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Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007
Contents:
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.
September 22
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
September 24
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Old Family Dining Room, he participated in an interview with Juan Williams of FOX News. Then, in the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with Deputy Assistant Attorney General John C. "Jack" Keeney to honor his 60 years of Government service.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, NY, where he was joined by Mrs. Bush. Later, he met with Quartet Representative in the Middle East Tony Blair.
In the evening, the President traveled to the United Nations Headquarters, where he participated in a leaders dinner on climate change. Later, he returned to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
The President announced his designation of the following individuals as members of the Presidential delegation to attend the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, on October 2: Margaret Spellings (head of delegation); Clark T. Randt, Jr.; John H. Hager; Ernie Banks; Lynn Fuchs; Michelle Kwan; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Timothy P. Shriver; Anne Sweeney; and Jennifer Polk Wardlow.
September 25
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to the United Nations Headquarters, where he participated in an official greeting with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and President of the 62d Session of the United Nations General Assembly Srgjan Kerim. He then met separately with Secretary-General Ban and President Kerim.
Later in the morning, the President returned to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
In the afternoon, the President traveled to the United Nations Headquarters.
In the evening, the President returned to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
The President announced his intention to nominate Javaid Anwar to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
The President announced his intention to nominate Madonna Cynthia Douglass to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
The President announced his intention to nominate Christina H. Pearson to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Public Affairs) and, upon nomination, to designate her as Acting.
The President announced his intention to nominate Douglas W. Webster to be Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Labor.
The President announced his intention to designate Christopher A. Padilla as Acting Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce.
The President announced his intention to designate John C. Rood as Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the Department of State.
The President declared a major disaster in Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding from August 20-31.
September 26
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he and Mrs. Bush met with United States Mission to the United Nations staff and their families. They then met with Joel I. Klein, chancellor, New York City Department of Education. Then, at a private residence, they attended a Republican National Committee reception.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC.
September 27
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, in the Oval Office, he participated in a photo opportunity with Big Brother of the Year, Charles Matthews, and Big Sister of the Year, Crystal Rivera.
In the afternoon, the President met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yang Jiechi of China.
The White House announced that the President and Mrs. Bush will host Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on November 9-10.
September 28
In the morning, the President had a video teleconference with Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, in the Map Room, the President participated in an interview with Michael Rutz and Stephan Lamby of ARD German Television.
During the day, the President had a telephone conversation with Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to discuss SCHIP reauthorization legislation.
In the evening, at the Library of Congress, the President and Mrs. Bush attended the 2007 National Book Festival Gala and dinner.
Contents:
Chicago:
"Digest of Other White House Announcements," Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007), 43:1269-1270 Original Sources, accessed July 18, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF1DZCAQYELPZ4A.
MLA:
. "Digest of Other White House Announcements." Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007), 43:1269-1270, Original Sources. 18 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF1DZCAQYELPZ4A.
Harvard:
, 'Digest of Other White House Announcements' in Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, September 28, 2007 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2007), 43:1269-1270. Original Sources, retrieved 18 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF1DZCAQYELPZ4A.
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