[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9490-9491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of the following 
nominations: Nos. 87, 88, 96, 102, 103, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 
and 112; those nominations reported by the Veterans' Affairs Committee: 
Mckay, Higgins, Cragin, Lozada; and all nominations reported by the 
Armed Services Committee today, with the exception of Michael Hamel.
  I further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, 
the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, any statements 
relating to the nominations appear at this point in the Record, the 
President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and that the 
Senate then return to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:


                         department of defense

       Thomas E. White, of Texas, to be Secretary of the Army.
       James G. Roche, of Maryland, to be Secretary of the Air 
     Force.


                          department of energy

       Lee Sarah Liberman Otis, of Virginia, to be General Counsel 
     of the Department of Energy.


                    general services administration

       Stephen A. Perry, of Ohio, to be Administrator of General 
     Services.


                   executive office of the president

       Angela Styles, of Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy.


              department of housing and urban development

       Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development.
       Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       John Charles Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
     Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
       Richard A. Hauser, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development.


                     department of veterans affairs

       Leo S. Mackay, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs.
       Robin L. Higgins, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs.
       Maureen Patricia Cragin, of Maine, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental 
     Affairs).
       Jacob Lozada, of Puerto Rico, to be an Assistant Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs.

                             the judiciary

       Maurice A. Ross, 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.
       Erik Patrick Christian, 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.


                    environmental protection agency

       Linda J. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.


                            in the air force

       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Fred F. Castle, Jr., 0000

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

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, 0000
     Brig. Gen. John D. W. Corley, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Tommy F. Crawford, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Charles E. Croom, Jr., 0000
     Brig. Gen. David A. Deptula, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Gary R. Dylewski, 0000
     Brig. Gen. James A. Hawkins, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Gary W. Heckman, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Kohler, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Edward L. LaFountaine, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Dennis R. Larsen, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Leaf, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Maurice L. McFann, Jr., 0000
     Brig. Gen. Richard A. Mentemeyer, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Paul D. Nielsen, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Thomas A. O'Riordan, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Quentin L. Peterson, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Lorraine K. Potter, 0000
     Brig. Gen. James G. Roudebush, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Mary L. Saunders, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Sovey, 0000
     Brig. Gen. John M. Speigel, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Craig P. Weston, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Donald J. Wetekam, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Gary A. Winterberger, 0000

       The following named officers for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 12203:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. James Sanders, 0000
     Brig. Gen. David E. Tanzi, 0000

       The following named United States Air Force Reserve officer 
     for appointment as Chief of Air Force Reserve and for 
     appointment to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     sections 8038 and 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. James E. Sherrard III, 0000

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officers for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grades indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Gregory B. Gardner, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Robert I. Gruber, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, 0000
     Brig. Gen. James M. Skiff, 0000
     Col. Richard W. Ash, 0000
     Col. Thomas L. Bene Jr., 0000
     Col. Philip R. Bunch, 0000
     Col. Charles W. Collier Jr., 0000
     Col. Ralph L. Dewsnup, 0000
     Col. Carol Ann Fausone, 0000
     Col. Scott A. Hammond, 0000
     Col. David K. Harris, 0000
     Col. Donald A. Haught, 0000
     Col. Kencil J. Heaton, 0000
     Col. Terry P. Heggemeier, 0000
     Col. Randall E. Horn, 0000
     Col. Thomas J. Lien, 0000
     Col. Dennis G. Lucas, 0000
     Col. Joseph E. Lucas, 0000
     Col. Frank Pontelandolfo Jr., 0000
     Col. Ronald E. Shoopman, 0000
     Col. Benton M. Smith, 0000
     Col. Homer A. Smith, 0000
     Col. Annette L. Sobel, 0000
     Col. Robert H. St. Clair III, 0000
     Col. Michael H. Weaver, 0000
     Col. Lawrence H. Woodbury, 0000


                              in the army

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

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Charles W. Fox Jr., 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. Roy E. Beauchamp, 0000

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

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. David C. Harris, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment in the Reserve 
     of the Army to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Lawrence J. Johnson, 0000

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

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. James L. Pruitt, 0000
     Col. Timothy C. Barrick, 0000
     Col. Claude A. Williams, 0000

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment as Director, Army National 
     Guard and for appointment to the grade indicated under title 
     10, U.S.C., sections 10506 and 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, 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. Johnny M. Riggs, 0000


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       The following named United States Army Reserve officer for 
     appointment as Chief, Army Reserve and for appointment to the 
     grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 3038 and 
     601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, 0000

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

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. John C. Atkinson, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Danny B. Callahan, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Robert C. Hughes Jr., 0000
     Brig. Gen. James H. Lipscomb III, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Charles L. Rosenfeld, 0000
     Brig. Gen. Ronald S. Stokes, 0000

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Roger L. Allen, 0000
     Col. Edward H. Ballard, 0000
     Col. Bruce R. Bodin, 0000
     Col. Gary D. Bray, 0000
     Col. Willard C. Broadwater, 0000
     Col. Jan M. Camplin, 0000
     Col. Julia J. Cleckley, 0000
     Col. Stephen D. Collins, 0000
     Col. Bruce E. Davis, 0000
     Col. John L. Enright, 0000
     Col. Joseph M. Gately, 0000
     Col. John S. Gong, 0000
     Col. David E. Greer, 0000
     Col. John S. Harrel, 0000
     Col. Keith D. Jones, 0000
     Col. Timothy M. Kennedy, 0000
     Col. Martin J. Lucenti, 0000
     Col. Buford S. Mabry Jr., 0000
     Col. John R. Mullin, 0000
     Col. Edward C. O'Neill, 0000
     Col. Nicholas Ostapenko, 0000
     Col. Michael B. Pace, 0000
     Col. Marvin W. Pierson, 0000
     Col. David W. Raes, 0000
     Col. Thomas E. Stewart, 0000
     Col. Jon L. Trost, 0000
     Col. Stephen F. Villacorta, 0000
     Col. Alan J. Walker, 0000
     Col. Jimmy G. Welch, 0000
     Col. George W. Wilson, 0000
     Col. Jessica L. Wright, 0000
     Col. Arthur H. Wyman, 0000
     Col. Mark E. Zirkelbach, 0000

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

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Gary A. Quick, 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. William J. Lennox, Jr., 0000


                          In the Marine Corps

       The following named officer for appointment 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

     Maj. Gen. Robert Magnus, 0000

       The following named United States Marine Corps Reserve 
     officer for appointment as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve 
     and for appointment to the grade indicated under title 10, 
     U.S.C., sections 5144 and 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment 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. William L. Nyland, 0000

       The following named officer for appointment 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

     Maj. Gen. Wallace C. Gregson Jr., 0000


                              in the navy

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

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Alfred G. Harms Jr., 0000

       The following named United States Naval Reserve officer for 
     appointment as Chief of Naval Reserve and for appointment to 
     the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 5143 and 
     601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. John B. Totushek, 0000


                            in the air force

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the Reserve of the Air Force under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 12203:

                             To be colonel

     Roy V. Bousquet, 0000

       Air Force nominations beginning Jeffrey E. Fry, and ending 
     George A. Mayleben, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 
     2001.


                              in the army

       Army nominations beginning Larry J. Ciancio, and ending 
     Fredric D. Sheppard, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 23, 
     2001.
       Army nominations beginning Carlton Jackson, and ending 
     Richard D. Miller, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 23, 
     2001.
       Army nominations beginning Charles R. Barnes, and ending 
     Joseph Wells, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 8, 2001.
       Army nominations beginning John R. Mathews, and ending Karl 
     C. Thompson, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 16, 2001.


                          in the marine corps

       Marine Corps nominations beginning Ronald H. Anderson, and 
     ending John H. Williams, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on May 9, 
     2001.


                              in the navy

       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

     Dale J. Danko, 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

     Delbert G. Yordy, 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

     Alexander L. Krongard, 0000

       Navy nominations beginning Robert M. Abubo, and ending Eric 
     D. Williams, which nominations were received by the Senate 
     and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 26, 2001.

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