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Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions

in Executive Departments During the 106th

Congress, 1999-2000

Updated March 26, 2001

-name redactedSpecialist in American National Government

Government and Finance Division

Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions in

Executive Departments During the 106th Congress,

1999-2000

Summary

This report focuses on presidential nominations and Senate confirmations to the

330 full-time positions in the 14 executive departments to which the President makes

appointments, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

During the 106th Congress, President Clinton submitted 136 nominations and

made 18 recess appointments to full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation.

The Senate confirmed 108 nominations and returned 24; the President withdrew four

nominations. On average, the Senate took 105 days (three and a half months) to

confirm a nomination. Sixty-eight nominations (63%) took less than 105 days to be

confirmed, and 40 (37%) took more than 105 days. The length of time for individual

nominations to be confirmed varied considerably–33 nominations took less than two

months, and 13 nominations took over six months, with the three longest taking over

10 months (two nominations) and one over 14 months.

Nominations to eight departments on average were confirmed in less than the

105-day average, including the Department of Defense 52 days, Department of

Energy 81 days, Department of Housing and Urban Development 81 days,

Department of State 97 days, Department of Agriculture 98 days, Department of the

Interior 99 days, Department of the Treasury 100 days, and Department of

Transportation 104 days. Nominations to five departments on average were

confirmed above the 105 day average, including the Department of Commerce 112

days, Department of Education 114 days, Department of Veterans Affairs 121 days,

Department of Labor 169 days, and Department of Justice 178 days.

Excluded from the report are appointments to positions in the military services

officer corps (including the Coast Guard), the Foreign Service and overseas

commercial and diplomatic posts, and the two uniformed civilian services (Public

Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps); and

positions as U.S. Attorneys and U.S. Marshals. Information provided in this report

was compiled from the LEGIS nominations database in the Senate Computer Center,

the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential

Documents, and telephone discussions with department officials.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Appointment Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recess Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Temporary Appointments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Nominations and Appointments During 106th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Nominations and Appointments to Individual Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Department of Agriculture (UDSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Department of Commerce (DOC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Department of Defense (DOD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Department of Education (EDUC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Department of Energy (DOE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Department of the Interior (DOI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Department of Justice (DOJ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Department of Labor (DOL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Department of State (DOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Department of Transportation (DOT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Department of the Treasury (TREA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

List of Tables

Table 1. Nomination and Appointment Action

in the 106th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table 2. Average Number of Days to Confirm a Nomination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table 3. Alphabetical Listing of Nominees and Appointees

During 106th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Table 4. Nomination and Appointment Action,

Executive Departments, 106th Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Table 5. Abbreviations of Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Presidential Appointments to Full-Time

Positions in Executive Departments During

the 106th Congress, 1999-2000

Introduction

This report lists the 330 full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation in the

14 executive departments and the names of the incumbents in the positions. (All fulltime positions are included, except U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal positions in the

Department of Justice; Foreign Service and diplomatic positions in the Department

of State; officer corps positions in the civilian uniformed services of the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Department of Commerce, and of the

Public Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services; and the

officer corps in the military services.) The report also lists all nominations submitted

by the President to the Senate for confirmation, and the action taken on the

nominations during the 106th Congress.

Data for the report were compiled from the LEGIS nominations database in the

Senate Computer Center, the Congressional Record (daily edition), the Weekly

Compilation of Presidential Documents, and telephone discussions with agency

officials. A similar report is available for the 105th Congress.1

During the 106th Congress, President Clinton submitted 136 nominations2 and

made 18 recess appointments to full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation.

The Senate confirmed 108 (79%) of the nominations and returned 24 (18%). The

President withdrew four nominations (3%).

U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, Presidential Appointments to

Full-Time Positions in Executive Departments During the 105th Congress, by (name r

edacted), CRS Report 98-357 GOV (Washington: Mar. 15, 1999).

To avoid double counting, only one nomination is counted as being submitted when (1) a

nomination is withdrawn by the White House to make a minor change and is then immediately

resubmitted to the Senate; and (2) a nomination is submitted to the Senate, the nominee is

given a recess appointment while the nomination is pending, and a second nomination is

submitted notifying the Senate that the nominee has been given a recess appointment.

Consequently, total figures regarding nominations in this report will not be the same as those

found in the monthly “Resume of Congressional Activity” in the Congressional Record, nor

in the nominations returned and withdrawn section of the Journal of the Executive

Proceedings of the Senate.

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Table 1. Nomination and Appointment Action

in the 106th Congress

Nominations submitted to the Senate

Nominations confirmed by the Senate

Nominations withdrawn by the President

Nominations returned to the President

Recess appointments made by the President

136

108

On average, the Senate took 105 days or three and a half months to confirm a

nomination. Overall, 68 nominations (63%) were confirmed before 105 days, and 40

(37%) were confirmed after 105 days. The length of time for confirmation of

individual nominations varied considerably. While 33 nominations took less than two

months to confirm, 13 took over six months, with the three longest taking over 10

months (two nominations) and one over 14 months.

Nominations to eight departments on average were confirmed below the 105day average, including the Department of Defense 52 days, Department of Energy 81

days, Department of Housing and Urban Development 81 days, Department of State

97 days, Department of Agriculture 98 days, Department of the Interior 99 days,

Department of the Treasury 100 days, and Department of Transportation 104 days.

Nominations to five departments on average were confirmed above the 105 day

average, including the Department of Commerce 112 days, Department of Education

114 days, Department of Veterans Affairs 121 days, Department of Labor 169 days,

and Department of Justice 178 days.

Table 2. Average Number of Days to Confirm a Nomination

Department

Department of Defense

Department of Energy

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

Department of State

Department of Agriculture

Department of the Interior

Department of the Treasury

Department of Transportation

Department of Commerce

Department of Education

Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Labor

Department of Justice

Department of Health and Human Services

Confirmed nominations

Average

number

of days

Number

100

104

112

114

121

169

178

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The Appointment Process

The President and the Senate share the power to appoint the principal officers

of the United States.3 The Constitution (Article II, Section 2) empowers the

President to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint

the principal officers of the United States. Three distinct stages mark the appointment

process–nomination, confirmation, and appointment.

In the nomination or first stage, the President selects the nominee and sends the

nomination to the Senate. For positions located within a state (U.S. Attorney, U.S.

Marshal, and U.S. District Judge), the President, by custom, normally nominates an

individual recommended by the Senator or Senators from that state if they are from

the same party as the President. If neither Senator is from the same party, the

President normally defers to the recommendations of party leaders from the state.

Occasionally, the President solicits recommendations from Senators of the opposition

party when they hold key Senate positions. Before making a nomination, whether at

the state or national level, the President must consider how it will fare in the

confirmation process.

A nomination to a position does not give the nominee legal authority to assume

the duties and responsibilities of the position. That authority comes only after the

nominee is confirmed and appointed. While awaiting confirmation, a nominee often

is hired as a consultant and may act only in an advisory capacity. A nominee serving

in an “acting” capacity (see below), however, has full authority to exercise the duties

and responsibilities of the position.

In the confirmation or second stage, the Senate alone determines whether to

approve or disapprove a nomination. How the Senate acts on a nomination depends

largely on the importance of the position involved, existing political circumstances,

and policy implications. Generally, the Senate shows particular interest in the

nominees’ views and how they are likely to affect public policy.4 How closely their

personal and professional qualities are examined will also depend on whether or not

the President’s party controls the Senate and how involved he becomes in supporting

the nomination.

Although the Senate confirms most nominations, no President can safely assume

that all of his nominees will be approved routinely. Rarely, however, does a rejection

occur on the Senate floor. Nearly all rejections occur in committee, by either

committee vote or committee inaction. Rejections in committee occur for a variety

of reasons, including: opposition to the nomination; an inadequate amount of time for

consideration of the nomination; or factors that may have nothing to do with the

A succinct historical and contemporary overview of the appointment power is found in (name

redacted),

“Appointment Powers,” in his Constitutional Conflicts between Congress and the

President, 4th ed. (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 1997), pp. 22-48.

G. Calvin Mackenzie, The Politics of Presidential Appointments (New York: The Free

Press, 1981), pp. 97-189.

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merits of the nomination. Between 1981 and 1992, the Senate confirmed 90% of all

nominations to full-time positions in the executive departments.5

The first two stages of the appointment process may be summarized by the view

that, while the President proposes, the Senate disposes. In the third or final stage, the

confirmed nominee is given a commission signed by the President, with the seal of the

United States affixed thereto, and is sworn into office. At that point, he or she has

full authority to carry out the responsibilities of the office.

Recess Appointments

The process also enables the President to make an appointment without the need

for it to be confirmed by the Senate when that body is in recess, either during a

session (intrasession recess appointment) or between sessions (intersession recess

appointment). Recess appointments expire at the end of the next session of

Congress.6

Presidents have occasionally used the recess appointment power to circumvent

the confirmation process. In response, Congress has placed additional restrictions on

the President’s authority to make a recess appointment. Under 5 U.S.C. 5503(a), if

the position to which the President makes a recess appointment fell vacant while the

Senate was in session, the appointee may not be paid from the Treasury until he or she

is confirmed by the Senate. The salary prohibition does not apply: (1) if the vacancy

arose within 30 days before the end of the session; (2) if a nomination for the office

(other than the nomination of someone given a recess appointment during the

preceding recess) was pending when the Senate recessed; or (3) if a nomination was

rejected within 30 days before the end of the session and another individual was given

the recess appointment. A recess appointee falling under any one of these three

exceptions must be nominated not later than 40 days after the beginning of the next

session of the Senate.7 For this reason, when a recess appointment is made, the

President generally submits a new nomination for the nominee even when an old

nomination is pending.

Temporary Appointments

Congress has also provided limited statutory authority for the temporary filling

of vacant positions requiring Senate confirmation. Under the Federal Vacancies

Reform Act of 1998, P.L. 105-277, Division C, Title I, section 151, to be codified at

5 U.S.C. 3354-3359d, an advice and consent position in an executive agency that

U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, Senate Action on Nominations

to Policy Positions in the Executive Branch, 1981-1992, by (name redacted),CRS Report 93464 GOV (Washington: Apr. 28, 1993).

Art. II, Sec. 2, Cl. 3 of the Constitution.

For additional information on recess appointments, see U.S. Library of Congress,

Congressional Research Service, Recess Appointments: Legal Overview, by Richard C.

Ehlke, CRS Report 87-832 A (Washington: Oct. 19, 1987).

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becomes vacant may be filled temporarily in one of three ways: (1) the first assistant

to such a position automatically assumes the functions and duties of the office; or (2)

the President directs an officer in any agency who is occupying a position requiring

Senate confirmation to perform those tasks; or (3) the President selects any officer or

employee of the subject agency who is occupying a position whose rate of pay is

equal to or greater than the minimum rate of pay at the GS-15 level and who has been

with the agency for at least 90 of the preceding 365 days. The temporary

appointment is for 210 days, but the time restriction is suspended if a first or second

nomination for the position is pending. In addition, during a presidential transition,

the 210-day restriction period does not begin to run until either 90 days after the

President assumes office, or 90 days after the vacancy occurs, if it is within the 90-day

inauguration period. The act does not apply to positions on multi-headed regulatory

boards and commissions and to certain other specific positions which may be filled

temporarily under other statutory provisions.

Nominations and Appointments During 106th Congress

Table 3, below, lists, in alphabetical order, all nominees/appointees to positions

in executive departments, with dates of nomination and confirmation. The

“Confirmed” column notes whether the nomination was confirmed, withdrawn,

returned, or rejected. The “Days to confirm” column indicates the number of days the

Senate took to confirm the nominee from the time the nomination was received in the

Senate. On average, the Senate took 105 days (three and a half months) to confirm

a nomination after receiving it. The 32 days the Senate was recessed (August 8

through September 9, 1999) during the first session, 40 days it was recessed (July 27

through September 5, 2000) during the second session, and 56 days it was adjourned

between the end of the first session and the beginning of the second session

(November 29, 1999, through January 24, 2000), were excluded when calculating the

number of days the Senate took to confirm the nominations that were pending during

those periods.

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Table 3. Alphabetical Listing of Nominees and Appointees During 106th Congress

Departmenta

Nominated

Confirmed

Days to

confirmb

Assistant Secretary

DOI

08/05/99

02/29/00

120

William B. Bader

Assistant Secretary

DOS

09/13/99

11/10/99

Gregory A. Baer

Assistant Secretary

TREA

09/22/99

11/10/99

Sue Bailey

Administrator

DOT

07/26/00

Returned 12/15/00

Sue Bailey

Administrator

DOT

Recess Appointment 08/03/00

Monte R. Belger

Deputy Administrator

DOT

11/10/99

Returned 12/15/00

Linda J. Bilmes

CFO/Assistant Secretary

DOC

10/20/99

11/19/99

Charles A. Blanchard

General Counsel (Army)

DOD

06/30/99

08/05/99

Avis T. Bohlen

Assistant Secretary

DOS

10/01/99

11/10/99

Richard A. Boucher

Assistant Secretary

DOS

06/13/00

12/15/00

145

Kenneth M. Bresnahan

Chief Financial Officer

DOL

01/06/99

11/10/99

276

Arthur C. Campbell

Assistant Secretary

DOC

03/22/00

12/15/00

228

Arthur C. Campbell

Assistant Secretary

DOC

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Kelly H. Carnes

Assistant Secretary

DOC

03/05/99

11/10/99

218

Anne H. Chasser

Assistant Commissioner

DOC

07/27/99

11/10/99

Michael Cohen

Assistant Secretary

EDUC

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

Madelyn R. Creedon

Deputy Administrator

DOE

03/09/00

07/10/00

123

Troy H. Cribb

Assistant Secretary

DOC

07/27/00

10/24/00

James B. Cunningham

U.S. Deputy Representative

DOS

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

Gregory R. Dahlberg

Under Secretary (Army)

DOD

03/20/00

05/18/00

Lawrence J. Delaney

Assistant Secretary (Air

Force)

DOD

03/02/99

04/29/99

Rudy deLeon

Deputy Secretary

DOD

03/07/00

03/29/00

Earl E. Devaney

Inspector General

DOI

07/22/99

08/05/99

Carol DiBattiste

Under Secretary (Air Force)

DOD

06/30/99

08/05/99

Q. Todd Dickinson

Commissioner

DOC

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

James F. Dobbins

Assistant Secretary

DOS

09/26/00

Returned 12/15/00

James F. Dobbins

Assistant Secretary

DOS

Recess appointment 12/29/00

James A. Dorskind

General Counsel

DOC

10/25/00

James A. Dorskind

General Counsel

DOC

Recess appointment 12/21/00

Nominee/Appointee

Position

Sylvia V. Baca

Returned 12/15/00

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Nominee/Appointee

Position

Departmenta

Nominated

Confirmed

Days to

confirmb

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Director

DOE

05/23/00

07/26/00

Douglas A. Dworkin

General Counsel

DOD

03/07/00

06/09/00

William A. Eaton

Assistant Secretary

DOS

03/20/00

Returned 12/15/00

Robert J. Einhorn

Assistant Secretary

DOS

04/13/99

11/10/99

179

Stuart E. Eizenstat

Deputy Secretary

TREA

06/17/99

07/13/99

Armando Falcon, Jr.

Director

HUD

06/07/99

09/29/99

Nuria I. Fernandez

Administrator

DOT

03/22/00

Returned 12/15/00

Paul W. Fiddick

Assistant Secretary

USDA

06/24/99

11/10/99

107

Glenn A. Fine

Inspector General

DOJ

05/15/00

12/15/00

174

Andrew C. Fish

Assistant Secretary

USDA

07/19/99

10/07/99

Michael J. Frazier

Assistant Secretary

DOT

08/03/99

11/10/99

Johnnie E. Frazier

Inspector General

DOC

06/23/99

07/15/99

A. Lee Fritschler

Assistant Secretary

EDUC

06/21/99

11/10/99

110

Thomas A. Fry, III

Director

DOI

10/27/99

05/24/00

154

Thomas L. Garthwaite

Under Secretary

DVA

05/15/00

09/08/00

Irasema Garza

Director

DOL

06/23/99

11/19/99

117

Robert W. Gee

Assistant Secretary

DOE

01/29/99

04/19/99

Timothy F. Geithner

Under Secretary

TREA

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

Gary Gensler

Under Secretary

TREA

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

T. J. Glauthier

Deputy Secretary

DOE

01/06/99

03/17/99

Nicholas P. Godici, II

Assistant Commissioner

DOC

01/31/00

Withdrawn 05/23/00

David L. Goldwyn

Assistant Secretary

DOE

04/12/99

07/13/99

John A. Gordon

Under Secretary

DOE

05/03/00

06/14/00

Rose E. Gottemoeller

Assistant Secretary

DOE

02/25/99

03/25/99

Marc Grossman

Director General

DOS

03/20/00

06/09/00

John T. Hanson

Assistant Secretary

DVA

04/12/99

07/01/99

John D. Hawke, Jr.

Comptroller of the Currency

TREA

01/06/99

10/07/99

242

David J. Hayes

Deputy Secretary

DOI

08/03/99

02/22/00

115

Donald S. Hays

U.S. Representative

DOS

10/06/99

11/10/99

Gordon S. Heddell

Inspector General

DOL

03/23/00

12/15/00

227

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Departmenta

Nominated

Confirmed

Days to

confirmb

U.S. Representative

DOS

02/10/99

08/05/99

176

Frank S. Holleman, III

Deputy Secretary

EDUC

11/10/99

Returned 12/15/00

Frank S. Holleman, III

Deputy Secretary

EDUC

Recess appointment 12/28/99

Elwood Holstein, Jr.

Assistant Secretary

DOC

09/14/00

Elwood Holstein, Jr.

Assistant Secretary

DOC

Recess appointment 12/21/00

John D. Holum

Under Secretary

DOS

03/05/99

John D. Holum

Under Secretary

DOS

Recess appointment 08/04/00

Carolyn L. Huntoon

Assistant Secretary

DOE

01/06/99

07/01/99

176

Ivan Itkin

Director

DOE

08/03/99

11/19/99

Albert S. Jacquez

Administrator

DOT

01/06/99

07/01/99

176

Jay Johnson

Director

TREA

09/08/99

05/24/00

203

Paula M. Junghans

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

07/27/00

Returned 12/15/00

Roger W. Kallock

Deputy Under Secretary

DOD

05/17/00

09/08/00

T. Michael Kerr

Administrator

DOL

06/23/99

11/19/99

117

Kenneth W. Kizer

Under Secretary

DVA

01/06/99

Withdrawn 07/14/99

Leslie B. Kramerich

Assistant Secretary

DOL

07/10/00

12/15/00

118

Alan P. Larson

Under Secretary

DOS

10/08/99

11/19/99

Robert S. LaRussa

Under Secretary

DOC

05/25/00

12/15/00

164

Robert S. LaRussa

Under Secretary

DOC

Recess appointment 08/04/00

Luis J. Lauredo

U.S. Representative - OAS

DOS

11/10/99

Luis J. Lauredo

U.S. Representative - OAS

DOS

Recess appointment 12/22/99

Mary Lou Leary

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

09/22/00

Returned 12/15/00

Bill Lann Lee

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

03/05/99

Returned 12/15/00

Bill Lann Lee

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

Recess appointment 08/03/00

James B. Lewis

Director

DOE

05/20/99

07/13/99

Lorraine P. Lewis

Inspector General

EDUC

01/14/99

05/26/99

132

Evelyn S. Lieberman

Under Secretary

DOS

06/24/99

07/30/99

Donald A. Mahley

Special Negotiator

DOS

03/07/00

05/24/00

Alphonso Maldon, Jr.

Assistant Secretary

DOD

10/04/99

11/05/99

Donald Mancuso

Inspector General

DOD

06/28/00

Returned 12/15/00

Nominee/Appointee

Position

Richard Holbrooke

Returned 12/15/00

12/15/00

305

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Departmenta

Nominated

Confirmed

Days to

confirmb

Associate Attorney General

DOJ

02/28/00

12/15/00

251

Hans Mark

Assistant Secretary

DOD

10/19/00

Returned 12/15/00

Donnie R. Marshall

Administrator

DOJ

02/22/00

05/24/00

John W. Marshall

Director

DOJ

08/05/99

11/10/99

Mark J. Mazur

Administrator

DOE

10/17/00

Returned 12/15/00

Richard M. McGahey

Assistant Secretary

DOL

03/02/99

11/10/99

221

Christopher A. McLean

Administrator

USDA

02/09/00

06/27/00

139

Edward F. Meagher

Assistant Secretary

DVA

09/19/00

Returned 12/15/00

Julio F. Mercado

Deputy Administrator

DOJ

03/23/00

06/29/00

Norman Y. Mineta

Secretary

DOC

07/17/00

07/20/00

Arthur L. Money

Assistant Secretary

DOD

05/13/99

09/30/99

108

Edward B. Montgomery

Assistant Secretary

DOL

05/05/99

11/10/99

157

Edward B. Montgomery

Deputy Secretary

DOL

01/24/00

05/24/00

121

Randolph D. Moss

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

11/09/99

12/15/00

306

Randolph D. Moss

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Beth Nolan

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

03/05/99

Withdrawn 11/09/99

David W. Ogden

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

06/10/99

12/15/00

David W. Ogden

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

Recess appointment 08/03/00

F. Whitten Peters

Secretary (Air Force)

DOD

06/17/99

07/30/99

Robert B. Pirie, Jr.

Under Secretary (Navy)

DOD

09/07/00

10/12/00

Robert Raben

Assistant Attorney General

DOJ

05/03/99

10/07/99

125

Gregory Rohde

Assistant Secretary

DOC

08/03/99

11/10/99

Peter F. Romero

Assistant Secretary

DOS

01/06/99

Returned 12/15/00

Peter F. Romero

Assistant Secretary

DOS

Recess appointment 12/29/00

Lisa G. Ross

Assistant Secretary/CFO

TREA

06/06/00

12/15/00

152

Bernard D. Rostker

Under Secretary

DOD

03/20/00

05/18/00

J. Stapleton Roy

Assistant Secretary

DOS

10/01/99

11/10/99

Jeffrey Rush, Jr.

Inspector General

TREA

07/01/99

07/22/99

Lewis A. Sachs

Assistant Secretary

TREA

05/20/99

07/13/99

Julie E. Samuels

Director

DOJ

12/15/00

Returned 12/15/00

Nominee/Appointee

Position

Daniel Marcus

426

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Days to

confirmb

Nominee/Appointee

Position

Departmenta

Julie E. Samuels

Director

DOJ

Recess appointment 12/20/00

Francisco J. Sanchez

Assistant Secretary

DOT

06/13/00

Francisco J. Sanchez

Assistant Secretary

DOT

Recess appointment 08/03/00

David B. Sandalow

Assistant Secretary

DOS

03/05/99

10/22/99

199

Marjory E. Searing

Asst. Sec./Director General

DOC

06/30/00

12/15/00

128

Robert A. Seiple, Jr.

Ambassador at Large

DOS

01/06/99

03/24/99

Cheryl Shavers

Under Secretary

DOC

01/19/99

11/10/99

263

Owen J. Sheaks

Assistant Secretary

DOS

05/08/00

09/08/00

Michael A. Sheehan

Coordinator

DOS

06/17/99

08/03/99

Brian E. Sheridan

Assistant Secretary

DOD

03/18/99

04/29/99

Islam A. Siddiqui

Under Secretary

USDA

12/15/00

Returned 12/15/00

Islam A. Siddiqui

Under Secretary

USDA

Recess appointment 12/29/00

Thomas N. Slonaker

Special Trustee

DOI

02/23/00

05/24/00

Kenneth L. Smith

Assistant Secretary

DOI

10/25/00

Returned 12/15/00

Kenneth L. Smith

Assistant Secretary

DOI

Recess appointment 12/21/00

Marshall S. Smith

Deputy Secretary

EDUC

03/25/99

Withdrawn 11/18/99

Michelle A. Smith

Assistant Secretary

TREA

02/23/00

05/24/00

Lawrence H. Summers

Secretary

TREA

06/07/99

07/01/99

Jonathan Talisman

Assistant Secretary

TREA

07/25/00

12/15/00

103

Ruth M. Thomas

Deputy Under Secretary

TREA

06/16/00

12/15/00

142

Edwin M. Truman

Deputy Under Secretary

TREA

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

Kathryn M. Turman

Director

DOJ

08/03/99

11/10/99

Stephen D. Van Beek

Associate Deputy Secretary

DOT

08/02/99

11/10/99

John K. Veroneau

Assistant Secretary

DOD

10/04/99

11/05/99

Susan M. Wachter

Assistant Secretary

HUD

07/30/99

11/19/99

Edward S. Walker, Jr.

Assistant Secretary

DOS

10/27/99

11/10/99

Robert M. Walker

Under Secretary

DVA

11/10/99

09/08/00

207

Earl A. Wayne

Assistant Secretary

DOS

11/03/99

05/24/00

147

David C. Williams

Inspector General-Tax

Admin.

TREA

01/22/99

04/29/99

John J. Wilson

Administrator

DOJ

09/25/00

Returned 12/15/00

Nominated

Confirmed

Returned 12/15/00

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Days to

confirmb

Departmenta

Nominated

Confirmed

Under Secretary

EDUC

07/13/00

Returned 12/15/00

Judith A. Winston

Under Secretary

EDUC

Recess appointment 12/27/00

Lauress L. Wise, II

Commissioner

EDUC

02/02/00

Returned 12/15/00

Neal S. Wolin

General Counsel

TREA

08/02/99

11/19/99

Norman A. Wulf

Special Representative

DOS

08/05/99

11/10/99

Nominee/Appointee

Position

Judith A. Winston

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

105

See page 32 for department abbreviations.

The 32 days the Senate was recessed (August 8 through September 9, 1999) during the first session, 40 days it was recessed (July

27 through September 5, 2000) during the second session, and 56 days it was adjourned between the end of the first session and the

beginning of the second session (November 29, 1999, through January 24, 2000), were excluded when calculating the number of days

the Senate took to confirm the nominations that were pending during those periods.

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Table 4. Nomination and Appointment Action,

Executive Departments, 106th Congress

Positions

Action on nominations

Recess

appoint

Days to

confirm

Number

112

114

Department

Agriculture

Commerce

Defense

Education

Energy

Health and

Human Resources

Housing and Urban

Development

Interior

Justice

Number

Nominated

Confirmed

Withdrawn

Returned

Number

178

Labor

State

Transportation

Treasury

Veterans Affairs

169

104

100

121

330

136

108

Total

Nominations and Appointments to Individual Departments

The following pages provide data on presidential nominations and appointments

to full-time positions requiring Senate confirmation, and the Senate action on the

nominations. For each department, the data are presented under two sections,

“Appointment Action During 106th Congress,” and “Positions and Incumbents in

Department.” The first section provides an overview of nominations and Senate

actions. Nominees are listed in alphabetical order, along with the titles of the

positions involved, and the dates of nomination and confirmation. Also noted are

those instances in which a nomination has been rejected, returned, or withdrawn.

The second section identifies all the positions that require Senate confirmation,

and lists the incumbents and the Executive Schedule Level of the positions. An

incumbent’s name followed by (A) indicates an official who is serving in an acting

capacity. Occasionally, positions are left vacant, either because of a pending

reorganization (which may result in the termination of the position), or because they

are being temporarily merged with other positions. For example, the chief financial

officer position in executive departments may be merged with another administrative

position (management, budget, or administration) that also requires Senate

confirmation. The roman numerals under “Level” show at which of the five pay levels

in the Executive Schedule the positions is placed.

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Department of Agriculture (UDSA)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Days to

confirm1

Paul W. Fiddick

Asst. Sec. - Administration

06/24/99

11/10/99

107

Andrew C. Fish

Asst. Sec. - Congressional Relations

07/19/99

10/07/99

Christopher A.

McLean

Admin. - Rural Utilities Service

02/09/00

06/27/00

139

Islam A. Siddiqui

Under Sec. - Market/Reg Programs

12/15/00

Returned2

Islam A. Siddiqui

Under Sec. - Market/Reg Programs

Recess appointment 12/29/00

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

Not included in the calculations in this and the ensuing tables, are the 56 days the Senate was adjourned between the end of

the 1st session and the beginning of the 2nd session (Nov. 29, 1999, through Jan. 24, 2000), as well as the 32 day recess in the

1st session (Aug. 8, 1999, through Sept. 9, 1999), and the 40 day recess in the 2nd session (July 27,2000, through Sept. 5, 2000).

Returned when the Senate adjourned on Dec. 15, 2000.

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Agriculture

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary - Farm/Foreign Agricultural Services

Under Secretary - Food/Nutrition/Consumer Services

Under Secretary - Food Safety

Under Secretary - Marketing /Regulatory Programs

Under Secretary - Natural Resources/Environment

Under Secretary - Research/Education/Economics

Under Secretary - Rural Development

Assistant Secretary - Administration

Assistant Secretary - Congressional Relations

Chief Financial Officer1

General Counsel

Inspector General

Administrator - Rural Utilities Services2

Daniel R. Glickman

Richard E. Rominger

August Schumacher, Jr.

Shirley R. Watkins

Catherine E. Woteki

Islam A. Siddiqui

James R. Lyons

I. Miley Gonzalez

Jill Long-Thompson

Paul W. Fiddick

Andrew C. Fish

Sally Thompson

Charles R. Rawls

Roger C. Viadero

Christopher A. McLean

Level

The chief financial officer may be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate,

or may be designated by the President from among agency officials who have been confirmed by the Senate

for another position (Sec. 901(a)(1), P.L. 101-576). This provisions applies to all other executive

departments.

Ten-year fixed-term position (7 U.S.C. 901); the current term expires on Nov. 20, 2003.

III

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Department of Commerce (DOC)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Linda J. Bilmes

Chief Financial Officer/Asst. Sec. - Admin.

10/20/99

11/19/99

Arthur C. Campbell

Asst. Sec. - Economic Development

03/22/00

12/15/00

228

Arthur C. Campbell

Asst. Sec. - Economic Development

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Kelly H. Carnes

Asst. Sec. - Technology Policy

03/05/99

11/10/99

218

Anne H. Chasser

Asst. Comm. - Patents Office

07/27/99

11/10/99

Troy H. Cribb

Asst. Sec. - Import Administration

07/27/00

10/24/00

Q. Todd Dickinson

Commissioner - Patents and Trademarks

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

James A. Dorskind

General Counsel

10/25/00

Returned 12/15/00

James A. Dorskind

General Counsel

Recess appointment 12/21/00

Johnnie E. Frazier

Inspector General

06/23/99

07/15/99

Nicholas P. Godici, II

Asst. Comm. - Trademarks Office

01/31/00

Withdrawn 05/23/00

Elwood Holstein, Jr.

Asst. Sec. - Oceans and Atmosphere

09/14/00

Returned 12/15/00

Elwood Holstein, Jr.

Asst. Sec. - Oceans and Atmosphere

Recess appointment 12/21/00

Robert S. LaRussa

Under Sec. - International Trade Admin.

05/25/00

Robert S. LaRussa

Under Sec. - International Trade Admin.

Recess appointment 08/04/00

Norman Y. Mineta

Secretary

07/17/00

07/20/00

Gregory Rohde

Asst. Sec. -Communications and Information

08/03/99

11/10/99

Marjory E. Searing

Asst. Sec./Dir. Gen.

U.S. Foreign Commerce Service.

06/30/00

12/15/00

128

Cheryl Shavers

Under Sec. - Technology

01/19/99

11/10/99

263

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

12/15/00

164

112

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Positions and Incumbents in Department of Commerce

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary - Economic/Statistical Affairs

Under Secretary - Export Administration

Under Secretary - Intellectual Property/Patents & Trademark2

Under Secretary - International Trade Administration

Under Secretary - Oceans/Atmosphere

Under Secretary - Technology

Asst. Sec. - Administration/Chief Financial Officer

Asst. Sec. - Communications/Information

Asst. Sec. - Economic Development Administration

Asst. Sec. - Export Administration

Asst. Sec. - Export Enforcement

Asst. Sec. - Import Administration

Asst. Sec. - Legislative/Intergovernmental Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Market Access/Compliance

Asst. Sec. - Oceans and Atmosphere

Asst. Sec. - Technology Policy

Asst. Sec. - Trade Development

Asst. Sec./Dir. Gen. - U.S./Foreign Commercial Service

Chief Financial Officer

Director - Bureau of the Census

Director - National Institute of Standards and Technology

General Counsel

Inspector General

Chief Scientist - National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin.2

Norman Y. Mineta

Robert L. Mallett

Robert J. Shapiro

William Reinsch

Q. Todd Dickinson

Robert S. LaRussa

D. James Baker

Cheryl Shavers

Linda J. Bilmes

Gregory Rohde

Arthur C. Campbell

R. Roger Majak

F. Amanda DeBusk

Troy H. Cribb

Deborah K. Kilmer

Patrick A. Mulloy

Elwood Holstein, Jr.

Kelly H. Carnes

Michael J. Copps

Marjory E. Searing

Linda J. Bilmes

Kenneth Prewitt

Raymond G. Kammer

James A. Dorskind

Johnnie E. Frazier

Vacant

Level

III

Does not include positions in the officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,

except for the chief scientist position.

Position of Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to which Dickinson was appointed, was upgraded

to that of Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;

positions of Commissioner of Patents and Commissioner of Trademarkes were converted into Senior

Executive Service Positions (P.L. 106-113, 35 U.S.C. 3).

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Department of Defense (DOD)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Positions

Nominated

Confirmed

Charles A. Blanchard

General Counsel - Army

06/30/99

08/05/99

Gregory R. Dahlberg

Under Sec. - Army

03/20/00

05/18/00

Lawrence J. Delaney

Asst. Sec. - Acquisition (Air Force)

03/02/99

04/29/99

Rudy deLeon

Deputy Secretary

03/07/00

03/29/00

Carol DiBattiste

Under Sec. - Air Force

06/30/99

08/05/99

Douglas A. Dworkin

General Counsel

03/07/00

06/09/00

Roger W. Kallock

Dep. Under Sec. - Logistics/Materiel

Readiness

05/17/00

09/08/00

Alphonso Maldon, Jr.

Asst. Sec. - Force Management Policy

10/04/99

11/05/99

Donald Mancuso

Inspector General

06/28/00

Returned 12/15/00

Hans Mark

Asst. Sec. - Nuclear/Chemical/Biological

Defense Programs

10/19/00

Returned 12/15/00

Arthur L. Money

Asst. Sec. - Command/Control/

Communications/Intelligence

05/13/99

09/30/99

108

F. Whitten Peters

Secretary - Air Force

06/17/99

07/30/99

Robert B. Pirie, Jr.

Under Sec. - Navy

09/07/00

10/12/00

Bernard D. Rostker

Under Sec. - Personnel and Readiness

03/20/00

05/18/00

Brian E. Sheridan

Asst. Sec. - Special Operations/

Low Intensity Conflict

03/18/99

04/29/99

John K. Veroneau

Asst. Sec. - Legislative Affairs

10/04/99

11/05/99

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

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Positions and Incumbents in Department of Defense

Positions

Incumbent

Level

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary - Acquisition/Technology

Under Secretary - Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer

Under Secretary - Personnel/Readiness

Under Secretary - Policy

Asst. Sec. - Command/Control/Communications/Intelligence

Asst. Sec. - Force Management Policy

Asst. Sec. - Health Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Legislative Affairs

Asst. Sec. - International Security Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Nuclear/Chemical/Biological Defense Programs

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Reserve Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict

Asst. Sec. - Strategy/Requirements

Director - Defense Research/Engineering

Director - Operational Testing/Evaluation

General Counsel

Inspector General

Deputy Under Sec. - Logistics and Materiel Readiness

Principal Deputy Under Sec. - Acquisition/Technology

Principal Deputy Under Sec. - Policy

William S. Cohen

Rudy deLeon

Jacques Gansler

William J. Lynn III

Bernard D. Rostker

Walter B. Slocombe

Arthur L. Money

Alphonso Maldon, Jr.

Sue Bailey

John K. Veroneau

Franklin D. Kramer

Vacant

Kenneth H. Bacon

Vacant

Brian E. Sheridan

Edward L. Warner III

Hans Mark

Philip E. Coyle

Douglas A. Dworkin

Vacant

Roger W. Kallock

David R. Oliver

James M. Bodner

III

Department of the Air Force

Secretary

Under Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Acquisition

Asst. Sec. - Financial Management/Comptroller

Asst. Sec. - Manpower/Reserve Affairs/Installations

Asst. Sec. - Space

General Counsel

F. Whitten Peters

Carol DiBattiste

Lawrence J. Delaney

Robert F. Hale

Ruby B. DeMesme

Keith R. Hall

Jeh C. Johnson

Department of the Army

Secretary

Under Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Civil Works

Asst. Sec. - Financial Management/Comptroller

Asst. Sec. - Installations/Logistics/Environment2

Asst. Sec. - Manpower/Reserve Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Research/Development/Acquisition

General Counsel

Louis Caldera

Gregory R. Dahlberg

Joseph W. Westphal

Helen T. McCoy

Mahlon Apgar IV

Patrick T. Henry

Paul J. Hoeper

Charles A. Blanchard

Department of the Navy

Secretary

Under Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Financial Management/Comptroller

Asst. Sec. - Installations/Environment

Asst. Sec. - Manpower/Reserve Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Research/Development/Acquisition

General Counsel

Richard Danzig

Robert B. Pirie, Jr.

Vacant

Robert B. Pirie

Carolyn H. Becraft

Herbert L. Buchanan III

Stephen W. Preston

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Joint Chiefs of Staff1

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Chief of Staff (Air Force)

Chief of Staff (Army)

Chief of Staff (Naval Operations)

Commandant (Marine Corps)

General Henry H. Shelton

General Richard B. Myers

General Michael E. Ryan

General Eric K. Shinseki

Admiral Jay Johnson

General James L. Jones

Chairman and vice chairman serve two-year terms; other members serve four-year terms. General

Shelton’s term expires on Sept. 24, 2001; General Myer’s term expires on Oct. 29, 2001; General Ryan’s

term expired on Sept. 24, 2000, but he has been held over; General Shinseki’s term expires on June 16,

2001; Admiral Johnson’s term expired on Aug. 2, 2000, but he has been held over; and General Jones’,

term expires on June 16, 2001.

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Department of Education (EDUC)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Michael Cohen

Asst. Sec. - Elementary and Secondary

Education

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

A. Lee Fritschler

Asst. Sec. - Postsecondary Education

06/21/99

11/10/99

110

Frank S. Holleman, III

Deputy Secretary

11/10/99

Returned 12/15/00

Frank S. Holleman, III

Deputy Secretary

Recess appointment 12/28/991

Lorraine P. Lewis

Inspector General

01/14/99

05/26/99

Marshall S. Smith

Deputy Secretary

03/25/99

Withdrawn 11/18/99

Judith A. Winston

Under Secretary

07/13/00

Returned 12/15/00

Judith A. Winston

Under Secretary

Recess appointment 12/27/00

Lauress L. Wise, II

Commissioner - Education Statistics

02/02/00

132

Returned 12/15/00

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

114

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Education

Positions

Incumbent

Level

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Civil Rights

Asst. Sec. - Educational Research/Improvement

Asst. Sec. - Elementary/Secondary Education

Asst. Sec. - Intergovernmental/Interagency Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Legislation/Congressional Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Postsecondary Education

Asst. Sec. - Special Education/Rehabilitation Services

Asst. Sec. - Vocational/Adult Education

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioner - National Center for Education Statistics2

General Counsel

Inspector General

Commissioner - Rehabilitation Services Administration

Richard W. Riley

Frank S. Holleman, III

Judith A. Winston

Norma V. Cantu

Cyril K. McGuire

Michael Cohen

G. Mario Moreno

Scott S. Fleming

A. Lee Fritschler

Judith Heumann

Patricia W. McNeill

Thomas S. Kelly (A)

Gary Phillips (A)

Vacant

Lorraine P. Lewis

Frederic K. Schroeder

Recess appointment expires at end of 2nd session of 106th Congress.

Four-year fixed-term position (20 U.S.C. 9002(b)(1)).

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Department of Energy (DOE)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

Nominee

Position

Nominate

Confirme

confirm

Madelyn R. Creedon

Deputy Admin. - National Nuclear Security

Admin.

03/09/00

07/10/00

123

Mildred S.

Dresselhaus

Dir. - Office of Science

05/23/00

07/26/00

Robert W. Gee

Asst. Sec. - Fossil Energy

01/29/99

04/19/99

T. J. Glauthier

Deputy Secretary

01/06/99

03/17/99

David L. Goldwyn

Asst. Sec. - International Affairs

04/12/99

07/13/99

John A. Gordon

Under Sec. - Nuclear Security

05/03/00

06/14/00

Rose E. Gottemoeller

Asst. Sec. - Non-Proliferation/National Security

02/25/99

03/25/99

Carolyn L. Huntoon

Asst. Sec. - Environmental Management

01/06/99

07/01/99

176

Ivan Itkin

Dir. - Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

08/03/99

11/19/99

James B. Lewis

Dir. - Office of Minority Economic Impact

05/20/99

07/13/99

Mark J. Mazur

Admin. - Energy Information Administration

10/17/00

Returned 12/15/00

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Energy

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary

Under Secretary - Nuclear Security1

Administrator - National Nuclear Security Administration1

Administrator -Energy Information Administration

Asst. Sec. - Congressional/Intergovernmental Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy

Asst. Sec. - Environment/Safety/Health

Asst. Sec. - Environmental Management

Asst. Sec. - Fossil Energy

Asst. Sec. - International Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Non-Proliferation/National Security

Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Admin. - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Deputy Admin. - Nuclear Non-Proliferation, NNSA

Director - Civilian Radioactive Waste Management

Director - Office of Minority Economic Impact

Director - Office of Science

General Counsel

Inspector General

Bill Richardson

T. J. Glauthier

Ernest J. Moniz

John A. Gordon

Jay E. Hakes

John C. Angell

Dan W. Reicher

David Michaels

Carolyn L. Huntoon

Robert W. Gee

David L. Goldwyn

Rose E. Gottemoeller

Michael L. Telson

Madelyn R. Creedon

Vacant

Ivan Itkin

James B. Lewis

Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Mary A. Sullivan

Gregory H. Friedman

Level

The under secretary serves as the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration.

III

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Days to

confirm

Confirmed

None

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Health and Human Services

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Administrator - Health Care Financing Administration

Administrator - Substance Abuse/Mental Health

Asst. Sec. - Administration on Aging

Asst. Sec. - Administration on Children/Families

Asst. Sec. - Legislation

Asst. Sec. - Management/Budget

Asst. Sec. - Planning/Evaluation

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

Asst. Sec./Surgeon General - Health

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioner - Food and Drug Administration

Director - National Institutes of Health

General Counsel

Inspector General

Commissioner - Children/Youth/Families

Commissioner - Administration for Native Americans

Director - Indian Health Services1

Surgeon General2

Donna E. Shalala

Kevin L. Thurm

Nancy A. DeParle

Nelba R. Chavez

Jeanette C. Takamura

Olivia A. Golden

Richard Tarplin

John J. Callahan

Margaret Hamburg

Melissa T. Skolfield

David Satcher

John J. Callahan

Jane E. Henney

Ruth Kirschstein (A)

Harriet S. Rabb

June G. Brown

Patricia T. Montoya

Gary N. Kimble

Michael H. Trujuillo

David Satcher

Level

Four-year term of office (25 U.S.C. 1661(a) note); current term expires on June 17, 2002.

Four-year term of office; by law, Surgeon General must be appointed from the regular corps

of the Public Health Service (42 U.S.C. 205). Current term expires on Feb. 10, 2002.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Armando Falcon, Jr.

Dir. - Office of Federal Housing

Enterprises Oversight

06/07/99

09/29/99

Susan M. Wachter

Asst. Sec. - Policy Development/Research

07/30/99

11/19/99

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Housing and Urban Development

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Director - Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight1

Asst. Sec. - Administration

Asst. Sec. - Community Planning/Development

Asst. Sec. - Congressional/Intergovernmental Relations

Asst. Sec. - Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity

Asst. Sec. - Federal Housing Commissioner

Asst. Sec. - Policy Development/Research

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Public/Indian Housing

Chief Financial Officer

Director - Office of Multifamily Housing

General Counsel

Inspector General

President - Government National Mortgage Association

Andrew M. Cuomo

Saul N. Ramirez, Jr.

Armando Falcon, Jr.

Vacant

Cardell Cooper

Hal C. DeCell III

Eva M. Plaza

William C. Apgar

Susan M. Wachter

Vacant

Harold Lucas

Vacant

Ira G. Peppercorn

Gail Laster

Susan Gaffney

Vacant

Five-year term of office (12 U.S.C. 4512(a)(4)).

Level

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Department of the Interior (DOI)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominate

Confirme

Sylvia V. Baca

Asst. Sec. - Land/Minerals Management

08/05/99

02/29/00

120

Earl E. Devaney

Inspector General

07/22/99

08/05/99

Thomas A. Fry, III

Dir. - Bureau of Land Management

10/27/99

05/24/00

154

David J. Hayes

Deputy Secretary

08/03/99

02/22/00

115

Thomas N.

Slonaker

Office of Special Trustee/American

Indians

02/23/00

05/24/00

Kenneth L. Smith

Asst. Sec. - Fish and Wildlife

10/25/00

Returned 12/15/00

Kenneth L. Smith

Asst. Sec. - Fish and Wildlife

Recess appointment 12/21/00

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

Positions and Incumbents in Department of the Interior

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Fish/Wildlife

Asst. Sec. - Indian Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Land/Minerals Management

Asst. Sec. - Policy, Management, and Budget

Asst. Sec. - Territories/International Affairs1

Asst. Sec. - Water/Science

Chairman - National Indian Gaming Commission2

Chief Financial Officer

Director - National Park Service

Director - Office of Surface Mining/Reclamation/Enforcement

Inspector General

Solicitor

Commissioner - Bureau of Reclamation

Director - Bureau of Land Management

Director - U.S. Fish/Wildlife Service

Director - U.S. Geological Survey

Special Trustee - Office of Special Trustee/American Indians

Bruce Babbitt

David J. Hayes

Kenneth L. Smith

Kevin Gover

Sylvia Baca

M. John Berry

Vacant

Patricia J. Beneke

Vacant

M. John Berry

Robert G. Stanton

Kathleen Karpen

Earl E. Devaney

John D. Leshy

Eluid L. Martinez

Thomas Fry, III

Jamie R. Clark

Charles G. Groat

Thomas N. Slonaker

Level

Position is unfunded.

Three-year term of office; incumbent may be removed only for neglect of duty or malfeasance

in office, or for other good cause (25 U.S.C. 704(b)).

CRS-24

Department of Justice (DOJ)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominate

Confirme

Glenn A. Fine

Inspector General

05/15/00

12/15/00

Paula M. Junghans

Asst. Attorney General - Tax Division

07/27/00

Returned 12/15/00

Mary Lou Leary

Asst. Att. General - Off. of Justice

Programs

09/22/00

Returned 12/15/00

Bill Lann Lee

Asst. Att. - Civil Rights Division

03/05/99

Returned 12/15/00

Bill Lann Lee

Asst. Att. General - Civil Rights Division

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Daniel Marcus

Associate Attorney General

02/28/00

12/15/00

251

Donnie R.

Marshall

Admin. - Drug Enforcement

Administration

02/22/00

05/24/00

John W. Marshall

Director - U.S. Marshals Service

08/05/99

11/10/99

Julio F. Mercado

Deputy Admin. - Drug Enforcement

Admin.

03/23/00

06/29/00

Randolph D. Moss

Asst. Att. General - Office of Legal

Counsel

11/09/99

12/15/00

306

Randolph D. Moss

Asst. Att. General - Office of Legal

Counsel

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Beth Nolan

Asst. Att. General - Office of Legal

Counsel

03/05/99

Withdrawn 11/09/99

David W. Ogden

Asst. Att. General - Civil Division

06/10/99

12/15/00

David W. Ogden

Asst. Att. General - Civil Division

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Robert Raben

Asst. Attorney General - Legislative Affairs

05/03/99

10/07/99

Julie E. Samuels

Director - National Institute of Justice

12/15/00

Returned 12/15/00

Julie E. Samuels

Director - National Institute of Justice

Recess appointment 12/20/00

Kathryn M.

Turman

Director - Office for Victims of Crime

08/03/99

11/10/99

John J. Wilson

Admin. - Juvenile Justice/Delinquency

Prevention

09/25/00

Returned 12/15/00

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

174

426

125

178

CRS-25

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Justice

Positions

Incumbent

Attorney General

Deputy Attorney General

Director - Federal Bureau of Investigation2

Administrator - Drug Enforcement Administration

Associate Attorney General

Solicitor General

Asst. Attorney General - Antitrust Division

Asst. Attorney General - Civil Division

Asst. Attorney General - Civil Rights Division

Asst. Attorney General - Criminal Division

Asst. Attorney General - Environ./Natural Resources

Asst. Attorney General - Legislative Affairs

Asst. Attorney General - Office of Justice Programs

Asst. Attorney General - Office of Legal Counsel

Asst. Attorney General - Office of Policy Development

Asst. Attorney General - Tax Division

Administrator - Juvenile Justice/Delinquency Prevention

Commissioner - Immigration/Naturalization Service

Deputy Admin - Drug Enforcement Administration

Director - Bureau of Justice Assistance

Director - Bureau of Justice Statistics

Director - Community Relations Service3

Director - National Institute of Justice

Director - Office for Victims of Crime

Director - U.S. Marshals Service

Inspector General

Special Counsel - Immigration Related Unfair

Employment Practices4

Janet Reno

Eric H. Holder, Jr.

Louis J. Freeh

Donnie R. Marshall

Daniel Marcus

Seth Waxman

Joel I. Klein

David Ogden

Bill Lann Lee

James K. Robinson

Lois J. Schiffer

Robert Raben

Mary Lou Leary (A)

Randolph Moss

Eleanor Acheson

Paula M. Junghans (A)

John J. Wilson (A)

Doris Meissner

Julio F. Mercado

Nancy E. Gist

Jan M. Chaikan

Rose Ochi

Julie E. Samuels

Kathryn M. Turman

John W. Marshall

Glenn A. Fine

III

John D. Trasvina

Level

Does not include positions of U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal.

Ten-year term; incumbent may not serve more than one 10-year term (28 U.S.C. 532 note); current

term expires on Aug. 6, 2003.

Four-year term (42 U.S.C. 2000g); current term expires on Mar. 20, 2001.

Four-year term (8 U.S.C. 1324b(3)); current term expires on Sept. 16, 2001.

CRS-26

Department of Labor (DOL)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Kenneth M. Bresnahan

Chief Financial Officer

01/06/99

11/10/99

276

Irasema Garza

Director - Women’s Bureau

06/23/99

11/19/99

117

Gordon S. Heddell

Inspector General

03/23/00

12/15/00

227

T. Michael Kerr

Administrator - Wage and Hour Division

06/23/99

11/19/99

117

Leslie B. Kramerich

Asst. Sec. - Pensions /Welfare Benefits

07/10/00

12/15/00

118

Richard M. McGahey

Asst. Sec. - Pensions/Welfare Benefits

03/02/99

11/10/99

221

Edward B. Montgomery

Asst. Sec. - Policy

05/05/99

11/10/99

157

Edward B. Montgomery

Deputy Secretary

01/24/00

05/24/00

121

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

169

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Labor

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Asst. Sec. - Administration/Management

Asst. Sec. - Congressional/Intergovernmental Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Employment/Training Administration

Asst. Sec. - Employment Standards Administration

Asst. Sec. - Mine Safety/Health Administration

Asst. Sec. - Occupational Safety/Health Administration

Asst. Sec. - Office of Public Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Pension/Welfare Benefits Administration

Asst. Sec. - Policy

Asst. Sec. - Veterans’ Employment/Training

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioner - Bureau of Labor Statistics1

Inspector General

Solicitor

Administrator - Wage/Hour Division

Director - Women’s Bureau2

Alexis M. Herman

Edward B. Montgomery

Patricia W. Lattimore

Geri D. Palast

Raymond Bramucci

Bernard E. Anderson

J. Davitt McAteer

Charles N. Jeffress

Vacant

Leslie B. Kramerich

Vacant

Espiridion A. Borrego

Kenneth M. Bresnahan

Katharine G. Abraham

Gordon S. Heddell

Henry L. Solano

T. Michael Kerr

Irasema Garza

Four-year term (29 U.S.C. 3); current term expires on Oct. 9, 2001.

By statute, incumbent must be a woman (29 U.S.C. 12).

Ungraded senior level position with a salary maximum equal to Executive Level IV.

Level

CRS-27

Department of State (DOS)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

William B. Bader

Asst. Sec. - Educational/Cultural Affairs

09/13/99

11/10/99

Avis T. Bohlen

Asst. Sec. - Arms Control

10/01/99

11/10/99

Richard A. Boucher

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

06/13/00

12/15/00

145

James B. Cunningham

U.S. Deputy Rep. - United Nations

07/01/99

11/10/99

100

James F. Dobbins

Asst. Sec. - European Affairs

09/26/00

Returned 12/15/00

James F. Dobbins

Asst. Sec. - European Affairs

Recess appointment 12/29/00

William A. Eaton

Asst. Sec. - Administration

03/20/00

Returned 12/15/00

Robert J. Einhorn

Asst. Sec. - Non-proliferation

04/13/99

11/10/99

179

Marc Grossman

Dir. Gen. - Foreign Service

03/20/00

06/09/00

Donald S. Hays

U.S. Rep. - UN Management/Reform

10/06/99

11/10/99

Richard Holbrooke

U.S. Representative - United Nations

02/10/99

08/05/99

176

John D. Holum

Under Sec. - Arms Control/Intl. Security

03/05/99

Returned 12/15/00

John D. Holum

Under Sec. - Arms Control/Intl. Security

Recess appointment 08/04/00

Alan P. Larson

Under Sec. - Econ./Bus./Agri. Affairs

10/08/99

11/19/99

Luis J. Lauredo

U.S. Rep. - Organization of American States

11/10/99

12/15/00

305

Luis J. Lauredo

U.S. Rep. - Organization of American States

Recess appointment 12/22/99

Evelyn S. Lieberman

Under Sec. - Public Diplomacy

06/24/99

07/30/99

Donald A. Mahley

Spec. Negotiator - Chemical/Biological

Arms Control

03/07/00

05/24/00

Peter F. Romero

Asst. Sec. - Western Hemisphere Affairs

01/06/99

Returned 12/15/00

Peter F. Romero

Asst. Sec. - Western Hemisphere Affairs

Recess Appointment 12/29/00

J. Stapleton Roy

Asst. Sec. - Intelligence and Research

10/01/99

11/10/99

David B. Sandalow

Asst. Sec. - Oceans/Intl. Environ/Sci. Affairs

03/05/99

10/22/99

199

Robert A. Seiple, Jr.

Amb. at Large - Intl. Religious Freedom

01/06/99

03/24/99

Owen J. Sheaks

Asst. Sec. - Verification and Compliance

05/08/00

09/08/00

Michael A. Sheehan

Coordinator - Counterterrorism

06/17/99

08/03/99

Edward S. Walker, Jr.

Asst. Sec. - Near Eastern Affairs

10/27/99

11/10/99

Earl A. Wayne

Asst Sec. - Economic/Business Affairs

11/03/99

05/24/00

147

Norman A. Wulf

Special Representative of President

08/05/99

11/10/99

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

CRS-28

Positions and Incumbents in Department of State

Positions

Incumbent

Department

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Sec. - Economic/Agricultural Affairs

Under Sec. - Global Affairs

Under Sec. - Arms Control/Security Affairs

Under Sec. - Management

Under Sec. - Political Affairs

Under Sec. - Public Diplomacy

Ambassador-at-Large - International Religious Freedom

Ambassador-at-Large - Newly Independent States

Ambassador-at-Large - War Crimes

Asst. Sec. - Administration

Asst. Sec. - African Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Arms Control and International Security Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Consular Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Democracy/Human Rights/Labor

Asst. Sec. - Diplomatic Security/Foreign Missions

Asst. Sec. - East Asia/Pacific Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Economic/Business Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Educational/Cultural Affairs

Asst. Sec. - European/Canadian Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Intelligence/Research

Asst. Sec. - International Narcotics Matters/Law Enforcement

Asst. Sec. - International Organization

Asst. Sec. - Legislative Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Near Eastern Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Non-proliferation

Asst. Sec. - Oceans/International Environmental/Scientific Matters

Asst. Sec. - Political/Military Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Population/Refugee/Migration Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

Asst. Sec. - South Asian Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Verification and Compliance

Asst. Sec. - Western Hemisphere Affairs

Chief Financial Officer

Counselor

Director General - Foreign Service2

Inspector General

Legal Adviser

Coordinator - Counterterrorism

Special Negotiator - Chemical/Biological Arms Control

Special Representative of President

Madeleine K. Albright

Strobe Talbott

Alan P. Larson

Frank E. Loy

John D. Holum

Bonnie R. Cohen

Thomas R. Pickering

Evelyn S. Lieberman

Robert A. Sieple, Jr.

Stephen Sestanovich

David J. Scheffer

Patrick F. Kennedy

Susan E. Rice

Avis T. Bohlen

Mary A. Ryan

Harold H. Koth

David G. Carpenter

Stanley O. Roth

Earl A. Wayne

William B. Bader

James F. Dobbins

J. Stapleton Roy

Randy Beers (A)

C. David Welch

Barbara M. Larkin

Edward S. Walker, Jr.

Robert J. Einhorn

David B. Sandalow

Eric Newsom

Julia Taft

Richard A. Boucher

Karl F. Inderfurth

Owen J. Sheaks

Peter Romero

Bert T. Edwards

Wendy Sherman

Marc Grossman

Jacquelyn L. Williams-Bridges

David Andrews

Michael A. Sheehan

Donald A. Mahey

Norman A. Wulf

International Organizations

U.S. Representative - United Nations

U.S. Representative - Organization of American States

U.S. Deputy Representative - United Nations

U.S. Deputy Representative - UN/Economic/Social Council

U.S. Deputy Representative - UN/Management/Reform

U.S. Deputy Representative - UN/Special Political Affairs

Richard Holbrooke

Luis J. Lauredo

James B. Cunningham

Betty King

Donald S. Hays

Nancy Soderberg

Does not include chiefs of mission in overseas posts.

By law, incumbent must be a career senior foreign service officer (22 U.S.C. 3928).

Level

III

FA-13

CRS-29

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

Confir

Nominee

Position

Nominate

Confirme

Sue Bailey

Admin. - Natl. Highway Traffic Safety

Admin.

07/26/00

Returned 12/15/00

Sue Bailey

Admin. - Natl. Highway Traffic Safety

Admin.

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Monte R. Belger

Deputy Admin. - Federal Aviation Admin.

11/10/99

Returned 12/15/00

Nuria I. Fernandez

Admin. - Federal Transit Administration

03/22/00

Returned 12/15/00

Michael J. Frazier

Asst. Sec. - Governmental Affairs

08/03/99

11/10/99

Albert S. Jacquez

Admin. - St. Lawrence Seaway Dev. Admin.

01/06/99

07/01/99

176

Francisco J. Sanchez

Asst. Sec. - Aviation and International

Affairs

06/13/00

Returned 12/15/00

Francisco J. Sanchez

Asst. Sec. - Aviation and International

Affairs

Recess appointment 08/03/00

Stephen D. Van

Beek

Associate Deputy Secretary

08/02/99

11/10/99

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

104

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Transportation

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Administrator - Federal Aviation Administration

Administrator - Federal Highway Administration

Administrator - Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Administrator - Federal Railroad Administration

Administrator - Federal Transit Administration

Administrator - Maritime Administration

Administrator - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Administrator - Research/Special Programs Administration

Administrator - St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.1

Asst. Sec. - Aviation and International Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Budget and Programs

Asst. Sec. - Governmental Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Transportation Policy

Chief Financial Officer

Deputy Administrator - Federal Aviation Administration

General Counsel

Inspector General

Associate Deputy Secretary

Director - Bureau of Transportation Statistics2

Rodney E. Slater

Mortimer L. Downey

Jane Garvey

Kenneth R. Wykle

Vacant

Jolene M. Molitoris

Vacant

Clyde J. Hart, Jr.

Sue Bailey

Kelly S. Coyner

Albert S. Jacquez

Francisco J. Sanchez

Peter J. Basso, Jr.

Michael J. Frazier

Eugene A. Conti, Jr.

Peter J. Bass, Jr.

Vacant

Nancy E. McFadden

Kenneth M. Mead

Stephen D. Van Beek

Ashish Sen

Level

III

Seven-year term; if position becomes vacant before term expires, appointment may be only to complete

unexpired term (33 U.S.C. 982(a)).

Four-year term (49 U.S.C. 111(b)). Current term expires on May 23, 2001.

CRS-30

Department of the Treasury (TREA)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Gregory A. Baer

Asst. Sec. - Financial Institutions

09/22/99

11/10/99

Stuart E. Eizenstat

Deputy Secretary

06/17/99

07/13/99

Timothy F. Geithner

Under Sec. - International Affairs

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

Gary Gensler

Under Sec. - Domestic Finance

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

John D. Hawke, Jr.

Comptroller of the Currency

01/06/99

10/07/99

242

Jay Johnson

Director - Mint

09/08/99

05/24/00

203

Lisa G. Ross

Asst. Sec. - Management/Chief Fin. Off.

06/06/00

12/15/00

152

Jeffrey Rush, Jr.

Inspector General

07/01/99

07/22/99

Lewis A. Sachs

Asst. Sec. - Financial Markets

05/20/99

07/13/99

Michelle A. Smith

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

02/23/00

05/24/00

Lawrence H. Summers

Secretary

06/07/99

07/01/99

Jonathan Talisman

Asst. Sec. - Tax Policy

07/25/00

12/15/00

103

Ruth M. Thomas

Dep. Under Sec. - Legis. Affairs

06/16/00

12/15/00

142

Edwin M. Truman

Deputy Under Sec. - International Affairs

01/06/99

04/21/99

105

David C. Williams

Inspector General - Tax Administration

01/22/99

04/29/99

Neal S. Wolin

General Counsel

08/02/99

11/19/99

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

100

CRS-31

Positions and Incumbents in Department of the Treasury

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Commissioner - Internal Revenue Service1

Commissioner - U.S. Customs Service

Comptroller of the Currency2

Director - Office of Thrift Supervision3

Under Sec. - Domestic Finance

Under Sec. - Enforcement

Under Sec. - International Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Economic Policy

Asst. Sec. - Enforcement

Asst. Sec. - Financial Institutions

Asst. Sec. - Financial Markets

Asst. Sec. - Management/Chief Financial Officer

Asst. Sec. - Public Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Tax Policy

Deputy Under Sec./Asst. Sec. - International Affairs

Deputy Under Sec./Asst. Sec. - Legislative Affairs and Public Liaision

General Counsel

Inspector General

Inspector General for Tax Administration

Chief Counsel/Asst. General Counsel Internal Revenue Service

Director - U.S. Mint4

Treasurer - United States

Lawrence H. Summers

Stuart E. Eizenstat

Charles Rossotti

Raymond W. Kelly

John D. Hawke, Jr.

Ellen S. Seidman

Gary Gensler

James E. Johnson

Timothy F. Geithner

David W. Wilcox

Elizabeth Bresee

Gregory A. Baer

Lewis A. Sachs

Lisa G. Ross

Michelle A. Smith

Jonathan Talisman

Edwin M. Truman

Ruth M. Thomas

Neal S. Wolin

Jeffrey Rush, Jr.

David C. Williams

Stuart L. Brown

Jay Johnson

Mary E. Withrow

Level

III

SL5

Five-year term; if the position becomes vacant before the term expires, the appointment may be only to

complete the unexpired term (26 U.S.C. 7803(a)(1)). The incumbent may continue in office after his term

expires until a successor is appointed and qualifies (31 U.S.C. 310). Rossotti’s term expires on Nov. 13,

2002.

Five-year term; if the incumbent is removed before the term expires, the President must communicate the

reason to the Senate. The incumbent may continue in office after his term expires until a successor is

appointed (12 U.S.C. 2, and 31 U.S.C. 310). Hawke’s term expires on Oct. 7, 2004.

Five-year term; if the position becomes vacant before the term expires, the appointment may be only to

complete the unexpired term. The incumbent may continue in office after his term expires until a

successor is appointed (12 U.S.C. 1462a(c), and 31 U.S.C. 310). Seidman’s term expires on Oct. 23, 2001.

Five-year term; if the incumbent is removed before the term expires, the President must communicate the

reasons to Congress. The incumbent may continue in office after the term expires until a successor is

appointed (31 U.S.C. 304 and 310). Johnson’s term expires on May 24, 2005.

Ungraded senior level position with a base pay maximum at a rate equal to Executive Level IV, but base

plus locality maximum is EX-III.

CRS-32

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)

Appointment Action During 106th Congress

Days to

confirm

Nominee

Position

Nominated

Confirmed

Thomas L.

Garthwaite

Under Sec. - Health

05/15/00

09/08/00

John T. Hanson

Asst. Sec. - Public/Intergovtal. Affairs

04/12/99

07/01/99

Kenneth W. Kizer

Under Sec. - Health

01/06/99

Withdrawn 07/14/99

Edward F. Meagher

Asst. Sec. - Information Technology

09/19/00

Returned 12/15/00

Robert M. Walker

Under Sec. - Memorial Affairs

11/10/99

09/08/00

207

Average number of days to confirm a nomination

121

Positions and Incumbents in Department of Veterans Affairs

Positions

Incumbent

Secretary

Deputy Secretary

Under Secretary - Benefits1

Under Secretary - Health2

Under Secretary - Memorial Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Congressional Affairs

Asst. Sec. - Human Resources and Administration

Asst. Sec./CFO - Management

Asst. Sec. - Planning and Analysis

Asst. Sec. - Public and Intergovernmental Affairs

Chairman - Board of Veterans’ Appeals3

Chief Financial Officer4

General Counsel

Inspector General

Togo D. West, Jr.

Hershel W. Gober

Joseph Thompson

Thomas L. Garthwaite

Robert M. Walker

Vacant

Eugene A. Brickhouse

Edward A. Powell, Jr.

Dennis M. Duffy

John T. Hanson

Eligah D. Clark

Edward A. Powell, Jr.

Leigh A. Bradley

Richard J. Griffin

Level

III

Five-year term; if the incumbent is removed before the term expires, the President must communicate the

reasons to the Senate. The incumbent may continue in office after a term expires until a successor is

appointed (17 U.S.C. 2, and 31 U.S.C. 309). Current term expires on Nov. 5, 2002.

Four-year term; incumbent must be a medical doctor. If the incumbent is removed before the term

expires, the President must communicate the reasons for the removal to Congress (38 U.S.C. 305(a) and

(c)). Current term expires on Sept. 8, 2004.

Six-year term; the President may remove the incumbent before a term expires only for misconduct,

inefficiency, neglect of duty, or engaging in the practice of law or for physical or mental disability (38

U.S.C. 4000(b)(1)).

The President may designate, as chief financial officer, an officer who is confirmed for another position in the

department.

CRS-33

Table 5. Abbreviations of Departments

DOC

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

DOD

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

DOE

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOI

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DOJ

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DOL

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

DOS

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DOT

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DVA

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

EDUC

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

HHS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

HUD

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

TREA

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

USDA

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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