Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 20, 2001

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.

April 15

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, from Crawford, TX.

April 16

The President announced his intention to nominate Bennett William Raley to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science.

The President announced the appointment of Attorney General John Ashcroft as a member of the James Madison Commemoration Commission.

The President announced the appointment of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell as a member of the James Madison Commemoration Commission.

The White House announced that the President applauded Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman’s decision to move forward with pending regulations to protect America’s wetlands.

April 17

The President announced his intention to nominate Michael J. Garcia to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement.

The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Sheila Gall to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The President announced his intention to nominate Anne O. Krueger to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

The President announced his intention to nominate Jack Dyer Crouch II to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy.

The President announced his intention to nominate Russ Whitehurst to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Educational Research and Improvement.

The President announced his intention to nominate David Garman to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

The President announced his intention to nominate Neal A. McCaleb to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Rosario Marin to be Treasurer of the United States.

The President declared a major disaster in Mississippi and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding on April 3-5.

The White House announced that the President will give commencement addresses at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, on May 20, and the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, on May 25.

April 18

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit of Turkey from the Oval Office.

Later, the President traveled to Waterbury, CT, where he toured the B.W. Tinker School. He then traveled to New Britain, CT.

In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.

The President announced his intention to nominate George Tracey Mehan III to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for Water Programs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

The President announced his intention to nominate Donald E. Powell to be a member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The President announced his intention to nominate Robert S. Martin to be Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The President announced his intention to nominate Alfred Rascon to be Director of the Selective Service System.

The President announced his intention to nominate Christina B. Rocca to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.

The White House announced that the President will travel to Jacksonville, FL, New Orleans, LA, Little Rock, AR, and Crawford, TX, on April 25; Houston, TX, on April 26, returning to Crawford, TX, in the evening; and Austin, TX, on April 27.

April 19

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Bashar al-Asad of Syria in the Oval Office.

The President announced his intention to nominate Richard A. Hauser to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The President announced his intention to nominate Jenna Dorn to be Federal Transit Administrator at the Department of Transportation.

The President announced his intention to nominate Allen Frederick Johnson to be Chief Agriculture Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.

The White House announced that the President will travel to Spain, Belgium, Sweden, and Poland during his June trip to Europe.

April 20

In the morning, the President traveled to Quebec, Canada.

The President announced his intention to nominate Dan R. Brouillette to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate J. Robert Flores to be Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

The President announced his intention to nominate Stephen Brauer to be Ambassador to Belgium.