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“NOMINATIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S10338 on Oct. 3, 1997.
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NOMINATIONS
Executive nominations received by the Senate October 3, 1997:
Department of State
Stanley Louis McLelland, of Texas, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Jamaica.
Cameron R. Hume, of New York, 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 Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria.
Timothy Michael Carney, of Washington, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Haiti.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Joseph Thompson, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Raymond John Vogel, resigned.
Department of Defense
F. Whitten Peters, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, vice Rudy de Leon.
Department of State
Thomas J. Miller, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus.
Amy L. Bondurant, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador.
Office of Personnel Management
Janice R. Lachance, of Maine, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of 4 years, vice James B. King.
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