[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                             CONFIRMATIONS

  EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE MAY 25, 2001:


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

       BRUCE MARSHALL CARNES, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL 
     OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.
       DAVID GARMAN, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     ENERGY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY).
       FRANCIS S. BLAKE, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF 
     ENERGY.
       ROBERT GORDON CARD, OF COLORADO, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     ENERGY.
       PATRICK HENRY WOOD III, OF TEXAS, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION OR THE TERM EXPIRING 
     JUNE 30, 2005.
       NORA MEAD BROWNELL, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXPIRING JUNE 
     30, 2006.
       NORA MEAD BROWNELL, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 
     TERM EXPIRING JUNE 30, 2001.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

       MARIA CINO, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND 
     FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE.
       BRUCE P. MEHLMAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR TECHNOLOGY POLICY.
       KATHLEEN B. COOPER, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
     COMMERCE FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

       SEAN B. O'HOLLAREN, OF OREGON, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF TRANSPORTATION.
       DONNA R. MCLEAN, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

       MICHAEL K. POWELL, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2002.
       KATHLEEN Q. ABERNATHY, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 1999.
       KEVIN J. MARTIN, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2001.
       MICHAEL JOSEPH COPPS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 
     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS 
     FROM JULY 1, 2000.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

       TIMOTHY J. MURIS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A FEDERAL TRADE 
     COMMISSIONER FOR THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FROM 
     SEPTEMBER 26, 1994.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE NOMINEE'S 
     COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY 
     BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

       STEPHEN BRAUER, OF MISSOURI, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY 
     AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO 
     BELGIUM.
       A. ELIZABETH JONES, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE 
     SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE AN 
     ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (EUROPEAN AFFAIRS).
       WALTER H. KANSTEINER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE (AFRICAN AFFAIRS).
       LORNE W. CRANER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
     STATE FOR DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND LABOR.
       WILLIAM J. BURNS, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, A CAREER 
     MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER-
     COUNSELOR, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE (NEAR 
     EASTERN AFFAIRS).
       RUTH A. DAVIS, OF GEORGIA, A CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR 
     FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO BE DIRECTOR 
     GENERAL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.
       CARL W. FORD, JR., OF ARKANSAS, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE (INTELLIGENCE AND RESEARCH).
       CHRISTINA B. ROCCA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS.
       PAUL VINCENT KELLY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT 
     SECRETARY OF STATE (LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS).
       DONALD BURNHAM ENSENAT, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE CHIEF OF 
     PROTOCOL, AND TO HAVE THE RANK OF AMBASSADOR DURING HIS 
     TENURE OF SERVICE.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

       PETER S. WATSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE 
     OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE NOMINEE'S 
     COMMITMENT RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY BEFORE 
     ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

       PIYUSH JINDAL, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 
     OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
       THOMAS SCULLY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE 
     HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATIONS WERE APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE 
     NOMINEES' COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND 
     TESTIFY BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                        FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

       TIMOTHY J. MURIS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A FEDERAL TRADE 
     COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 
     2001.
       THE ABOVE NOMINATION WAS APPROVED SUBJECT TO THE NOMINEE'S 
     COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY 
     BEFORE ANY DULY CONSTITUTED COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE.


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

       DONALD CAMERON FINDLAY, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY 
     OF LABOR.


                              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

VICE ADM. EDMUND P. GIAMBASTIANI, JR., 0000


                            FOREIGN SERVICE

       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING LARON L. JENSEN, AND 
     ENDING KAREN L. ZENS, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE 
     SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON APRIL 23, 
     2001.
       FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING RALPH K. BEAN, AND 
     ENDING RICHARD OLIVER LANKFORD, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE 
     RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL 
     RECORD ON APRIL 23, 2001.


             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD 

                United States
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May 25, 2001