Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s public upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps schedule and other items of general interest an- volunteer Chuck White III. Later, he returned nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary to Washington, DC. and not included elsewhere in this book. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- July 1 dent and Mrs. Bush participated in a celebration for his upcoming birthday. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he viewed the Independence Day fireworks display participated in a photo opportunity and meeting with members of the National Society of the on the National Mall from the Truman Balcony. Sons of the American Revolution and received July 5 the society’s Distinguished Patriot Award. Also in the morning, in the Oval Office, the In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush President had a telephone conversation with traveled to Kastrup, Denmark. While en route U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day aboard Air Force One, he had an intelligence O’Connor to discuss her resignation. Later, in briefing and reviewed material concerning po- the Oval Office, he met with Prime Minister tential nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court. Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah of Kuwait. Later, he had a briefing on his visit to Europe. In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining Later in the day, upon arrival in Kastrup, Room, the President had a working lunch with while aboard Air Force One, the President met Prime Minister Sabah. Later, he had separate with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen telephone conversations with Senator Patrick J. of Denmark. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled Leahy, ranking member, and Senator Arlen to Fredensborg, Denmark, where, at Specter, chairman, Senate Committee on the Ju- Fredensborg Palace, they participated in a greet- diciary, to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court va- ing with Queen Margrethe II and Prince Con- cancy. He also left a telephone message for Sen- sort Henrik of Denmark. ate Minority Leader Harry Reid concerning the July 6 Supreme Court vacancy. Later in the afternoon, the President went In the morning, the President had an intel- to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vis- ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- ited with U.S. military personnel injured in Iraq eled to Marienborg, Denmark, where they had and Afghanistan and their family members, and breakfast with Prime Minister Anders Fogh he presented Purple Hearts to some of the sol- Rasmussen of Denmark and his wife, Anne- diers. Later, he traveled to Camp David, MD. Mette Rasmussen. Later, he had a meeting with Prime Minister Rasmussen. July 2 Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. In the morning, the President had an intel- Bush traveled to Fredensborg, Denmark, where, ligence briefing. at Fredensborg Palace, they participated in a July 3 reception followed by a lunch with Queen In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik of returned to Washington, DC. Denmark. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush July 4 traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark, where they In the morning, the President had an intel- participated in a greeting with U.S. Embassy ligence briefing. Later, aboard Air Force One, personnel. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled he had a telephone interview with USA Today. to Prestwick, Scotland, where, upon arrival, they He then traveled to Morgantown, WV, where, participated in an arrival ceremony with First

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Minister Jack McConnell of Scotland. Later, he met with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the they traveled to Auchterarder, Scotland. United Kingdom. Later in the afternoon, at the Gleneagles Later in the morning, at the Gleneagles Hotel, the President and Mrs. Bush had a meet- Hotel, the President participated in G–8 summit ing with musicians and activists Bob Geldof and meetings. Bono to discuss international aid to Africa. In the afternoon, at the Gleneagles Hotel, In the evening, at the Gleneagles Hotel, the the President participated in a photo opportunity President participated in a photo opportunity with G–8 leaders and African leaders. Later, with Queen Elizabeth II of the United King- they had a working lunch. dom. Later, he and Mrs. Bush and G–8 leaders Later in the afternoon, the President returned had a dinner reception hosted by the Queen to Washington, DC, arriving in the evening. and Duke Philip of Edinburgh. The White House announced that the Presi- The White House announced that the Presi- dent will welcome Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz dent will welcome President Elias Antonio Saca of Pakistan to the White House on July 29. Gonzalez of El Salvador to the White House The President announced his designation of on July 15. Gordon H. Mansfield and Michael W. Marine The President announced his designation of as members of the Presidential delegation to the following individuals as members of the attend the 10th anniversary of the normalization Presidential delegation to attend the 10th anni- of U.S.-Vietnam relations in Hanoi, Vietnam, on versary of the Srebrenica Massacre in Bosnia July 12. and Herzegovina to be held on July 11: Pierre- The President declared a major disaster in Richard Prosper (head of delegation); Douglas Idaho and ordered Federal aid to supplement L. McElhaney; and Richard C. Holbrooke. State and local recovery efforts in the area im- July 9 pacted by heavy rains and flooding on May 6– 20. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. July 7 In the morning, the President had an intel- July 10 ligence briefing. Later, at the Gleneagles Hotel, In the morning, on the South Lawn, the he had a working breakfast with Prime Minister President met with members of the Soldier Ride Tony Blair of the United Kingdom. Later, he 2005 National Tour Team. participated in G–8 summit meetings. The President declared a major disaster in Later in the morning, the President had a Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement briefing on the terrorist attacks in London, Eng- State and local recovery efforts in the area land. He then had a video conference with his struck by Hurricane Dennis beginning on July national and homeland security advisers. 10 and continuing. In the afternoon, at the Gleneagles Hotel, The President declared a major disaster in the President participated in a photo opportunity Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement with G–8 leaders and leaders of nations with State and local recovery efforts in the area emerging economies. Later, they had lunch. Later in the afternoon, at the Gleneagles struck by Hurricane Dennis beginning on July Hotel, the President participated in an official 10 and continuing. photo with G–8 leaders followed by G–8 summit The President declared a major disaster in meetings. Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supple- In the evening, at the Gleneagles Hotel, the ment State and local recovery efforts in the area President had a working dinner with G–8 lead- struck by Hurricane Dennis beginning on July ers to discuss counterterrorism efforts, weapons 10 and continuing. of mass destruction, the situations in North July 11 Korea and Iran, and regional issues. In the morning, the President had an intel- July 8 ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he In the morning, the President had an intel- and Vice President Dick Cheney met with U.S. ligence briefing. Later, at the Gleneagles Hotel, Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad.

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Later in the morning, the President traveled met with the chairs and ranking members of to Quantico, VA. Later, he returned to Wash- the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ington, DC, arriving in the afternoon. Resources, the House Committee on Energy Later in the afternoon, in an Oval Office cere- and Commerce, the Senate Finance Committee, mony, the President received diplomatic creden- and the House Committee on Ways and Means tials from Ambassadors Zamira Sydykova of the to discuss energy legislation. Kyrgyz Republic, Dennis James Richardson of The White House announced that the Presi- Australia, and Carlos Gianelli of Uruguay. Later, dent and Mrs. Bush will welcome President he participated in a photo opportunity with Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colombia and his wife, White House summer interns. Lina Moreno de Uribe, to the Bush Ranch in The President announced his intention to Crawford, TX, on August 4. nominate James Caldwell Cason to be Ambas- The President announced his intention to sador to Paraguay. nominate Patricia Louise Herbold to be Ambas- The President announced his intention to sador to Singapore. nominate Rebecca F. Dye to be a Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission. July 13 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Keith A. Nelson to be an Assistant ligence briefing. He then met with Secretary Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Later, in the (Administration). Oval Office, he participated in a photo oppor- The President announced his intention to ap- tunity with the National Endowment for De- point Gordon Charles Brenner as a member mocracy’s 2005 Democracy Award recipients. of the National Veterans Business Development In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, Corporation. the President had lunch with Vice President The President announced his intention to ap- Dick Cheney. point the following individuals as members of Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and President met with Republican Members of the Negotiations: House of Representatives to discuss the Domini- can Republic-Central America-United States Craig Radford Barrett; Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Jose Behar; The President announced his intention to Michael E. Campbell; Stephanie Harkness; and nominate Stewart A. Baker to be an Assistant Maria Guadalupe Taxman. Secretary of Homeland Security (Policy). The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Tracy A. Henke to be Executive Di- point the following individuals as members of rector of the Office of State and Local Govern- the American Battle Monuments Commission: ment Coordination and Preparedness at the De- Leslie Gromis Baker; partment of Homeland Security. Chester L. Berryhill, Jr.; The President announced his intention to des- Donald T. Bollinger; ignate James Lambright as Acting President of James Culbertson; the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Brig. Gen. Jerry L. Laws, USA (Ret.); July 14 Rear Adm. Thomas E. Morris, USN (Ret.); Gen. Carol Ann Mutter, USMC (Ret.); and In the morning, the President had an intel- James Reynolds. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Indianap- olis, IN, where, upon arrival, he met with USA July 12 Freedom Corps volunteer Vernice Williams. In the morning, in the Oval Office, the Presi- In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, dent met with bipartisan Members of the Senate DC. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court nomi- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. nation. He then had an intelligence briefing. The White House announced that the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the dent will welcome Prime Minister Ferenc President met with the National Infrastructure Gyurcsany of Hungary for a meeting at the Advisory Council. Later, in the Oval Office, he White House on October 3.

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July 15 The President announced that he has named In the morning, the President had an intel- Liza Wright as Assistant to the President for ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Presidential Personnel. met with President Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez July 19 of El Salvador. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, the President traveled ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he to Belmont, NC, where, upon arrival in the met with Prime Minister John Howard of Aus- afternoon, he met with USA Freedom Corps tralia. volunteer Janice Bozardt. Later, he toured the In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- R.L. Stowe Mills, Inc., Helms Plant. dent and Mrs. Bush had lunch with Prime Min- Later in the afternoon, the President traveled ister Howard and his wife, Janette. Later, the to Dallas, NC. Later, he returned to Wash- President had a telephone conversation with ington, DC. Judge John G. Roberts, Jr., to offer him the The President announced his intention to nomination to be an Associate Justice of the nominate Bruce Cole to be Chairman of the U.S. Supreme Court. National Endowment for the Humanities. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to had dinner with Judge Roberts and his wife, nominate H. Dale Hall to be Director of the Jane. Later, he had separate telephone conversa- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Depart- tions with Senators Bill Frist, Arlen Specter, ment of the Interior. Harry Reid, and Patrick J. Leahy to discuss his The President announced his intention to nomination of Judge Roberts. nominate Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., to be As- The President announced his intention to sistant Secretary of Health and Human Services nominate William Robert Timken, Jr., to be Am- (Legislation). bassador to Germany. July 16 The President announced his intention to des- ignate Paul M. Golan as Acting Director of the In the morning, the President had an intel- Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Manage- ligence briefing. ment. July 17 July 20 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush In the morning, in the Residence, the Presi- went to St. John’s Episcopal Church, where they dent had coffee with Associate Justice-designate attended services with Prime Minister John John G. Roberts, Jr. Later, they had a meeting Howard of Australia and his wife, Janette. in the Oval Office. He then had an intelligence July 18 briefing. Later in the morning, the President traveled In the morning, the President had a breakfast to Baltimore, MD, where, at the Dundalk Ma- meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza rine Terminal, he viewed a U.S. Customs and Rice. He then had an intelligence briefing. Border Protection demonstration. Later, he re- Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Prime turned to Washington, DC. Minister Manmohan Singh of India. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Later in the morning, in the Blue Room, the President had a meeting with Republican Mem- President and Prime Minister Singh participated bers of the House of Representatives to discuss in a photo opportunity with members of the the Dominican Republic-Central America- U.S.-India CEO Forum. Later, in the Diplo- United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- matic Reception Room, he and Prime Minister DR). Later, he had a meeting followed by a Singh participated in a photo opportunity with photo opportunity with Colombian Government administration officials of Indian descent. representatives and Colombian Americans, in In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the honor of Colombian Independence Day. President participated in a photo opportunity Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, with 2005 Scripps Howard Spelling Bee cham- the President met with U.S. Ambassador to Af- pion Anurag Kashyap. ghanistan Ronald E. Neumann.

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In the evening, the President had a telephone The President announced his intention to conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan nominate Martin J. Gruenberg to be a member Singh of India. and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors July 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Annette L. Nazareth to be a member ligence briefing. Later, he had a briefing con- of the Securities and Exchange Commission. cerning the attempted terrorist bombings in The President announced his intention to ap- London, England, earlier in the day. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the point Christian Israel as Coordinator for Inter- President participated in a bill signing ceremony national Intellectual Property Enforcement at with the parents of Sgt. Bryon W. Norwood, the Department of Commerce. USA, who was killed in Iraq on November 3, The President declared a major disaster in 2004, for H.R. 1001, designating a U.S. Postal North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- Service facility in Pflugerville, TX, as the ‘‘Ser- plement State and local recovery efforts in the geant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building.’’ area struck by severe storms, flooding, and He then participated in a photo opportunity and ground saturation on June 1 through July 7. meeting with volunteers from Project HOPE The President declared a major disaster in who had participated in tsunami relief efforts South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- in Indonesia. plement State and local recovery efforts in the In the afternoon, the President had lunch area struck by a severe storm on June 7–8. with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, in the Oval Office, he had a meeting with Secretary July 23 of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the afternoon, the President traveled ligence briefing. to McLean, VA, where, at a private residence, Also in the morning, the President had a tele- he attended a dinner for gubernatorial candidate phone conversation with President Hosni Jerry Kilgore of Virginia. Mubarak of Egypt to express his condolences In the evening, the President returned to on the recent terrorist attacks in Sharm el- Washington, DC. Sheikh. The President announced his intention to nominate William J. Burns to be Ambassador July 24 to Russia. In the morning, the President had a telephone The President announced his intention to conversation with cyclist Lance Armstrong to nominate Donetta Davidson to be a member congratulate him on winning a record seventh of the Election Assistance Commission. straight Tour de France. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Arthur F. Rosenfeld to be Director returned to Washington, DC. Later, they at- of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Serv- tended a White House tee-ball game on the ice. South Lawn. July 22 During the day, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President had an intel- conversation with Members of Congress to dis- ligence briefing and a briefing concerning the cuss energy legislation. situation in London, England. Later, he traveled July 25 to Atlanta, GA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteers Bill and In the morning, the President had an intel- Nina Hartman. ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush went In the afternoon, the President returned to to the National Gallery of Art where they toured Washington, DC. Later, he traveled to Camp the Gilbert Stuart exhibition. David, MD. Later in the morning, the President returned The President announced his intention to to the White House. Later, in the East Room, nominate Roel C. Campos to be a member of he participated in a photo opportunity with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Presidential Rank Award recipients.

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In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the Later in the morning, the President partici- President participated in a meeting with African pated in a photo opportunity with District of American leaders. Columbia Metropolitan Motorcycle Escort offi- The President announced his intention to cers. nominate Jennifer L. Dorn to be U.S. Alternate In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Executive Director of the International Bank for President participated in a photo opportunity Reconstruction and Development. with Navy Anderson, the 2005 national ambas- The President announced his intention to sador for the March of Dimes. Later, in the nominate C. Boyden Gray to be the U.S. Rep- East Room, he participated in a photo oppor- resentative to the European Union with the rank tunity with 2005 American Legion Boys Nation of Ambassador. and Girls Nation participants. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Richard H. Jones to be Ambassador nominate Keith E. Gottfried to be General to Israel. Counsel of the Department of Housing and The President announced his intention to Urban Development. nominate Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr., to be Am- The President announced his intention to bassador to Egypt. nominate Bertha K. Madras to be Deputy Di- The President announced his intention to rector for Demand Reduction at the Office of nominate Darlene F. Williams to be an Assistant National Drug Control Policy. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development The President announced his intention to (Policy Development and Research). nominate Mark S. Schneider to be Commis- The President announced his appointment of sioner of Education Statistics at the Department Michele A. Davis as Deputy Assistant to the of Education. President and Deputy National Security Adviser The President announced his intention to for Strategic Communications and Global Out- nominate Alfred Hoffman, Jr., to be Ambassador reach. to Portugal. July 26 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Sandra Frances Ashworth, Jan ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Cellucci, and Diane Rivers to be members of participated in a signing ceremony for Proclama- the National Commission on Libraries and In- tion 7915—Anniversary of Americans with Dis- formation Science. abilities Act, 2005. July 28 Later in the morning, the President met with In the morning, the President had a telephone local officials from the Babil Province in Iraq. conversation with President Pervez Musharraf Also in the morning, in his private dining of Pakistan to discuss Pakistan-U.S. relations, room, the President viewed the launch of the counterterrorism efforts, and regional issues. He Space Shuttle Discovery. then had an intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, in the Dwight D. Eisen- Also in the morning, the President had a tele- hower Executive Office Building, the President made remarks to the Coalition for the Mod- phone conversation with President Elias Antonio ernization and Protection of America’s Social Se- Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador to discuss the curity. Later, he had a meeting with Republican House of Representatives passage of the Domin- Members of Congress to discuss the Dominican ican Republic-Central America-United States Republic-Central America-United States Free Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he met July 27 with the President’s Management Council. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later, in the State Dining Room, the Presi- ligence briefing. He then went to the Capitol dent had a meeting and participated in a photo where he met with the House Republican Con- opportunity with members of the National Fu- ference to discuss legislative priorities. Later, he ture Farmers of America Organization State returned to the White House. Presidents’ Conference.

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During the day, the President had a telephone July 29 conversation with Democratic Unionist Party In the morning, the President had separate leader Ian R.K. Paisley of Northern Ireland. telephone conversations with Sinn Fein leader The President announced his intention to Gerry Adams of Northern Ireland and President nominate George M. Gray to be an Assistant Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. Later, he had an Administrator of the Environmental Protection intelligence briefing. Agency (Research and Development). The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Naomi Churchill Earp to be a mem- nominate Christine M. Griffin to be a member ber of the Equal Employment Opportunity of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis- Commission. sion. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Robert Joseph Henke to be Assistant nominate Emil W. Henry, Jr., to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Management). Secretary of the Treasury (Financial Institu- The President announced his intention to tions). nominate Franklin L. Lavin to be Under Sec- The President announced his intention to retary of Commerce for International Trade. nominate Kathryn Higgins to be a member of The President announced his intention to the National Transportation Safety Board. nominate William F. Tuerk to be Under Sec- The President announced his intention to retary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs. nominate William E. Kovacic to be Commis- The President announced his intention to sioner of the Federal Trade Commission. nominate Laurence Francis Rooney to be Am- The President announced his intention to bassador to the Holy See. nominate Barry F. Lowenkron to be Assistant The President announced his intention to Secretary of State for Democracy, Human nominate Terry Neese to be Director of the Rights, and Labor. Mint at the Department of the Treasury. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Edward McGaffigan, Jr., to be a mem- nominate Mark Hofflund to be a member of ber of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. the National Council on the Arts. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate James F.X. O’Gara to be Deputy Di- nominate Josette Sheeran Shiner to be U.S. Al- rector for Supply Reduction at the Office of ternate Governor of the International Bank for National Drug Control Policy. Reconstruction and Development; U.S. Alter- The President announced his intention to nate Governor of the Inter-American Develop- nominate John J. Young, Jr., to be Director of ment Bank; U.S. Alternate Governor for the Af- Defense Research and Engineering at the De- rican Development Bank; U.S. Alternate Gov- partment of Defense. ernor of the Asian Development Bank; U.S. Al- ternate Governor of the European Bank for Re- The President announced his intention to construction and Development; and U.S. Alter- nominate Roland Arnall to be Ambassador to nate Governor of the African Development the Netherlands. Fund. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to des- nominate William McCormick to be Ambassador ignate Josette Sheeran Shiner as a member of to New Zealand and Samoa. the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private The President announced his intention to des- Investment Corporation. ignate John F. Clark as Acting Director of the U.S. Marshals Service. July 30 The President announced his intention to des- In the morning, the President had an intel- ignate Preston M. Geren as Acting Secretary ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to the Na- of the Air Force. tional Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, The President announced his intention to des- where he had his annual physical examination ignate Thomas E. Harvey as Acting Assistant and visited injured U.S. military personnel. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Inter- In the afternoon, the President returned to governmental Affairs). Washington, DC.

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July 31 Gen. Peter Pace, USMC. In the evening, the President traveled to Fort August 3 A.P. Hill, VA. Later, he returned to Washington, In the morning, the President had an intel- DC. ligence briefing. August 1 In the afternoon, the President traveled to In the morning, the President had separate Grapevine, TX, where, at the Gaylord Texan telephone conversations with President Ricardo Resort and Convention Center, he received the Maduro of Honduras and President Leonel Thomas Jefferson Freedom Award from the Fernandez Reyna of the Dominican Republic American Legislative Exchange Council. Later, to discuss passage of the Dominican Republic- he returned to the Bush Ranch. Central America-United States Free Trade August 4 Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR). In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, the President had a ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush wel- telephone conversation with King Abdallah bin comed President Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colom- Abd al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. He then bia and his wife, Lina Moreno de Uribe, to had an intelligence briefing. the Bush Ranch. In the afternoon, the President participated In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush in a roundtable interview with representatives had lunch with President Uribe and Mrs. Uribe. of Texas media. The President announced his designation of The President declared a major disaster in the following individuals as members of the Utah and ordered Federal aid to supplement Presidential delegation to Juba, Sudan, to attend State and local recovery efforts in the area the funeral of First Vice President Dr. John struck by flooding and landslides on April 28 Garang de Mabior on August 6: through June 29. Andrew S. Natsios (head of delegation); August 2 Donald M. Payne; In the morning, the President had an intel- John Limbert; ligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone con- Constance Berry Newman; and versation with President Oscar Berger of Guate- Roger P. Winter. mala to discuss passage of the Dominican Re- public-Central America-United States Free August 5 Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA- In the morning, the President had an intel- DR). ligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President participated August 6 in a roundtable interview with representatives of regional media. Later, he traveled to the Bush In the morning, the President had an intel- Ranch in Crawford, TX. ligence briefing. The President announced his recess appoint- August 8 ment of Peter Cyril Wyche Flory as an Assistant In the morning, the President had separate Secretary of Defense (International Security Pol- telephone conversations with Rebecca Garang icy). Nyandeng Chol de Mabior, widow of First Vice The President announced his designation of President Dr. John Garang de Mabior of Sudan, the following individuals as members of the and President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Presidential delegation to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, of Sudan to express condolences over the death to express condolences on the passing of King of First Vice President Garang and to discuss Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud and to congratu- the peace process in Sudan. He then had an late King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud on intelligence briefing. assuming the throne: Later in the morning, the President traveled Richard B. Cheney (head of delegation); to Albuquerque, NM, where, upon arrival, he George H.W. Bush; met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Sally James C. Oberwetter; Adams. Then he toured the Sandia Solar Tower Colin L. Powell; and Complex at Sandia National Laboratory.

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In the afternoon, the President returned to Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, and other the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. officials to discuss military issues. In the afternoon, the President had lunch August 9 with military and foreign policy officials. Later, In the morning, the President had an intel- he met with Vice President Dick Cheney, Sec- ligence briefing. Later, he met with Vice Presi- retary of State Condoleezza Rice, and other offi- dent Dick Cheney, Council of Economic Advis- cials to discuss foreign policy issues. ers Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, U.S. Trade Rep- The President announced his intention to resentative Robert J. Portman, Secretary of nominate John J. Danilovich to be Chief Execu- Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Agriculture tive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Cor- Mike Johanns, Secretary of the Treasury John poration. W. Snow, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. The President announced his intention to Gutierrez, Office of Management and Budget nominate Jacqueline Ellen Schafer to be an As- Director Joshua B. Bolten, and National Eco- sistant Administrator (Economic Growth, Agri- nomic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard of culture, and Trade) at the U.S. Agency for Inter- the to discuss the national economy. national Development. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to des- nominate John E. Maupin, Jr., to be a member ignate Carlos Marin as Acting U.S. Commis- of the Social Security Advisory Board. sioner of the International Boundary and Water The President announced his intention to ap- Commission, United States and Mexico. point Alan R. Nelson as alternate Federal Co- chairperson at the Delta Regional Authority. August 12 The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had an intel- point Andre B. Lacy as a member of the John ligence briefing. F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Ad- In the afternoon, at Broken Spoke Ranch in visory Committee on the Arts. Crawford, TX, the President and Mrs. Bush at- The President announced his intention to ap- tended a Republican National Committee lunch. point Lance Edward Armstrong as a member Later, they returned to the Bush Ranch. of the President’s Cancer Panel. The President announced his designation of The President announced his intention to ap- the following individuals as members of the point Zell Miller as a member of the American Presidential delegation to the Inauguration of Battle Monuments Commission. Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev as President of The President announced his intention to re- Kyrgyzstan on August 14: Carlos M. Gutierrez appoint Pamela Nelson as a member of the (head of delegation); and Steven M. Young. Commission of Fine Arts. August 13 The President announced his recess appoint- ment of Eric S. Edelman as Under Secretary In the morning, the President had an intel- of Defense for Policy. ligence briefing. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush August 10 traveled to Waco, TX. Later, they returned to In the morning, the President had an intel- the Bush Ranch. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Chicago, IL, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- August 15 dom Corps volunteer Linda Cesario. He then In the morning, the President had an intel- traveled to Montgomery, IL. ligence briefing. In the afternoon, the President returned to August 16 the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. In the morning, the President had an intel- August 11 ligence briefing. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. Later, he met with Vice Presi- nominate Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., to be Assist- dent Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald ant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere H. Rumsfeld, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Affairs.

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The President announced his intention to with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Willie nominate Donald C. Winter to be Secretary of Hunsaker. the Navy. Later in the morning, at the Salt Palace Con- The President announced his intention to vention Center, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Michael W. Wynne to be Secretary participated in a photo opportunity with Vet- of the Air Force. erans of Foreign Wars leadership. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush nominate Brenda La Grange Johnson to be Am- traveled to Donnelly, ID. bassador to Jamaica. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to des- Wyoming and ordered Federal aid to supple- ignate Robert D. McCallum, Jr., as Acting Dep- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area uty Attorney General of the Department of Jus- struck by a tornado on August 12. tice. The President announced his intention to des- August 23 ignate Jerry Paul as Acting Deputy Adminis- In the morning, the President had an intel- trator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation of ligence briefing. the National Nuclear Security Administration at The White House announced that the Presi- the Department of Energy. dent will welcome President Hu Jintao of China August 17 to the White House on September 7. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. nominate Thomas O. Barnett to be Assistant Attorney General (Antitrust Division). August 18 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Clay Lowery to be Deputy Under Sec- ligence briefing. retary of the Treasury (International Affairs) The President announced his intention to and, upon confirmation, to designate him as As- nominate Orlando J. Cabrera to be an Assistant sistant Secretary of the Treasury (International Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Affairs). (Public and Indian Housing). The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate John M. Molino to be Assistant Sec- point Joel M. Geiderman as Vice Chairperson retary of Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning). of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Lisette M. Mondello to be Assistant point Michael A. Morris and Jay Stein as mem- Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Inter- bers of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. governmental Affairs). August 19 The President announced his intention to ap- point Charles E. Allen as Assistant Secretary In the morning, the President had an intel- for Information Analysis at the Department of ligence briefing. Homeland Security. The President announced his appointment of The President declared a major disaster in Jay Lefkowitz as Special Envoy on Human Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement Rights in North Korea. State and local recovery efforts in the area August 20 struck by severe storms and flooding on June In the morning, the President had an intel- 30 through July 1. ligence briefing. Later, he went for a bicycle The President declared a major disaster in ride with 2005 Tour de France winner Lance Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supple- Armstrong. ment State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Cindy on July 5–6. August 22 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush August 24 traveled to Salt Lake City, UT. While en route In the morning, the President had an intel- aboard Air Force One, he had an intelligence ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- briefing. Upon arrival in Salt Lake City, he met eled to Nampa, ID.

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In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush August 28 met with families of U.S. military personnel During the day, the President participated in killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Later, they re- a video teleconference with representatives of turned to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, Federal and State emergency management orga- arriving in the evening. nizations on Hurricane Katrina. During the day, the President had a telephone The President declared a major disaster in conversation with Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, chair- Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement man, Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolu- State and local recovery efforts in the area tion in Iraq, to discuss current developments struck by Hurricane Katrina beginning on Au- in Iraq’s constitutional process. gust 24 and continuing. The President announced his designation of The President declared an emergency in Mis- the following individuals as members of the sissippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement Presidential delegation to Gdansk, Poland, to at- State and local response efforts in the counties tend the 25th Anniversary of the Solidarity located in the path of Hurricane Katrina begin- Movement, on August 31: ning on August 27 and continuing. The President declared an emergency in Ala- James A. Baker III (head of delegation); bama and ordered Federal aid to supplement Victor Ashe; State and local response efforts in the counties Daniel Fried; located in the direct path of Hurricane Katrina Hank Brown; and beginning on August 28 and continuing. Irena Kirkland. August 29 August 25 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing followed by a briefing by Fed- ligence briefing. Later, he went for a bicycle eral Emergency Management Agency Director ride. Michael D. Brown on Hurricane Katrina. Later, Throughout the day, the President received he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Luke Air Force updates on Hurricane Katrina. Base, Glendale, AZ. While en route aboard Air The President announced his intention to Force One, he had a telephone conversation nominate James M. Andrew to be Administrator with Director Brown to further discuss Hurri- of the Rural Utilities Service at the Department cane Katrina and recovery efforts. Upon arrival of Agriculture. in Glendale, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteers Ruben and Rita Carroll. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. nominate David B. Dunn to be Ambassador to Bush traveled to El Mirage, AZ. Later, they the Togolese Republic. traveled to Ontario, CA, where, upon arrival in The President announced his intention to the afternoon, he met with USA Freedom Corps nominate Dale W. Meyerrose to be Chief Infor- volunteer Joe Graff. They then traveled to Ran- mation Officer at the Office of the Director cho Cucamonga, CA. of National Intelligence. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. August 26 Bush participated in a photo opportunity with the 2004 and 2005 Academic Decathalon cham- In the morning, the President had an intel- pions. They then traveled to Coronado, CA. ligence briefing. Later, he had telephone conversations with Gov. August 27 Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Gov. Bob Riley of Alabama, and Gov. Kathleen Babineaux In the morning, the President had an intel- Blanco of Louisiana to discuss Hurricane ligence briefing. Katrina. The President declared an emergency in Lou- The President declared a major disaster in isiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement Alabama and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the parishes State and local recovery efforts in the area located in the path of Hurricane Katrina begin- struck by Hurricane Katrina on August 29 and ning on August 26 and continuing. continuing.

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The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate Alexander R. Vershbow to be Ambas- ment State and local recovery efforts in the area sador to South Korea. struck by Hurricane Katrina beginning on Au- The President announced his intention to ap- gust 29 and continuing. point Kenneth G. Prillaman as Chief Human The President declared a major disaster in Capital Officer at the Department of Homeland Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supple- Security. ment State and local recovery efforts in the area The President announced his intention to re- struck by Hurricane Katrina on August 29 and cess appoint Alice S. Fisher as Assistant Attor- continuing. ney General (Criminal Division) at the Depart- ment of Justice. August 30 The President announced his intention to re- In the morning, the President had an intel- cess appoint Peter Schaumber as a member of ligence briefing followed by a briefing on Hurri- the National Labor Relations Board. cane Katrina. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled September 1 to San Diego, CA. Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. In the morning, the President had a telephone Bush participated in an interview with Armed conversation with Petty Officer Josh Mitcheltree Forces Radio and Television Service. Then, at of the U.S. Coast Guard to express his apprecia- the Naval Medical Center, they met with med- tion for his efforts and the efforts of his col- ical health care providers and military personnel leagues in response to Hurricane Katrina. He injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. then had a telephone conversation with Federal In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Emergency Management Agency Director Mi- returned to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. chael D. Brown to discuss recovery efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina. August 31 Later in the morning, the President partici- In the morning, the President had an intel- pated in an interview with Diane Sawyer of ligence briefing followed by a videoconference ABC’s ‘‘Good Morning America.’’ He then had on Hurricane Katrina and recovery efforts. an intelligence briefing. Later, he had a tele- Later, he returned to Washington, DC, arriving phone conversation with Prime Minister Paul in the afternoon. While en route aboard Air Martin of Canada, in which the Prime Minister Force One, he had a telephone conversation expressed his condolences on the damage and with King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud loss of life caused by Hurricane Katrina. of Saudi Arabia and then viewed areas damaged Later in the morning, the President met with by Hurricane Katrina. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld; Gen. In the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, the Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint President had a meeting with the White House Chiefs of Staff; Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, Chief, Task Force on Hurricane Katrina Recovery. National Guard Bureau; and Secretary of Home- The President announced his intention to land Security Michael Chertoff to discuss oper- nominate Santanu K. Baruah to be Assistant ational concerns and the security situation in Secretary of Commerce for Economic Develop- the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. ment. In the afternoon, the President had lunch The President announced his intention to with Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Green- nominate Emilio T. Gonzalez to be Director span. He then participated in a briefing by his of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration economic team on the economic impact of Hur- Services at the Department of Homeland Secu- ricane Katrina. rity. Also in the afternoon, the President met with The President announced his intention to Lt. Gen. Blum, and Secretary Chertoff to dis- nominate Jeffrey D. Jarrett to be Assistant Sec- cuss the security situation in the areas affected retary of Energy (Fossil Energy). by Hurricane Katrina. The President announced his intention to The White House announced that the Presi- nominate Ellen R. Sauerbrey to be Assistant dent will welcome Prime Minister Lawrence Secretary of State (Population, Refugees, and Gonzi of Malta for a meeting at the White Migration). House on October 3.

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The White House announced that the Presi- to those areas struck by Hurricane Katrina be- dent will welcome President Georgi Purvanov ginning on August 29 and continuing. of Bulgaria for a meeting at the White House September 3 on October 17. The President announced a nationwide chari- In the morning, the President had an intel- table fundraising effort to be led by former ligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone con- Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. versation with President Hu Jintao of China dur- Clinton to aid the gulf coast victims of Hurri- ing which both Presidents agreed to postpone cane Katrina. President Hu’s scheduled visit to the White House and to meet in New York City during September 2 the United Nations General Assembly meeting In the morning, the President had a briefing later in the month. on Hurricane Katrina and an intelligence brief- September 4 ing. He then met with Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff; Secretary of Defense In the morning, the President had separate Donald H. Rumsfeld; Federal Emergency Man- telephone conversations with Gov. Kathleen agement Agency Director Michael D. Brown; Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana, Gov. Haley Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, Chairman, Joint Barbour of Mississippi, Gov. Bob Riley of Ala- Chiefs of Staff; Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, bama, and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida to discuss USA, commanding general, First United States Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Army; Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN, com- During the day, the President had a telephone mander, North American Aerospace Defense conversation with Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Command and U.S. Northern Command. Orleans, LA, to discuss Hurricane Katrina recov- Later in the morning, the President traveled ery efforts. to Mobile, AL, where, upon arrival, he met with September 5 Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi and Gov. Bob In the morning, in the Situation Room, the Riley of Alabama. They then took a helicopter President had a briefing on Hurricane Katrina tour of the area damaged by Hurricane Katrina. recovery efforts. Later, he had an intelligence Later in the morning, the President traveled briefing. to Biloxi, MS, where he toured the area dam- Later in the morning, the President traveled aged by Hurricane Katrina. to Mobile, AL. While en route aboard Air Force In the afternoon, the President traveled to One, he had a telephone conversation with New Orleans, LA, where, upon arrival, he met United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, separately with Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco in which the Secretary-General expressed his of Louisiana and Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New condolences on the damage and loss of life Orleans. Later, they took an aerial tour of New caused by Hurricane Katrina and offered sup- Orleans and then took a walking tour of areas port for recovery efforts. Later, also aboard Air damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Force One, he met with Secretary of Homeland Later in the afternoon, the President returned Security Michael Chertoff to discuss Hurricane to Washington, DC, arriving in the evening. Katrina recovery efforts. He then met with Sec- The White House announced that the Presi- retary of Housing and Urban Development dent will welcome President Vladimir Putin of Alphonso R. Jackson and Secretary Chertoff to Russia to the White House on September 16. discuss the housing situation for those evacuated The President verbally declared an emergency and displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Upon ar- in Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supple- rival in Mobile, he participated in a briefing ment State and local response efforts to assist on Hurricane Katrina damage in the local area. evacuees from and to provide emergency assist- Later in the morning, the President traveled ance to those areas struck by Hurricane Katrina to Baker, LA, where he was joined by Mrs. beginning on August 29 and continuing. Bush. Later, at Bethany World Prayer Center, The President verbally declared an emergency they met with people displaced by Hurricane in Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement Katrina. State and local response efforts to assist evac- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush uees from and to provide emergency assistance traveled to Baton Rouge, LA, where he received

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a briefing from Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to USA, commanding general, First United States provide emergency assistance to those areas be- Army, about Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. ginning on August 29 and continuing. He and Mrs. Bush then traveled to Poplarville, The President declared an emergency in West MS, where he toured areas damaged by Hurri- Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement cane Katrina and met with workers from Ala- State and local response efforts to assist evac- bama Power who were attempting to restore uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina electricity to Poplarville. and to provide emergency assistance to those Later in the afternoon, the President took an areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. aerial tour of areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina, including New Orleans, LA. Later, he September 6 and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC, In the morning, the President had an intel- arriving in the evening. ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane The President declared an emergency in Col- Katrina recovery efforts. Later, he had a briefing orado and ordered Federal aid to supplement on energy issues related to Hurricane Katrina State and local response efforts to assist evac- damage and recovery efforts. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina Later in the morning, in the Roosevelt Room, and to provide emergency assistance to those the President met with representatives of faith- areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. based and community organizations participating The President declared an emergency in Flor- in Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. ida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the and local response efforts to assist evacuees from President met with Secretary of Education Mar- the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to garet Spellings to discuss efforts to assist stu- provide emergency assistance to those areas be- dents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Later, he ginning on August 29 and continuing. met with congressional leaders to discuss Hurri- The President declared an emergency in cane Katrina recovery efforts. Georgia and ordered Federal aid to supplement Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. State and local response efforts to assist evac- Bush paid their respects to Chief Justice William uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina H. Rehnquist as his body lay in repose in the and to provide emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court. The President declared an emergency in The President announced his intention to North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to sup- nominate Delores M. Etter to be Assistant Sec- plement State and local response efforts to assist retary of the Navy (Research, Development, and evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Acquisition). Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to The President announced his intention to those areas beginning on August 29 and con- nominate Lyons Gray to be Chief Financial Offi- tinuing. cer at the Environmental Protection Agency. The President declared an emergency in The President announced his intention to Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supple- nominate George J. Opfer to be Inspector Gen- ment State and local response efforts to assist eral at the Department of Veterans Affairs. evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane September 7 Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and con- In the morning, the President had an intel- tinuing. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he The President declared an emergency in Ten- had a meeting on Hurricane Katrina recovery nessee and ordered Federal aid to supplement efforts followed by a further meeting with Cabi- State and local response efforts to assist evac- net officials on the recovery efforts. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina The White House announced that the Presi- and to provide emergency assistance to those dent will welcome President Jalal Talabani of areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. the Iraqi Transitional Government to the White The President declared an emergency in Utah House on September 13. and ordered Federal aid to supplement State The White House announced that the Presi- and local response efforts to assist evacuees from dent will welcome Prime Minister Vlado

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Buckovski of Macedonia for a meeting at the those areas beginning on August 29 and con- White House on October 27. tinuing. The President announced his intention to nominate Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., to be September 8 Chief Financial Officer at the Department of In the morning, the President had an intel- Agriculture. ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane The President announced his intention to Katrina recovery efforts. Later, he met with Re- nominate Edward F. Sproat III to be Director publican congressional leaders to discuss relief of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Man- funding related to Hurricane Katrina damage agement at the Department of Energy. and recovery efforts. The President announced his intention to ap- Later in the morning, the President met with point Rebecca Contreras as a member of the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad. He Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy. then met with Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to The President announced his intention to ap- the U.S. Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al point Edmund D. Pellegrino as a member of Saud to thank him for his service. the President’s Council on Bioethics and, upon In the afternoon, the President met with Sec- appointment, to designate him as Chairperson. retary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. The President declared an emergency in the The White House announced that the Presi- District of Columbia and ordered Federal aid dent will participate in the 60th United Nations to supplement District and local response efforts General Assembly in New York City on Sep- to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurri- tember 13–14. cane Katrina and to provide emergency assist- ance to the District beginning on August 29 September 9 and continuing. In the morning, the President and Vice Presi- The President declared an emergency in Illi- dent Dick Cheney had an intelligence briefing nois and ordered Federal aid to supplement followed by a briefing on Hurricane Katrina re- State and local response efforts to assist evac- covery efforts. Later, he met with the National uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina Security Council. and to provide emergency assistance to those areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. In the afternoon, the President had a briefing The President declared an emergency in on housing needs related to Hurricane Katrina Michigan and ordered Federal aid to supple- damage and recovery efforts. ment State and local response efforts to assist The President announced his intention to evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane nominate Shana L. Dale to be Deputy Adminis- Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to trator of the National Aeronautics and Space those areas beginning on August 29 and con- Administration. tinuing. The President announced his intention to The President declared an emergency in New nominate Donald A. Gambatesa to be Inspector Mexico and ordered Federal aid to supplement General of the U.S. Agency for International State and local response efforts to assist evac- Development. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina The President announced his intention to and to provide emergency assistance to those nominate Carmen M. Martinez to be Ambas- areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. sador to Zambia. The President declared an emergency in Or- September 10 egon and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts to assist evac- In the morning, the President had a telephone uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina conversation with President Viktor Yushchenko and to provide emergency assistance to those of Ukraine. He then had an intelligence briefing areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery The President declared an emergency in efforts. Washington and ordered Federal aid to supple- The President declared an emergency in Ala- ment State and local response efforts to assist bama and ordered Federal aid to supplement evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane State and local response efforts to assist evac- Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina

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and to provide emergency assistance to those September 11 areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush The President declared an emergency in Indi- went to St. John’s Episcopal Church where they ana and ordered Federal aid to supplement attended a prayer and remembrance service to State and local response efforts to assist evac- commemorate the anniversary of the September uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. They then returned and to provide emergency assistance to those to the White House where, on the South Lawn, areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. they observed a moment of silence. The President declared an emergency in Iowa In the afternoon, the President traveled to and ordered Federal aid to supplement State New Orleans, LA, where he went to the USS and local response efforts to assist evacuees from Iwo Jima, docked near New Orleans. the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to In the evening, the President went to a stag- provide emergency assistance to those areas be- ing area in New Orleans where he met with ginning on August 29 and continuing. first-responders involved with Hurricane Katrina The President declared an emergency in Kan- recovery efforts. Later, he returned to the USS sas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State Iwo Jima. and local response efforts to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to September 12 provide emergency assistance to those areas be- In the morning, aboard the USS Iwo Jima, ginning on August 29 and continuing. the President, Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Or- The President declared an emergency in Ken- leans, LA, and Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore, USA, tucky and ordered Federal aid to supplement commanding general, First United States Army, Commonwealth and local response efforts to as- received a briefing by Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, sist evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane USCG, U.S. Coast Guard Chief of Staff, on Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. those areas beginning on August 29 and con- Later in the morning, the President went to tinuing. New Orleans where he, Mayor Nagin, and Gov. The President declared an emergency in Mis- Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Louisiana toured souri and ordered Federal aid to supplement the areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Later, State and local response efforts to assist evac- he took an aerial tour of the damaged areas, uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina concluding in Gulfport, MS, in the afternoon, and to provide emergency assistance to those where, upon arrival, he met with Gov. Haley areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. Barbour of Mississippi, Mayor Gregory Brent The President declared an emergency in Warr of Gulfport, MS, and other local officials. Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supple- Later in the afternoon, the President met with ment Commonwealth and local response efforts U.S. and Mexico first-responders involved with to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurri- Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. He also met cane Katrina and to provide emergency assist- with individuals at a hurricane assistance center. ance to those areas beginning on August 29 Later, he returned to Washington, DC. and continuing. The President announced his intention to des- The President declared an emergency in ignate R. David Paulison as Acting Under Sec- South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to sup- retary for Emergency Preparedness and Re- plement State and local response efforts to assist sponse. evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane The President declared an emergency in Ari- Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to zona and ordered Federal aid to supplement those areas beginning on August 29 and con- State and local response efforts to assist evac- tinuing. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina The President declared an emergency in and to provide emergency assistance to those South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. plement State and local response efforts to assist The President declared an emergency in Vir- evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane ginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to Commonwealth and local response efforts to as- those areas beginning on August 29 and con- sist evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane tinuing. Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to

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those areas beginning on August 29 and con- In the afternoon, the President returned to tinuing. Washington, DC. Later, he went to the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. September 13 In the evening, the President returned to the In the morning, the President had a telephone White House. conversation with Prime Minister Junichiro The President declared an emergency in Cali- Koizumi of Japan to congratulate him on his fornia and ordered Federal aid to supplement election victory. Later, he had an intelligence State and local response efforts to assist evac- briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. and to provide emergency assistance to those Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. President met with President Jalal Talabani of The President declared an emergency in Con- the Iraqi Transitional Government. Later, in the necticut and ordered Federal aid to supplement Old Family Dining Room, they had lunch. State and local response efforts to assist evac- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to New York City, where, upon arrival, uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Jim and to provide emergency assistance to those Shevlin. areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. Later in the afternoon, at the United Nations The President declared an emergency in Headquarters, the President met with Secretary- Idaho and ordered Federal aid to supplement General Kofi Annan of the United Nations. State and local response efforts to assist evac- Later, he paid a courtesy call on President of uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina the 60th Session of the United Nations General and to provide emergency assistance to those Assembly Jan Eliasson. areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. In the evening, at the Waldorf-Astoria, the The President declared an emergency in President and Mrs. Bush hosted a reception for Maryland and ordered Federal aid to supple- leaders of the United Nations General Assembly. ment State and local response efforts to assist The President announced his intention to evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane nominate Michael R. Arietti to be Ambassador Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to to Rwanda. those areas beginning on August 29 and con- The President announced his intention to tinuing. nominate Karan K. Bhatia to be Deputy U.S. The President declared an emergency in Mas- Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambas- sachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supple- sador. ment Commonwealth and local response efforts The President announced his intention to ap- to assist evacuees from the area struck by Hurri- point the following individuals as members of cane Katrina and to provide emergency assist- the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship ance to those areas beginning on August 29 Board: and continuing. Jean Loretta Becker; The President declared an emergency in Min- Linnet F. Deily; nesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement Thomas E. Corts; and State and local response efforts to assist evac- Yousif Boutrous Ghafari. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to those September 14 areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President declared an emergency in ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Montana and ordered Federal aid to supplement Katrina recovery efforts. Later, he and Mrs. State and local response efforts to assist evac- Bush went to the United Nations Headquarters, uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina where, upon arrival, he signed the Convention and to provide emergency assistance to those for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Ter- areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. rorism. The President declared an emergency in Ne- Later in the morning, the President met with braska and ordered Federal aid to supplement Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United King- State and local response efforts to assist evac- dom. uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina

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and to provide emergency assistance to those Later in the afternoon, the President traveled areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. to New Orleans, LA, where he went to the The President declared an emergency in Ne- USS Iwo Jima, docked near New Orleans. Upon vada and ordered Federal aid to supplement arrival, he met with Mayor C. Ray Nagin of State and local response efforts to assist evac- New Orleans, LA, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina Blanco of Louisiana, Secretary of Homeland Se- and to provide emergency assistance to those curity Michael Chertoff, and Lt. Gen. Russel areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. L. Honore, USA, commanding general, First The President declared an emergency in United States Army. North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- In the evening, the President returned to plement State and local response efforts to assist Washington, DC. evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane The President announced his intention to Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to nominate Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., to be an Assist- those areas beginning on August 29 and con- ant Secretary of Labor (Occupational Safety and tinuing. Health). The President declared an emergency in Ohio The President announced his intention to and ordered Federal aid to supplement State nominate Richard Stickler to be Assistant Sec- and local response efforts to assist evacuees from retary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health. the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to The President announced his intention to des- provide emergency assistance to those areas be- ignate Santanu K. Baruah as Acting Assistant ginning on August 29 and continuing. Secretary of Commerce for Economic Develop- The President declared an emergency in Wis- ment. consin and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts to assist evac- September 16 uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina In the morning, the President had an intel- and to provide emergency assistance to those ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. Katrina recovery efforts. The President declared an emergency in North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to sup- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the plement State and local response efforts for the President met with President Vladimir Putin of counties located in the direct path of Hurricane Russia. Ophelia beginning on September 11 and con- Later in the afternoon, the President traveled tinuing. to Camp David, MD. The White House announced that the Presi- September 15 dent will welcome Prime Minister Thaksin In the morning, the President had a telephone Chinnawat of Thailand to the White House on conversation with President Hamid Karzai to September 19. discuss the elections in Afghanistan to be held The White House announced that the Presi- September 18. He then had a telephone con- dent will welcome King Abdullah II of Jordan versation with Prime Minister-elect Jens to the White House on September 22. Stoltenberg of Norway to congratulate him on his election victory. September 17 Later in the morning, the President had an In the morning, the President had an intel- intelligence briefing. He and Vice President ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane Dick Cheney then had a briefing on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for Katrina recovery efforts. Later, in the Family Hurricane Rita. Theater, he participated in a speech preparation session for his address to the Nation later in September 18 the day. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush In the afternoon, the President traveled to returned to Washington, DC. Pascagoula, MS. Later, at the Chevron Pascagoula Refinery, he and Gov. Haley Barbour September 19 of Mississippi had a briefing by refinery manager In the morning, the President had an intel- Roland Kell. ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane

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Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for During the day, the President had a telephone Hurricane Rita. conversation with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, the discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita. President met with former President Jimmy The President declared an emergency in Flor- Carter and James A. Baker III, cochairs, Na- ida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State tional Commission on Election Reform. and local response efforts in the area struck The President declared an emergency in by Tropical Storm Rita beginning on September Maine and ordered Federal aid to supplement 18 and continuing. State and local response efforts to assist evac- September 21 uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina In the morning, the President had a breakfast and to provide emergency assistance to those meeting with Members of the Senate to discuss areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. the upcoming Supreme Court nomination. He The President declared an emergency in New then had an intelligence briefing and a briefing Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to supple- on Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts and prep- ment State and local response efforts to assist arations for Hurricane Rita. Later, in the Oval evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Office, he met with Secretary of Defense Don- Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to ald H. Rumsfeld. those areas beginning on August 29 and con- In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the tinuing. President met with members of the President’s The President declared an emergency in New Commission to Strengthen Social Security. Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Speaker State and local response efforts to assist evac- of the Iraqi Transitional National Assembly uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina Hajim al-Hassani. and to provide emergency assistance to those Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. the President had a briefing on housing issues The President declared an emergency in related to Hurricane Katrina. Rhode Island and ordered Federal aid to sup- During the day, the President met with Har- plement State and local response efforts to assist riet E. Miers to discuss her nomination to be evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to In the evening, the President had a telephone those areas beginning on August 29 and con- conversation with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to tinuing. discuss preparations for Hurricane Rita. September 20 The White House announced that the Presi- dent will welcome European Commission Presi- In the morning, the President had a telephone dent Jose Manuel Durao Barroso for a meeting conversation with President Roh Moo-hyun of and lunch at the White House on October 18. South Korea. He then had an intelligence brief- The President announced his intention to ing and a briefing on Hurricane Katrina recov- nominate Katherine Baicker and Matthew ery efforts and preparations for Hurricane Rita. Slaughter to be members of the Council of Eco- Later in the morning, the President traveled nomic Advisers. to Gulfport, MS. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President traveled to nominate Benson K. Whitney to be Ambassador the USS Iwo Jima, docked near New Orleans, to Norway. LA. Later, he had a briefing on Hurricane The President declared an emergency in Lou- Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for isiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement Hurricane Rita. State and local response efforts in the area Later in the afternoon, at the Folgers Coffee struck by Hurricane Rita beginning on Sep- plant in New Orleans, the President toured tem- tember 20 and continuing. porary employee housing. Later, he returned to The President declared an emergency in Washington, DC. Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement In the evening, in the State Dining Room, State and local response efforts in the area the President hosted a dinner for 2005 Presi- struck by Hurricane Rita beginning on Sep- dents Cup teams. tember 20 and continuing.

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September 22 September 24 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, at the U.S. Northern Com- ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane mand in Colorado Springs, CO, the President Katrina recovery efforts and preparations for had a briefing on Hurricane Rita by officials Hurricane Rita. Later, he had a telephone con- of the North American Aerospace Defense versation with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas to dis- Command (NORAD). Later, he toured the facil- cuss preparations for Hurricane Rita. ity. Later in the morning, the President and Vice Also in the morning, the President met with President Dick Cheney traveled to Arlington, Adm. Timothy J. Keating, USN, commander, VA, where, at the Pentagon, they had a briefing U.S. Northern Command. He then had another on the war on terror. briefing on Hurricane Rita. In the afternoon, the President returned to Later in the morning, the President traveled Washington, DC. to Austin, TX, arriving in the afternoon. In the evening, the President had another Later in the afternoon, the President traveled telephone conversation with Gov. Perry to dis- to San Antonio, TX. cuss preparations for Hurricane Rita. The President declared a disaster in Louisiana The President announced his intention to and ordered Federal aid to supplement State nominate David Hale to be Ambassador to Jor- and local response efforts in the area struck dan. by Hurricane Rita beginning on September 23 The President announced his intention to and continuing. nominate Dorrance Smith to be Assistant Sec- The President declared a disaster in Texas retary of Defense for Public Affairs. and ordered Federal aid to supplement State The President announced his intention to des- and local response efforts in the area struck ignate Thomas O. Barnett as Acting Assistant by Hurricane Rita beginning on September 23 Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at and continuing. the Department of Justice. September 25 The President announced his intention to ap- point the following individuals as members of In the morning, at Randolph Air Force Base, the President’s Export Council: University City, TX, the President had a briefing on Hurricane Rita. Later, he traveled to Baton Sharon L. Allen; Rouge, LA. John Sau Chung Chen; In the afternoon, the President returned to James F. Dicke II; Washington, DC. Hamilton E. James; Prakash V. Puram; and September 26 Timothy Paul Smucker. In the morning, in the Situation Room, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he September 23 had a briefing on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita In the morning, the President had an intel- recovery efforts. ligence briefing and a briefing on preparations Later in the morning, the President went to for Hurricane Rita. Later, in the Oval Office, the Department of Energy where he partici- he met with members of the Boys and Girls pated in a briefing on energy supply issues re- Club of America Youth of the Year finalists. lated to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Later, he In the evening, the President traveled to Col- returned to the White House. orado Springs, CO, where, at Peterson Air Force Base, he had a briefing on preparations for Hur- September 27 ricane Rita by officials of the North American In the morning, the President had an intel- Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). ligence briefing. Later, he had a briefing on The President announced his intention to des- Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts. ignate Andrew von Eschenbach as Acting Com- Later in the morning, the President traveled missioner of Food and Drugs at the Food and to Beaumont, TX. Upon arrival, he had a brief- Drug Administration at the Department of ing on local damage from the hurricanes. Later, Health and Human Services. he began an aerial tour of the area damaged

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by the hurricanes, concluding his tour in Lake of Poland at the White House for a farewell Charles, LA. meeting and lunch on October 12. In the afternoon, the President met with first- September 29 responders involved with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the afternoon, the President returned ligence briefing. Later, he had a briefing on to Washington, DC. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts. The President announced his intention to Later in the morning, in the Roosevelt Room, nominate Kent D. Talbert to be General Coun- the President, Chief Justice-designate John G. sel at the Department of Education. Roberts, Jr., and other officials watched the Sen- The President announced his intention to ate vote for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. nominate Horace A. Thompson to be a member In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- of the Occupational Safety and Health Review dent had lunch with Chief Justice-designate Commission. Roberts and his wife, Jane. Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, The President announced his intention to the President met with Gen. Richard B. Myers, nominate Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer to be a USAF, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and member of the Board of Directors of the Afri- members of his family. Later, also in the Oval can Development Foundation (Government Office, he met with congressional leaders to dis- Representative). cuss legislative priorities. The President announced his intention to ap- During the day, the President met with Har- point Timothy D. Adams as a member of the riet E. Miers to discuss her nomination to be Board of Directors of the Overseas Private In- an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. vestment Corporation. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Gigi Hyland to be a member of the point Brig. Gen. Bill Grisoli, USA, as the Fed- National Credit Union Administration Board. eral member of the Delaware River Basin Com- The President announced his intention to mission (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and nominate J. Thomas Rosch to be a Commis- Pennsylvania), and as the Federal member of sioner of the Federal Trade Commission. the Susquehanna River Basin Commission The President announced his intention to (Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania). nominate Terrence L. Bracy to be a member The President announced his intention to ap- of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall point William McDowell Matz, Jr., as a member Scholarship and Excellence in National Environ- of the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission. mental Policy Foundation. The President announced his intention to ap- The President announced his intention to point Linda M. Springer as a member of the nominate Jean B. Elshtain, Allen C. Guelzo, and President’s Commission on White House Fel- Eugene Hickok to be members of the National lowships. Council on the Humanities. September 28 The President announced his intention to nominate Sarah M. Singleton to be a member In the morning, the President had an intel- of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services ligence briefing. He then had a briefing on Hur- Corporation. ricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts. Later, The President announced his intention to he participated in a briefing on the war on ter- nominate Margaret Spellings to be a Represent- ror. ative of the U.S. to the 33d General Conference In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, the President had lunch with Secretary of State and Cultural Organization. Condoleezza Rice and National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley. September 30 During the day, the President met with Har- In the morning, the President had a telephone riet E. Miers to discuss her nomination to be conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Singh of India to discuss India-U.S. relations, The White House announced that the Presi- regional developments, and other issues. He dent will host President Aleksander Kwasniewski then had an intelligence briefing. Later, he had

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a briefing on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recov- Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day ery efforts. O’Connor to discuss his decision to nominate Later in the morning, the President traveled Harriet E. Miers to be an Associate Justice of to Arlington, VA. Later, he returned to Wash- the U.S. Supreme Court. ington, DC. Later in the morning, in the Oval Office, he In the afternoon, the President had lunch met with Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi of with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he Malta. traveled to Camp David, MD. In the afternoon, in an Oval Office ceremony, The White House announced that the Presi- the President received diplomatic credentials dent will welcome President Mahmoud Abbas from Ambassadors Raymond Alcide Joseph of (Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority to the Haiti, Bisera Turkovic of Bosnia and White House on October 20. Herzegovina, Jesoni Vitusagavulu of the Fiji Is- lands, Nasser Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa of Qatar, October 1 Naser Mohamed Yusaf Albalooshi of Bahrain, In the morning, the President had an intel- Gunnar Wiggo Lund of Sweden, Norman Garcia ligence briefing. Paz of Honduras, Luis Benigno Gallegos The President declared an emergency in Chiriboga of Ecuador, Ephraim Mandla Hlophe Delaware and ordered Federal aid to supple- of Swaziland, Janusz Reiter of Poland, ment State and local response efforts to assist Alexandros P. Mallias of Greece, Friis Arne evacuees from the area struck by Hurricane Petersen of Denmark, and Giovanni Castellaneta Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to of Italy. those areas beginning on August 29 and con- tinuing. October 4 The President declared an emergency in New In the morning, the President had an intel- York and ordered Federal aid to supplement ligence briefing. State and local response efforts to assist evac- October 5 uees from the area struck by Hurricane Katrina and to provide emergency assistance to those In the morning, the President had an intel- areas beginning on August 29 and continuing. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. October 2 Rumsfeld and Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush former commander, Multi-National Security and returned to Washington, DC. Later, at the Ca- Transition Command—Iraq. thedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, the Presi- In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, dent and Mrs. Bush attended the annual Red the President had lunch with Secretary of State Mass. Condoleezza Rice and Under Secretary of State In the evening, in the Residence, the Presi- for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen dent and Mrs. Bush had dinner with Counsel P. Hughes. to the President Harriet E. Miers to discuss The White House announced that the Presi- his decision to nominate her to be an Associate dent will travel to Mar del Plata, Argentina, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. on November 3–5 to participate in the Summit Also in the evening, the President had a tele- of the Americas and to meet with President phone conversation with White House Chief of Nestor Kirchner of Argentina, and that the Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., to discuss his deci- President will visit Brazil on November 5–6 and sion to nominate Harriet E. Miers to be an Panama on November 6–7. Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The President announced his intention to nominate Jeffrey Thomas Bergner to be Assist- October 3 ant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced his intention to ligence briefing. Later, he had a hurricane brief- nominate Susan McCaw to be Ambassador to ing. Austria. Also in the morning, the President had sepa- The President announced his intention to rate telephone conversations with Supreme nominate Nicholas F. Taubman to be Ambas- Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and sador to Romania.

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October 6 In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the In the morning, the President had an intel- President met with Deputy Chief of Mission ligence briefing and a hurricane briefing. of Pakistan to the U.S. Mohammad Sadiq to In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, discuss U.S. assistance for earthquake recovery the President had lunch with William F. Buck- efforts. ley, Jr., founder of National Review magazine. October 10 Later, the President met with advisers to discuss avian influenza. In the morning, the President had an intel- The White House announced that the Presi- ligence briefing. dent will welcome Charles, Prince of Wales, of In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush the United Kingdom and his wife, Camilla, traveled to New Orleans, LA, where, upon ar- Duchess of Cornwall, to the White House for rival, he met with Plaquemines Parish officials lunch and dinner on November 2. to discuss Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts. October 7 In the evening, at Ralph Brennan’s BACCO In the morning, the President had an intel- restaurant, the President and Mrs. Bush had ligence briefing. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, a dinner meeting with Mayor C. Ray Nagin of he met with print and broadcast journalists from New Orleans, LA; Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen, Iraq. USCG, U.S. Coast Guard Chief of Staff; and In the afternoon, in the Roosevelt Room, the other officials to discuss Hurricanes Katrina and President met with chief executive officers of Rita recovery efforts. manufacturing companies to discuss private sec- tor efforts to prepare for a potential avian influ- October 11 enza outbreak. In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush The President announced his intention to traveled to Covington, LA. Later, they partici- nominate David Steele Bohigian to be Assistant pated in a Habitat for Humanity building Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and project. Compliance. Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Bush traveled to Pass Christian, MS, where, nominate Antonio Fratto to be Assistant Sec- upon arrival, they met with local school officials. retary of the Treasury for Public Affairs. Later, the President traveled to New Orleans, The President announced his intention to LA, where he met with Jefferson Parish officials nominate Susan C. Schwab to be Deputy U.S. to discuss Hurricanes Katrina and Rita recovery Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambas- efforts. sador. In the afternoon, the President returned to The President announced his intention to Washington, DC. nominate Ron Silver and Judy Van Rest to be members of the U.S. Institute for Peace. October 12 The President declared a major disaster in In the morning, the President had a telephone North Carolina and ordered Federal aid to sup- conversation with Prime Minister Manmohan plement State and local recovery efforts in the Singh of India to discuss recovery efforts fol- area struck by Hurricane Ophelia on September lowing the earthquake in Pakistan on October 11–17. 8. Later, he had a telephone conversation with October 8 Chancellor-elect Angela Merkel of Germany to In the morning, the President had an intel- congratulate her on her election victory. He ligence briefing. then had an intelligence briefing. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- October 9 dent and Mrs. Bush had lunch with President In the morning, the President had a telephone Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland and his wife, conversation with President Pervez Musharraf Jolanta Kwasniewska. of Pakistan to express his condolences for the Later in the afternoon, at DAR Constitution recent earthquake in Pakistan and to offer re- Hall, the President made remarks to Federal covery assistance. agency leadership and Senior Executive Service

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employees. Later, he returned to the White October 17 House. In the morning, the President had an intel- October 13 ligence briefing. The White House announced that the Presi- In the morning, the President had an intel- dent will host Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone con- of Italy at the White House for a meeting and versation with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of lunch on October 31. Germany. The White House announced that the Presi- Later in the morning, the President had sepa- dent will visit Kyoto, Japan, on November 15. rate telephone conversations with President He will meet with Prime Minister Junichiro Elias Antonio Saca Gonzales of El Salvador and Koizumi of Japan on November 16. The Presi- President Oscar Berger of Guatemala to discuss dent will then travel to Busan, South Korea, Tropical Storm Stan recovery efforts. to attend the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Co- During the day, the President had a telephone operation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting on Novem- conversation with former Prime Minister Mar- ber 18–19. He will meet with President Roh garet Thatcher of the United Kingdom, who was Moo-hyun of South Korea in Gyeongju, South Korea, on November 17, and hold bilateral celebrating her 80th birthday. meetings with other leaders while at APEC. The October 14 President will travel to Beijing, China, on No- In the morning, the President had a telephone vember 19. The President will then travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to meet with President conversation with Prime Minister Paul Martin Nambaryn Enkhbayar of Mongolia on Novem- of Canada. He then had an intelligence briefing. ber 21. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with Secretary of Defense October 18 Employer Support Freedom Award recipients. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, the President had a ligence briefing. He then had a briefing on Hur- briefing on recovery efforts in response to the ricanes Katrina and Rita recovery efforts and earthquake in Pakistan on October 8 and Trop- on Tropical Storm Wilma. Later, he met with ical Storm Stan that struck Guatemala on Octo- James D. Wolfensohn, Quartet Special Envoy ber 2. for Gaza Disengagement. In the afternoon, the President traveled to October 19 Camp David, MD. In the morning, the President had a briefing The President announced his intention to on Hurricane Wilma. Later, he had an intel- nominate Ronald L. Schlicher to be Ambassador ligence briefing. to Cyprus. Later in the morning, the President met with The President announced his intention to the National Security Council. He then had a nominate Alejandro Daniel Wolff to be U.S. meeting regarding a potential avian influenza Deputy Representative to the United Nations outbreak. with the rank of Ambassador, U.S. Deputy Rep- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the resentative in the Security Council of the United President met with musician and activist Bono, Nations, and U.S. Representative to the Sessions and then they had lunch in the Private Dining of the General Assembly of the United Nations Room. during his tenure of service as U.S. Deputy Later in the afternoon, in the Cabinet Room, Representative to the United Nations. the President met with Republican congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities. October 15 During the day, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President had an intel- conversation with Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida to ligence briefing. discuss preparations for Hurricane Wilma. Later, he met with Gov. Bush. October 16 The President declared an emergency in Mas- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush sachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supple- returned to Washington, DC. ment Commonwealth and local response efforts

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in the area struck by severe storms and flooding The President made additional disaster assist- beginning on October 7 and continuing. ance available to Louisiana by authorizing an The President announced his intention to increase in the level of Federal funding for pub- nominate Anne W. Patterson to be Assistant lic assistance projects undertaken as a result of Secretary of State for International Narcotics Hurricane Katrina. and Law Enforcement Affairs. The President made additional disaster assist- ance available to Mississippi by authorizing an October 20 increase in the level of Federal funding for pub- In the morning, the President had an intel- lic assistance projects undertaken as a result of ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Hurricane Katrina. met with President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) of the Palestinian Authority. October 23 In the afternoon, the President had lunch In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. traveled to Los Angeles, CA. In the evening, the President had a telephone In the evening, the President made remarks conversation with Secretary of Homeland Secu- at a Republican National Committee reception. rity Michael Chertoff to discuss preparations for Hurricane Wilma. October 21 In the morning, the President had an intel- October 24 ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Simi Val- In the morning, the President had separate ley, CA. telephone conversations with Federal Emer- Later in the morning, at the Ronald Reagan gency Management Agency Acting Director R. Presidential Library, the President, Mrs. Bush, David Paulison, and Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and former First Lady Nancy Reagan partici- to discuss Hurricane Wilma. pated in a wreath-laying ceremony at former Later in the morning, the President had a President Reagan’s memorial. telephone conversation with President-elect In the afternoon, the President, Mrs. Bush, Lech Kaczynski of Poland to congratulate him and former First Lady Reagan toured the plane on his October 23 election victory and to discuss that served as Air Force One from 1973 to other issues. He then had an intelligence brief- 2001. Later, they attended a luncheon. ing. Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Bush traveled to Camp David, MD. President met with U.S. Ambassador to Afghani- The President announced his intention to stan Ronald E. Neumann. Later, in Room 350 nominate John F. Clark to be Director of the of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office U.S. Marshals Service. Building, he dropped by a meeting between the The President announced his intention to National Security Council, Minister of Industry nominate George W. Foresman to be Under and Energy Viktor Borisovich Khristenko of Secretary for Preparedness at the Department Russia, and Russian chief executive officers. of Homeland Security. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Ben S. Bernanke to be a member nominate Paul J. McNulty to be Deputy Attor- and Chairman of the Board of Governors of ney General at the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve System. to designate him as Acting Deputy Attorney The President declared a major disaster in General at the Department of Justice. Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement The President announced his intention to ap- State and local recovery efforts in the area point Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, as a Governor struck by Hurricane Wilma beginning on Octo- of the Board of Governors of the American Na- ber 23 and continuing. tional Red Cross. October 25 October 22 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning the President had an intel- ligence briefing and a briefing on Hurricane ligence briefing. Wilma. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, the Rose

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Garden, and the Yellow Oval Room, he and October 27 Mrs. Bush posed for their official portraits. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the ligence briefing. Later, he met with Associate President participated in a photo opportunity Justice-designate Harriet E. Miers. with the 2005 National Physical Fitness Cham- Later in the morning, the President traveled pions. to Pompano Beach, FL, arriving in the after- October 26 noon, where he toured the areas damaged by In the morning, the President had an intel- Hurricane Wilma. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Later in the afternoon, the President traveled met with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay to Miami, FL, where he participated in a brief- Khalilzad. He then met with Senate Majority ing with Federal Emergency Management Agen- Leader Bill Frist, Senate Majority Whip Mitch cy Acting Director R. David Paulison, Gov. Jeb McConnell, Speaker of the House of Represent- Bush of Florida, and State and local officials atives J. Dennis Hastert, and House Majority on Hurricane Wilma recovery efforts. He then Whip Roy Blunt to discuss legislative priorities. toured the National Hurricane Center. Later, Later in the morning, in Room 350 of the he returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- evening. ing, the President participated in a bill signing The President announced his intention to ceremony for S. 397, the Protection of Lawful nominate Patricia N. Moller to be Ambassador Commerce in Arms Act. to Burundi. During the day, in the Oval Office, the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent met with President John Agyekum Kufuor nominate Carol van Voorst to be Ambassador of Ghana. to Iceland. In the evening, the President had a telephone The President announced his intention to conversation with Associate Justice-designate nominate Ross Wilson to be Ambassador to Tur- Harriet E. Miers. key. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Bernadette M. Allen to be Ambas- point Stephen Friedman as a member of the sador to Niger. President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board The President announced his intention to and, upon appointment, to designate him as nominate Janice L. Jacobs to be Ambassador Chairman of the President’s Foreign Intelligence to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. Advisory Board and member and Chairman of The President announced his intention to the Intelligence Oversight Board. nominate Marilyn Ware to be Ambassador to The President announced his intention to ap- Finland. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to ap- the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory point Bradley P. Clawson, James E. Lockey, and Board: John W. Poston, Sr., as members of the Advisory James L. Barksdale; Board on Radiation and Worker Health. Arthur B. Culvahouse; The President announced his intention to des- William O. DeWitt, Jr.; ignate Naomi Churchill Earp as Vice Chairman Adm. James O. Ellis, USN (Ret.); of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis- Donald L. Evans; sion. Martin Faga; The President made additional disaster assist- Lee Hamilton; ance available to Louisiana by authorizing an Ray Hunt; increase in the level of Federal funding for pub- David E. Jeremiah; lic assistance projects undertaken as a result of John L. Morrison; and Hurricane Rita. The President declared a major disaster in Elizabeth Pate-Cornell. New Hampshire and ordered Federal aid to The President announced his intention to ap- supplement State and local recovery efforts in point Stefanie R. Osburn as Executive Director the area struck by severe storms and flooding of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory on October 7–18. Board.

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October 28 The President announced his intention to ap- In the morning, the President had an intel- point Lisette M. Mondello as a member of the ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Norfolk, Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Cen- VA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- ter. dom Corps volunteer Annie Randolph. He then November 2 returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the afternoon. In the morning, the President had a breakfast Later in the afternoon, the President met with meeting with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld. Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, Speak- Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. er of the House of Representatives J. Dennis Bush traveled to Camp David, MD. Hastert, and House Majority Whip Roy Blunt to discuss legislative priorities. October 29 Later in the morning, the President had an In the morning, the President had an intel- intelligence briefing. He then met with the Na- ligence briefing. tional Security Council. Later, in the Oval Of- fice, he met with Secretary of Defense Donald October 30 H. Rumsfeld. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush In the afternoon, on the South Lawn, the returned to Washington, DC. President and Mrs. Bush participated in an ar- In the evening, in the Rotunda at the U.S. rival ceremony for Prince Charles of Wales and Capitol, the President and Mrs. Bush partici- Duchess Camilla of Cornwall from the United pated in a wreath-laying ceremony and attended Kingdom. Later, they hosted a luncheon. the public viewing of Rosa Parks, who lay in state until her funeral on November 2. November 3 October 31 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Mar del Plata, Argentina, arriving In the morning, the President had an intel- in the evening. ligence briefing. He then had a telephone con- versation with President Luiz Inacio Lula da The President announced his intention to Silva of Brazil. nominate Mark Acton to be a Commissioner In the afternoon, in the Old Family Dining of the Postal Rate Commission. Room, the President had a working lunch with The President announced his intention to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy. nominate Kristie A. Kenney to be Ambassador Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, to the Philippines. the President had a meeting with activist Charm The President announced his intention to Tong of Burma. nominate Robert Weisberg to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo. November 1 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate John L. Palmer and Thomas R. Saving ligence briefing and a briefing on hurricane re- to be members of the Boards of Trustees of covery efforts. He then traveled to Bethesda, the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance MD. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Trust Fund, the Federal Hospital Insurance President met with Chairman Donald E. Powell Trust Fund, and the Federal Supplementary of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Medical Insurance Trust Fund. who is coordinating Federal gulf coast relief ef- The President announced his intention to ap- forts. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the Cultural Property Advisory Committee: nominate Steven A. Browning to be Ambassador to Uganda. Willard Lee Boyd; The President announced his intention to Jay I. Kislak; nominate Jeanine E. Jackson to be Ambassador Nancy Clausen Wilkie; and to Burkina Faso. James Wright Willis.

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The President announced that he has named In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush Stephen S. McMillin as Deputy Assistant to the went to the Casino Central de Mar del Plata, President and Adviser to the Chief of Staff. where they attended a formal dinner. Later, The President announced that he has named they returned to the Sheraton Mar del Plata. Douglas B. Baker as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Border and Transpor- November 5 tation Security. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President announced that he has named ligence briefing. Later, in the Salon Versailles Rudy Fernandez as Special Assistant to the at the Hermitage Hotel, he participated in ple- President for Intergovernmental Affairs. nary sessions of the Summit of the Americas. The President announced that he has named In the afternoon, the President participated Daniel W. Fisk as Special Assistant to the Presi- in the closing ceremony of the Summit of the dent and Senior Director for Western Hemi- Americas. Later, at the Salon Doree, he partici- sphere Affairs. pated in a luncheon for heads of state. The President announced that he has named Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Meghan L. O’Sullivan as Special Assistant to Bush traveled to Brasilia, Brazil, arriving in the the President and Deputy National Security Ad- evening. viser for Iraq and Afghanistan. The White House announced that the Presi- The President announced that he has named dent will welcome President Ali Abdallah Salih Matthew Scott Robinson as Special Assistant to of Yemen to the White House on November the President for Speechwriting. 10. The President announced that he has named Stephen B. Slick as Special Assistant to the November 6 President and Senior Director for Intelligence In the morning, the President had separate Programs and Reform. telephone conversations with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari November 4 of Iraq. Later, in the Blue Tree Park Hotel, In the morning, at the Sheraton Mar del he had breakfast with Brazilian business leaders. Plata, the President met with President Abel Later, in the Porto Vittoria Reception Hall, he Pacheco of Costa Rica, President Elias Antonio and Mrs. Bush greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. Saca Gonzalez of El Salvador, President Oscar In the afternoon, at Granja do Torto, the Berger of Guatemala, President Ricardo Maduro President and Mrs. Bush had lunch with Presi- of Honduras, President Enrique Bolanos of dent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife, Nicaragua, and President Leonel Fernandez Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva. They then returned Reyna of the Dominican Republic to discuss to the Blue Tree Park Hotel. the Dominican Republic-Central America- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA- traveled to Panama City, Panama. DR). Later in the morning, the President went to November 7 the Hermitage Hotel, where he met with Presi- In the morning, in the Cabinet Room of the dent Nestor Kirchner of Argentina. Later, at Palacio de Las Garzas, the President had a the Sheraton Mar del Plata, he met with leaders meeting with President Martin Torrijos Espino of Andean nations. of Panama. Later, at the Corozal American In the afternoon, the President met with Cemetery, he and Mrs. Bush participated in a President Ricardo Lagos of Chile. Later, he and wreath-laying ceremony. Mrs. Bush went to the Teatro Auditorium at Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. the Casino Central de Mar del Plata, where Bush went to the Miraflores Locks of the Pan- they participated in the opening ceremony of ama Canal, where they toured the canal. the Summit of the Americas. In the afternoon, at the Miraflores Restaurant, Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. the President and Mrs. Bush had lunch with Bush returned to the Hermitage Hotel, where President Torrijos Espino and his wife, Vivian he participated in a group photo. He then par- Fernandez de Torrijos. Later, they went to Ciu- ticipated in a plenary session of the Summit dad del Saber, where, at Jarman Field, they of the Americas. participated in a baseball event with Panamanian

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youth and Major League Baseball players. Later, The President announced his intention to at the Auxiliary Gym of Ciudad del Saber, they nominate Stephen C. King to be a member of greeted U.S. Embassy personnel. the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission at Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. the Department of Justice. Bush traveled to Richmond, VA, arriving in the The President announced his intention to evening. Later, they returned to Washington, nominate Donald M. Payne, Edward Randall DC. Royce, and Goli Ameri to be U.S. Representa- The President announced his intention to tives to the 60th Session of the United Nations nominate Janet Ann Sanderson to be Ambas- General Assembly. sador to Haiti. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Duane Acklie and Robert C. O’Brien point David Barrett Cohen as the U.S. Rep- to be U.S. Alternate Representatives to the 60th resentative on the Pacific Community. Session of the United Nations General Assem- November 8 bly. The President announced his designation of In the morning, the President had an intel- the following individuals as members of a Presi- ligence briefing followed by a briefing on hurri- dential delegation to visit South Asia on Novem- cane recovery efforts. Later, in the Oval Office, ber 13–15 to survey the South Asian earthquake he participated in a photo opportunity with 2005 devastation and assess relief and reconstruction Nobel Prize recipients John L. Hall, Thomas needs: C. Schelling, Roy J. Glauber, Richard R. Schrock, and Robert H. Grubbs. Karen P. Hughes (head of delegation); In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the Jim Kelly; President accepted the Institute of Religion and Anne Mulcahy; Public Policy’s Pope John Paul II Wellspring Hank McKinnell, Jr.; and of Freedom Award from institute officials. Sandy Weill. The President declared a major disaster in the Northern Mariana Islands and ordered Fed- The President announced his designation of eral aid to supplement Commonwealth and local the following individuals as members of a Presi- recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon dential delegation to Israel to attend events Nabi on August 30 through September 1. commemorating the 10th anniversary of the as- The President declared a major disaster in sassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, on Indiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement November 14: State and local recovery efforts in the area James A. Baker III (head of delegation); struck by a tornado and severe storms on No- Condoleezza Rice; vember 6. Richard A. Jones; November 9 C. David Welch; and In the morning, the President had breakfast Elliott Abrams. with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He November 10 then had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with Secretary of Defense In the morning, the President had a telephone Donald H. Rumsfeld. conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- He then had an intelligence briefing. dent and Mrs. Bush met with the Dalai Lama Later in the morning, in the Roosevelt Room, of Tibet. the President dropped by a meeting of the Fed- The President announced his intention to eralist Society. Later, in an Oval Office cere- nominate Michael Joseph Copps to be Commis- mony, he presented the 2005 National Medals sioner of the Federal Communications Commis- of Arts and National Humanities Medals. sion. In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- The President announced his intention to dent had lunch with President Ali Abdallah Salih nominate Deborah Taylor Tate to be Commis- of Yemen. Later, in an Oval Office ceremony, sioner of the Federal Communications Commis- he received diplomatic credentials from Ambas- sion. sador Lee Tae-sik of South Korea.

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Later in the afternoon, in Room 350 of the November 16 Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Build- In the morning, the President had an intel- ing, the President dropped by a meeting of busi- ligence briefing. Later, at the Kinkakuji Temple ness leaders. Later, in the Oval Office, he par- of the Golden Pavilion, he and Mrs. Bush at- ticipated in a bill signing ceremony for H.R. tended a cultural performance. 2744, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food Later in the morning, at the Kyoto State and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Guest House, the President met with Prime Appropriations Act, 2006. Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan. In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a dinner for the 40th anniversary of the had lunch with Prime Minister Koizumi. Later, National Endowment for the Arts and the Na- he and Mrs. Bush traveled to Busan, South tional Endowment for the Humanities. Korea, arriving in the evening. The President declared a major disaster in The President announced his intention to Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to sup- nominate Marc L. Kesselman to be General plement Commonwealth and local recovery ef- Counsel of the Department of Agriculture. forts in the area struck by severe storms and The President announced his intention to flooding on October 7–16. nominate Peter N. Kirsanow to be a member The President declared a major disaster in of the National Labor Relations Board. Puerto Rico and ordered Federal aid to supple- The President announced his intention to ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts nominate Claudia A. McMurray to be Assistant in the area struck by severe storms, flooding, Secretary of State for Oceans and International landslides, and mudslides on October 9–15. Environmental and Scientific Affairs. The President announced his intention to November 11 nominate Daniel Meron to be General Counsel In the morning, the President had an intel- of the Department of Health and Human Serv- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Avoca, ices. PA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- The President announced his intention to ap- dom Corps volunteer Anthony Blackwell, Sr. He point Noel Michael McKinnell as a member of then traveled to Tobyhanna, PA. the Commission of Fine Arts. In the afternoon, at Tobyhanna Army Depot, The President declared a major disaster in the President met with family members of U.S. Kansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement military personnel killed in Iraq and Afghani- State and local recovery efforts in the area stan. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. struck by severe storms and flooding on October While en route aboard Air Force One, he had 1–2. a telephone conversation with Prime Minister John Howard of Australia. November 17 In the morning, the President had an intel- November 12 ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- In the morning, the President had an intel- eled to Gyeongju, South Korea, where, at the ligence briefing. Hotel Hyundai, he met with President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea. November 14 In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush In the morning, the President had an intel- had lunch with President Roh and his wife, ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- Kwon Yang-sook. Later, they toured the eled to Anchorage, AK, where, upon arrival in Bulguksa Temple. They then returned to Busan, the afternoon, he met with USA Freedom Corps South Korea. volunteer Peter Henry. Later in the afternoon, at the Westin Chosun In the afternoon, at Elmendorf Air Force Hotel, the President met with Prime Minister Base, the President met with family members Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia. of U.S. military personnel killed in Iraq and In the evening, the President had a telephone Afghanistan. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled conversation with President Pervez Musharraf to Kyoto, Japan, crossing the international date- of Pakistan to discuss recovery efforts following line and arriving the following evening. the earthquake in Pakistan on October 8.

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The President announced that he has nomi- November 20 nated Richard T. Crowder to be Chief Agri- In the morning, at the Great Hall of the Peo- culture Negotiator at the U.S. Trade Represent- ple, the President and Mrs. Bush participated ative, with the rank of Ambassador. in a welcoming ceremony. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, at the Diaoyutai Guest nominate Michael W. Michalak to have the rank House, the President had a working lunch with of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Premier Wen Jiabao of China. Later, at LaoShan U.S. Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific Economic Olympic Mountain Biking Training Center, he Cooperation Forum. went mountain biking with Chinese Olympic The President announced his intention to ap- athletes. point Lorenzo Larranaga (U.S. Border State In the evening, at the Great Hall of the Peo- Representative) and Jacob Monty (U.S. Public ple, the President and Mrs. Bush had dinner Representative) as members of the Board of Di- with President Hu Jintao of China and his wife, rectors of the Border Environment Cooperation Liu Yongqing. Commission. The President made additional disaster assist- ance available to Louisiana for the impact of Hurricane Katrina from August 29 to November November 18 1. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President made additional disaster assist- ance available to Mississippi for the impact of ligence briefing. Later, at the Westin Chosun Hurricane Katrina from August 29 to October Hotel, the President met with leaders of the 14. Association of Southeast Asian Nations The President made additional disaster assist- (ASEAN). He then met with President Vicente ance available to Louisiana for the impact of Fox of Mexico, Prime Minister Paul Martin of Hurricane Rita from September 23 to Novem- Canada, and President Alejandro Toledo of ber 1. Peru. In the afternoon at the BEXCO Facility, the November 21 President participated in the Asian-Pacific Eco- In the morning, the President had an intel- nomic Cooperation (APEC) summit. ligence briefing. Later, at the St. Regis Hotel, In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush he and Mrs. Bush greeted U.S. Embassy per- attended a gala dinner and cultural performance. sonnel and their family members. He and Mrs. The President announced his intention to Bush then traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, nominate David Longly Bernhardt to be Solic- arriving in the afternoon. itor of the Department of the Interior. In the afternoon, at the Government House, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in an arrival ceremony. Later, he had separate meet- November 19 ings with President Nambaryn Enkhbayar and In the morning, in Busan, South Korea, the Prime Minister Tsakhia Elbegdorj of Mongolia. President had an intelligence briefing. Later, at Later in the afternoon, in Ikh Tenger, the President and Mrs. Bush participated in a cul- the Westin Chosun Hotel, he met with Presi- tural event. Later, at Buyant-Ukhaa Airport, they dent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia. greeted U.S. Embassy personnel and their fam- Later in the morning, at the Nurimaru APEC ily members. They then returned to Washington, House, the President participated in the Asian- DC, arriving in the evening. Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President participated nominate Michael L. Dominguez to be Deputy in the APEC official lunch. Later, he partici- Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and pated in the APEC official photograph. He then Readiness. participated in the APEC Leaders’ Declaration. The President announced his intention to Later in the afternoon, the President and Mrs. nominate Brafford R. Higgins to be Assistant Bush traveled to Osan, South Korea. Later, they Secretary of State (Resources Management) and traveled to Beijing, China, arriving in the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of evening. State.

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The President announced his intention to des- N. Skelton IV who were in a vehicular accident ignate Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., as Chairman of in Iraq on November 26. the Board of Directors of the Securities Investor In the afternoon, the President traveled to Protection Corporation. Tucson, AZ, where, upon arrival, he met with The President announced his intention to des- USA Freedom Corps volunteer Al Agellon. ignate Rudy Pamintuan as Chairman of the Later, he had a briefing on border security. President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Later in the afternoon, the President traveled Americans and Pacific Islanders. to Phoenix, AZ, where, upon arrival, he met The President declared a major disaster in with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Father Wil- North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- liam Mitchell. plement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm and record November 29 and/or near record snow on October 4–6. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to El Paso, November 22 TX, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Free- In the morning, the President had an intel- dom Corps volunteer Dale Baugh. Later, he ligence briefing. took a driving tour of the Mexico-U.S. border. In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush Later in the morning, the President traveled traveled to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX. to Denver, CO. November 23 In the afternoon, the President met with fam- ily members of a soldier killed in Iraq. Later, In the morning, the President had an intel- he returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the ligence briefing. evening. The White House announced that the Presi- dent will meet with Chancellor Wolfgang November 30 Schuessel of Austria at the White House on In the morning, the President had a telephone December 8. conversation with President-elect Ellen Johnson November 24 Sirleaf of Liberia to congratulate her on her election victory. He then had an intelligence In the morning, the President had an intel- briefing. Later, he traveled to Annapolis, MD. ligence briefing. Later, he had telephone con- Later in the morning, the President traveled versations with members of the U.S. Armed to Baltimore, MD. Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the afternoon, the President returned to November 25 Washington, DC. Later in the afternoon, in the Oval Office, In the morning, the President had an intel- the President met with James R. Mueller, com- ligence briefing. mander-in-chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars. November 26 The White House announced that the Presi- In the morning, the President had an intel- dent will welcome Chancellor Angela Merkel ligence briefing. of Germany to the White House on January 11, 2006. November 27 December 1 In the afternoon, the President had a tele- phone conversation with King Abdallah bin Abd In the morning, the President had an intel- al-Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. ligence briefing. In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the November 28 President met with Theodore E. Cardinal In the morning, the President had an intel- McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, DC. ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- rity Council. dent and Mrs. Bush hosted a holiday reception. Later in the morning, the President had sepa- The President declared a major disaster in rate telephone conversations with Representa- Kentucky and ordered Federal aid to supple- tives Timothy Murphy, Jim Marshall, and Isaac ment Commonwealth and local recovery efforts

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in the area struck by severe storms and torna- The White House announced that the January does on November 15. 11, 2006, visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to the White House has been resched- December 2 uled for January 13. In the morning, in the Private Dining Room, the President had breakfast with Secretary of December 7 State Condoleezza Rice. Later, he had an intel- In the morning, the President had a telephone ligence briefing and a briefing on pandemic in- conversation with President Luiz Inacio Lula da fluenza preparedness and response. Later, he Silva of Brazil to discuss the upcoming World received credentials from newly appointed am- Trade Organization ministerial conference in bassadors to the United States. Hong Kong. Later, he had an intelligence brief- During the day, the President had a telephone ing. conversation with King Abdullah II of Jordan In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, to discuss regional issues. the President had lunch with Vice President In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- Dick Cheney. Later, he participated in a photo dent and Mrs. Bush hosted a holiday reception. opportunity with White House interns. December 3 Later in the afternoon, in the Residence, the President met with congressional leaders to dis- In the morning, the President had an intel- cuss legislative priorities. ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush trav- In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- eled to Camp David, MD. dent hosted a holiday reception. December 4 December 8 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he went to the John F. Kennedy Center for the met with Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel of Aus- Performing Arts, where they attended the Ken- tria. Then, in the Roosevelt Room, he partici- nedy Center Honors Gala. pated in a briefing with Republican Members of Congress on the war on terror. December 5 In the afternoon, on the State Floor, the In the morning, the President had an intel- President hosted a holiday reception. ligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Greens- In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- boro, NC, where, upon arrival, he met with dent hosted another holiday reception. USA Freedom Corps volunteer Winfield Rose. December 9 In the afternoon, the President traveled to Kernersville, NC, where he participated in a In the morning, the President had an intel- tour of the John Deere-Hitachi Construction ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he Machinery Corp. excavator assembly line. Later, met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. he returned to Washington, DC. Rumsfeld. He then participated in a photo op- portunity with Make-A-Wish Foundation chil- December 6 dren. In the morning, the President had an intel- Later in the morning, the President traveled ligence briefing followed by a hurricane briefing. to Minneapolis, MN, where, upon arrival, he Later, in the Yellow Oval Room, he and Mrs. met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Nancy Bush participated in an interview and photo Sager. shoot with People magazine. In the afternoon, the President returned to In the afternoon, at the historic Evermay Washington, DC. house, the President attended a Republican Na- In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- tional Committee luncheon. Later, in the Roo- dent hosted a holiday reception. sevelt Room, he met with Jewish educators. The President declared a major disaster in The White House announced that the Presi- Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement dent will welcome Prime Minister Guy State and local recovery efforts in the area Verhofstadt of Belgium to the White House on struck by a severe fall storm, tidal surges, and January 17, 2006. flooding on September 22–26.

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December 10 Oliver III as members of the Board of Trustees In the morning, the President had an intel- of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per- ligence briefing. forming Arts. December 12 December 14 In the morning, the President had a telephone In the morning, the President had an intel- conversation with President-elect Manuel Zelaya ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he of Honduras to congratulate him on his election met with Jay P. Lefkowitz, Special Envoy on victory. He then had an intelligence briefing. Human Rights in North Korea. Then, in the Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in Roosevelt Room, he participated in a briefing an interview with Brian Williams of NBC’s with Democratic Members of Congress on the ‘‘Nightly News’’ for later broadcast. war on terror in Iraq. Later in the morning, the President traveled In the afternoon, in the Private Dining Room, to Philadelphia, PA. While en route aboard Air the President had lunch with Vice President Force One, he participated in an additional Dick Cheney. Later, in his private study, he interview with Mr. Williams for NBC’s ‘‘Today’’ participated in an interview with Brit Hume of show. Upon arrival in Philadelphia, he met with FOX News Channel. USA Freedom Corps volunteer Mary Rodgers. In the afternoon, the President participated In the evening, on the Sate Floor, the Presi- in a third interview with Mr. Williams. Later, dent hosted a holiday reception. he returned to Washington, DC. December 15 In the evening, at the State Department, the President attended a holiday reception for the In the morning, the President had an intel- diplomatic corps. ligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in a meeting on Hurricane Katrina December 13 recovery efforts. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- ligence briefing. Later, in the Roosevelt Room, dent and Mrs. Bush hosted a holiday reception he met with Republican Senators to discuss the for the White House press corps. war on terror. He then traveled to Springfield, VA. December 16 Later in the morning, the President returned In the morning, the President had separate to Washington, DC. telephone conversations with President Khalifa In the afternoon, in the Residence, the Presi- bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan of the United Arab Emir- dent and Mrs. Bush hosted a luncheon for Rep- ates, King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud resentative John Dingell to celebrate his 50th of Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Sabah al-Ahmad anniversary of becoming a Member of Congress. al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait, and King Abdullah The President announced his intention to II of Jordan to discuss the situation in Iraq. nominate Michell C. Clark to be Assistant Sec- Later in the morning, the President had an retary of Education for Management. intelligence briefing. Later, he met with Sen- The President announced his intention to ators to discuss the situation in Iraq. nominate Gary A. Grappo to be Ambassador to Oman. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be mem- nominate Raymond L. Orbach to be Under Sec- bers of the Federal Election Commission: retary of Energy for Science. Robert D. Lenhard; The President announced his intention to David M. Mason; nominate Anne-Imelda Radice to be Director Hans von Spakovsky; and of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Steven T. Walther. The President announced his intention to ap- point Jim Davis and Frank D. Ferris as mem- The President announced his designation of bers of the Federal Salary Council. Andrew S. Natsios as a member of a Presidential The President announced his intention to ap- delegation to Indonesia for the Indian Ocean point Joan Stevens Eller and John Leachman tsunami commemoration on December 17–18.

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The President declared a major disaster in Israel to wish him well after he experienced Connecticut and ordered Federal aid to supple- a mild stroke on December 19. ment State and local recovery efforts in the area Later in the morning, in the Roosevelt Room, struck by severe storms and flooding on October the President participated in a bill signing cere- 14–15. mony for H.R. 2520, the Stem Cell and Thera- peutic Research Act of 2005. December 17 In the evening, on the State Floor, the Presi- In the morning, the President had an intel- dent hosted a holiday reception. ligence briefing. The President made additional disaster assist- ance available to the areas of Louisiana im- December 19 pacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President declared a major disaster in ligence briefing. South Dakota and ordered Federal aid to sup- The President announced his intention to plement State and local recovery efforts in the nominate James I. Finley to be Deputy Under area struck by a severe winter storm from No- Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Tech- vember 27–29. nology. December 21 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had an intel- nominate Sharee M. Freeman to be Director ligence briefing and met with the National Secu- of the Community Relations Service at the De- rity Council. Later, he and Mrs. Bush traveled partment of Justice. to the National Naval Medical Center in Be- The President announced his intention to thesda, MD, where they visited U.S. military nominate Stephen Goldsmith to be a member personnel injured in Iraq and their family mem- of the Board of Directors of the Corporation bers and presented Purple Hearts to five for National and Community Service. servicemembers. The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush point Rodney R. McInnis as a member of the returned to Washington, DC. Later, in the In- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (De- dian Treaty Room, he participated in a meeting partment of Commerce, National Maritime on developing a skilled trades workforce to re- Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric build the gulf coast. Administration member). The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to ap- nominate Alexander A. Karsner to be Assistant point Charles S. Robb as a member of the Presi- Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency and Re- dent’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. newable Energy). The President announced his intention to des- The President announced his intention to ignate Sharee M. Freeman as Acting Director nominate Donald R. DePriest to be a member of the Community Relations Service at the De- of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Val- partment of Justice. ley Authority. The President announced his designation of The President announced his intention to the following individuals as members of a Presi- nominate Vince J. Juaristi to be a member of dential delegation to attend the inauguration of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for the President of Tanzania on December 21: National and Community Service. Jendayi E. Frazer (head of delegation); Cindy The President announced his intention to ap- Courville; and Michael L. Retzer. point the following individuals as members of the President’s Council on Service and Civic December 20 Participation: In the morning, the President had separate V. Jay Allen; telephone conversations with President Jalal Stephen A. Baldwin; Talabani and Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari Jean M. Case; of Iraq to congratulate them on Iraq’s successful Gerald Colangelo; elections. Later, the President had an intel- Evern D. Cooper; ligence briefing. He then had a telephone con- Myrka DeLlanos; versation with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Hilary E. Duff;

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Patricia H. Heaton; December 26 Kasey K. Kahne; In the morning, the President had an intel- Arthur G. Linkletter; ligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush re- Mary J. Myers; turned to Washington, DC. Corinne B. Roberts; Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Michael W. Smith; Bush traveled to the Bush Ranch in Crawford, Wendy M. Spencer; TX. Roxanne Spillett; Hope Taft; and December 27 Charles P. Turlinski. In the morning, the President had an intel- The President made additional disaster assist- ligence briefing. ance available to the areas of Mississippi im- December 28 pacted by Hurricane Katrina. In the morning, the President had an intel- December 22 ligence briefing. In the morning, the President had breakfast December 29 with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Later, he had an intelligence briefing. In the morning, the President had an intel- In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush ligence briefing. traveled to Camp David, MD. December 30 December 23 In the morning, the President had an intel- In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing and a briefing on the wildfires ligence briefing. in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas and flood- ing in northern California and the Pacific North- December 24 west. In the morning, the President had an intel- ligence briefing. Later, he had telephone con- December 31 versations with members of the U.S. Armed In the morning, the President had an intel- Forces. ligence briefing.

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