SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS 

Convened January 6, 1987 FIRST SESSION { 

SECOND SESSION { 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Thursday, December 17, 1987 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF WALTER J. STEWART, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By Gerald A. Hackett, Executive Clerk 
Calendar Treaty 

No. Doc. No. 

1 EX. 

N(A), 

94-2 

2 EX. 

N(B), 

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Calendar Message 

No. No. 

308 318 

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TREATIES 

Subject 

Treaty with the Union of Soviet Socialist 

Republics on the Limitation of Underground 

Nuclear Weapon Tests, and the Protocol 

thereto (Threshold Test Ban Treaty). 

Treaty with the Union of Soviet Socialist 

Republics on Underground Nuclear 

Explosions for Peaceful Purposes, and the 

Protocol thereto (Peaceful Nuclear 

Explosions Treaty). 

NOMINATIONS 

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Robert H. Edmunds, Jr., of North Carolina, 

to be United States Attorney for the 

Middle District of North Carolina for the 

term of four years vice Kenneth W. 

McAllister, resigned. 

Reported 

Bv 

Feb 27 87 Reported 

favorably, with a 

resolution of advice and 

consent to ratification 

with a reservation and a 

declaration, by Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations (Printed Report 

together with additional 

views--Ex. Rept 100-1) 

Feb 27 87 Reported 

favorably, with a 

resolution of advice and 

consent ·to ratification 

with a reservation and a 

declaration, by Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations (Printed report 

together with additional 

views--Ex. Reot. 100-1) 

Reported 

By 

Jul 31, 87 Mr. Biden, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report. 
Calendar 

No. 

309 

* 399 

* 426 

443 

* 456 

Message 

No. 

319 

606 

678 

554 

543 

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Nominee, Off ice, And Predecessor 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE -- Con. 

Jesse R. Jenkins, of North Carolina, to be 

United States Marshal for the Western 

District of North Carolina for the term of 

four years vice Max E. Wilson, resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

Richard Noyes Viets, 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 Portugal. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Robert B. Costello, of Michigan, to be 

Under Secretary of Defense for 

Acquisition, vice Richard P. Godwin, 

resigned. 

THE JUDICIARY 

Stephen S. Trott, of Virginia, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit 

vice Joseph T. Sneed, retired. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

William Caldwell Harrop, of New Jersey, 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 Zaire. 

[NEW REPORTS] 

Reported 

By 

Jul 31, 87 Mr. Biden, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report. 

Nov 3, 87 Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 

Nov 19, 87 Mr. Nunn, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

Dec 3, 87 Mr. Biden, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report. 

Dec 8, 87 Mr. Pell, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report. 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported No. No. Bv 

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM 

* 462 376 Samuel K. Lessey, Jr., of New Hampshire, to Dec 16, 87 Mr. Nunn, be Director of Selective Service, vice Committee on Armed 

Thomas K. Turnage. Services, without printed 

report. 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

* 463 657 Robert Clifton Duncan, of Massachusetts, to 

be Director of Defense Research and 

Do. 

Engineering, vice Donald Alden Hicks, 

resigned. 

* 464 670 Robert W. Page, Sr., of Texas, to be an Do. 

Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice 

Robert K. Dawson, resigned. 

ARMY 

465 693 The following- named officer for appointment Do. 

to the grade indicated, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, Section 601(a), in conjunction with 

assignment to a position of importance and 

responsibility designated by the President 

under Title 10, United States Code, 

Section 601(a): 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt. Gen. Colin L. Powell, - United States Army. 

466 713 The United States Army National Guard Do. 

Officer named herein for appointment in 

the grade indicated below, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, sections 593(a), 3371 and 3384: 

to be Major General 

Blliliiiliartin E. Lind, Jr., 
Calendar 

No. 

467 

468 

469 

Message 

No. 

714 

724 

725 

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Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

NAVY 

The following named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in the grade indicated 

under the provisions of Title 10, United 

States Code, section 1370. 

to be Vice Admiral 

V~Metcalf, III. 

---· United States Navy. 

The following named officer, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, section 601: 

to be Vice Admiral 

R~ S. Donnell, III, 

---· U. S. Navy. 

The following named officer, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, section 601: 

to be Vice Admiral 

Rear Adm. John W. Nyquist, 

U.S. Nav. 

Reported 

B 

Dec 16, 87 Mr. Nunn, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

Do. 

Do. 

*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 

NAVY 

AIR FORCE, ARMY, 

Air ~orce nominations beginning Thomas E Koss, and ending Nicholas D Boley, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 17, 1987. 

. Air Force nominatio~ beginn~g .Major Dennis C. Daly, ~ and ending Major Bonee B. 

Enckson, ~ which nommat10ns were received by ~d appeared in the Congressi~of November 17, 1987 . 

. Air. Force nomina.tions beginning Walter S Mohn, and ending James D Russell, Jr, which 

nommations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 17 

1987. • 

.Air. Force nomina~ions beginning Collins E Smith, Jr, and ending John F Courtney, which 

nommat1ons were received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional 

Record of November 30, 1987. 

Air Force nominations beginning John F Courtney, and ending Joseph F Vansickle, which 

nominations were received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 30, 1987. 

Air Force nominations beginning Colney B Gainer, and ending Martin B Yules, which nominations 

were received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional Record of 

November 30, 1987. 

Air Force nominations beginning Alvin N Aramburo, Jr, and ending Henry C Woodcock, which 

nominations were received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional 

Record of November 30, 1987. 

Air Force nominations beginning Gerald M. Friedman, and ending Stewart A. Vernooy, Jr., which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of December 4, 

1987. 

Air Force nominations beginning Cary D Hardison, and ending Joseph E Botta, which nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of December 4, 1987. 

Army nominations beginning James W Abbott, and ending Andrew T * Zygmuntowicz, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 17, 

1987. 

Army nominations beginning Richard D Allen, and ending 109x, which nominations were received 

by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 30, 1987. 

Army nominations beginning Alvin D Aaron, and ending Nancy J Zizunas, which nominations were 

received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 

30, 198'7. 

Navy nominations beginning Hugh R White, and ending Peggy Faye Simpson, which nominations were 

received by the Senate on November 24, 1987, and appeared in the Congressional Record of November 

30, 1987.