Appendix A—Digest of Other White House Announcements The following list includes the President’s public Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and schedule and other items of general interest an- an Assistant General Counsel in the Department nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary of the Treasury. and not included elsewhere in this book. The President announced his intention to nominate Kent R. Hill to be Assistant Adminis- July 1 trator of the U.S. Agency for International De- In the afternoon, the President returned from velopment for Europe and Eurasia. Camp David, MD, to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to July 2 nominate J. Edward Fox to be Assistant Admin- In the morning, the President had intelligence istrator of the U.S. Agency for International De- and national security briefings. velopment for Legislative and Public Affairs. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate E. Anne Peterson to be Assistant Ad- nominate Wanda L. Nesbitt to be Ambassador ministrator of the U.S. Agency for International to Madagascar. Development for Global Health. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Mattie R. Sharpless to be Ambassador nominate Stephan Michael Minikes for the rank to the Central African Republic. of Ambassador during his tenure of service as The President announced his intention to U.S. Representative to the Organization for Se- nominate George McDade Staples to be Ambas- curity and Cooperation in Europe. sador to Cameroon and to Equatorial Guinea. The President announced his intention to July 3 nominate Tony Brown to be Administrator of In the morning, the President had intelligence the Community Development Financial Institu- and national security briefings. Later, he trav- tions Fund. eled to Fairfax, VA, and then returned to Wash- The President announced his intention to des- ington, DC. ignate Mary J. Hutzler as Acting Administrator The President announced his intention to of the Energy Information Administration. nominate Clifford M. Sobel to be Ambassador The White House announced that the Presi- to The Netherlands. dent will meet with Hong Kong Special Admin- The President announced his intention to istrative Region Chief Executive Chee-Hwa nominate Robert Geers Loftis to be Ambassador (C.H.) Tung at the White House on July 11. to Lesotho. July 4 The President announced his intention to In the morning, the President had intelligence nominate Michael E. Malinowski to be Ambas- and national security briefings. sador to Nepal. In the afternoon, the President traveled to The President announced his intention to Philadelphia, PA, where he visited the Greater nominate James Gilleran to be Director of the Exodus Baptist Church and attended a nearby Office of Thrift Supervision in the Department block party. In the evening, he returned to of the Treasury. Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to nominate John L. Howard to be Chairman of July 5 the Special Panel on Appeals. In the morning, the President had a telephone The President announced his intention to conversation with President Jiang Zemin of nominate Phillip Bond to be Under Secretary China. He then had intelligence and national of Commerce for Technology. security briefings. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President traveled to nominate B. John Williams, Jr., to be Chief Kennebunkport, ME. 1561 VerDate Jan 31 2003 08:53 May 21, 2003 Jkt 193362 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\193362B.026 193362B Appendix A / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 July 6 Daniel P. Burnham; In the morning, the President had intelligence Joseph Paul Nacchio; and national security briefings. Later, he had Van B. Honeycutt; a telephone conversation with President Vladi- Clay M. Jones; mir Putin of Russia. David Michael Cote; July 7 F. Duane Ackerman; In the morning, the President had intelligence Herbert W. Anderson; and national security briefings. Donald Joseph Obert; and The White House announced that the Presi- Bernard John Ebbers. dent declared a major disaster in Montana and The President announced his intention to ap- ordered Federal aid to supplement State and point the following individuals as Directors of local recovery efforts in the area struck by se- the Board of Directors for the Student Loan vere winter storms on June 3–14. Marketing Association: July 8 Colin R. McMillan; In the evening, the President returned to Catherine L. Hanaway; Washington, DC. Mary K. Bush; Cory T. Shade; July 9 In the morning, the President had intelligence Kathleen MacLellan Gregg; and briefings. In the afternoon, he traveled to Fair- Sara Alicia Tucker. fax, VA, and later returned to Washington, DC. The President announced his intention to July 10 nominate Jack Martin to be Chief Financial Of- In the morning, the President had intelligence ficer of the Department of Education. and national security briefings. Later, from the The President announced his intention to Oval Office, he had a telephone conversation nominate Joan E. Ohl to be Commissioner of to congratulate 2001 Wimbledon women’s sin- Children, Youth, and Families within the De- gles tennis champion Venus Williams. Later in partment of Health and Human Services. the morning, he traveled to New York City. The President announced his intention to In the afternoon, the President returned to nominate Melody H. Fennel to be Assistant Sec- Washington, DC. Later, he met in the Oval retary of Housing and Urban Development for Office with a group of bioethicists, concerning Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations. stem cell research. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate Frederico Juarbe, Jr., to be Assistant nominate Mark W. Olson to be a member of Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and Training. System. The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be mem- nominate Elsa A. Murano to be Under Secretary bers of the Board of Directors of the Com- of Agriculture for Food Safety. modity Credit Corporation: The President announced his intention to Mark Edward Rey; nominate Jay S. Bybee to be Assistant Attorney Eric M. Bost; General for the Office of Legal Counsel. James R. Moseley; July 11 Joseph J. Jen; In the morning, the President had intelligence Thomas C. Dorr; and national security briefings. Later, he went J.B. Penn; and to the Capitol, where he addressed the House William Hawks. Republican conference. The President announced his intention to ap- In the afternoon, the President met with point the following individuals as members of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief the President’s National Security Telecommuni- Executive Chee-Hwa (C.H.) Tung in the Resi- cations Advisory Committee: dence at the White House. 1562 VerDate Jan 31 2003 08:53 May 21, 2003 Jkt 193362 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1238 Sfmt 1238 E:\HR\OC\193362B.026 193362B Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 / Appendix A The President announced his intention to The President announced his intention to nominate William D. Montgomery to be Ambas- nominate Robert W. Jordan to be Ambassador sador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. to Saudi Arabia. The President announced his intention to The President announced his appointment of nominate Clifford G. Bond to be Ambassador Annabelle Thompson Lockhart as Acting Admin- to Bosnia and Herzegovina. istrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the The President announced his intention to Department of Labor. nominate Mario P. Fiori to be Assistant Sec- The President announced his intention to ap- retary of the Army for Installations and Environ- point the following individuals as members of ment. the Board of Directors of the Federal National The President announced his intention to Mortgage Association: nominate Mary E. Peters to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. William Robert Harvey; The President announced his intention to Molly Hering Bordonaro; nominate Mauricio J. Tamargo to be Chairman Taylor C. Segue III; and of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Victor Henderson Ashe. of the United States at the Department of Jus- The President announced his intention to ap- tice. point the following individuals as members of The President announced his intention to the American Battle Monuments Commission: nominate Charles Curie to be Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Serv- Paul X. Kelly; ices Administration. Frederick M. Franks, Jr.; The President announced his intention to Julius E. Becton; nominate William Baxter to be a member of Patrick H. Brady; the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Antonio Lopez; Authority. Alan K. Simpson; The President announced his intention to Joseph E. Persico; nominate Robert V. Royall to be Ambassador Tom Ridge; to Tanzania. Will H. Tankersley; July 12 Sue E. Turner; and In the morning, the President had intelligence Sara A. Sellers. and national security briefings. He then met The White House announced that the Presi- with Republican House and Senate leaders con- dent declared a major disaster in Virginia and cerning the congressional agenda. Later, he met ordered Federal aid to supplement Common- with Members of Congress and senior citizens wealth and local recovery efforts in the area concerning Medicare. Later in the morning, he struck by severe storms and flooding on July met with a group of Democrats concerning the 8–10. Patients’ Bill of Rights. In the afternoon, the President had lunch July 13 with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, he met In the morning, the President had intelligence with President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria. briefings. Later, he met with 6-year-old Justin The President announced his intention to L. Washington, March of Dimes 2001 national nominate Michael P. Socarras to be General ambassador, in the Oval Office.