Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, January 19, 2007

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 13

In the morning, at Camp David, MD, the President had an intelligence briefing.

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

January 15

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

On January 14 the President declared an emergency in Oklahoma and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding beginning on January 12 and continuing.

January 16

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he participated in an interview with Jim Lehrer of PBS’s "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer."

On January 15 the President declared a major disaster in Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe winter storms and flooding beginning on January 12 and continuing.

January 17

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Bethesda, MD, where he toured the National Institutes of Health laboratories.

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC. Later, he met with Republican Members of the House of Representatives.

January 18

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

Later in the morning, in the Map Room, the President participated in separate interviews with David Cassidy of Belo Television, Morris Jones of Sinclair Broadcasting, Sabrina Fang of Tribune Broadcasting, and Alison Burns of Cox Broadcasting.

The President announced his intention to nominate Paul J. Bonicelli to be Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (Latin America and Caribbean).

The President announced his intention to nominate Mario Mancuso to be Under Secretary for Export Administration at the Department of Commerce.

The President announced his intention to nominate Patrick P. Shen to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices at the Department of Justice.

The President announced his intention to nominate William B. Wood to be Ambassador to Afghanistan.

January 19

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Family Theater, he participated in a speech preparation session for his January 23 State of the Union Address.

In the afternoon, in the Oval Office, the President participated in an interview with David Jackson of USA Today.

The White House announced that the President will welcome President Valdas Adamkus of Lithuania to the White House on February 12.