dent will welcome President Mahmoud Abbas Peggye Dilworth-Anderson; (Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority to the T. Bella Dinh-Zarr; White House on May 26. Margaret Lynn Duggar; The President announced his intention to Katherine Freund; nominate Charles S. Ciccolella to be Assistant F. Michael Gloth III; Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment Carolyn Gray; and Training. Carole Green; The President announced his intention to Cynthia Hughes Harris; nominate Reuben Jeffery III to be a Commis- Edward Martinez; sioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Com- Melvina McCabe; mission, and to be Chairman of the Commission. Michael McLendon; The President announced his intention to Lawrence Polivka; nominate James A. Rispoli to be Assistant Sec- Isadore Rosenfeld; retary of Energy, Environmental Management. William J. Scanlon; The President announced his intention to Sandra Schlicker; nominate Linda Jewell to be Ambassador to Ec- Joanne Schwartzberg; and uador. William J. Turenne, Sr. The President announced his intention to nominate John F. Tefft to be Ambassador to May 14 Georgia. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ap- ligence briefing. point Daniel H. Stone as a member of the Com- mittee for Purchase From People Who Are May 15 Blind or Severely Disabled. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to ap- returned to Washington, DC. point the following individuals as members of the President’s Commission on White House May 16 Fellowships: In the morning, the President had an intel- Richard A. Bennett; ligence briefing. Terry E. Branstad; Later in the morning, the President traveled Archie W. Dunham; to West Point, VA, where he participated in P. Robert Fannin; a tour of the Virginia BioDiesel refinery. Cathy Gillespie; In the afternoon, the President returned to Anne Heiligenstein; Washington, DC. Carol Jean Jordan; May 17 David M. Roederer; Judy Baar Topinka; and In the morning, the President had a telephone William L. Webb III. conversation with former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi of the Iraqi Interim Government to thank May 18 him for his service and to discuss the situation In the morning, the President had an intel- in Iraq. He then had an intelligence briefing. ligence briefing. Then, in the Oval Office, he

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met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. The President announced his intention to ap- Rumsfeld. point Charles Patrick Garcia and Nancy R. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the Kudla as members of the Board of Visitors to President met with Prime Minister Ahmed the U.S. Air Force Academy. Mohamed Nazif of Egypt. In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the May 21 President met with Republican Members of the In the morning, the President had an intel- House of Representatives to discuss legislative ligence briefing. priorities. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Later in the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Grand Rapids, MI, where, upon arrival, he met Room, the President dropped by a meeting with with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Ruth members of a coalition from the Dominican Re- Dekker. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. public supporting passage of the Dominican Re- In the evening, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the public-Central America-United States Free President attended the White House News Pho- Trade Agreement. tographers’ Association ‘‘Eyes of History’’ gala. May 19 May 23 In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. He then traveled to Milwaukee, In the morning, the President had an intel- WI. While en route aboard Air Force One, he ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in an interview with Craig Gilbert met with President Hamid Karzai of Afghani- of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. stan. Later in the morning, upon arrival in Mil- Also in the morning, the President had a tele- waukee, the President met with USA Freedom phone conversation with Mrs. Bush to discuss Corps volunteer Sharon Semrow. Later, he met her ongoing travels in the Middle East. with employees of OnMilwaukee.com at their In the afternoon, the President had a tele- company office. phone conversation with Prime Minister Silvio In the afternoon, the President returned to Berlusconi of Italy to discuss United Nations Washington, DC. Security Council reform and other issues. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will travel to the United Kingdom to attend May 24 the G–8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, on July In the morning, the President had an intel- 6–8. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Rochester, May 20 NY, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- dom Corps volunteer George-Ann Schauffele. In the morning, the President had an intel- He then traveled to Greece, NY. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he In the afternoon, the President returned to met with leaders of the Cuban American com- Washington, DC. Later, in the Residence, he munity. met with Republican Members of the House The White House announced that the Presi- of Representatives to discuss legislative prior- dent will welcome Chancellor Gerhard ities. Schroeder of Germany to the White House for a meeting and working lunch on June 27. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will welcome Prime Minister Recep Tayyip nominate Tom Luce to be Assistant Secretary Erdogan of Turkey to the White House on June of Education (Planning, Evaluation, and Policy 8. Development). The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will welcome President Roh Moo-hyun of nominate Arlene Holen to be a member of the South Korea to the White House for a meeting Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Com- and working lunch on June 10. mission. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Jan E. Boyer to be U.S. Alternate point Irma B. Elder as a member of the Presi- Executive Director of the Inter-American Devel- dent’s Commission on White House Fellowships. opment Bank.

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The President announced his intention to Wenzhong of China, Shamsher Mobin nominate Timothy E. Flanigan to be Deputy Chowdhury of Bangladesh, Amine Kherbi of Al- Attorney General at the Department of Justice. geria, Emile Patrick Jeremie Bonnelame of The President announced his intention to Seychelles, and Fekitameoloa Utoikamanu of nominate William Alan Jeffrey to be Director Tonga. of the National Institute of Standards and Tech- The President announced his intention to nology at the Department of Commerce. nominate William C. Anderson to be Assistant The President announced his intention to Secretary of the Air Force (Installations and En- nominate Ashok G. Kaveeshwar to be Adminis- vironment). trator of the Research and Innovative Tech- The President announced his intention to nology Administration at the Department of nominate Israel Hernandez to be Assistant Sec- Transportation. retary of Commerce and Director General of The President announced his intention to the United States and Foreign Commercial nominate Walter Lukken to be a Commissioner Service. of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Philip D. Morrison to be Assistant nominate Kathie L. Olsen to be Deputy Direc- Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy). tor of the National Science Foundation. The President announced his intention to May 25 nominate Ronald E. Neumann to be Ambas- In the morning, the President had an intel- sador to Afghanistan. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he The President announced his intention to met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. nominate Richard A. Raymond to be Under Sec- In the afternoon, the President participated retary of Agriculture for Food Safety. in a photo opportunity with recipients of the The President announced his intention to National Center for Missing and Exploited Chil- nominate Gregory L. Schulte to be U.S. Rep- dren’s Awards. Later, in Room 350 of the resentative to the Vienna Office of the United Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- Nations and U.S. Representative to the IAEA, ing, he met with the President’s Export Council. with the rank of Ambassador. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will welcome President Thabo Mbeki of May 27 South Africa to the White House on June 1. In the morning, the President had an intel- The White House announced that the Presi- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Annapolis, dent will travel to Denmark on July 6, prior MD. to his participation in the Group of Eight In the afternoon, the President traveled to (G–8) summit in Gleneagles, Scotland. Camp David, MD. The President announced that he has named The White House announced that the Presi- Rhonda Keenum as Deputy Assistant to the dent will welcome Organization of American President and Director of Public Liaison. States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza of The President announced that he has named Chile to the White House on May 31. Juan Carlos Zarate as Deputy Assistant to the The White House announced that the Presi- President and Deputy National Security Adviser dent will welcome Prime Minister Phan Van for Combating Terrorism. Khai of Vietnam to the White House on June May 26 21. In the morning, the President had an intel- May 28 ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu In the morning the President had an intel- Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority. ligence briefing. In the afternoon, in an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials May 29 from Ambassadors Tatoul Markarian of Armenia, In the afternoon, the President returned to Bernard Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka, Zhou Washington, DC.

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May 30 Also in the afternoon, the President had a In the morning, the President had an intel- telephone conversation with Prime Minister Paul ligence briefing. He and Mrs. Bush then trav- Martin of Canada. eled to Arlington, VA, where they participated The President announced his intention to in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of nominate Henry Louis Johnson to be Assistant the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Secretary of Education for Elementary and Sec- Later, they returned to Washington, DC. ondary Education. The President announced his intention to May 31 nominate Marcus A. Peacock to be Deputy Ad- In the morning, the President had an intel- ministrator of the Environmental Protection ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Agency. met with crew members of International Space The President announced his intention to Station expeditions and their families. nominate Alan Walter Eastham, Jr., to be Am- bassador to Malawi. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to des- President met with Secretary General Jose ignate Richard A. Wannemacher as Acting Miguel Insulza of the Organization of American Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memo- States. rial Affairs. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to ap- President met with Maria Corina Machado, ex- point Osborne Day as a member of the Com- ecutive director, Sumate, an independent demo- mittee for Purchase From People Who Are cratic civil society group in Venezuela. Blind or Severely Disabled. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to ap- dent will meet with NATO Secretary General point the following individuals as members of Jakob Gijsbert ‘‘Jaap’’ de Hoop Scheffer at the the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship White House on June 1. Board: The White House announced that the Presi- dent will host Prime Minister Tony Blair of the John Willard Johnson; United Kingdom for a meeting and working din- Jan Donnelly O’Neill; ner at the White House on June 7. Steven Joel Uhlfelder; and Donald Edward Vermeil. June 1 June 2 In the morning, the President had a telephone In the morning, in the Private Dining Room, conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of the President had a breakfast meeting with Sec- Egypt to thank him for hosting Mrs. Bush dur- retary of State Condoleezza Rice. He then had ing her travels in the Middle East and to discuss an intelligence briefing. Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Mohamed In the afternoon, in the Diplomatic Reception Nazif’s recent visit to the U.S., elections in Room, the President met with Vasila Hossaini Egypt, and other issues. He then had an intel- from Afghanistan, who recently underwent sur- ligence briefing. gery in the U.S. through Project Kids World- Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the wide to correct a congenital heart defect. President met with Secretary of Defense Donald Later in the afternoon, the President traveled H. Rumsfeld. Later, also in the Oval Office, to Hopkinsville, KY, where, upon arrival, he met he participated in a photo opportunity with Boys with USA Freedom Corps volunteer John & Girls Clubs of America 2004 Youth of the Cotthoff. He then traveled to St. Louis, MO. Year finalists. In the evening, the President traveled to the In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. Room, the President had a working lunch with President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa. June 3 Later in the afternoon, in Room 350 of the In the morning, the President had an intel- Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- ligence briefing. He then had a telephone con- ing, the President participated in a roundtable versation with President Mikheil Saakashvili of interview with board members of the Radio- Georgia to discuss Georgia-Russia relations, the Television News Directors Association. spread of democracy, and other issues.

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The White House announced that the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Diplomatic Reception dent will welcome Prime Minister Manmohan Room, the President participated in an interview Singh of India to the White House on July 18. with Neil Cavuto of FOX News for later broad- The President announced his intention to cast. nominate Kevin I. Fromer to be an Assistant Later in the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, Secretary of the Treasury (Legislative Affairs). the President met with Republican Members The President announced his intention to of Congress to discuss legislative priorities. nominate John R. Beyrle to be Ambassador to In the evening, in the Family Theater, the Bulgaria. President and representatives of Universal Pic- The President announced his intention to tures viewed a screening of the film ‘‘Cinderella nominate Charles A. Ford to be Ambassador Man’’. to Honduras. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent will welcome President Festus Gontebanye nominate Katherine Hubay Peterson to be Am- Mogae of Botswana, President John Agyekum bassador to Botswana. Kufuor of Ghana, President Armando Guebuza The President announced his intention to of Mozambique, President Hifikepunye nominate Marie L. Yovanovitch to be Ambas- Pohamba of Namibia, and President Mamadou sador to the Kyrgyz Republic. Tandja of Niger to the White House on June The President announced his intention to ap- 13. point T. Robert Burke, Nancy Rowe Conner, and Curtis Frederick Feeny as members of the June 9 Board of Directors of the Presidio Trust. In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan June 4 of the United Nations to discuss the Secretary- In the morning, the President had an intel- General’s recent visit to Africa and regional ligence briefing. issues. He then had an intelligence briefing. June 6 Later in the morning, the President traveled to Columbus, OH, where, upon arrival, he met In the morning, the President traveled to Fort with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Dianne Lauderdale, FL. While en route aboard Air Garrett. Force One, he had an intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President returned to Upon arrival in Fort Lauderdale, he met with Washington, DC. Later, in the Oval Office, he USA Freedom Corps volunteer Jaclyn Einstein. met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Mian In the afternoon, the President returned to Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri of Pakistan. Washington, DC. Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the June 7 President met with Democrat Members of the In the morning, the President had an intel- House of Representatives to discuss the Domini- ligence briefing. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, can Republic-Central America-United States he met with a delegation of Chinese legislators. Free Trade Agreement. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the The President announced his intention to President met with leaders of the Salvation nominate Henry Crumpton to be Coordinator Army. for Counterterrorism at the Department of In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the State, with the rank of Ambassador at Large. President met with Prime Minister Tony Blair The President announced his intention to of the United Kingdom. nominate Benjamin A. Powell to be General In the evening, in the Old Family Dining Counsel of the Office of Director of National Room, the President had a working dinner with Intelligence. Prime Minister Blair. The President announced his intention to nominate Ronald Spogli to be Ambassador to June 8 Italy. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he nominate Robert H. Tuttle to be Ambassador met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. to the United Kingdom.

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The President announced his intention to des- Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, ignate Paul W. Curry as Acting Assistant Sec- the President met with Kang Chol-Hwan of retary of the Treasury (Management). North Korea, author of ‘‘The Aquariums of The President announced his intention to re- Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean designate LaSalle Doheny Leffall, Jr., as Chair- Gulag.’’ He then participated in a photo oppor- man of the President’s Cancer Panel. tunity with recipients of the 2004 Presidential The President announced his intention to ap- Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engi- point Michael O. Leavitt and Jim Nicholson as neers. members of the Policy Committee of the White The President announced his designation of House Conference on Aging. the following individuals as members of the Presidential delegation to attend the U.S. Na- June 10 tional Day at the World Exposition 2005 in In the morning, the President had an intel- Aichi, Japan, on June 20: ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to McLean, Margaret Spellings (head of delegation); VA, where he toured the National Thomas Schieffer; Counterterrorism Center. Later, he returned to Lisa Guillermin Gable; Washington, DC. Tommy Lasorda; and In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Gary Nakamoto. Room, the President had a working lunch with June 14 President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea. Later in the afternoon, the President partici- In the morning, the President had an intel- pated in a photo opportunity with recipients of ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Bryn the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Year awards. Mawr, PA, where he attended a reception at The President announced his intention to a private residence. nominate Carol E. Dinkins to be Chairman and In the afternoon, the President traveled to Alan Charles Raul to be Vice Chairman of the University Park, PA, where, upon arrival, he met Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Mickey Pe- The President announced his intention to ap- ters. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. point Lanny J. Davis, Theodore B. Olson, and June 15 Francis X. Taylor as members of the Privacy In the morning, the President had a telephone and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. conversation with President Vladimir Putin of The President announced his intention to Russia to discuss United Nations reform. He nominate John S. Redd to be Director of the then had an intelligence briefing. National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- Director of National Intelligence. dent met with Members of the Senate to discuss June 11 the Dominican Republic-Central America- United States Free Trade Agreement. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. June 16 In the morning, the President had an intel- June 13 ligence briefing. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he President met with Secretary of State met with President Festus Gontebanye Mogae Condoleezza Rice. He then met with Secretary of Botswana, President John Agyekum Kufuor of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. of Ghana, President Armando Guebuza of Mo- In the afternoon, the President had lunch zambique, President Hifikepunye Pohamba of with Vice President Dick Cheney. Namibia, and President Mamadou Tandja of Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the Niger. They then met in the Cabinet Room. President met with Republican Members of the In the afternoon, the President had a tele- House of Representatives to discuss the Domini- phone conversation with President Jalal Talabani can Republic-Central America-United States of the Iraqi Transitional Government to discuss Free Trade Agreement. progress on drafting the Iraq Constitution, the The White House announced that the Presi- security situation in Iraq, and other issues. dent will welcome Prime Minister Ibrahim al-

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Jafari of the Iraqi Transitional Government to In the afternoon, in the Blue Room, the the White House on June 24. President had lunch with President Juncker, The President announced his intention to President Barroso, and Secretary General nominate John G. Grimes to be an Assistant Solana. Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Later in the afternoon, the President partici- Integration). pated in a meeting and photo opportunity with The President announced his intention to White House Fellows. nominate Wan J. Kim to be an Assistant Attor- The President announced his intention to ap- ney General, Civil Rights, at the Department point Lawrence Scott Charbo as Chief Informa- of Justice. tion Officer at the Department of Homeland The President announced his intention to des- Security. ignate William Baxter as Chairman of the Board The President announced his intention to of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority. nominate Sue Ellen Wooldridge to be Assistant The President announced his intention to des- Attorney General (Environment and Natural Re- ignate David A. Sampson as a Director (Govern- sources Division) at the Department of Justice. ment Representative) of the Board of Directors June 21 of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had a telephone point James L. Brulte as a member of the Board conversation with President Pervez Musharraf of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Academy. of Pakistan to discuss counterterrorism efforts, United Nations reform, and other issues. He June 17 then had an intelligence briefing. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, in the State Dining Room, ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Min- the President met with the Senate Republican neapolis, MN, where, upon arrival, he met with Policy Committee. USA Freedom Corps volunteers John and Agnes Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, Jurek. the President met with former Secretary Gen- Later in the morning, he traveled to Maple eral Lord Robertson of the North Atlantic Trea- Grove, MN, where, at the Maple Grove Com- ty Organization. Later, in the Residence, he met munity Center, the President met with volun- with Republican Members of the House of Rep- teers participating in a training session on Medi- resentatives to discuss the Dominican Republic- care enrollment. Central America-United States Free Trade In the afternoon, the President traveled to Agreement. Camp David, MD. June 22 June 18 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Lusby, ligence briefing. MD, where he toured the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. Later, he returned to Washington, June 19 DC. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush June 23 returned to Washington, DC. In the morning, the President had an intel- June 20 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Silver In the morning, the President had an intel- Spring, MD. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, the Later in the morning, the President returned President met with Prime Minister Jean-Claude to Washington, DC. Juncker of Luxembourg, in his capacity as Presi- In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, dent of the European Council, President Jose the President had lunch with Vice President Manuel Durao Barroso of the European Com- Dick Cheney. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, mission, and Secretary General Javier Solana of he met with bipartisan supporters of the Domin- the European Council. They then had a meeting ican Republic-Central America-United States in the Cabinet Room. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).

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Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the The White House announced that the Presi- President met with Republican and Democrat dent will welcome Prime Minister Sabah al- Members of the Senate to discuss CAFTA-DR. Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait to the White The President announced his intention to House on July 1. nominate Steven G. Bradbury to be an Assistant The White House announced that the Presi- Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel) at dent will welcome Prime Minister John Howard the Department of Justice. of Australia to the White House on July 19. The President announced his intention to June 25 nominate Colleen Duffy Kiko to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Author- In the morning, the President had an intel- ity. ligence briefing. The President announced his intention to June 26 nominate Stephanie Johnson Monroe to be As- In the afternoon, the President attended a sistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Depart- White House tee-ball game on the South Lawn. ment of Education. The President announced his intention to June 27 nominate Granta Y. Nakayama to be Assistant In the morning, the President had an intel- Administrator of the Environmental Protection ligence briefing. Later, on the South Lawn, he Agency (Enforcement and Compliance Assur- participated in a photo opportunity with the Dis- ance). trict of Columbia Metropolitan Motorcycle Es- The President announced his intention to cort Officers. nominate Mary M. Rose to be a member of In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining the Merit Systems Protection Board. Room, the President had a working lunch with The President announced his intention to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany. nominate Kent R. Hill to be an Assistant Admin- Later, he had a meeting with members of the istrator (Global Health) at the U.S. Agency for Coalition for the Modernization and Protection International Development. of America’s Social Security. The President announced his intention to ap- Later in the afternoon, in the East Room, point Ignacio Eduardo Sanchez as a member the President participated in a photo opportunity of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wil- with the 2005 Presidential Scholars. son International Center for Scholars. During the day, the President received the The President declared a major disaster in 90-day report on the Security and Prosperity Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supple- Partnership of North America from Secretary ment State and local recovery efforts in the area of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Com- struck by severe storms and flooding May 11– merce Carlos M. Gutierrez, and Secretary of 12. Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. June 24 June 28 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had a breakfast ligence briefing. Later, in the Situation Room, meeting with congressional leaders to discuss he had a briefing and met with Secretary of legislative priorities. Later, he had an intel- Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; Gen. John P. ligence briefing. Abizaid, USA, combatant commander, U.S. Cen- In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- tral Command; Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., dent met with Republican Members of the USA, commanding general, Multi-National House of Representatives to discuss the Domini- Force—Iraq; and Gen. Richard B. Myers, can Republic-Central America-United States USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Free Trade Agreement. Later, he traveled to Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the Fort Bragg, NC, where, upon arrival, he met President met with Prime Minister Ibrahim al- with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Jim Stitt, Jafari of the Iraqi Transitional Government. Jr. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- Later in the afternoon, at the Watters Center dent had lunch with Prime Minister Jafari. for Family Life & Religious Education, the Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary President met with family members of soldiers of State Condoleezza Rice. killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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In the evening, the President returned to James D. Wolfensohn, Quartet Special Envoy Washington, DC. for Gaza Disengagement. The White House announced that the Presi- Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, dent will welcome Prime Minister Lee Hsien the President participated in a signing ceremony Loong of Singapore to the White House on July for the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic 12. Disease Prevention Act of 2005. The President announced his intention to The President declared a major disaster in nominate Phillip Jackson Bell to be Deputy Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and State and local recovery efforts in the area Materiel Readiness. struck by severe storms, flooding, snow melt, The President announced his intention to and ice jams on March 29–May 3. nominate Susan Parker Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emer- June 30 gency Response, Environmental Protection In the morning, the President had an intel- Agency. ligence briefing. The President announced his intention to The President announced the nomination of nominate John Hillen to be Assistant Secretary John O. Agwunobi to be Assistant Secretary of of State for Political-Military Affairs. Health and Human Services for Health. The President announced his intention to nominate Darryl W. Jackson to be Assistant Sec- The President announced the nomination of retary of Commerce (Export Enforcement). James Cain to be Ambassador to Denmark. The President announced his intention to The President announced the nomination of nominate David H. McCormick to be Under Keith E. Eastin to be Assistant Secretary of the Secretary of Commerce for Export Administra- Army for Installations and Environment. tion. The President announced the nomination of The President announced his intention to A.J. Eggenberger to be a member of the De- nominate Gillian A. Milovanovic to be Ambas- fense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. sador to Macedonia. The President announced the nomination of The President announced his intention to Terrell Halaska to be Assistant Secretary of nominate Michael Retzer to be Ambassador to Education for Cultural Affairs. Tanzania. The President announced the nomination of The President announced his intention to Kim Kendrick to be Assistant Secretary of Hous- nominate Ronald M. Sega to be Under Secretary ing and Urban Development for Fair Housing of the Air Force. and Equal Opportunity. The President announced his intention to The President announced the nomination of nominate Josette Sheeran Shiner to be Under Ronald E. Meisburg to be General Counsel of Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and the National Labor Relations Board. Agricultural Affairs. The President announced the nomination of The President announced his intention to Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr. to be president of nominate Eric M. Thorson to be Inspector Gen- the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. eral of the Small Business Administration. The President announced the nomination of June 29 Julie L. Myers to be Assistant Secretary of In the morning, the President had an intel- Homeland Security (Bureau of Immigration and ligence briefing. Later, in the Situation Room, Customs Enforcement). he participated in a National Security Council The President announced the nomination of briefing on the report of the Commission on Patrick M. O’Brien to be Assistant Secretary the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States of the Treasury for Terrorist Finance. Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. The President announced the nomination of In the afternoon, the President participated Peter Schaumber to be a member of the Na- in an interview with ITV of the United Kingdom tional Labor Relations Board. for later broadcast. Later, in the Oval Office, The President announced the nomination of he met with Lt. Gen. William E. ‘‘Kip’’ Ward, Kristen Silverberg to be Assistant Secretary of Senior United States Security Coordinator, and State for International Organization Affairs.

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The President announced his intention to The President announced the designation of nominate Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer to be Assist- Stephen D. Galvan as Acting Deputy Adminis- ant Secretary of State for African Affairs. trator of the Small Business Administration. The President announced his intention to The President announced the designation of nominate Mark Langdale to be Ambassador to Cynthia A. Glassman as Acting Chairman of the Costa Rica. Securities and Exchange Commission. The President announced the designation of The President announced the designation of Joseph Timothy Kelliher as Chairman of the Arthur F. Rosenfeld as Acting General Counsel Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. of the National Labor Relations Board.

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