SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS 

FIRST SESSION { CONVENEDJANUARY7, 1997 

ADJOURNED NOVEMBER 13, 1997 

SECOND SESSION { CONVENEDJANUARY27, 1998 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Friday, July 31, 1998 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARY SISCO, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By David G. Marcos, Executive Clerk 
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RESOLUTIONS 

CALENDAR Ex.RES REPORTED 

No. No. SUBJECT BY 
CALENDAR 

No. 

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TREATY 

Doc. No. 

105-43 

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TREATIES 

SUBJECT 

Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign 

Public Officials in International Business 

Transactions 

REPORTED 

BY 

Jul 16 98 Reported favorably by 

Mr. Helms, Committee on 

Foreign Relations, with a 

resolution of advice and consent 

to ratification subject to one 

understanding, one declaration, 

and three provisos. Printed 

report (Ex. Rept. 105-19). 
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NOMINATIONS 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE 

* 49 139 Joseph Lane Kirkland, of the District of Mar 18,97 Reported by Mr. 

Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Jeffords, Committee on Labor 

Directors of the United States Institute of and Human Resources, without 

Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2001, printed report. 

(Reappointment) 

DEPARTMENTOFSTATE 

* 413 694 James Catherwood Harmel, of California, to be Nov 4, 97 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of without printed report. 

America to Luxembourg. 

THE JUDICIARY 

529 402 Sonia Sotomayor, ofNewYork, to be United Mar 5, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Committee on the Judiciary, 

vice J. Daniel Mahoney, deceased. without printed report. 

553 8 Richard A. Paez, of California, to be United Mar 19,98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Committee on the Judiciary, 

Cecil F. Poole, resigned. without printed report. 

STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 

597 960 Arthur A. McGiverin, of Iowa, to be a Member of Apr 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

the Board of Directors of the State Justice Committee on the Judiciary, 

Institute for a term expiring September 17, without printed report. 

2000, vice Janie L. Shores, term expired. 

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION 

* 601 551 DouglasS. Eakeley, of New Jersey, to be a May 14,98 Reported by Mr. 

Member of the Board of Directors ofthe Legal Jeffords, Committee on Labor 

Services Corporation for a term expiring July and Human Resources, without 

13, 1999. (Reappointment) printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

* 606 933 Seth D. Harris, of New York, to be Administrator May 14,98 Reported by Mr. 

of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Jeffords, Committee on Labor 

Labor, vice Maria Echaveste, resigned. and Human Resources, 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 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION 

ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY 

* 612 861 Charles H. Dolan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a May 19, 98 Reported by Mr. 

Member of the United States Advisory Helms, Committee on Foreign 

Commission on Public Diplomacy for a term Relations, without printed report. 

expiring July 1, 2000. (Reappointment) 

THE JUDICIARY 

619 7 William A. Fletcher, of California, to be United May 21, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Committee on the Judiciary, 

William Albert Norris, retired. without printed report. 

620 405 Ronnie L. White, of Missouri, to be United States May 21, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Eastern District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Missouri vice George F. Gunn, Jr., retired. without printed report. 

REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK) 

647 1117 Sylvia de Leon, ofTexas, to be a Member of the Jun 9, 98 Senate Committee on 

Reform Board (AMTRAK) for a term of five Commerce discharged. Pursuant 

years. (New Position) to Public Law 105-134, Sec. 411. 

648 1118 Linwood Holton, of Virginia, to be a Member of Jun 9, 98 Senate Committee on 

the Reform Board (AMTRAK) for a term of five Commerce discharged. Pursuant 

years. (New Position) to Public Law 105-134, Sec. 411. 

649 1119 Amy M. Rosen, of New Jersey, to be a Member of Jun 9, 98 Senate Committee on 

the Reform Board (AMTRAK) for a term of five Commerce discharged. Pursuant 

years. (New Position) to Public Law 105-134, Sec. 411. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 653 983 G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Jun 17, 98 Reported by Mr. 

Deputy Director for Management, Office of Thompson, Committee on 

Management and Budget, vice John A. Governmental Affairs, without Koskinen. printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

701 827 John D. Kelly, of North Dakota, to be United Jun 25, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Committee on the Judiciary, vice Frank J. Magill, retired. without printed report. 

702 510 Dan A. Polster, of Ohio, to be United States Jun 25, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, District Judge for the Northern District of Committee on the Judiciary, Ohio vice David D. Dowd, Jr., retired. 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 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

703 833 Robert G. James, of Louisiana, to be United Jun 25, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States District Judge for the Western District Committee on the Judiciary, 

of Louisiana, vice John M. Shaw, retired. without printed report. 

704 1011 Ralph E. Tyson, of Louisiana, to be United States Jun 25, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Middle District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Louisiana, vice Marcel Livaudais, Jr., retired. without printed report. 

705 1084 Raner Christercunean Collins, of Arizona, to be Jun 25, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

United States District Judge for the District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Arizona, vice William D. Browning, retired. without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 706 524 William Clyburn, Jr., of South Carolina, to be a Jul 9, 98 Reported by Mr. McCain, 

Member of the Surface Transportation Board Committee on Commerce, 

for a term expiring December 31,2000, vice J. Science, and Transportation, 

J. Simmons III, term expired. without printed report.· 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

* 707 916 Deborah K. Kilmer, ofldaho, to be an Assistant Jul 9, 98 Reported by Mr. McCain, 

Secretary of Commerce, vice Jane Bobbitt, Committee on Commerce, 

resigned. Science, and Transportation, 

without printed report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 708 1033 Neal F. Lane, of Oklahoma, to be Director ofthe Jul 9, 98 Reported by Mr. McCain, 

Office of Science and Technology Policy, vice Committee on Commerce, 

John Howard Gibbons, resigned. Science, and Transportation, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

* 710 1080 Clyde J. Hart, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Jul 9, 98 Reported by Mr. McCain, 

Administrator of the Maritime Administration, Committee on Commerce, 

vice Albert J. Herberger, resigned. Science, and Transportation, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

* 712 1087 Raymond W. Kelly, of New York, to be Jul10, 98 Reported by Mr. Roth, 

Commissioner of Customs, vice George J. Committee on Finance, without 

Weise, resigned. printed report. 

* 713 1088 James E. Johnson, of New Jersey, to be Under Jul10, 98 Reported by Mr. Roth, 

Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement, Committee on Finance, without 

vice Raymond W. Kelly. 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 

CALENDAR 

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MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

* 714 1089 Elizabeth Bresee, of New York, to be an Assistant Jul 10, 98 Reported by Mr. Roth, 

Secretary of the Treasury, vice James E. Committee on Finance, without 

Johnson. printed report. 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 715 1104 Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be Director of Jul 15, 98 Reported by Mr. 

the Office of Management and Budget, vice Thompson, Committee on 

Franklin D. Raines, resigned. Governmental Affairs, without 

printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

717 829 Kim McLean Wardlaw, of California, to be Jul 16, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Committee on the Judiciary, 

Circuit, vice J. Cliford Wallace, retired. without printed report. 

718 1110 Jose de Jesus Rivera, of Arizona, to be United Jul 16, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States Attorney for the District of Arizona for Committee on the Judiciary, 

the term of four years vice Janet Napolitano, without printed report. resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

* 723 1016 Richard Nelson Swett, of New Hampshire, to be Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of without printed report. America to Denmark. 

* 724 1059 Arthur Louis Schechter, of Texas, to be Jul 23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Ambassador Extraordinary and Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Plenipotentiary of the United States of without printed report. America to the Commonwealth of The 

Bahamas. 

* 725 1171 James Howard Holmes, ofVirginia, a Career Jul23, 98 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 of the 

United States of America to the Republic of 

Latvia. 

* 726 1172 Steven Robert Mann, of Pennsylvania, a Career Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, Member 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 the Republic of Turkmenistan. 

* Signifu.s nominee'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 

* 727 1189 John Bruce Craig, ofPennsylvania, a Career Jul 23, 98 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 of the 

United States of America to the Sultanate of 

Oman. 

* 728 1192 Elizabeth Davenport McKune, of Virginia, a Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

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

Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador without printed report. 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the State of Qatar. 

* 729 1195 David Michael Satterfield, ofVirginia, a Career Jul 23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Member 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 the Republic of Lebanon. 

* 730 1198 Melissa Foelsch Wells, of Connecticut, a Career Jul 23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

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

Career Minister, to be Ambassador without printed report. 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the Republic of 

Estonia. 

* 731 1216 Richard E. Hecldinger, of Virginia, a Career Jul 23, 98 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 of the 

United States of America to the Kingdom of 

Thailand. 

* 732 1217 Theodore H. Kattouf, of Maryland, a Career Jul23, 98 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 of the 

United States of America to the United Arab 

Emirates. 

* 733 1222 Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Financial Officer, Department of State, vice Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Richard L. Greene, resigned. without printed report. 

* 734 1241 Davi.d G. Carpenter, ofVirginia, to be an .Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Assistant Secretary of State, vice Eric James Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Boswell, resigned. 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 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

* 735 1242 David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Director of Jul23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the Committee on Foreign Relations, 

rank of Ambassador during his tenure of without printed report. 

service, vice Eric James Boswell. 

* 736 1244 Charles F. Kartman, ofVirginia, a Career Jul 23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Member 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 

Special Envoy for the Korean Peace Talks. 

* 737 1248 William B. Milam, of California, a Career Jul 23, 98 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 of the 

United States of America to the Islamic 

Republic of Pakistan. 

* 738 1252 Mary Beth West, of the District of Columbia, a Jul 23, 98 Reported by Mr. Helms, 

Career Member of the Senior Executive Committee on Foreign Relations, 

Service, for the rank of Ambassador during her without printed report. 

tenure of service as Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for Oceans, Fisheries, and 

Space. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 782 1263 Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be Secretary Jul29, 98 Reported by Mr. 

of Energy, vice Federico Pena, resigned. Murkowski, Committee on 

Energy and Natural Resources, 

without printed report. 

[NEW REPORTS] 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT 

* 783 796 Rebecca M. Blank, of Illinois, to be a Member of Jul30, 98 Reported by Mr. 

the Council of Economic Advisers, vice Alicia D'Amato, Committee on 

Haydock Munnell, resigned. Banking, Housing, and Urban 

Affairs, without printed report. 

THE JUDICIARY 

784 509 Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, of Illinois, to be United Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, States District Judge for the Northern District Committee on the Judiciary, of Illinois vice william T. Hart, retired. 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 

CALENDAR MESSAGE REPORTED 

No. No. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR BY 

785 1000 Nora M. Manella, of California, to be United Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States District Judge for the Central District Committee on the Judiciary, 

of California vice Mariana R. Pfaelzer, retired. without printed report. 

786 1023 Jeanne E. Scott, oflllinois, to be United States Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Central District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Illinois, vice Richard H. Mills, retired. without printed report. 

787 1054 David R. Herndon, oflllinois, to be United States Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Southern District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Illinois vice William L. Beatty, retired. without printed report. 

788 1111 Carl J. Barbier, of Louisiana, to be United States Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Eastern District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Louisiana,vice Okla Jones, II, deceased. without printed report. 

789 1138 Gerald Bruce Lee, of Virginia, to be United Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

States District Judge for the Eastern District Committee on the Judiciary, 

ofVirginia vice James C. Cacheris, retired. without printed report. 

790 1139 Patricia A. Seitz, of Florida, to be United States Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

District Judge for the Southern District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Florida vice Stanley Marcus, elevated. without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

791 1298 Howard Hikaru Tagomori, of Hawaii, to be Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

United States Marshal for the District of Committee on the Judiciary, 

Hawaii for the term offour years, vice Annette without printed report. 

L. Kent, term expired. 

792 1314 Paul M. Warner, ofUtah, to be United States Jul 30, 98 Reported by Mr. Hatch, 

Attorney for the District of Utah for the term Committee on the Judiciary, 

offour years vice Scott M. Matheson, Jr., without printed report. 

resigned. 

*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 Service nominations beginning Homi Jamshed, and ending Joseph E. Zadrozny, Jr., which nommations 

were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of June 18, 1998 

Foreign Service nominations beginning Robert James Bigart, Jr., and ending Carol J. Urban, whiCh nominations 

were received by the Senate and appeared m the Congressional Record of July 15, 1998