[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20027-20028]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. BROWNBACK. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate immediately 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations en 
bloc: Executive Calendar Nos. 166, 167, 191, 195, 198, 199, 217, 218, 
219, 220, 221 through 226, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk 
in the Foreign Service, the nomination of Mervyn Mosbacker, reported 
today by the Judiciary Committee. I further ask consent that the 
following list of nominations be discharged from the Banking Committee 
and the Foreign Relations Committee, and the Senate proceed to their 
consideration as well.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The list is as follows:

       From the Foreign Relations Committee:
       Jeffrey A. Bader, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
     Republic of Namibia;
       Martin G. Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
     Republic of Uganda;
       Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to the 
     Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia;
       Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, of California, to be 
     Ambassador to the Republic of Niger.
       From the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee:
       Martin Neil Baily, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisors; and
       Robert Z. Lawrence, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisors,
  Mr. BROWNBACK. I ask unanimous consent that the nominations be 
considered and confirmed en bloc, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, any statements be printed in the Record, 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 en bloc are as follows:


                  commodity futures trading commission

       William J. Rainer, of New Mexico, to be Chairman of the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
       William J. Rainer, of New Mexico, to be a Commissioner of 
     the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term 
     expiring April 13, 2004.


                          department of state

       M. Osman Siddique, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently 
     and

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     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.
       Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, 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 Bulgaria.
       Barbara J. Griffiths, 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 Iceland.
       Sylvia Gaye Stanfield, 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.


                              in the army

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. John M. Pickler, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. Larry R. Jordan, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. James T. Hill, 0000


                       department of the interior

       Earl E. Devaney, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, 
     Department of the Interior.


                         department of defense

       Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of 
     the Department of the Army.
       Carol DiBattiste, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of the 
     Air Force.


                              in the army

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Larry T. Ellis, 0000


                              in the navy

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

     David M. Crocker, 0000

       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                    To be rear admiral (lower half)

     Capt. Mark A. Young, 0000

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                         in the foreign service

       Foreign Service nominations beginning Susan Garrison, and 
     ending Richard Tsutomu Yoneoka, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 1, 1999.


       united states attorney for the southern district of texas

       Mervyn M. Mosbacker, Jr., of Texas, to be United States 
     Attorney for the Southern District of Texas for the term of 
     four years vice Gaynelle Griffin Jones, resigned.


                         senior foreign service

       Jeffrey A. Bader, 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 Namibia.
       Martin George Brennan, 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 Uganda.
       Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., 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 Federal Democratic Republic of 
     Ethiopia.
       Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, 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 Niger.


                      council of economic advisors

       Martin Neil Baily, of Maryland, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisors.
       Robert Z. Lawrence, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the 
     Council of Economic Advisors.

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