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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S12327 on Oct. 8, 1999.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate October 8, 1999:
Department of State
Alan Phillip Larson, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of State (Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs), vice Stuart E. Eizenstat.
Carol Moseley-Braun, of Illinois, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to New Zealand.
Office of Personnel Management
Amy L. Comstock, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics for a term of five years, vice Stephen D. Potts.