[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 27, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3017-S3018]
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                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of committees were submitted:

       By Mr. D'AMATO, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs:
       Gaston L. Gianni, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector 
     General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (New 
     Position.)
       Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for International Trade.
       Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of 4 
     years. (Reappointment.)
       Laurence H. Meyer, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired 
     term of 14 years from 2/1/88.
       Alice M. Rivlin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Vice Chairman of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a 
     term of 4 years.
       Alice M. Rivlin, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term 
     of 14 years from February 1, 1996.

  (The above nominations were reported with the recommendation that 
they be confirmed, subject to the nominees' commitment to respond to 
requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of 
the Senate.)

       By Mr. HELMS, from the Committee on Foreign Relations:
       Lawrence Neal Benedict, of California, 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 Cape Verde.
       Alfred C. DeCotiis, of New Jersey, to be a Representative 
     of the United States of America to the fiftieth Session of 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Ernest G. Green, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development 
     Foundation for a term expiring September 22, 2001, 
     (Reappointment.)
       Aubrey Hooks, 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 the Congo.
       Robert Krueger, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Botswana.
       Henry McKoy, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term 
     expiring February 9, 2002, vice William H.G. Fitzgerald, term 
     expired.

       The following-named Career Member of the Senior Foreign 
     Service, Class of Career Minister, for the personal rank of 
     Career Ambassador in recognition of especially distinguished 
     service over a sustained period: J. Stapleton Roy, of 
     Pennsylvania.
       Lottie Lee Shackelford, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 1998, 
     (Reappointment.)
       David H. Shinn, of Washington, 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 Ethiopia.
       Harold Walter Geisel, of Illinois, 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 Mauritius and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Federal and Islamic Republic of The 
     Comoros.

  Mr. HELMS. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations, I 
also report favorably two nomination lists in the Foreign Service which 
were printed in full in prior the Congressional Records of March 6 and 
March 18, 1996, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of 
reprinting on the Executive Calendar, that these nominations lie at the 
Secretary's desk for the information of Senators.

       The following-named Career Members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service of the Department of Agriculture for promotion in the 
     Senior Foreign Service to the classes indicated:
       Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the United 
     States of America, Class of Minister-Counselor:
       Suzanne K. Hale, of Virginia.
       Frank J. Piason, of New Jersey.

       The following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service 
     of the Department of Agriculture for promotion into the 
     Senior Foreign Service to the class indicated:
       Career Members of the Senior Foreign Service of the United 
     States of America, Class of Counselor:
       Lloyd J. Fleck, of Tennessee.
       James D. Grueff, of Maryland.
       Thomas A. Hamby, of Tennessee.
       Peter O. Kurz, of Maryland.
       Kenneth J. Roberts, of Minnesota.
       Robert J. Wicks, of Virginia.
       The following-named persons of the agencies indicated for 
     appointment as Foreign Service officers of the classes 
     stated, and also for the other appointments indicated 
     herewith:
       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class One, 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America.


                          department of state

       Alfred Thomas Clark, of California.

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Two, 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                  agency for international development

       Mahlon Atkinson Barash, of Virginia.
       Donald Allen Drga, of Texas.
       Richard Jay Gold, of Virginia.


                          department of state

       Barbara S. Aycock, of the District of Columbia.
       Dana M. Weant, of Washington.

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Three, 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:


                  agency for international development

       Christine Adamczyk, of Michigan.
       Syed A. Ali, of Florida.
       Todd Hanson Amani, of Maryland.
       R. Douglass Arbuckle, of Florida.
       David Chapmann Atteberry, of Texas.
       E. Jed Barton, of Nevada.
       Barbara L. Belding, of California.
       Scott H. Bellows, of South Carolina.
       Aleksandra Elizabeth Braginski, of the District of 
     Columbia.
       Robert F. Cunnane, of Washington.
       Thomas R. Delaney, of Pennsylvania.
       Thomas A. Egan, of Washington.
       Branden W. Enroth, of Delaware.
       Theodore Victor Gehr, of Oregon.
       Lawrence Hardy II, of Washington.
       Laura Anne Kearns, of Georgia.
       Carol Bruce Kiranbay, of Virginia.
       Charles G. Knight, of Virginia.
       Charles Eric North, of Maryland.
       Patricia O'Connor, of California.
       Beth S. Paige, of Texas.
       Andrew William Plitt, of Texas.
       Mark M. Powdermaker, of Washington.
       Alan I. Reed, of Washington.
       William Earl Reynolds, of Montana.
       Scott M. Taylor, of California.
       Jill Jacqueline Thompson, of Texas.


                       department of Agriculture

       Margaret M. Bauer, of Virginia.
       Michael L. Conlon, of Michigan.
       Catherine M. Sloop, of Washington.
       Margaret E. Thursland, of Virginia.
       Dennis B. Voboril, of Kansas.
       David J. Williams, of West Virginia.


                          department of state

       Kevin Blackstone, of New York.

       For appointment as Foreign Service Officers of Class Four, 
     Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:

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                       department of agriculture

       Joani M. Dong, of California.
       Hoa V. Huynh, of Oregon.
       Emiko M. Purdy, of Pennsylvania.


                          department of state

       Julie Deidra Adams, of Maryland.
       Antoinette Rose Boecker, of Texas.
       Scott Douglas Boswell, of New Jersey.
       William W. Christopher, of California.
       John Charles Coe, of Florida.
       Mariko Dieterich, of Texas.
       Mary Doetsch, of California.
       Pamela Dunham, of Oregon.
       Lara Suzanne Friedman, of Arizona.
       Paul F. Fritch, Jr., of Wyoming.
       Peter G. Hancon, of Illinois.
       John David Haynes, of Colorado.
       Michael G. Heath, of California.
       Camille Diane Hill, of California.
       Andrew P. Hogenboom, of New York.
       Sherri Ann Holliday, of Kansas.
       Randall Warren Houston, of California.
       Bruce K. Hudspeth, of Virginia.
       Lisa Anne Johnson, of Virginia.
       Michael Robert Keller, of Florida.
       Patricia Kathleen Keller, of Virginia.
       George P. Kent, of Virginia.
       Philip G. Laidlaw, of Florida.
       Sherrie L. Marafino, of Pennsylvania.
       Raymond D. Maxwell, of North Carolina.
       Kathleen A. Morenski, of Virginia.
       Andrew Leonard Morrison, of Arkansas.
       Jonathan Edward Mudge, of California.
       Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia.
       David Reimer, of Virginia.
       Madeline Quinn Seidenstricker, of Florida.
       Ellen Barbara Thorburn, of Michigan.
       Hale Colburn VanKoughnett, of Texas.
       Wendy Fleming Wheeler, of Washington.
       William Randall Wisell, of Vermont.
       Diane Elizabeth Wood, of Washington.


                    united states information agency

       Angela Delphinita Williams, of California.

       The following-named Members of the Foreign Service of the 
     Departments of Agriculture, Commerce and State to be Consular 
     Officers and/or Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service of the 
     United States of America, as indicated:
       Consular Officers and Secretaries in the Diplomatic Service 
     of the United States of America:
       Daniel K. Acton, of Virginia.
       Mea Arnold, of Virginia.
       Vaughn Frederick Bishop, of Virginia.
       John P. Booher, of Virginia
       Lea Ann Booher, of Virginia.
       J. Alex Boston, of Maryland.
       Brett J. Brenneke, of Illinois.
       John G. Buchanan III, of Virginia.
       Paul David Burkhead, of North Carolina.
       Richard K. Choate, of Virginia.
       Bart D. Cobbs, of Arkansas.
       Michele Ondako Connell, of Ohio.
       Carolyn Creatore, of Delaware.
       Julie Sadtler Davis, of Georgia.
       Paul Grady Degler, of Texas.
       Cecelia Darlene Dyson, of Virginia.
       Craig E. Farmer, of Virginia.
       Alexander G. Feliu, of Virginia.
       John H. Fort, of Virginia.
       Ellen Jacqueline Germain, of New York.
       Gary J. Glueckert, of Virginia.
       Jacques LeRoy Gude, of Virginia.
       Ceresa L. Haney, of Virginia.
       Todd C. Holmstrom, of Michigan.
       William M. Howe, of Alaska.
       Bryan David Hunt, of Virginia.
       Kim DeCoux Invergo, of Virginia.
       Henry Victor Jardine, of Virginia.
       Amer Kayani, of California.
       Lucille L. Kirk, of the District of Columbia.
       David Allan Katz, of California.
       Joseph R. Kuzel, of Virginia.
       Mitchell G. Larsen, of Illinois.
       Raymond R. Lau, of Virginia.
       Mary E. Lenze-Acton, of Virginia.
       Louis F. Licht III, of Maryland.
       Sharon E. Little, of Virginia.
       James L. Loi, of Connecticut.
       Gwen Lyle, of Texas.
       Valarie Lynn, of Colorado.
       Jackson A. MacFarlane, of Virginia.
       Joseph A. Malpeli, of Virginia.
       Ileana M. Martinez, of Pennsylvania.
       Luis E. Matos, of Virginia.
       Manuel P. Micaller, Jr., of California.
       Katherine Elizabeth Monahan, of California.
       Carrie L. Newton, of Virginia.
       Geoffrey Peter Nyhart, of Florida.
       John Raymond O'Donnell, of Virginia.
       Pamela I. Penfold, of Virginia.
       Daniel W. Peters, of Illinois.
       Julia M. Rauner-Guerrero, of Virginia.
       Jacqueline Reid, of Virginia.
       Harvy Peter Reiner, of California.
       Miguel Angel Rodriquez, of Maryland.
       Julio Ryan Royal, of Virginia.
       Stephen D. Sack, of Virginia.
       Karen Marie Schaefer, of Virginia.
       James Steven Schneider, of Virginia.
       Lori A. Shoemaker, of Tennessee.
       Zora Valerie Shuck, of Virginia.
       Michele Marie Siders, of the District of Columbia.
       Robert J. Swaney, of Virginia.
       Marilyn J. Taylor, of Texas.
       W. Garth Thornburn II, of Virginia.
       Shawn Kristen Thorne, of Texas.
       Bryn W. Tippman, of California.
       Michael Carl Trulson, of California.
       Jane S. Upshaw, of Virginia.
       Graham Webster, of Florida.
       Keresa M. Webster, of Virginia.
       Bruce C. Wilson, of California.
       Andrea L. Winans, of Virginia.
       Kevin L. Winstead, of Virginia.
       David Jonathan Wolff, of Florida.

  (The above nominations were reported with the recommendation that 
they be confirmed, subject to the nominees' commitment to respond to 
requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of 
the Senate.)

       By Mr. THURMOND, from the Committee on Armed Services:
       *Joseph J. DiNunno, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring 
     October 18, 2000.
       *Franklin D. Kramer, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.
       *Kenneth H. Bacon, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.

  (The above nominations were reported with the recommendation that 
they be confirmed, subject to the nominees' commitment to respond to 
requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of 
the Senate.)
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, for the Committee on Armed Services, I 
report favorably the attached listing of nominations.
  Those identified with a single asterisk (*) are to be placed on the 
Executive Calendar. Those identified with a double asterisk (**) are to 
lie on the Secretary's desk for the information of any Senator since 
these names have already appeared in the Congressional Record of 
November 7, 1995, February 20 and 26, March 5, 6, 11, 14, and 18, 1996, 
and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the 
Executive Calendar, that these nominations lie at the Secretary's desk 
for the information of Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The nominations ordered to lie on the Secretary's desk were printed 
in the Records of November 7, 1995, February 20 and 26, March 5, 6, 11, 
14, and 18, 1996, at the end of the Senate proceedings.)
       *Col. William Welser III, USAF to be brigadier general. 
     (Reference No. 642.)
       **In the Navy there is 1 appointment to the grade of 
     lieutenant (John M. Cooney). (Reference No. 715.)
       *In the Air Force there is 1 promotion to the grade of 
     brigadier general (Timothy J. McMahon). (Reference No. 803-
     2.)
       *Maj. General Kenneth E. Eickmann, USAF to be lieutenant 
     general. (Reference No. 886.)
       **In the Army Reserve there is 1 promotion to the grade of 
     colonel (Gary N. Johnston). (Reference No. 913.)
       **In the Army Reserve there are 32 promotions to the grade 
     of colonel and below (list begins with Pat W. Simpson) 
     (Reference No. 914.)
       **In the Army there are 67 promotions to the grade of major 
     (list begins with Margaret B. Baines). (Reference No. 915.)
       **In the Army Reserve there are 28 promotions to the grade 
     of colonel and below (list begins with Anthony C. Crescenzi). 
     (Reference No. 916.)
       **In the Navy there is 1 promotion to the grade of 
     commander (Rex A. Auker). (Reference No. 917.)
       **In the Navy and Naval Reserve there are 21 appointments 
     to the grade of commander and below (list begins with Richard 
     D. Boyer). (Reference No. 918.)
       **In the Air Force Reserve there are 16 promotions to the 
     grade of lieutenant colonel (list begins with Harold E. 
     Burcham). (Reference No. 923.)
       **In the Army Reserve there are 1,367 promotions to the 
     grade of lieutenant colonel (list begins with Patrick V. 
     Adamcik). (Reference No. 924.)
       *Maj. Gen. Richard T. Swope, USAF to be lieutenant general. 
     (Reference No. 925.)
       **Lt. Gen. John G. Coburn, USA for reappointment to the 
     grade of lieutenant general. (Reference No. 927.)
       **In the Air Force there are 9 promotions to the grade of 
     lieutenant colonel and below (list begins with Douglas W. 
     Anderson). (Reference No. 929.)
       **In the Navy there are 220 appointments to the grade of 
     captain and below (list begins with Mark A. Admiral). 
     (Reference No. 930.)
       **In the Air Force Reserve there are 41 promotions to the 
     grade of lieutenant colonel (list begins with Robert J. 
     Abell). (Reference No. 939.)
       **In the Navy there are 607 appointments to the grade of 
     captain and below (list begins with Michael P. Cavil). 
     (Reference No. 940.)
       *Maj. Gen. John J. Cusick, USA to be lieutenant general. 
     (Reference No. 948.)
       **In the Navy there are 283 appointments to the grade of 
     lieutenant (list begins with James L. Abram). (Reference No. 
     950.)
       Total: 2,700.

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