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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S11398 on Nov. 1, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate November 1, 2001:
Department of State
Kenneth P. Moorefield, of Florida, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Gabonese Republic.
Department of Justice
Frederick R. Heebe, of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana for the term of four years, vice Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., resigned.
David Preston York, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama for the term of four years, vice J. Don Foster, resigned.
Department of State
John D. Ong, of Ohio, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Norway.
Richard S. Williamson, of Illinois, to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations.
Richard S. Williamson, of Illinois, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.