Coming up at the White House and beyond....
As the week ticks on, President Bush's schedule is typical of the final months of an administration: In this case, one prime minister, two photo ops, one bill-signing, two fundraisers.
He is marking Colombian Independence Day today -- not a regular event on the president's schedule from year to year, but, now, a fine opportunity to make yet one more pitch for the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. On Monday, there is more foreign policy: a visit from Yusaf Raza Gillani, pictured above, the prime minister of Pakistan, a key but skittish ally in the fight against terrorism, with the renewed Taliban threats on the agenda.
In between, there are Republican fundraisers in Atlanta and Peoria, Ill., a regular array of photo ops and -- one meeting listed innocuously as: U.S. Department of Defense Briefings. The president periodically gets an update from the chiefs at the Pentagon.
For the full public schedule....
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 21, 2008
This Information Subject To Change
THE WEEK AHEAD
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 | Monday, July 28, 2008
Tuesday, July 22
1:30 pm EDT: THE PRESIDENT makes Remarks in Honor of Colombian Independence Day East Room, The White House
OPEN PRESS
5:05 pm: THE PRESIDENT attends a Goddard-Georgia Victory Committee Reception
Private Residence | Atlanta, Georgia
CLOSED PRESS
Wednesday, July 23
10:45: THE PRESIDENT signs H.R. 3403, the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008
Oval Office, The White House
STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
1:10 pm: THE PRESIDENT participates in U.S. Department of Defense Briefings
The Pentagon | Arlington, Virginia
CLOSED PRESS
3:25 pm: THE PRESIDENT participates in Photo Opportunity with 2008 Boys and Girls Nation Delegates
East Room, The White House
STILLS AT TOP
3:45 pm: THE PRESIDENT signs the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of the 60th Anniversary of Armed Forces Integration
Oval Office, The White House
STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Thursday, July 24
10:20 am: THE PRESIDENT makes Remarks on the Freedom Agenda
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center | Washington, DC
OPEN PRESS
3:05 pm: THE PRESIDENT participates in a Photo Opportunity with Officers of the National FFA Organization
East Room, The White House
STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Friday, July 25
12:35 pm: CDT THE PRESIDENT attends a Schock for Congress and Congressional Trust 2008 Reception
Private Residence | Peoria, Illinois
CLOSED PRESS
RON: Washington, DC
Saturday, July 26 – Sunday, July 27
RON: Washington, DC
Monday, July 28
11:10 am: EDT THE PRESIDENT meets with the Prime Minister of Pakistan Oval Office, The White House
POOL AT BOTTOM
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--James Gerstenzang
Photo: Aamir Qureshi AFP/Getty Images
