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Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 1409 NOTE: This message was released by the Office nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and of the Press Secretary on October 17. not included elsewhere in this issue. Letter to the Speaker of the House of October 11 Representatives Transmitting In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the Requests for Budget Amendments President had an intelligence briefing. October 16, 2003 October 12 Dear Mr. Speaker: During the day, the President returned to I ask the Congress to consider the en- Washington, DC. closed FY 2004 budget amendments for the October 13 Departments of Agriculture and the Interior In the morning, the President had an intel- to reimburse emergency expenses to sup- ligence briefing. press forest fires in FY 2003. During the day, the President participated These amendments would adjust upward in interviews with regional television stations. the total discretionary budget authority re- quested by $0.4 billion, bringing the total dis- October 14 cretionary funding agreed to by my Adminis- In the morning, the President had an intel- tration and the Congress to $786.0 billion. ligence briefing and later met with the Na- While this request increases total discre- tional Security Council. tionary spending beyond the previously In the afternoon, the President partici- agreed upon level, my Administration and pated in television and radio interviews with congressional leadership determined earlier Asian journalists. He also dropped by a meet- this year that emergency funding could be ing between Secretary of State Colin L. Pow- added when mutually agreed upon in ad- ell, Office of Management and Budget Di- vance. This request is consistent with that rector Joshua B. Bolten, and other officials agreement. and bipartisan Senators to discuss proposed The requests in this transmittal are for the legislation concerning reconstruction aid to purpose of fulfilling known and urgent re- Iraq. quirements that cannot reasonably be met The President announced his designation through the use of existing agency funds. I of the following individuals as members of hereby designate the specific proposals in the a Presidential delegation to celebrations on amounts requested herein as emergency re- October 16–20 at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, quirements. marking the 25th anniversary of Pope John The details of these requests are set forth Paul II’s pontificate and the beatification of in the enclosed letter from the Director of Mother Teresa: Columba Bush (head of del- the Office of Management and Budget. egation); James R. Nicholson; Jim Towey; Sincerely, Mary Ellen Bork; Frances Winfield Bremer; George W. Bush Joseph C. Canizaro; Mother Agnes Mary Donovan, SV; Raymond L. Flynn; Mary Ann Glendon; Deal W. Hudson; John M. Klink; NOTE: This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on October 17. Sister Mary Rose McGeady, DC; Peggy Noonan; Kate O’Beirne; and Gabrielle Rey- nolds. October 15 Digest of Other In the morning, the President had an intel- White House Announcements ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Dinuba, CA. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The following list includes the President’s public Fresno, CA. Later, he traveled to Riverside, schedule and other items of general interest an- CA. VerDate jul 14 2003 22:43 Oct 20, 2003 Jkt 203250 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P42OCT4.017 P42OCT4 1410 Administration of George W. Bush, 2003 The President announced the nomination The President announced his intention to of Robert McFarland to be Assistant Sec- nominate James C. Struble to be Ambassador retary of Veterans Affairs for Information and to Peru. Technology. October 17 The President announced the nomination of Susan Johnson Grant to be Chief Financial In the evening, the President met with Officer for the Department of Energy. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan The President announced the nomination at Akasaka Palace. Later, also at Akasaka Pal- of Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale to be Ambas- ace, he and Mrs. Bush had dinner with Prime sador to Djibouti. Minister Koizumi. The President announced the nomination The President announced his intention to nominate Stuart Holliday to be Alternate of Margaret Scobey to be Ambassador to Representative of the U.S. for Special Polit- Syria. ical Affairs in the United Nations, with the The President announced the nomination rank of Ambassador. of Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplo- macy. The President announced the nomination of Drew R. McCoy to be a member of the Nominations Board of Trustees of the James Madison Me- Submitted to the Senate morial Fellowship Foundation. The President announced his intention to The following list does not include promotions of designate Jeffrey E. Phillips as Acting Assist- members of the Uniformed Services, nominations ant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- and Intergovernmental Affairs. eign Service officers. October 16 Submitted October 14 In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. Later, he met with Gov- Robert L. Crandall, ernor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger of Cali- of Texas, to be a member of the Reform fornia and then traveled with him to San Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years, vice Bernardino, CA. Michael S. Dukakis, term expired. Later in the morning, the President re- Michael D. Gallagher, turned to Riverside. Later, he was joined by of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary of Mrs. Bush at March Air Reserve Base, and Commerce for Communications and Infor- they then traveled to Tokyo, Japan, arriving mation, vice Nancy Victory, resigned. in the afternoon of October 17. The White House announced that the Susan Johnson Grant, President will welcome President Ion Iliescu of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, of Romania to the White House on October Department of Energy, vice Bruce Marshall 28. Carnes, resigned. The President announced his intention to Virginia E. Hopkins, nominate Timothy J. Dunn for the rank of of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Ambassador during his tenure as Deputy Northern District of Alabama, vice Edwin L. Permanent Representative of the U.S. Per- Nelson, deceased. manent Mission to the Organization of American States. Stuart Ishimaru, The President announced his intention to of the District of Columbia, to be a member nominate Adam Marc Lindemann to be a of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- member of the Advisory Board for Cuba mission for a term expiring July 1, 2007, vice Broadcasting. Paul M. Igasaki, term expired. VerDate jul 14 2003 01:59 Oct 21, 2003 Jkt 203250 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P42OCT4.017 P42OCT4.

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