[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11171]
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                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate October 23, 1997:


                department of health and human services

       Kevin L. Thurm, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services.


                          department of state

       Peter L. Scher, of the District of Columbia, for the rank 
     of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Trade 
     Negotiator.
       Edward E. Shumaker III, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.


                       department of the treasury

       Ellen Seidman, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
     of the Office of Thrift Supervision for a term of five years.

       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.