[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 151 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12979-S12981]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate October 21, 1998:


                          Department of State

       Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of State.
       David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State.
       David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Director of the 
     Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service.
       Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
     Member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of 
     Ambassador during her tenure of service as Deputy Assistant 
     Secretary of State for Oceans, Fisheries, and Space.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Rebecca M. Blank, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisers.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Nikki Rush Tinsley, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     Environmental Protection Agency.


                          Department of Labor

       Henry L. Solano, of Colorado, to be Solicitor of the 
     Department of Labor.


                Department of Health and Human Services

       Jane E. Henney, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.


            Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

       Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term 
     expiring April 27, 2003.


                 Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation

       Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship 
     Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2003.


                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

       Paul M. Igasaki, of California, to be a Member of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
     2002.
       Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be a Member of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 
     2003.
       Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of 
     the term expiring July 1, 1999.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       J. Charles Fox, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       Norine E. Noonan, of Florida, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       Morris K. Udall Sch. & Excellence in Natl Env. Policy 
     Foundation
       Terrence L. Bracy, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence 
     in National Environmental Policy for a term expiring October 
     6, 2004.


                       Department of the Interior

       Charles G. Groat, of Texas, to be Director of the United 
     States Geological Survey.


                         Department of Defense

       Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
     of the Army.


                         Department of Commerce

       Kenneth Prewitt, of New York, to be Director of the Census.


                       Farm Credit Administration

       Michael M. Reyna, of California, to be a Member of the Farm 
     Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for 
     a term expiring May 21, 2004.


                      Department of Transportation

       Eugene A. Conti, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.
       Peter J. Basso, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.


                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission

       Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring 
     June 30, 2003.
       Jeffrey S. Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 
     30, 2002.


                          Department of Energy

       David Michaels, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Energy (Environment, Safety and Health).


                     Department of Veterans Affairs

       Eligah Dane Clark, of Alabama, to be Chairman of the Board 
     of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years.
       Edward A. Powell, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Management).
       Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Robert W. Perciasepe, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                      Mississippi River Commission

       William Clifford Smith, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
     Mississippi River Commission for a term expiring October 21, 
     2005.


             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

       Isadore Rosenthal, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
     Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 
     five years.
       Andrea Kidd Taylor, of Michigan, to be a Member of the 
     Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 
     five years.


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

       Ira G. Peppercorn, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office 
     of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring.
       William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.

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       Cardell Cooper, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       Harold Lucas, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.


                Department of Health and Human Services

       Patricia T. Montoya, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner on 
     Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human 
     Services.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Sylvia M. Mathews, of West Virginia, to be Deputy Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.


                     Office of Personnel Management

       John U. Sepulveda, of New York, to be Deputy Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management.


                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

       Joseph Swerdzewski, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of 
     the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five 
     years.


                         postal rate commission

       Dana Bruce Covington, Sr., of Mississippi, to be a 
     Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a term 
     expiring October 14, 2004.
       Edward Jay Gleiman, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring October 14, 
     2004.


                       general accounting office

       David M. Walker, of Georgia, to be Comptroller General of 
     the United States for a term of fifteen years.


      inst. of american indian & alaska native culture & arts dev.

       D. Bambi Kraus, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member 
     of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian 
     and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term 
     expiring May 19, 2004.
       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.


                          department of state

       Frank E. Loy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under 
     Secretary of State.
       E. William Crotty, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without 
     additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Antigua 
     and Barbuda, to the Commonwealth of Dominica, to Grenada, to 
     St. Kitts and Nevis, to Saint Lucia, and to Saint Vincent and 
     the Grenadines.
       Robert C. Felder, 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 Benin.
       James Vela Ledesma, 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 Gabonese Republic and to serve concurrently 
     and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe.
       George Mu, of California, 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 Cote d'Ivoire.
       Robert Cephas Perry, of Virginia, 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 Central African Republic.
       Joseph Gerard Sullivan, 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 Angola.
       Eric David Newsom, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State.
       Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., of Pennsylvania, 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.
       John Shattuck, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Czech Republic.
       Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, 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 Kazakhstan.
       Kathryn Dee Robinson, of Tennessee, 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 Ghana.
       Robert Patrick John Finn, of New York, 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 Tajikistan.
       Simon Ferro, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Republic of Panama.
       George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, 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 Rwanda.
       John Melvin Yates, 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 Cameroon.
       John Melvin Yates, of Washington, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
       Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Assistant of State 
     for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
       B. Lynn Pascoe, 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 Malaysia.
       R. Rand Beers, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member 
     of the Senior Executive Service, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State.
       C. David Welch, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Assistant 
     Secretary of State.
       Michael J. Sullivan, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Ireland.
       C. Donald Johnson, Jr., of Georgia, for the Rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service as Chief Textile 
     Negotiator.


                      department of transportation

       Ashish Sen, of Illinois, to be Director of the Bureau of 
     Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, for 
     the term of four years.


                      federal maritime commission

       Harold J. Creel, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Federal 
     Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2004.
       John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2000.


                          international banks

       Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be United States 
     Alternate Governor of the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; 
     United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American 
     Development Bank for a term of five years; United States 
     Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank for a term 
     of five years; United States Alternate Governor of the 
     African Development Fund; United States Alternate Governor of 
     the Asian Development Bank; United States Alternate Governor 
     of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.


                      international monetary fund

       Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be United States Alternate 
     Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 
     five years.


                      national science foundation

       Pamela A. Ferguson, of Iowa, to be a Member of the National 
     Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term 
     expiring May 10, 2004.
       Anita K. Jones, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
     Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term 
     expiring May 10, 2004.


                    united states information agency

       William B. Bader, of New Jersey, to be an Associate 
     Director of the United States Information Agency.


       united states international development cooperation agency

       John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring December 
     17, 1998.


       united states international development cooperation agency

       John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2001.


       united states international development cooperation agency

       Robert C. Randolph, of Washington, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development.


                        State Justice Institute

       Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term 
     expiring September 17, 2000.


                         Department of Justice

       Jose de Jesus Rivera, of Arizona, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four 
     years.


                             The Judiciary

       Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, of Illinois, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
       Nora M. Manella, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California vice 
     Mariana R. Pfaelzer, retired.
       Jeanne E. Scott, of Illinois, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Central District of Illinois.
       David R. Herndon, of Illinois, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of Illinois vice William L. 
     Beatty, retired.
       Alvin K. Hellerstein, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Richard M. Berman, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Donovan W. Frank, of Minnesota, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
       Colleen McMahon, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       William H. Pauley III, of New York, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
       Thomas J. Whelan, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of California.


                         Department of Justice

       Robert Bruce Green, of Oklahoma, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of 
     four years.
       Scott Richard Lassar, of Illinois, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois for the term 
     of four years.
       James A. Tassone, of Florida, to be United States Marshal 
     for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four 
     years.


                             The Judiciary

       Patricia A. Broderick, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Natalia Combs Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Neal E. Kravitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.
       Lawrence Baskir, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Robert S. Lasnik, of Washington, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
       Yvette Kane, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
       James M. Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
       Lynn Jeanne Bush, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term 
     of fifteen years.
       David O. Carter, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Francis M. Allegra, of Virginia, to be Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen years.
       Margaret B. Seymour, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of South Carolina.
       Aleta A. Trauger, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.
       Alex R. Munson, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be 
     Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands 
     for a term of ten years.
       Edward J. Damich, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims for term of fifteen years.
       Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
       Emily Clark Hewitt, of Massachusetts, to be a Judge of the 
     United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen 
     years.
       Norman A. Mordue, of New York, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of New York.


                         Department of Justice

       Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of 
     Drug Enforcement.
       Harry Litman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Western District of Pennsylvania for the term of four 
     years.

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       Denise E. O'Donnell, of New York, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Western District of New York for the term of 
     four years.
       Margaret Ellen Curran, of Rhode Island, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Rhode Island for the term of 
     four years.
       Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be United States 
     Attorney for the District of Minnesota for the term of four 
     years.


                       Department of the Treasury

       David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of the Treasury.


                          Department of Energy

       Gregory H. Friedman, of Colorado, to be Inspector General 
     of the Department of Energy.


                       Department of the Interior

       Eljay B. Bowron, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of the Interior.


                            Foreign Service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning Richard M. Brown, and 
     ending Thomas B. Anklewich, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 2, 1998.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Aurelia E. Brazeal, 
     and ending William L. Wuensch, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on September 2, 1998.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Judy R. Ebner, and 
     ending Allen S. Weiner, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 23, 1998.


                         Public Health Service

       Public Health Service nominations beginning Robert W Amler, 
     and ending Cheryl A Wiseman, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     April 21, 1998.
       Public Health Service nominations beginning Marie A. 
     Coffey, and ending Julia C. Watkins, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on July 7, 1998.