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                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. FORD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: 
Calendar No. 564, 620, 621, 623 to and including 628, 630 to and 
including 691.
  I might say, Mr. President, Calendar No. 649 is Joe Russell Mullins, 
of Kentucky; calendar No. 660 is Charles William Logsdon, of Kentucky; 
and all nominations placed on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign 
Service.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominees be confirmed en 
bloc; that any statements appear in the Record as if read; that upon 
the confirmation, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table en 
bloc; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action; and that the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:

                             The Judiciary

       Nancy Gertner, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the District of Massachusetts.

                      Mississippi River Commission

       The following-named officer for appointment 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 U.S.C. 642):
       To be a Member and President of the Mississippi River 
     Commission: Brig. Gen. Eugene S. Witherspoon, 000-00-0000, 
     U.S. Army.

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

       Richard Thomas Moore, of Massachusetts, to be an Associate 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

                         Department of Commerce

       William W. Ginsberg, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.

                          Department of State

       Sandra Louise Vogelgesang, of Ohio, 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.
       David Nathan Merrill, of Maryland, 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 People's Republic of Bangladesh.
       Wesley William Egan, Jr., of North Carolina, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of 
     Jordan.
       Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr., of Connecticut, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State, vice Edward P. Djerejian.
       Esther Peterson, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Representative of the United States of America to the Forty-
     eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

                        African Development Bank

       Alice Marie Dear, of New York, to be United States Director 
     of the African Development Bank for a term of five years. 
     (New Position)

            European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

       James H. Scheuer, of New York, to be U.S. Director of the 
     European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

       United States International Development Cooperation Agency

       Jill B. Buckley, of Washington, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development.
       Thomas A. Dine, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator 
     of the Agency for International Development.

                       Department of the Treasury

       Mary Ellen Withrow, of Ohio, to be Treasurer of the United 
     States.

                       Department of Agriculture

       Frederick Gilbert Slabach, of Mississippi, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Agriculture.

                   Assassination Records Review Board

       Kermit L. Hall, of Oklahoma, to be a Member of the 
     Assassination Records Review Board. (New Position)
       John R. Tunheim, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the 
     Assassination Records Review Board. (New Position)
       William L. Joyce, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the 
     Assassination Records Review Board. (New Position)
       Anna K. Nelson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
     of the Assassination Records Review Board. (New Position)
       Henry F. Graff, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     Assassination Records Review Board. (New Position)

                         Postal Rate Commission

       Edward Jay Gleiman, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Postal Rate Commission for the term expiring October 16, 
     1998.

                             The Judiciary

       Thomas I. Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vice a new 
     position created by Public Law 101-650, approved December 1, 
     1990.
       Tucker L. Melancon, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the Western District of Louisiana.
       Michael A. Ponsor, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the District of Massachusetts.
       Lesley Brooks Wells, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for 
     the Northern District of Ohio.
       Majorie O. Rendell, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

                         Department of Justice

       Michael David Skinner, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Attorney 
     for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of 4 
     years.
       James J. Molinari, of California, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Northern District of California for the term of 4 years.
       Joe Russell Mullins, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Eastern District of Kentucky for the term of 4 years.
       John Patrick McCaffrey, of New York, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Western District of New York for the term of 4 years.
       Phylliss Jeanette Henry, of Iowa, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Southern District of Iowa for the term of 4 years.
       Charles M. Adkins, of West Virginia, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of 4 
     years.
       Don Carlos Nickerson, of Iowa, to be U.S. Attorney for the 
     Southern District of Iowa for the term of 4 years.
       Stephen John Rapp, of Iowa, to be U.S. Attorney for the 
     Northern District of Iowa for the term of 4 years.
       G. Ronald Dashiell, of Washington, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Eastern District of Washington for the term of 4 years.
       Nancy J. McGillivray-Shaffer, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. 
     Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 4 
     years.
       Donald R. Moreland, of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     District of Florida for the term of 4 years.
       Brian C. Berg, of North Dakota, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     District of North Dakota for the term of 4 years.
       Floyd A. Kimbrough, of Missouri, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Eastern District of Missouri for the term of 4 years.
       Charles William Logsdon, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of 4 years.
       James Marion Hughes, Jr., of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 
     years.
       John Steven Sanchez, of New Mexico, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the District of New Mexico for the term of 4 years vice 
     Alfonso Solis.
       James V. Serio, Jr., of Louisiana, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of 4 years. 
     (Reappointment)
       Wesley Joe Wood, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Western District of Tennessee for the term of 4 years.
       Stephen Simpson Gregg, of California, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the Southern District of California for the term of 4 
     years.
       Conrad S. Patillo, of Arkansas, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of 4 years.
       Hugh Dinsmore Black, Jr., of Arkansas, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the Western District of Arkansas for the term of 4 years.
       Robert Dale Ecoffey, of South Dakota, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the District of South Dakota for the term of 4 years.
       Rosa Maria Melendez, of Washington, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Western District of Washington for the term of 4 years.
       Robert James Moore, of Alabama, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Southern District of Alabama for the term of 4 years.
       James Robert Oakes, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Western District of Louisiana for the term of 4 years.
       Cleveland Vaughn, of Nebraska, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     District of Nebraska for the term of 4 years.
       Richard Rand Rock II, of Kansas, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     District of Kansas for the term of 4 years.
       Rebecca Aline Betts, of West Virginia, to be U.S. Attorney 
     for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of 4 
     years.
       Robert Charles Bundy, of Alaska, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the District of Alaska for the term of 4 years.
       Larry Herbert Colleton, of Florida, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the Middle District of Florida for the term of 4 years.
       Harry Donival Dixon, Jr., of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney 
     for the Southern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years.
       David Lee Lillehaug, of Minnesota, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the District of Minnesota for the term of 4 years.
       Daniel J. Horgan, of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Southern District of Florida for the term of 4 years. 
     (Reappointment)
       Patrick J. Wilkerson, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 years.
       James Lamar Wiggins, of Georgia, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the Middle District of Georgia for the term of 4 years.
       Paul Michael Gagnon, of New Hampshire, to be U.S. Attorney 
     for the District of New Hampshire for the term of 4 years.
       Mark Timothy Calloway, of North Carolina, to be U.S. 
     Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for the 
     term of 4 years.
       James Douglas, Jr., of Michigan, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 4 years.
       William Stephen Strizich, of Montana, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the District of Montana for the term of 4 years.
       Terrence Edward Delaney, of Illinois, to be U.S. Marshal 
     for the Southern District of Illinois for the term of 4 
     years.
       Janice McKenzie Cole, of North Carolina, to be U.S. 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the 
     term of 4 years.
       James Howard Benham, of Idaho, to be U.S. Marshal for the 
     District of Idaho for the term of 4 years.
       Michael Hayes Dettmer, of Michigan, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the Western District of Michigan for the term of 4 years.
       Stephen Lawrence Hill, of Missouri, to be U.S. Attorney for 
     the Western District of Missouri for the term of 4 years.
       Alan D. Lewis, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Marshall for the 
     Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of 4 years.
       Nominations placed on the Secretary's desk

                         In the Foreign Service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning Robert John Mcanneny, 
     and ending Harold Edward Zappia, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 26, 1994.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Victor B. Olason, and 
     ending Emi Lynn Yamauchi, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     January 26, 1994.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Suzanne K. Hale, and 
     ending Lyle J. Sebranek, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     January 26, 1994.

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