SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS 

FIRST SESSION { CONVENEDJANUARY7, 1997 

SECOND SESSION { 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Thursday, February 6, 1997 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARY SISCO, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By David G. Marcos, Executive Clerk 
UN~MOUSCONSENTAGREEMENT 

Ordered, That the Majority Leader, after consultation with the Democratic Leader may proceed to executive 

session to consider the nomination of Rodney E. Slater, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Transportation. Further, the 

nomination be considered under the following limitations: There be 30 minutes for debate equally divided between 

the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Hollings). Immediately following 

the expiration or yielding back of time the Senate proceed to a vote on the confirmation of the nomination. Following 

the conclusion of the vote, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action and the Senate return to 

legislative session. 

February 5, 1997 
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RESOLUTIONS 

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TREATIES 

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NOMINATIONS 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

"' 6 69 Madeleine May Kunin, ofVennont, to serve Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

concurrently and without additional Committee on Foreign Relations, 

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary without printed report. 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Principality of Liechtenstein. 

* 7 86 Genta Hawkins Holmes, of California, a Career Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Minister-Counselor, as Ambassador without printed report. 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to Australia. 

* 8 87 Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia, a Career Member Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador without printed report. 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the Republic of El 

Salvador. 

* 9 88 Anna Jane Karaer, ofVirginia, a Career Member Jan 30,97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary without printed report. 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to Papua New Guinea, and to serve 

concurrently and without additional 

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to Solomon Islands, and as 

Ambassador Extraordinary and 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic ofVanuatu. 

* 10 89 Dennis K. Hays, of Florida, a Career Member of Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, Committee on Foreign Relations, 

to be Ambassador Extraordinary and without printed report. 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of 

America to the Republic of Suriname. 

* 11 90 John Francis Maisto, of Pennsylvania, a Career Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador without printed report. 

extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofthe 

United States of America to the Republic of 

Venezuela. 

*Signifies nomuwe's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 
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NOMINATIONS 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

* 12 92 John Stern Wolf, of Maryland, a Career Member Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Hehns, 

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Minister-Counselor, for the rank of without printed report. 

Ambassador during his tenure of service as U. 

S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic 

Cooperation (APEC). 

* 13 94 Madeleine Korbel Albright, of the District of Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Hehns, 

Columbia, to be a Representative of the United Committee on Foreign Relations, 

States of America to the 51st Session of the without printed report. 

General Assembly of the United Nations. 

* 14 95 Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be a Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Hehns, 

Representative of the United States of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

America to the 51st Session of the General without printed report. 

Assembly of the United Nations. 

* 15 96 Karl Frederick Inderfurth, of North Carolina, to Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Hehns, 

be an Alternate Representative ofthe United Committee on Foreign Relations, 

States of America to the 51st Session of the without printed report. 

General Assembly of the United Nations. 

* 16 97 Victor Marrero, of New York, to be an Alternate Jan 30, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Representative of the United States of Committee on Foreign Relations, 

America to the 51st Session of the General without printed report. 

Assembly of the United Nations. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

23 78 Charlene Barshefsky, of the District of Columbia, Feb 3, 97 Reported by Mr. Roth, 

to be United States Trade Representative, Committee on Finance, without 

with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary printed report. 

and Plenipotentiary, vice Michael Kantor. 

[NEW REPORTS] 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

24 83 Rodney E. Slater, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Feb 5, 97 Reported by Mr. 

Transportation, vice Federico Pena. McCain, Committee on 

Corrunerce, Science, and 

Transportation, without printed 

report. 

*Signifies nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate 
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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY'S DESK 

IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE 

Foreign Semce nominations beginning Paul Albert Bisek, and ending John Weeks, which nominations were 

received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 21, 1997 

Foreign Service nominations beginning Larry Corbett, and ending Robin Lane White, which nominations were 

received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 21, 1997 

Foreign Service nomination of Marilyn Mcafee, which was received by the Senate and appeared in the 

Congressional Record of January 21, 1997 

Foreign Service nominations beginning John C. Kornblum, and ending Wilham L. Young, which nominations were 

received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of January 28, 1997