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Nominations Submitted to the Senate

July 14, 1978

The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers.

Submitted July 12, 1978

TALCOTT W. SEELYE, of Maryland, a Foreign Service officer of Class one, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Syrian Arab Republic.

Withdrawn July 12, 1978

HOBART CALVIN JACKSON, SR., of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Federal Council on the Aging for a term expiring June 5, 1979, vice Frell M. Owl, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on April 7, 1978.

Submitted July 13, 1978

GEORGE M. LANE, of Massachusetts, a Foreign Service officer of Class two, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Yemen Arab Republic.

STANLEY R. RESOR, of Connecticut, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (new position).

ROGER A. MARKLE, of Utah, to be Director of the Bureau of Mines, vice Thomas V. Falkie, resigned.

RUTH C. CLUSEN, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environment) (new position).

GLORIA SCHAFFER, of Connecticut, to be a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 1978, vice Lee R. West, resigned.

GLORIA SHAFFER, Of Connecticut, to be a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board for the term of 6 years expiring December 31, 1984 (reappointment).

JANE HURT YARN, of Georgia, to be a member of the Council on Environmental Quality, vice John A. Busterud, resigned.

RICHARD V. BACKLEY, of Virginia, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission for a term of 4 years (new position).

ROY T. SESSUMS, of Louisiana, to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission for a term of 9 years (reappointment).

Jimmy Carter, Nominations Submitted to the Senate Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/247873

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