SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS

Convened January 3, 1985

FIRST SESSION {

SECOND SESSION {

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Monday, October 28, 1985

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JO-ANNE L. COE, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Gerald A. Hackett, Executive Clerk
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TREATIES

Calendar Treaty Subject Reported

No. Doc. No. Bv

2 EX. 0, International Convention on the Prevention Jul 18, 85 Reported

81-1 and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide favorably, by Mr. Lugar, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, with a proposed 

resolution of advice and

consent to ratification 

with two reservations, 

five understandings and 

one declaration. Report 

filed with Additional and

Supplemental Views 

(Printed report—Ex. RepL 

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NOMINATIONS

Calendar

No.

Message

No.

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported

By

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

* 371 537-11 Charles A. Trabandt, of Virginia, to be a 

Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission for a term expiring October 20, 

1988, vice Georgiana H. Sheldon, term 

expired.

Sep 11, 85 Mr. McClure, 

Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources, without 

printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

379 332 Alex Kozinski, of California, to be United 

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit 

vice a new position created by P.L. 

98-353, approved July 10, 1984.

Sep 12, 85 Mr. Thurmond, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

without printed report.
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Calendar Message 

No. No.

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported

By

* 394

* 395

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

491 George D. Gould, of New York, to be Under 

Secretary of the Treasury, vice Norman B. 

Ture, resigned.

Sep 18, 85 Mr. Packwood, 

Committee on Finance, 

without printed report

492 Charles O. Sethness, of Massachusetts, to 

be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 

vice Thomas J. Healey, resigned.

Do.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 416 594-1 Vance L. Clark, of California, to be 

Administrator of the Farmers Home 

Administration, to which position he was 

appointed during the last recess of the 

Senate, vice Charles Wilson Shuman, 

resigned.

Sep 20, 85 Mr. Helms, 

Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry, 

without printed report

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 420 537-9 James W. Spain, 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 Democratic 

Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to 

serve concurrently and without additional 

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary 

and Plenipotentiary of the United States 

of America to the Republic of Maldives.

Sep 24, 85 Mr. Lugar, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

* 433

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

329 Robert K. Dawson, of Virginia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice 

William R. Gianelli, resigned.

Sep 30, 85 Mr. Goldwater, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 436 537-5 Winston Lord, of New York, to be Ambassador 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the 

United States of America to the People’s 

Republic of China.

Oct 1, 85 Mr. Lugar, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.
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Calendar

No.

Message

No.

Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported

By

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 462 441 Orson G. Swindle, III, of Georgia, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice J. 

Bonnie Newman, resigned.

Oct 10, 85 Mr. Stafford, 

Committee on Environment 

and Public Works, without 

printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 471 505 Alan Lee Keyes, of Maryland, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of State, vice Gregory 

J. Newell.

Oct 23, 85 Mr. Lugar, 

Committee on Foreign 

Relations, without printed 

report.

[NEW REPORTS]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 

AGENCY

* 494 618 Julius W. Becton, Jr., of Virginia, to be 

Director of the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, vice Louis 0. 

Giuffrida, resigned.

Oct 25, 85 Mr. Roth, 

Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, without printed 

report.

* 495 530 James P. McNeill, of Maryland, to be an 

Associate Director of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, vice Fred 

Joseph Villella.

Do.

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION

* 496 532 William R. Barton, of Virginia, to be 

Inspector General, General Services 

Administration, vice Joseph A. Sickon, 

resigned.

Do.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

* 497 619 Francis S. M. Hodsoll, of Virginia, to be 

Chairm an of the National Endowment for the 

Arts for a term of four years. 

(Reappointment) .........

Oct 25, 85 Mr. Hatch, 

Committee on Labor 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.