[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16069-16074]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent all nominations received by the Senate during the 107th 
Congress, except numbers PN 386 and PN 630, remain in status quo, 
notwithstanding the August 3, 2001, adjournment of the Senate, and the 
provisions of rule 31, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.
  Mr. LOTT. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, it is my 
understanding if this consent were granted on the two nominations, the 
two cited as PN 386 and PN 630, they would be returned to the White 
House. However, the White House could immediately resubmit the names. 
Therefore, I modify the request, or ask to modify the request so that 
all nominations remain in status quo during the adjournment of the 
Senate.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I reserve the right to object to that. I 
simply say Mary Gall had a hearing and she was not reported out of the 
committee. In fact, the committee acted affirmatively not to report 
that to the Senate. I say that Otto Reich as the Assistant Secretary of 
State--there have been a number of Senators who raised questions about 
that. If the President feels strongly about Otto Reich, during this 
period of time we are gone, he has the absolute authority to send that 
name back to us. I think that would be an appropriate way to proceed.
  Therefore, I object to the modified request of the minority leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Therefore, I object to the original request by the 
distinguished assistant majority leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I respect very much, of course, the decision 
made by the minority leader. I just disagree with him. It seems to me 
it is going to unnecessarily create a lot of work for a lot of people. 
Sending those two names back--if the President wishes to resubmit them, 
he can do that, but there is no need to belabor that any further today.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, if I could be recognized just to respond 
briefly, I understand what the Senator from Nevada is saying. We 
discussed it.
  We believe Mary Sheila Gall's nomination to be Chairman of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission was treated very badly and very 
shabbily in terms of the things that were said about her and the vote 
that occurred. I am sure there will be those who make the argument on 
the other side.
  With regard to Otto Reich to be Assistant Secretary of State, he has 
not had a hearing. We believe it is unfair to single him out and send 
back just one nominee at this time.
  My understanding is over the past several years, during the 5 years I 
was majority leader, in every year but one we sent back no nominees. In 
1999, we did actually send back nine. To isolate it down to one or two 
this early in the session, we believe, is a problem. We realize it is a 
ministerial process now. They will all be sent down and all will be 
bundled up and sent back, but it does highlight our concern about the 
way these two nominees are being treated.
  I understand what Senator Reid was saying. We have taken that action, 
right or wrong. Now we can move on.

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  Mr. REID. I just say to the distinguished Republican leader, I had a 
meeting in my office yesterday on Otto Reich. Some of my friends came 
to speak to me very favorably about Otto Reich.
  I think the decision may focus more attention on it than if the 
President simply resubmitted the name, but as I said earlier, time will 
only tell if he will resubmit the name. I am sure he will resubmit the 
names of all the others. It just creates a lot of paperwork for a lot 
of people.
  Mr. LOTT. If the Senator will just yield on one point, I thank the 
Senator for nominations we are going to be able to move now. A lot of 
work has been done to get this list cleared. You have given a lot of 
time to it, as has Senator Nickles. I just wanted to thank you in 
advance for the work that has been done.
  Mr. REID. Of course, nothing would be done but for the two leaders. 
Senator Nickles and I were given an assignment to do what we could to 
clear these names. He came to me yesterday and he said, since you have 
been given this job, I have been able to clear three. He said prior to 
my getting involved he cleared 58 or so. For Senator Nickles and me, 
this makes us look good also. But these names could not have been 
cleared but for the work of our two leaders.
  The nominations returned are as follows:

                          Nominations Returned

       The following nominations were returned to the President of 
     the United States pursuant to Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate on Friday, August 3, 2001.
       Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
     Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of 
     Transportation.
       Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the 
     Department of Transportation.
       Donald R. Schregardus, of Ohio, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:
       Col. William P. Ard, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Rosanne Bailey, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Bradley S. Baker, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Mark G. Beesley, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Ted F. Bowlds, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. John T. Brennan, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Roger W. Burg, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Patrick A. Burns, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Kurt A. Cichowski, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Maria I. Cribbs, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Andrew S. Dichter, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Jan D. Eakle, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David M. Edgington, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Silvanus T. Gilbert III, 0000, to be Brigadier 
     General.
       Col. Stephen M. Goldfein, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David S. Gray, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Wendell L. Griffin, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Ronald J. Haeckel, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Irving L. Halter Jr., 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Richard S. Hassan, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. William L. Holland, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Gilmary M. Hostage III, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James P. Hunt, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. John C. Koziol, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David R. Lefforge, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. William T. Lord, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Arthur B. Morrill III, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Larry D. New, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Leonard E. Patterson, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Michael F. Planert, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Jeffrey A. Remington, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Edward A. Rice Jr., 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David J. Scott, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Winfield W. Scott III, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Mark D. Shackelford, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Glenn F. Spears, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David L. Stringer, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Henry L. Taylor, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Richard E. Webber, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Roy M. Worden, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Ronald D. Yaggi, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       The following named officer for appointment as Vice Chief 
     of Staff, United States Air Force, and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     8034:
       Lt. Gen. Robert H. Foglesong, 0000, to be General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Gen. John W. Handy, 0000, to be General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
     1Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald, 0000, to be Lieutenant General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Maj. Gen. Teed M. Moseley, 0000, to be Lieutenant General.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Col. Byron S. Bagby, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Leo A. Brooks Jr., 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Sean J. Byrne, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Charles A. Cartwright, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Philip D. Coker, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Thomas R. Csrnko, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Robert L. Davis, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. John DeFreitas III, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Robert E. Durbin, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Gina S. Farrisee, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. David A. Fastabend, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Richard P. Formica, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Kathleen M. Gainey, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Daniel A. Hahn, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Frank G. Helmick, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Rhett A. Hernandez, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Mark P. Hertling, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James T. Hirai, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Paul S. Izzo, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James L. Kennon, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Mark T. Kimmitt, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Robert P. Lennox, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Douglas E. Lute, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Timothy P. McHale, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Richard W. Mills, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Benjamin R. Mixon, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James R. Moran, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James R. Myles, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Larry C. Newman, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Carroll F. Pollett, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Robert J. Reese, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Stephen V. Reeves, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Richard J. Rowe Jr., 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Kevin T. Ryan, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Edward J. Sinclair, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Eric F. Smith, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Abraham J. Turner, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Volney J. Warner, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. John C. Woods, 0000, to be Brigadier General.

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       Col. Howard W. Yellen, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Lt. Gen. Larry R. Jordan, 0000, to be Lieutenant General.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Brig. Gen. Keith B. Alexander, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. David W. Barno, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. John R. Batiste, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Claude V. Christianson, 0000, to be Major 
     General.
       Brig. Gen. Robert T. Dail, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Paul D. Eaton, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Robert H. Griffin, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. John W. Holly, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. David H. Huntoon Jr., 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. James C. Hylton, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Gene M. LaCoste, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Dee A. McWilliams, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Virgil L. Packett II, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Joseph F. Peterson, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. David H. Petraeus, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Marilyn A. Quagliotti, 0000, to be Major 
     General.
       Brig. Gen. Michael D. Rochelle, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Donald J. Ryder, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Henry W. Stratman, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Joe G. Taylor Jr., 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. N. Ross Thompson III, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. James D. Thurman, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Turner II, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. John M. Urias, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Michael A. Vane, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., 0000, to be Major 
     General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Maj. Gen. John M. Le Moyne, 0000, to be Lieutenant General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Brig. Gen. Lester Martinez-Lopez, 0000, to be Major 
     General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 12203:
       Col. Dawn R. Horn, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Lt. Gen. Paul J. Kern, 0000, to be General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Lt. Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes, 0000, to be Lieutenant General.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Coast Guard to the grade indicated under title 14, 
     U.S.C., section271:
       Rear Adm. (lh) James C. Olson, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) James W. Underwood, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) Ralph D. Utley, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) Kenneth T. Venuto, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Mary Sheila Gall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission.
       Leslie Lenkowsky, of Indiana, to be Chief Executive Officer 
     of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
       P. H. Johnson, of Mississippi, to be Federal Cochairperson, 
     DeltaRegional Authority.
       Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Rural Development.
       Hilda Gay Legg, of Kentucky, to be Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.
       Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and 
     Environment.
       Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
       Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.
       Elsa A. Murano, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Food Safety.
       James Edward Rogan, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United 
     States Patent and Trademark Office.
       Joseph E. Schmitz, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of Defense.
       Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army.
       Marvin R. Sambur, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Air Force.
       Brian Jones, of California, to be General Counsel, 
     Department of Education.
       Linton F. Brooks, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator 
     for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear 
     Security Administration.
       Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.
       Joan E. Ohl, of West Virginia, to be Commissioner on 
     Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., of Virgina, to be Inspector 
     General, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       Sharee M. Freeman, of Virginia, to be Director, Community 
     Relations Service, for a term of four years.
       John W. Gillis, of California, to be Director of the Office 
     for Victims of Crime.
       Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General.
     1J. Robert Flores, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the 
     Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
       Deborah J. Daniels, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General.
       Richard R. Nedelkoff, of Texas, to be Director of the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance.
       Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for 
     a term expiring September 30, 2003.
       John W. Suthers, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Colorado for the term of four years.
       Anna Mills S. Wagoner, of North Carolina, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for 
     the term of four years.
       Thomas E. Moss, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for 
     the District of Idaho for the term of four years.
       William Walter Mercer, of Montana, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Montana for the term of four 
     years.
       Michael G. Heavican, of Nebraska, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Nebraska for the term of four 
     years.
       Todd Peterson Graves, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years.
       John L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Western District of Virginia for the term of four 
     years.
       Paul K. Charlton, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Arizona for the term of four years.
       Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, to be a Commissioner of 
     the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
       Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the 
     United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
       Marie F. Ragghianti, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
     the United States Parole Commission for a term of six years.
       Gilbert G. Gallegos, of New Mexico, to be a Commissioner of 
     the United States Parole Commission for a term of six year.
       J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., of South Carolina, to be the United 
     States Attorney for the District of South Carolina for the 
     term of four years.
       Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Oregon for the term of four years.
       Paul J. McNulty, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of four 
     years.
       Robert Garner McCampbell, of Oklahoma, to be United 
     StatesAttorney for the Western District of Oklahoma for the 
     term of four years.
       Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the 
     term of four years.
       Timothy Mark Burgess, of Alaska, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Alaska for the term of four 
     years.
       Roscoe Conklin Howard, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to 
     be United States Attorney for the District of Columbia for 
     the term of four years.
       David Claudio Iglesias, of New Mexico, to be United 
     StatesAttorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of 
     four years.
       Matthew Hansen Mead, of Wyoming, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four 
     years.
       Michael J. Sullivan, of Massachusetts, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 
     four years.

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       Drew Howard Wrigley, of North Dakota, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of North Dakota for the term of 
     four years.
       Colm F. Connolly, of Delaware, to be United States Attorney 
     for the District of Delaware for the term of four years.
       Susan W. Brooks, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four 
     years.
       Leura Garrett Canary, of Alabama, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama for the term of 
     four years.
       Thomas C. Gean, of Arkansas, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of four 
     years.
       Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 
     four years.
       Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, of Indiana, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana for the term of 
     four years.
       Charles W. Larson, Sr., of Iowa, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of 
     four years.
       Margaret M. Chiara, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.
       Robert J. Conrad, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United 
     States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina 
     for the term of four years.
       James Ming Greenlee, of Mississippi, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi for the 
     term of four years.
       Terrell Lee Harris, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term 
     of four years.
       Stephen Beville Pence, of Kentucky, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of 
     four years.
       Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, of Kentucky, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of 
     four years.
       Thomas B. Heffelfinger, of Minnesota, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four 
     years.
       Patrick Leo Meehan, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the 
     term of four years.
       Jay S. Bybee, of Nevada, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General.
       Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the 
     Department of Labor.
       Frederico Juarbe, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.
       John D. Negroponte, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
     his tenure of service as Representative of the United States 
     of America to the United Nations.
       John D. Negroponte, of the District of Columbia, to be the 
     Representative of the United States of America to the United 
     Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United 
     States of America in the Security Council of the United 
     Nations.
       George L. Argyros, Sr., of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Andorra.
       Charlotte L. Beers, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     State for Public Diplomacy.
       J. Richard Blankenship, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
       Hans H. Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Dominican Republic.
       Otto J. Reich, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     State (Western Hemisphere Affairs).
       Ronald E. Neumann, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the State of Bahrain.
       Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).
       Joseph M. DeThomas, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Estonia.
       Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Representative of the United States of America to the United 
     Nations for the U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Michael E. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, a 
     Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
     Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Kingdom of Nepal.
       Arlene Render, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.
       John F. Turner, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Oceans and International Environmental and 
     Scientific Affairs.
       John N. Palmer, of Mississippi, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Portugal.
       Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be 
     AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Finland.
       Brian E. Carlson, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Latvia.
       Mattie R. Sharpless, of North Carolina, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Central African Republic.
       R. Barrie Walkley, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Guinea.John J. 
     Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Costa Rica.
       Jackson McDonald, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of The Gambia.
       John Malcolm Ordway, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     AmbassadorExtraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Armenia.
       Marcelle M. Wahba, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the United Arab Emirates.
       Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration.
       Joseph M. Clapp, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of 
     the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
       Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the 
     Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
       Robert C. Bonner, of California, to be Commissioner of 
     Customs. James Gilleran, of California, to be Director of the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision for the remainder of the term 
     expiring October 23, 2002.
       B. John Williams, Jr., of Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for 
     the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel 
     in the Department of the Treasury.
       Marianne Lamont Horinko, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       Cari M. Dominguez, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
     2001.
       John P. Walters, of Michigan, to be Director of National 
     Drug Control Policy.
       Scott M. Burns, of Utah, to be Deputy Director for State 
     and Local Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy.
       Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be First Vice President 
     of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term 
     expiring January 20, 2005. Grace Trujillo Daniel, of 
     California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
     Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
       Fred L. Dailey, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation.
       Mark W. Olson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the Board 
     ofGovernors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired 
     term of fourteen years from February 1, 1996.
       Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term 
     of fourteen years from February 1, 1998.
       Dennis L. Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the 
     part of the United States on the International Joint 
     Commission, United States and Canada.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:
       Brig. Gen. James F. Amos, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. John G. Castellaw, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Timothy E. Donovan, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Robert M. Flanagan, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. James N. Mattis, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Gordon C. Nash, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Robert M. Shea, 0000, to be Major General.
       Brig. Gen. Frances C. Wilson, 0000, to be Major General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps Reserve to the grade indicated under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

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       Brig. Gen. John W. Bergman, 0000, to be major general.
     The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section624:
       Col. Ronald S. Coleman, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. James F. Flock, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., 0000, to be BrigadierGeneral.
       Col. Dennis J. Hejlik, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Carl B. Jensen, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Robert B. Neller, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. John M. Paxton Jr., 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Edward G. Usher III, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps Reserve to the grade indicated under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:
       Col. Craig T. Boddington, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       Col. Scott Robertson, 0000, to be Brigadier General.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps Reserve to the grade indicated under 
     title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:
       Brig. Gen. John J. McCarthy Jr., 0000, to be Major General.
       Brigadier General Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., United States Army, 
     to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River 
     Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of 
     Congress, approved June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 USC 642).
       Brigadier General Carl A. Strock, United States Army, to be 
     a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the 
     provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved 28 
     June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (22 USC 642).
       Bruce Cole, of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National 
     Endowment for the Humanities for a term of four years.
       Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be Chairman of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term of two years.
       Marion Blakey, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring 
     December 31, 2005.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Capt. Robert D. Jenkins III, 0000, to be Rear Admiral 
     (lower half).
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Rear Adm. (lh) Rand H. Fisher, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
     Rear Adm. (lh) Charles H. Johnston Jr., 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Rear Adm. (lh) DAVID ARCHITZEL, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JOSE L. BETANCOURT, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) ANNETTE E. BROWN, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JOSEPH D. BURNS, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) BRIAN M. CALHOUN, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) KEVIN J. COSGRIFF, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) LEWIS W. CRENSHAW JR., 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) TERRANCE T. ETNYRE, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) MARK P. FITZGERALD, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JONATHAN W. GREENERT, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) CURTIS A. KEMP, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) ANTHONY W. LENGERICH, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) WALTER B. MASSENBURG, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JAMES K. MORAN, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) CHARLES L. MUNNS, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) RICHARD B. PORTERFIELD, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JAMES A. ROBB, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JOSEPH A. SESTAK JR., 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) STEVEN J. TOMASZESKI, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) JOHN W. TOWNES III, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) CHRISTOPHER E. WEAVER, 0000, to be Rear 
     Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) CHARLES B. YOUNG, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       Rear Adm. (lh) THOMAS E. ZELIBOR, 0000, to be Rear Admiral.
       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:
       Adm. James O. Ellis Jr., 0000, to be Admiral.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:
       Capt. Richard K. Gallagher, 0000, to be Rear Admiral (Lower 
     Half).
       Capt. Thomas J. Kilcline Jr., 0000, to be Rear Admiral 
     (Lower Half).
       Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring 
     June 30, 2006.
       Jo Anne Barnhart, of Delaware, to be Commissioner of Social 
     Security for the term expiring January 19, 2007.
       John L. Howard, of Illinois, to be Chairman of the Special 
     Panel on Appeals for a term of six years.
       Barrington D. Parker, Jr., of Connecticut, to be United 
     States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
       Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
       Dennis W. Shedd, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
       Edith Brown Clement, of Louisiana, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
       Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
       Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge 
     for the Sixth Circuit.
       Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
       Michael W. McConnell, of Utah, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
       Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
       John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
       Sharon Prost, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
     States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit.
       Lavenski R. Smith, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
       Odessa F. Vincent, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United 
     States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
       Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
       Terry L. Wooten, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
       Laurie Smith Camp, of Nebraska, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Nebraska.
       Paul G. Cassell, of Utah, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Utah.
       John D. Bates, of Maryland, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Columbia.
       Reggie B. Walton, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
     States District Judge for the District of Columbia.
       Harris L. Hartz, of New Mexico, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
       Mary Ellen Coster Williams, of Maryland, to be a Judge of 
     the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of 
     fifteen years.
       Richard R. Clifton, of Hawaii, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
       Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
       James E. Gritzner, of Iowa, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of Iowa.
       Michael J. Melloy, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit 
     Judge for the Eighth Circuit.
       Michael P. Mills, of Mississippi, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
       Charles F. Lettow, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Terrence L. O'Brien, of Wyoming, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
       1Jeffrey R. Howard, of New Hampshire, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the First Circuit.
       M. Christina Armijo, of New Mexico, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Mexico.
       Karon O. Bowdre, of Alabama, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
       David L. Bunning, of Kentucky, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
       Karen K. Caldwell, of Kentucky, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
       Claire V. Eagan, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
       Kurt D. Engelhardt, of Louisiana, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
       Stephen P. Friot, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.
       Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of Alabama.

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       Joe L. Heaton, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma.
       Larry R. Hicks, of Nevada, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Nevada.
       William P. Johnson, of New Mexico, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Mexico.
       James H. Payne, of Oklahoma, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of 
     Oklahoma.
       Danny C. Reeves, of Kentucky, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
       Lawrence J. Block, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Kent R. Hill, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       Robert A Stenevik in the Air Force to be Colonel 28 
     nominations in the Army received by the Senate beginning with 
     Roger L Armstead and ending with Carl S Young, Jr. 4 
     nominations in the Army received by the Senate beginning with 
     Donald W. Dawson, III and ending with Daniel F. Lee.
       Curtis W. Marsh in the Marine Corps to be Colonel 247 
     nominations in the Public Health Service received by the 
     Senate beginning with Robert F. Anda and ending with Larry E. 
     Richardson.

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