[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 56 (Monday, April 30, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4052-S4053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate April 30, 2001:


                       Department of Agriculture

       Eric M. Bost, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, vice 
     Shirley Robinson Watkins, resigned.
       William T. Hawks, of Mississippi, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, vice Islam 
     A. Siddiqui.
       Joseph J. Jen, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, vice I. 
     Miley Gonzales.
       J.B. Penn, of Arkansas, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, vice 
     August Schumacher, Jr., resigned.


                         Department of Commerce

       James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Commerce, vice R. Roger Majak, resigned.
       Bruce P. Mehlman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Technology Policy, vice Kelly H. Carnes, 
     resigned.


                   Federal Communications Commission

       Kevin J. Martin, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 2001, vice William E. Kennard, term expiring.
       Kathleen Q. Abernathy, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 2000, vice Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth.


                       Department of the Treasury

       James Gurule, of Michigan, to be Under Secretary of the 
     Treasury for Enforcement, vice James E. Johnson, resigned.


                Department of Health and Human Services

       Kevin Keane, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, vice Melissa T. Skolfield, 
     resigned.


                          Department of State

       Walter H. Kansteiner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (African Affairs), vice Susan E. Rice.


                Overseas Private Investment Corporation

       Peter S. Watson, of California, to be President of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, vice George Munoz, 
     resigned.


                          Department of Energy

       David Garman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Energy (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), vice Dan 
     Reichter, resigned.
       Patrick Henry Wood III, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring 
     June 30, 2005, vice James John Hoecker, resigned.


                         Department of Commerce

       David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Development, vice Arthur C. Campbell, 
     resigned.
       Kathleen B. Cooper, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Affairs, vice Robert J. Shapiro, 
     resigned.


                     Office of Personnel Management

       Kay Coles James, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office 
     of Personnel Management, vice Janice R. Lachance.


                   Federal Labor Relations Authority

       Othoneil Armendariz, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years 
     expiring July 1, 2005, vice Donald S. Wasserman, term 
     expired.


                        Department of Education

       Grover J. Whitehurst, of New York, to be Assistant 
     Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, 
     Department of Education, vice Cyril Kent McGuire, resigned.


                          Department of Labor

       David D. Lauriski, of Utah, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     Labor for Mine Safety and Health, vice J. Davitt McAteer.


                         Department of Justice

       John W. Gillis, of California, to be Director of the Office 
     for Victims of Crime, vice Kathryn M. Turman, resigned.
       Michael Certoff, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Attorney 
     General, vice James K. Robinson.


                     Department of Veterans Affairs

       Leo S. Mckay, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, vice Hershel Wayne Gober, resigned.
       Robin L. Higgins, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, vice Robert M. Walker, 
     resigned.


                              In the Army

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment as Director, Army National 
     Guard and for appointment to the grade indicated under title 
     10, U.S.C., sections 10506 and 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

Maj. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

Lt. Gen. Johnny M. Riggs, 0000

       The following named United States Army Reserve officer for 
     appointment as Chief, Army Reserve and for appointment to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 3038 and 
     601:

                        To be lieutenant general

MAj. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, 0000

       The following Army National guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Army to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., Section 12203:

                          To be major general

Brig. Gen. John C. Atkinson, 0000
Brig. Gen. Danny B. Callahan, 0000
Brig. Gen. Robert C. Hughes Jr., 0000
Brig. Gen. James H. Lipscomb III, 0000
Brig. Gen. Charles L. Rosenfeld, 0000
Brig. Gen. Ronald S. Stokes, 0000

                        To be brigadier general

Col. Roger L. Allen, 0000
Col. Edward H. Ballard, 0000
Col. Bruce R. Bodin, 0000
Col. Gary D. Bray, 0000
Col. Willard C. Broadwater, 0000
Col. Jan M. Camplin, 0000
Col. Julia J. Cleckley, 0000
Col. Stephen D. Collins, 0000
Col. Bruce E. Davis, 0000
Col. John L. Enright, 0000
Col. Joseph M. Gately, 0000
Col. John S. Gong, 0000
Col. David E. Greer, 0000
Col. John S. Harrel, 0000
Col. Keith D. Jones, 0000
Col. Timothy M. Kennedy, 0000
Col. Martin J. Lucenti, 0000
Col. Buford S. Mabry Jr., 0000
Col. John R. Mullin, 0000
Col. Edward C. O'Neill, 0000
Col. Nicholas Ostapenko, 0000
Col. Michael B. Pace, 0000
Col. Marvin W. Pierson, 0000
Col. David W. Raes, 0000
Col. Thomas E. Stewart, 0000
Col. Jon L. Trost, 0000
Col. Stephen F. Villacorta, 0000
Col. Alan J. Walker, 0000
Col. Jimmy G. Welch, 0000
Col. George W. Wilson, 0000
Col. Jessica L. Wright, 0000
Col. Arthur H. Wyman, 0000
Col. Mark E. Zirkelbach, 0000

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

        To be brigadier general, Judge Advocate General's Corps

Col. Scott C. Black, 0000
Col. David P. Carey, 0000
Col. Daniel V. Wright, 0000


                          In the Marine Corps

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps to the grade indicated while assigned to 
     a position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

Lt. Gen. William L. Nyland, 0000


                              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. (Ih) Michael E. Finley, 0000


                       Department of Agriculture

       Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill L. Long, 
     resigned.


                         Department of Defense

       Douglas Jay Feith, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy, vice Walter Becker Slocombe.


                        Selective Service System

       Alfred Rascon, of California, to be Director of Selective 
     Service, vice Gil Coronado, resigned.


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

       Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development, vice Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., 
     resigned.
       Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Cardell 
     Cooper, resigned.
       John Charles Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice 
     William C. Apgar, Jr., resigned.


                   Federal Communications Commission

       Michael Joseph Copps, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years 
     from July 1, 1999, vice Susan Ness, term expired.


                       Department of the Interior

       J. Steven Griles, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     the Interior, vice Deputy J. Hayes, resigned.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Linda J. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice W. 
     Michael McCabe, resigned.


                Department of Health and Human Services

       Thomas Scully, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the 
     Health Care Financing Administration, vice Nancy-Ann Min 
     Deparle.


                       Department of the Treasury

       Peter R. Fisher, of New Jersey, to be an Under Secretary of 
     the Treasury, vice Gary Gensler, resigned.


                   Executive Office of the President

       Linnet F. Deily, of California, to be Deputy United States 
     Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, vice Rita 
     D. Hayes, resigned.


                          Department of State

       Lorne W. Craner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, vice Harold 
     Hongju Koh.
       Williams J. Burns, of the District of Columbia, a Career 
     Member of the SEnior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-
     Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near 
     Eastern Affairs), vice Edward S. Walker, Jr.
       Ruth A. Davis, of Georgia, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Director 
     General of the Foreign Service, vice Marc Grossman.


                        Department of Education

       Brian Jones, of California, to be General Counsel, 
     Department of Education, vice Judith A. Winston, resigned.
       Eugene Hickok, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of 
     Education, vice Judith A. Winston, resigned.


                          Department of Labor

       Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the 
     Department of Labor, vice Henry L. Solano, resigned.
       Ann Laine Combs, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Labor, vice Leslie Beth Kramerich.


                         Department of Justice

       Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General, vice Bill Lann Lee, resigned.


                     Department of Veterans Affairs

       Gordon H. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs), vice 
     Edward P. Scott, resigned.
       Jacob Lozada, of Puerto Rico, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs, vice Eugene a. Brickhouse, resigned.


                         Department of Defense

       David S. C. Chu, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, vice 
     Bernard Daniel Rostker.
       Gordon England, of Texas, to be Secretary of the Navy, vice 
     Richard Danzig.

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              department of housing and urban development

       Richard A. Hauser, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, vice Gail W. 
     Laster, resigned.


                export-import bank of the united states

       John E. Robson, of California, to be the President of the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States for term expiring 
     January 20, 2005, vice James A. Harmon, resigned.


                          department of energy

       Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management), vice Carolyn 
     L. Huntoon, resigned.
       Francis S. Blake, of Connecticut, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Energy, vice T. J. Glauthier, resigned.
       Nora Mead Brownell, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a term expiring June 
     30, 2006. (Reappointment)
       Nora Mead Brownell, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the 
     term expiring June 03, 2001, vice Vicky A Bailey, resigned.


                    environmental protection agency

       Jeffrey R. Holmstead, of Colorado, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice 
     Robert W. Perciasepe, resigned.


                   executive office of the president

       James Laurence Connaughton, of the District of Columbia, to 
     be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice 
     George T. Frampton, Jr.


                          department of state

       Carl W. Ford, Jr., of Arkansas, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), vice J. 
     Stapleton Roy, resigned.
       Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
     of South Asian Affairs, vice Karl Frederick Inderfurth.


                          department of labor

       Shinae Chun, of Illinois, to be Director of the Women's 
     Bureau, Department of Labor, vice Irasema Garza.


                        department of education

       Susan B. Neuman, of Michigan, to be Assistant Secretary for 
     Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education, 
     vice Michael Cohen, resigned.


                          department of labor

       Donald Cameron Findlay, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary 
     of Labor, vice Edward B. Montgomery, resigned.


                         department of justice

       Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General, vice David W. Ogden, resigned.