[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 158 (Wednesday, November 10, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14591-S14592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate November 10, 1999:


                          Department of Labor

       Kenneth M. Bresnahan, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Labor.


                         Department of Commerce

       Cheryl Shavers, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Technology.
       Kelly H. Carnes, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy.


                    Inter-American Development Bank

       Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for 
     a term of three years.


                          Department of Labor

       Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Labor.
       Richard M. Mc Gahey, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Labor.


                Export-Import Bank of the United States

       Dorian Vanessa Weaver, 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, 2003.
       Dan Herman Renberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States for a term expiring January 20, 2003.


                      Mississippi River Commission

       Major General Phillip R. Anderson, United States Army, to 
     be a Member and President of the Mississippi River 
     Commission, under the provisions of Section 2 of an Act of 
     Congress, approved June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 USC 642).
       Sam Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the 
     Mississippi River Commission for a term of nine years.
       Brigadier General Robert H. Griffin, United States Army, to 
     be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the 
     provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved June 
     1879 (21 Stat. 37) (33 USC 642).


                        Federal Trade Commission

       Thomas B. Leary, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from 
     September 26, 1998.


                      Department of Transportation

       Stephen D. Van Beek, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation.
       Michael J. Frazier, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Transportation.


                         Department of Commerce

       Gregory Rohde, of North Dakota, to be Assistant Secretary 
     of Commerce for Communications and Information.


                      Surface Transportation Board

       Linda Joan Morgan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 
     2003. (Reappointment)


                       Department of Agriculture

       Paul W. Fiddick, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Agriculture.


             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

       Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Chemical 
     Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five 
     years.


                       Tennessee Valley Authority

       Skila Harris, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term 
     expiring May 18, 2008.
       Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of 
     the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for 
     the remainder of the term expiring May 18, 2005.


              Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director

       Charles Richard Barnes, of Georgia, to be Federal Mediation 
     and Conciliation Director.


                        Department of Education

       A. Lee Fritschler, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant 
     Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of 
     Education.


           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

       Linda Lee Aaker, of Texas, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2004.
       Edward L. Ayers, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2004.
       Pedro G. Castillo, of California, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2004.
       Peggy Whitman Prenshaw, of Louisiana, to be a Member of the 
     National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2002.
       Theodore William Striggles, of New York, to be a Member of 
     the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2004.
       Ira Berlin, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
     the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring 
     January 26, 2004.
       Evelyn Edson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National 
     Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 
     2004.


                        Department of Education

       Michael Cohen, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for 
     Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education.


                             Postal Service

       John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, to be a Governor of the 
     United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 
     2006.

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                      United States Postal Service

       LeGree Sylvia Daniels, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of 
     the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 
     8, 2007.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Joshua Gotbaum, of New York, to be Controller, Office of 
     Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and 
     Budget.


                     Social Security Administration

       James G. Huse, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     Social Security Administration.


                          Department of State

       David H. Kaeuper, of the District of Columbia, 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 Congo.
       James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
     his tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United 
     States of America to the United Nations.
       John E. Lange, of Wisconsin, 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 Botswana.
       Delano Eugene Lewis, Sr., of New Mexico, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of South Africa.
       Avis Thayer Bohlen, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
     Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-
     Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Arms 
     Control).
       Donald Stuart Hays, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Representative of the United States of America to the United 
     Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Donald Stuart Hays, of Virginia, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
     his tenure of service as Representative of the United States 
     of America to the United Nations for UN Management and 
     Reform.
       Michael Edward Ranneberger, 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 Republic of Mali.
       Harriet L. Elam, of Massachusetts, 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 Senegal.
       Gregory Lee Johnson, 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 Kingdom of Swaziland.
       Jimmy J. Kolker, of Missouri, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Burkina Faso.
       Joseph W. Prueher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the People's Republic of China.
       Mary Carlin Yates, of Washington, 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 Burundi.
       Charles Taylor Manatt, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Dominican Republic.
       Gary L. Ackerman, of New York, to be a Representative of 
     the United States of America to Fifty-fourth Session of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Martin S. Indyk, of the District of Columbia, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to Israel.
       Anthony Stephen Harrington, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Federative Republic of Brazil.
       Craig Gordon Dunkerley, of Massachusetts, a Career Member 
     of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, 
     for the Rank of Ambassador during his tenure of Service as 
     Special Envoy for Conventional Forces in Europe.
       Robert J. Einhorn, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Non-proliferation). (New 
     Position)
       Lawrence H. Summers, of Maryland, to be United States 
     Governor of the International Monetary Fund for a term of 
     five years; United States Governor of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development for a term of five years; 
     United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank 
     for a term of five years; United States Governor of the 
     African Development Bank for a term of five years; United 
     States Governor of the Asian Development Bank; United States 
     Governor of the African Development Fund; United States 
     Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development.
       James B. Cunningham, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to 
     be Deputy Representative of the United States of America to 
     the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
       Norman A. Wulf, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Executive Service, to be a Special Representative of the 
     President, with the rank of Ambassador.


                        African Development Bank

       Willene A. Johnson, of New York, to be United States 
     Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five 
     years.


                          Department of State

       Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs).
       James D. Bindenagel, of California, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the 
     rank of Ambassador during tenure of service as Special Envoy 
     and Representative of the Secretary of State for Holocaust 
     Issues.
       William B. Bader, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).
       Peter T. King, of New York, to be a Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Fifty-fourth Session of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations.
       J. Stapleton Roy, of Pennsylvania, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service with the Personal Rank of Career 
     Ambassador, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
     (Intelligence and Research).


                     Social Security Administration

       William A. Halter, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Commissioner 
     of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2001.


                       Department of the Treasury

       Gregory A. Baer, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Treasury.


                       Inter-American Foundation

       Kay Kelley Arnold, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term 
     expiring October 6, 2004.


                          Department of State

       Irwin Belk, of North Carolina, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-
     fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Revius O. Ortique, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Alternate 
     Representative of the United States of America to the Fifty-
     fourth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
       Carol Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to New Zealand.
       Carol Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to serve concurrently and 
     without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Samoa.


                      Federal Maritime Commission

       Joseph E. Brennan, of Maine, to be a Federal Maritime 
     Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2003.
       Antony M. Merck, of South Carolina, to be a Federal 
     Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2001.
       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

       Florence-Marie Cooper, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       William Joseph Haynes, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee.
       Ronald A. Guzman, of Illinois, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.


                  United States Sentencing Commission

       Michael O'Neill, of Maryland, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
     2003.
       Joe Kendall, of Texas, to be a Member of the United States 
     Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2001.
       John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term 
     expiring October 31, 1999.
       John R. Steer, of Virginia, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
     2005.
       Ruben Castillo, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
     2003.
       Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for the remainder of the term 
     expiring October 31, 1999.
       Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be a Member of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 
     2005. (Reappointment)
       Diana E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the United 
     States Sentencing Commission.
       Sterling R. Johnson, Jr., of New York, to be a Member of 
     the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2001.
       William Sessions III, of Vermont, to be a Member of the 
     United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring 
     October 31, 2003.


                         Department of Justice

       Paul L. Seave, of California, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Eastern District of California for a term of four 
     years.
       John W. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Director of the United 
     States Marshals Service.


                         Department of Commerce

       Q. Todd Dickinson, of Pennsylvania, to be Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks.
       Anne H. Chasser, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Commissioner 
     of Patents and Trademarks.


                       Department of the Justice

       Kathryn M. Turman, of Virginia, to be Director of the 
     Office for Victims of Crime.


                         Department of Justice

       Melvin W. Kahle, of West Virginia, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia for a 
     term of four years.


                             The Judiciary

       Ann Claire Williams, of Illinois, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.
       Virginia A. Phillips, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Faith S. Hochberg, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.


                         Department of Justice

       Daniel J. French, of New York, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Northern District of New York for the term of four 
     years.
       Donna A. Bucella, of Florida, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Middle District of Florida for the term of four 
     years.


                              In the Navy

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                           To be rear admiral

       Rear Adm. (lh) Kevin P. Green, 6805.


                              In the Army

       Army nominations beginning ALAN G. LACKEY, and ending RITA 
     A. PRICE, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on November 3, 1999.


                            Foreign Service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning Samuel Anthony 
     Rubino, and ending Christopher Lee Stillman, which 
     nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
     Congressional Record on February 23, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning George Carner, and 
     ending Steven G. Wisecarver, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     September 8, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Johnnie Carson, and 
     ending Susan H. Swart, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 
     8, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Rueben Michael 
     Rafferty, and ending Stephen R. Kelly, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on September 8, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning C. Miller Crouch, and 
     ending Gary B. Pergl, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on September 
     9, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Rita D. Jennings, and 
     ending Carol Lynn Dorsey, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     November 3, 1999.


                          In the Marine Corps

       Marine Corps nomination of Karl G. Hartenstine.


                              In the Navy

       Navy nominations beginning LYNNE M. HICKS, and ending 
     WILLIAM D. WATSON, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on November 
     3, 1999.
       Navy nomination of John R. Daly, Jr.