Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements
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Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements The following list includes the President’s public sched- January 6 ule and other items of general interest announced by In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton the Office of the Press Secretary and not included returned to Washington, DC. Later, the President elsewhere in this book. traveled to Shepherdstown, WV, and in the evening, he returned to Washington, DC. January 1 The President announced his intention to appoint In the morning, the President had a telephone con- Joe Velasquez to the President’s Advisory Committee versation with Acting President Vladimir Putin of Rus- on the Arts at the John F. Kennedy Center for the sia to offer congratulations on his designation. Performing Arts. January 3 January 7 In the morning, the President traveled to In the morning, the President traveled to Shepherdstown, WV. Shepherdstown, WV, where he met with Prime Min- In the afternoon, the President met separately with ister Barak of Israel and Foreign Minister al-Shara of Syria. Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel and Foreign In the afternoon, the President returned to Wash- Minister Farouk al-Shara of Syria in the Sun Room ington, DC. at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Center. In the evening, the President met with Foreign January 9 Minister al-Shara of Syria in the Sebastian Room at In the evening, the President traveled to the Clarion Hotel. Later, he returned to Washington, Shepherdstown, WV, where he met with Prime Min- DC. ister Barak of Israel. Later, he returned to Wash- ington, DC, arriving after midnight. January 4 In the morning, the President traveled to January 10 Shepherdstown, WV, where he met with Prime Min- In the afternoon, the President traveled to Annap- ister Barak of Israel and Foreign Minister al-Shara olis, MD, and later returned to Washington, DC. In of Syria. the evening, he traveled to Grand Canyon, AZ. In the evening, the President attended an informal The President declared a major disaster in Kentucky reception for the Israeli and Syrian delegations at the and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local Clarion Hotel. recovery efforts in the area struck by tornadoes, severe storms, torrential rains, and flash flooding on Later, the President returned to Washington, DC, January 3–4. arriving after midnight. He then placed telephone calls to Sugar Bowl participants in New Orleans, LA. January 11 The White House announced that the President In the morning, the President toured areas of the transmitted the 1999 National Security Strategy Re- Grand Canyon by helicopter. port to Congress. In the afternoon, the President traveled to Houston, The President announced his intention to nominate TX, and in the evening, he returned to Washington, Nicholas P. Godici to be Assistant Commissioner for DC, arriving after midnight. Patents and Trademarks at the Department of Com- The President had a telephone conservation with merce. Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. The President announced his intention to appoint The President announced his intention to appoint Cruz M. Bustamante as a member of the U.S. Census Bonnie Prouty Castrey as Chair and David J. Leland Monitoring Board. as a member of the Federal Service Impasses Panel. January 5 January 12 In the afternoon, the President met with Sinn Fein In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton leader Gerry Adams in the Oval Office. traveled to Chappaqua, NY. In the evening, the President traveled to The White House announced that the President Chappaqua, NY. will travel to Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY, on January The President announced his intention to appoint 13. Richard J. Gonzales as a member of the Advisory 1277 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 10:34 Feb 01, 2002 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 C:\PUBPAP~1\PAP_APPA txed01 PsN: txed01 Appendix A / Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000 Council of the Border Environment Cooperation January 22 Commission. In the afternoon, the President returned to Wash- ington, DC. January 13 In the morning, the President had a telephone con- January 27 versation with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria. Later, The President announced the nomination of Edward he traveled to New York City. In the evening, the B. Montgomery to be Deputy Secretary of the Depart- President returned to Chappaqua, NY. ment of Labor. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to nominate Gov. Marc Racicot of Montana to be a member of Nancy Killefer to be a member of the Internal Rev- the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National enue Service Oversight Board. and Community Service. The President announced his intention to reappoint The President announced his intention to appoint Beverly White and appoint Phyllis C. Borzi as mem- Michael M. Reyna as Chair of the Farm Credit Ad- bers of the Advisory Committee to the Pension Ben- ministration Board. efit Guaranty Corporation. January 14 January 28 In the morning, the President and Hillary Clinton In the morning, the President traveled to Quincy, returned to Washington, DC. IL. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC. In the evening, the President traveled to Zurich, The President announced the appointment of Vic- Switzerland, arriving the following morning. toria Wilson as a member of the U.S. Commission The President declared a major disaster in Georgia on Civil Rights. and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local January 18 recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter In the morning, the President had a telephone con- storm on January 22 and continuing. versation with President Hafiz al-Asad of Syria. January 29 Later, the President traveled to Boston, MA, arriv- In the morning, the President traveled to Davos, ing in the afternoon. In the evening, he returned Switzerland. In the evening, he returned to Wash- to Washington, DC. ington, DC, arriving after midnight. January 19 January 30 In the evening, the President met with Crown In the evening, the President hosted a Super Bowl Prince Hamad of Bahrain in the Oval Office. party in the Family Theater at the White House. After Later, the President attended a game between the the game, he placed separate telephone calls to Dick NBA Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks at Vermeil, head coach, Super Bowl XXXIV champion the MCI Center. St. Louis Rams, and Jeff Fisher, head coach, Ten- The President announced his intention to nominate nessee Titans. Scott O. Wright to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Founda- January 31 tion. In the evening, the President had telephone con- The President announced his intention to appoint versations from the Oval Office with Prime Minister George B. Newton and Jim O. Llewellyn as members Tony Blair of the United Kingdom and Sinn Fein of the Arctic Research Commission. leader Gerry Adams concerning the Northern Ireland The President announced his intention to appoint peace process. John F. Leyden, Jr., as a member of the Federal The President announced the recipients of the 1999 Salary Council. National Medal of Science and National Medal of The President announced his intention to reappoint Technology. Steven Pennoyer as a member of the North Pacific The President announced the nomination of Richard Anadromous Fish Commission. C. Houseworth and Donna A. Tanoue to be members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. January 20 The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to reappoint Nathan O. Hatch to be a member of the National Warren L. Miller as a member of the Commission Council on the Humanities. for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad. The President announced his intention to nominate Ross L. Wilson to be Ambassador to Azerbaijan. January 21 The President declared a major disaster in North In the morning, the President traveled to Pasadena, Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State CA. In the afternoon, he traveled to Los Angeles, and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a CA, where he attended a Democratic National Com- severe winter storm beginning on January 24 and con- mittee dinner at a private residence in the evening. tinuing. 1278 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 10:34 Feb 01, 2002 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 C:\PUBPAP~1\PAP_APPA txed01 PsN: txed01 Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000 / Appendix A The President declared a major disaster in South The President announced his intention to nominate Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State Roger A. Meece to be Ambassador to Malawi. and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a The President announced his intention to nominate severe winter storm beginning on January 22 and con- Ronald E. Neumann to be Ambassador to Bahrain. tinuing. The President announced his intention to nominate Rust Macpherson Deming to be Ambassador to Tuni- February 1 sia. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to appoint Edward McGaffigan, Jr., to be a member of the Nu- Nikki McCray and Ken Preminger as members of clear Regulatory Commission. the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The White House announced that the President will travel to south Asia during the week of March February 4 20, visiting India and Bangladesh. In the morning, the President participated in the Senate Democratic Issues Conference at the Library February 2 of Congress. The President announced his intention to nominate The President announced his intention to appoint Thomas G. Weston for the rank of Ambassador during Diana S. Natalicio as a member of the President’s his tenure as Special Coordinator for Cyprus.