[United States Government Manual] [May 30, 1997] [Pages 857-859] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 857]] RECENT CHANGES Personnel actions brought to the attention of Manual editors June 2-August 1, 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Position Action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Courts of Appeals 71 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Eric L. Clay confirmed July 31. Circuit 73 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Arthur Gajarsa confirmed July 31. Circuit White House Office 90 Assistant to the President Sidney Blumenthal appointed July 1. 90 Assistant to the President and Paul Begala appointed July 1. Counselor to the President 90 Special Counselor to the President Jason S. Berman appointed July 24. 91 Assistant to the President and Director Donald Baer resigned (effective August 2). of Strategic Planning 91 Assistant to the President for Jodie R. Torkelson resigned (effective August 2). Management and Administration Agriculture Department 109 Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign August Schumacher, Jr., confirmed July 31. Agricultural Services 109 Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, Shirley R. Watkins confirmed July 31. and Consumer Services 109 Under Secretary for Food Safety Catherine E. Woteki confirmed July 31. 109 Under Secretary for Research, I. Miley Gonzalez confirmed July 31. Education, and Economics Commerce Department 146 Under Secretary for International Trade Stuart Eizenstat resigned (effective June 6). 146 Assistant Secretary for Import Robert S. LaRussa confirmed July 31. Administration 147 Assistant Administrator for Weather Elbert W. Friday, Jr., resigned (effective June 25). Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Defense Department 172 Deputy Secretary John J. Hamre confirmed July 24, vice John P. White. 173 Under Secretary for Personnel and Rudy F. de Leon confirmed July 31, vice Edwin Dorn. Readiness Air Force Department 183 Under Secretary Rudy F. de Leon resigned (effective August 5). 184 Chief of Staff Ronald R. Fogleman resigned (effective September 1). Energy Department 252 Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Anne Moler confirmed June 5. 252 Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory James J. Hoecker appointed (effective June 16), vice Commission Elizabeth Anne Moler. Health and Human Services Department 267 Administrator, Health Care Financing Bruce C. Vladeck resigned (effective September 13). Administration Interior Department 307 Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Jamie R. Clark confirmed July 31. Service 307 Director, National Park Service Robert G. Stanton confirmed July 31. 308 Director, Bureau of Land Management Patrick A. Shea confirmed July 31. [[Page 858]] 308 Director, Office of Surface Mining Kathleen M. Karpan confirmed July 31. Reclamation and Enforcement Justice Department 327 Deputy Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., confirmed July 17, vice Jamie S. Gorelick. 327 Solicitor General Walter E. Dellinger resigned (effective August 31). 327 Assistant Attorney General Joel I. Klein confirmed July 17. State Department 388 Chief of Protocol Molly M. Raiser resigned (effective July 24). 388 Under Secretary for Political Affairs Thomas R. Pickering confirmed May 23, vice Peter Tarnoff. 388 Under Secretary for Economic, Business, Stuart Eizenstat confirmed May 23, vice Joan E. and Agricultural Affairs Spero. 388 Under Secretary for Management Bonnie R. Cohen confirmed July 31. 388 Director General of the Foreign Service Edward Gnehm, Jr. confirmed July 31. 388 Legal Advisor David Andrews confirmed July 31. 388 Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Stanley O. Roth confirmed July 31. Pacific Affairs 388 Assistant Secretary for European and Marc Grossman confirmed July 31. Canadian Affairs 389 Assistant Secretary for South Asian Karl F. Inderfurth confirmed July 31. Affairs 389 Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs James P. Rubin confirmed July 31. 389 Deputy U.S. Representative to the A. Peter Burleigh confirmed July 31. United Nations 389 U.S. Representative for U.N. Management Richard Sklar confirmed July 31. and Reform 395 U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh John C. Holzman confirmed July 31. 395 U.S. Ambassador to Belarus Daniel V. Speckhard confirmed July 31. 395 U.S. Ambassador to Bosnia and Richard D. Kauzlarich confirmed July 31. Herzegovina 395 U.S. Ambassador to Canada Gordon D. Giffin confirmed July 31. 395 U.S. Ambassador to France Felix G. Rohatyn confirmed July 31. 395 U.S. Ambassador to Germany John C. Kornblum confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to Guyana James F. Mack confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Anne Marie Sigmund confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania Keith C. Smith confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Ralph Frank confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Maura Harty confirmed July 31. 396 U.S. Ambassador to the Russian James F. Collins confirmed July 31. Federation 396 U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Philip Lader confirmed July 31. Transportation Department 403 Administrator, Federal Aviation Jane Garvey confirmed July 31. Administration Veterans Affairs Department 470 Secretary Jesse Brown resigned (effective July 1). Central Intelligence Agency 492 Director George J. Tenet confirmed July 10. Corporation for National and Community Service 498 Member, Board of Directors Louis Caldera confirmed July 31. Export-Import Bank of the United States 518 Chairman and President James A. Harmon confirmed June 12 (sworn in June 17). [[Page 859]] 518 Vice Chairman and First Vice President Jackie M. Clegg confirmed June 12 (sworn in June 17). Office of Personnel Management 635 Deputy Director Janice R. Lachance confirmed July 31. Postal Rate Commission 648 Commissioner George A. Omas confirmed July 31. U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency 692 President, Overseas Private Investment George Munoz confirmed July 31. Corporation ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------