Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s public President Vicente Fox of Mexico to discuss the schedule and other items of general interest an- situation in Argentina. nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary In the afternoon, the President traveled to and not included elsewhere in this book. Portland, OR, and later returned to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. January 1 In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in January 7 Crawford, TX, the President had an intelligence In the morning, the President had an intel- briefing. ligence briefing. Later, he returned to Wash- The President issued an emergency declara- ington, DC. tion for areas struck by record and near-record The President announced the recess appoint- snowfall in New York. ment of John Magaw to be Under Secretary January 2 of Transportation for Security. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. nominate Anthony Lowe to be Administrator of the Federal Insurance Administration at the January 3 Federal Emergency Management Agency. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to des- ligence briefing. ignate Under Secretary of Commerce for Inter- national Trade Grant D. Aldonas, Deputy Sec- January 4 retary of Labor Donald C. Findlay, and Under In the morning, the President had an intel- Secretary of the Treasury for International Af- ligence briefing. He then traveled to Austin, TX, and later returned to Crawford, TX. fairs John B. Taylor as members of the Board The President announced his intention to of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. nominate Steven Robert Blust to be a Commis- January 8 sioner of the Federal Maritime Commission and In the morning, the President traveled to to be designated Chairman upon confirmation. Hamilton, OH. En route, aboard Air Force One, The President announced his intention to he had an intelligence briefing. nominate Deborah Matz to be a member of In the afternoon, the President traveled to the National Credit Union Administration Board. Durham, NH, and later to Boston, MA. In the The President announced his intention to evening, he returned to Washington, DC. nominate Mark Sullivan to be U.S. Executive The President announced his intention to Director of the European Bank for Reconstruc- nominate David O’Brien Martin to be a Com- tion and Development. missioner of the International Joint Commis- The President announced his intention to ap- sion—United States and Canada. point Vernadette Ramirez Broyles to be a mem- The President announced his intention to ap- ber of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Jus- point Robert George Hayes as a Commissioner tice and Delinquency Prevention. of the International Commission for the Con- servation of Atlantic Tunas, as the Sport Fishing January 5 Representative. In the morning, the President traveled to On- tario, CA. En route, aboard Air Force One, he January 9 had intelligence and national security briefings. In the morning, the President had CIA and He also had separate telephone conversations FBI briefings and then met with the National with President Jorge Batlle of Uruguay and Security Council.

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The President announced his intention to The President announced the recess appoint- nominate Walter Lukken to be a Commissioner ment of Eugene Scalia as Solicitor of the De- of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. partment of Labor. The President announced his intention to des- The President announced the recess appoint- ignate the following individuals to represent the ment of Otto J. Reich as Assistant Secretary United States at the inauguration of President of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. Enrique Bolanos Geyer of Nicaragua on January The President announced his intention to 10: nominate Donald S. Prophete to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Mel R. Martinez; Commission. Oliver Garza; The President announced his intention to ap- John Maisto; point Thomas Casey, Christopher B. Galvin, and Lino Gutierrez; Edward Earl Whitacre, Jr., as members of the Janet Ballantyne; President’s National Security Telecommuni- George Prescott Bush; cations Advisory Committee. James C. Kenny; The President announced his intention to ap- Earle Irving Mack; point the following individuals as members of Anna Navarro; the Federal Service Impasses Panel: Raul Romero; and Becky Norton Dunlop, Chairperson; Evelyn Dee Potter Rose. Richard Barber Ainsworth; Andrea Fischer Newman; and January 10 Joseph Carter Whitaker. In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of The President announced his intention to ap- Egypt to discuss the situation in the Middle point the following individuals as members of East and cooperation against terrorism. He then the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy had intelligence briefings. Later, he dropped by Center for the Performing Arts: a meeting between National Security Adviser Lois Betts; Condoleezza Rice and Minister of Home Affairs Bo Derek; Lal Krishna Advani of India to discuss the situa- David Girard-diCarlo; tion in South Asia. Anne Sewell Johnson; In the afternoon, the President traveled to Kathleen Robinson Koll; and Arlington, VA, and later returned to Washington, Catherine Ann Stevens. DC. January 12 January 11 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. ligence briefing and then traveled to January 13 Conshohocken, PA. Later, he returned to Wash- In the morning, from the Oval Office, the ington, DC. President had separate telephone conversations In the afternoon, the President met with with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Prime Minister Leszek Miller of Poland in the with Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of Oval Office. India, to discuss the situation in South Asia. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will travel to Moline, IL, Aurora, MO, and January 14 New Orleans, LA, on January 14–15 to discuss In the morning, the President had an intel- job creation, trade, and economic security. ligence briefing. He then traveled to East Mo- The White House announced that the Presi- line, IL. En route, aboard Air Force One, he dent will travel to Japan, South Korea, and had separate telephone conversations with Presi- China on February 16–22 to discuss cooperation dent Bashar al-Asad of Syria and with Crown against terrorism, economic recovery, the Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, to discuss co- strengthening of alliances in the region, and operation against terrorism and peace efforts in other areas of mutual interest. the Middle East.

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In the afternoon, the President traveled to William B. Hurlbut; Springfield, MO, and Aurora, MO. In the Charles Krauthammer; evening, he traveled to New Orleans, LA. William F. May; The President announced his intention to Paul McHugh; nominate Jack C. Chow for the rank of Ambas- Gilbert Meilaender; sador during his tenure as Special Representa- Janet D. Rowley; tive of the Secretary of State for HIV/AIDS. Michael J. Sandel; and The President announced his intention to James Q. Wilson. nominate Margaret Goldwater Clay, Michael Goldstein, and John Henry Winston to be mem- January 17 bers of the Board of Trustees for the Barry In the morning, the President had a telephone M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in conversation with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Education Foundation. the United Kingdom concerning cooperation The President announced his intention to against terrorism and the situation in South Asia. nominate Andrew Saul to be a member and He then had CIA and FBI briefings and met Chair upon confirmation, and Gordon Whiting with the National Security Council. and Alejandro Modesto Sanchez to be members In the afternoon, the President had lunch of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he met Board. with President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania in The President announced his intention to the Oval Office, and then participated in a Part- nominate the following individuals to be mem- ners in 4–H Awards ceremony in the Roosevelt bers of the National Institute for Literacy Advi- Room. sory Board: In the evening, the President hosted a cocktail Carol C. Gambill; reception in the Residence for Republican Douglas Carnine; Members of Congress. Carmel Borders; During the day, the President participated in Blanca E. Enriquez; the filming of the television productions ‘‘The Jean Osborn; Bush White House: Inside the Real West Phyllis C. Hunter; Wing,’’ which will air on NBC on January 23, Mark G. Yudof; and ‘‘Inside the White House,’’ which will air Juan R. Olivarez; on the Discovery Channel on January 25. William T. Hiller; and The White House announced that the Presi- Robin Morris. dent will welcome President Jorge Batlle of Uruguay to Washington, DC, on February 15. January 15 The White House announced that the Presi- In the morning, the President returned to dent will welcome Chairman Hamid Karzai of Washington, DC. the Interim Authority of Afghanistan to Wash- ington, DC, on January 28. January 16 In the morning, the President had CIA and January 18 FBI briefings and then met with the National In the morning, the President had a telephone Security Council. conversation with President Eduardo Alberto The President named the following individuals Duhalde of Argentina to discuss the economic to serve on the President’s Council on Bioethics: situation in Argentina. He then had CIA and Leon R. Kass, Chair; FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- Elizabeth Blackburn; rity Council. Stephen Carter; In the afternoon, the President met in the Rebecca Dresser; Roosevelt Room with members of the Presi- Daniel Foster; dent’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security Francis Fukuyama; to thank them for their efforts in the past year. Michael Gazzaniga; Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Camp Robert P. George; David, MD. Alfonso Gomez-Lobo; The White House announced that the Presi- Mary Ann Glendon; dent welcomes the visit of Chancellor Gerhard

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Schroeder of Germany to Washington, DC, on tional Security Council and with the Homeland January 31. Security Council. Later, he met with bipartisan The White House announced the reopening House and Senate leaders concerning the up- of the White House to tours for school groups, coming agenda for the year and domestic issues. beginning on a limited basis in early February. Then, he met with Members of Congress concerning military issues. January 19 In the afternoon, the President met with In the morning, the President had an intel- members of the House Intelligence Committee ligence briefing. who had recently visited the Middle East. January 20 January 24 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC. In the morning, the President had intelligence briefings. He then met with the Homeland Se- January 21 curity Council and with the National Security In the morning, the President had intelligence Council. Later, in an Oval Office ceremony, he and FBI briefings. He then met with the Na- signed legislation to name the national cemetery tional Security Council and with the Homeland in Saratoga, NY, for the late Representative Ger- Security Council. ald B.H. Solomon. During the day, the President had a telephone In the afternoon, the President had lunch conversation with President Vicente Fox of Mex- with Vice President Dick Cheney and then met ico. with his Cabinet. In the evening, the President attended a din- January 22 ner with Vice President Dick Cheney at the In the morning, the President had intelligence home of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. and FBI briefings. He then traveled to Charles- The White House announced that the Presi- ton, WV. In the afternoon, he traveled to Belle, dent will welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan WV, and later returned to Washington, DC. to Washington, DC, for a meeting and working The White House announced that the Presi- breakfast on February 1. dent will welcome Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand to the White House for a meet- The White House announced that the Presi- ing on bilateral and international issues on dent welcomes the official working visit of Presi- March 26. dent Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to Wash- The President signed the recess appointment ington, DC, on February 13. of Michael J. Bartlett as a member of the Na- The President declared a major disaster in tional Labor Relations Board. Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President signed the recess appointment State and local recovery efforts in the area of William B. Cowen as a member of the Na- struck by severe storms and flooding beginning tional Labor Relations Board. on December 15, 2001, and continuing. The President signed the recess appointment January 25 of Cynthia A. Glassman as a Commissioner of In the morning, the President had intelligence the Securities and Exchange Commission. and FBI briefings. He then met with the Na- The President signed the recess appointment tional Security Council and with the Homeland of Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., as a Commissioner of Security Council. Later, he traveled to Portland, the Securities and Exchange Commission. ME. The President signed the recess appointment of JoAnn Johnson as a member of the Board In the afternoon, the President traveled to of the National Credit Union Administration. Camp David, MD, where he was joined by Re- The President signed the recess appointment publican congressional leaders for a retreat to of Deborah Matz as a member of the Board discuss the upcoming congressional agenda. In of the National Credit Union Administration. the evening, the group watched the movie ‘‘Black Hawk Down.’’ January 23 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had intelligence nominate Richard Monroe Miles to be Ambas- and FBI briefings. He then met with the Na- sador to the Republic of Georgia.

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The President announced his designation of The following individuals will serve as ex offi- the following individuals to represent the United cio members of the Commission: States at the inauguration of President Ricardo Roderick R. Paige; Maduro Joest of Honduras on January 27: Hector V. Baretto, Jr.; Gale Norton, who will lead the delegation; Paul H. O’Neill; and Frank Almaguer; Mel R. Martinez. Otto Reich; January 29 William P. ‘‘Scott’’ Bush; In the morning, the President had breakfast Perfecto Rivera; and with Speaker of the House of Representatives Jack Vaughan, Jr. J. Dennis Hastert, Senate Majority Leader January 26 Thomas A. Daschle, Senate Minority Leader In the morning, the President had an intel- Trent Lott, and House Minority Leader Richard ligence briefing. He then had a breakfast meet- A. Gephardt. He then had an intelligence briefing with Republican congressional leaders to dis- ing. cuss the upcoming congressional agenda. January 30 In the afternoon, the President returned to In the morning, the President had intelligence Washington, DC. In the evening, he attended briefings. Later, he dropped by a birthday cele- the Alfalfa Club dinner at the Capital Hilton bration for Vice President Dick Cheney in the Hotel. Vice President’s office in the Eisenhower Execu- tive Office Building. In the afternoon, the Presi- January 28 dent traveled to Winston-Salem, NC, and later In the morning, the President had a telephone to Daytona Beach, FL. conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of The White House announced that the Presi- Egypt to discuss the situation in the Middle dent will travel to Monterrey, Mexico, to partici- East. Later, he had CIA and FBI briefings and pate in the International Conference on Financ- then met with the National Security Council. ing for Development on March 22 and to meet The President announced his intention to with President Vicente Fox of Mexico. nominate Peter Terpeluk, Jr., to be Ambassador The White House announced that the Presi- to Luxembourg. dent welcomes the visit of Prime Minister Mi- The President announced his intention to ap- khail Kasyanov of Russia to Washington, DC, point the following individuals as members of and New York City on January 30–February 4. the President’s Commission on Educational Ex- The President announced his intention to cellence for Hispanic Americans: nominate Guy F. Caruso to be Administrator Frank Hanna and Patricia Janette Mazzuca, of the Energy Information Administration at the who will serve as Co-Chairs upon confirma- Department of Energy. tion; The President announced his intention to Micaela Alvarez; nominate Charles F. Bolden to be Deputy Ad- Christopher Jeffrey Barbic; ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Jose Guadalupe Conchola; Space Administration. Jamie Alfonso Escalante; January 31 Charles Patrick Garcia; In the morning, the President traveled to At- Norma Sanchez Garza; lanta, GA. In the afternoon, he returned to Alexander Gonzalez; Washington, DC. Miguel Angel Hernandez, Jr.; The President announced that Jay Lefkowitz Jose Eugenio Hoyos; was named Deputy Assistant to the President Francisco Jose Paret; and Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Altagracia Ramos; The President announced his intention to Enedelia Schofield; nominate Roger Francisco, Jose Angel Fourquet, Ofelia Saenz Vanden Bosch; and Adolfo Alberto Franco to be members Rene Vasquez; and (Government representatives) of the Board of Octavio Jesus Visiedo. Directors of the Inter-American Foundation.

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The President announced his intention to ap- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area point the following individuals as members of struck by a severe winter ice storm on January the White House Commission on the National 30 and continuing. Moment of Remembrance: February 4 Blanquita Walsh Cullum; Michael Edward Reagan; In the morning, the President had intelligence Carson Ross; and briefings and then met with Prime Minister Mi- Webster Aaron Two Hawk, Sr. khail Kasyanov of Russia in the Oval Office. Later in the morning, the President traveled The President announced his intention to ap- to Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, point Edwin Jacob Garn and Herbert D. FL. En route, aboard Air Force One, he had Kelleher as members of the Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum. a telephone conversation with New England Pa- triots owner Bob Kraft to congratulate the team February 1 on their February 3 Super Bowl victory. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, the President returned to ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to White Sul- Washington, DC. Later, in an Oval Office cere- phur Springs, WV. In the afternoon, he traveled mony, he signed the Economic Report of the to Camp David, MD. President, an annual report produced by the The President announced his intention to ap- Council of Economic Advisers. point the following individuals as members of The White House announced that the Presi- the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically dent welcomes the visit of Prime Minister Ariel Black Colleges and Universities: Sharon of Israel to Washington, DC, on Feb- Dennis Ray Boxx; ruary 6–7. Benjamin Franklin Payton; The White House announced that the Presi- Arlene Cassandra Ackerman; dent will welcome President Jose Eduardo dos Hazo William Carter, Jr.; Santos of Angola, President Joaquim Alberto Lawrence Arnett Davis, Jr.; Chissano of Mozambique, and President Festus Harold Emanuel Doley, Jr.; Gontebanye Mogae of Botswana to the White Elson Sylvester Floyd; Charles Alphonso Hines; House on February 26. Ernest Leon Holloway; February 5 William English Kirwan; In the morning, the President had an intel- Ronald Francis Mason, Jr.; ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Pittsburgh, Marie Valentine McDemmond; Bernard Joseph Milano; PA. In the afternoon, he returned to Wash- Girard Cecil Miller; ington, DC. James Carmichael Renick; February 6 Ricardo Romo; Dianne Boardley Suber; In the morning, the President had intelligence Joyce Elaine Tucker; briefings. Later, in an Oval Office ceremony, Timothy Gregory Walker; he signed H.R. 400, to establish the Ronald Michael Lucius Lomax; and Reagan Boyhood Home National Historic Site. John Kenneth Waddell. Later in the morning, the President traveled to New York City. In the afternoon, he met February 2 with Edward Cardinal Egan, Archbishop of New In the morning, the President had an intel- York. Later, he attended a fundraiser at the ligence briefing. private residence of Mayor Michael Bloomberg February 3 of New York City. In the evening, he returned In the afternoon, the President returned to to Washington, DC. Washington, DC. The President announced his nomination of The White House announced that on Feb- Adm. Thomas H. Collins, USCG, to be Com- ruary 1 the President declared a major disaster mandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. in Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple-

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February 7 Christine Todd Whitman. In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings. Later, he met with the February 9 Homeland Security Council. In the morning, the President had an intel- The White House announced that the Presi- ligence briefing. dent will travel to Lima, Peru, on March 23 February 10 and to San Salvador, El Salvador, on March 24. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to returned to Washington, DC. nominate James W. Pardew to be Ambassador February 11 to Bulgaria. In the morning, the President had a telephone The President announced his intention to conversation with President Ali Abdallah Salih nominate Susanne T. Marshall to be Chairman of Yemen to discuss cooperation against ter- of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and, rorism. Later, he had intelligence briefings. until confirmation, to designate her as Vice In the afternoon, the President traveled to Chairman. Milwaukee, WI, and in the evening, he returned The President declared a major disaster in to Washington, DC. Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area February 12 struck by a severe winter ice storm on January In the morning, the President had a telephone 29 and continuing. conversation with President Hosni Mubarak of The President declared a major disaster in Egypt to discuss the situation in the Middle Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement East. Later, he had CIA, FBI, and homeland State and local recovery efforts in the area security briefings, and met with the National struck by a severe winter ice storm on January Security Council. Later in the morning, in the 29 and continuing. East Room, he dropped by a meeting with rep- February 8 resentatives of historically Black colleges and In the morning, the President had an intel- universities. ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the eled to Denver, CO. President received the annual report of the Boy In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Scouts of America. traveled to Salt Lake City, UT, and in the The President announced his intention to evening, they traveled to Jackson Hole, WY. nominate Tony P. Hall to be U.S. Representa- The President announced his intention to tive to the United Nations Agencies for Food nominate Jonathan Steven Adelstein to be a and Agriculture, with the rank of Ambassador. Commissioner of the Federal Communications The President announced that Ron Haskins Commission. has joined the White House on a temporary The President announced that the following and part-time basis as Senior Advisor for Wel- individuals will serve as members of the Presi- fare Policy. dential delegation to the XIX Olympic winter February 13 games: In the morning, the President had CIA and Dorothy Koch; FBI briefings and then met with the National Lance Armstrong; Security Council. Hayden Fry; In the afternoon, the President met with Johnny Morris; United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Cal Ripken, Jr.; in the Oval Office. Sheryl Swoopes; Darrell Waltrip; February 14 Colin Powell; In the morning, the President had a telephone Mel R. Martinez; conversation with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Gale A. Norton; of Hungary to express his appreciation for Hun- Tommy Thompson; gary’s efforts to combat terrorism. He also had Ann M. Veneman; and a telephone conversation with President Jose

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Maria Aznar of Spain, in his capacity as Presi- the White House, which reopened for such tours dent of the European Union, concerning global that morning. climate change. Later in the morning, the President had intel- February 16 ligence briefings. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush In the afternoon, the President traveled to traveled to Anchorage, AK. Silver Spring, MD, and later returned to Wash- In the afternoon, the President met with ington, DC. members of the Alaska Federation of Natives, Later in the afternoon, in a ceremony in the Inc., at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Oval Office, the President received diplomatic February 17 credentials from Ambassadors Molelekeng In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush Rapolaki of Lesotho, Tertius Zongo of Burkina traveled to Tokyo, Japan. Following their arrival Faso, Armando A. Panguene of Mozambique, in the afternoon, they met with U.S. Embassy John Wood of New Zealand, Syed Hasan Ahmad employees and their families at the Embassy. of Bangladesh, Jai Pratap Rana of Nepal, Elena Poptodorova of Bulgaria, Soemadi Djoko In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush Moerdjono Brotodiningrat of Indonesia, and had dinner with U.S. Ambassador to Japan How- Diego Ramiro Guelar of Argentina. ard H. Baker, Jr., and his wife, Nancy Kasse- baum Baker, at the Ambassador’s residence. In the evening, in the East Room, the Presi- dent participated in the taping of a television February 18 production entitled ‘‘Celebrating America’s Mu- In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush sical Heritage: A Salute to Gospel Music,’’ for visited the Meiji Jingu Shrine, where they later broadcast on the PAX network. viewed a mounted archery demonstration. The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President had a working point John LeRoy Henderson as a member of lunch with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically of Japan at Iikura House. Black Colleges and Universities. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush February 15 attended a reception at the Kantei, the Prime In the morning, the President had a telephone Minister’s official residence. Later, they at- conversation with President Gloria Macapagal- tended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Arroyo of the Philippines concerning coopera- Koizumi at the Gonpachi restaurant. tion against terrorism. Later, he had intelligence February 19 briefings and met with the National Security In the morning, the President had a breakfast Council. He then met with President Jorge meeting with Japanese businessmen at the U.S. Batlle of Uruguay in the Oval Office. Ambassador’s residence. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Jeremy H.G. Ibrahim and David B. attended a luncheon hosted by Emperor Akihito Rivkin, Jr., to be members of the Foreign and Empress Michiko of Japan at the Imperial Claims Settlement Commission of the United Palace. States. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Bush traveled to Seoul, South Korea, where they nominate the following individuals to be mem- participated in an arrival ceremony at the air- bers of the National Council on the Arts: port. They then went to the U.S. Embassy, Maribeth McGinley; where they greeted employees and their fami- David Gelernter; lies. Evelyn Dee ‘‘Deedie’’ Potter Rose; February 20 Don V. Cogman; In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush Katharine DeWitt; and participated in a welcoming ceremony at the Teresa Lozano Long. Blue House, the residence of President Kim The White House announced that the Presi- Dae-jung of South Korea, with President Kim dent and Mrs. Bush urge school groups to visit and his wife, Lee Hee-ho.

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In the afternoon, the President traveled to aboard Air Force One, the President had a tele- Observation Post Ouellette in the Demilitarized phone conversation with President Pervez Zone, where he toured the facilities and had Musharraf of Pakistan to accept condolences lunch with U.S. soldiers. He then traveled to concerning the death of Wall Street Journal re- Dorasan, and later returned to Seoul. porter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan. The White House announced that the Presi- February 21 dent will welcome President Hosni Mubarak of In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush Egypt to Washington on March 2–6. traveled to Beijing, China, where they participated in an arrival ceremony at the Great Hall February 23 of the People. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, the President had lunch ligence briefing. with U.S. Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt, Jr., and his wife, Sarah, at the St. Regis Hotel. February 25 Later, he greeted U.S. Embassy staff and their In the morning, the President had CIA and families at the hotel. FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush rity Council. attended a dinner hosted by President Jiang The President announced his intention to Zemin of China at the Great Hall of the People. nominate Michael Alan Guhin for the rank of The White House announced that the Presi- Ambassador during his tenure of service as the dent will welcome President Islom Karimov of U.S. Fissile Material Negotiator. Uzbekistan to the White House on March 12. The President announced his intention to The White House announced that the Presi- nominate Lawrence E. Butler to be Ambassador dent will welcome Prime Minister Anders Fogh to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Rasmussen of Denmark to Washington on The President announced his intention to March 25. nominate Robert Watson Cobb to be Inspector The President announced his intention to General of the National Aeronautics and Space nominate the following individuals to be mem- Administration. bers of the National Council on the Humanities: Naomi Shihab Nye; February 26 Wilfred M. McClay; In the morning, the President had a telephone Michael Pack; conversation with Crown Prince Abdullah of James R. Stoner, Jr.; Saudi Arabia, concerning the situation in the Andrew Ladis; Middle East and U.S.-Saudi relations. He also Amy Apfel Kass; had a telephone conversation with Prime Min- Celeste Colgan; ister Jean Chretien of Canada to discuss the Thomas Mallon; and President’s recent travel to Asia, the Prime Min- Wright L. Lassiter, Jr. ister’s recent travel to Germany and Russia, cooperation against terrorism, and various U.S.- The President announced his intention to ap- Canadian trade issues. point Charles M. Younger, Gilbert S. Baca, and Later in the morning, the President had CIA Marsha Johnson Evans to be members of the and FBI briefings. Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Academy. In the evening, the President welcomed actor February 22 Mel Gibson to the White House and hosted In the morning, the President had a working a screening of the film ‘‘We Were Soldiers.’’ breakfast with Premier Zhu Rongji of China at The President announced his intention to the Diaoyutai State Guest House. nominate John Peter Suarez to be Assistant Ad- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush ministrator of the Environmental Protection attended a luncheon hosted by President Jiang Agency for Enforcement and Compliance Assur- Zemin of China at the Zhongnanhai Compound. ance. Following the luncheon, they toured the Great The President announced his intention to Wall of China at Badaling. nominate J. Russell George to be Inspector Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. General of the Corporation for National and Bush returned to Washington, DC. En route, Community Service.

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February 27 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had a breakfast nominate Stephen Geoffrey Rademaker to be meeting with Speaker of the House J. Dennis Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control. Hastert, Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. The President announced his intention to ap- Daschle, House Minority Leader Richard A. point Jack David as Chairman of the U.S. Sec- Gephardt, and Senate Minority Leader Trent tion of the United States and Canada Permanent Lott. He then had an intelligence briefing. Joint Board on Defense. Later, he traveled to Charlotte, NC, and in the The President announced his intention to ap- afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Naval Acad- nominate Thomas Forrest Hall to be Assistant emy: Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. Tirso Del Junco; The President announced his intention to Frederick Meyer; nominate John Leonard Helgerson to be Inspec- Jane Ellen Newman; and tor General for the Central Intelligence Agency. Michael Stephen Steele. February 28 March 2 In the morning, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President had an intel- conversation with King Mohamed VI of Mo- ligence briefing. rocco to discuss the situation in the Middle East and the United Nations effort to resolve the March 3 Western Sahara dispute. He then had an intel- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing and later met with the Home- returned to Washington, DC. In the evening, land Security Council. they attended a gala at Ford’s Theatre. In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney and then met March 4 with bipartisan Members of Congress to discuss In the morning, the President had an intel- steel policy. ligence briefing. The White House announced that the Presi- In the afternoon, the President traveled to dent will welcome His All Holiness Bar- Eden Prairie, MN, and later to Minneapolis, tholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek MN. In the evening, he returned to Washington, Orthodox Church, to the White House on DC. March 5. The President declared a major disaster in The White House announced that the Presi- New York and ordered Federal aid to supple- dent will welcome Prime Minister Jean-Claude ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Juncker of Luxembourg for a working visit on struck by a severe winter storm on December March 6. 24–29, 2001. The White House announced that the Presi- March 5 dent and Prime Minister Bertie Ahern of Ire- In the morning, the President had intelligence land will meet at the White House on March and FBI briefings. He then met with Repub- 13. lican congressional leaders from the House and The President announced his intention to the Senate to discuss counterterrorism efforts nominate Robert Patrick John Finn to be Am- and domestic issues. bassador to Afghanistan. In the afternoon, the President met with His March 1 All Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch In the morning, the President had intelligence of the Greek Orthodox Church, in the Oval and FBI briefings. Later, he traveled to Des Office. Moines, IA, and in the afternoon, he returned The President announced his intention to ap- to Washington, DC. The President and Mrs. point the following individuals as members of Bush then went to Camp David, MD. the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the The President announced his intention to John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts: nominate Albert Casey to be a Governor of the Catherine Todd Bailey; Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service. Lawrence E. Bathgate II;

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Ronald Aram Berberian; The White House announced that the Presi- Catherine Caldwell Cabaniss; dent and Mrs. Bush will welcome Prime Min- Kevin Arlen Crass; ister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom and Daniel Frank Cronin Crowley; his family to their ranch in Crawford, TX, on James Frederick Dicke II; April 5–7. David Judson Fisher; Timothy Fuller; March 8 James Arthur Haslam II; In the morning, the President had an intel- Brenda LaGrange Johnson; ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to St. Peters- James Casey Kenny; burg, FL, and in the afternoon, he returned Nancy Goins Kinder; to Washington, DC. Patrick Alexander Lopez Negrete; The President announced his intention to ap- Karin F. Luter; point Fred S. Zeidman as a member of the Loretta Webb Lynn; U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, and, upon P.E. MacAllister; appointment, designate him as Chair. Augustus Chole Miller; The White House announced that the Presi- Carlos Dario Olamendi; dent will meet with Prime Minister Jean Julie Jones Oles; Chretien of Canada at the White House on Juan Alfonso Sabater; March 14 to review key bilateral issues and plan- Dwight Schar; ning for the June 2002 G–8 meeting in David Lee Sokol; Kananaskis, Canada. Fred Douglas Thompson; Vance Michael Thompson; March 9 David Richard Tyson; In the morning, the President had an intel- Llewellyn Orcutt Ward III; ligence briefing. Cortright Wetherill, Jr.; In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush Yvonne Renee Davis; attended a Gridiron Club dinner at the Capital Judith Ann Eisenberg; Hilton. Joseph James O’Donnell; Margaret Alexander Parker; March 11 John Whitney Payson; In the morning, the President had an intel- Clyde Armand Rodbell; ligence briefing. Connie Russell Schmett; and The White House announced that the Presi- Barbara U. Stephenson. dent and Mrs. Bush will visit Germany on May March 6 22–23, Russia on May 23–26, and France on In the morning, the President had intelligence May 26–27. briefings and met with the National Security March 12 Council. Later, he met in the Oval Office with In the morning, the President had an intel- members of the Senate Foreign Relations and ligence briefing. He then traveled to Philadel- House International Relations Committees. phia, PA, where he visited the People’s Emer- In the afternoon, the President met with gency Center, a social service agency for home- Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxem- less women, teenagers, and their children. Later, bourg in the Oval Office. he returned to Washington, DC. March 7 In the afternoon, the President had separate In the morning, the President had an intel- meetings in the Oval Office with Minister of ligence briefing. Later, he met with the Home- Defense Sergey Borisovich Ivanov of Russia and land Security Council. later with President Islom Karimov of In the afternoon, the President had lunch Uzbekistan. with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he met The President declared a major disaster in with labor organization leaders to discuss pro- Oregon and ordered Federal aid to supplement posed energy legislation and other issues. He State and local recovery efforts in the area then met with Members of Congress to discuss struck by a severe winter storm with high winds proposed energy legislation. on February 7–8.

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March 13 March 15 In the morning, the President had intelligence In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and met with the National and FBI briefings. Later, he traveled to Fayette- Security Council. ville, NC, and then to Fort Bragg, NC. In the afternoon, the President attended a In the afternoon, the President returned to Friends of Ireland luncheon hosted by Speaker Washington, DC, and later went to Camp of the House of Representatives J. Dennis David, MD. Hastert in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Cap- itol. Later, he returned to the White House March 16 and dropped by a White House symposium on In the morning, the President had an intel- writers of the Harlem Renaissance, hosted by ligence briefing and then traveled to Chicago, Mrs. Bush in the East Room. IL. Upon his arrival at O’Hare Airport, he met The President announced his intention to with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Jeannette nominate David A. Gross for the rank of Ambas- Vacek and Chicago Heights Chief of Police Rob- sador during his tenure as Deputy Assistant Sec- ert Pinnow, Jr. He then participated in a Saint retary of State for International Communications Patrick’s Day parade and had lunch with Mayor and Information Policy in the Bureau of Eco- Richard M. Daley of Chicago and Gov. George nomic and Business Affairs and U.S. Coordi- Ryan of Illinois. nator for International Communications and In- In the afternoon, the President returned to formation Policy. Camp David, MD. The President announced the appointment of Reuben Jeffery III as Special Adviser for Lower March 17 Manhattan Development. In the afternoon, the President returned to March 14 Washington, DC. In the morning, the President had CIA and March 18 FBI briefings. In the afternoon, he met with In the morning, the President had a telephone musician and activist Bono in the Oval Office conversation with President Pervez Musharraf concerning assistance for developing countries. The President announced his intention to of Pakistan concerning the March 17 terrorist nominate Phyllis Fong to be Inspector General attack at the Protestant International Church in of the Department of Agriculture. Islamabad, Pakistan. He also had a telephone The President announced the following recipi- conversation with Secretary-General Kofi Annan ents of the National Medal of Arts for 2001: of the United Nations concerning aid for the developing world and the situation in the Mid- Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation; dle East. Rudolfo Anaya; Also in the morning, the President had an Johnny Cash; intelligence briefing. Kirk Douglas; In the afternoon, the President traveled to Helen Frankenthaler; St. Louis, MO. Upon his arrival at Lambert- Judith Jamison; St. Louis International Airport, he met with Yo-Yo Ma; and Derek Rapp, founder, St. Louis Cares. He then Mike Nichols. traveled to O’Fallon, MO, and later returned The President announced the following recipi- to St. Louis. ents of the National Humanities Medal for 2001: In the evening, the President returned to Jose Cisneros; Washington, DC. Robert Coles; The President announced his intention to Sharon Darling; nominate Kyle E. McSlarrow to be Deputy Sec- William Manchester; retary of Energy. National Trust for Historic Preservation; The President announced his intention to Richard Peck; nominate Claude A. Allen and Walter H. Eileen Jackson Southern; and Kansteiner to be Government representatives to Tom Wolfe.

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the Board of Directors of the African Develop- Jeffery Lawrence Bleustein; ment Foundation. Upon confirmation, Mr. Allen Anna Regula Haug de Cablik; will be designated Chairman. Anna Escobedo Cabral; The President announced his intention to ap- Thomas Joseph Donohue; point Mark Griffon as a member of the Advisory James K. Glassman; Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Lowell McFerrin Guthrie; James Philip Hoffa; March 19 David Sen Lin Lee; and In the morning, the President had FBI and Charles Joseph Scarborough. CIA briefings and then met with the Homeland The President announced his intention to ap- Security Council. point William Omer Brisben, Jr., as U.S. Rep- The President announced his intention to ap- resentative to the Executive Board of the United point Audy Michael Perry, Robert Jeffrey Nations Children’s Fund. Glovitz, and Lynda Hare Scribante as members The President announced his intention to des- of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foun- ignate Mary Elizabeth Kramer as Chairman of dation. the Commission on Presidential Scholars. March 20 March 22 In the morning, the President had intelligence In the morning, the President had an intel- and FBI briefings and then met with the Na- ligence briefing. He then met with President tional Security Council. Later, he met with Jacques Chirac of France at the Presidente members of the National Association of Attor- Inter-Contintental Hotel. neys General in the Indian Treaty Room. In the afternoon, the President met with In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush President Vicente Fox of Mexico at the Palacio traveled to Alexandria, VA, and later returned de Gobierno. to Washington, DC. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush The White House announced that the Presi- attended a reception and dinner hosted by dent will meet with President Tarja Halonen President Fox at the Museo de Arte of Finland at the White House on April 16. Contempora´neo de Monterrey. March 21 The President announced his nomination of In the morning, the President had an intel- Paula A. DeSutter to be Assistant Secretary of ligence briefing. He and Mrs. Bush then trav- State for Verification and Compliance. eled to El Paso, TX. En route, aboard Air Force The President announced his nomination of One, the President had a telephone conversation Kathleen Marion Harrington to be Assistant Sec- with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy retary of Labor for Public Affairs. to discuss cooperation against terrorism. In El The President announced his nomination of Paso, the President toured the commercial cargo Stanley C. Suboleski to be a member of the dock at the Bridge of the Americas. Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Com- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush mission. traveled to Monterrey, Mexico. The President announced his intention to ap- In the evening, the President had a trilateral point Sandra S. Brock as a member of the Advi- meeting with President Vicente Fox of Mexico sory Board of the National Air and Space Mu- and Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada seum. at the Quinta Real Hotel. The President announced his designation of The White House announced that the Presi- R.L. Brownlee as Acting Assistant Secretary of dent will welcome Prime Minister Simeon Saxe- the Army for Civil Works. Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria to Washington, DC, March 23 on April 23. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to ap- traveled from Monterrey, Mexico, to Lima, point the following individuals as members of Peru, arriving in the afternoon. the President’s Council on the 21st Century In the afternoon, the President met with U.S. Workforce: Embassy personnel at the U.S. Ambassador’s Douglas James Banes; residence. Later, at the Presidential Palace, he

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met with President Alejandro Toledo of Peru, March 27 President Andres Pastrana of Colombia, Presi- In the morning, the President had an intel- dent Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramirez of Bo- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Greenville, livia, and Vice President Pedro Pinto Rubianes SC. En route, aboard Air Force One, he had of Ecuador to discuss the Andean Trade Pref- a telephone conversation with Chairman Hamid erences Act and other regional issues. Karzai of the Afghan Interim Authority to express his condolences concerning the earth- March 24 quakes that struck northern Afghanistan on In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush March 25–26. traveled to San Salvador, El Salvador, where In the afternoon, the President traveled to they participated in an arrival ceremony at Atlanta, GA. In the evening, he traveled to the Comalapa International Airport. Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. In the afternoon, the President participated March 28 in a luncheon meeting at the Casa Presidencial In the morning, the President had an intel- with Prime Minister Said Musa of Belize, Presi- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Dallas, dent Francisco Flores Perez of El Salvador, TX. In the afternoon, he returned to the Bush President Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala, Presi- Ranch in Crawford. dent Ricardo Madura of Honduras, President The President announced his intention to Enrique Bolanos of Nicaragua, President Miguel nominate Charlotte A. Lane to be a member Angel Rodriguez of Costa Rica, and President of the U.S. International Trade Commission. Mireya Elisa Moscoso of Panama to discuss The President announced his intention to trade and other regional issues. nominate Carolyn Y. Peoples to be Assistant Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Bush returned to Washington, DC, arriving in The President announced his intention to the evening. nominate Bruce R. James to be the Public Print- er. March 25 In the morning, the President had CIA and March 29 FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- In the morning, the President had a tele- rity Council. Then, in the Oval Office, he met conference meeting with the National Security with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen Council. of Denmark to discuss cooperation against ter- The President announced the recess appoint- rorism, issues related to NATO, and the Prime ment of Dennis L. Schornack as Commissioner Minister’s role as incoming President of the Eu- and Chairman of the International Joint Com- ropean Union. Later, also in the Oval Office, mission—United States and Canada. he met with leaders of the Lubavitch Jewish The President announced the recess appoint- community to sign a ceremonial copy of the ment of Emil H. Frankel as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Policy. Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., proclama- The President announced the recess appoint- tion and commemorate the 100th birthday of ment of Jeffrey Shane as Associate Deputy Sec- the late Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. retary of Transportation. March 26 The President announced the recess appoint- In the morning, the President had CIA and ment of Michael E. Toner as a member of the FBI briefings. Federal Election Commission. The President announced the recess appoint- In the afternoon, the President met with ment of Gerald Reynolds as Assistant Secretary Prime Minister Helen Clark of New Zealand of Education for Civil Rights. in the Oval Office. The President announced his intention to ap- March 30 point the following individuals as members of In the morning, the President had an intel- the Board of Directors of the Legal Services ligence briefing. He also had telephone con- Corporation: Frank B. Strickland, Michael versations with King Abdullah II of Jordan, McKay, Thomas A. Fuentes, Lillian R. BeVier, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, United Na- and Robert J. Dieter. tions Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Crown

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Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and President Union, concerning the situation in the Middle Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, President of the East. European Union, concerning the situation in the In the afternoon, the President traveled to Middle East. He then had a conference call the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, arriving in with National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice the evening. and Secretary of State Colin Powell. The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supple- March 31 ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush in the area struck by severe storms and flooding attended an Easter Sunday service at the Canaan Baptist Church in Crawford, along with on March 17–21. their daughter, Jenna, the President’s father and April 5 mother, former President George H.W. Bush In the morning, the President had a CIA and former First Lady Barbara Bush, and Mrs. briefing. He then had a telephone conversation Bush’s mother, Jenna Welch. with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush concerning relief efforts in Afghanistan and the returned to Washington, DC. situation in the Middle East. April 1 In the afternoon, the President welcomed In the morning, the President had CIA and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United King- FBI briefings. dom to the Bush Ranch. The White House announced that the Presi- The President declared a major disaster in dent will welcome NATO Secretary General Tennessee and ordered Federal aid to supple- Lord Robertson for a meeting and dinner on ment State and local recovery efforts in the area April 9 to discuss cooperation against terrorism struck by severe storms and flooding over the and preparations for the upcoming November periods of January 23–28 and March 15–20. NATO summit in Prague, the Czech Republic. April 6 April 2 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. ligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone con- In the afternoon, the President had a tele- versation with President Vladimir Putin of Rus- phone conversation with Prime Minister Ariel sia concerning the situation in the Middle East Sharon of Israel concerning the situation in the and other issues. Middle East. In the afternoon, the President traveled to In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush Media, PA. Later, he traveled to Philadelphia, hosted a dinner for Prime Minister Tony Blair PA. In the evening, he returned to Washington, of the United Kingdom, his wife, Cherie, their DC. daughter, Kathryn, and Mrs. Blair’s mother, April 3 Gale Booth. In the morning, the President had an intel- April 7 ligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President declared a major disaster in Washington, DC. Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the April 8 area struck by severe storms and flooding on In the morning, the President had intelligence March 17–20. briefings. Later, he traveled to Knoxville, TN. April 4 In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, In the morning, the President had an intel- DC. ligence briefing. He also had telephone con- The White House announced that the Presi- versations with Prime Minister Tony Blair of dent will welcome President Rudolf Schuster of the United Kingdom and President Jose Maria the Slovak Republic to the White House on Aznar of Spain, President of the European June 7.

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April 9 In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the In the morning, the President had an intel- President met with Republican House Members ligence briefing. He then traveled to Bridgeport, to discuss welfare reform. Later, in the Oval CT, and later to Greenwich, CT. In the after- Office, he met with California Republican gu- noon, he returned to Washington, DC. bernatorial candidate Bill Simon. The White House announced that the Presi- The White House announced that the Presi- dent will meet with King Mohamed VI of Mo- dent will welcome President Andres Pastrana rocco at the White House on April 23 to discuss of Colombia to the White House on April 18 developments in the Middle East and other key to discuss cooperation against terrorism and bilateral issues. drug interdiction efforts. The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart D. Rick to be a member of April 11 the Merit Systems Protection Board. In the morning, the President had a breakfast The President announced his intention to ap- meeting with Speaker of the House of Rep- point George M. Kraw, Judith F. Mazo, and resentatives J. Dennis Hastert, Senate Majority Mary Ann Melody Larson McDonald as mem- Leader Tom Daschle, Senate Minority Leader bers of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Trent Lott, and House Minority Leader Richard Benefit Guaranty Corporation. A. Gephardt. Later, he had CIA and FBI brief- The President announced his intention to ap- ings. He then had a telephone conversation with point the following individuals as members of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain con- the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Edu- cerning the situation in the Middle East. cation Foundation: In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney. Herbert Monroe Allison, Jr.; The White House announced that the Presi- Robert Leamon Bryant; dent will meet with Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri Chung Wook Kim; of Lebanon at the White House on April 17. Tuan Joseph Pham; Frank Jao; and April 12 Marilyn Castor Mashon Pattillo. In the morning, from the Oval Office, the President had separate telephone conversations The President announced his intention to ap- with President Vladimir Putin of Russia and point the following individuals as members of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy con- the Advisory Committee on the Arts, John F. cerning a possible NATO-Russia summit to be Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: held in Italy in May. He then had CIA and Judson C. Ball; FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- Bray Bruce Barnes; rity Council. William Dewayne Dunlap; Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the Ann Hundley Hoover; President met with Edmund Stoiber, opposition Linda Nordstrom; candidate for Chancellor of Germany. He then Wilbur O. Powers; met with Sarah Hughes, 2002 Olympic gold Noel Quinones; medalist for women’s figure skating, Amy Juan F. Woodroffe; and Hughes, her mother, and Robin Wagner, her T. Caroline D. Wyly. coach. Later, he met with U.S. Trade Rep- The President announced his intention to des- resentative Robert B. Zoellick. ignate Terry Bathen as Acting Inspector General In the afternoon, the President traveled to for the Corporation for National and Commu- Camp David, MD. nity Service. The President announced his intention to appoint Michael F. Duffy as a member of the April 10 Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Com- In the morning, the President had CIA and mission. FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- The President announced his intention to ap- rity Council. Later, in the Cabinet Room, he point David Horton Wilkins as a member of met with Republican House and Senate leaders the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Military Acad- to discuss the upcoming congressional agenda. emy.

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The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President met with rep- point James David Gwartney, Patricia Louise resentatives of the National Council for Adop- Herbold, and Demaris H. Miller as members tion in the Roosevelt Room. Later, he met with of the President’s Council on the 21st Century President Tarja Halonen of Finland in the Oval Workforce. Office. The President announced his intention to ap- The White House announced that the Presi- point the following individuals as members of dent will meet with Crown Prince Abdullah of the President’s Commission on White House Saudi Arabia at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, Fellowships: TX, on April 25. Victoria Arias; The White House announced that the Presi- Myrna Blyth; dent will welcome Prime Minister Mahathir bin Corrine Claiborne Boggs; Mohamad of Malaysia to Washington on May Julie Nixon Eisenhower; 14. Ronald Robert Fogleman; The President announced his intention to ap- Lisa Guillermin Gable; point the following individuals as members of Kay Coles James; the Board of Directors of the Federal Home Jay L. Johnson; Mortgage Corporation: Edith Hollan Jones; Cesar Benito Cabrera; Jeffrey C. Pope; Michelle Engler; William L. Roper; David James Gribbin III; James Smith; and William Dodd Powers; and Barbara F. Vucanovich. Catherine Lynne Stepp. April 13 The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had an intel- point the following individuals as members of ligence briefing. the Board of Directors of the Federal National Mortgage Association: April 14 In the afternoon, the President returned to Victor Henderson Ashe; Washington, DC. Molly Hering Bordonaro; William Robert Harvey; April 15 Manuel J. Justiz; and In the morning, the President had an intel- Taylor C. Segue III. ligence briefing. He then met with the National Security Council and later with Secretary of De- The President announced his intention to ap- fense Donald Rumsfeld. point Bruce Growick, James R. Haring, and Jan- In the afternoon, the President traveled to ice Tuck as members of the Architectural and Cedar Rapids, IA. Upon his arrival at the air- Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. port, he met with senior volunteer Maxine The President announced his intention to ap- Phipps. Later in the afternoon, he had a tele- point Robert J. Cottrol, Timothy M. Hagle, and phone conversation with Prime Minister Ariel Allison H. Eid as members of the Permanent Sharon of Israel concerning the situation in the Committee for the Oliver Wendell Holmes De- Middle East. vise. In the evening, he returned to Washington, The President announced his intention to ap- DC. point William Grayson as a member of the The President announced his intention to President’s Commission on White House Fel- nominate the following individuals to be mem- lowships. bers of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences: L.D. April 17 Britt, William C. De La Pena, Vinicio E. Mad- In the morning, the President had an intel- rigal, and Linda J. Stierle. ligence briefing. He then traveled to Lexington, VA, and later returned to Washington, DC. April 16 In the afternoon, he met with Prime Minister In the morning, the President had CIA and Rafiq Hariri of Lebanon concerning the situa- FBI briefings. tion in the Middle East.

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In the evening, the President had a telephone Adirondack Park. In the afternoon, he returned conversation with Prime Minister Jean Chretien to Washington, DC. of Canada to express his condolences concerning the friendly fire incident earlier in the day near April 23 Kandahar, Afghanistan, in which four Canadian In the morning, the President had intelligence soldiers were killed by a bomb from a U.S. briefings. In the afternoon, he met with Prime fighter jet. Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria The President announced his intention to to discuss Bulgaria’s potential admission into nominate Mark W. Everson to be Deputy Direc- NATO. tor for Management of the Office of Manage- April 24 ment and Budget. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ap- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Went- point Rebecca Lent as U.S. Commissioner of worth, SD. In the afternoon, he traveled to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Sioux Falls, SD. In the evening, he traveled April 18 to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. The President announced his intention to des- In the morning, the President had a telephone ignate John L. Howard as Federal Environ- conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan mental Executive of the Environmental Protec- to discuss peace efforts in the Middle East. He tion Agency. then had intelligence and FBI briefings. Later, The President announced his appointment of he received notice that, in an apparent accident Mark A. Carter, John G. Cruz, and Grace Flo- earlier in the morning, a small plane had res-Hughes as members of the Federal Service crashed into a high-rise building in Milan, Italy. Impasses Panel. In the afternoon, the President had lunch The President announced his intention to ap- with Vice President Dick Cheney. point John Paul Hammerschmidt as a member April 19 of the President’s Task Force to Improve Health In the morning, the President had an intel- Care Delivery for Our Nation’s Veterans and, ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Beltsville, upon appointment, to designate him Cochair. MD. In the afternoon, he traveled to Camp The President announced his intention to ap- David, MD. point the following individuals as members of The White House announced that the Presi- the Board of Directors of the Federal Prison dent will host the U.S.-European Union Summit Industries, Inc.: in Washington, DC, on May 2. Audrey J. Roberts; The White House announced that the Presi- Kenneth Rocks; dent and Mrs. Bush will welcome President Jose Donald R. Elliot; Maria Aznar of Spain and Mrs. Aznar to Camp Diane K. Morales; and David on May 3–4. David D. Spears. April 20 April 25 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. ligence briefing. The President announced his intention to April 21 nominate James Franklin Jeffrey to be Ambas- The President declared a major disaster in sador to Albania. Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President announced his intention to State and local recovery efforts in the area nominate Roel C. Campos and Harvey Jerome struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding Goldschmid to be Commissioners of the Securi- on April 21 and continuing. ties and Exchange Commission. April 22 April 26 In the morning, the President traveled to Wil- In the morning, the President had an intel- mington, NY, where he worked on a trail main- ligence briefing. He then had a telephone con- tenance project on the Ausable River Trail in versation with President Gloria Macapagal-

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Arroyo of the Philippines to express his condo- May 1 lences concerning recent terrorist attacks in the In the morning, the President had a breakfast Philippines. Later, he had a teleconference with meeting with Speaker of the House of Rep- economic advisers. resentatives J. Dennis Hastert, Senate Majority In the afternoon, the President attended a Leader Tom Daschle, Senate Minority Leader Republican National Committee luncheon at a Trent Lott, and House Minority Leader Richard neighboring ranch in Crawford. A. Gephardt. He then had intelligence and FBI briefings. Later in the morning, he met with April 27 Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore In the morning, the President had an intel- to discuss cooperation against terrorism and ligence briefing. other regional issues. He then met with Repub- During the day, the President had a telephone lican House and Senate leaders to discuss the conversation with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pending congressional agenda. of Israel concerning the situation in the Middle In the afternoon, the President met with East. House Appropriations Committee Chairman In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush C.W. Bill Young. Later, he met with Vice Presi- traveled to Houston, TX, where they attended dent Hu Jintao of China. the wedding of former Presidential Aide Logan The President announced his designation of Walters at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church. In Adm. David E. Jeremiah, USN (Ret.), as the the evening, they returned to Crawford. Presidential Representative for Australian-Amer- ican Friendship Week, May 3–11. April 28 The White House announced that the Presi- During the day, the President had a telephone dent will meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan conversation with Crown Prince Abdullah of at the White House on May 8 to discuss devel- Saudi Arabia concerning the situation in the opments in the Middle East and key bilateral Middle East. issues. The President declared a major disaster in April 29 Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the morning, the President traveled to Al- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area buquerque, NM. In the afternoon, he traveled struck by a tornado on April 28. to Los Angeles, CA. May 2 April 30 In the morning, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President traveled to San conversation with Chairman Hamid Karzai of Jose, CA. In the afternoon, he traveled to Santa the Interim Authority of Afghanistan to discuss Clara, CA. Later, he returned to Washington, U.S. assistance to Afghanistan. He also had a DC, arriving in the evening. telephone conversation with President Eduard The White House announced that the Presi- Shevardnadze of the Republic of Georgia to ex- dent will meet with Prime Minister Sher press his condolences concerning the recent Bahadur Deuba of Nepal at the White House earthquake in Georgia, cooperation against ter- on May 7 to discuss key bilateral issues and rorism, and issues in the Caucasus region. He Nepal’s fight against Maoist terrorists. then had CIA and FBI briefings. The White House announced that the Presi- May 3 dent will welcome Prime Minister Janez In the morning, the President had intelligence Drnovsek of Slovenia to the White House on briefings. Later, he met with Minister of For- May 17. eign Affairs Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov of Russia The White House announced that the Presi- to discuss arms reduction, trade issues, and dent will attend the NATO-Russia Summit in issues related to NATO. Italy on May 28. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to traveled to Camp David, MD, where, in the nominate David McQueen Laney to be a mem- evening, they welcomed President Jose Maria ber of the Amtrak Reform Board. Aznar of Spain and his wife, Ana Botella.

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The White House announced that the Presi- struck by severe storms and tornadoes on April dent will meet with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 24–28. of Israel at the White House on May 7 to discuss developments in the Middle East and key May 7 bilateral issues. In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of May 4 Russia to discuss progress on an agreement to In the morning, the President had an intel- reduce offensive nuclear weapons. He then had ligence briefing. He then met with President intelligence and FBI briefings. Later, he had Jose Maria Aznar of Spain. a telephone conversation with President Hosni In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Mubarak of Egypt to discuss Middle East peace returned to Washington, DC. efforts. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the May 5 President met with Prime Minister Sher The President declared a major disaster in Bahadur Deuba of Nepal to discuss U.S. support Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement for democracy in Nepal, regional security issues, Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the and economic and educational cooperation. area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and Later, he had a telephone conversation with flooding on April 28–May 3. Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to dis- The President declared a major disaster in cuss Middle East peace efforts. West Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the The President announced his designation of area struck by severe storms, flooding, and land- the following individuals to represent the United slides on May 2 and continuing. States at the inauguration of President Abel Pacheco de La Espriella of Costa Rica on May May 6 8: Ann M. Veneman, who will lead the delega- In the morning, the President had an intel- tion; John Danilovich; Otto J. Reich; Roger F. ligence briefing. He then traveled to Southfield, Noriega; Elton Bomer; Mark Langdale; Joseph MI. O’Neill; and H. Douglas Barclay. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. Later, in the Oval Office, he nominate R. Bruce Matthews and John Edward met with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Mansfield to be members of the Defense Nu- Uganda. clear Facilities Safety Board. The President announced his intention to The President announced his nomination of nominate William Preston Graves, John Rod- James Howard Yellin to be Ambassador to Bu- erick Davis, and Patrick Lloyd McCrory to be rundi. members of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship The President announced his nomination of Foundation. John R. Dawson to be Ambassador to Peru. The President announced his intention to ap- The President declared a major disaster in point Michele Ridge as a member of the Board Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supple- of Directors of the Student Loan Marketing As- ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts sociation. in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, The President announced his intention to ap- and flooding on April 27 and continuing. point the following individuals as members of the Board of Visitors to the U.S. Air Force May 8 Academy: Candace C. de Russy, John E. Kidde, In the morning, the President had intelligence Dionel E. Aviles, and James H. Harless. and FBI briefings. He then traveled to Mil- The President declared a major disaster in waukee, WI, where he went to Clarke Elemen- Michigan and ordered Federal aid to supple- tary School and visited with students in Carolyn ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Davis’ and Pat Steelman’s second and third struck by flooding on April 15 and continuing. grade classes. The President declared a major disaster in In the afternoon, the President traveled to Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement La Crosse, WI, and later returned to Wash- State and local recovery efforts in the area ington, DC.

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The President announced his intention to Bernstein, Joel Geiderman, Alice Kelikian, nominate Ben S. Bernanke and Donald L. Kohn Mervin G. Morris, Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Ronald to be members of the Board of Governors of Steinhart, Mickey Shapiro, Sheldon G. Adelson, the Federal Reserve System. Nechama Tec, Sonia Weitz, and Aldona Zofia The President announced his intention to Wos. nominate Frederick D. Gregory to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and May 11 Space Administration. In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. May 9 In the morning, the President had a telephone May 12 conversation with President Thabo Mbeki of In the afternoon, the President returned to South Africa to express his thanks for President Washington, DC. Mbeki’s leadership in efforts to resolve the political situation in the Congo. He then had intel- May 13 ligence and FBI briefings. In the morning, the President had intelligence The President announced the laureates of the briefings. He then traveled to Chicago, IL, 2001 National Medals of Science and National where he met with Jerry and Adrienne Welenc, Medals of Technology. who were foster parents to over 90 children and provided support to other foster parents. May 10 In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, In the morning, the President had intelligence DC. and FBI briefings. He then traveled to Colum- bus, OH. In the afternoon, he traveled to Camp May 14 David, MD. In the morning, the President had intelligence The President announced his intention to and FBI briefings. Later, in an Oval Office cere- nominate Robert J. Battista and Peter mony, he signed the Hematological Cancer Re- Schaumber to be members of the National search and Investment Education Act of 2002. Labor Relations Board. In the afternoon, he met in the Diplomatic The President announced his intention to Room at the White House with the Sunshine nominate Peter J. Hurtgen to be Director of Kids, a group of children with cancer who were the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. visiting Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Douglas L. Flory to be a member nominate John William Blaney to be Ambas- of the Farm Credit Administration Board. sador to Liberia. The President announced his intention to The President announced his designation of nominate Gene B. Christy to be Ambassador the following individuals to represent the United to Brunei. States at the inauguration of President Xanana The President announced his intention to Gusmao of East Timor on May 22: nominate Barbara Calandra Moore to be Ambas- former President Bill Clinton, who will lead sador to Nicaragua. the delegation; The President announced his intention to Richard Holbrooke; nominate Kristie A. Kenney to be Ambassador James Kelly; to Ecuador. Karen Brooks; The President announced his intention to ap- Shari Villarosa; and point LaSalle Doheny Leffall, Jr., as a member Brig. Gen. John G. Castellaw, USMC. and Chair and Lance Edward Armstrong as a member of the President’s Cancer Panel. May 15 The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had a breakfast point Dennis Schornack to be a Commissioner meeting with Speaker of the House of Rep- of the International Joint Commission—United resentatives J. Dennis Hastert, Senate Majority States and Canada. Leader Tom Daschle, Senate Minority Leader The President announced his intention to ap- Trent Lott, and House Minority Leader Richard point the following individuals as members of A. Gephardt to discuss the congressional agenda. the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: Tom He then had CIA and FBI briefings. Later, he

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had a telephone conversation with Prime Min- The President announced his appointment of ister Atal Bihari Vajpayee of India to express Marilyn Carlson Nelson as Chairperson of the his condolences for the victims of the May 14 National Women’s Business Council. terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. May 21 Later in the morning, the President met with In the morning, the President had CIA and members of the United Jewish Communities to FBI briefings. discuss proposed charity aid, recovery, and em- The President announced his intention to powerment legislation. He then met with the nominate Seth Cropsey to be Director of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, International Broadcasting Bureau. to discuss defense and domestic issues. The President declared a major disaster in May 16 Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement In the morning, the President had intelligence State and local recovery efforts in the area briefings. In the afternoon, he met with the struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding on April 21 and continuing. Senate Republican Conference at the Capitol, to discuss the upcoming congressional agenda. May 22 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, the President traveled to Ber- New York and ordered Federal aid to supple- lin, Germany. En route, aboard Air Force One, ment State and local recovery efforts in the area he had a CIA briefing. After arriving in the struck by an earthquake on April 20. evening, he had dessert at a restaurant with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany and May 17 Mayor Klaus Wowereit of Berlin. Later, he met In the morning, the President had an intel- Mrs. Bush, who arrived from Prague, the Czech ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Republic. met with Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek of Slo- venia to discuss bilateral issues. May 23 In the afternoon, the President traveled to In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush Camp David, MD. were welcomed by President Johannes Rau of Germany and his wife, Christina Rau, at Belle- May 18 vue Palace. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. traveled to Moscow, Russia. The President announced his intention to ap- May 19 point Charles H. Williams to be Director of In the morning, the President had a telephone the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance conversation with President Vicente Fox of Mex- Restructuring, Department of Housing and ico concerning U.S. policy toward Cuba. Urban Development. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President announced his intention to ap- Washington, DC. point the following individuals as members of the Panel of Arbitrators of the International May 20 Centre for the Settlement of Investment Dis- In the morning, the President had separate putes: telephone conversations with President Fer- Fred Fisher Fielding; nando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil and President O. Thomas Johnson, Jr.; Ricardo Lagos of Chile concerning U.S. policy Daniel M. Price; and toward Cuba. He then had an intelligence brief- Davis R. Robinson. ing. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The President announced his intention to ap- Miami, FL. In the evening, he returned to point the following individuals as members of Washington, DC. the Panel of Conciliators of the International The White House announced that the Presi- Centre for the Settlement of Investment Dis- dent will welcome International Democrat putes: Union leaders to Washington, DC, on June 10. H. Douglas Barclay;

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Oscar M. Garibaldi; Dorothy Jean Potter. Steven M. Lucas; and Charles E. Roh, Jr. May 25 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush May 24 traveled to St. Petersburg, Russia, where the In the morning, the President met with per- President participated in a wreath-laying cere- sonnel at the U.S. Embassy. He then partici- mony with President Vladimir Putin of Russia pated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Russia’s at Piskarevskoye Cemetery. Later, President Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Bush and Mrs. Bush had lunch with President wall. Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, at the State Her- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush mitage Museum. attended a lunch at the Kremlin hosted by In the evening, the President, Mrs. Bush, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and his President Putin, and Mrs. Putin attended a per- wife, Lyudmila. Later, they took a walking tour formance of ‘‘The Nutcracker’’ at Mariinskiy of the Kremlin and Cathedral Square. Theater and then took a White Nights boat tour In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush on the Neva River. attended a dinner hosted by President Putin and Mrs. Putin at Novo Ogarevo, the Putins’ May 26 residence in Moscow. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to attended a service at the Kazan Cathedral and nominate Kim R. Holmes to be Assistant Sec- later toured the Russian Museum. retary of State for International Organizations. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to traveled to Paris, France. In the evening, the nominate Diana E. Furchtgott-Roth to be a Di- President had a working dinner with President rector of the Federal Housing Finance Board. Jacques Chirac of France at Elysee Palace. The President announced his intention to nominate Armando J. Bucelo to be a member May 27 of the Board of Directors of the Securities In- In the morning, the President met with per- vestor Protection Corporation. sonnel at the U.S. Embassy. He and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to ap- then traveled to Sainte Mere Eglise, France, point Peter McPherson as a member of the arriving in the afternoon. Later, they traveled Board for International Food and Agriculture to Colleville-sur-Mer, France, where the Presi- Development. dent participated in a wreath-laying ceremony The President announced his intention to ap- with President Jacques Chirac of France at the point the following individuals as members of Normandy American Cemetery. the Advisory Committee on the Arts, John F. In the evening, the President traveled to Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: Rome, Italy, where he had meetings and a work- Rosemary Ramirez Barbour; ing dinner with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Joan Stevens Eller; of Italy at Villa Madama. Thomas Miller Ferguson; Donna S. Hall; May 28 Shenikwa D. Nowlin; In the morning, the President met with Presi- James Henderson Shacklett III; and dent Carlo Azeglio Ciampi of Italy at Quirinale Joseph P. Watkins. Palace. He then traveled to Pratica di Mare Air Force Base for NATO Summit meetings. The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President returned to point the following individuals as members of Rome and met with Pope John Paul II at the the Commission on Presidential Scholars: Vatican. He then returned to Washington, DC. Scott Allen Bundgaard; Jeanne Rolfe Ferst; May 29 Michael Anthony Galiazzo; In the morning, the President had an intel- Robert Earl Moss; ligence briefing. Later, he met in the Oval Of- John Frederick Mueller; fice with Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida to discuss Laura Emberton Owens; and environmental issues in Florida.

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The White House announced that the Presi- Jane Adams; dent will meet with President Hosni Mubarak Rodolfo Arredondo; of Egypt at Camp David, MD, on June 7–8 Daniel B. Fisher; to discuss developments in the Middle East and Anil Godbole; key bilateral issues. Henry Troutman Harbin; The President declared a major disaster in Ginger Lerner-Wren; the Federated States of Micronesia and ordered Robert Neil Postlethwait; Federal aid to supplement national and State Waltraud Ellinger Prechter; recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Mitag on February 26–March 3. Randolph John Townsend; and The President declared a major disaster in Deanna Felber Yates. Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President announced his intention to ap- State and local recovery efforts in the area point the following individuals as members of struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy on April 21 and continuing. Center for the Performing Arts: May 30 Smith Bagley; In the morning, the President had CIA and William Francis McSweeny; FBI briefings. In the afternoon, he had lunch Frank Hilton Pearl; with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he Mark S. Weiner; dropped by a USA Freedom Corps service op- Thomas Edgar Wheeler; and portunities fair for White House staff in the Albert B. Glickman. Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Execu- tive Office Building. June 1 The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President traveled to point Fernando Caldeiro, Van Dedric Romero, West Point, NY, and later returned to Camp and Juan Secada as members of the President’s David. Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. June 2 The President announced his intention to des- In the afternoon, the President returned to ignate Enedelia Schofield as Co-Chair of the Washington, DC. President’s Advisory Commission on Educational June 3 Excellence for Hispanic Americans. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ap- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Little point the following individuals as members of Rock, AR, where he met with the National Museum of African American His- AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer Brenda Ross. In tory and Culture Plan for Action Presidential the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC. Commission: The White House announced that the Presi- Renee Joslyn Amoore; dent will welcome Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Barbara Alice Franco; of Israel to the White House on June 10 to Harold Kenneth Skamstad, Jr.; discuss the situation in the Middle East and Eric Lin Sexton; to review key bilateral issues. Currie Dioan Ballard; and Andrew Gene McLemore, Jr. June 4 In the morning, the President had an intel- May 31 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Fort In the morning, the President had intelligence Meade, MD. In the afternoon, he returned to and FBI briefings. In the afternoon, he traveled Washington, DC, where he met with a bipar- to Camp David, MD. tisan group of Senators in the Cabinet Room The President announced his intention to ap- to discuss welfare reauthorization. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the President’s New Freedom Commission on nominate Richard L. Baltimore III to be Ambas- Mental Health: sador to Oman.

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The President announced his intention to sador during his tenure as Special Envoy for nominate Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu to be Holocaust Issues. Ambassador to Niger. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Deborah Doyle McWhinney to be a nominate Donald C. Johnson to be Ambassador Director on the Board of Directors for the Secu- to Cape Verde. rities Investor Protection Corporation (securities The President announced his intention to industry representative). nominate Jimmy Kolker to be Ambassador to The President announced his intention to Uganda. nominate William H. Campbell to be Assistant The President announced his intention to Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs nominate Martin George Brennan to be Ambas- for Management. sador to Zambia. June 6 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had a telephone nominate Vicki Huddleston to be Ambassador conversation with President Vladimir Putin of to Mali. Russia to discuss the India-Pakistan situation, The President announced his intention to nonproliferation cooperation, and other issues. nominate Paul William Speltz to be U.S. Direc- He then had CIA and FBI briefings and met tor of the Asian Development Bank, with the with the Homeland Security Council. Later, in rank of Ambassador. the Oval Office, he met with Prime Minister The President announced his intention to Ivica Racan of Croatia. nominate Carolyn W. Merritt to be Chairperson and member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard June 7 Investigation Board. In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he June 5 met with President Rudolf Schuster of Slovakia. In the morning, the President had separate Also in the morning, the President had a tele- telephone conversations with President Pervez phone conversation with President Gloria Musharraf of Pakistan and Prime Minister Atal Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines concerning Bihari Vajpayee of India to urge them to take the death of Martin Burnham, an American mis- steps to ease tensions in the region and reduce sionary held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist the risk of war. Between the two conversations, group in the Philippines and killed earlier in he had intelligence and FBI briefings. the day during a rescue attempt. He also had Later in the morning, the President met with a telephone conversation with Mr. Burnham’s Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, USAFR, Director parents, Paul and Oreta Burnham, to express of the Air National Guard. He then met with his condolences. Senators Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Richard G. Later in the morning, the President traveled Lugar to discuss the President’s recent visit to to Des Moines, IA, where he met with eighth- Europe and urge them to bring the Treaty of grader Annie Wignall, founder of the Care Bags Moscow to a vote for ratification by the Senate. Foundation to aid child victims of abuse or ne- The President announced his intention to glect. nominate Michael Klosson to be Ambassador to In the afternoon, the President traveled to Cyprus. Camp David, MD, where he hosted a dinner The President announced his intention to for President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in the nominate Larry Leon Palmer to be Ambassador evening. to Honduras. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Charles Aaron Ray to be Ambassador nominate James Irvin Gadsden to be Ambas- to Cambodia. sador to Iceland. The President announced his intention to ap- The President announced his intention to point the following individuals as members of nominate John Randle Hamilton to be Ambas- the President’s New Freedom Commission on sador to Guatemala. Mental Health: The President announced his intention to Stephen Wright Mayberg; nominate Randolph Bell for the rank of Ambas- Nancy Carter Speck;

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Larke Nahme Huang; and June 12 Norwood Wilbert Knight-Richardson. In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Jose Maria Aznar June 8 of Spain to discuss agriculture and trade, the In the morning, the President had an intel- situation in the Middle East, and other issues. ligence briefing. He then had intelligence and FBI briefings. June 9 In the afternoon, the President met with con- In the afternoon, the President returned to gressional committee chairmen and ranking Washington, DC. members to discuss proposed homeland security legislation. June 10 In the morning, the President had intelligence June 13 and FBI briefings and then met with the Na- In the morning, the President had CIA and tional Security Council. FBI briefings and met with the National Secu- In the afternoon, in an Oval Office ceremony, rity Council. Also in the morning, in the Oval the President signed H.R. 3167, the Gerald B.H. Office, he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2002. Saud al-Faysal al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss Middle East peace efforts. June 11 In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Gracia Burnham to express President met with NASA Administrator Sean his condolences on the death of her husband, O’Keefe and the crew of the space shuttle American missionary Martin Burnham. Atlantis. Also in the morning, the President had tele- The President announced his intention to phone conversations with Gov. Bill Owens of nominate J. Anthony Holmes to be Ambassador Colorado, to discuss the wildfires in Colorado, to Burkina Faso. and with Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Ara- The President announced his intention to bia, to discuss Middle East peace efforts. nominate W. Scott Railton to be a member of In the afternoon, the President traveled to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Kansas City, MO, where he toured a water Commission. treatment facility. In the evening, he returned The President announced his intention to to Washington, DC. nominate Earl A. Powell III to be a member The President announced his appointment of of the National Council on the Arts. the following individuals as members of the The President announced his intention to President’s Homeland Security Advisory Coun- nominate Nancy C. Pellett to be a member of cil: the Farm Credit Administration Board. Joseph J. Grano, Jr., Chair; The President announced his intention to William H. Webster, Vice Chair; nominate Rebecca Dye to be a Commissioner Richard A. Andrews; of the Federal Maritime Commission. Kathleen M. Bader; The President announced his intention to Jared Cohon; nominate Donna N. Williams and William A. Gov. Michael O. Leavitt of Utah; Schambra to be members of the Board of Direc- James T. Moore; tors of the Corporation for National and Com- James R. Schlesinger; munity Service. Mayor Anthony A. Williams of Washington, The President declared a major disaster in DC; Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement Ruth David; State and local recovery efforts in the area Paul Bremer III; struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding Lydia Waters Thomas; on April 28–June 7. Steven Young; David Arthur Bell; June 14 Sidney Taurel; and In the morning, the President traveled to Co- Lee Herbert Hamilton. lumbus, OH.

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In the afternoon, the President traveled to The White House announced that the Presi- Houston, TX. En route, aboard Air Force One, dent will meet with President Abdoulaye Wade he had a telephone conversation with Prime of Senegal on June 18. Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom to The President announced his intention to discuss the situations in South Asia and the Mid- nominate Jeffrey S. Merrifield to be a member dle East and upcoming G–8 meetings in Can- of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ada. Later, he had a telephone conversation with The President announced his intention to Hamid Karzai to congratulate him on his elec- nominate John S. Bresland to be a member tion as head of the Transitional Authority of of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Afghanistan. Board. In the evening, the President traveled to the The President announced his intention to Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. nominate Ellen Sauerbrey to be U.S. Represent- The President announced his intention to ative to the Commission on the Status of nominate Aurelia E. Brazeal to be Ambassador Women of the Economic and Social Council to Ethiopia. of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambas- The President announced his intention to ap- sador. point Joseph B. Gildenhorn to be a member The President announced his intention to of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wil- nominate Norman J. Pattiz to be a member son International Center for Scholars. Upon ap- of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. pointment, he will be designated as Chair. The President announced his intention to ap- The President announced his designation of point the following individuals as members of Deanna Tanner Okun as Chairman of the U.S. the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: International Trade Commission. Michael Corradini; The President announced his designation of Mark D. Abkowitz; Jennifer Anne Hillman as Vice Chairman of the Thure E. Cerling; U.S. International Trade Commission. David J. Duquette; and The President declared a major disaster in Ronald Michael Latanision. Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area June 18 struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding In the morning, the President had an intel- on June 9 and continuing. ligence briefing. He then met with President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to commend him June 15 for his work toward a resolution of the political In the morning, the President had an intel- crisis in Madagascar and discuss development ligence briefing. in Africa. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the June 16 President met with the leadership of Disabled In the afternoon, from the Bush Ranch, the American Veterans. President had a telephone conversation with The President announced his intention to President Vicente Fox of Mexico concerning the nominate Richard Allan Roth to be Ambassador World Cup soccer game between the U.S. and to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Mexico to be held the next day in Chonju, South Korea. In the evening, he had a telephone con- June 19 versation with U.S. team members to express In the morning, the President had CIA and his support. FBI briefings. In an afternoon ceremony in the Oval Office, June 17 the President received diplomatic credentials In the morning, the President traveled to At- from Ambassadors Boudewijn van Eenennaam lanta, GA. En route, aboard Air Force One, of the Netherlands; Kassahun Ayele of Ethiopia; he had an intelligence briefing. Upon his arrival, Phanthong Phommahaxay of Laos; Carlos Jose he met with Habitat for Humanity volunteer Ulvert Sanchez of Nicaragua; Aziz Mekouar of Darryl Hicks. Later, he toured the Pryor Road Morocco; Ishaq Shahryar of Afghanistan; Mihail Corridor housing development. In the afternoon, Manoli of Moldova; and Mario Miguel he returned to Washington, DC. Canahuati of Honduras.

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The White House announced that the Presi- Bill Cosby; dent has invited President Aleksander Placido Domingo; Kwasniewski of Poland to Washington, DC, for Peter Drucker; a state visit on July 17–18. Katharine Graham; The President declared a major disaster in D.A. Henderson; Colorado and ordered Federal aid to supple- Irving Kristol; ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Nelson Mandela; struck by wildfires beginning on April 23 and Gordon Moore; continuing. Nancy Reagan; The President declared a major disaster in Fred Rogers; and Iowa and ordered Federal aid to supplement A.M. Rosenthal. State and local recovery efforts in the areas struck by severe storms and flooding beginning June 21 on June 3 and continuing. In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then traveled to Orlando, June 20 FL, where he met with volunteer Marie In the morning, the President had CIA and Wieland. FBI briefings. Later, he had a telephone con- In the evening, the President returned to versation with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Washington, DC. Israel to express his sympathy for the families of victims of recent suicide bombings in Israel. June 22 Later in the morning, he dropped by a meeting In the morning, the President had an intel- between National Security Adviser Condoleeza ligence briefing. Rice and President-elect Alvaro Uribe Velez of June 23 Colombia. In the afternoon, the President attended a The President announced his appointment of tee-ball game on the South Lawn at the White the following individuals as members of the House. President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: June 24 Lynn Swann, Chairman; In the morning, the President had an intel- Dot Richardson, Vice Chairman; ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Port Eliza- Denise Austin; beth, NJ, where he met with Teen Freedom James Baird; Corps volunteers Joanna Glick, Kelly Bianco, John Burke; and Allison Cohen. Later, he toured port facili- Paul Corrozza; ties and met with first-responders who partici- Katherine Cosgrove; pated in rescue efforts after the September 11, Amanda C. Cromwell; 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Cen- Pamela Danberg; ter. He then traveled to Newark, NJ, and later Jamie Davidson; returned to Washington, DC. Dan Gable; The President announced his intention to Nomar Garciaparra; nominate Michelle Guillermin to be Chief Fi- Marion Jones; nancial Officer of the Corporation for National Ivette Lirio; and Community Service. Nancy Lopez; T.L. Mitchell; June 25 Charles Moore, Jr.; In the morning, the President traveled to Derek Parra; Springerville, AZ, where he took an aerial tour Emmitt Smith; and of the wildfires in the area. He then met with Lloyd Ward. emergency and rescue personnel fighting the wildfires. Later, he traveled to Eagar, AZ, where The President announced that he will award he met with families displaced by the fires. the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the fol- In the afternoon, the President traveled to lowing individuals at a ceremony in July: the Kananaskis Village resort in Kananaskis, Hank Aaron; Canada, for the G–7/8 Summit. En route, at

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Calgary International Airport, he met with The White House announced the President’s Mayor Dave Bronconnier of Calgary, Alberta, appointment of the following individuals as who presented him with a white Smithbilt cow- White House Fellows: boy hat. Cesar Aristeiguieta; In the evening, in the Delta Lodge at the Balan R. Ayyar; Kananaskis Village resort, the President met David A. Carmel; with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan. Cesar Conde; The President declared a major disaster in Heather H. Graham; Arizona and ordered Federal aid to supplement Richard Greco, Jr.; State and local recovery efforts in the area Eric D. Hothan; struck by wildfires beginning on June 18 and Vincent D. McBeth; continuing. Jonathan S. Spaner; June 26 Daniel S. Sullivan; William J. Thornton; Throughout the day, the President attended Rajeev V. Venkayya; and G–7/8 meetings. Barry K. Williams. The President announced his nomination of The President announced his intention to ap- Nancy J. Powell to be Ambassador to Pakistan. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the Committee for the Preservation of the nominate David L. Lyon to be Ambassador to White House: Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. The President announced that the 60 recipi- Leonore Annenberg; ents of the 2001 Presidential Early Career Kenneth Blasingame; Awards for Scientists and Engineers will be hon- Helen Cooper; ored in a White House ceremony on July 12. Wendy Cooper; The President declared a major disaster in Lonnie Bunch; Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement William Kloss; State and local recovery efforts in the area S. Roger Horchow; struck by flooding on April 27–May 30. Elizabeth Gerschel; Leslie Neuhoff; June 27 Richard Nylander; and Throughout the day, the President and other John Wilmerding. G–8 leaders met with African leaders and Sec- retary-General Kofi Annan of the United Na- June 29 tions. In the morning, after temporarily transferring In the afternoon, the President returned to the powers and duties of the Presidency to Vice Washington, DC. President Dick Cheney, the President under- The President announced his intention to went a routine medical procedure under anes- nominate Linda Ellen Watt to be Ambassador thesia. When he awoke, he had telephone con- to Panama. versations with the Vice President and the First Lady. Later in the morning, he resumed the June 28 powers and duties of the Presidency. In the morning, the President had CIA and FBI briefings and then met with the National June 30 Security Council. In the afternoon, he went to In the afternoon, the President returned to Camp David, MD. Washington, DC.

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