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December 14

The President met at the White House with: -John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff; -the Vice President, for lunch; -members of the Conservative Group.

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Christmas reception on the State Floor at the White House.

The President recess-appointed the following individuals:

Dennis M. Devaney, of Maryland, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 1994, effective December 17, 1989.

Clifford R. Oviatt, Jr., of Virginia, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the remainder of the term expiring August 27, 1993.

December 15

The President met at the White House with: -John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;

-John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.

December 17

In the afternoon, the President met at the White House with national security advisers, to discuss the situation in Panama.

December 18

The President met at the White House with: -the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;

-Senators Robert Dole of Kansas, Larry Pressler of South Dakota, and Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, and several of their constituents;

--John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.

In the morning, the President participated in an interview with wire service reporters.

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Christmas party in the Residence for members of the White House staff.

In the early afternoon, the President participated in a taping session for various public service announcements.

December 19

Later, in a ceremony in the Residence, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Julien Kavakure (Burundi), JeanPierre Sohahong-Kombet (Central African Republic), Zhu Qizhen (China), Wilfred I. Kendall (Marshall Islands), Abdikarim Ali Omar (Somalia), and Fili Tuaopepe Wendt (Western Samoa).

The President met at the White House with: -the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;

-John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Christmas reception on the State Floor at the White House.

Throughout the evening, the President was in contact with the congressional leadership and world leaders, to discuss the U.S. military action in Panama.

December 20

Throughout the day, the President received updated reports on the U.S. military action in Panama.

In a ceremony in the Residence, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Jorge Crespo-Velasco (Bolivia), Carlos Morales Troncoso (Dominican Republic), Jacques Andreani (France), Ryohei Murata (Japan), Pierrot Jocelyn Rajaonarivelo (Madagascar), and Dzevad Mujezinovic (Yugoslavia).

The President announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission for a term of 1 year:

William J. Bennett. He would succeed Clarence M. Pendleton, Jr. Currently, William Bennett serves as Director of National Drug Control Policy.

Lauro Cavazos. He would succeed Lawrence F. Davenport. Currently, Secretary Cavazos serves as the Secretary of Education.

Jack Kemp. He would succeed Richard E. Lyng. Currently, Secretary Kemp serves as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Constance B. Newman. She would succeed Charles Z. Wick. Currently, Ms. Newman serves as Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

The White House announced that President Bush has invited President 'Ali ‘Abdallah Salih of the Yemen Arab Republic to make a state visit to the United States. President Salih has accepted the invitation and will meet with President Bush at the White House on January 24.

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Christmas reception on the State Floor at the White House.

December 21

The President met at the White House with:

-the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff;

-the Vice President, for lunch;

-Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis W. Sullivan;

-Andre Ware, 1989 Heisman Trophy winner; -leaders of the Presidential Economic Delegation to Poland;

-Richard G. Darman, Director of the Office of Management and Budget;

-John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President.

In the evening, the President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Christmas party for White House Residence staff on the State Floor at the White House.

The President announced the members of the Presidential delegation to the funeral services of the Prime Minister of Grenada, December 22: Delegation Chairman

The Honorable John F. Lehman, Jr., of New York;

Congressional Delegate

The Honorable Bob Livingston, of Louisiana;

Private Delegate

Maurice Turner, of the District of Columbia;

Government Delegates

Dr. Timothy F. Ashby, of Virginia; and
Nancy P. Dorn, of Virginia.

December 22

The President met at the White House with the Vice President; John H. Sununu, Chief of Staff to the President; Brent Scowcroft, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs; and members of the CIA briefing staff.

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