[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book II)] [July 1, 1998] [Pages 2237-2244] [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 2237]] 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 July 7 Carolyn H. Becraft, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice Bernard Daniel Rostker. Ruby Butler DeMesme, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Rodney A. Coleman, resigned. Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of State, vice Richard L. Greene, resigned. Patrick T. Henry, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Sara E. Lister, resigned. Joseph H. Melrose, Jr., 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 Republic of Sierra Leone. John Shattuck, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Czech Republic. David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice Eric James Boswell, resigned. David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice Eric James Boswell. Robert Patrick Finn, 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 Tajikistan. Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, 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 Kazakhstan. Charles F. Kartman, of Virginia, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Korean Peace Talks. Kathryn Dee Robinson, of Tennessee, 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 Ghana. Submitted July 9 Simon Ferro, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Panama. D. Bambi Kraus, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2004, vice Marion G. Chambers. William B. Milam, 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 Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Withdrawn July 9 Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Thomas A. Dine, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on June 11, 1998. Submitted July 10 William B. Traxler, Jr., of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, vice Donald Stuart Russell, deceased. Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, Fisheries, and Space. [[Page 2238]] Withdrawn July 10 Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Space, which was sent to the Senate on February 24, 1998. Submitted July 13 Christopher W.S. Ross, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator for Counterterrorism. Karl J. Sandstrom, of Washington, to be a member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2001, vice John Warren McGarry, term expired. Submitted July 14 Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of Energy, vice Federico Pena, resigned. Submitted July 15 Charles R. Rawls, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice James S. Gilliland, resigned. George McDade Staples, of Kentucky, 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 Rwanda. Robert M. Walker, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vice Harvey G. Ryland, resigned. Submitted July 16 John D. Hawke, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Comptroller of the Currency for a term of 5 years, vice Eugene Allan Ludwig, resigned. John Melvin Yates, 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 Republic of Cameroon. Submitted July 17 Romulo L. Diaz, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jonathan Z. Cannon, resigned. J. Charles Fox, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Mary Delores Nichols. Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 1999, vice Gilbert F. Casellas, resigned. John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for the remainder of the term expiring December 17, 1998, vice Gerald S. McGowan. John J. Pikarski, Jr., of Illinois, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2001 (reappointment). Submitted July 21 Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Mary Lou Keener, resigned. Scott Richard Lassar, of Illinois, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, vice James B. Burns, resigned. Sylvia M. Mathews, of West Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Jacob Joseph Lew. Robert C. Randolph, of Washington, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Margaret V.W. Carpenter, resigned. Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army, vice Robert M. Walker. James A. Tassone, of Florida, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of 4 years, vice Daniel J. Horgan. John Melvin Yates, 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 Republic of Equatorial Guinea. [[Page 2239]] Ritajean Hartung Butterworth, of Washington, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2004 (reappointment). Thomasina V. Rogers, of Maryland, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2003, vice Velma Montoya, term expired. Withdrawn July 21 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, which was sent to the Senate on June 24, 1998. Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Frederick F.Y. Pang, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on April 2, 1998. Submitted July 22 James E. Newsome, of Mississippi, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring June 19, 2001, vice Joseph B. Dial, term expired. Howard Hikaru Tagomori, of Hawaii, to be U.S. Marshal for the District of Hawaii for the term of 4 years, vice Annette L. Kent, term expired. Submitted July 29 James M. Bodner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Jan Lodal. Eugene A. Conti, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Frank Eugene Kruesi, resigned. Gregory H. Friedman, of Colorado, to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, vice John C. Layton, resigned. Harry Litman, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Frederick W. Thieman, resigned. Paul M. Warner, of Utah, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, vice Scott M. Matheson, resigned. Patricia T. Montoya, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services, vice Olivia A. Golden, resigned. Norine E. Noonan, of Florida, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Robert James Huggett, resigned. Submitted July 30 Francis M. Allegra, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, vice Lawrence S. Margolis, term expired. Legrome D. Davis, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Edmund V. Ludwig, retired. Harold Lucas, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Kevin Emanuel Marchman. Stephen W. Preston, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Navy, vice Steven S. Honigman. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., of Delaware, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 53d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Cardell Cooper, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice Saul N. Ramirez, Jr. Montie R. Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of 3 years, vice Tadd Johnson. Rod Grams, of Minnesota, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 53d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Charles G. Groat, of Texas, to be Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, vice Gordon P. Eaton, resigned. Claiborne deB. Pell, of Rhode Island, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 53d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Michael M. Reyna, of California, to be a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, for [[Page 2240]] a term expiring May 21, 2004, vice Doyle Cook, term expired. John U. Sepulveda, of New York to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, vice Janice R. Lachance. Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., of Missouri, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation for a term expiring December 10, 2003 (reappointment). David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, vice Valerie Lau, resigned. Withdrawn July 30 Daryl L. Jones, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice Sheila Widnall, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on October 22, 1997. Tadd Johnson, of Minnesota, to be Chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of 3 years, vice Harold A. Monteau, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on July 31, 1997, and September 2, 1997. Cardell Cooper, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Elliott Pearson Laws, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on September 2, 1997. Submitted July 31 Terrence L. Bracy, 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, 2004 (reappointment). Withdrawn July 31 Michael D. Schattman, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr., retired, which was sent to the Senate on March 21, 1997. Submitted August 31 Peter J. Basso, Jr., of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, vice Louise Frankel Stoll, resigned. H. Dean Buttram, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice Robert B. Propst, retired. Inge Prytz Johnson, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, vice James H. Hancock, retired. Submitted September 2 Robert Bruce Green, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 years, vice John W. Raley, Jr., retired. Mary A. Ryan, of Texas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, for the personal rank of Career Ambassador in recognition of especially distinguished service over a sustained period. Submitted September 3 Pamela A. Ferguson, of Iowa, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice Shirley Mahaley Malcom, term expired. Anita K. Jones, of Virginia, to be a member of the National Science Board, Nation Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice F. Albert Cotton, term expired. Robert C. Richardson, of New York, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice James L. Powell, term expired. Joseph Swerdzewski, of Colorado, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of 5 years (reappointment). Submitted September 9 David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, vice Eric James Boswell, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice Eric James Boswell, resigned, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Margaret B. Seymour, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina, vice William B. Traxler, Jr. 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 [[Page 2241]] United States of America to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Submitted September 10 Herbert Lee Buchanan III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, vice John Wade Douglass. T.J. Glauthier, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice Elizabeth Anne Moler. Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, vice John Shattuck. B. Lynn Pascoe, 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 Malaysia. Submitted September 11 Craig Gordon Dunkerley, of Massachusetts, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of Service as Special Envoy for Conventional Forces in Europe. Submitted September 14 Richard Danzig, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the Navy, vice John H. Dalton, resigned. Submitted September 16 William J. Hibbler, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice James H. Alesia, retired. Matthew F. Kennelly, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, vice Paul E. Plunkett, retired. Submitted September 18 Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the Forty-second Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Submitted September 22 William B. Bader, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the U.S. Information Agency, vice John P. Loiello. Eljay B. Bowron, of Michigan, to be Inspector General, Department of the Interior, vice Wilma A. Lewis, resigned. Gordon Davidson, of California, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2004, vice Kenneth Malerman Jarin, term expired. Vivian Lowery Derryck, an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2003, vice John F. Hicks, Sr., term expired. Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Non-Proliferation and National Security), vice Archer L. Durham, resigned. David Michaels, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environment, Safety, and Health), vice Tara Jeanne O'Toole, resigned. Susan E. Rice, an Assistant Secretary of State, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation for a term expiring September 27, 2003, vice George Edward Moose, term expired. Cleo Parker Robinson, of Colorado, to be a member of the National Council on the Arts for a term expiring September 3, 2004, vice Ira Ronald Feldman, term expired. Michael J. Sullivan, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ireland. Aleta A. Trauger, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, vice John T. Nixon, retired. Submitted September 23 Denise E. O'Donnell, of New York, to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Patrick H. NeMoyer, resigned. Submitted September 24 C. Donald Johnson, Jr., of Georgia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Chief Textile Negotiator. William Clifford Smith, of Lousiana, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term expiring October 21, 2005, vice Frank H. Walk, term expired. [[Page 2242]] Submitted September 25 George M. Langford, of New Hampshire, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice Charles Edward Hess, term expired. Joseph A. Miller, Jr., of Delaware, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice John Hopcroft, term expired. Maxine L. Savitz, of California, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice Frank H.T. Rhodes, term expired. Luis Sequeira, of Wisconsin, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice Ian M. Ross, term expired. Chang-Lin Tien, of California, to be a member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2004, vice Richard Neil Zare, term expired. Submitted September 28 Edward J. Damich, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, vice James F. Merow, term expired. Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, vice Moody R. Tidwell III, term expired. Emily Clark Hewitt, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a term of 15 years, vice Robert J. Yock, term expired. Alex R. Munson, of the Northern Mariana Islands, to be Judge for the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands for a term of 10 years (reappointment). Submitted September 29 Albert S. Jacquez, of California, to be Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for a term of 7 years, vice Gail Clements McDonald, resigned. Jeffrey S. Merrifield, of New Hampshire, to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2002, vice Kenneth C. Rogers, term expired. Ira G. Peppercorn, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring (new position). Ashish Sen, of Illinois, to be Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department of Transportation, for the term of 4 years, vice Triruvarur R. Lakshmanan, resigned. Isadore Rosenthal, of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 5 years (new position). Submitted September 30 Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of 4 years (reappointment). Richard A. Grafmeyer, of Maryland, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for the remainder of the term expiring September 30, 2000, vice Harlan Matthews, resigned. Gerald M. Shea, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board for a term expiring September 30, 2004 (reappointment). Submitted October 1 Harry J. Bowie, of Mississippi, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank for a term of 3 years, vice Tony Scallon, term expired. Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice James F. Hoobler. Submitted October 5 David M. Walker, of Georgia, to be Comptroller General of the United States for a term of 15 years, vice Charles A. Bowsher, term expired. Stephen Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 1999, vice Mary Louise Smith, term expired. Stephen Hadley, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2003 (reappointment). [[Page 2243]] Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2001, vice Christopher H. Phillips, resigned. John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2001, vice Ming Hsu, term expired. Norman A. Mordue, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Rosemary S. Pooler, elevated. Andrea Kidd Taylor, of Michigan, to be a member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of 5 years (new position). John F. Walsh, of Connecticut, to be a Governor of the U.S. Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2006, vice Bert H. Mackie, term expired. Withdrawn October 5 Mari Carmen Aponte, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Dominican Republic, which was submitted to the Senate on April 28, 1998. Gus A. Owen, of California, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002 (reappointment), which was sent to the Senate on February 2, 1998. Submitted October 6 Kay Kelley Arnold, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Inter- American Foundation for a term expiring October 6, 2004, vice Neil H. Offen, term expired. Donnie R. Marshall, of Texas, to be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, vice Stephen H. Greene. Jose Antonio Perez, of California, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of California for the term of 4 years, vice Steven Simpson Gregg. Submitted October 7 Harold J. Creel, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2004 (reappointment). Robert W. Perciasepe, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (reappointment). Submitted October 8 John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2000, vice Joe Scroggins, Jr., term expired. Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Elliott Pearson Laws, resigned. Kenneth M. Bresnahan, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor, vice Edmundo A. Gonzales, resigned. Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice David A. Lipton. Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice John D. Hawke, Jr. Edwin M. Truman, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Timothy F. Geithner. Withdrawn October 8 John A. Moran, of Virginia, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2001, vice Ming Hsu, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on October 5, 1998. Submitted October 9 Frank J. Guarini, of New Jersey, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 52d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Arthur J. Naparstek, of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring October 6, 2003 (reappointment). James M. Simon, Jr., of Alabama, to be Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Administration (new position). Jack J. Spitzer, of Washington, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 52d Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. [[Page 2244]] Submitted October 14 John C. Truesdale, of Maryland, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring August 27, 2003, vice William B. Gould IV, resigned. Submitted October 20 Douglas L. Miller, of South Dakota, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2002, vice Lawrence U. Costiglio, term expired.