Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s public sched- Paul W. Johnson, Chief, Soil Conservation Service ule and other items of general interest announced by Department of Energy the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this book. Daniel C. Tate, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Liaison, Congressional, Intergovernmental January 2 and International Affairs In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Environmental Protection Agency Chelsea Clinton returned to Washington, DC, from Denise T. Graveline, Deputy Associate Adminis- Hilton Head, SC. trator, Communications and Public Affairs January 3 Department of Commerce In the afternoon, the President met with the Joint Jeffrey Hunker, Senior Policy Adviser, Office of Pol- Chiefs of Staff. icy and Planning Sally Yozell, Director of Congressional and Legisla- January 4 tive Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the Administration Vice President. In the evening, the President had dinner with ex- General Services Administration perts on European affairs. Faith A. Wohl, Director, Workshop Initiatives Department of Health and Human Services January 5 Carol L. Roddy, Senior Adviser to the Surgeon In the afternoon, the President had lunch with col- General, Public Health Service umnists. Department of the Interior January 6 Katherine Louise Henry, Associate Solicitor for Sur- In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hot face Mining Springs, AR. The President appointed Katherine D. Seelman to Department of Justice be the Director of the National Institute on Disability Paul R. Friedman, Deputy Associate Attorney Gen- and Rehabilitation Research in the Department of eral Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabili- Frank Sharp Holleman III, Deputy Assistant Attor- tative Services. ney General, Civil Division Cynthia C. Lebow, Senior Counsel for Policy, Civil January 7 Division The President announced that he intends to nomi- Department of State nate William A. Reinsch to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration. Mary Faith Mitchell, Senior Population Coordinator, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration The President appointed the following individuals to Senior Executive Service positions: Department of the Treasury Department of Housing and Urban Development John Paul Whitehead, Assistant to the Commis- Tony Hernandez, Regional Administrator, Region 8 sioner, Internal Revenue Service Joseph J. O’Hern, Regional Administrator, Region January 8 7 In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chel- Department of Agriculture sea Clinton attended the memorial service for his Vicki J. Hicks, Assistant Deputy Administrator for mother, Virginia Kelley, at the Hot Springs Conven- Commodity Operations, Agricultural Stabilization tion Center in Hot Springs, AR. They then traveled and Conservation Service to Hope, AR, where they attended the burial service Mary Ann Keeffe, Deputy Administrator for Special at Rose Hill Cemetery and a reception following the Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service service. In the late afternoon, they returned to Wash- R. Alan King, Deputy Administrator for Commodity ington, DC. Operations, Agricultural Stabilization and Con- In the late evening, the President traveled to Brus- servation Service sels, Belgium.

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January 9 January 13 Following his afternoon arrival in Brussels, the In the morning, the President met with President President met with King Albert II of Belgium at Boris Yeltsin of Russia and then toured the Kremlin Laeken Palace. with him. In the evening, the President toured the Grand In the afternoon, the President again met with Place and visited a local cafe. President Yeltsin and then visited Alexi II, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, at Central Clinical Hos- January 10 pital. In the morning, the President went to NATO Head- In the evening, the President attended a private dinner hosted by President Yeltsin at his country quarters where he met with NATO Secretary General home. Manfred Woerner, had a briefing by U.S. military commanders, and attended the opening session of the January 14 NATO summit. In the morning, the President placed a wreath at In the afternoon, the President attended a luncheon the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. hosted by King Albert II of Belgium at Laeken Palace In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton for NATO leaders and ministers of foreign affairs. attended a state dinner hosted by President Yeltsin He then returned to NATO Headquarters where he in the Hall of Facets at the Kremlin. attended afternoon sessions of the NATO summit. The President named Michael Blumenthal as Chair- In the evening, the President attended a summit man of the Fund for Large Enterprises in Russia. working dinner at the Chateau Val Du Chesse. He The President named Michael Gillette as the first then took a late evening walk and visited a toy and Director of the Support Implementation Group to im- prove implementation of multilateral support efforts novelty shop. for Russia. January 11 January 15 In the morning, the President attended the final In the morning, the President participated in a for- session of the NATO summit at NATO Headquarters. mal departure ceremony at St. George’s Hall. Fol- He then attended meetings and a working lunch with lowing the ceremony, the President and Hillary and European Union officials at European Union Head- Chelsea Clinton traveled to Minsk, Belarus. quarters. Following an arrival ceremony in the late morning, In the afternoon, the President traveled to Prague, the President met with Chairman Stanislav Czech Republic, where he participated in official wel- Shushkevich of Belarus in the Blue Room at the coming ceremonies in the First Courtyard of Prague Voyskovoy Four. At the conclusion of their meeting, Castle. they participated in a Belarus-U.S. investment treaty In the evening, after a walk across the Charles signing ceremony. Bridge, the President had dinner with President In the afternoon, the President met with Prime ´ Vaclav Havel of the Czech Republic at the Golden Minister Vyacheslav Kebich of Belarus in the Blue Room at the Voyskovoy Four and then with opposition Tiger Pub. Later in the evening, he went to the leaders in the upstairs suite. Later in the afternoon, Reduta Jazz Club. he placed a wreath at the World War II Memorial January 12 in Victory Square. In the late afternoon, the President participated in In the morning, the President toured the Holocaust a candlelight remembrance ceremony at the Kuropaty memorial at the Pinkas Synagogue and the Old Jewish Memorial honoring Belarusians killed during the reign Cemetery. He then hosted a working lunch for of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Following the cere- Visegrad leaders at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence. mony, the President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton In the afternoon, the President discussed the expan- traveled to Geneva, Switzerland. sion of trade in Eastern Europe with members of In the evening, the President met with President the business community at a K-Mart store. He then Otto Stich of Switzerland at the Intercontinental attended a U.S. Embassy reception at the Prague Air- Hotel. port before traveling to Kiev, Ukraine. In the late evening, the President traveled to Mos- January 16 cow, Russia. In the afternoon, the President attended a reception The White House announced that the President at the U.S. Mission. In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- has directed Bernard Nussbaum, Counsel to the Presi- sea Clinton returned to Washington, DC. dent, to request the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel to conduct, as expeditiously as pos- January 18 sible, an appropriate, independent investigation of the In the morning, the President had a routine physical Whitewater matter and report to the American people. examination at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

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In the afternoon, the President had telephone con- The White House announced that the President versations with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany will meet with Prime Minister John Major of the and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. United Kingdom during his visit to the United States on February 28. January 19 In the morning, the President traveled to Los Ange- January 27 les, CA, where he toured areas damaged by the Janu- The White House announced that the President ary 17 earthquake and met with southern California will meet with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa residents. of Japan in Washington, DC, on February 11. In the late evening, the President returned to Wash- The President appointed the following individuals ington, DC. to Senior Executive Service positions: Department of Defense January 20 Lance Davis, Director, Office of Technology Transi- The White House announced that the President tion authorized additional measures to respond to imme- William Cassidy, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the diate needs of southern California earthquake victims. Navy, Installation Conversion Management January 21 John Michael Myers, Director of Policy, Office of In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- Humanitarian and Refugee Affairs sea Clinton went to Camp David, MD, for the week- Patricia A. Rivers, Assistant Deputy Under Sec- end. retary, Cleanup The White House announced that the President John V. Ruberto, Director, Defense Diversification will hold a private meeting with Chancellor Helmut James A. Ryan, Principal Deputy Assistant Sec- Kohl of Germany on January 31 during the retary, Reserve Affairs Chancellor’s visit to Washington. Department of State The White House announced that President Martha Caldwell Harris, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan will make an offi- Export Controls cial working visit to the United States on February Philip W. Yun, Senior Adviser, Bureau of East Asian 14–15. and Pacific Affairs The White House announced that the President Department of Agriculture had a telephone conversation with President Guntis Anne F. Thompson Reed, Deputy Assistant Sec- Ulmanis of Latvia on January 20. retary, Administration January 22 Department of Transportation The White House announced that the President John E. Graykowski, Deputy Administrator, Inland released additional funds of $283 million to continue Waterways, and Great Lakes, Maritime Adminis- disaster relief operations to assist Californians affected tration by the January 17 earthquake. Ana Sol Gutierrez, Deputy Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration January 23 In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- January 28 sea Clinton returned to the White House from a In the afternoon, the President traveled to Piney weekend stay at Camp David, MD. Point, MD, where he attended a luncheon at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference at the January 24 Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Edu- The President announced that he intends to appoint cation. Later in the afternoon, he returned to Wash- D. James Baker to be a Commissioner and Michael ington, DC. F. Tillman to be a Deputy Commissioner of the Inter- national Whaling Commission. January 29 In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton January 25 attended the Alfalfa Club dinner at the Capital Hilton The White House announced that on January 24 and later the Second Annual Blue Jean Bash at the the President recess-appointed John C. Truesdale to National Building Museum. be a member of the National Labor Relations Board. January 30 January 26 In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton The President sent to the Congress requests for hosted a dinner for the National Governors’ Associa- the fiscal year 1994 supplemental appropriations that tion on the State Floor at the White House. Later would result in a total Federal commitment of $7.5 in the evening, the President had a telephone con- billion to areas affected by the January 17 earthquake versation with the Super Bowl champion Dallas Cow- in southern California. boys and then returned to the dinner. Following the

1355 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 dinner, the President had a telephone conversation The President announced that he intends to appoint with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan. Carol Jones Carmody to be U.S. Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organi- January 31 zation and to nominate her for the rank of Minister In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch during her tenure. with Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany at Filomena The White House announced that the President Ristorante of Georgetown. designated Secretary of Energy Hazel O’Leary to rep- In the evening, the President attended the Demo- resent the United States at the funeral of President cratic Governors Association dinner at the Omni Felix Houphouet-Boigny of Cote d’Ivoire on February Shoreham Hotel. 7. The President announced that he intends to nomi- The White House announced that the President nate Maria Elena Torano to be a member of the will meet at the White House with Prime Minister U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Andreas Papandreou of Greece on April 22. Willie Grace Campbell and Marion M. Dawson to be members of the Board of Directors of the African February 6 Development Foundation and that he intends to des- In the afternoon, the President traveled to Houston, ignate Ms. Campbell as the Foundation’s Vice Chair; TX. and Alice Chamberlin to be a member of the Inter- national Joint Commission, U.S. and Canada. February 7 In the afternoon, the President toured the Lyndon February 1 B. Johnson Space Center. In the evening, he traveled The White House announced that the President to Shreveport, LA. appointed the following persons as members of the U.S. delegation to the 1994 winter Olympic games February 8 in Lillehammer, Norway: In the afternoon, the President returned to Wash- ington, DC. Hillary Rodham Clinton, delegation Chair; Thomas Loftus, U.S. Ambassador to Norway; The White House announced that the President sent a request to the Congress for additional funds Florence Griffith Joyner, Cochair, President’s Coun- to assist Midwestern States in flood recovery efforts. cil on Physical Fitness and Sports; Tom McMillen, Cochair, President’s Council on February 12 Physical Fitness and Sports; In the morning, the President had breakfast with Kathy Karpan, secretary of state of Wyoming; Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of Japan. Later David Matthews, partner in the Arkansas law firm in the morning, he had a telephone conversation with of Matthews, Campbell and Rhoads; Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom. Irby Clifford Simpkins, Jr., publisher of the Nash- In the afternoon, the President traveled to Hot ville Banner; and Springs, AR. Dawn Steel, head of Steel Pictures, Inc. The White House announced that the President February 13 sent a letter to the Congress increasing the amount In the afternoon, the President had a telephone of loans and grants proposed in emergency supple- conversation with Olympic gold medal skier Tommy mental legislation to aid families, businesses, and com- Moe. munities in southern California that suffered earth- In the evening, the President returned to Wash- quake damage. ington, DC.

February 2 February 14 The President announced that he intends to nomi- In the morning, the President participated in the nate Robert S. Willard to be a member of the Na- American Heart Association Valentine’s Day Heart tional Commission on Libraries and Information Run in Yates Memorial Field House at Georgetown Science. University. In an afternoon ceremony at the White House, the February 3 President received diplomatic credentials from Ambas- The President appointed Christopher A. Hart as sadors Ana Christina Sol of El Salvador, Humayun Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Kabir of Bangladesh, Muhammed Abdul Ghaffar of Safety Administration. Bahrain, Maleeha Lodhi of Pakistan, and Raymond Chretien of Canada. February 4 The President announced that he intends to nomi- February 15 nate Robert C. Larson to be a member of the Thrift In the morning, the President traveled to London, Depositor Protection Oversight Board. OH, where he toured the Defense Training Center

1356 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 / Appendix A at the Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy. In the February 18 afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC. In the morning, the President had telephone con- The President announced his intention to nominate versations with African National Congress President Valerie Lau to be Inspector General of the Treasury Nelson Mandela on democratic reform in South Afri- Department. ca, and Prime Minister Tansu Ciller of Turkey on The President announced his intention to nominate issues concerning Bosnia and Cyprus. Elio E. Muller, Jr., to be Alternate U.S. Executive In the afternoon, the President had lunch with busi- Director of the Inter-American Development Bank. ness leaders. The President named Michelle Denise Jordan as The President declared that a major disaster existed Deputy Regional Administrator, Region V, at the En- in Mississippi and ordered Federal funds to be re- vironmental Protection Agency. leased to help communities in that State recover from The President announced that he has established a winter storm which struck on February 9. Presidential Emergency Board No. 224 to investigate The President named Charles C. Clarke as Regional and make recommendations for settlement of the cur- Administrator, Region 10, at the Environmental Pro- rent dispute between the Long Island Rail Road and tection Agency. certain of its employees represented by the United Transportation Union. The board members are Dana February 19 E. Eischen (Chair), Tia Schneider Denenberg, and The White House announced that the President Irwin M. Lieberman. and Prime Minister John Major of Great Britain will travel to Pittsburgh, PA, on February 28. Following February 16 a working dinner, they will return to the White House In the late morning, the President and Hillary Clin- where the Prime Minister will remain overnight as ton traveled to Edison, NJ. They returned to Wash- the President’s guest. ington, DC, in the early evening. February 22 February 17 In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for The President announced his intention to appoint congressional leaders to discuss health care. 15 men and women to serve as members of the Advi- sory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, February 24 and that Ruth R. Faden will serve as Chair. The In the morning, the President traveled to Norwich, members are: CT, where he toured the Greenville Drug Store phar- macy and discussed health care with patrons. He re- Ethicists turned to Washington, DC, in the evening. Ruth R. Faden The White House announced that President Leonid Ruth Macklin Kravchuk of Ukraine will make an official visit to Patricia A. King the United States on March 3–5 and will meet with Jay Katz the President at the White House on March 4. Historian Susan E. Lederer February 25 In the morning, the President met with senior mili- Attorney tary advisers in the Cabinet Room. Kenneth R. Feinberg In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Cab- Epidemiologist inet members at Blair House. Duncan Thomas The White House announced that the President has invited Chairman Eduard Shevardnadze of Geor- Clinicians, Radiation Therapy/Nuclear Medicine gia to make an official visit to the United States on Eli J. Glatstein March 6–8. They will meet at the White House on Henry D. Royal March 7. Mary Ann Stevenson Clinician, Nonradiation/Public Health February 28 Reed V. Tuckson In the morning, the President traveled to Chicago, IL. In the late morning, he had a telephone conversa- Military Medicine Specialist tion with Olympic silver medal figure skater Nancy Philip K. Russell Kerrigan. Radiation Biologist In the afternoon, the President traveled to Pitts- Nancy L. Oleinick burgh, PA, where he met with Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom. In the evening, they General Scientist returned to Washington, DC. Frank Press The President declared that major disasters existed Citizen Representative in the States of Tennessee, Louisiana, and Arkansas Lois L. Norris and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local

1357 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 recovery efforts in areas struck by severe winter ice The President declared that a major disaster existed storms and flash flooding on February 9–12. in Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck March 1 by flooding and a severe winter ice storm on February In the morning, the President had breakfast with 8–12. Prime Minister Major. The President declared that a major disaster existed in Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supple- March 2 ment State and local recovery efforts in the area struck In the evening, the President taped interviews with by a series of winter storms on January 4–February ‘‘CBS This Morning’’ and ‘‘ABC World News.’’ 25.

March 3 March 13 In the morning, the President had a telephone con- In the afternoon, the President had a telephone versation with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa of conversation with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria Japan. from Air Force One en route to Detroit, MI. In the late afternoon, the President toured the Center March 5 for Advanced Technology at Focus: HOPE in Detroit. In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chel- sea Clinton went to Camp David, MD, for the week- March 14 end. In the morning, the President had coffee at the Westin Hotel with foreign government ministers par- March 6 ticipating in the Group of Seven Jobs Conference. In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- In the afternoon, the President toured the assembly sea Clinton returned from Camp David, MD. line at Detroit Diesel. In the late afternoon, he trav- March 7 eled to Boston, MA. The President announced the appointment of Jo- In the evening, the President traveled to Nashua, seph H. Flom as Chair of the Board of Trustees NH. of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for March 15 Scholars. In the morning, the President traveled to Keene, March 8 NH. The President announced his intention to nominate In the afternoon, the President toured the Markem Victor Zonana as Assistant General Counsel of the Corp. and later visited the town square. He then trav- Treasury. In this position, he will serve as Chief Coun- eled to Fort Drum, NY. sel for the Internal Revenue Service. In the evening, the President met with military per- sonnel who recently returned from Somalia and their March 9 families at the home of Gen. David C. Meade, Fort The President announced his intention to nominate Drum base commander. Later in the evening, he re- Raymond G. Romero as Assistant Secretary for Avia- turned to Washington, DC. tion and International Affairs for the Department of Transportation. March 16 The White House announced that the President In the morning, the President met with National will meet with Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel League of Cities officers and then with Boy Scouts at the White House on March 16. of America representatives. The President declared that a major disaster existed March 10 in Kentucky and ordered Federal funds released to In the morning, the President traveled to New York help communities in the State recover from winter City. In the afternoon, he met with police officers storms which occurred on February 9–11. at the 61st Precinct in Brooklyn. He then met with The President also declared that a major disaster Mayor Rudolph Giuliani at the Sheraton New York. existed in Delaware and Maryland and ordered Fed- In the evening, the President returned to Wash- eral funds released to help communities in those ington, DC. States recover from severe ice storms and flooding The White House announced the President’s policy which occurred on February 8–18. on foreign access to space-based remote sensing sys- The President announced his intention to nominate tems and data products. William T. Coleman as General Counsel for the De- partment of the Army. March 11 The President announced his intention to nominate March 17 Cynthia A. Metzler to be Assistant Secretary of Labor In the afternoon, the President and Prime Minister for Administration and Management. Albert Reynolds of Ireland attended a St. Patrick’s

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Day luncheon hosted by Speaker of the House of FL. In the evening, they returned to Washington, Representatives Thomas Foley on Capitol Hill. DC. In the afternoon, the President had telephone con- versations with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt March 23 and President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria to discuss the The President nominated Roger Hilsman, Stanley Middle East peace process. Sheinbaum, and Robert Shamansky to the National The White House announced the withdrawal of the Security Education Board. nomination of Stephen J. Solarz to be U.S. Ambas- The President announced his intention to nominate sador to India and the President’s request that he Jeffrey Rush, Jr., to be Inspector General of the Agen- serve as the President’s Special Representative on cy for International Development, U.S. International Sudan. Development Cooperation Agency. The White House announced the appointment of The President announced the appointment of Thomas B. Ross as Special Assistant to the President, Thomas W. Hoog and Y.C.L. Susan Woo to the Advi- Senior Director for Public Affairs at the National Se- sory Board for the National Air and Space Museum, curity Council, and Deputy White House Press Sec- Smithsonian Institution. retary, and of Donald Steinberg as Special Assistant The President announced his intention to nominate to the President and Senior Director for African Af- Thomasina ‘‘Tommy’’ Rogers as Chair of the Adminis- fairs at the National Security Council. trative Conference of the United States. The President announced the appointment of Wil- March 18 liam Arceneaux as Chairman of the Student Loan In the afternoon, the President had telephone con- Marketing Association (Sallie Mae). In addition, he versations with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria and announced his intention to appoint the following King Hussein of Jordan to discuss developments in members: the Middle East peace process. The President named Susan Hammer, Fu-Tong Mitchell Berger; Hsu, Bernard Rapoport, Jack Sheinkman, and Paula Kris Durmer; Stern to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy Diane Gilleland; and Negotiations. Regina Montoya; The President announced his intention to nominate James Moore; A.J. Eggenberger for reappointment as Vice Chair of Irene Natividad; and the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and Her- Ronald Thayer. bert John Cecil Kouts as a member of the Board. The White House announced the appointment of March 24 Stanley Roth as Special Assistant to the President and In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton Senior Director for Asian Affairs, Sandra Kristoff as attended a meeting with the Senate Democratic Policy Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director Committee on Capitol Hill. for Asia-Pacific Economic Affairs, and Robert L. Suettinger as Director for Asian Affairs at the National March 25 Security Council. In the morning, the President traveled to Pope Air The White House announced the President has ap- Force Base, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. pointed Matthew Nimetz to serve as his Special Envoy In the afternoon, the President returned to Andrews to assist the United Nations efforts to resolve the Air Force Base, MD, and then traveled with Hillary differences between Greece and the Former Yugoslav and Chelsea Clinton to Dallas, TX. Republic of Macedonia. The President named the following members to the March 19 National Council on the Arts: In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton Trisha Brown; attended the Gridiron Dinner at the Capitol Hilton. Ronald Feldman; The White House announced that Emperor Akihito Barbara Grossman; and Empress Michiko of Japan have accepted the Kenneth Jarin; President’s invitation to visit the United States begin- Leo O’Donovan; ning June 10. Judith Rubin; March 20 Colleen Jennings-Roggensack; and In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton Rachael Worby. traveled to Fisher Island, FL. March 26 March 21 In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton met with patients and family members at the Scottish went to Deerfield Beach and later to Bal Harbour, Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas.

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March 27 The President announced his intention to nominate In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- Lt. Col. Linda M. Hooks, USA, to be Assistant Sec- sea Clinton traveled from Dallas, TX, to San Diego, retary of Veterans Affairs for Acquisition and Facilities. CA. April 5 March 28 In the morning, the President went to Troy, NC, In the afternoon, the President had a telephone where he toured Montgomery County Hospital and conversation with Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa met with patients. He returned to Washington, DC, of Japan. in the evening.

March 30 April 6 In the morning, the President traveled to Bowling The President declared the State of Alabama a Green, KY. He returned to Washington, DC, in the major disaster area and ordered Federal aid to supple- early evening. ment State and local recovery efforts in the wake Later in the evening, the President and Hillary and of severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred Chelsea Clinton attended a gala performance of the on March 27. Royal Ballet at the John F. Kennedy Center for the March 31 Performing Arts. The President declared the State of Georgia a major April 7 disaster area and ordered Federal aid to supplement In the morning, the President traveled to Topeka, State and local recovery efforts in the wake of torna- KS. He then traveled to Kansas City, MO, in the does, flooding, and severe storms that occurred on afternoon and to Minneapolis, MN, in the evening. March 27. The President announced his intention to nominate April 8 the following individuals to positions at the Depart- In the evening, the President returned to Wash- ment of Justice: ington, DC. The White House announced that the President Jan Chaiken, Director of the Bureau of Justice Sta- will host the Summit of the Americas in Miami, FL, tistics; on December 9–10. Jeremy Travis, Director of the National Institute The President announced his intention to make the of Justice; and following nominations: Laurie O. Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. Timothy A. Chorba to be Ambassador to Singapore; Donna Jean Hrinak to be Ambassador to the Do- April 1 minican Republic; The White House announced that the President Johnny Young to be Ambassador to Togo; has invited Chancellor Franz Vranitzky of Austria to Joseph Edward Lake to be Ambassador to Albania; visit the White House on April 20. Irvin Hicks to be Ambassador to Ethiopia; The President announced the National Civilian Myles Robert Rene Frechette to be Ambassador Community Corps selection of the Naval Training to Colombia; and Center in San Diego to be one of four regional head- Peter R. Chaveas to be Ambassador to Malawi. quarters for the NCCC’s service corps, involving 18- April 11 to 24-year-old men and women. The President declared that a major disaster existed in Virginia following severe winter storms that struck April 2 the State on March 1–5 and ordered Federal aid to In the morning, the President and Hillary and Chel- supplement State and local recovery efforts. sea Clinton traveled from San Diego, CA, to Char- lotte, NC, where they attended the NCAA basketball April 13 championship semifinal game at Charlotte Coliseum. The President announced his intention to appoint In the evening, they returned to Washington, DC. Evelyne Villines, Gary Krump, Leonard Vincent, and Donald Wedewer as members of the Committee for April 4 Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handi- In the morning, the President traveled to Cleveland, capped. OH. Following his arrival in the afternoon, he at- tended the Cleveland Indians opening day game at April 14 Jacobs Field and threw the ceremonial first ball of The President declared that a major disaster existed the 1994 baseball season. in Tennessee and ordered Federal funds to supple- In the evening, the President traveled to Charlotte, ment State and local recovery efforts in the areas NC, where he attended the NCAA basketball cham- struck by rainfall and flash flooding on March 25– pionship final at Charlotte Coliseum. April 3.

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The President announced his intention to nominate The President declared that a major disaster existed Philip Edward Coyle III to be Director of Operational in Missouri and ordered that Federal funds be re- Test and Evaluation at the Department of Defense. leased to help individuals and families in that State The President announced his intention to nominate recover from severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding Manuel Trinidad Pacheco as a member of the Na- which began on April 9. tional Security Education Board. The President declared that a major disaster existed The President announced his intention to appoint in Oklahoma and ordered that Federal funds be re- the following individuals as members of the American leased to help individuals and families in that State Battle Monuments Commission: recover from severe storms and flooding which began Hugh Carey; on April 11. Evelyn Pat Foote; Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon; April 22 Rolland Kidder; The President announced his intention to appoint Douglas Kinnard; Robert B. Barnett as a member of the Board of Trust- Alfred Los Banos; ees for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per- Tom Lyons; forming Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Brenda Moore; and Gary Reals. April 23 In the morning, the President attended an all-day April 15 Cabinet meeting at Blair House. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton hosted a reception for the American Society of News- April 25 paper Editors. The White House announced the President’s inten- The President announced his intention to nominate tion to nominate Aileen Adams to be Director of Patricia Fry Godley as Assistant Secretary for Fossil the Office for Victims of Crime at the Department Energy at the Department of Energy. of Justice.

April 16 April 26 In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton The White House announced that the President traveled to Williamsburg, VA, where they attended has invited Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Annual India to the White House for an official working visit Issues Retreat. on May 19. April 17 The President declared that a major disaster existed In the afternoon, the President traveled to Char- in the State of Illinois and ordered that Federal funds lotte, NC, where he attended the 30th Anniversary be released to help individuals and families in that Mustang Celebration at Charlotte Motor Speedway. State recover from severe storms, heavy rain, and He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening. flooding which began on April 9. The President announced the establishment of the April 18 U.S. Committee for the 50th Anniversary of the In the morning, the President traveled to Mil- United Nations, to be chaired jointly by Secretary waukee, WI. Following his arrival, he participated in of State Warren Christopher and U.N. Ambassador an Ameritech demonstration of the Wisconsin Health Madeleine Albright. Information Network at the Italian Community Cen- ter. He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening. April 27 In the afternoon, the President traveled to Irvine, April 19 CA, where he was joined by Hillary Clinton at the The President announced his intention to nominate El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. They then went Marilyn Peters as a member of the Board of Directors to Yorba Linda, CA, where they attended funeral serv- of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. ices for President Richard Nixon at the Richard Nixon April 20 Library and Birthplace. In the morning, the President went jogging at Hains April 28 Point with the winners of the 1994 Boston Marathon. The President announced his intention to nominate In the early morning, the President and Hillary Joseph R. Paolino, Jr., to be Ambassador to Malta. Clinton returned to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to nominate April 21 Gary N. Kimble to be Commissioner of the Adminis- In the evening, the President attended a reception tration for Native Americans in the Administration for Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece for Children and Families, Department of Health and at Blair House. Human Services.

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April 29 Cole as alternate Federal member of the Susquehanna In the morning, the President had lunch with busi- River Basin Commission. ness leaders. The President announced his intention to appoint The President announced the appointment of Keith Janet Lippe Norwood as Chair and Leon Lynch as Boykin as Special Assistant to the President and Direc- a member of the Advisory Council on Unemployment tor of Specialty Press for the White House Office Compensation. of Media Affairs and Ken Chitester as the Director The President announced his intention to appoint of News Analysis for the White House. John Richardson as a member of the Committee for The President declared that a major disaster existed the Preservation of the White House. in the State of Texas and ordered that Federal funds The President announced his intention to appoint be released to help individuals and families in that the following members of the Advisory Committee State recover from severe storms and tornadoes which on Trade Policy and Negotiations: began on April 25. Roger J. Baccigaluppi; May 2 Curtis H. Barnette; In the morning, the President met with Vice Pre- John Bryson; mier Zou Jiahua of China. James Camerlo; In the evening, the President met with congres- Maurice R. Greenberg; sional leaders to discuss the assault weapons ban. Donald G. Fisher; Dr. W. David Leak; May 3 Walter Y. Elisha; In the morning, the President traveled to Atlanta, Fred Krupp; GA. In the afternoon, he toured the CNN Inter- Charles P. Lazarus; national Studio. He returned to Washington, DC, in Jerome Siegel; the evening. Rudolph A. Oswald; The President announced his intention to nominate Gus A. Owen as a member of the Interstate Com- Vilma Martinez; merce Commission and Robert J. Huggett as Assistant Lenore Miller; Administrator for Research and Development at the J. McDonald Williams; and Environmental Protection Agency. Andrew Young.

May 4 May 9 In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser In the morning, the President had a telephone con- for Gov. Ann Richards of Texas at the Washington versation with Prime Minister Tsutomu Hata of Japan. Court Hotel. He then traveled to New York City. The President announced his intention to nominate In the afternoon, the President traveled to Warwick, Nancy Gist to be Director of the Bureau of Justice RI, and in the evening, he went to Cranston. He Assistance. returned to Washington, DC, in the late evening. The President declared that a major disaster existed May 5 in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal funding The President had a telephone conversation with to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou of Greece regard- area struck by a severe snow and ice storm on April ing efforts to resolve issues relating to the Former 10–13. Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Cyprus. May 11 May 6 The President declared that a major disaster existed The President named Clyde A. Wheeler as a mem- in the State of Michigan and ordered that Federal ber of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. funds be released to help communities in that State The President announced his intention to nominate recover from record-breaking temperatures and a deep Eamon M. Kelly as a member of the National Security freeze which began on January 10. Education Board. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to appoint Neil Offen as a member of the Inter-American Foun- Bruce Babbitt as Federal member and Vincent dation. Upon confirmation, Mr. Offen will be des- D’Anna as alternate Federal member of the Delaware ignated Vice Chair. River Basin Commission. The President announced his intention to appoint May 12 Ralph G. Hoard as a member of the International In the afternoon, the President met with Foreign Pacific Halibut Commission. Minister Alain Juppe of France to discuss his upcom- The President announced his intention to appoint ing visit to France to commemorate the 50th anniver- Bruce Babbitt as Federal member and Kenneth J. sary of D–Day.

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The President appointed Joseph N. Onek as a mem- and Director of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing ber of the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination in Action Office. Commission. The White House announced that the President will met with President Abdou Diouf of Senegal on May 13 May 23 at the White House. The President declared that a major disaster existed in the State of Maine and ordered that Federal funds May 21 be released to help communities in that State recover In the afternoon, the President attended a Demo- from flooding and ice jams which began on April cratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraiser 15. at a private residence in Sacramento, CA. The President announced his intention to nominate Phyllis Elliott Oakley as Assistant Secretary of State May 22 for the new Bureau of Population, Refugees and Mi- In the early morning, the President returned to gration. Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to nominate May 23 Jose M. Amador as Assistant Secretary for Science In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton and Education at the Department of Agriculture. attended a reception at Hickory Hill, the Kennedy The President announced his intention to nominate estate in McLean, VA. George Charles Bruno as Ambassador to Belize. The President announced his intention to nominate May 14 Delissa A. Ridgway as Chair and John R. Lacey as In the morning, the President traveled to Indianap- Commissioner of the Foreign Claims Settlement Com- olis, IN, where he met with Prime Minister Albert mission of the United States at the Department of Reynolds of Ireland at the Mount Helm Baptist Justice. Church. He returned to Washington, DC, in the May 24 evening. In the evening, the President hosted a dinner for The President announced that the Congressional historians, veterans, and Members of Congress to dis- Medal of Honor would be presented posthumously cuss the 50th anniversary of D-Day and the Presi- in a White House ceremony on May 23 to M. Sgt. dent’s upcoming trip to Europe. Gary I. Gordon and Sfc. Randall D. Shughart, who The President announced his intention to nominate were killed in action in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Octo- Sandra Stuart to be Assistant Secretary of Defense ber 3, 1993. for Legislative Affairs and Judith A. Miller to be Gen- May 18 eral Counsel for the Department of Defense. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced the appointment of the Robert A. Pastor to be Ambassador to the Republic following 14 members to the 20-member President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports: of Panama. The President announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth Arendt; John Shattuck, Ashton Carter, and Charles Meissner Jeff Blatnick; as members of the Commission on Security and Co- Ralph Boston; operation in Europe. Don Casey; Rockne Freitas; May 19 Zina Garrison-Jackson; The President announced his appointment of Ben- Calvin Hill; jamin O. Davis and Jeffrey H. Smith as members Jimmie Huega; of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy. Judith Pinero Kieffer; Deborah Slaner Larkin; May 20 Ira Leesfield; In the morning, the President traveled to San Jack Mills; Bernardino, CA, and in the afternoon, he traveled Kevin Saunders; and to Los Angeles. Amber Travsky. The President announced the appointment of Am- bassador Melissa F. Wells as his special representative May 25 on Sudan. In the late afternoon, the President went to Capitol The President announced his intention to nominate Hill where he attended a Democratic leadership meet- Harold A. Monteau to be Chairman of the National ing on health care and met with members of the Indian Gaming Commission and the appointment of House Democratic Caucus. He then attended a fund- Lacy H. Thornburg to serve as an associate member raiser for Senator John Glenn at the Corcoran Gallery of the Commission. of Art. The President announced the appointment of James The President announced the selection of 20 W. Wold as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense projects for negotiation as part of MARITECH, the

1363 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 administration’s program to improve the international Nettuno, Italy, where the President received a private competitiveness of the U.S. shipbuilding industry. briefing at the Superintendent’s home and visited gravesites at the cemetery. Following ceremonies com- May 26 memorating the liberation of Italy, the President The President announced that he has asked Agency hosted a reception for U.S. veterans in the South for International Development Administrator J. Brian Garden adjacent to the memorial at the cemetery. Atwood to be his personal representative and to lead In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton a delegation to visit Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Kenya to returned to Rome, where they visited the Forum. examine life-threatening disaster conditions. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced the appointment of Les Thomas Graham, Jr., as Special Representative for Aspin as a member and Chair of the President’s For- Arms Control Negotiations and James Sweeney as eign Intelligence Advisory Board. Chief Science Adviser for the U.S. Arms Control and The President announced the appointment of Disarmament Agency. Veronica Goldberg as a member of the President’s The President announced his intention to nominate Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. William Albert Nitze as Assistant Administrator for International Activities at the Environmental Protec- May 27 tion Agency. In the morning, the President met with United Na- tions Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. June 4 The President appointed Fred F. Woerner and F. In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton Haydn Williams as members of the American Battle traveled from Rome, Italy, to Royal Air Force station Monuments Commission. Mildenhall, United Kingdom, where they were greeted by Prime Minister John Major. They then traveled May 30 to Cambridge, where the President visited the Wall In the evening, the President had a telephone con- of the Missing at the U.S. Cemetery. Later, they trav- versation with President Kim Yong-sam of South eled to Chequers, the Prime Minister’s residence in Korea to discuss the situation in North Korea. North Aylesbury. May 31 In the afternoon, the President went to Hartwell In the morning, the President met with Joao House, near Aylesbury. In the late afternoon, the Havelange, president of the Federation Internationale President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Portsmouth, de Football Association. where they were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II aboard the royal yacht H.M.Y. Britannia. Later, they June 1 attended a dinner hosted by the Queen at the Guild- In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton hall in Portsmouth, after which they returned to the traveled to Rome, Italy, where they arrived after mid- H.M.Y. Britannia. night. June 5 June 2 In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton Following an arrival ceremony at Ciampino Airport, went to Southsea Common, Portsmouth, for the the President and Hillary Clinton went to Villa Drumhead ceremony, commemorating the blessing of Taverna, the home of the U.S. Ambassador and their the fleet which sailed to Normandy. They then re- residence during their stay in Italy. turned to the H.M.Y. Britannia. Later in the morning, they went to the Palazzo In the afternoon, aboard the H.M.Y. Britannia with del Quirinale, where the President met with President allied leaders, they reviewed the flotilla which was Oscar Scalfaro of Italy. en route to Normandy and participated in a com- In the early afternoon, the President and Hillary memoration of the embarkation of the fleet for D- Clinton went to the Vatican, where the President met Day. Later, the President visited World War II and with His Holiness John Paul II in the Papal Library. Normandy merchant marine veterans aboard the The President and Hillary Clinton then visited the U.S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien. The President and Hillary Sistine Chapel. Clinton then boarded the U.S.S. George Washington Later in the afternoon, the President met with and traveled to Normandy, France, arriving off the Mayor Francesco Rutelli of Rome in the Campidoglio, coast in the evening. the city hall of Rome, on Capitoline Hill. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton June 6 attended a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Silvio In the morning, following his remarks at Pointe Berlusconi of Italy at the Villa Madama. du Hoc, the President and Hillary Clinton visited the cliff of Pointe du Hoc with Ranger veterans and greet- June 3 ed their families. In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery in traveled to Caen, France, where they attended a

1364 Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 / Appendix A luncheon for visiting leaders hosted by President national Boundary and Water Commission—United Franc¸ois Mitterrand of France at the Caen Prefecture. States and Mexico. Later, they traveled to Omaha Beach, where they joined American veterans and other leaders at an June 13 international ceremony commemorating the invasion. In the afternoon, the President had a telephone In the evening, following his remarks at the U.S. conversation with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia. Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer above Omaha Beach, The President announced his intention to nominate the President met with American veterans on the Marsha P. Martin and Doyle L. Cook to serve as beach. The President and Hillary Clinton then trav- members of the Farm Credit Administration Board. eled to Paris. Upon confirmation, Ms. Martin will be designated Chairman. June 7 In the morning, after greeting the U.S. Embassy June 14 staff at the Ambassador’s residence, the President met In the morning, the President met with Senator with U.S. business leaders based in Paris and French Bob Packwood and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan business leaders. to discuss health care. He then traveled to Kansas In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton City, MO, where he met with women who have bene- attended a luncheon hosted by Prime Minister fited from State welfare reform programs. He returned Edouard Balladur of France in the Salle de Conseil to Washington, DC, in the evening. at the Hotel Matignon. The White House announced that the President The President announced his intention to nominate has accepted an invitation to visit Riga, Latvia, on Clay Constantinou as Ambassador to Luxembourg. July 6 for a meeting with President Guntis Ulmanis The President announced his intention to nominate of Latvia, President Lennart Meri of Estonia, and Michael J. Gaines as a member of the National Ap- President Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania. peals Board of the U.S. Parole Commission at the June 15 Department of Justice. In the afternoon, the President had lunch with the The President announced that he intends to appoint Vice President. Robert C. Nelson and has already appointed Claudine In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser Schneider as members of the Competitiveness Policy for Iowa Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bonnie Council. Campbell at the Sheraton Carlton Hotel. The President announced his intention to appoint The President announced his intention to appoint David B. Roosevelt and Lester S. Hyman as members Janice M. Johnson as a member of the Committee of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commis- for the Preservation of the White House. sion. The President announced his intention to designate Peter S. Watson as Chair and Janet A. Nuzum as June 8 Vice Chair of the U.S. International Trade Commis- In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton sion. traveled from Paris, France, to Oxford, United King- dom, where they attended a luncheon hosted by the June 16 chancellor of Oxford University at the Dining Hall, In the morning, the President met with Members Commons, University College. Later, the President of Congress to discuss oil and gas issues. greeted American students attending the university at In the late afternoon, the President and Hillary Rhodes House, Oxford. Clinton traveled to Chicago, IL. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton The President announced his intention to nominate returned to Washington, DC. Robert F. Drinan, Cherry T. Kinoshita, Yeiichi The President announced his intention to appoint Kuwayama, Dale Minami, and Don T. Nakanishi to Sheila M. McGuire as a member of the Risk Assess- the Civil Liberties Public Education Board of Direc- ment and Management Commission. tors. The President announced his intention to nominate Elizabeth Frawley Bagley as Ambassador to Portugal. June 17 The President announced his intention to nominate In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Carl Burton Stokes as Ambassador to Seychelles. Chelsea Clinton attended the first game of the World Cup soccer tournament at Soldier Field in Chicago. June 9 Following the game, they traveled to Camp David, The President announced his intention to nominate MD. Brian J. Donnelly as Ambassador to Trinidad and To- The President declared that a major disaster existed bago. in the District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid The President announced his intention to appoint to supplement State and local efforts in areas struck John M. Bernal as U.S. Commissioner of the Inter- by severe ice storms on January 17–19.

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The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Wilson, to be a member of the Presi- Celeste Pinto McLain to serve on the Board of Direc- dent’s Commission on White House Fellowships; tors of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation John E. Lyle, to be a member of the Federal Coun- (Amtrak). cil on the Aging; The President announced that he has appointed the Stanislaus A. Blejwas, to be a member of the U.S. following nine members of the U.S. Holocaust Memo- Holocaust Memorial Council; and rial Council: Hugh H. Hogle, Wayne Owens, and Robert K. Nel- son to be members of the Utah Reclamation Miti- Benjamin Meed; gation and Conservation Commission. John T. Pawlikowski; Deborah E. Lipstadt; June 24 David Berger; In the morning, following a meeting with President Gary A. Barron; Carlos Menem of Argentina, the President traveled Menachem Z. Rosensaft; to St. Louis, MO. After his arrival, he rode the Abigail S. Wexner; Metrolink train system from St. Louis International Arthur L. Schechter; and Airport to Union Station. Lawrence M. Small. In the afternoon, the President toured the Fox Park neighborhood. In the late afternoon, he met at the June 19 Adams Mark Hotel with East St. Louis recipients in In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- the Children’s Defense Fund ‘‘Beat the Odds’’ scholar- sea Clinton returned to the White House from a ship program. weekend stay at Camp David, MD. In the evening, the President returned to Wash- ington, DC. June 21 The President announced his intention to nominate In the morning, the President met with President Richard Holbrooke as Assistant Secretary of State for Yoweri Museveni of Uganda in the Oval Office. European and Canadian Affairs. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton The President announced his intention to appoint hosted a reception for the Democratic National Com- Raul Yzaguirre as Chair, Ana Margarita Guzman as mittee Business Leadership Forum on the South Vice Chair, and the following 19 members of the Lawn. President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Ex- The President declared that a major disaster existed cellence for Hispanic Americans: in the State of South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts Erlinda Paiz Archuleta; in areas struck by severe storms and flooding. Cecelia Preciado Burciaga; George Castro; June 22 Darlene Chavira Chavez; In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton Miriam Cruz; hosted a luncheon for King Hussein and Queen Noor Maria Hernandez; of Jordan. Sonia Hernandez; In the evening, the President had a telephone con- Mike Koldyke; versation with President Kim Yong-sam of South Cipriano Munoz; Korea about recent developments in the North Korean Eduardo Padron; situation. Janice Petrovich; Edwin Quinones; June 23 Gloria Rodriguez; In the morning, the President met with Prime Min- Isaura Santiago Santiago; ister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia. John Phillip Santos; In an Oval Office ceremony, the President received Samuel Vigil; diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Fatikh Diana Cendoya Wasserman; Teshabaev of Uzbekistan, Branislav Lichardus of the Ruben Zacarias; and Slovak Republic, Jerome Mendouga of Cameroon, Jose Gonzalez. Riad Tabbarah of Lebanon, Khalil Ugur of Turkmenistan, Kepas Ismael Watangia of Papua New June 25 Guinea, Lionel J. Wood of New Zealand, Moise Koffi In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Koumoue of Cote d’Ivoire, Benjamin Edgar Kipkorir Chelsea Clinton went to Camp David, MD. of Kenya, Sven Alkalaj of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Manaspas Xuto of Thailand, and Jerzy Kozminski of June 26 Poland. In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- The President announced his intention to appoint sea Clinton returned to the White House from Camp the following individuals: David, MD.

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June 27 July 4 In the late afternoon, the President traveled to New In the morning, the President had a telephone con- ´ York City, where he attended the Democratic National versation with President Vaclav Havel of the Czech Committee Presidential Dinner at the St. Regis Hotel. Republic to discuss the relocation of Radio Free Eu- He returned to Washington, DC, in the evening. rope and Radio Liberty to Prague. In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- June 28 sea Clinton returned to the White House from a The White House announced that at the invitation weekend stay at Camp David, MD. of the President, the following persons will be mem- bers of the Presidential delegation which will travel July 5 to Vietnam on July 1–4 and to Laos on July 4–5 In the morning, the President had a telephone con- to press for further progress on unresolved POW/ versation with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia. MIA issues: The President also had telephone conversations with John F. Sommer, Jr.; President Guillermo Endara of Panama, Prime Min- Paul A. Spera; ister Eugenia Charles of Dominica, and Prime Min- Richard F. Schultz; ister Lester Bird of Antigua and Barbuda to discuss Donald M. Hearon; safe havens for Haitian refugees. He also met with Jack Clark; and Ray Mabus, U.S. Ambassador-designate to Saudi Ara- Ann Mills Griffiths. bia. In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- The delegation will be jointly led by Deputy Sec- sea Clinton traveled to Riga, Latvia. retary of Veterans Affairs Hershel Gober, Assistant The President announced his intention to appoint Secretary of State Winston Lord, and Deputy Assistant John A. Calhoun, Nancy G. Guerra, and Rose W. Secretary of Defense for POW/MIA Affairs James Washington as members of the Coordinating Council Wold. on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. June 29 The White House announced the President invited The Presidential announced his intention to nomi- President-elect Ernesto Perez Balladares of Panama nate Elizabeth Anne Moler to serve as Commissioner to meet with him on July 20. of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The President announced his intention to nominate July 6 Harvey G. Ryland to be Deputy Director of the Fed- Following a morning arrival ceremony at Riga Inter- eral Emergency Management Agency. national Airport, the President attended a working The President announced his intention to nominate luncheon with Presidents Guntis Ulmanis of Latvia, Susan Berla Perry to be a member of the National Algirdas Brazauskas of Lithuania, and Lennart Meri Transportation Safety Board. of Estonia in the White Room at Riga Castle. The President announced his intention to nominate In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton Luise S. Jordan as Inspector General of the Corpora- met with Latvian political, cultural, and business lead- tion for National and Community Service. ers at the Stock Market Building. Following the recep- The President announced his intention to nominate tion, they went to Freedom Square, where the Presi- Cecil J. Banks as a member of the Board of Directors dent met with U.S. Embassy staff from Latvia, Esto- for the African Development Foundation. nia, and Lithuania. They then traveled to Warsaw, Poland, arriving in the late afternoon. July 1 In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton In the evening, the President and Hillary and Chel- went to the Presidential Palace. Following an arrival sea Clinton went to Camp David, MD. ceremony in the courtyard, the President met with The President announced his intention to nominate President Lech Walesa of Poland in the Blue Room. Roger C. Viadero as Inspector General of the Depart- The President announced his intention to nominate ment of Agriculture. Joel D. Valdez as a member of the National Commis- The President announced his intention to nominate sion on Libraries and Information Science. Peter J. Osetek as Commissioner of the Office of The President announced his intention to nominate Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation. Marc Lincoln Marks as Commissioner of the Federal The President announced his intention to appoint Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. Don Christiansen as a member of the Utah Reclama- The President announced the appointment of tion Mitigation and Conservation Commission. Dwight N. Mason as Chair of the Permanent Joint The President declared that a major disaster existed Board on Defense, U.S. and Canada. in the State of North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts July 7 in areas struck by severe storms, flooding, and ground In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton saturation due to high water tables beginning went to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where March 5. the President participated in a wreath-laying cere-

1367 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 mony. They then went to the Warsaw Ghetto, where Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled to Bonn, Ger- the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony many. at the memorial for the Warsaw Ghetto uprising of The President declared that a major disaster existed 1943. Following the ceremony, he met with Prime in the State of Florida following flooding caused by Minister Waldemar Pawlak of Poland at the Par- Tropical Storm Alberto and ordered Federal aid to liament Building. supplement State and local recovery efforts there. In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton toured Old Town and then went to the Presidential July 11 Palace, where the President attended a reception with In the morning, following an arrival ceremony at President Walesa and foreign ministers of Central and the Villa Hammerschmidt, the President met with Eastern European nations. President Roman Herzog of Germany. In the afternoon, the President held meetings with In the evening, following a departure ceremony in Rudolf Scharping, Social Democratic Party chairman, the Presidential Palace courtyard, the President and and Klaus Kinkel, Federal Vice-Chancellor, at the Pe- Hillary and Chelsea Clinton greeted members of the tersburg Guest House. Later in the afternoon, the U.S. Embassy staff at the U.S. Ambassador’s resi- President and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton traveled dence. They then traveled to Naples, Italy. While en to Worms, Germany. The President then went by bus route aboard Air Force One, the President had tele- to Oggersheim, Germany. phone conversations with Gov. Roy Romer of Colo- In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton rado and Gov. Zell Miller of Georgia to express his attended a dinner hosted by Chancellor Helmut Kohl concern for the loss of life and damage caused by of Germany at his home. They then traveled to Berlin, fires and floods. Germany. The President declared that a major disaster existed The President announced his intention to nominate in the State of Georgia following torrential rain, flood- Curtis Warren Kamman to be Ambassador to Bolivia. ing, tornadoes, and high winds and ordered Federal The President announced his intention to nominate aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts. Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon to be Ambassador to Chile. July 8 In the morning, the President met at the Hotel July 12 Vesuvio in Naples with Prime Minister Silvio In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton Berlusconi of Italy and then with Prime Minister visited the Oranienburger Strasse Neue Synagogue. Tomiichi Murayama of Japan. Later that afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton In the evening, the President met at the Hotel ´ returned to Washington, DC. Vesuvio with Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada. The President announced his intention to nominate He then attended a working dinner with G–7 leaders Eileen A. Malloy to be Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. at the Castel Dell’Ovo restaurant. The President announced his intention to nominate The President declared that a major disaster existed the following individuals to be trustees on the Board in the State of Alabama and ordered Federal aid to of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and supplement State and local recovery efforts, following Excellence in National Environmental Policy Founda- severe storms and flooding caused by Tropical Storm tion: Alberto. Bill Anoatubby; July 9 Terrence L. Bracy; Matt James; In the morning, the President attended the opening D. Michael Rappoport; session of the economic summit at the Palazzo Reale. Anne Udall; and In the afternoon, the President attended a working Norma Udall. luncheon with G–7 leaders at the Hotel Vesuvio and then returned to the Palazzo Reale to attend afternoon July 13 sessions of the economic summit. In the morning, the President traveled to Albany, In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton GA, where he took a helicopter tour of the damage attended a dinner hosted by President Oscar Scalfaro caused by severe flooding in that State. Following of Italy at the Palazzo Caserta. the tour, he met with FEMA officials, Governors, and Members of Congress at the Ayers Corporation July 10 Building at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport to In the morning, the President attended sessions of discuss Federal flood recovery assistance for Florida, the economic summit at the Palazzo Reale. Georgia, and Alabama. He then went to the Highland In the afternoon, the President and Hillary and Middle School disaster assistance center, where he Chelsea Clinton toured the ruins of Pompeii. discussed flood assistance with community members. Following an evening reception with U.S. Embassy In the evening, the President returned to Wash- staff at the Capodichino Airport, the President and ington, DC.

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The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced he has named Senator Walter Slocombe to be Under Secretary of Defense David Pryor of Arkansas as Chairman of the Policy for Policy. Committee for the White House Conference on Aging The President announced his intention to nominate and the following individuals as members: Jan Lodal to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Defense for Policy. Henry G. Cisneros; The President announced his intention to nominate Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown; Ralph Earle II as Deputy Director for the U.S. Arms Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Control and Disarmament Agency. Shalala; The President announced his intention to nominate Norman Abramowitz; Joseph Nye, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of Defense Horace Deets; for International Security Affairs. James T. Delacruz; July 15 Rose Dobrof; In the morning, the President traveled to Greens- Mary Rose Oakar; burg, PA, and then to Philadelphia, PA. Herb Sanderson; Lawrence Smedley; In the evening, the President attended the Pennsyl- Marta Sotomayor; and vania Presidential Dinner at the Public Ledger Build- ing. Following the dinner, he returned to Washington, Daniel Thursz. DC. July 22 The President announced his intention to appoint July 17 Peter Berle, Dan Morales, Jean Richardson, John In the evening, the President traveled to Miami, Wirth, and Jonathan Plaut to be members of the Joint FL. Public Advisory Committee of the North American July 18 Commission for Environmental Cooperation. In the morning, the President attended the first The President announced his intention to nominate meeting of the Summit of the Americas executive Dr. Paul Hill to be Chairperson and Chief Executive committee at the Sheraton Bal Harbour Hotel. In Officer of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investiga- the afternoon, he attended a reception with officers tion Board and his intention to nominate Dr. Devra of the National Council of La Raza at the Miami Lee Davis, Dr. Gerald V. Poje, and Dr. Andrea Kidd Beach Convention Center. Later in the afternoon, he Taylor to be members of the Board. traveled to Brunswick, ME. July 23 In the evening, the President attended the Maine In the morning, the President traveled to Hot Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign dinner at the Springs, AR, to attend his high school class reunion. Holiday Inn by the Bay. He then traveled to Boston, MA. July 24 In the evening, the President returned to Wash- July 19 ington, DC. In the morning, the President met in Boston with Jim and Mary Bryant and their two children, of Bev- July 25 erly, MA, who had written to him about their inability In the afternoon, the President hosted a working to obtain health insurance. In the afternoon, he re- lunch for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and turned to Washington, DC. King Hussein of Jordan at Blair House. In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado at the Sheraton July 26 Carlton Hotel. In the evening, the President attended a fundraiser for Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York at the Sheraton July 20 Carlton. The President announced his intention to nominate The White House announced that the President James W. Swihart, Jr., to be Ambassador to Lithuania. has asked the Reverend Jesse Jackson to travel to The President announced his intention to appoint Nigeria to convey the President’s concerns over the Pamela Young-Holmes and Donna Sorkin as members absence of progress toward the restoration of civilian of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Com- democracy there. pliance Board. July 27 July 21 In the morning, the President met with a group The President announced that Glenn H. Hutchins of business leaders. will be the Chairman of the Western New Inde- The President asked Secretary of Defense William pendent States Enterprise Fund. Perry and Gen. George Joulwan, commander of U.S.

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Forces in Europe, to travel to Zaire and Uganda to manitarian relief efforts for refugees of hostilities in inspect Rwandan refugee relief operations. Rwanda. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to nominate Martin J. Dickman as Inspector General of the Rail- Gil Coronado as the first Hispanic Director of the road Retirement Board. Selective Service System. The President announced his intention to appoint July 28 Bernard Hansen as Commissioner, George Frampton The President announced his intention to nominate as Federal Government Commissioner, and David Paul Kaminski to be Under Secretary of Defense for Dempsey as Alternate Commissioner to the Great Acquisition and Technology. Lakes Fishery Commission: United States Section. The President announced his intention to nominate Joseph F. Baca, Robert N. Baldwin, Jennifer Hauge, The President announced his intention to appoint Florence K. Murray, and William M. Paparian as the following members of the Western Water Policy members of the State Justice Institute. Review Advisory Commission: The President announced his intention to nominate Denise D. Fort (Chair); the following individuals to the Board of Directors Bruce Babbitt; of the Corporation for National and Community Serv- Togo West; ice: Huali G. Chai; Andrea Brown; Janet C. Neuman; Thomas Ehrlich; Jack Robertson; Chris Evert; Harriett M. Wieder; Christopher Gallagher; John E. Echohawk; and Teresa Heinz; Patrick O’Toole. Christine Hernandez; Reatha Clark King; July 30 Carol Kinsley; In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton Leslie Lenkowsky; Marlee Matlin; traveled to Independence, MO, where they met with Gerald McEntee; families from the State who had problems with the Arthur Naparstek; health care system. In the afternoon, they toured the John Rother; and Harry S. Truman Library. Walter Shorenstein. In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton traveled to Cleveland, OH, where they attended a July 29 fundraising dinner for senatorial candidate Joel Hyatt The President transmitted to the Congress requests at a private residence. Following the dinner, they re- for emergency fiscal year 1994 appropriations for hu- turned to Washington, DC.

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