[United States Government Manual] [June 02, 1998] [Pages 867-869] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 867]] RECENT CHANGES Personnel actions brought to the attention of Manual editors June 2-August 1, 1998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Position Action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Courts of Appeals 70 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Rosemary S. Pooler confirmed June 2. Circuit 70 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Robert D. Sack confirmed June 15. Circuit 72 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth John D. Kelly confirmed July 31, vice Frank J. Circuit Magill. 72 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Kim McLean Wardlaw confirmed July 31. Circuit White House Office 91 Counselor to the President and Special Thomas F. McClarty III resigned (effective June 30). Envoy for the Americas Office of Management and Budget 99 Director Jacob J. Lew confirmed July 31. 99 Administrator, Office of Federal Deidre A. Lee confirmed July 30. Procurement Policy Office of Science and Technology Policy 105 Assistant to the President for Science Neal F. Lane confirmed July 31, vice John H. and Technology and Director Gibbons. 105 Associate Director for Environment Rosina M. Bierbaum confirmed July 30. Agriculture Department 110 General Counsel Charles R. Rawls confirmed July 31. Commerce Department 144 Assistant Secretary for Legislative and Deborah K. Kilmer confirmed July 31. Intergovernmental Affairs 147 Assistant Secretary for Trade Michael J. Copps confirmed June 26. Development 147 Assistant Secretary and Director Awilda R. Marquez confirmed June 26. General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service 149 Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Q. Todd Dickinson confirmed June 18. Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks Defense Department 173 Director, Defense Research and Hans Mark confirmed June 9. Engineering Air Force Department 184 Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Ruby B. DeMesme confirmed July 30, vice Rodney A. (Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Coleman. Installations, and Environment) 186 Chief, National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Russell C. Davis, USAF, confirmed July 30, vice Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca, USA. Army Department 195 Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera confirmed June 24. 195 Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Joseph W. Westphal confirmed June 9. Works) 195 Assistant Secretary of the Army Mahlon Apgar IV confirmed June 9. (Installations, Logistics, and Environment) [[Page 868]] 195 Assistant Secretary of the Army Patrick T. Henry confirmed July 30. (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) 197 Chief, National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen. Russell C. Davis, USAF, confirmed July 30, vice Lt. Gen. Edward D. Baca, USA. Navy Department 209 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Carolyn H. Becraft confirmed July 30, vice Bernard (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) S. Rostker. Energy Department 253 Secretary Bill Richardson confirmed July 31, vice Federico Pena. 253 General Counsel Mary Anne Sullivan confirmed June 25. Interior Department 308 Assistant Secretary for Fish and Donald J. Barry confirmed June 25. Wildlife and Parks Justice Department 329 Assistant Attorney General, Criminal James K. Robinson confirmed June 15. Division Labor Department 368 Assistant Secretary for Employment and Raymond L. Bramucci confirmed July 30. Training State Department 398 U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Michael C. Lemmon confirmed June 26, vice Peter Tomsen. 398 U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Arthur L. Schechter confirmed July 31, vice Sidney Williams. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Paul L. Cejas confirmed June 26, vice Alan J. Blinken. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Chile John O'Leary confirmed June 26, vice Gabriel Guerra- Mondragon. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Richard N. Swett confirmed July 31, vice Edward E. Elson. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Eritrea William D. Clarke confirmed June 26. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Finland Eric S. Edelman confirmed June 26. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Gambia George W.B. Haley confirmed June 26, vice Gerald W. Scott. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kenneth S. Yalowitz confirmed June 26, vice William H. Courtney. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Latvia James H. Holmes confirmed July 31, vice Larry C. Napper. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David M. Satterfield confirmed July 31, vice Richard H. Jones. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho Katherine Hubay Peterson confirmed June 26, vice Bismarck Myrick. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar Shirley E. Barnes confirmed June 26. 398 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Jeffrey Davidow confirmed June 26. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Rudolf V. Perina confirmed June 26, vice John T. Stewart. 399 U.S. Ambassador to The Netherlands Cynthia P. Schneider confirmed June 26, vice K. Terry Dornbush. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Oman John B. Craig confirmed July 31, vice Frances D. Cook. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan William B. Milam confirmed July 31, vice Thomas W. Simons, Jr. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel confirmed June 26, vice Victor Jackovich. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Spain Edward L. Romero confirmed June 23. 399 U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Charles R. Stith confirmed June 26. [[Page 869]] Transportation Department 411 Administrator, Maritime Administration Clyde J. Hart, Jr., confirmed July 31. 413 Administrator, Research and Special Kelley S. Coyner confirmed July 30. Programs Administration Treasury Department 441 Under Secretary (Enforcement) James E. Johnson confirmed July 31, vice Raymond W. Kelly. 441 Assistant Secretary (Enforcement) Elisabeth Bresee confirmed July 31, vice James E. Johnson. 446 Commissioner of Customs Raymond W. Kelly confirmed July 31. Commodity Futures Trading Commission 497 Commissioner James E. Newsome confirmed July 31. Environmental Protection Agency 510 Chief Financial Officer Sallyanne Harper confirmed July 7. Federal Election Commission 539 Commissioner David M. Mason confirmed July 30. 539 Commissioner Karl J. Sandstrom confirmed July 30, vice John Warren McGarry. 539 Commissioner Darryl R. Wold confirmed July 30, vice Joan D. Aikens. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 619 Member, Reform Board Michael S. Dukakis confirmed June 25. 619 Member, Reform Board John Robert Smith confirmed June 25. 619 Member, Reform Board Tommy G. Thompson confirmed June 25. U.S. Information Agency 693 Associate Director for Information Jonathan H. Spalter confirmed July 30. U.S. International Development Cooperation Agency 700 Assistant Administrator for Africa, Vivian Lowery Derryck confirmed June 26. Agency for International Development 700 Assistant Administrator for Hugh Q. Parmer confirmed July 30. Humanitarian Response, Agency for International Development U.S. International Trade Commission 707 Commissioner Thelma J. Askey confirmed July 30. 707 Commissioner Jennifer A. Hillman confirmed July 30. 707 Commissioner Stephen Koplan confirmed July 30. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------