United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84

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 11

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

January 13

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

In the afternoon, in his private dining room, the President had lunch with Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to discuss economic issues.

The President announced his intention to nominate Mark Everson to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.

The President announced his intention to nominate Clay Johnson III to be Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget.

The President announced his intention to appoint Dina Habib Powell as Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel.

January 14

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

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland, following their meeting in the Oval Office.

The President announced his intention to nominate Vernon Bernard Parker to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights.

The President announced his intention to designate John Arthur Hammerschmidt as Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

The President announced his intention to appoint John Emory Fleming as a member of the National Museum of African History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission.

The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Donald Earl Garcia, Bruce Stuart Gelb, Tamala Lynne Longaberger, and David Allan Metzner (Vice Chairman).

The White House announced the President’s intention to nominate Susan Neely to be Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security.

The White House announced the appointment of Gordon Johndroe as Press Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

The White House announced the appointment of Rachael Sunbarger as Assistant Press Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

The White House announced the appointment of Liz Donnan as Staff Assistant in the White House Lower Press Office.

January 15

In the morning, the President had intelligence and FBI briefings and met with the National Security Council. Later, in the Oval Office, he met with crew members of Space Shuttle Endeavour Mission STS-113 and International Space Station Expeditions 1, 4, and 5. He then led the astronauts on a tour of the White House grounds.

The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom to Camp David, MD, on January 31 for a meeting and an informal working dinner.

The President announced his intention to nominate Dee Ann McWilliams to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Ricardo H. Hinojosa and Michael E. Horowitz to be members of the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

The President announced his intention to appoint Eric Steven Lander as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board.

The President announced his intention to appoint James Philip Hoffa and Paul Norman Beckner as members of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations.

January 16

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Scranton, PA, where he participated in a roundtable discussion on medical liability reform at Mercy Hospital. In the afternoon, he returned to Washington, DC.

January 17

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

In the afternoon, the President went to Camp David, MD.

The White House announced that the President will welcome President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti to the White House on January 21 to discuss cooperation against terrorism, regional issues including humanitarian development efforts, and combating HIV/AIDS.

The White House announced that the President will welcome President Lucio Gutierrez of Ecuador to the White House on February 11.

The White House announced an upcoming visit by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines to Washington, DC, to discuss cooperation against terrorism and U.S. support for economic reform in the Philippines.

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Chicago: George W. Bush, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84 83–84. Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TPP6EPMS6RFW9EH.

MLA: Bush, George W. United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84, pp. 83–84. Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TPP6EPMS6RFW9EH.

Harvard: Bush, GW, United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, January 17, 2003 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003), 39:82-84, pp.83–84. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TPP6EPMS6RFW9EH.