[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 127 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9937-S9938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate September 26, 2001:


                      Department of Transportation

       Joseph M. Clapp, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of 
     the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.


                          Department of State

       Roy L. Austin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Trinidad and Tobago.
       Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr., 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 Tajikistan.
       Kevin Joseph McGuire, 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 Republic of Namibia.
       Pamela Hyde Smith, of Washington, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Moldova.
       Michael E. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, 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 Nepal.
       Hans H. Hertell, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Dominican Republic.
       John J. Danilovich, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Costa Rica.
       R. Barrie Walkley, 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 Guinea.
       Mattie R. Sharpless, of North Carolina, a Career Member of 
     the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Central African Republic.
       Arlene Render, 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 Cote d'Ivoire.
       Jackson McDonald, of Florida, 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 The Gambia.
       Ralph Leo Boyce, Jr., of Virginia, to be 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 Indonesia.
       Clifford G. Bond, of New Jersey, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       Rockwell A. Schnabel, of California, to be Representative 
     of the United States of America to the European Union, with 
     the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary.

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       John Stern Wolf, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Non-proliferation).
       Kevin E. Moley, of Arizona, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the European Office of the United 
     Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Kenneth C. Brill, of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Representative of the United States of America to the 
     International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of 
     Ambassador.
       Kenneth C. Brill, of Maryland, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna 
     Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.
       Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs).
       Charlotte L. Beers, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     State for Public Diplomacy.


                         Department of Defense

       Michael Parker, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army.


                        Delta Regional Authority

       P. H. Johnson, of Mississippi, to be Federal Cochairperson, 
     Delta Regional Authority.


                      Mississippi River Commission

       Brigadier General Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., 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).
       Brigadier General Carl A. Strock, United States Army, to be 
     a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, under the 
     provisions of Section 2 of an Act of Congress, approved 28 
     June 1879 (21 Stat. 37) (22 USC 642).


                      Department of Transportation

       Mary E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Administrator of the 
     Federal Highway Administration.


                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission

       Nils J. Diaz, of Florida, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring 
     June 30, 2006.


                         Department of Defense

       The following named officer for appointment as the Vice 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     152:

                             To be general

       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 Agriculture

       Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
     Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and 
     Environment.
       Elsa A. Murano, of Texas, to be Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Food Safety.
       Hilda Gay Legg, of Kentucky, to be Administrator, Rural 
     Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture.
       Mark Edward Rey, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation.
       Edward R. McPherson, of Texas, to be Chief Financial 
     Officer, Department of Agriculture.


                            In the air force

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force 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

Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald.
       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:

                        To be brigadier general

Air Force nomination of Colonel William P. Ard.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Rosanne Bailey.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Bradley S. Baker.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Mark G. Beesley.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Ted F. Bowlds.
Air Force nomination of Colonel John T. Brennan.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Roger W. Burg.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Patrick A. Burns.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Kurt A. Cichowski.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Maria I. Cribbs.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Andrew S. Dichter.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Jan D. Eakle.
Air Force nomination of Colonel David M. Edgington.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Silvanus T. Gilbert III.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Stephen M. Goldfein.
Air Force nomination of Colonel David S. Gray.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Wendell L. Griffin.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Ronald J. Haeckel.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Irving L. Halter Jr.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Richard S. Hassan.
Air Force nomination of Colonel William L. Holland.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Gilmary M. Hostage III.
Air Force nomination of Colonel James P. Hunt.
Air Force nomination of Colonel John C. Koziol.
Air Force nomination of Colonel William T. Lord.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Arthur B. Morrill III.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Leonard E. Patterson.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Jeffrey A. Remington.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Edward A. Rice Jr.
Air Force nomination of Colonel David J. Scott.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Winfield W. Scott III.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Mark D. Shackelford.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Glenn F. Spears.
Air Force nomination of Colonel David L. Stringer.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Henry L. Taylor.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Richard E. Webber.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Roy M. Worden.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Ronald D. Yaggi.

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

                          To be major general

Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Ronald J. Bath.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Frederick H. Forste
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Juan A. Garcia.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Michael J. Haugen.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Daniel James III.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Steven R. McCamy.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Jerry W. Ragsdale.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General William N. Searcy.
Air Force nomination of Brigadier General Giles E. Vanderhoof
Air Force nomination of Colonel Higinio S. Chavez.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Barry K. Coln.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Alan L. Cowles.
Air Force nomination of Colonel James B. Crawford III.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Marie T. Field.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Manuel A. Guzman.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Roger P. Lempke.
Air Force nomination of Colonel George R. Niemann.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Frank Pontelandolfo Jr.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Gene L. Ramsay.
Air Force nomination of Colonel Terry L. Scherling.
Air Force nomination of Colonel David A. Sprenkle.

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

                             To be general

Air Force nomination of Gen. John W. Handy.

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force 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

Air Force nomination of Maj. Gen. Teed M. Moseley.

       The following named officer for appointment as Vice Chief 
     of Staff, United States Air Force, and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., sections 601 and 
     8034:

                             To be general

Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Robert H. Foglesong.


                              In the army

       The following named officer for appointment as the Judge 
     Advocate General, United States Army and for appointment to 
     the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 3037:

                          To be major general

Army nomination of Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Romig.

       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

Army nomination of Maj. Gen. Colby M. Broadwater III.


                              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

Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Joseph D. Burns.

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

                           To be vice admiral

Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Scott A. Fry.

       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

Navy nomination of Rear Adm. (lh) Rand H. Fisher.

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

                             To be admiral

Navy nomination of Adm. James O. Ellis, Jr.

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

                             To be admiral

Navy nomination of Vice Adm. Gregory G. Johnson.
Air Force nomination of Patrick J.* Fletcher.
Army nomination of Christopher P. Aiken.
Army nomination of Rodney D. McKitrick II.
Army nomination of Randy J. Smeenk.
Army nominations beginning DANIEL T. LESLIE and ending WILLIAM C. 
WILLING, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in 
the Congressional Record on September 4, 2001.
Army nominations beginning ANGELO RIDDICK and ending HEKYUNG L. JUNG, 
which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record on September 4, 2001.
Army nominations beginning JEFFREY S. CAIN and ending RYUNG SUH, which 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record on September 4, 2001.
Army nomination of Shaofan K. Xu
Army nominations beginning ALBERT J ABBADESSA and ending * X0000, which 
nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record on September 10, 2001.
Army nominations beginning ROGER L ARMSTEAD and ending CARL S YOUNG JR, 
which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the 
Congressional Record on September 19, 2001.
Marine Corps nomination of Richard W. Britton.
Marine Corps nomination of Samuel E. Ferguson.
Marine Corps nomination of Curtis W. Marsh.
Navy nomination of Raymond E Moses Jr.
Navy nominations beginning JOHNNY R ADAMS and ending TIMOTHY J 
ZIOLKOWSKI, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared 
in the Congressional Record on September 4, 2001.
Navy nomination of Sandra P. Moriguchi.