[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             CONFIRMATIONS

  Executive nominations confirmed by the Senate August 3, 1999:


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       MICHAEL A. SHEEHAN, OF NEW JERSEY, TO BE COORDINATOR FOR 
     COUNTERTERRORISM, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AMBASSADOR AT 
     LARGE.
       ROBERT S. GELBARD, OF WASHINGTON, 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 INDONESIA.
       WILLIAM B. TAYLOR, JR., OF VIRGINIA, FOR THE RANK OF 
     AMBASSADOR DURING TENURE OF SERVICE AS COORDINATOR OF U.S. 
     ASSISTANCE FOR THE NEW INDEPENDENT STATES.


        NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

       JACK E. HIGHTOWER, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL 
     COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE FOR A TERM 
     EXPIRING JULY 19, 2004. (REAPPOINTMENT)
       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.