[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 97 (Thursday, July 12, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7588-S7589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES

  The following executive reports of committees were submitted:

       By Mr. HARKIN for the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry.
       *Joseph J. Jen, of California, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics.
       *James R. Moseley, of Indiana, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       By Mr. SARBANES for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.
       *Roger Walton Ferguson, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000.
       *Angela Antonelli, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       *Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be Chairperson of the Board 
     of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for 
     a term of five years.
       *Donald E. Powell, of Texas, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a 
     term of six years.
       *Ronald Rosenfeld, of Maryland, to be President, Government 
     National Mortgage Association.
       *Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be Federal Transit 
     Administrator.
       By Mr. BINGAMAN for the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
       *Patricia Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       *William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be Solicitor of the 
     Department of the Interior.
       *Bennett William Raley, of Colorado, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       *Vicky A. Bailey, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Energy (International Affairs and Domestic Policy).
       *Frances P. Mainella, of Florida, to be Director of the 
     National Park Service.
       *John W. Keys, III, of Utah, to be Commissioner of 
     Reclamation.
       By Mr. BIDEN for the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       *Lori A. Forman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       *Aubrey Hooks, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       Nominee: Aubrey Hooks.
       Post: Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
       The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Leah Jean Hooks Billings and Kevin 
     Billings, none; Michael Aubrey Hooks and Sandra Montero 
     Hooks, none; Keren Jean Hooks Lundy and Michael Lundy, none; 
     Joseph Aubrey Hooks, none; Daniel Aubrey Hooks, none; and 
     Stephanie Jean Hooks, none.
       4. Parents (deceased).
       5. Grandparents (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: Cecil Wayne Hooks and Linda Jean 
     Elliott Hooks, none; Jimmy Hooks, none; Johnnie Hooks and 
     Angela Hooks, none; and Ricky Hooks, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Wanda Jane Hooks Graham and Michael 
     Graham, none; Mabel Hooks, none; Betty Hooks, none; Judy 
     Pearl Hooks Laxton and Newton Laxton, none; and Jackie 
     Darnell Hooks Strickland and Nelson Strickland, none.
                                  ____

       *Peter R. Chaveas, 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 American to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
       Nominee: Peter R. Chaveas.
       Post Ambassador to Sierra Leone.
       The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these person 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self: $200, 7/1/97, Democratic National Committee; $200, 
     12/2/97, Democratic National Committee; and $200, 3/22/00, 
     Democratic National Committee.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Pamela M. Chaveas, none; and 
     Michael M. Chaveas, none.
       4. Parents: William and Evelyn Chaveas, none.
       5. Grandparents (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: Richard and Debbie Chaveas, none; 
     Paul and Carol Chaveas, $50, 8/11/97, Committee for Continued 
     Good Government; $25, 5/12/98, Committee for Continued Good 
     Government; and $50, 6/28/00, Committee to Re-elect Hartman, 
     Johnstone, Renzulli.
       7. Sisters and spouses, none.
                                  ____

       *Donald J. McConnell, of Ohio, 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 Eritrea.
       Nominee: Donald Joseph McConnell.
       Post: Ambassador to Eritrea.
       The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3.Children and spouses, none.
       4. Parents, none.
       5. Grandparents, none.
       6. Brothers and spouses, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses, none.
                                  ____

       *Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, 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.
       Nominee: Nancy J. Powell.
       Post: Accra, Ghana.
       The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, not applicable.
       3. Children and spouses, not applicable.
       4. Parents: Joseph and J. Maxine Powell, none.
       5. Grandparents (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: William Powell, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses, not applicable.
                                  ____

       *George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, 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, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation

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     as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.
       Nominee: George M. Staples.
       Post: Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.
       The following is a list of all members of my immediate 
     family and their spouses. I have asked each of these persons 
     to inform me of the pertinent contributions made by them. To 
     the best of my knowledge, the information contained in this 
     report is complete and accurate.
       Contributions, amount, date, and donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: Jo Ann Staples, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Catherine D. Staples, none.
       4. Parents (deceased).
       5. Grandparents (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Mildred E. Staples, none.
       *Nomination was reported with recommendation that it be 
     confirmed subject to the nominee's commitment to respond to 
     requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted 
     committee of the Senate.

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