[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                              NOMINATIONS

  Executive nominations received by the Senate May 24, 2001:


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       JENNIFER L. DORN, OF NEBRASKA, TO BE FEDERAL TRANSIT 
     ADMINISTRATOR, VICE GORDON J. LINTON, RESIGNED.


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

       BENNETT WILLIAM RALEY, OF COLORADO, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, VICE PATRICIA J. BENEKE, RESIGNED.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       HOWARD H. LEACH, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO FRANCE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       SARAH V. HART, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE 
     NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE, VICE JEREMY TRAVIS, RESIGNED.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       JAMES EDWARD ROGAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED 
     STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, VICE Q. TODD DICKERSON, 
     RESIGNED.


                              IN THE NAVY

       THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AS CHIEF OF THE 
     BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY AND SURGEON GENERAL AND FOR 
     APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., 
     SECTIONS 601 AND 5137:

                           To be vice admiral

REAR ADM. MICHAEL L. COWAN, 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

REAR ADM. (LH) RAND H. FISHER, 0000
REAR ADM. (LH) CHARLES H. JOHNSTON JR., 0000


                         DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

       THOMAS P. CHRISTIE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF 
     OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, VICE 
     PHILIP EDWARD COYLE, III.
       SUE MC COURT COBB, OF FLORIDA, TO BE AMBASSADOR 
     EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF 
     AMERICA TO JAMAICA.


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

       EILEEN J. O'CONNOR, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     ATTORNEY GENERAL, VICE LORETTA COLLINS ARGRETT, RESIGNED.


                     NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD

       ARTHUR F. ROSENFELD, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE GENERAL COUNSEL OF 
     THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS, 
     VICE LEONARD R. PAGE.


                             THE JUDICIARY

       ODESSA F. VINCENT, 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, VICE EVELYN E. 
     CRAWFORD QUEEN, TERM EXPIRING.

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