Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, August 19, 2005

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.

August 13

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

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Waco, TX. Later, they returned to the Bush Ranch.

August 15

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

August 16

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.

The President announced his intention to nominate Donald C. Winter to be Secretary of the Navy.

The President announced his intention to nominate Michael W. Wynne to be Secretary of the Air Force.

The President announced his intention to nominate Brenda La Grange Johnson to be Ambassador to Jamaica.

The President announced his intention to designate Robert D. McCallum, Jr., as Acting Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice.

The President announced his intention to designate Jerry Paul as Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the Department of Energy.

August 17

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

August 18

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

The President announced his intention to nominate Orlando J. Cabrera to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Public and Indian Housing).

The President announced his intention to appoint Joel M. Geiderman as Vice Chairperson of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

The President announced his intention to appoint Michael A. Morris and Jay Stein as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

August 19

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.

The President announced his appointment of Jay Lefkowitz as Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea.