[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 2000] [Page 693] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov][[Page 693]] RECENT CHANGES Personnel actions brought to the attention of Manual editors June 2-July 31, 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page Position Action ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 72 U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Johnnie B. Rawlinson, confirmed July 21. Circuit Agriculture Department 108 Administrator, Rural Utilities Service Chris McLean confirmed June 7. Commerce Department 133 Secretary of Commerce Norman Y. Mineta, confirmed July 20, vice William M. Daley. Defense Department 157 General Counsel Douglas A. Dworkin confirmed June 9. Energy Department 214 Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF, confirmed June 14. and Administrator for Nuclear Security 214 Director of Science Mildred Spiewak Dresselhaus, confirmed July 26. State Department 303 U.S. Ambassador to Argentina James Donald Walsh confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Australia Edward William Gnehm confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia V. Manuel Rocha confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Colombia Anne Woods Patterson confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Rose M. Likins confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Martin O'Keefe confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania John F. Tefft confirmed June 9. 303 U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia John R. Dinger confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea Susan S. Jacobs confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay David N. Greenlee confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to the Solomon Islands Susan S. Jacobs confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Suriname Daniel A. Johnson confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Vanuatu Susan S. Jacobs confirmed June 9. 304 U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela Donna Jean Hrinak confirmed June 9. Veterans Affairs Department 360 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo D. West, Jr., resigned July 25. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------