[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, 1998

Appendix 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.