President Bush to not get involved in the possible acquisition by CMC Limited. May 3 – President Bush holds his fourth-sixth news conference in the Briefing Room. President Bush answers questions on American hostages in Lebanon, arms reduction talks, the federal budget, the War on Drugs, relations between Mexico and the US, relations between the US and China, and the independence of Baltic States. May 3 – President Bush and Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley make a joint appearance on the South Portico. The two reflect on the contents of their meeting, that of a reaffirming of the relationship between the United States and Jamaica. May 3 – President Bush attends a presentation ceremony for the Achievement Against All Odds Awards in the Rose Garden. May 3 – Press Secretary Fitzwater releases a statement on the meeting of President Bush and Mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. May 3 – President Bush meets with Prime Minister of Lithuania Kazimiera Prunskiene in the Oval Office. Press Secretary Fitzwater releases a statement after the meeting that says during the encounter President Bush "reiterated our longstanding policy of refusing to recognize the forcible incorporation of the Baltic States into the U.S.S.R.". May 4 – President Bush announces the establishing "of a Presidential emergency board to investigate and report on the disputes between 11 railroad unions and most of the Nation's major railroads." May 4 – President Bush announces the nomination of Stephen Anthony Trodden for the new position of inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs. May 4 – President Bush releases a message on the observance of Cinco De Mayo stating that the holiday reaffirms the relationship between the US and Mexico. May 4 – President Bush announces the nomination of Wallace Elmer Stickney for director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. May 4 – First Lady Barbara Bush meets with Frank Reed, a recently released hostage from Lebanon, on a tarmac. May 4 – President Bush attends the commencement ceremony for Oklahoma State University in Lewis Stadium. May 4 – President Bush attends the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Dinner in Exhibit Halls B and C of the James L. Maxwell Convention Center. May 7 – President Bush signs the Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Proclamation in the Rose Garden. May 7 – In a statement, Press Secretary Fitzwater states that the Federal Register will publish "new regulations barring the importation of