June 24

In the morning, the President had an intelligence briefing. Later, he traveled to Port Elizabeth, NJ, where he met with Teen Freedom Corps volunteers Joanna Glick, Kelly Bianco, and Allison Cohen. Later, he toured port facilities and met with first-responders who participated in rescue efforts after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. He then traveled to Newark, NJ, and later returned to Washington, DC.

The President announced his intention to nominate Michelle Guillermin to be Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Calgary International Airport, he met with Mayor Dave Bronconnier of Calgary, Alberta, who presented him with a white Smithbilt cowboy hat.

In the evening, in the Delta Lodge at the Kananaskis Village resort, the President met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan.

The President declared a major disaster in Arizona and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by wildfires beginning on June 18 and continuing.

June 26

Throughout the day, the President attended G-7/8 meetings.

The President announced his nomination of Nancy J. Powell to be Ambassador to Pakistan.

The President announced his intention to nominate David L. Lyon to be Ambassador to Fiji, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu.

The President announced that the 60 recipients of the 2001 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers will be honored in a White House ceremony on July 12. The President declared a major disaster in Alaska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding on April 27-May 30.