[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 131 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10115-S10117]
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:

       Mr. LEAHY for the Committee on the Judiciary:
       Stanley R. Chesler, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Rosemary M. Collyer, of Maryland, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Columbia.
       Mark E. Fuller, of Alabama, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Middle District of Alabama.
       Daniel L. Hovland, of North Dakota, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of North Dakota.
       Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States District 
     Judge for the District of Delaware.
       James E. Kinkeade, of Texas, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of Texas.
       Robert G. Klausner, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California.
       Robert B. Kugler, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Ronald B. Leighton, of Washington, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Western District of Washington.
       Jose L. Linares, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Alia M. Ludlum, of Texas, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Western District of Texas.
       William J. Martini, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Thomas W. Phillips, of Tennessee, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
       Linda R. Reade, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Northern District of Iowa.
       William E. Smith, of Rhode Island, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of Rhode Island.
       Jeffrey S. White, of California, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Northern District of California.
       Freda L. Wolfson, of New Jersey, to be United States 
     District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
       Carol Chien-Hua Lam, of California, to be United States 
     Attorney for the the Southern District of California for the 
     term of four years.
       Glenn T. Suddaby, of New York, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Northern District of New York for the term of four 
     years
       Johnny Mack Brown, of South Carolina, to be United States 
     Marshal for the District of South Carolina for the term of 
     four years.
       John Francis Clark, of Virginia, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia for the term of 
     four years.
       Robert Maynard Grubbs, of Michigan, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Eastern District of Michigan for the term of 
     four years.
       Joseph R. Guccione, of New York, to be United States 
     Marshal for the Southern District of New York for the term of 
     four years.
       By Mr. SARBANES for the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs:
       *Alberto Faustino Trevino, of California, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       *Carolyn Y. Peoples, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       *Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of 
     the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2002.
       *Armando J. Bucelo, Jr., of Florida, to be a Director of 
     the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2005.
       *Deborah Doyle McWhinney, of California, to be a Director 
     of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation for a term 
     expiring December 31, 2005.
       *Rafael Cuellar, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board 
     of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a 
     term of three years.
       *Michael Scott, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank 
     for a term of three years.
       *John M. Reich, of Virginia, to be Vice Chairperson of the 
     Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation.
       *Philip Merrill, of Maryland, to be President of the 
     Export-Import Bank of the

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     United States for the remainder of the term expiring January 
     20, 2005.
       By Mr. BIDEN for the Committee on Foreign Relations:
       *John R. Dawson, 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 Republic of Peru.
       (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.)
       Nominee: John R. Dawson.
       Post: Lima, Peru.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee:
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses, none.
       4. Parents: Robert and Joan Dawson, none.
       5. Grandparents: Ernest and Eva Dawson, John and Mildred 
     Power--all deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Scott and Carrie Dawson, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Deborah Dawson and Gerald Bailey, 
     $100.00, March, 2000, Bill Bradley.
                                  ____

       *Gene B. Christy, of Texas, 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 Brunei Darussalam.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Gene B. Christy.
       Post: Brunei Darussalam.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Geoffrey B. Christy, none; Emilie 
     Henshell Christy, none.
       4. Parents: George B. Christy, (father/deceased); Clara 
     Williams Christy, (step-mother/deceased); Rosea Whitmire 
     Christy, (mother/deceased).
       5. Grandparents: Arthur Christy, (grandfather/deceased); 
     Minnie Beach Christy, (grandmother/deceased); Burl Durden 
     Whitmire, (grandfather/deceased); Rose Rice Whitmire, 
     (grandmother/deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: None.
       7. Sisters and spouses: None.
                                  ____

       *Charles Aaron Ray, of Texas, 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 Kingdom of Cambodia.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Charles A. Ray.
       Post: Cambodia.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: Myung W. Ray, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Gayle D. Ray and Spouse: Reuben 
     Watson, none. Jason A. Ray, none. David E. Ray, none. Denise 
     E. Ray, none.
       4. Parents: Father: L.B. Holman, deceased; Mother: Magnolia 
     (Gardner) Alexander, none.
       5. Grandparents: Fraternal: Grandfather: Day Holman, 
     deceased; Grandmother: Mary Jackson, deceased. Maternal: 
     Grandfather: Levi Gardner, deceased; Grandmother Sally Young, 
     deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Holman, 
     $500, 2000, Tom Davis; $300, 2000, Rep. Party; Mr. Wilton J. 
     Holman, deceased; Mr. Donald W. Alexander, none; Mr. Dennis 
     R. Alexander, none; Mr. Michael D. Holman, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Billye M. Morant (Divorced), none; 
     Mrs. Dorrie E. Hill, none; Mr. Benjamin Hill (spouse), none.
                                  ____

       David L. Lyon, of California, is 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 Fiji, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to 
     Tuvalu.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Lyon, David L.
       Post: Fiji, Nauru, Tonga & Tuvalu.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: Maureen Lyon, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Nathaniel Lyon, none. Jocelyn 
     Lyon, none.
       4. Parents: Scott Lyon, deceased. Nancy Lyon, (deceased).
       5. Grandparents: Calvin Lyon, (deceased), Lulu Lyon, 
     (deceased), Walter Wilson, (deceased), Mary Wilson, 
     (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: Peter Lyon, none. Stephen Lyon, 
     (deceased).
       7. Sisters and spouses: n/a.
                                  ____

       *Linda Ellen Watt, of Florida, 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 Panama.
       (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, Donee.
       Nominee: Linda Ellen Watt.
       Post: Panama.
       2. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Thomas L. Crosby, and Laura M. 
     Crosby, none.
       4. Parents: Mr. & Mrs. William Watt, $25.00, 7/31/98, Rep 
     Nat'l Comm; Mrs. Frances Watt, $25.00, 1/19/99, Friends 
     Guilian; $20.00, 4/04/02, Rep Nat'l Comm.
       5. Grandparents: Mr. & Mrs. Ulysses S. Ford, deceased. Mr. 
     & Mrs. Alexander Watt, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: William A. Watt, Jr., Less than 
     $200 total various dates, Nat'l Rep Congr. Committee.
       7. Sisters and spouses: none.
                                  ____

       *Richard Allan Roth, of Michigan, 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 Senegal, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Richard Allan Roth.
       Post: Dakar, Senegal.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse: Carol Kinsman Roth, none.
       3. Children and spouses: Aaron Kinsman Roth and David 
     Kinsman Roth, none.
       4. Parents: mother, Marcia Roth:
       Contributions for Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), $10.00, August 
     16, 1998, Levin for Congress; $25.00, May 20, 1998, Levin for 
     Congress; $20.00, July 12, 2000, Levin for Congress; $25.00, 
     December 1, 2001, Friends of Carl Levin.
       B. Contributions for Senator Deborah Stabenow (D-MI), 
     $20.00, April 1, 2000, Stabenow for U.S. Senate.
       C. Contributions for the Michigan Attorney General, $20.00, 
     February 27, 2000, Jennifer Granholm for Attorney General of 
     Michigan.
       D. Contributions to the Democratic Party, $20.00, July 12, 
     2000, Michigan Democratic Victory; $20.00, September 2, 1998, 
     Michigan Democratic Party Fund; $20.00, August 16, 1998, 
     Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC); $30.00, 
     June 3, 1999, DCCC; $20.00, July 12, 2000, DCCC; $25.00, 
     September 11, 2000, DCCC; $30.00, July 27, 2001, DCCC; 
     $20.00, June 12, 1998, Democratic National Committee (DNC); 
     $20.00, November 3, 1999, DNC; $20.00, February 27, 2000, 
     DNC; $20.00, June 10, 2001, DNC; $20.00, June 27, 2001, DNC; 
     $25.00, October 15, 2001, DNC. Father, Morton Roth, deceased.
       5. Grandparents: Samuel and Fay Atlas, deceased; Nathan and 
     Fanny Roth, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Robert Ira Roth, (not married), 
     none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Nicki Felica Roth (not married), 
     none.
                                  ____

       *Antonio O. Garza, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Mexico.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Antonio O. Garza, Jr. (Tony Garza).
       Post: Ambassador to Mexico.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self: $1000, 6/25/99, George W. Bush; $1000, 11/13/00, 
     Bush-Cheney Recount Fund.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses, none.
       4. Parents: Antonio O. Garza Sr. and Lita Q. Garza 
     (deceased), none.
       5. Grandparents: Nicolas A. Garza (deceased), Rosa Garcia 
     de Garza (deceased); Magdalena Sanchez de Quintana 
     (deceased); Pelayo Quintana (deceased).
       6. Brothers and spouses: Nicolas A. Garza, none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Mrs. Miguel Ortiz (sister), $500, 
     9/29/00, Republican National Committee. Mr. Miguel Ortiz 
     (brother in law), $500. 5/5/97, IBC Commerce Committee for 
     Improvement of the Country; $500, 4/20/98, IBC Commerce 
     Committee for Improvement of the Country; $500, 9/29/00, 
     Republican National Committee.

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       *Joseph Huggins, of the District of Columbia, 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 Botswana.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Joseph Huggins.
       Post: Gaborone, Botswana.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Joseph Huggins, none.
       2. Spouse: Margot A. Sullivan (spouse), none.
       3. Children: Keisha A. Huggins, Wahida M. Hugguns, Cecelia 
     E. Huggins, and Joseph Huggins III, none.
       4. Parents: Elizabeth C. Huggins and Joseph Huggins 
     (deceased), none.
       5. Grandparents, deceased.
       6. Brothers and spouses: Jerome and Janet Huggins, Lawrence 
     and Aria Huggins, and Michael Huggins, none.
       7. Sisters: Lisa A. Huggins, none; Lorraine Brandon 
     (deceased).
                                  ____

       *Grover Joseph Rees, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Democratic Republic of East Timor.
       (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.)
       Nominee: Grover Joseph Rees III.
       Post: Ambassador to East Timor.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, $100, 10/2000, Republican Natl Commi; 50, 10/2000, 
     Bill McCollum for Sen; JoAnn Davis for Congress, October 
     2000, $50; Mike Ferguson for Congress, October 2000, $50; Ric 
     Keller for Congress, October 2000, $50; Jay Dickey for 
     Congress, October 2000, $50; Jim Rogan for Congress, October 
     2000, $50; Mike Ferguson for Congress, May 2000, $25; Mike 
     Ferguson for Congress, May 2000, $50.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and Spouses: Grover Joseph Rees IV, son, none; 
     Oksana Prokhvacheva, daughter-in-law, none.
       4. Parents: Grover Joseph Rees Jr., father, none; Patricia 
     Byrne Rees, mother, none.
       5. Grandparents: Maternal grandparents, Robert Byrne and 
     Anna McLaughlin Byrne, deceased; paternal grandfather, Grover 
     Joseph Rees, is also deceased; paternal grandmother, Consuelo 
     Broussard Rees, none.
       6. Brothers and Spouses: Robert Byrne Rees and Sally 
     Billeaud Rees, none; John Murphy Rees and Linda Lough Rees, 
     none; Stephen Gregory Rees and Mary Aline Rees, none; Charles 
     Andrew Rees, none; Thomas Matthew Rees, none; Daniel Anthony 
     Rees and Kay Sibille Rees, none; James McLaughlin Rees and 
     Jeannine Lanoux, none; Richard Claude Rees and Nicole Rees, 
     none.
       7. Sisters and spouses: Kathleen Ann Rees Rosa and Richard 
     Rosa, none. Margaret Mary Rees Crain and David Crain, none; 
     Mary Elizabeth Rees, none.
                                  ____

       *Robin Renee Sanders, of New York, 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 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.)
       Nominee: Robin Renee Sanders.
       Post: Brazzaville.
       Contributions, Amount, Date, Donee.
       1. Self, none.
       2. Spouse, none.
       3. Children and spouses, none.
       4. Parents: Geneva Sanders and Robert Sanders, none.
       *5. Grandparents: Lucille Lawrence, none.
       6. Brothers and spouses, none.
       7. Sisters and Spouses: Sharon Sanders and Paula Sanders, 
     none.
       *All other grandparents are deceased
                                  ____

       *Kim R. Holmes, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of State (International Organizations).
       *Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be Director of the 
     Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service.
       *Francis X. Taylor, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (Diplomatic Security).
       *Maura Ann Harty, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs).
       *Nancy P. Jacklin, of New York, to be United States 
     Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund for a 
     term of two years.
       *Seth Cropsey, of the District of Columbia, to be Director 
     of the International Broadcasting Bureau, Broadcasting Board 
     of Governors.
       *Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, to be Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for the remainder of the term 
     expiring August 13, 2003.
       *Joaquin F. Blaya, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2005.
       *D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the 
     Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 
     13, 2004.
       *Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, for the rank of 
     Ambassador during her tenure of service as the Representative 
     of the United States of America on the Commission on the 
     Status of Women of the Economic and Social Council of the 
     United Nations.
       *Wendy Jean Chamberlin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
     Development.
       *Diane M. Ruebling, of California, to be a Member of the 
     Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2002.
       *C. William Swank, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 
     a term expiring December 17, 2002.
       *Samuel E. Ebbesen, of the Virgin Islands, to be a Member 
     of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2003.
       *Ned L. Siegel, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for 
     a term expiring December 17, 2003.

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I 
report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in 
the Record on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save 
the expense of reprinting on the Executive Calendar that these 
nominations lie at the Secretary's desk for the information of 
Senators.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

       *Foreign Service nominations beginning Deborah C. Rhea and 
     ending Ashley J. Tellis, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 
     21, 2002.
       *Foreign Service nominations beginning Dean B. Wooden and 
     ending Claudia L. Yellin, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on June 
     21, 2002.

  *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.
  (Nominations without an asterisk were reported with the 
recommendation that they be confirmed.)

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