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.

July 24

In the afternoon, the President had a telephone conversation with President Jacques Chirac of France.

The President announced his intention to appoint Richard D. Klausner as Director of the National Cancer Institute at the Department of Health and Human Services.

July 26

The President announced his intention to nominate Joan M. Plaisted as Ambassador to the Marshall Islands and Kiribati.

The President announced his intention to nominate Don Lee Gevirtz as Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu.

July 27

In the morning, the President participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.

The President announced the nomination of Charles B. Curtis as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy.

The President accorded the personal rank of Ambassador to James H. Pipkin, Jr., in his capacity as Special Negotiator for the U.S.-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty.

July 28

In the morning, the President went jogging with President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea. He then had a telephone conversation with President Boris Yeltsin of Russia.

In the evening, the President and Hillary Clinton attended a reception for White House staff.

The White House announced that the President awarded Maj. Richard J. Meadows, USA (Ret.), the Presidential Citizens Medal for his service in the U.S. Special Forces and for his contributions after retiring from military service.

The President announced his intention to appoint Raymond W. Smith to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.