[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10667-S10668]
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EXECUTIVE CALENDAR
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations:
Calendar Nos. 433 and 438 through 451; that the nominations be
confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, any
statements thereon be printed in the Record, the President be
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate return to
legislative session.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:
department of state
Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois, a Career Member of
the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be
Alternate Representative of the United States of America to
the Sessions of the General Assembly
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of the United Nations during his tenure of service as
Representative of the United States of America to the United
Nations for U.N. Management and Reform.
department of justice
John L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be United States Attorney
for the Western District of Virginia for the term of four
years.
Timothy Mark Burgess, of Alaska, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Alaska for the term of four
years.
Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee for the
term of four years.
Robert Garner McCampbell, of Oklahoma, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma for the term of
four years.
Matthew Hansen Mead, of Wyoming, to be United States
Attorney for the District of Wyoming for the term of four
years.
Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Oregon for the term of four years.
John W. Suthers, of Colorado, to be United States Attorney
for the District of Colorado for the term of four years.
Susan W. Brooks, of Indiana, to be United States Attorney
for the Southern District of Indiana for the term of four
years.
Todd Peterson Graves, of Missouri, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri for the term of
four years.
Terrell Lee Harris, of Tennessee, to be United States
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee for the term
of four years.
David Claudio Iglesias, of New Mexico, to be United States
Attorney for the District of New Mexico for the term of four
years.
Charles W. Larson, Sr., of Iowa, to be United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa for the term of
four years.
Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney
for the Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years.
Gregory Gordon Lockhart, of Ohio, to be United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio for the term of
four years.
nomination of john l. brownlee
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, it is a pleasure for me to take the
opportunity today to say a few words about an outstanding young
American who the President has nominated and the Senate has confirmed
to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
John Brownlee is exceptionally well-qualified to serve in this
position. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and the Law
School of the College of William and Mary. Following his graduation
from law school, John served for two years as a law clerk for the
Honorable Sam Wilson, Chief U.S. District Judge for the Western
District of Virginia. He served four years as an Assistant U.S.
Attorney here in the District of Columbia where he gained extensive
experience as a federal prosecutor. John also has experience in the
private sector as an attorney with the law firm of Woods, Rogers and
Hazlegrove in Roanoke, Virginia.
I have known this outstanding young man for almost eighteen years and
have followed his career development with great interest. John is very
capable and dedicated, with extraordinary character and high moral
standards. A graduate of the ROTC program at Washington & Lee
University, where he also lettered in varsity football each year, John
entered the U.S. Army upon graduation as an infantry officer. He also
volunteered for and graduated from the Army's Airborne and Ranger
training programs.
John's 4-year military career was primarily as an officer in the
Army's 3rd Infantry, the ``Old Guard'', where he served initially as a
Rifle Platoon Leader and later commanded the prestigious Army Drill
Team. While on duty at Ft. Myer, Virginia, John also served as a
military social aide to President George H.W. Bush and, through night
courses, earned a Masters Degree in Business Administration. John
continues to serve his country as a Major in the Army Reserve.
John and his lovely wife, Lee Ann along with their two year old
daughter, Thompson Ann, currently live in Roanoke. Lee Ann is a news
anchor for Channel 10 and one of the most popular personalities in
southwest Virginia.
John was appointed Acting U.S. Attorney on August 30, 2001. He is
already hard at work as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in the
Western District. John has already tried and won his first case as the
U.S. Attorney.
I am particularly proud of this young man, having watched him develop
over many years. As many of my colleagues know, John is the son of Les
Brownlee, the Republican Staff Director of the Armed Services
Committee, who has worked for me and the Armed Services Committee for
almost 18 years. So, it is with a great deal of pride and personal
pleasure that I have urged my colleagues to support unanimously the
confirmation of John L. Brownlee as the U.S. Attorney for the Western
District of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Mr. President, I yield the floor.