[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 17 (Thursday, February 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 24, 1994]
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             STATEMENT ON THE NOMINATION OF GORDON P. EATON

  Mr. WALLOP. Mr. President, I rise in support of the nomination of Mr. 
Gordon Eaton to be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey.
  Mr. Eaton has a distinguished background as an earth scientist as 
well as good experience as an administrator which will stand him in 
good stead to take on the responsibilities of this important 
information-gathering agency. Mr. Eaton holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in 
geology from the California Institute of Technology and currently 
serves as the director of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of 
Columbia University. From 1963 to 1981, he served in a variety of high-
level positions at the Survey.
  I believe Mr. Eaton to be a dedicated public servant and well 
qualified for the position to which he has been nominated.

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