[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)] [January 1, 1998] [Pages 1123-1132] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix B / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1998Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate [[Page 1123]] The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted January 27 Togo Dennis West, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Jesse Brown, resigned. John D. Kelly, of North Dakota, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice Frank J. Magill, retired. Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice John T. Noonan, Jr., retired. Kim McLane Wardlaw, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice J. Clifford Wallace, retired. Judith M. Barzilay, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Dominick L. DiCarlo, retired. Delissa A. Ridgway, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice Nicholas Tsoucalas, retired. William P. Dimitrouleas, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Stanley Marcus, elevated. Robert G. James, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, vice John M. Shaw, retired. James W. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Stanley S. Harris, retired. Steven W. Mickle, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, vice Maurice M. Paul, retired. Johnnie B. Rawlinson, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada, vice Lloyd D. George, retired. Richard W. Roberts, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice Charles R. Richey, deceased. Gregory Moneta Sleet, of Delaware, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Delaware, vice Joseph J. Longobardi, retired. Emilio W. Cividanes, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of 15 years, vice John Maxwell Ferren. Submitted January 29 Rebecca T. Bingham, of Kentucky, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2001, vice Carol K. DiPrete, term expired. Charles H. Dolan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2000 (reappointment). Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be U.S. Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Bank for a term of 5 years; U.S. Alternate Governor of the African Development Fund; U.S. Alternate Governor of the Asian Development Bank; and U.S. Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vice Joan E. Spero, resigned. Richard W. Fisher, of Texas, to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Charlene Barshefsky, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Scott Snyder Fleming, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, vice Kay Casstevens. [[Page 1124]] Martha B. Gould, of Nevada, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2002 (reappointment). Margaret Hornbeck Greene, of Kentucky, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation for a term expiring February 24, 2003 (reappointment). Paul M. Igasaki, of California, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2002 (reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Bill Lann Lee, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Deval L. Patrick, resigned. Kevin Emanuel Marchman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Joseph Shuldiner, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Christine O.C. Miller, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years (reappointment), to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. David R. Oliver, of Indiana, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, vice R. Noel Longuemare, Jr. Paul L. Seave, of California, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California for a term of 4 years, vice Charles Joseph Stevens, resigned. Nancy E. Soderberg, of the District of Columbia, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Nancy E. Soderberg, of the District of Columbia, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, to which position she was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Orson Swindle, of Hawaii, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 1997, vice Roscoe Burton Starek III, term expired, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Cherryl T. Thomas, of Illinois, to be a member of the Railroad Retirement Board for a term expiring August 28, 2002, vice Glen L. Bower, term expired. Mozelle Willmont Thompson, of New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of 7 years from September 26, 1996, vice Christine A. Varney, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Withdrawn January 29 James Hudson Bailey, of Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vice Harvey G. Ryland, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on October 8, 1997. Ronald Kent Burton, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2002 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 1997. Submitted February 2 Gus A. Owen, of California, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002 (reappointment). Submitted February 5 Eligah Dane Clark, of Alabama, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of 6 years, vice Charles L. Cragin. Keith C. Kelly, of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, vice Grant Buntrock. Robert A. Miller, of South Dakota, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2000, vice David Allen Brock, term expired. Submitted February 9 Christy Carpenter, of California, to be member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2002, vice Leslee B. Alexander, term expired. [[Page 1125]] Submitted February 11 Randall Dean Anderson, of Utah, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Utah for the term of 4 years, vice Daniel C. Dotson, retired. Daniel C. Byrne, of New York, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Michael A. Pizzi, resigned. Richard H. Deane, Jr., of Georgia, to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice Kent Barron Alexander, resigned. Deborah K. Kilmer, of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Jane Bobbitt, resigned. Brian Scott Roy, of Kentucky, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky for the term of 4 years, vice Charles William Logsdon, resigned. James E. Hall, of Tennessee, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of 2 years (reappointment). William James Ivey, of Tennessee, to be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts for a term of 4 years, vice Jane Alexander, term expired. Chester J. Straub, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Joseph M. McLaughlin, retired. Withdrawn February 12 John H. Bingler, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Maurice B. Cohill, Jr., retired, which was sent to the Senate on July 31, 1997. Lynne Lasry, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice John S. Rhodes, Sr., retired, which was sent to the Senate on February 12, 1997. Submitted February 23 Raymond L. Bramucci, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Timothy M. Barnicle, resigned. Seth D. Harris, of New York, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice Maria Echaveste, resigned. Patrick A. Mulloy, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Charles F. Meissner. Withdrawn February 23 John Warren McGarry, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 1997. Submitted February 24 Melvin R. Wright, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Henry Harold Kennedy, Jr., elevated. Submitted February 25 William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Michael A. Stegman, resigned. Sue Bailey, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Stephen C. Joseph, resigned. Michael J. Copps, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Raymond E. Vickery, Jr., resigned. Ruth Y. Goldway, of California, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission for a term expiring November 22, 2002, vice Edward J. Quick, Jr., term expired. Deidre A. Lee, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, vice Steven Kelman, resigned. Submitted March 3 Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission for the remainder of the term expiring December 16, 2000, vice Peter S. Watson, resigned. Jennifer Anne Hillman, of Indiana, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission for the term expiring December 16, 2006, vice Don E. Newquist, term expired. Stephen Koplan, of Virginia, to be a member of the U.S. International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2005, vice Janet A. Nuzum, resigned. [[Page 1126]] Submitted March 4 Robert H. Beatty, Jr., of West Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring August 30, 2004 (reappointment). Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2000, vice Janie L. Shores, term expired. David M. Mason, of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2003, vice Trevor Alexander McClurg Potter, resigned. Submitted March 6 Joseph W. Westphal, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice H. Martin Lancaster. Arthur Levitt, Jr., of New York, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 2003 (reappointment). Submitted March 10 Shirley Elizabeth Barnes, of New York, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Madagascar. Charles R. Stith, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Republic of Tanzania. William Lacy Swing, of North Carolina, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Withdrawn March 10 Tracy D. Conwell, of Texas, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on February 11, 1997. Submitted March 11 Thomas Ehrlich, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term of 5 years. Dorothy A. Johnson, of Michigan, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term of 5 years, vice Walter H. Shorenstein, term expired. Stephen C. Robinson, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut for the term of 4 years, vice Christopher Droney, resigned. Alice Rae Yelen, of Louisiana, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001, vice Fay S. Howell, term expired. Withdrawn March 11 Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be Director of the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor, which was sent to the Senate on October 9, 1997. Submitted March 13 Mahlon Apgar IV, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Robert M. Walker. Vivian Lowery Derryck, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice John F. Hicks, Sr. G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice John A. Koskinen. James K. Robinson, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Jo Ann Harris, resigned. Withdrawn March 13 Jane G. Gould, of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2001, which was sent to the Senate on September 2, 1997. Withdrawn March 16 Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Thomas N. O'Neill, Jr., retired, which was sent to the Senate on July 31, 1997. Submitted March 24 William Joseph Burns, of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be [[Page 1127]] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Ryan Clark Crocker, of Washington, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Syrian Arab Republic. Submitted March 31 Nora M. Manella, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice Mariana R. Pfaelzer, retired. Submitted April 1 Timothy B. Dyk, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Glenn L. Archer, Jr., retired. Submitted April 2 Rosina M. Bierbaum, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Jerry M. Melillo, resigned. Diane D. Blair, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2004 (reappointment). Rita R. Colwell, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Science Foundation for a term of 6 years, vice Neal F. Lane. Eric S. Edelman, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Finland. Nancy Halliday Ely-Raphel, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Slovenia. Frank E. Loy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of State, vice Timothy E. Wirth, resigned. Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Spain. Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Frederick F.Y. Pang, resigned. Richard Nelson Swett, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Denmark. Ralph E. Tyson, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, vice Marcel Livaudais, Jr., retired. Jeanne E. Scott, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, vice Richard H. Mills, retired. John C. Truesdale, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of 4 years, vice Frederick L. Feinstein, resigned. Submitted April 21 Neal F. Lane, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice John Howard Gibbons, resigned. Henry L. Solano, of Colorado, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, vice Thomas S. Williamson, Jr. Jonathan H. Spalter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Director of the U.S. Information Agency, vice Robert B. Fulton, resigned. Submitted April 22 William Davis Clarke, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Eritrea. George Williford Boyce Haley, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of The Gambia. Katherine Hubay Peterson, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Lesotho. Laurence J. Cohen, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of 4 years, vice Frederick L. Feinstein, resigned. [[Page 1128]] Withdrawn April 22 John C. Truesdale, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of 4 years, vice Frederick L. Feinstein, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on April 2, 1998. Submitted April 23 Robert A. Freedberg, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Thomas N. O'Neill, Jr., retired. David R. Herndon, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, vice William L. Beatty, retired. Nikki Rush Tinsley, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, vice John C. Martin, resigned. Submitted April 28 Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic. E. William Crotty, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the State of Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Jeffrey Davidow, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Mexico. John O'Leary, of Maine, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile. Arthur Louis Schechter, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Submitted April 29 Michael Craig Lemmon, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Armenia. Lynette Norton, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Maurice B. Cohill, Jr., retired. Rudolf Vilem Perina, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova. Jeffrey G. Stark, of New York, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, vice R. Kenton Musgrave, retired. Submitted May 1 Natalia Combs Greene, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Stephen F. Eilperin. Neal E. Kravitz, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Paul Rainey Webber III, term expired. Withdrawn May 1 Kevin Emanuel Marchman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Joseph Shuldiner, which was sent to the Senate on March 19, 1997, and on January 29, 1998. Submitted May 5 Clyde J. Hart, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, vice Albert J. Herberger, resigned. Hans Mark, of Texas, to be Director of Defense Research and Engineering, vice Anita K. Jones, resigned. Norman Y. Mineta, of California, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term of 6 years (new position). Submitted May 6 L. Britt Snider, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, vice Frederick Porter Hitz, resigned. Submitted May 11 Elisabeth Bresee, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice James E. Johnson. [[Page 1129]] Raner Christercunean Collins, of Arizona, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona, vice William D. Browning, retired. James E. Johnson, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, vice Raymond W. Kelly. Raymond W. Kelly, of New York, to be Commissioner of Customs, vice George J. Weise, resigned. Robert S. Lasnik, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice Carolyn R. Dimmick, retired. Virginia A. Phillips, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice William M. Byrne, Jr., retired. Submitted May 12 Paul L. Cejas, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belgium. Cynthia Perrin Schneider, of Maryland, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of The Netherlands. Submitted May 13 Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Franklin D. Raines, resigned. Submitted May 15 Alvin K. Hellerstein, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Louis L. Stanton, retired. Submitted May 18 Jose de Jesus Rivera, of Arizona, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona for a term of 4 years, vice Janet Napolitano, resigned. Submitted May 21 Richard M. Berman, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Kevin Thomas Duffy, retired. Sylvia de Leon, of Texas, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). Michael S. Dukakis, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). Donovan W. Frank, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota, vice David S. Doty, retired. Linwood Holton, of Virginia, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). Colleen McMahon, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice John F. Keenan, retired. William H. Pauley III, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Peter K. Leisure, retired. Amy M. Rosen, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). John Robert Smith, of Mississippi, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). Tommy G. Thompson, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). Submitted May 22 Louis Caldera, of California, to be Secretary of the Army, vice Togo Dennis West, Jr. Greta Joy Dicus, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of 5 years expiring June 30, 2003 (reappointment). Awilda R. Marquez, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, vice Lauri Fitz-Pegado. Hugh Q. Parmer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice M. Douglas Stafford, resigned. Joan Specter, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2002, vice Patricia Ann Brown, term expired. Gerald Bruce Lee, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, vice James C. Cacheris, retired. [[Page 1130]] Patricia A. Seitz, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Stanley Markus, elevated. Submitted June 4 Yvette Kane, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, vice Edwin M. Kosik, retired. James M. Munley, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, vice William W. Caldwell, retired. Edward L. Romero, of New Mexico, to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Andorra. Thomas J. Whelan, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice John S. Rhoades, Sr., retired. Submitted June 5 Robert S. Raymar, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice H. Lee Sarokin, retired. Submitted June 9 William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Nicolas P. Retsinas, resigned. Michael H. Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Withdrawn June 9 William C. Apgar, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Michael A. Stegman, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on February 25, 1998. Submitted June 11 Kelley S. Coyner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration, Department of Transportation, vice Dharmendra K. Sharma, resigned. William Lloyd Massey, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2003 (reappointment). Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Thomas A. Dine, resigned. Submitted June 15 James Howard Holmes, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Latvia. Steven Robert Mann, of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Turkmenistan. Kenneth Spencer Yalowitz, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Georgia. Submitted June 17 Ida L. Castro, of New York, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2003, vice Paul Steven Miller. Submitted June 18 John Bruce Craig, of Pennsylvania, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Sultanate of Oman. Robert C. Felder, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Benin. James Vela Ledesma, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Gabonese Republic and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. [[Page 1131]] Elizabeth Davenport McKune, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the State of Qatar. George Mu, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Robert Cephas Perry, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Central African Republic. David Michael Satterfield, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Lebanon. Joseph Gerard Sullivan, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Angola. Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia. Melissa Foelsch Wells, of Connecticut, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Estonia. Kent M. Wiedemann, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Cambodia. Submitted June 19 Eric David Newsom, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice Thomas E. McNamara, resigned. Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Dwight P. Robinson, resigned. Submitted June 22 Lynn Jeanne Bush, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, vice Wilkes C. Robinson, retired. Submitted June 23 Jane E. Henney, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, vice David A. Kessler, resigned. Barbara Pedersen Holum, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2002 (reappointment). Kenneth Prewitt, of New York, to be Director of the Census, vice Martha F. Riche, resigned. Submitted June 24 Barry P. Goode, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Charles E. Wiggins, retired. Robert Bruce King, of West Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice Kenneth K. Hall, resigned. Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 27, 2001, vice Daniel Guttman. Withdrawn June 24 Daniel Guttman, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2001, vice Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., term expired, which was sent to the Senate on January 9, 1997. Submitted June 25 David O. Carter, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice William J. Rea, retired. Submitted June 26 Susan G. Esserman, of Maryland, to be Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Jeffery M. Lang, resigned. [[Page 1132]] Richard E. Hecklinger, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Thailand. Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates.