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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S1846 on March 3, 1997.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate, March 3, 1997:
department of commerce
Robert S. LaRussa, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, vice Susan G. Esserman.
department of justice
Joel I. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Anne Bingaman, resigned.
