[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15349-15351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations en bloc on the Executive Calendar: Nos. 15, 35, 70, 75, 97, 
100 through 103, 131, 132, 134, 138, 139, 141 through 156, and all 
nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Foreign Service.
  I finally ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, en 
bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, any statements 
relating to the nominations be printed in the Record, that the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                    environmental protection agency

       Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.


                          department of state

       Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Federal States of Micronesia.


                          department of energy

       Carolyn L. Huntoon, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management).


                   executive office of the president

       John T. Spotila, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the 
     Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
     Management and Budget.


             saint lawrence seaway development corporation

       Albert S. Jacquez, of California, to be Administrator of 
     the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term 
     of seven years.


                 consumer protection safety commission

       Mary Sheila Gall, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
     Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years 
     from October 27, 1998.
       Ann Brown, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission for a term of seven years from 
     October 27, 1999.

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       Ann Brown, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission.


                     department of veterans affairs

       John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs).


                    environmental protection agency

       Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant 
     Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental 
     Protection Agency.


       United states international development cooperation agency

       Melvin E. Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a 
     Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 1999.


       united states international development cooperation agency

       Donald Lee Pressley, of Virginia, to be an assistant 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development.


                          department of state

       Donald W. Keyser, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for Rank 
     of Ambassador during tenure of service as Special 
     Representative of the Secretary of State for Nagorno-Karabakh 
     and New Independent States Regional Conflicts.
       Larry C. Napper, of Texas, a Career Member of the Senior 
     Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for Rank of 
     Ambassador during tenure of service as Coordinator of the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program.
       Frank Almaguer, of Virginia, 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 Republic of Honduras.
       John R. Hamilton, 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 Peru.
       Gwen C. Clare, of South Carolina, 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 Ecuador.
       Oliver P. Garza, 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 the Republic of Nicaragua.
       Joyce E. Leader, 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 Guinea.
       David B. Dunn, of California, 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 Zambia.
       M. Michael Einik, 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of 
     Macedonia.
       Mark Wylea Erwin, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve 
     concurrently and without additional compensation as 
     Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United 
     States of America to the Federal Islamic Republic of the 
     Comoros and as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 
     of the United States of America to the Republic of 
     Seychelles.
       Christopher E. Goldthwait, of Florida, 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 Republic of Chad.
       Joseph Limprecht, of Virginia, 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 Albania.
       Prudence Bushnell, 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 Guatemala.
       Donald Keith Bandler, 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 America to the Republic of Cyprus.
       Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, 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 Kenya.
       Thomas J. Miller, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
       Bismarck Myrick, of Virginia, 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 Liberia.
       Michael D. Metelits, of California, 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 Cape Verde.

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                         in the foreign service

       Foreign Service nomination of Peter S. Wood, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of January 19, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Constance A. Carrino, 
     and ending Ruth H. Vanheuven, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     February 23, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Brian E. Carlson, and 
     ending Leonardo M. Williams, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 
     March 24, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Dale V. Slaght, and 
     ending Eric R. Weaver, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of March 24, 
     1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Johnny E. Brown, and 
     ending Mee Ja Yu, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 12, 
     1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Jay M. Bergman, and 
     ending Robin Lane White, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of May 
     11, 1999.
       Foreign Service nomination of Stephen A. Dodson, which was 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of May 18, 1999.
       Foreign Service nominations beginning Karen Aguilar, and 
     ending Lauri M. Kassman, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of May 
     26, 1999.


                   nomination of timothy fields, jr.

  Mr,. WARNER. Mr. President, I am pleased to support the nomination of 
a fellow Virginian, Timothy Fields, Jr., to be the Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When I look 
back over Mr. Fields' dedication to public service including 28 years 
at the EPA as well as the strong educational background he received at 
one of our nation's most selective colleges and a great source of pride 
for my home state of Virginia, Virginia Tech University, I say to 
myself, the President and the EPA Administrator selected wisely.
  We are fortunate that a man of this caliber and distinction is 
willing to devote himself to public service. Rarely have we had a 
nominee come before the Environment and Public Works Committee, on 
which I am privileged to serve, with so much direct experience to 
qualify himself for the job. Mr. Fields comes before us not from a 
political background but from the field of engineering.
  Here are some highlights: upon graduating from Virginia Tech, Mr. 
Fields received a masters degree from George Washington University and 
has studied at Ohio State University. His lifetime of service at EPA 
began in 1971. Most recently, on February 17, 1997, Mr. Fields was 
appointed Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response (OSWER). Prior to this, Mr. Fields served for 
three years as Principal Deputy Administrator for OSWER where he was 
responsible for Superfund and solid waste under RCRA, Director of EPA's 
Superfund office for over two years and serving in that office for five 
years, and Director of EPA's Emergency Response Division for four and a 
half years and Deputy Director of the Hazardous Site Control Division 
for a year and a half.
  Even more remarkable is his list of achievements. He received the 
highest award for civil servants, the Presidential Rank Award for 
Distinguished Executive Service--not once but four times. He was 
recommended twice under President George Bush and twice under President 
Bill Clinton. He is the only EPA employee to be so honored.
  According to a report issued by the General Accounting Office, by the 
end of this fiscal year, all cleanup remedies will have been selected 
for over 1,100 sites. About 31,000 sites have been removed from the 
Superfund inventory of

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potential waste sites to help promote the economic redevelopment of 
these priorities. I think it is fair to say that Mr. Fields deserves 
part of the credit.
  Mr. Fields' career at EPA is one of great distinction and is a model 
for Virginians interested in a life in public service. I am very proud 
to offer my support for Mr. Fields.

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