[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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NOMINATION OF GINGER EHN LEW TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I am pleased that the Senate is 
considering the nomination of Ginger Ehn Lew for the position of 
general counsel of the Department of Commerce. [DOC]. The Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation held Ms. Lew's confirmation 
hearing on February 10, 1994, and reported her nomination.
  As general counsel, Ms. Lew will serve as the Department's chief 
legal officer. The Office of General Counsel represents DOC in 
proceedings before regulatory agencies, supervises legal aspects of 
DOC's legislative program, and coordinates and drafts regulations, 
among other things. DOC operations cover a wide range of complex 
activities, from the development of trade, technology, and 
telecommunications policy to oceans and atmospheric issues. While the 
responsibilities of DOC's general counsel have always been challenging, 
the diverse programs that DOC oversees are particularly important today 
as the world focuses more closely on economic competition and new 
international alliances and, thus, Ms. Lew's challenges are that much 
greater.
  Ms. Lew will bring considerable legal experience to this position. 
Prior to her nomination, Ms. Lew served as vice president and general 
counsel at Energeo, an energy research and development firm in San 
Francisco. From 1986 to 1991, she was counsel on international trade 
matters for Arthur Young & Co. Besides working as an attorney for two 
Washington law firms, Ms. Lew's previous experience also includes 
Federal service at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 
State Department, and the Department of Energy. Ms. Lew began her legal 
career in the Los Angeles city attorney's office in 1974. She is a 
native of California and received her B.A. from UCLA in 1970 and a J.D. 
from Boalt Hall School of Law in 1974.
  Ms. Lew's expertise will be an asset to DOC and to the 
administration. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to support her 
nomination.

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