[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 136 (Thursday, October 11, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10667-S10668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           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.