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Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004
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Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 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.
April 10
In the morning, at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he met with the National Security Council. He also had telephone conversations with Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, Presidential Envoy to Iraq, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, combatant commander, U.S. Central Command, to discuss the situation in Iraq.
The President declared a major disaster in the Federated States of Micronesia and ordered Federal aid to supplement national and State recovery efforts in the area struck by Typhoon Sudal on April 8 and continuing.
April 11
In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush traveled to Fort Hood, TX, where they attended an Easter Sunday church service at the military chapel. Later, at Darnall Army Community Hospital, the President visited U.S. military personnel injured in Iraq, and he awarded Purple Hearts to several of them.
Later in the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to the Bush Ranch, where they had Easter dinner with family members.
April 12
In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, the President and Mrs. Bush returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the evening.
The President announced his intention to appoint Richard R. Kasher (Chairman), Robert E. Peterson, and David Patrick Twomey as members of Presidential Emergency Board No. 237.
April 13
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Vicente Fox of Mexico to discuss the United Nations Human Rights Commission meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, and the human rights situation in Cuba and to convey his condolences for losses suffered by Mexican families during recent floods.
Later in the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing.
In the afternoon, the President met with economic advisers, including Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow, Secretary of Commerce Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick.
The White House announced that the President will welcome President Oscar Berger of Guatemala to the White House on April 30.
April 14
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Nicanor Duarte Frutos of Paraguay to discuss counterterrorism efforts and other issues. Later, he had an intelligence briefing.
Later in the morning, the President had a videoconference with the National Security Council, including Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, Presidential Envoy to Iraq, and Gen. John P. Abizaid, USA, combatant commander, U.S. Central Command. He then met with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld.
In the late morning, in the Residence, the President met with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel. In the afternoon, they had lunch in the Residence.
Later in the afternoon, the President joined Army Staff Sergeant Michael McNaughton, who was injured in Iraq, for an exercise run around the South Lawn jogging track.
April 15
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister David Oddsson of Iceland, who was visiting New York City, to welcome him to the United States and to discuss the situation in Iraq and counterterrorism efforts. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and then met with Secretary of State Colin L. Powell.
Later in the morning, the President traveled to Des Moines, IA, where, upon arrival, he met with USA Freedom Corps volunteer Sarah Sindlinger.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC.
The White House announced that the President will host Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden for a meeting at the White House on April 28.
The White House announced that the President will welcome Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong of Singapore to the White House on May 5.
April 16
In the morning, the President had a telephone conversation with President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal to discuss the situations in Iraq and the Middle East. Later, he had an intelligence briefing and then met with the National Security Council.
In the afternoon, in the Residence, the President had lunch with Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom.
Later in the afternoon, the President traveled to Camp David, MD.
The President announced his intention to nominate Thomas Fingar to be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research.
The President announced his intention to nominate Suzanne Hale to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia.
The President announced his intention to nominate Anne W. Patterson to be U.S. Deputy Representative to the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador, U.S. Deputy Representative to the U.N. Security Council, and U.S. Representative to the sessions of the U.N. General Assembly.
The President announced his intention to nominate Constance Berry Newman to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation.
The President announced his intention to appoint William Brewer as a member of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the Policy Committee of the White House Conference on Aging: Dorcas R. Hardy, Alejandro Aparicio, Clayton S. Fong, Gail Gibson Hunt, Scott Serota, Melvin L. Woods, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso R. Jackson, and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi.
The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals as members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council: James M. Abroms, Ivan E. Becker, Dottie Bennett, Frank R. Berman, William Danhof, Arlene Herson, M. Ronald Krongold, Stuart P. Levine, and Aldona Wos.
The President announced the recess appointment of Eugene Hickok as Deputy Secretary of Education.
The President announced the recess appointment of Edward R. McPherson as Under Secretary of Education.
The President announced the recess appointment of Linda Morrison Combs as an Assistant Secretary of Transportation (Budget and Programs).
The President announced the recess appointment of Linda Mysliwy Conlin as a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Contents:
Chicago: George W. Bush, "Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004," Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004), 40:618-619 Original Sources, accessed October 30, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3CZ5JQG5CFX4GUK.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004." Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004), 40:618-619, Original Sources. 30 Oct. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3CZ5JQG5CFX4GUK.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Digest of Other White House Announcements, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004' in Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, April 16, 2004 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004), 40:618-619. Original Sources, retrieved 30 October 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3CZ5JQG5CFX4GUK.
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