[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16074-16075]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed to 
executive session to consider en bloc the following nominations: 
Calendar Nos. 59, 60, 159, 161, 248, 303 through 310, 312 through 336, 
338 through 342, 347 through 359, and all the nominations on the 
Secretary's desk; that the nominees be confirmed; that the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table; and the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                       Department of the Treasury

       Kenneth W. Dam, of Illinois, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       Michele A. Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Treasury.
       James Gurule, of Michigan, to be Under Secretary of the 
     Treasury for Enforcement.
       Peter R. Fisher, of New Jersey, to be an Under Secretary of 
     the Treasury.


                         Department of Justice

       Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
     Attorney General.


                         Department of Commerce

       Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce.


                       Department of the Treasury

       Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of the 
     Mint for a term of five years.


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

       Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, of Illinois, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.


                         Department of commerce

       David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Economic Development.


                    Environmental Protection Agency

       Jeffrey R. Holmstead, of Colorado, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
       George Tracy Mehan, III, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

       Judith Elizabeth Ayres, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                          department of state

       Richard J. Egan, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to Ireland.
       Vincent Martin Battle, 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 Lebanon.
       Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, 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 State of Kuwait.
       Craig Roberts Stapleton, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Czech Republic.
       Robert Geers Loftis, of Colorado, 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 Lesotho.
       Daniel R. Coats, of Indiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
     Federal Republic of Germany.
       Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, 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 Syrian Arab Republic.
       Maureen Quinn, of New Jersey, 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 State of Qatar.
       Joseph Gerald Sullivan, of Virginia, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Zimbabwe.
       Johnny Young, of Maryland, 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 Slovenia.
       Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, 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 Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
       R. Nicholas Burns, of Massachusetts, a Career Member of the 
     Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be 
     United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status 
     of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, vice 
     Alexander R. Vershbow.
       Edmund James Hull, 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 Yemen.
       Nancy Goodman Brinker, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
     Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 
     America to the Republic of Hungary.
       Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, 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 Angola.
       Jeanne L. Phillips, of Texas, to be Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Organization for Economic 
     Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, 
     vice Amy L. Bondurant.


         international bank for reconstruction and development

       Carole Brookins, of Indiana, to be United States Executive 
     Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development for a term of two years.


                      international monetary fund

       Randal Quarles, of Utah, to be United States Executive 
     Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two 
     years.


                overseas private investment corporation

       Ross J. Connelly, of Maine, to be Executive Vice President 
     of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.


                  agency for international development

       Patrick M. Cronin, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
     International Development.


                    environmental protection agency

       Robert E. Fabricant, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                             the judiciary

       Lynn Leibovitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the district of 
     Columbia for the term of fifteen years.


                    general services administration

       Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, 
     General Services Administration.


                          department of energy

       Theresa Alvillar-Speake, of California, to be Director of 
     the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy.
       Jeffrey William Runge, of North Carolina, to be 
     Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
     Administration.


                  national transportation safety board

       John Arthur Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a Member of 
     the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of 
     the term expiring December 31, 2002.


                         department of commerce

       Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce.
       Otto Wolff, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
     Department of Commerce.
       Nancy Victory, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Communications and Information.


                         department of defense

       H. T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Navy.

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       John P. Stenbit, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Defense.
       Michael L. Dominguez, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       Nelson F. Gibbs, of California, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Air Force.
       Mario P. Fiori, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     the Army.
       Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering.


                               air force

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601 and to be appointed as Chief of Staff, 
     United States Air Force under the provisions of title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 8033:

                             To be general

     Gen. John P. Jumper, 0000.

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force 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. Paul V. Hester, 0000.


                                  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 general

     Lt. Gen. Larry R. Ellis, 0000.


                              marine corps

       The following named officer for reappointment in the United 
     States Marine Corps 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. Earl B. Hailston, 0000.


                                  navy

       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. CHRISTOPHER C. AMES, 0000.
     Capt. MICHAEL C. BACHMANN, 0000.
     Capt. REUBIN B. BOOKERT, 0000.
     Capt. STANLEY D. BOZIN, 0000.
     Capt. JEFFREY A. BROOKS, 0000.
     Capt. CHARLES T. BUSH, 0000.
     Capt. JOHN D. BUTLER, 0000.
     Capt. JEFFREY B. CASSIAS, 0000.
     Capt. BRUCE W. CLINGAN, 0000.
     Capt. DONNA L. CRISP, 0000.
     Capt. WILLIAM D. CROWDER, 0000.
     Capt. PATRICK W. DUNNE, 0000.
     Capt. DAVID A. GOVE, 0000.
     Capt. RICHARD D. JASKOT, 0000.
     Capt. STEPHEN E. JOHNSON, 0000.
     Capt. GARY R. JONES, 0000.
     Capt. JAMES D. KELLY, 0000.
     Capt. DONALD P. LOREN, 0000.
     Capt. JOSEPH MAGUIRE, 0000.
     Capt. ROBERT T. MOELLER, 0000.
     Capt. ROBERT B. MURRETT, 0000.
     Capt. ROBERT D. REILLY, JR., 0000.
     Capt. JACOB L. SHUFORD, 0000.
     Capt. PAUL S. STANLEY, 0000.
     Capt. PATRICK M. WALSH, 0000.


                     department of veterans affairs

       Claude M. Kicklighter, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning).
       John A. Gauss, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology).

               Nominations Placed on the Secretary's Desk


                                  army

       PN640 Army nominations (44) beginning BYUNG H. * AHN, and 
     ending ELIZABETH S. * YOUNGBERG, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 12, 2001


                              marine corps

       PN681 Marine Corps nominations (1076) beginning MICHAEL K. 
     TOELLNER, and ending MICHAEL T. ZIEGLER, which nominations 
     were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record of July 24, 2001

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, continuing in executive session, I ask 
unanimous consent that the Finance Committee be discharged from the 
following nominations:
  John Huntsman to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative;
  Janet Rehnquist to be Inspector General at the Department of Health 
and Human Services;
  Alex Azar II, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and 
Human Services;
  And, Rosario Marin to be Treasurer of the United States;
  That the Senate consider the nominations en bloc, they be confirmed, 
the motions to reconsider be laid on the table, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and any statements thereon 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could take a brief minute to speak on 
John Huntsman to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, I have known the 
Huntsman family for many, many years. A finer family is no place in 
existence. John will be the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. He is one 
of about 9, 10, or 11 siblings. He is from a huge family. John 
Huntsman, Sr., is one of the finest philanthropic individuals I have 
ever known. He is a giver.
  I went to a meeting with a number of other Senators and met him. He 
has dedicated most of his life to giving away the fortune that he has 
been able to accumulate. He started a great cancer institute, one of 
the finest in the world, in Salt Lake City. This month, August 25, the 
Vice President is going to go break ground for this new hospital.
  I was with John Huntsman, Sr., recently, the father of this fine man 
who is going to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. He had made a 
commitment this year to give many millions of dollars to charity. Times 
were bad in his business. Oil prices went up, and he simply didn't have 
the money to fulfill this commitment. He went out and borrowed the 
money so he could give it away.
  He is a wonderful man. I am happy to be present when he is confirmed 
as Trade Representative. He is from the same hue as his father, and we 
can expect great things for the country from John Huntsman.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the HELP 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of the following 
nominees:
  John Henshaw to be Assistant Secretary of Labor;
  Emily DeRocco to be Assistant Secretary of Labor;
  And the Foreign Relations Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of the nomination of Martin Silverstein to be Ambassador 
to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay;
  That the nominations be considered and confirmed en bloc, the motions 
to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be immediately 
notified of the Senate's action, that any statements thereon be printed 
in the Record, and the Senate return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed.


                   Referral of Frederico Juarbe, Jr.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the nominations 
of Frederico Juarbe, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Veterans' Employment and Training, be referred jointly to the HELP 
Committee and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Nomination of Robert D. McCallum, Jr.

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today the Senate completes the confirmation 
process for Robert D. McCallum, Jr. to be the Assistant Attorney 
General to head the Civil Division at the Department of Justice. I 
congratulate Mr. McCallum and his family.
  The Judiciary Committee has worked very hard since returning in July 
to act on presidential nominations to fill vital positions at the 
Department of Justice. In addition to the confirmations of the Deputy 
Attorney General, the Solicitor General, the Assistant Attorney General 
for the Criminal Division, the Assistant Attorney General for 
Legislative Affairs, and the Assistant Attorney General for Legal 
Policy, during the last month we have held four hearings on Department 
of Justice nominees and today we confirm a sixth nominee to a 
leadership role at the Department of Justice in the last month.
  With the confirmation of Mr. McCallum, we have confirmed seven of the 
Attorney General's Assistant Attorneys General. We have also completed 
action on Asa Hutchinson to head the Drug Enforcement Administration, 
Jim Ziglar to head the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Bob 
Mueller to serve as the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. I


commend the Members of the Committee on both sides of the aisle for 
their cooperation in this regard.

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