11 nominations — multiple organizations

Nominees (11)

• Gary M. Restaino, of Arizona

  United States Attorney for the District of Arizona for the term of four years

• Michelle M. Pettit, of California

  United States District Judge for the Southern District of California

• Thomas E. Harvey, of the District of Columbia

  Deputy Administrator of Veterans' Affairs

• Lauro F. Cavazos, of Texas

  Secretary of Education

• Walter Scott Light, of Texas

  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Ecuador

• Paul M. Igasaki, of California

  a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the remainder of the term expiring July 1, 1997

• Charles A. Gueli, of Maryland

  a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 1999

• Betty F. Bumpers, of Arkansas

  a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace for a term expiring January 19, 2001.

• Nancy Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia

  General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture

• Enrique J. Sosa, of Florida

  a Member of the Reform Board (Amtrak) for a term of five years (Reappointment), to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate

• Sara A. Gelser, of Oregon

  a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2011

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