[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 135 (Friday, August 11, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12524-S12525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate August 11, 1995:
                          department of energy

       James John Hoecker, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring 
     June 20, 2000.
       Charles B. Curtis, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy.


                        panama canal commission

       Vincent Reed Ryan, Jr., of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission.


                          department of state

       Victor Jackovich, of Iowa, 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 Slovenia.
       John L. Hirsch, of New York, 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 Sierra Leone.
       William Harrison Courtney, of West 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 Georgia.
       Stanley Tuemler Escudero, of Florida, 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 Uzbekistan.
       Joseph A. Presel, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister--Counselor, for the 
     rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special 
     Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh.


                        marine mammal commission

       Vera Alexander, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Marine 
     Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 1997.


                department of health and human services

       John Joseph Callahan, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services.


                       department of the treasury

       Lawrence H. Summers, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
     Secretary of the Treasury.
       Howard Monroe Schloss, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Treasury.


                    national institute for literacy

       Lynne C. Waihee, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the National 
     Institute for Literacy Advisory Board for a term of 3 years.


        national commission on libraries and information science

       Mary S. Furlong, of California, to be a Member of the 
     National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for 
     a term expiring July 19, 1999.
     
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                       department of the interior

       John Raymond Garamendi, of California, to be Deputy 
     Secretary of the Interior.


           National foundation on the arts and the humanities

       Jeanne R. Ferst, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National 
     Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1999.


                export-import bank of the united states

       Maria Luisa Mabilangan Haley, of Arkansas, to be a Member 
     of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States for a term expiring January 20, 1999.


                      resolution trust corporation

       Herbert F. Collins, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board for a term of 3 
     years.
             national aeronautics and space administration
       Roberta L. Gross, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Inspector General, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.


                       department of agriculture

       Jill L. Long, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community Development.


                      commodity credit corporation

       Jill L. Long, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation.


                              peace corps

       Mark D. GearAn, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
     Peace Corps.


            european bank for reconstruction and development

       Lee F. Jackson, of Massachusetts, to be U.S. Director of 
     the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


                        u.s. information agency

       David W. Burke, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 3 years.
       Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 2 years.
       Tom C. Korologos, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 3 years.
       Bette Bao Lord, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 2 years.
       Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 2 years.
       Cheryl F. Helpern, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 1 year.
       Marc B. Nathanson, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 3 years.
       Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term of 1 year.


               federal retirement thrift investment board

       Jerome A. Stricker, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term 
     expiring September 25, 1998.
       Sheryl R. Marshall, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term 
     expiring October 11, 1998.


                         postal rate commission

       William H. Le Blanc III, of Louisiana, to be a Commissioner 
     of the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring November 
     22, 2000.


                   executive office of the president

       Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be Deputy Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.


                    merit systems protection board.

       Beth Susan Slavet, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of 7 years 
     expiring March 1, 2002.


                     office of personnel management

       Stephen D. Potts, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office 
     of Government Ethics for a term of 5 years.


             saint lawrence seaway development corporation

       Jay C. Ehle, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Advisory Board 
     of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
                  national transportation safety board

       Robert Talcott Francis II, of Massachusetts, to be a Member 
     of the National Transportation Safety Board for the term 
     expiring December 31, 1999.
       John Goglia, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     National Transportation Safety Board for the term expiring 
     December 31, 1998.

       The above nominations were approved subject to the 
     nominees' commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
     testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.


                             the judiciary

       Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge for 
     the District of Maryland.
       Catherine C. Blake, of Maryland, to be U.S. District Judge 
     for the District of Maryland.
       B. Lynn Winmill, of Idaho, to be U.S. District Judge for 
     the District of Idaho.
       Terence T. Evans, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
     for the Seventh Circuit.
       Michael R. Murphy, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
     the Tenth Circuit.
       Joseph H. Mc Kinley, Jr., of Kentucky, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the Western District of Kentucky.
       James M. Moody, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for 
     the Eastern District of Arkansas.
       William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be U.S. District 
     Judge for the District of Vermont.
       Ortrie D. Smith, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for 
     the Western District of Missouri.
       Evan J. Wallach, of Nevada, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court 
     of International Trade.
       Donald C. Pogue, of Connecticut, to be a Judge of the U.S. 
     Court of International Trade.


                         department of justice

       Edward Scott Blair, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Marshal for 
     the Middle District of Tennessee for the term of 4 years.


                              in the army

       The following-named officer to be placed on the retired 
     list in the grade indicated under the provisions of Title 10, 
     United States Code, Section 1370:

                        To be lieutenant general

Lt. Gen. John P. Otjen, 000-00-0000


                            in the air force

       The following-named officer for appointment to the grade of 
     lieutenant general on the retired list pursuant to the 
     provisions to Title 10, United States Code, Section 1370:

                        To be lieutenant general

Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, Jr., 000-00-0000 
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