Martina Anna Tkadlec Strong, of Texas
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates
Terry Branstad, of Iowa
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of China
Sylvia M. Becker, of the District of Columbia
a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States for the term expiring September 30, 2016. (Reappointment)
Jeffrey Nadaner, of Maryland
an Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts
a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000
William J. Bennett, of North Carolina
Secretary of Education
P. Raymond Lamonica, of Louisiana
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years vice Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr., resigned
The following-named person to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September 17, 1989, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate: George H. Oberle, Jr., of Oklahoma, vice Carolyn L. Vash, resigned.
The following-named person to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for the remainder of the term expiring September 17, 1989, to which position he was appointed during the last recess of the Senate: John A. Gannon, of Ohio, vice Harry J. Sutcliffe, deceased.
Steve M. Hays, of Tennessee
a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences for a term expiring September 7, 1997
Miguel D. Lausell, of Puerto Rico
a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2003
Jo Anne Vasquez, of Arizona
a Member of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for a term expiring May 10, 2008
William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., of Tennessee
an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
James B. Edwards, of South Carolina
Secretary of Energy
Allison Beck, of the District of Columbia
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director
