Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 2, 2004

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.

March 27

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

March 29

In the morning, the President returned to Washington, DC. While en route aboard Air Force One, he had an intelligence briefing.

In the afternoon, the President met with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.March 30

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Appleton, WI, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Gloria Grandone.

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

March 31

In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President-elect Antonio Saca of El Salvador to congratulate him on his March 21 election victory. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and then met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.

In the afternoon, in an Oval Office ceremony, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors James Spalding of Paraguay, Dodou Bammy Jagne of Gambia, Colin David Beck of the Solomon Islands, Carlos Alberto de Icaza Gonzalez of Mexico, Imad Moustapha of Syria, Eduardo Ferrero Costa of Peru, and Jose Guillermo Castillo Villacorta of Guatemala.

The President announced his intention to nominate Michael W. Marine to be Ambassador to Vietnam.

The President announced his intention to nominate Otis Webb Brawley, Jr., and Vinicio E. Madrigal to be members of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

April 1

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. He then had separate telephone conversations with United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Prime Minister Konstandinos Karamanlis of Greece, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey to discuss the Secretary-General’s proposed Cyprus settlement plan.

In the afternoon, the President had lunch with Vice President Dick Cheney. Later, in the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building, he participated in a Greek Independence Day celebration.

April 2

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he had a telephone conversation with President Islom Karimov of Uzbekistan to express his condolences on the recent terrorist attacks in Tashkent and to discuss counterterrorism efforts.

Later in the morning, the President traveled to Huntington, WV, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Robin Black.

In the afternoon, the President traveled to Greensboro, GA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteers Don and Anita McCoy.

In the evening, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.

The President announced his designation of Thomas V. Skinner as Acting Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Enforcement and Compliance Assurance).

The President announced his intention to designate David Garman as Acting Under Secretary of Energy.

The President declared an emergency in North Dakota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by record snow on January 23-27.