[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11792-S11793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
go into executive session and proceed en bloc to the following 
nominations on the Executive Calendar: Nos. 271, 272, 279, 282, 288, 
352, 372, 376 through 379, 382, 383, 440, 441, 442, and all nominations 
on the Secretary's desk in the Coast Guard.
  I finally ask unanimous consent the nominations be confirmed, the 
motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the nominations appear at this point in the Record, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                          department of state

       Nancy Jo Powell, of Iowa, 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 Uganda.
       Amelia Ellen Shippy, of Washington, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service,

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     Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Malawi.
       Barbara K. Bodine, 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 Yemen.
       Johnny Young, of Maryland, 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 State of Bahrain.
       Robin Lynn Raphel, 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 the Republic of Tunisia.


                         department of defense

       Jacques Gansler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology.


                   executive office of the president

       Duncan T. Moore, of New York, to be an Associate Director 
     of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.


                             the judiciary

       William P. Greene, Jr., of West Virginia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the United States Court of Veterans 
     Appeals for the term of 15 years.


                          department of labor

       Espiridion A. Borrego, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary 
     of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.


                     department of veterans affairs

       Richard J. Griffin, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
       Joseph Thompson, of New York, to be Under Secretary for 
     Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.


                  federal emergency management agency

       Jo Ann Jay Howard, of Texas, to be Federal Insurance 
     Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.


              department of housing and urban development

       Richard F. Keevey, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development.


              u.s. advisory commission on public diplomacy

       Hank Brown, of Colorado, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring April 6, 2000.
       Penne Percy Korth, of Texas, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term 
     expiring July 1, 2000.


                       department of the treasury

       Nancy Killefer, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Treasury.


                           in the coast guard

       Coast Guard nominations beginning Thomas Flora, and ending 
     Michael R. Olson, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of October 7, 
     1997.
       Coast Guard nomination of Whitney L. Yelle, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of October 29, 1997.

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