[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1999, Book I)] [January 1, 1999] [Pages 1069-1079] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix B / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1999Appendix B--Nominations Submitted to the Senate [[Page 1069]] 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 6 J. Brian Atwood,of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brazil. Wayne O. Burkes, of Mississippi, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2002, vice Gus A. Owen, term expired. Melvin E. Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 1999, vice Gloria Rose Ott, term expired. Carolyn L. Huntoon, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management), vice Alvin L. Alm, resigned. Regina Montoya, of Texas, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the 53d session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Hassan Nemazee, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Argentina. Robert A. Seiple, of Washington, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom (new position). Stephen H. Glickman, 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, term expired. Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, 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 Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., resigned. Eric T. Washington, 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 Warren Roger King, resigned. 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. Hulett Hall Askew, of Georgia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 1999 (reappointment). Richard W. Bogosian, of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Coordinator for Rwanda/Burundi. 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. Kenneth M. Bresnahan, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor, vice Edmundo A. Gonzales, resigned. Robert Clarke Brown, of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 1999, vice Jack Edwards, term expired. William Clyburn, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a member of the Surface Transportation Board for a term expiring December 31, 2000, vice J.J. Simmons III, term expired. 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. Montie R. Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of 3 years, vice Tadd Johnson. Sylvia de Leon, of Texas, to be a member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of 5 years (new position). [[Page 1070]] 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. 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). 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. Douglas S. Eakeley, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation for a term expiring July 13, 1999 (reappointment). Susan G. Esserman, of Maryland, to be Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, vice Jeffery M. Lang, resigned. Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, vice Elliott Pearson Laws, resigned. Phyllis K. Fong, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, vice James F. Hoobler. 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. T.J. Glauthier, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, vice Elizabeth Anne Moler. Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Non-Proliferation and National Security), vice Archer L. Durham, resigned. 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. 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. 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. John Paul Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term of 4 years (new position). Denis J. Hauptly, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the Special Panel on Appeals for a term of 6 years, vice Barbara Jean Mahone, term expired. 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. James Catherwood Hormel, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg. A.E. Dick Howard, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for a term of 6 years, vice Lance Banning. 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. Ayse Manyas Kenmore, of Florida, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2000 (reappointment). 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. Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs for a term of 4 years (reappointment). 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. [[Page 1071]] 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. 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). 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). 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. 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 17, 2003, vice George Edward Moose, term expired. Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the 42d session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 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. Stanley A. Riveles, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Commissioner to the Standing Consultative Commission. 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. Peter F. Romero, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice Jeffrey Davidow. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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. 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. Ruth Y. Tamura, of Hawaii, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2001 (reappointment). 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. Edwin M. Truman, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Timothy F. Geithner. Mark Reid Tucker, of North Carolina, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice William I. Berryhill. 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. Diane Edith Watson, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federated States of Micronesia. [[Page 1072]] 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. 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. Submitted January 7 James Roger Angel, of Arizona, to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term expiring February 4, 2002, vice Charles Szu, term expired. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, of California, to be U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, vice Nora Margaret Manella, resigned. Myrta K. Sale, of Maryland, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice G. Edward DeSeve. John T. Spotila, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, vice Sally Katzen. Thomas Lee Strickland, of Colorado, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado for the term of 4 years, vice Henry Lawrence Solano, resigned. Submitted January 14 Charles Richard Barnes, of Georgia, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, vice John Calhoun Wells, resigned. Gary S. Guzy, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Jonathan Z. Cannon, resigned. Lorraine Pratte Lewis, of the District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Department of Education, vice Thomas R. Bloom. David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury (new position). Submitted January 19 Cheryl Shavers, of California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, vice Mary Lowe Good. Submitted January 26 Marsha L. Berzon, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice John T. Noonan, Jr., retired. Legrome D. Davis, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, vice Edmund V. Ludwig, retired. Barbara Durham, of Washington, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Betty Binns Fletcher, retired. Timothy B. Dyk, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, vice Glenn L. Archer, Jr., retired. Keith P. Ellison, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Norman W. Black, retired. Gary Allen Feess, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice James M. Ideman, retired. Barry P. Goode, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Charles E. Wiggins, retired. Ronald M. Gould, of Washington, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Robert R. Beezer, retired. 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. Lynette Norton, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, vice Maurice B. Cohill, Jr., retired. Richard A. Paez, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Cecil F. Poole, resigned. Virginia A. Phillips, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice William M. Byrne, Jr., retired. Stefan R. Underhill, of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut, vice Peter C. Dorsey, retired. [[Page 1073]] T. John Ward, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, vice William Wayne Justice, retired. Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, vice Damon J. Keith, retired. Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, vice George F. Gunn, Jr., retired. Submitted January 29 Robert Wayne Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy), vice Patricia Fry Godley, resigned. Submitted February 4 Thomas J. Erickson, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2003, vice John E. Tull, Jr., term expired. Submitted February 8 Joseph Bordogna, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, vice Anne C. Petersen, resigned. Anne Jeannette Udall, of North Carolina, 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). Submitted February 10 Richard Holbrooke, of New York, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, vice Bill Richardson, resigned. Richard Holbrooke, of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. Carl Schnee, of Delaware, to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware for the term of 4 years, vice Gregory M. Sleet, resigned. Submitted February 11 Leonard R. Page, of Michigan, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of 4 years, vice Frederick L. Feinstein who was appointed to this position during the last recess of the Senate. 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, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. Submitted February 12 Naomi Reice Buchwald, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Miriam G. Cedarbaum, retired. G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, vice John A. Koskinen, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. David M. Hurd, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, vice Con. G. Cholakis, retired. Submitted February 23 Paula J. Dobriansky, of Virginia, to be a member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 2001 (reappointment). George T. Frampton, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice Kathleen A. McGinty, resigned. Submitted March 2 Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, vice Arthur L. Money. Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank for a term of 3 years, vice L. Ronald Scheman, resigned. Richard M. McGahey, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Olena Berg, resigned. [[Page 1074]] Submitted March 5 Kelly H. Carnes, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy, vice Graham R. Mitchell, resigned. John David Holum, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Department of State (new position). Bill Lann Lee, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Deval L. Patrick, resigned. Beth Nolan, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Walter Dellinger. David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, vice Eileen B. Claussen, resigned. Submitted March 8 Julio M. Fuentes, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice Robert E. Cowen, retired. Robert A. Katzmann, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, vice Jon O. Newman, retired. M. James Lorenz, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, vice Rudi M. Brewster, retired. W. Allen Pepper, Jr., of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, vice L.T. Senter, Jr., retired. Karen E. Schreier, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Dakota, vice Richard H. Battey, retired. Submitted March 15 Raymond C. Fisher, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice David R. Thompson, retired. Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, vice Lenore Carrero Nesbitt, retired. Submitted March 18 Brian E. Sheridan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Henry Allen Holmes. Submitted March 23 Gary L. Visscher, of Maryland, to be a member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 2001, vice Daniel Guttman. Submitted March 24 William Haskell Alsup, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Thelton Eugene Henderson, retired. J. Rich Leonard, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, vice W. Earl Britt, retired. Carlos Murguia, of Kansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Kansas, vice Sam A. Crow, retired. Marsha J. Pechman, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, vice William L. Dwyer, retired. Submitted March 25 Johnnie E. Frazier, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Commerce, vice Frank DeGeorge, resigned. Ellen Segal Huvelle, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia, vice John Garrett Penn, 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. Barbara M. Lynn, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Harold Barefoot Sanders, Jr., retired. Marshall S. Smith, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, vice Madeleine Kunin. [[Page 1075]] Submitted April 12 David L. Goldwyn, of the District of Columbia to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs), vice Robert Wayne Gee. John T. Hanson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Kathy Elena Jurado, resigned. Delmond J.H. Won, of Hawaii, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner for the term expiring June 30, 2002 (reappointment). Submitted April 13 Robert J. Einhorn, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Non- proliferation) (new position). Submitted April 20 Frank Almaguer, 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 the Republic of Honduras. John R. Hamilton, 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 Peru. Donald W. Keyser, 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 Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and New Independent States Regional Conflicts. Submitted April 21 Gwen C. Clare, of South Carolina, a career member of the Senior Foreign Services class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Ecuador. Oliver P. Garza, of Texas, 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 Nicaragua. Richard L. Morningstar, of Massachusetts, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Submitted April 22 Anna J. Brown, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Oregon, vice Malcolm F. Marsh, retired. Kermit Bye, of North Dakota, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, vice John D. Kelly, deceased. Faith S. Hochberg, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey, vice Joseph H. Rodriguez, retired. H. Alston Johnson III, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice John M. Duhe, Jr., retired. Ikram U. Khan, of Nevada, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring May 1, 1999, vice Alan Marshall Elkins, term expired. Ikram U. Khan, of Nevada, to be a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for a term expiring May 1, 2005. (reappointment) Submitted April 27 Joyce E. Leader, of the District of Columbia, 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 Guinea. Submitted April 30 Frank H. McCarthy, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, vice Thomas Rutherford Brett, retired. Submitted May 3 Robert Raben, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Andrew Fois, resigned. Submitted May 5 David B. Dunn, 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 Republic of Zambia. Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Richard M. McGahey. [[Page 1076]] Submitted May 10 M. Michael Einik, 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 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Mark Wylea Erwin, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros and as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Seychelles. Christopher E. Goldthwait, of Florida, 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 Chad. Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000 (reappointment). Larry C. Napper, of Texas, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Coordinator of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Program, vice Ralph R. Johnson. Donald Lee Pressley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice Thomas A. Dine, resigned. Submitted May 12 Joseph Limprecht, 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 Albania. Submitted May 18 Jack E. Hightower, of Texas, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 1999, vice Robert S. Willard, resigned. Jack E. Hightower, of Texas, to be a member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science for a term expiring July 19, 2004 (reappointment). Submitted May 20 Robert Clarke Brown, of Ohio, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for a term expiring November 22, 2005 (reappointment). James B. Lewis, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy, vice Corlis Smith Moody, resigned. Lewis Andrew Sachs, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice Gary Gensler. Submitted May 24 Paul Steven Miller, of California, to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2004 (reappointment). Withdrawn May 24 J. Brian Atwood, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Brazil, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 1999. Submitted May 26 Mary Sheila Gall, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 1998 (reappointment). A. Peter Burleigh, 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 the Philippines and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Palau. Alberto J. Mora, of Florida, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for a term expiring August 13, 2000 (reappointment). Withdrawn May 26 Myrta K. Sale, of Maryland, to be Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and [[Page 1077]] Budget, vice G. Edward DeSeve, which was sent to the Senate on January 7, 1999. Submitted May 27 J. Brady Anderson, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Agency for International Development, vice J. Brian Atwood. Donald Keith Bandler, 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 Cyprus. Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, 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 Kenya. Larry L. Levitan, of Maryland, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of 5 years (new position). Thomas J. Miller, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bismarck Myrick, 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 the Republic of Liberia. Steve H. Nickles, of North Carolina, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of 4 years (new position). M. Osman Siddique, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Tuvalu. Robert M. Tobias, of Maryland, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of 5 years (new position). James W. Wetzler, of New York, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of 3 years (new position). Karen Hastie Williams, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board for a term of 3 years (new position). Patricia A. Coan, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado, vice Zita A. Weinshienk, retired. Dolly M. Gee, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California, vice John G. Davies, retired. William Joseph Haynes, of Tennessee, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, vice Thomas A. Higgins, retired. Victor Marrero, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, vice Sonia Sotomayor, elevated. Charles R. Wilson, of Florida, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, vice Joseph W. Hatchett, retired. Fredric D. Woocher, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California. Submitted June 7 Armando Falcon, Jr., of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development, for a term of 5 years, vice Aida Alvarez. Christopher C. Gallagher, of New Hampshire, 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). David H. Kaeuper, of the District of Columbia, 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 Congo. Robert Z. Lawrence, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, vice Jeffrey A. Frankel, resigned. [[Page 1078]] Michael D. Metelits, 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 Republic of Cape Verde. Lawrence H. Summers, of Maryland, to be Secretary of the Treasury, vice Robert E. Rubin. Submitted June 8 Franz S. Leichter, of New York, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board for a term expiring February 27, 2006, vice Daniel F. Evans, Jr., term expired. 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. Submitted June 9 John E. Lange, of Wisconsin, 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 Botswana. Delano Eugene Lewis, Sr., of New Mexico, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of South Africa. Submitted June 10 Ann Brown, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for a term of 7 years from October 27, 1999 (reappointment). Ann Brown, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (reappointment). James Catherwood Hormel, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Luxembourg, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate. David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Frank Hunger, resigned. Withdrawn June 15 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 Mathews, resigned, which was sent to the Senate on January 6, 1999. Submitted June 17 Maryanne Trump Barry, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice H. Lee Sarokin, retired. James E. Duffy, Jr., of Hawaii, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Cynthia Holcomb Hall, retired. Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, vice Lawrence H. Summers. Elena Kagan, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, vice James L. Buckley, retired. F. Whitten Peters, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of the Air Force, vice Sheila E. Widnall, resigned. Michael A. Sheehan, of New Jersey, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large (new position). Withdrawn June 17 James W. Wetzler, of New York, to be a member of the Internal Revenue Oversight Board for a term of 3 years (new position), which was sent to the Senate on May 27, 1999. Submitted June 23 Irasema Garza, of Maryland, to be Director of the Women's Bureau, Department of Labor, vice Karen Beth Nussbaum, resigned. T. Michael Kerr, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, vice Maria Echaveste, resigned. William J. Ranier, of New Mexico, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Brooksley Elizabeth Born, resigned. William J. Ranier, of New Mexico, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the term expiring April 13, 2004, vice Brooksley Elizabeth Born, resigned. Submitted June 24 Paul W. Fiddick, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice Wardell Clinton Townsend, Jr., resigned. [[Page 1079]] Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy (new position). Submitted June 28 Richard Monroe Miles, of South Carolina, 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 Bulgaria. Michael Edward Ranneberger, 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 Mali. Carl Spielvogel, of New York, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Slovak Republic. Submitted June 30 Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, vice William T. Coleman III. Carol DiBattiste, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice F. Whitten Peters. Barbro A. Owens-Kirkpatrick, 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 Republic of Niger.