    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 33, Number 36 (Monday, September 8, 1997)]
    [Pages 1286-1289]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Nominations Submitted to the Senate

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    The following list does not include promotions of members of the
    Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations
    of Foreign Service officers.

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    Submitted September 2

    Katherine Milner Anderson,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
    for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring January 31, 2000, vice
    Sheila Tate, term expired.

    Barbara K. Bodine,

    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 Yemen.

    Espiridion A. Borrego,

    of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment
    and Training, vice Preston M. Taylor, Jr., resigned.

    Dale Cabaniss,

    of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for
    a term expiring July 29, 2002, vice Tony Armendariz, 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.

    Hiram Arthur Contreras,

    of Texas, to be U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Texas for the
    term of 4 years, vice Basil S. Baker.

    Cardell Cooper,

    of New Jersey, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste,
    Environmental Protection Agency, vice Elliott Pearson Laws, resigned.

    Carolyn Curiel,

    of Indiana, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Belize.

    F. Amanda DeBusk,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice John
    Despres, resigned.

    Paula Dobriansky,

    of Maryland, to be a member of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public
    Diplomacy for a term expiring July 1, 1998, vice Pamela J. Turner, term
    expired.

    Thomas J. Dodd,

    of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Costa Rica.

    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).

    Jacques Gansler,

    of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Technology, vice Paul G. Kaminski, resigned.

    Robert Wayne Gee,

    of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Policy, Planning, and
    Program Evaluation), vice Susan Fallows Tierney, resigned.

    Lt. Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF,

    to be Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, vice George J. Tenet.

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    Cheryl F. Halpern,

    of New Jersey, to be a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for
    a term expiring August 13, 1999 (reappointment).

    Margaret Ann Hamburg,

    of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services,
    vice Peter Benjamin Edelman, resigned.

    John Arthur Hammerschmidt,

    of Arkansas, to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board
    for a term expiring December 31, 2000 (reappointment).

    Charles N. Jeffress,

    of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice Joseph A.
    Dear, resigned.

    G. Douglas Jones,

    of Alabama, to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama for
    a term of 4 years, vice Claude Harris.

    Richard F. Keevey,

    of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice John A. Knubel.

    Patricia Watkins Lattimore,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, vice
    Cynthia A. Metzler.

    Victor Marrero,

    of New York, to be the Permanent Representative of the United States to
    the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, vice
    Harriet C. Babbitt.

    Kenneth Ray McFerran,

    of Arkansas, to be U.S. Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas for
    the term of 4 years, vice Hugh Dinsmore Black, Jr.

    Eva M. Plaza,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban
    Development, vice Elizabeth K. Julian.

    Dan Reicher,

    of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Energy Efficiency
    and Renewable Energy), vice Christine Ervin, resigned.

    Charles Rossotti,

    of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
    vice Margaret Milner Richardson, resigned.

    Nancy H. Rubin,

    of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during her
    tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on
    the Human Rights Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the
    United Nations, vice Geraldine A. Ferraro.

    Lange Schermerhorn,

    of New Jersey, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Djibouti.

    Brenda Schoonover,

    of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Togo.

    Charles Vincent Serio,

    of Louisiana, to be U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana
    for the term of 4 years, vice James V. Serio, Jr.

    Michael Telson,

    of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department
    of Energy, vice Joseph F. Vivona.

    Scott E. Thomas,

    of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Federal Election
    Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2003 (reappointment).

    Sally Thompson,

    of Kansas, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Agriculture,
    vice Anthony A. Williams.

    Thomas J. Umberg,

    of California, to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of
    National Drug Control Policy, vice John P. Walters, resigned.

    Johnny Young,

    of Maryland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of
    Minister-Counselor,

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    to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States
    of America to Bahrain.

    Thomas S. Foley,

    of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to Japan.

    Jane G. Gould,

    of New York, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term
    expiring January 19, 2001 (new position).

    Richard J. Griffin,

    of Illinois, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs,
    vice Stephen Anthony Trodden, resigned.

    Tadd Johnson,

    of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission
    for the term of 3 years, vice Harold A. Monteau, resigned, to which
    position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

    Gail W. Laster,

    of New York, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and
    Urban Development, vice Nelson A. Diaz, resigned.

    Jeanette C. Takamura,

    of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, Department of Health and
    Human Services, vice Fernando M. Torres-Gil, resigned.

    Julia Taft,

    of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State, vice
    Phyllis H. Oakley.

    Kirk K. Robertson,

    of Virginia, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private
    Investment Corporation, vice Christopher Finn, resigned.

    Anita M. Josey,

    of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court
    of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice Colleen
    Kollar-Kotelly.

    John M. Campbell,

    of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Judge of the Superior Court
    of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years, vice John H. Suda.
    Submitted September 3

    R. Nicholas Burns,

    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 Greece.

    Kathryn Walt Hall,

    of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Austria.

    Tom McDonald,

    of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
    United States of America to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

    Mark Robert Parris,

    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 Turkey.

    Edward E. Schumaker III,

    of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
    the United States of America to Trinidad and Tobago.
    Submitted September 4

    Raymond G. Kammer,

    of Maryland, to be Director of the National Institute of Standards and
    Technology, vice Arati Prabhakar.

    Dale A. Kimball,

    of Utah, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah, vice David
    K. Winder, retired.

    R. Roger Majak,

    of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Sue E.
    Eckert, resigned.

    Edward F. Shea,

    of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of
    Washington, vice Alan A. McDonald, retired.

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