Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, September 8, 2006

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.

September 2

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

September 3

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

September 4

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Piney Point, MD.

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

September 5

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he met with Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson, Jr.

In the afternoon, the President had a working lunch with Amir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jabir al-Sabah of Kuwait.

The President announced his intention to nominate Mary E. Peters to be Secretary of Transportation.

The President announced his intention to nominate Robert K. Steel to be Under Secretary of the Treasury (Domestic Finance).

The President announced his intention to nominate Mary Amelia Bomar to be Director of the National Park Service and to appoint her as a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Folklife Center.

The President announced his intention to nominate Larry W. Brown, John E. Mansfield, and Peter S. Winokur to be members of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

The President announced his intention to nominate William W. Mercer to be Associate Attorney General and to designate him as Acting Associate Attorney General of the Department of Justice.

The President announced his intention to nominate Charles F. Conner to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

The President announced his intention to appoint Dennis Bovin and Martin S. Feldstein as members of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board.

The President announced his intention to appoint Dallas Rob Sweezy as a member of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities and upon appointment to designate him as Chair.

The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Clayton Aiken; Stephen Bird; Valerie Billmire; James Boles; Stephanie Brown; William J. Edwards; Brian J. Kelly; Mary Margaret Pucci; Linda Hampton Starnes; Stephen Henry Suroveic; and William E. Tienken.

September 6

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he participated in an interview with Katie Couric of CBS Evening News.

The President announced that he has promoted Anita B. McBride to be Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady.

September 7

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Atlanta, GA. While en route aboard Air Force One, he participated in an interview withCharles Gibson of ABC News. He then traveled to Marietta, GA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Margaret Rose Halbert.

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Savannah, GA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Mary Nelson Adams. He then traveled to Pooler, GA. Later, he returned to Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air Force One, he participated in an interview with Paul Gigot of The Wall Street Journal.

The White House announced that the President will visit Tallinn, Estonia, on November 28 and Riga, Lativa, where he will participate in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, on November 28 and 29.

The President declared a major disaster in Arizona and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding from July 25 to August 4.

The President announced his intention to nominate Lauren M. Maddox to be Assistant Secretary of Education (Communications and Outreach).

The President announced his intention to nominate Jovita Carranza to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration.

The President announced his intention to nominate Donald Y. Yamamoto to be Ambassador to Ethiopia.

The President announced his intention to nominate Dean A. Pinkert and Irving A. Williamson to be Commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission.

The President announced his intention to designate Leslie Silverman as Vice Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

September 8

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he participated in an interview with Matt Lauer of NBC News. He then traveled to Flint, MI, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Greg Ybarra.

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Clarkston, MI, where, at a private residence, he attended a reception for Senate candidate Michael J. Bouchard. Later, he traveled to Kansas City, MO, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteers Bradley Fisher and Taylor Mayes. Later, at a private residence, he attended a reception for Senate candidate James M. Talent.

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