SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION { CONVENED JANUARY 7, 2003

SECOND SESSION {

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

Tuesday, December 9, 2003

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

By Michelle Haynes, Executive Clerk

Issue No. 158
RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS OVER, UNDER THE RULE

S. Res. 192 Executive Resolution to discharge the David W. McKeague nomination. July 7, 2003.- Mr. Frist

S. Res. 193 Executive Resolution to discharge the Susan Bieke Neilson nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist

S. Res. 194 Executive Resolution to discharge the Henry W. Saad nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist

S. Res. 195 Executive Resolution to discharge the Richard A. Griffin nomination. July 7, 2003. - Mr. Frist
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

* 48 114 Daniel Pearson, of Minnesota, to be a Member of

the United States International Trade

Commission for the term expiring June 16,

2011, vice Lynn M. Bragg, term expired.

Mar 5, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

* 49 113 Charlotte A. Lane, of West Virginia, to be a

Member of the United States International

Trade Commission for a term expiring

December 16, 2009, vice Dennis M. Devaney.

Mar 5, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

86 11 Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, vice

William L. Garwood, retired.

Mar 27, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

* 120 264 John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Michael

Parker.

Apr 9, 2003 Reported by Mr. Inhofe,

Committee on Environment and

Public Works, without printed

report.

Mar 27, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Warner, Committee on Armed

Services, without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

* 132 40 Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans

Claims for the term prescribed by law, vice a

new position created by Public Law 107-103,

approved December 27, 2001.

Apr 10, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

165 279 J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States

District Judge for the Eastern District of

Arkansas, vice Stephen M. Reasoner, retired.

May 1, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without

recommendation without printed

report.

169 8 Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice

James R. Browning, retired.

May 8, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

* 199 379 Ephraim Batambuze, of Illinois, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the African

Development Foundation for a term expiring

February 9, 2008, vice Henry McKoy, term

expired.

May 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Lugar, Committee on Foreign

Relations, without printed report.

* 200 404 John W. Leslie, Jr., of Connecticut, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

African Development Foundation for a term

expiring September 22, 2007, vice Ernest G.

Green, term expired.

May 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Lugar, Committee on Foreign

Relations, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

219 131 David B. Rivkin, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member

of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

of the United States for the term expiring

September 30, 2004, vice Laramie Faith

McNamara.

Jun 5, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD

* 233 102 Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman

of the Merit Systems Protection Board, vice

Beth Susan Slavet.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

* 234 616 Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member of the

Merit Systems Protection Board for the term of

seven years expiring March 1, 2009, vice Beth

Susan Slavet, term expired, to which position

he was appointed during the last recess of the

Senate.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

* 235 98 Albert Casey, of Texas, to be a Governor of the

United States Postal Service for a term

expiring December 8, 2009, vice Tirso del

Junco, term expired.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

* 236 615 James C. Miller III, of Virginia, to be a Governor

of the United States Postal Service for the term

expiring December 8, 2010, vice Einar V.

Dyhrkopp, term expired, to which position he

was appointed during the last recess of the

Senate.

Jun 17, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

* 237 140 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of

Agriculture for Rural Development, vice Jill L.

Long, resigned.

Jun 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Cochran, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed report.

* 238 141 Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the

Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit

Corporation,vice Jill L. Long, resigned.

Jun 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Cochran, Committee on

Agriculture, Nutrition, and

Forestry, without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

310 512 William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit,

vice Emmett Ripley Cox, retired.

Jul 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

* 316 594 Howard Radzely, of Maryland, to be Solicitor for

the Department of Labor, vice Eugene Scalia.

Jul 30, 2003 Reported by Mr. Gregg,

Committee on Health, Education,

Labor, and Pensions, without

printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

400 12 Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be

United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth

Circuit, vice Henry A. Politz, retired.

Oct 2, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

410 846 George W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Federal Claims for the

term of fifteen years, vice James T. Turner,

term expired.

Oct 16, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

411 765 Deborah Ann Spagnoli, of California, to be a

Commissioner of the United States Parole

Commission for a term of six years, vice John

R. Simpson, term expired.

Oct 16, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

* 417 935 David Wayne Anderson, of Minnesota, to be an

Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Neal

A. McCaleb, resigned.

Oct 22, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Campbell, Committee on Indian

Affairs, without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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NO.

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 419 883 Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Transportation, vice Read Van de

Water.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY

* 421 530 Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

for the remainder of the term expiring May 30,

2006, vice Norman Y. Mineta.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

THE JUDICIARY

425 544 Gary L. Sharpe, of New York, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of New

York, vice Thomas J. McAvoy, retired.

Oct 23, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

* 429 683 Robert Lerner, of Maryland, to be Commissioner

of Education Statistics for a term expiring

June 21, 2009, vice Pascal D. Forgione, Jr.,

term expired.

Oct 29, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Gregg, Committee on Health,

Education, Labor, and Pensions,

without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

433 541 Dora L. Irizarry, of New York, to be United States

District Judge for the Eastern District of New

York, vice Reena Raggi, elevated.

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

UNITED STATES SENTENCING

COMMISSION

434 979 William K. Sessions III, of Vermont, to be a

Member of the United States Sentencing

Commission for a term expiring October 31,

2009. (Reappointment)

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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NO.

MESSAGE

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

435 969 David L. Huber, of Kentucky, to be United States

Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky

for the term of four years, vice Stephen Beville

Pence, resigned.

Oct 30, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

451 1014 Paul S. DeGregorio, of Missouri, to be a Member

of the Election Assistance Commission for a

term of two years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

452 1015 Gracia M. Hillman, of the District of Columbia, to

be a Member of the Election Assistance

Commission for a term of two years. (New

Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

453 1016 Raymundo Martinez III, of Texas, to be a Member

of the Election Assistance Commission for a

term of four years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

454 1017 Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a

Member of the Election Assistance Commission

for a term of four years. (New Position)

Oct 31, 2003 Senate Committee on

Rules and Administration

discharged by Unanimous

Consent.

THE JUDICIARY

455 839 Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the District of

Columbia Circuit, vice Stephen F. Williams,

retired.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

456 570 D. Michael Fisher, of Pennsylvania, to be United

States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, vice

Carol Los Mansmann, deceased.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

457 539 Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be United States

District Judge for the Northern District of

Illinois, vice Harry D. Leinenweber, retired.

Nov 6, 2003 Reported by Mr. Hatch,

Committee on the Judiciary,

without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 458 1012 Edward B. O’Donnell, Jr., of Tennessee, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during

his tenure of service as Special Envoy for

Holocaust Issues.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 459 1025 Jon R. Purnell, of Massachusetts, a Career

Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 460 1028 Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, to

be Under Secretary of State for Public

Diplomacy, vice Charlotte L. Beers, resigned.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 462 944 Louise V. Oliver, of the District of Columbia, for

the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of

service as the United States Permanent

Representative to the United Nations

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural

Organization.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 463 887 William J. Hudson, 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

Tunisia.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 464 1027 Margaret Scobey, of Tennessee, 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 Syrian Arab

Republic.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 465 1026 Thomas Thomas Riley, of California, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and

Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to the Kingdom of Morocco.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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* 466 759 Jackie Wolcott Sanders, for the rank of

Ambassador during her tenure of service as

United States Representative to the

Conference on Disarmament and the Special

Representative of the President of the United

States for Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

Weapons.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 467 988 Mary Kramer, of Iowa, to be Ambassador

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

United States of America to Barbados and to

serve concurrently and without additional

compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary

and Plenipotentiary of the United States of

America to St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,

Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of

Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 468 1040 Timothy John Dunn, of Illinois, a Career Member

of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of

Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during

his tenure of service as Deputy Permanent

Representative to the Organization of

American States.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* 469 1044 James Curtis Struble, of California, 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

Peru.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK

* 470 888 Hector E. Morales, of Texas, to be United States

Alternate Executive Director of the

Inter-American Development Bank, vice Jorge

L. Arrizurieta, resigned.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

* 471 1038 Marguerita Dianne Ragsdale, 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 the Republic of

Djibouti.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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* 472 1041 Stuart W. Holliday, of Texas, to be Alternate

Representative of the United States of America

for Special Political Affairs in the United

Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

Nov 7, 2003 Reported by Mr. Lugar,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

without printed report.

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

* 473 885 Bradley D. Belt, of the District of Columbia, to be

a Member of the Social Security Advisory

Board for a term expiring September 30, 2008,

vice Stanford G. Ross, term expired.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN

SERVICES

* 474 886 Jennifer Young, of Ohio, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice

Scott Whitaker.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

* 475 914 Michael O’Grady, of Maryland, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice

Piyush Jindal, resigned.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

CHEMICAL SAFETY AND HAZARD

INVESTIGATION BOARD

* 476 762 Rixio Enrique Medina, of Oklahoma, to be a

Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard

Investigation Board for a term of five years,

vice Andrea Kidd Taylor, term expiring.

Nov 12, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Inhofe, Committee on

Environment and Public Works,

without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

477 1069 James B. Comey, of New York, to be Deputy

Attorney General, vice Larry D. Thompson,

resigned.

Nov 17, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

479 790 Federico Lawrence Rocha, of California, to be

United States Marshal for the Northern

District of California for the term of four years,

vice James J. Molinari, resigned.

Nov 17, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Hatch, Committee on the

Judiciary, without printed report.

REFORM BOARD (AMTRAK)

* 480 1022 Louis S. Thompson, of Maryland, to be a Member

of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice John Robert Smith, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, 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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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* 481 1078 Floyd Hall, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the

Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice Amy M. Rosen, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 482 1020 Robert L. Crandall, of Texas, to be a Member of

the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five

years, vice Michael S. Dukakis, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

* 483 1011 Jeffrey A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be General

Counsel of the Department of Transportation,

vice Kirk Van Tine.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 484 960 Kirk Van Tine, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Secretary of Transportation, vice Michael P.

Jackson, resigned.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC

BROADCASTING

* 485 483 Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for

Public Broadcasting for a term expiring

January 31, 2010. (Reappointment)

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

* 486 408 Elizabeth Courtney, of Louisiana, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for

Public Broadcasting for the remainder of the

term expiring January 31, 2004, vice Diane D.

Blair.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

* 487 138 Cheryl Feldman Halpern, of New Jersey, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term

expiring January 31, 2008, vice Heidi H.

Schulman, term expired.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, 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

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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* 488 1021 Michael D. Gallagher, of Washington, to be

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for

Communications and Information, vice Nancy

Victory, resigned.

Nov 18, 2003 Reported by Mr.

McCain, Committee on

Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, without printed

report.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

* 489 1082 Arnold I. Havens, of Virginia, to be General

Counsel for the Department of the Treasury,

vice David Aufhauser.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Grassley, Committee on Finance,

without printed report.

OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL

* 491 780 Scott J. Bloch, of Kansas, to be Special Counsel,

Office of Special Counsel, for the term of five

years, vice Elaine D. Kaplan, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Ms.

Collins, Committee on

Governmental Affairs, without

printed report.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

* 492 707 Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a

Member of the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a

term of six years, vice Joseph H. Neely,

resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Shelby, Committee on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs,

without printed report.

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE BOARD

* 493 747 Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia,

to be a Director of the Federal Housing

Finance Board for a term expiring February

27, 2004, vice J. Timothy O’Neill, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Shelby, Committee on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs,

without printed report.

* 494 748 Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia,

to be a Director of the Federal Housing

Finance Board for a term expiring February

27, 2011. (Reappointment)

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Shelby, Committee on Banking,

Housing, and Urban Affairs,

without printed report.

THE JUDICIARY

509 41 Alan G. Lance, Sr., of Idaho, to be a Judge of the

United States Court of Appeals for Veterans

Claims for the term prescribed by law, vice

Frank Quill Nebeker, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

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510 346 Lawrence B. Hagel, of Virginia, to be a Judge of

the United States Court of Appeals for

Veterans Claims for the term prescribed by

law, vice Ronald M. Holdaway, retired.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

* 511 809 Cynthia R. Church, of Virginia, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and

Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Maureen P.

Cragin, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

* 512 1033 Robert N. McFarland, of Texas, to be an Assistant

Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and

Technology), vice John A. Gauss, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

* 513 1094 Gordon H. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be Deputy

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Leo S.

Mackay, Jr., resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Reported by Mr.

Specter, Committee on Veterans’

Affairs, without printed report.

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES

AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

514 996 Jose Antonio Aponte, of Colorado, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2007, vice Martha B. Gould, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON LIBRARIES

AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

515 997 Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2004, vice Paulette H.

Holahan.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

516 998 Edward Louis Bertorelli, of Massachusetts, to be

a Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2005, vice C. E. Abramson,

term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

517 999 Carol L. Diehl, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2005, vice Walter Anderson, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

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NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

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518 1000 Allison Druin, of Maryland, to be a Member of the

National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2006, vice Rebecca T. Bingham, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

519 1001 Beth Fitzsimmons, of Michigan, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2006, vice Jose-Marie Griffiths, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

520 1002 Patricia M. Hines, of South Carolina, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2005, vice LaVar Burton,

term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

521 1003 Colleen Ellen Huebner, of Washington, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2007, vice Jeanne Hurley

Simon.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

522 1004 Stephen M. Kennedy, of New Hampshire, to be a

Member of the National Commission on

Libraries and Information Science for a term

expiring July 19, 2007, vice Donald L.

Robinson.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

523 1005 Bridget L. Lamont, of Illinois, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Marilyn Gell Mason, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

524 1006 Mary H. Perdue, of Maryland, to be a Member of

the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Frank J. Lucchino, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

525 1007 Herman Lavon Totten, of Texas, to be a Member

of the National Commission on Libraries and

Information Science for a term expiring July

19, 2008, vice Bobby L. Roberts, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

526 933 David Eisner, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive

Officer of the Corporation for National and

Community Service, vice Leslie Lenkowsky,

resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

527 1072 Carol Kinsley, of Massachusetts, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for

National and Community Service for a term

expiring October 6, 2006, vice Toni G. Fay.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

528 962 Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Assistant

Secretary for Elementary and Secondary

Education, Department of Education, vice

Susan B. Neuman, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD

529 934 Read Van de Water, of North Carolina, to be a

Member of the National Mediation Board for a

term expiring July 1, 2006, vice Francis J.

Duggan, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL

FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION

530 1030 Drew R. McCoy, of Massachusetts, to be a

Member of the Board of Trustees of the James

Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for

a term of six years, vice Lance Banning.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS

AND THE HUMANITIES

531 889 James McBride, of New York, to be a Member of

the National Council on the Arts for a term

expiring September 3, 2008, vice Nathan

Leventhal, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

532 1107 Steven J. Law, of the District of Columbia, to be

Deputy Secretary of Labor, vice Donald

Cameron Findlay, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

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UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE

533 1101 Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be a Member

of the Board of Directors of the United States

Institute of Peace for a term expiring January

19, 2007, vice Harriet M. Zimmerman, term

expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

534 1108 J. Robinson West, of the District of Columbia, to

be a Member of the Board of Directors of the

United States Institute of Peace for a term

expiring January 19, 2007, vice Marc E.

Leland, term expired.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

535 1083 Susan K. Sclafani, of the District of Columbia, to

be Assistant Secretary for Vocational and

Adult Education, Department of Education,

vice Carol D’Amico, resigned.

Nov 21, 2003 Senate Committee on

Health, Education, Labor, and

Pensions discharged by

Unanimous Consent.

* Signifies nominee’s commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate

NOMINATIONS

CALENDAR

NO.

MESSAGE

NO. NOMINEE, OFFICE, AND PREDECESSOR

REPORTED

BY

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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK

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