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the dinner, he returned to Washington, DC, which was sent to the Senate on October 27, arriving after midnight. 1995. The President announced his intention to nominate Arma Jane Karaer as Ambassador Submitted May 15 to Papua New Guinea, to the Solomon Is- Christina A. Snyder, lands, and to Vanuatu. of , to be U.S. District Judge for The President accorded the personal rank the Central District of California, vice Ed- of Ambassador to James W. Pardew, Jr., in ward Rafeedie, retired. his capacity as U.S. Special Representative for Military Stabilization in the Balkans. Thomas W. Thrash, Jr., The President announced his intention to of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the nominate Alan Philip Larson to be an Assist- Northern District of Georgia, vice Robert L. ant for Economic and Vining, Jr., retired. Business Affairs. Submitted May 16 J. Rene Josey, of South Carolina, to be U.S. Attorney for Nominations the District of South Carolina for the term Submitted to the Senate of 4 years, vice J. Preston Strom, Jr., re- signed.

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of For- eign Service officers. Checklist of Press Releases Submitted May 13 The following list contains releases of the Office Harold Walter Geisel, of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as of Illinois, a career member of the Senior items nor covered by entries in the Digest of Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Other White House Announcements. to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary Released May 13 and Plenipotentiary of the of Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- America to the Republic of Seychelles. retary Mike McCurry Reynaldo Flores Macı´as, Released May 14 of California, to be a member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- term expiring September 22, 1998, vice retary Mike McCurry Helen B. Crouch, term expired. Transcript of a press briefing by Vice Presi- dent , Counselor to the President Withdrawn May 13 Mack McLarty, Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, Gen. John Tilelli, Major Bruce W. Greer, Gen. Bob Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Trans- of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the portation Mort Downey, and Larry Haas, Southern District of Florida, vice James W. OMB Associate Director for Communica- Kehoe, retired, which was sent to the Senate tions on the Olympic games in Atlanta, GA on August 1, 1995. Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Charles R. Stack, announcing notification to Congress of the of Florida, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the release of $100 million for firefighting activi- Eleventh Circuit, vice Peter T. Fay, retired, ties

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Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by Counsel to the President John on Adviser Anthony Lake’s M. Quinn announcing the President’s annual mission to Burundi Public Financial Disclosure Report Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Announcement of the nomination for U.S. on the President’s meeting with Bosnian Attorney for the District of South Carolina Federation leaders and the announcement of a new business development mission to Released May 17 Bosnia and Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry on the Vice President’s meeting with U.N. Released May 15 High Commissioner for Sadako Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- Ogata on the situation in Liberia retary Mike McCurry Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing budget amendments in support announcing appointments to the Presidential of the Israeli Government’s requirement for emergency board counterterrorism assistance Announcement of the nominations for U.S. District Judges for the Central District of California and the Northern District of Geor- gia Acts Approved Released May 16 by the President Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State , Secretary of Approved May 13 Defense , and U.N. Ambas- sador on the anti- H.R. 2024 / Public Law 104–142 personnel landmines initiative Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Bat- tery Management Act Fact sheet announcing the antipersonnel landmine policy Approved May 15 Fact sheet on U.S. efforts to address the H.R. 2243 / Public Law 104–143 problem of antipersonnel landmines Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Man- Fact sheet on the U.S. demining program agement Reauthorization Act of 1995 Listing of participants in announcement of Approved May 16 landmines policy H.R. 2064 / Public Law 104–144 Statement by Chief of Staff on To grant the consent of Congress to an budget legislation amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry Compact between the States of Alabama and announcing OMB Director ’s let- Georgia ter to congressional leaders on the budget Approved May 17 Statement by Press Secretary Mike McCurry announcing budget amendments for addi- H.R. 2137 / Public Law 104–145 tional funds for firefighting activities Megan’s Law

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