Digest of Other White House Announcements

The following listing includes the President's daily schedule and other items of general interest as announced by the White House Press Office during the period covered by this issue. Events and announcements printed elsewhere in the issue are not included. October 2

The President returned to the White House after a weekend stay at Camp David, Md. October 3

The President met at the White House with:

--Zbigniew Brzezinski, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;

--senior White House staff members;

--the Cabinet;

--Senator Wendell H. Ford of Kentucky to discuss the energy program;

--Senator John H. Chafee of Rhode Island to discuss the energy program;

--Senator Quentin N. Burdick of North Dakota to discuss the energy program;

--Senator Dennis DeConcini of Arizona to discuss the energy program;

--James T. Mcintyre, Jr., Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

October 4

While in New York City, the President met at the U.N. Plaza Hotel with:

--Ismail Fahmy, Foreign Minister of Egypt;

--Gaston Thorn, Prime Minister of Luxembourg;

--Samora Moises Machel, President of Mozambique;

--Moshe Dayan, Foreign Minister of Israel.

October 5

While in New York City, the President met at the U.N. Plaza Hotel with:

--Fuad Boutros, Foreign Minister of Lebanon;

--Emil Wojtaszek, Foreign Minister of Poland;

--Spyros Kyprianou, President of Cyprus;

--Carlos P. Romulo, Foreign Minister, and Imelda Marcos, First Lady, of the Philippines;

--Governor Hugh Carey of New York. The President attended a reception at the headquarters of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, hosted by Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance for Latin American and Caribbean Foreign Ministers and heads of delegations to the United Nations.

In the evening, the President returned to the White House.

October 6

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--a group of Senators from Western States;

--a group of 27 Members of Congress to discuss the Middle East situation;

--Secretary of Labor F. Ray Marshall.

The White House announced that a White House conference on steel will be held on October 13 to discuss issues concerning the steel industry in this country. The meeting is to be chaired by Ambassador Robert S. Strauss, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, and the invitees include representatives from the steel industry, organized labor, manufacturers, economists, environmentalists, consumer groups, and Members of Congress from steel-producing States.

October 7

The President met at the White House with:

--Dr. Brzezinski;

--Vice President Mondale, Dr. Brzezinski, and Adm. Stansfield Turner, Director of Central Intelligence;

--Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore;

--Mrs. Carter, for lunch;

--Charles L. Schultze, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

In a ceremony in the Oval Office, the President received diplomatic credentials from Ambassadors Olujimi Jolaoso of Nigeria, Kasongo Mutuale of Zaire, Farid Mubarak Ali al-Hinai of Oman, Ibrahima Camara of Guinea, and N. A. Palkhivala of India.

The President left the White House for a weekend stay at Camp David, Md.