United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49

Author: George W. Bush

Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following list includes the President’s public schedule and other items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this issue.

January 4

In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had an intelligence briefing.

January 5

In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC.

January 6

In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings.

The President declared a major disaster in Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe ice storm on December 3-4, 2002.

The President declared a major disaster in the Federated States of Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement national and State recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Pongsona on December 5-7, 2002.

January 7

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Chicago, IL. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

The President announced his intention to appoint Steven I. Cooper as Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security.

January 8

In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and met with the National Security Council.

In the afternoon, the President met with members of the Commission on Excellence in Special Education.

The White House announced that the President will host President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland for lunch on January 14 to discuss key bilateral issues including the situation in Iraq and cooperation against terrorism.

The President declared a major disaster in South Carolina and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe ice storm on December 4-6, 2002.

January 9

In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings. He then traveled to Alexandria, VA, where he participated in a roundtable discussion on economic issues at the National Capital Flag Company. Later, he returned to Washington, DC.

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney.

The President announced the appointment of Otto J. Reich as Special Envoy for Western Hemisphere Initiatives.

The President announced his intention to nominate Roger Francisco Noriega to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Paul McHale to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense.

The President announced his intention to nominate Christopher Ryan Henry to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.

The President announced his intention to nominate John W. Nicholson to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Paul Sarbanes, Michael B. Enzi, and James Shinn to be U.S. Representatives to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The President announced his intention to nominate Ralph Martinez and Cynthia Costa to be Alternate U.S. Representatives to the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The President announced his intention to nominate Claudia Puig to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The President announced his intention to appoint J.C. Watts, Jr., as a member of the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy.

The President announced his intention to appoint Michael Rogers as a member of the President’s Committee on Mental Retardation.

The President announced his intention to appoint John L. Marion as a member of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.

The President announced his intention to nominate Alfred Plamann to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank (low income cooperative representative).

January 10

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Jiang Zemin of China concerning the situation in North Korea. He then had intelligence and FBI briefings and met with the National Security Council.

In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President met with leaders of the free Iraqi community.

The President announced his intention to nominate Michael D. Brown to be Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Department of Homeland Security.

The President announced his intention to nominate Charles E. McQueary to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security.

The President announced his intention to designate Robert Jeffrey Glovitz as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.

The President announced his intention to designate Lynda Hare Scribante as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49 49. Original Sources, accessed May 6, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JDM8UYKB8ESGURN.

MLA: Bush, George W. United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49, page 49. Original Sources. 6 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JDM8UYKB8ESGURN.

Harvard: Bush, GW, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 10, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:48-49, pp.49. Original Sources, retrieved 6 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=JDM8UYKB8ESGURN.