Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements
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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. 1099 31 2005 13:57 Sep 09 2008 Jkt 206694 PO 00000 Frm 01099 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\94A XXX 94A Appendix A / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 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. 1100 31 2005 13:57 Sep 09 2008 Jkt 206694 PO 00000 Frm 01100 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\94A XXX 94A Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 / Appendix A 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.