[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7984-7985]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. NICKLES. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate immediately 
proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations: 
Executive Calendar No. 44 and all nominations reported by the Armed 
Services Committee today with the exception of Lt. Gen. Ronald T. 
Kadish.
  I further ask unanimous consent the nominations be confirmed, the 
motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return 
to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed en bloc are as follows:


                       department of the treasury

       David C. Williams, of Maryland, to be Inspector General for 
     Tax Administration, Department of the Treasury. (New 
     Position)


                         department of defense

       Brian E. Sheridan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense.
       Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of the Air Force.

  The above nominations were approved subject to the nominees' 
commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly 
constituted committee of the Senate.


                            in the Air Force

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Donald G. Cook

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Lt. Gen. Lance W. Lord


                              In the Army

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated title 10, U.S.C., section 
     624:

                 To be brigadier general, Dental Corps

     Col. Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr.

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. John G. Coburn

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Army to the grade indicated title 10, U.S.C., section 
     624:

                 To be brigadier general, Medical Corps

     Col. Joseph G. Webb, Jr.


                            In the Air Force

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                        To be lieutenant general

     Maj. Gen. Leslie F. Kenne

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Air Force to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                             To be general

     Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart

       The following named officer for appointment as Vice Chief 
     of Staff, United States Air Force, and appointment to the 
     grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance 
     and responsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section 601 and 
     8034:

                             To be general

     Lt. Gen. Lester L. Lyles


                              In the Army

       The following named officer for appointment as Assistant 
     Surgeon General and Chief of the Dental Corps, United States 
     Army, and for appointment to the grade indicated under title 
     10, U.S.C., section 3039:

                          To be major general

     Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Sculley


                              In the Navy

       The following named officer for appointment in the United 
     States Navy to the grade indicated while assigned to a 
     position of importance and responsibility under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 601:

                           To be vice admiral

     Rear Adm. Thomas R. Wilson


                            In the Air Force

       The following Air National Guard of the United States 
     officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to 
     the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:

                        To be brigadier general

     Col. Ronald J. Bath

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Air Force, under title 10, 
     U.S.C., sections 624 and 1552:

                        To be lieutenant colonel

     Jerry A. Cooper

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Air Force and appointment as 
     permanent professor, United States Air Force Academy, under 
     title 10, U.S.C., sections 9333(b) and 9336(a):

                             To be colonel

     Thomas A. Drohan

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 12203:

                             To be colonel

     Stephen K. Siegrist

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Army in the Judge Advocate 
     General's Corps under title 10, U.S.C., sections 624 and 
     3064:

                       To be lieutentant colonel

     David A. Mayfield

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Army Medical Corps under title 
     10, U.S.C., sections 624, 628, and 3064;

                        To be lieutenant Colonel

     Francisco J. Dominguez

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Army Medical Service Corps 
     under title 10, U.S.C., sections 531, 624, 628, and 3064:

                              To be major

     Japhet C. Rivera

       The following named Army National Guard of the United 
     States officer for appointment to the grade indicated in the 
     Reserve of the Army under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 
     and 12211:

                             To be colonel

     Roy T. McCutcheon, III


                          In the Marine Corps

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Marine Corps under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:

                             To be colonel

     Harold E. Poole, Sr.

       The following named limited duty officer for appointment to 
     the temporary grade indicated in the United States Marine 
     Corps in

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     accordance with section 6222 of title 10, U.S.C.:

                             To be colonel

     Timothy W. Foley
       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Marine Corps under title 10, 
     U.S.C., section 624:

                              To be major

     Kenneth C. Cooper


                              in the navy

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                            To be commander

     Leo J. Grassilli

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                             To be captain

     Melvin D. Newman

       The following named officer for appointment to the grade 
     indicated in the United States Navy under title 10, U.S.C., 
     section 624:

                            To be commander

     Scott R. Hendren

                            in the air force

       Air Force nominations beginning *Husam S. Nolan, and ending 
     James H. Walker, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 18, 
     1999.
       Air Force nominations beginning Robert J. Vaughn, and 
     ending Todd B. Silverman, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 
     22, 1999.
       Air Force nominations beginning Gerald F. Bunting Blake, 
     and ending Jeffery A. Renshaw, which nominations were 
     received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional 
     Record on March 22, 1999.
       Air Force nominations beginning Harvey J.U. Adams, Jr., and 
     ending David J. Zupi, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 
     1999.
       Air Force nominations beginning Ronald G. Adams, and ending 
     Walter H. Zimmer, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 
     1999.


                              in the army

       Army nominations beginning Thomas M. Johnson, and ending 
     *Anthony P. Risi, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 18, 
     1999.
       Army nominations beginning Randall F. Cochran, and ending 
     *Regina K. Draper, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 18, 
     1999.
       Army nominations beginning Alfred C. Faber, Jr., and ending 
     Edward L. Wright, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 18, 
     1999.
       Army nominations beginning Dale F. Becker, and ending John 
     F. Stoley, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on March 18, 1999.
       Army nominations beginning John D. Knox, and ending David 
     M. Shublak, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 1999.
       Army nominations beginning Joseph I. Smith, and ending Sara 
     J. Zimmer, which nominations were received by the Senate and 
     appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 1999.
       Army nominations beginning Paul C. Proffitt, and ending 
     Michael D. Zabrzeski, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 21, 
     1999.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning Francis X. Bergmeister, 
     and ending Kenneth P. Myers, which nominations were received 
     by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on 
     April 20, 1999.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning Seth D. Ainspac, and 
     ending James B. Zientek, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 
     20, 1999.
       Marine Corps nominations beginning Robert S. Abbott, and 
     ending Steven M. Zotti, which nominations were received by 
     the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 
     20, 1999.


                              in the navy

       Navy nominations beginning Clifford A. Anderson, and ending 
     Stephen G. Young, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on March 22, 
     1999.
       Navy nominations beginning Brian L. Kozlik, and ending 
     Stephen M. Wilson, which nominations were received by the 
     Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record on April 20, 
     1999.

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