[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2505-2506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the nominations at 
the desk just reported by the Armed Services Committee.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the nominations be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations were considered and confirmed, as follows:


                       Department of the Treasury

       John M. Duncan, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy 
     Under Secretary of the Treasury.


                         Department of Defense

       Paul D. Wolfowitz, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense.


                              In The Navy

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

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Albert H. Konetzni Jr., 0000

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

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Timothy W. LaFleur, 0000

       The following named officers for appointment in the United 
     States Naval Reserve to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 12203:

                           To be rear admiral

     Rear Adm. (lh) James S. Allan, 0000
     Rear Adm. (lh) Howard W. Dawson Jr., 0000
     Rear Adm. (lh) Karen A. Harmeyer, 0000
     Rear Adm. (lh) Maurice B. Hill Jr., 0000
     Rear Adm. (lh) James M. Walley Jr., 0000


                            In the Air Force

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Air Force, under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 1552:

                              To be major

     Robert V. Garza, 0000

       Air Force nominations beginning Linda M. Christiansen, and 
     ending Robert M. Monberg, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     January 3, 2001.
       Air Force nominations beginning Charles G. Beleney, and 
     ending Michele R. Zellers, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     January 3, 2001.
       Air Force nominations beginning Jay O. Aanrud, and ending 
     Daniel S. Zulli, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     13, 2001.


                              In the Army

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the 
     Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12211:

                             To be colonel

     Marcus G. Coker, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment as a Permanent 
     Professor of the United

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     States Military Academy in the grade indicated under title 10 
     U.S.C. section 4333(b):

                             To be colonel

     Eugene K. Ressler Jr., 0000

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the 
     Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12211:

                             To be colonel

     Kenneth W. Smith, 0000

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the 
     Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12211:

                             To be colonel

     Timothy I. Sullivan, 0000

       Army nominations beginning Virginia G. Barham, and ending 
     James C. Butt, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 2001.
       Army nominations beginning Felix T. Castagnola, and ending 
     Aaron R. Kenneston, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 
     2001.
       Army nominations beginning William P. Blaich, and ending 
     Ira K. Weil, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 2001.
       Army nominations beginning Gregory O. Block, and ending 
     Robert D. Teetsel, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 
     2001.
       Army nominations beginning Moses N. Adiele, and ending 
     Horace J. Young, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 
     2001.
       Army nominations beginning Norman F. Allen, and ending 
     Daria P. Wollschlaeger, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     January 3, 2001.
       Army nominations beginning Stephen C. Allison, and ending 
     Stacy Young McCaughan, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 
     2001.
       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the 
     Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203 and 
     12211:

                             To be colonel

     Robert M. Nagle, 0000

       Army nominations beginning James M. Ivey, and ending 
     Douglas C. Wilson, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     13, 2001.
       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Army under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

     Steven L. Powell, 0000

       The following named officer for Regular appointment to the 
     grade indicated in the United States Army Medical Corps under 
     title 10, U.S.C., sections 531, 624 and 3064:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

     Mark R. Withers, 0000 MC

       Army nominations beginning Danny W. Agee, and ending Ronald 
     K. Taylor, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on February 13, 2001.
       Army nominations beginning Arthur D. Bacon, and ending 
     Richard T. Vann Jr., which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     13, 2001.


                          In the Marine Corps

       Marine Corps nominations beginning Ronald S. Culp, and 
     ending Christopher J. Loria, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     January 3, 2001.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning Eduardo A. Abisellan, 
     and Ending Richard D. Zyla, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     February 13, 2001.


                              In the Navy

       The following named officer for original Regular 
     appointment as a permanent limited duty officer to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., 
     sections 531 and 5589:

                            To be lieutenant

     Kevin D. Sullivan, 0000

       The following named officer for Regular appointment to the 
     grade indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 531:

                       To be lieutenant commander

     Stephen L. Cooley, 0000

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

                       To be lieutenant commander

     Brian J.C. Haley, 0000

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

                            To be commander

     William J. Nault, 0000

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

                            To be commander

     James P. Scanlan, 0000

       Navy nominations beginning Douglas J. Adams, and ending 
     Gregory J. Zacharski, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on January 3, 
     2001.
       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                             To be captain

     Mark R. Munson, 0000

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

                            To be commander

     Thomas K. Kolon, 0000

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

                            To be commander

     Bernadette M. Semple, 0000

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

                       To be lieutenant commander

     John D. Carpenter, 0000

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

                       To be lieutenant commander

     Darren S. Harvey, 0000

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

                       To be lieutenant commander

     Travis C. Schweizer, 0000

       Navy nominations beginning Frances R. Baccus, and ending 
     Scott W. Stuart, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 
     13, 2001.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Foreign 
Relations Committee be discharged from further consideration of the 
nomination of Bill Frist, and that the Senate immediately proceed to 
its consideration, the nomination be confirmed, the motion to 
reconsider be laid upon the table, 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.
  Mr. LOTT. This is so Senator Frist will be the representative of the 
United States to the 55th Session of the General Assembly of the U.N.
  The nomination was considered and confirmed, as follows:


                          department of state

       Bill Frist, of Tennessee, to be a Representative of the 
     United States of America to the Fifty-fifth Session of the 
     General Assembly of the United Nations.

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