Emergency Room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. October 17 – President Bush announces the nomination of Don R. Clay for Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, of the Environmental Protection Agency. October 17 – President Bush attends the Republican Governors' Association Annual Dinner in the Presidential Ballroom of the Capital Hilton. October 18 – President Bush speaks with reporters on the San Francisco Bay Area earthquake in the Cabinet Room. October 18 – President Bush addresses the recipients of the National Distinguished Principals Award in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. October 23 – President Bush announces the appointment of Frederick D. Nelson for Associate Counsel to the President. October 23 – President Bush appoints Christopher du Pont Roosevelt for membership on the part of the United States on the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission. October 24 – President Bush attends the presentation ceremony for the Excellence in Science and Math Teaching Awards in the Rose Garden. October 24 – President Bush announces the appointment of Charles R. Henry for membership as the Department of Defense member in the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped. October 25 – President Bush addresses members of the Institute of International Education in Room 450 of the Old Executive Office Building. October 26 – In an afternoon Cabinet Room appearance, President Bush announces "a major new initiative by our administration on food safety, a proposal to ensure that America's food supply remains the safest in the world." October 27 – President Bush sends the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990 back to the House of Representatives in a message. President Bush explains his veto of the measure was due to it funding abortions that did not endanger the life of the mother and notes that he had outlined his intent to veto the bill should it contain the feature. October 27 – President Bush delivers remarks during a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at Juan Santamaria International Airport. October 27 – President Bush answers questions from reporters on Nicaragua at the Hotel Cariari in San Jose. October 27 – President Bush announces the nominations of members for the Inter-American Development Bank. October 27 – President Bush announces the nomination of Edmund DeJarnette, Jr. for Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Republic of Tanzania. October 28 – President Bush holds his