Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000 / Appendix A
The President announced his intention to appoint
Frances B. Craig to serve on the Advisory Committee
on Expanding Training Opportunities.
July 19
In the morning, the President met with his foreign
policy team, and later, he met separately with Chairman Arafat and Prime Minister Barak.
In the early evening, the President had a telephone
conversation with Prime Minister Barak, and later,
he met again with Chairman Arafat. In addition tothe meetings, the President had several telephone conversations with Middle East leaders apprising themof the status of negotiations.
Throughout the evening, the President met several
more times with Chairman Arafat and Prime Minister
Barak until shortly after midnight, when he traveled
to Okinawa, Japan.
July 20
The President announced his intention to appoint
D. David Eisenhower, Alfred Geduldig, Susan B. Harris, and Rocco C. Siciliano as members of the Dwight
D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission.
The President announced his intention to appointPeter A. Seligmann as a member of the Enterprisefor the Americas Board.
July 21In the morning, the President arrived in Okinawa.
In the afternoon, the President participated in a
G–7 meeting in the Conference Hall at the Bankoku
Shinryokan convention center. In the evening, he attended a G–8 working dinner in the Reception Hallat the convention center.
The President declared a major disaster in New
York and ordered Federal aid to supplement Stateand local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe
storms and flooding beginning on May 3 and continuing through June 30.
July 22In the morning, the President participated in a tree
planting ceremony in the garden at the Bankoku
Shinryokan convention center. Later, he attended sessions of the G–8 summit in the Conference Hall atthe convention center, ending in the afternoon.
In the evening, the President attended a G–8 reception and dinner in the Shuri Castle.
The President nominated Miguel D. Lausell to bea member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
The President nominated George A. Omas to be
Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission.
July 23
In the morning, the President attended the final
session of the G–8 summit in the Conference Hallat the Bankoku Shinryokan convention center.
In the afternoon, the President returned to Washington, DC, arriving in the evening.

Later, the President went to Camp David, MD,
where he met with his foreign policy team concerning
the ongoing Middle East Peace Summit. Later in theevening, he met separately with Prime Minister Ehud
Barak of Israel and Chairman Yasser Arafat of thePalestinian Authority, and then met with membersof the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams into
the following morning.
July 24In the morning, the President met with membersof the Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams, ending
in the afternoon.
The President announced his intention to nominate
David Z. Plavin to be a member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council.
The President announced his intention to nominate
Margrethe Lundsager to be Alternate U.S. Executive
Director at the International Monetary Fund.
The President announced his intention to nominate
Geoff Bacino to be member of the National Credit
Union Administration.
The President announced the appointment ofTieraona Low Dog to the White House Commission
on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.
July 25
In the afternoon, the President and Hillary Clinton
traveled to Fayetteville, AR, and in the evening, they
returned to Washington, DC, arriving after midnight.
The President announced his intention to nominate
Jonathan Talisman to be Assistant Secretary for Tax
Policy at the Department of the Treasury.
The President announced his intention to appoint
the following individuals as members of the National
Veterans Business Development Corporation:
Richard W. Danielson;
Robert A. Glassman;
Craig W. Hartzell;
Arthur M. Lopez; andRuth Lillian Young.
The President announced his intention to reappoint
Ned W. Bandler, Chaskel Besser, and Rachmiel
Liberman as members of the Commission for thePreservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
The White House announced that the President
directed the Department of Health and Human Services to release Low Income Home Energy Assistanceprogram emergency funds for States affected by aheat wave.
July 26
The President announced his intention to nominate
Sue Bailey to be Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
July 27
The President announced the nomination of Edward
Kaufman and Alberto J. Mora to be members of theBroadcasting Board of Governors.

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