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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S8268 on July 15, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate July 15, 1998:
department of agriculture
Charles R. Rawls, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, vice James S. Gilliland, resigned.
federal emergency management agency
Robert M. Walker, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, vice Harvey G. Ryland, resigned.
department of state
George Mc Dade Staples, of Kentucky, 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 Rwanda.
foreign service
The following-named Career Members of the Foreign Service of the United States Information Agency for promotion into the Senior Foreign Service to the class indicated, and for appointment as Consular Officer and Secretary in the Diplomatic Service, as indicated:
Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service of the United States of America, Class of Counselor:
Robert James Bigart, Jr., of New York
Thomas J. Kral, of Maryland
Carol J. Urban, of the District of Columbia
